CN113115331B - Control method and communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses a control method and a communication device, relates to the technical field of communication, and is used for solving the problem that a network device cannot flexibly control a terminal device to execute QoE measurement operation. The method comprises the following steps: the network equipment determines the load state of the network equipment; and the network equipment controls the terminal equipment to execute QoE measurement operation corresponding to the load state of the network equipment according to the load state of the network equipment. The embodiment of the application is applied to the process of executing QoE measurement by the terminal equipment.

Description

Control method and communication device

Technical Field

The embodiment of the application relates to the technical field of communication, and in particular, to a control method and a communication device.

Background

The quality of experience (QoE) refers to that a communication operator can obtain the actual quality of experience of a user by collecting index parameters (such as video blocking times, service jitter delay and the like) of an application layer of the user, so that accurate service can be provided for the user.

The current network management or core network device responds to the operation of the staff, and issues indication information for indicating QoE measurement to the network device, and then the network device can forward the indication information to the terminal device after receiving the indication information. And after receiving the indication information from the network equipment, the terminal equipment executes QoE measurement operation. That is to say, the network device is only used for forwarding the indication information, and cannot actively control the terminal device to perform the QoE measurement operation, which lacks flexibility.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a control method and a communication device, which are used for solving the problem that a network device cannot flexibly control a terminal device to execute QoE measurement operation.

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

in a first aspect, a control method is provided, which includes: the network equipment determines the load state of the network equipment; and the network equipment controls the terminal equipment to execute QoE measurement operation corresponding to the load state of the network equipment according to the load state of the network equipment.

Based on the technical scheme provided by the application, the network equipment can control the terminal equipment to execute the corresponding QoE measurement operation according to the load state of the network equipment. Therefore, compared with the prior art in which a worker is required to control the terminal device to execute the QoE measurement operation, in the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application, the network device can control the terminal device to execute the QoE measurement operation, and the operation of the worker is not required, so that the method is flexible and accurate.

In a second aspect, a communication apparatus is provided, which is applied to a chip or a system on a chip in a network device, and may also be a functional module in the network device for implementing the method according to the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect. The communication means may implement the functions performed by the network device in each of the above aspects or possible designs, which functions may be implemented by hardware executing the corresponding software. The hardware or software comprises one or more modules corresponding to the functions. Such as: the communication device includes a processing unit.

A processing unit for determining a load status of the network device;

and the processing unit is further used for controlling the terminal equipment to execute QoE measurement operation corresponding to the load state of the network equipment according to the load state of the network equipment.

The specific implementation manner of the communication apparatus may refer to the first aspect or a behavior function of the network device in the control method provided by any possible design of the first aspect, and details are not repeated here. Thus, the communication device provided may achieve the same advantageous effects as the first aspect or any of the possible designs of the first aspect.

In a third aspect, a communication apparatus is provided, which may be a network device or a chip or a system on chip in the network device. The communication apparatus may implement the functions performed by the network device in the above aspects or possible designs, and the functions may be implemented by hardware, such as: in one possible design, the communication device may include: a processor and a communications interface, the processor being operable to support a communications device to implement the functionality referred to in the first aspect above or in any one of the possible designs of the first aspect, for example: the processor is used for judging whether the target cell meets a preset energy-saving condition.

In yet another possible design, the communication device may further include a memory for storing computer-executable instructions and data necessary for the communication device. When the communication device is running, the processor executes the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory to cause the communication device to perform the control method according to the first aspect or any one of the possible designs of the first aspect.

In a fourth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, which may be a readable non-volatile storage medium, and stores a computer instruction or a program, which when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the control method according to the first aspect or any one of the possible designs of the first aspect.

In a fifth aspect, there is provided a computer program product comprising instructions which, when run on a computer, cause the computer to perform the control method of the first aspect or any one of the possible designs of the above aspect.

In a sixth aspect, a communication apparatus is provided, which may be a core network element or a chip or a system on a chip in a core network element, and includes one or more processors and one or more memories. The one or more memories are coupled to the one or more processors for storing computer program code comprising computer instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the network device to perform the control method of the first aspect as described above or any possible design of the first aspect.

In a seventh aspect, a chip system is provided, where the chip system includes a processor and a communication interface, and the chip system may be configured to implement the function performed by the network device in the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect, for example, where the processor is configured to determine a load status of the network device. In one possible design, the system-on-chip further includes a memory to hold program instructions and/or data. The chip system may be formed by a chip, and may also include a chip and other discrete devices, without limitation.

For technical effects brought by any design manner of the second aspect to the seventh aspect, reference may be made to the technical effects brought by the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect, and details are not repeated.

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Fig. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a QoE measurement release method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device 300 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a control method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another communication device 50 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

Before describing the embodiments of the present application, the terms referred to in the embodiments of the present application are explained:

QoE measurement operations: may refer to operations performed by the terminal device in connection with QoE measurements. QoE measurement operations may include QoE measurement release, qoE measurement suspension, and QoE measurement restart.

With the rapid development of wireless mobile services such as 5G, the QoE index of the user changes rapidly with the change of the wireless link. A communication operator needs to perform QoE measurement according to an event of a wireless link, thereby performing network optimization in time and improving the satisfaction rate of users.

The QoE measurement procedure may require temporary suspension/restart of QoE measurement due to various times. Such as an increase in the base station load. Therefore, qoE measurement suspension, qoE measurement release, or QoE measurement restart operation needs to be performed in combination with the load condition of the air interface of the wireless side.

QoE measurement suspension: the method refers to that the terminal equipment temporarily stops the QoE measurement and continues to execute the QoE measurement after receiving the instruction for restarting the QoE measurement from the network equipment. For example, the terminal device may stop QoE measurements and store QoE measurement data. And the terminal equipment executes the QoE measurement after receiving the QoE measurement instruction from the network equipment.

QoE measurement release: it may also be referred to as release QoE configuration, qoE release. QoE measurement release refers to the terminal device stopping performing QoE measurement, e.g., the terminal device may delete the QoE configuration. For another example, the terminal device may delete the QoE measurement data when the terminal device has performed or is performing QoE measurements.

In one example, as shown in fig. 1, the QoE measurement release procedure may include:

s1, network management/core network equipment issues first information to network equipment. Correspondingly, the network device receives the first information from the network management/core network device.

Wherein the first information may be used to indicate that a QoE release operation is performed. For example, the first information may be Release-QoE.

In a possible implementation manner, in response to an operation of a worker, the network management/core network device may be triggered to issue the first information to the network device.

For example, a worker may input a preset instruction to the network management/core network device. The preset instruction can instruct/trigger the network management/core network device to issue the first information to the network device.

And S2, the network equipment sends second information to the terminal equipment. Accordingly, the terminal device receives the second information from the network device.

The second information may refer to the description of the first information, and is not described in detail.

In a possible implementation manner, the network device may send the second information to the terminal device through Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, or the network device may send the second information to the terminal device through a separate signaling, which is not limited.

And S3, the terminal equipment stops QoE measurement and executes QoE release configuration.

In one possible implementation, the terminal device may have an access layer and an application layer. The access stratum may be configured to receive the indication from the network device. For example, the second information may be received from the network device and forwarded to the application layer. The application layer may be used to execute instructions of the network device. For example, it may be used to perform QoE measurements/acquisitions.

QoE measurement restart: the method refers to an operation that the terminal device resumes the QoE measurement after suspending the QoE measurement or releasing the QoE measurement.

It should be noted that, after the terminal device performs the release of the QoE measurement, the network device needs to send the QoE configuration to the terminal device again, so that the terminal device performs the QoE measurement again according to the QoE configuration. The QoE configuration may include multiple QoE parameters, which may include, for example, without limitation, one or more of latency, throughput, jitter rate, and the like.

After the terminal device performs the QoE measurement suspension, the network device may send, to the terminal device, indication information for instructing the terminal device to perform QoE measurement. The indication information may not include QoE configuration. The terminal device may proceed with QoE measurement according to the QoE configuration before the QoE measurement suspension.

For example, at a first time, the QoE configuration sent by the network device to the terminal device may include parameter 1 and parameter 2. After the terminal device performs the QoE measurement suspension, at a second time after the first time, if the network device determines that the terminal device can continue to perform the QoE measurement, the network device may send, to the terminal device, indication information for indicating the terminal device to perform the QoE measurement. After receiving the indication information from the network device, the terminal device may perform QoE measurement according to the parameter 1 and the parameter 2. For example, parameter values corresponding to parameter 1 and parameter 2 may be measured.

As can be seen from fig. 1, the network device may send the QoE measurement operation instruction to the terminal device only after receiving the instruction from the network management device/core network device. The network device cannot actively control the terminal device to perform the QoE measurement operation, and lacks flexibility.

In view of this, the embodiment of the present application provides a control method and a communication apparatus, which are applied to a network device. In the control method, the network device can control the terminal device to execute the QoE measurement operation corresponding to the load state of the network device according to the load state of the network device, so that the network device can actively control whether the terminal device performs the QoE measurement operation, and the problem that the network device cannot flexibly control the terminal device to execute the QoE measurement operation is solved.

The technical scheme of the embodiment of the application can be applied to various communication systems, for example: code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA), single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA), and other systems. The term "system" may be used interchangeably with "network". CDMA systems may implement wireless technologies such as Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA), CDMA2000, and the like. UTRA may include Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) technology and other CDMA variant technologies. CDMA2000 may cover the Interim Standard (IS) 2000 (IS-2000), IS-95 and IS-856 standards. TDMA systems may implement wireless technologies such as global system for mobile communications (GSM). The OFDMA system may implement wireless technologies such as evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA), ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802.20, flash OFDMA, etc. UTRA and E-UTRA are UMTS as well as UMTS evolved versions. Various versions of 3GPP in Long Term Evolution (LTE) and LTE-based evolution are new versions of UMTS using E-UTRA. The 5G communication system (including the 5G NSA network and the 5G SA network) and the New Radio (NR) are the next generation communication systems under study. In addition, the communication system can also be applied to future-oriented communication technologies, and the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application are all applied.

The network architecture and the service scenario described in the embodiment of the present application are for more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application, and do not form a limitation on the technical solution provided in the embodiment of the present application, and as a person of ordinary skill in the art knows that along with the evolution of the network architecture and the appearance of a new service scenario, the technical solution provided in the embodiment of the present application is also applicable to similar technical problems.

As shown in fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application, where the communication system may include: the network management system comprises a network manager, a core network device, a network device connected with the core network device, and one or more terminal devices (such as terminal device 1 and terminal device 2 in fig. 2) connected with the network device in a communication way.

The network device in fig. 2 may also be referred to as an access device or a Radio Access Network (RAN). For example, it may be a base station. The base station may be a base station (BTS) in a global system for mobile communication (GSM), code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), a base station (node B) in a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), an eNB, an internet of things (IoT) or an eNB in a narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT), a base station in a future 5G mobile communication network or a future evolved Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), which is not limited in any way by the embodiments of the present application.

The core network device may be a core network device of a communication operator or a chip system in the core network device, and may be a 5G core network, for example. The network manager may be a network management system of a communications operator, such as a server.

Terminal devices are used to provide voice and/or data connectivity services to users. The terminals may have different names such as User Equipment (UE), access terminal, terminal unit, terminal station, mobile station, remote terminal, mobile device, wireless communication device, vehicle user equipment, terminal agent, or terminal device, etc. Optionally, the terminal may be various handheld devices, vehicle-mounted devices, wearable devices, and computers with communication functions, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. For example, the handheld device may be a smartphone. The in-vehicle device may be an in-vehicle navigation system. The wearable device may be a smart bracelet. The computer may be a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) computer, a tablet computer, and a laptop computer.

In the embodiment of the present application, the terminal devices may be distributed throughout the wireless network.

In particular, the apparatus of fig. 2 may adopt the structure shown in fig. 3, or include the components shown in fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a schematic composition diagram of a communication apparatus 300 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where the communication apparatus 300 may be a network device or a chip or a system on a chip in the network device. As shown in fig. 3, the communication device 300 includes a processor 301, a communication interface 302, and a communication line 303.

Further, the communication device 300 may further include a memory 304. The processor 301, the memory 304 and the communication interface 302 may be connected by a communication line 303.

The processor 301 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 301 may also be other devices with processing function, such as a circuit, a device or a software module, without limitation.

A communication interface 302 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. Communication interface 303 may be a module, circuitry, communication interface, or any device capable of enabling communication.

A communication line 303 for transmitting information between the respective components included in the communication apparatus 300.

A memory 304 for storing instructions. Wherein the instructions may be a computer program.

The memory 304 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 304 may exist separately from the processor 301 or may be integrated with the processor 301. The memory 304 may be used for storing instructions or program code or some data or the like. The memory 304 may be located inside the communication device 300 or outside the communication device 300, which is not limited. The processor 301 is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory 304 to implement the control method provided by the following embodiments of the present application.

In one example, processor 301 may include one or more CPUs, such as CPU0 and CPU1 in fig. 3.

As an alternative implementation, the communication device 300 includes multiple processors, for example, the processor 307 may be included in addition to the processor 301 in fig. 3.

As an alternative implementation, the communication apparatus 300 further includes an output device 305 and an input device 306. Illustratively, the input device 306 is a keyboard, mouse, microphone, or joystick-like device, and the output device 305 is a display screen, speaker (spaker), or like device.

It is noted that the communication apparatus 300 may be a desktop computer, a portable computer, a network server, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a wireless terminal, an embedded device, a chip system or a device with a similar structure as that in fig. 3. Further, the component structures shown in fig. 3 are not intended to limit the terminal device, and the terminal device may include more or less components than those shown in fig. 3, or may combine certain components, or may be arranged with different components, in addition to the components shown in fig. 3.

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, actions, terms, and the like related between the embodiments of the present application may be mutually referenced, without limitation. In the embodiment of the present application, the name of the message exchanged between the devices or the name of the parameter in the message, etc. are only an example, and other names may also be used in the specific implementation, which is not limited.

In the embodiments of the present application, terms such as "first" and "second" are used to distinguish the same or similar items having substantially the same function and action. For example, the first terminal and the second terminal are only used for distinguishing different terminals, and the sequence order thereof is not limited. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the terms "first," "second," and the like do not denote any order or importance, but rather the terms "first," "second," and the like do not denote any order or importance.

It is noted that, in the present application, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used to mean exemplary, illustrative, or descriptive. 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.

In this application, "at least one" means one or more, "a plurality" means two or more. "and/or" describes the association relationship of the associated object, indicating that there may be three relationships, for example, a and/or B, which may indicate: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone, wherein A and B can be singular or plural. The character "/" generally indicates that the former and latter associated objects are in an "or" relationship. "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 following describes a positioning method provided in an embodiment of the present application with reference to the communication system shown in fig. 1. In the following description, the terms and the like used in the embodiments of the present application are not limited to the specific embodiments described above. In the embodiment of the present application, the name of the message exchanged between the devices or the name of the parameter in the message, etc. are only an example, and other names may also be used in the specific implementation, which is not limited. The actions related to the embodiments of the present application are only an example, and other names may also be used in the specific implementation, for example: the term "comprising" in the embodiments of the present application may also be replaced by "carrying" or "carrying" etc.

As shown in fig. 4, an embodiment of the present application provides a control method, including:

step 401, the network device determines its own load status.

The network device may be the communication apparatus in fig. 3 described above, or may have the communication apparatus in fig. 3.

The load status may be used to trigger the network device to issue an instruction for instructing to perform a QoE measurement operation to the terminal device. The QoE measurement operation can refer to the foregoing description, and is not repeated.

In a possible implementation manner, the network device may obtain the first parameter, and determine the load status of itself according to the first parameter.

The first parameter may be a parameter reflecting a load state of the network device. For example, the first parameter may be one or more of a Physical Resource Block (PRB) utilization, an average throughput, and a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection number. Of course, the first parameter may also be other parameters, for example, bandwidth utilization, without limitation.

Step 402, the network device controls the terminal device to execute a QoE measurement operation corresponding to the load state according to the load state of the network device.

The control device may be any terminal device in fig. 2, for example, the control device may be the terminal device 1 or the terminal device 2, without limitation.

The network device may compare the load status of the network device with a plurality of threshold values according to the load status of the network device, so as to determine that the network device executes a corresponding QoE measurement operation.

In an example, taking the first parameter as including the number of RRC connections as an example, the network device may compare the number of RRC connections of the network device at the first time and the second time with a preset value, so as to determine that the terminal device performs the QoE measurement operation. The second time is a time after the first time, and a time interval between the first time and the second time is a preset value. The following is a detailed description:

1. at the first time, if the number of RRC connections of the network device is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the network device may send first indication information to the terminal device. The first indication information may be used to instruct the terminal device to perform a QoE measurement release operation.

2. At the first time, if the RRC connection number of the network device is smaller than the first threshold and greater than or equal to the second threshold, the network device may determine whether to send the first indication information to the terminal device according to an instruction of the network management device or the core network device.

Wherein the second threshold is less than the first threshold. The first threshold and the second threshold may be set as needed, or may be determined by the network device according to a preset algorithm, for example, may be determined according to a deep learning algorithm, without limitation.

In one example, at a first time, if the number of RRC connections of the network device is less than a first threshold and greater than or equal to a second threshold, the network device sends first feedback information to the network management/core network device. The first feedback information may be used to reflect a load status of the terminal device. For example, the first feedback information may include the number of RRC connections of the network device. After receiving the first feedback information from the network device, the network management/core network device may determine whether the terminal device performs a QoE measurement release operation according to a load state of the network device. That is, the network management/core network device may send the first instruction to the network device according to the load state of the network device. The first instruction may be used to trigger the network device to send the first indication information to the terminal device, or the first instruction may be used to instruct the network device not to send the first indication information to the terminal device.

For example, the first instruction may include one or more bits. The value of the one or more bits may be used to determine whether to trigger the network device to send the first instruction to the terminal device. When the value of the one or more bits is T1, the first instruction may trigger the network device to send first indication information to the terminal device; when the value of the one or more bits is T2, the first instruction may instruct the network device not to send the first indication information to the terminal device. T1 and T2 are integers, and T1 is different from T2.

T1 and T2 may be binary bit numbers "0" and "1" or binary bit numbers "1" and "0", and may be other symbols or numbers, and the like, without limitation.

For example, taking the example that the first instruction includes two second-level system bits, when the number of RRC connections of the network device is greater than or equal to the threshold 1, the first instruction sent by the network management/core network device to the terminal device may include 00. When the network device receives a first instruction including '00', the network device may determine not to send the first indication information to the terminal device; when the RRC connection number of the network device is less than the threshold 1, the first instruction sent by the network management/core network device to the terminal device may include 11. The network device may determine to transmit the first indication information to the terminal device when receiving the first instruction including "11". The threshold 1 is greater than the threshold 2, and the sizes of the threshold 1 and the threshold 2 can be set according to needs without limitation.

3. At the first time, if the number of RRC connections of the network device is less than the second threshold and greater than or equal to the third threshold, the network device may send second indication information to the terminal device.

Wherein the second indication information may be used to instruct the terminal device to perform a QoE measurement suspension operation. The third threshold is less than the second threshold.

4. At the first time, if the number of RRC connections of the network device is smaller than the fourth threshold, the network device may not send the first indication information or the second indication information to the terminal device. That is, the terminal device may continue to perform the QoE measurement operation.

Wherein the fourth threshold is less than the third threshold.

5. At the second time, if the number of RRC connections of the network device is less than the third threshold and greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, the network device may send third indication information to the terminal device.

Wherein, the third indication information may be used to instruct the terminal device to perform a QoE measurement restart operation.

It should be noted that, in order to avoid that the terminal device continuously performs the QoE suspension operation and the QoE restart operation due to the unstable load status of the network device, in this embodiment, the network device may determine the load status of itself again after a preset time interval (that is, at a second time) elapses after the first time. If the load state of the network device meets the requirement (e.g., the load state is lower than a preset value), the network device may send third indication information to the terminal device, so that the terminal device performs a QoE restart operation.

In yet another example, in a case where the first parameter includes a plurality of parameters, the network device may compare a parameter value of at least one of the plurality of parameters with a preset value, and determine whether to control the terminal device to perform a corresponding QoE measurement operation. For example, taking the first parameter including the PRB utilization and the average throughput as an example, when the PRB utilization is greater than or equal to threshold 1 and/or the average throughput is greater than or equal to threshold 2, the network device may send the first indication information to the terminal device. When the PRB utilization rate is less than the threshold 1 and greater than or equal to the threshold 3, and/or the average throughput is less than the threshold 2 and greater than or equal to the threshold 4, the network device may send second indication information to the terminal device. Wherein, the threshold 3 is smaller than the threshold 1, and the threshold 4 is smaller than the threshold 2. Specifically, reference may be made to the descriptions 1 to 5 above, which are not repeated.

Based on the technical scheme of fig. 4, the network device may control the terminal device to perform a corresponding QoE measurement operation according to a load status of the network device. Therefore, compared with the prior art in which a worker is required to control the terminal device to execute the QoE measurement operation, in the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application, the network device can control the terminal device to execute the QoE measurement operation, and the operation of the worker is not required, so that the method is flexible and accurate.

In a possible implementation manner of the method shown in fig. 4, the method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include: and the terminal equipment receives the indication information from the network equipment and executes corresponding QoE measurement operation according to the indication information.

After receiving the first indication information from the network device, the terminal device may perform a QoE measurement release operation. The terminal device may perform a QoE measurement suspension operation after receiving the second indication information from the network device. The terminal device may perform a QoE measurement restart operation after receiving the third indication information from the network device.

Specifically, the terminal device receives the indication information from the network device, and performs the corresponding QoE measurement operation according to the indication information, which is described with reference to S3 in fig. 1 and is not described again.

In another possible implementation manner of the method shown in fig. 4, the method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include: the terminal device performs QoE measurements and generates measurement results.

The terminal device performing QoE measurement may be that the terminal device does not receive the first indication information and the second indication information from the network device, or may be that the terminal device performs QoE measurement operation when receiving the third indication information from the network device.

Alternatively, the terminal device performing the QoE measurement may also be configured to perform the QoE measurement when the load state of the network device is normal.

Wherein the measurement result may comprise parameter values of a plurality of QoE parameters.

In one example, an application layer of a terminal device may perform QoE measurements and generate measurement results.

Further, the method provided by the embodiment of the present application may further include: the terminal device sends the measurement result to the network. Accordingly, the network device receives the measurement result from the terminal device.

In one example, the application layer of the terminal device may send the measurement results to the access layer of the terminal device after generating the measurement results. The access layer of the terminal device may send the measurement result to the network device after receiving the measurement result.

Based on the possible implementation manner, the terminal device may perform QoE measurement under the condition that the load state of the network device is normal. Therefore, network congestion caused by overlarge load of the network equipment can be avoided.

In another possible implementation manner of the method shown in fig. 4, the method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include: and the network equipment sends the measurement result to the network management/core network equipment. Correspondingly, the network management/core network device receives the measurement result from the network device.

Based on the implementation mode, the network management/core network equipment can accurately determine whether to optimize the network according to the measurement result.

All the schemes in the above embodiments of the present application can be combined without contradiction.

In the embodiment of the present application, the network device may be divided into the functional modules or the functional units according to the method example, for example, each functional module or each functional unit may be divided corresponding to each function, or two or more functions may be integrated into one processing module. The integrated module may be implemented in a form of hardware, or may be implemented in a form of a software functional module or a functional unit. The division of the modules or units in the embodiment of the present application is schematic, and is only a logic function division, and there may be another division manner in actual implementation.

In the case of dividing each functional module corresponding to each function, fig. 5 shows a schematic structural diagram of a communication apparatus 50, where the communication apparatus 50 may be a pair network device, and may also be a chip applied to the pair network device, and the communication apparatus 50 may be configured to execute the function of the pair network device in the foregoing embodiment. The communication device 50 shown in fig. 5 may include: a processing unit 501.

A processing unit 501 for determining the load status of itself.

A processing unit 501, configured to control, by the network device, the terminal device to perform a QoE measurement operation corresponding to the load status according to the load status of the network device.

The specific implementation manner of the communication device 50 may refer to the behavior function of the network device in the control method shown in fig. 4.

In one possible design, the QoE measurement operation includes: one or more of QoE measurement release, qoE measurement pause, qoE measurement restart, qoE measurement.

In one possible design, the communication device 50 shown in fig. 5 may further include a communication unit 502 and a storage unit 503. The memory unit 503 is used for storing program codes and instructions.

A communication unit 502, configured to obtain a first parameter.

The first parameter is a parameter for reflecting a load state of the network device.

The processing unit 501 is specifically configured to determine a load status of itself according to the first parameter.

In a possible design, the processing unit 501 is specifically configured to control the terminal device to perform a QoE measurement release operation or a QoE measurement suspension operation according to a load status of the network device at a first time and a preset threshold range.

In one possible design, the processing unit 501 is further specifically configured to: after the terminal equipment executes QoE measurement release operation or QoE measurement pause operation, detecting the load state at a second time, wherein the second time is a time after the first time; and controlling whether the terminal equipment executes the QoE measurement restarting operation or not according to the load state at the second time.

As yet another implementable manner, the processing unit 501 in fig. 5 may be replaced by a processor, which may integrate the functions of the processing unit 501. The communication unit 502 in fig. 5 may be replaced by a transceiver or transceiver unit, which may integrate the functionality of the communication unit 502.

Further, when the processing unit 501 is replaced by a processor and the communication unit 502 is replaced by a transceiver or a transceiver unit, the communication device 50 according to the embodiment of the present application may be the communication device shown in fig. 3.

The embodiment of the application also provides a computer readable storage medium. All or part of the processes in the above method embodiments may be performed by relevant hardware instructed by a computer program, which may be stored in the above computer-readable storage medium, and when executed, may include the processes in the above method embodiments. The computer readable storage medium may be an internal storage unit of the communication device (including the data sending terminal and/or the data receiving terminal) of any previous embodiment, for example, a hard disk or a memory of the communication device. The computer readable storage medium may also be an external storage device of the terminal apparatus, such as a plug-in hard disk, a Smart Memory Card (SMC), a Secure Digital (SD) card, a flash memory card (flash card), and the like, provided on the terminal apparatus. Further, the computer-readable storage medium may include both an internal storage unit and an external storage device of the communication apparatus. The computer-readable storage medium stores the computer program and other programs and data required by the communication apparatus. The above-described computer-readable storage medium may also be used to temporarily store data that has been output or is to be output.

It should be noted that the terms "first" and "second" and the like in the description, claims, and drawings of the present application are used for distinguishing different objects, and are not used for describing a specific order. Furthermore, the terms "include" and "have," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not limited to only those steps or elements listed, but may alternatively include other steps or elements not listed, or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

It should be understood that in the present application, "at least one" means one or more, "a plurality" means two or more, "at least two" means two or three and three or more, "and/or" for describing an association relationship of associated objects, meaning that three relationships may exist, for example, "a and/or B" may mean: only A, only B and both A and B are present, wherein A and B may be singular or plural. The character "/" generally indicates that the former and latter associated objects are in an "or" relationship. "at least one of the following" or similar expressions refer to any combination of these items, including any combination of single item(s) or plural items. For example, at least one (one) of a, b, or c, may represent: a, b, c, "a and b", "a and c", "b and c", or "a and b and c", wherein a, b, c may be single or plural.

Through the above description of the embodiments, it is clear to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and simplicity of description, the foregoing division of the functional modules is merely used as an example, and in practical applications, the above function distribution may be completed by different functional modules according to needs, that is, the internal structure of the device may be divided into different functional modules to complete all or part of the above described functions.

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

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may be one physical unit or multiple physical units, that is, may be located in one place, or may be distributed in multiple different places. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit. The integrated unit may be implemented in the form of hardware, or may also be implemented in the form of a software functional unit.

The integrated unit, if implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application may be essentially or partially contributed to by the prior art, or all or part of the technical solutions may be embodied in the form of a software product, where the software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to enable a device (which may be a single chip, a chip, or the like) or a processor (processor) to execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in the embodiments of the present application. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: various media capable of storing program codes, such as a U disk, a removable hard disk, a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

The above description is only 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. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims (10)

1. A control method, characterized in that the method comprises:

the method comprises the steps that the network equipment determines the load state of the network equipment, wherein the load state of the network equipment comprises RRC connection number, PRB utilization rate and average throughput;

if the load state of the network equipment at the first time is greater than or equal to a first threshold value, controlling the terminal equipment to execute QoE measurement release operation;

if the load state of the network device at the first time is smaller than a second threshold and larger than a third threshold, controlling the terminal device to execute a QoE measurement suspension operation, wherein the first threshold is larger than the second threshold, and the second threshold is larger than the third threshold;

after the terminal device performs a QoE measurement release operation or a QoE measurement pause operation, the network device detects a load state at a second time, wherein the second time is a time after the first time;

and the network equipment controls whether the terminal equipment executes the QoE measurement restarting operation or not according to the load state at the second time.

2. The control method according to claim 1, characterized in that the method further comprises:

and if the load state of the network equipment at the first time is smaller than the first threshold and is greater than or equal to a second threshold, determining whether to control the terminal equipment to execute QoE measurement release operation or not according to an instruction of core network equipment.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the network device controls whether the terminal device performs a QoE measurement restart operation according to the load status at the second time, and includes:

and if the RRC connection number of the network equipment at the second time is smaller than a third threshold and is larger than or equal to a fourth threshold, controlling the terminal equipment to execute a QoE measurement restarting operation, wherein the fourth threshold is smaller than the third threshold.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the determining, by the network device, the load status of the network device comprises:

the network equipment acquires a first parameter, wherein the first parameter is used for reflecting the load state of the network equipment;

and the network equipment determines the load state of the network equipment according to the first parameter.

5. A communications apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

the processing unit is used for determining the load state of the network equipment, wherein the load state of the network equipment comprises the RRC connection number, the PRB utilization rate and the average throughput;

the processing unit is further configured to control the terminal device to perform a QoE measurement release operation if the load status of the network device at the first time is greater than or equal to a first threshold;

the processing unit is further configured to control the terminal device to perform a QoE measurement suspension operation if the load status of the network device at the first time is smaller than a second threshold and larger than a third threshold, where the first threshold is larger than the second threshold, and the second threshold is larger than the third threshold;

the processing unit is further configured to, after the terminal device performs a QoE measurement release operation or a QoE measurement suspension operation, detect, by the network device, a load status at a second time, where the second time is a time after the first time;

the processing unit is further configured to control, by the network device, whether the terminal device performs a QoE measurement restart operation according to the load status at the second time.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the processing unit is further configured to: and if the load state of the network equipment at the first time is smaller than the first threshold and is greater than or equal to a second threshold, determining whether to control the terminal equipment to execute QoE measurement release operation or not according to an instruction of core network equipment.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the processing unit is specifically configured to: and if the RRC connection number of the network equipment at the second time is smaller than a third threshold and is larger than or equal to a fourth threshold, controlling the terminal equipment to execute a QoE measurement restarting operation, wherein the fourth threshold is smaller than the third threshold.

8. The apparatus according to any one of claims 5-7, wherein the apparatus further comprises a communication unit;

the communication unit is used for acquiring a first parameter, wherein the first parameter is a parameter used for reflecting the load state of the network equipment;

the processing unit is specifically configured to determine a load state of the processing unit according to the first parameter.

9. A computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed, implement the method of any one of claims 1-4.

10. A communications apparatus, comprising: a processor, a memory, and a communication interface; wherein, the communication interface is used for the communication device to communicate with other equipment or networks; the memory is used for storing one or more programs, the one or more programs including computer executable instructions, which when executed by the communication device, are executed by the processor to cause the communication device to perform the method of any of claims 1-4.

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