CN113302984A

CN113302984A - Information determination method and related equipment

Info

Publication number: CN113302984A
Application number: CN201980089268.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 石聪; 王淑坤
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2019-05-01
Filing date: 2019-05-01
Publication date: 2021-08-24
Anticipated expiration: 2039-05-01
Also published as: WO2020220366A1; CN113302984B

Abstract

The embodiment of the application discloses an information determining method and a related terminal, wherein in the information determining method, a terminal determines an energy consumption mode of the terminal in a network registration process, the terminal determines whether a registration request message carries indication information according to the energy consumption mode, the indication information is used for indicating that the terminal is in a power saving mode, and the terminal sends the registration request message to core network equipment, so that the power consumption of the terminal equipment is reduced.

Description

Information determination method and related equipment

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to an information determining method and a related device.

Background

In the existing wireless communication system, the paging cycle of discontinuous reception of the terminal is determined by the default paging cycle of discontinuous reception of system message broadcast and the user-specific paging cycle of discontinuous reception configured by the core network device and/or the radio access control signaling. However, the paging cycle of discontinuous reception determined by the decision process will directly affect the frequency at which the terminal listens to the paging channel, and thus the power consumption of the terminal. Therefore, how to determine the paging cycle of discontinuous reception to reduce the power consumption of the terminal becomes a problem to be solved urgently.

Disclosure of Invention

Embodiments of the present application provide an information determining method and a related device, which are beneficial to reducing power consumption of a terminal.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an information determining method, including:

the method comprises the steps that a terminal determines an energy consumption mode of the terminal in a network registration process;

the terminal determines whether a registration request message carries indication information according to the energy consumption mode, wherein the indication information is used for indicating that the terminal is in a power saving mode;

the terminal sends a registration request message to the core network equipment.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides another information determining method, including:

the core network equipment receives a registration request message sent by a terminal;

and the core network equipment determines the energy consumption mode of the terminal according to the registration request message.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides another information determining method, including:

a base station receives a paging message, wherein the paging message comprises an exclusive paging cycle configured for a terminal by core network equipment;

the base station determines the energy consumption mode of the terminal according to the paging message;

the base station determines a paging cycle of the terminal according to the energy consumption mode of the terminal and an exclusive paging cycle configured for the terminal by the core network equipment;

the base station is a base station in a paging domain of the terminal.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a terminal, where the terminal has a function of implementing a behavior of the terminal in the above method design. The functions can be realized by hardware, and the functions can also be realized by executing corresponding software by hardware. The hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the above-described functions. In one possible design, the terminal includes a processor configured to enable the terminal to perform the corresponding functions of the above-described method. Further, the terminal may further include a transceiver for supporting communication between the terminal and the network device. Further, the terminal may also include a memory, coupled to the processor, that retains program instructions and data necessary for the terminal.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a core network device, where the core network device has a function of implementing a behavior of the core network device in the above method design. The functions can be realized by hardware, and the functions can also be realized by executing corresponding software by hardware. The hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the above-described functions. In one possible design, the core network device includes a processor configured to support the terminal to perform corresponding functions in the above method. Further, the core network device may further include a transceiver for supporting communication between the core network and the network device. Further, the core network device may also include a memory, coupled to the processor, that stores program instructions and data necessary for the core network device.

In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a base station, where the base station has a function of implementing a behavior of the base station in the above method design. The functions can be realized by hardware, and the functions can also be realized by executing corresponding software by hardware. The hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the above-described functions. In one possible design, the base station includes a processor configured to enable the terminal to perform the corresponding functions in the above-described method. Further, the base station may further comprise a transceiver for supporting communication between the core network and the network device. Further, the base station may also include a memory for coupling with the processor that retains program instructions and data necessary for the base station.

In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a terminal, including a processor, a memory, a communication interface, and one or more programs, where the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, and the program includes instructions for executing the steps in any of the methods of the first aspect of the embodiment of the present application.

In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a core network device, including a processor, a memory, a communication interface, and one or more programs, where the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, and the program includes instructions for executing the steps in any of the methods in the second aspect of the embodiment of the present application.

In a ninth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a base station, comprising a processor, a memory, a communication interface, and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, and the program comprises instructions for performing the steps of any of the methods of the third aspects of the present application.

In a ninth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer-readable storage medium, where the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program for electronic data exchange, where the computer program makes a computer perform part or all of the steps described in any one of the methods of the first, second, and third aspects of the embodiments of the present application.

In a tenth aspect, the present application provides a computer program product, wherein the computer program product comprises a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program, the computer program being operable to cause a computer to perform some or all of the steps as described in any of the methods of the first, second and third aspects of the embodiments of the present application. The computer program product may be a software installation package.

In the embodiment of the invention, the energy consumption mode of the terminal equipment can be determined based on the registration request message of the terminal equipment, so that the paging cycle suitable for the energy consumption mode of the terminal equipment can be determined for the terminal equipment, the power consumption of the terminal equipment can be reduced, and the flexibility of setting the paging cycle of the terminal equipment can be improved.

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Reference will now be made in brief to the drawings that are needed in describing embodiments or prior art.

Fig. 1 is a network architecture diagram of a possible communication system provided by an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic flowchart of an information determination method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic flowchart of another information determination method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic flowchart of another information determination method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a block diagram illustrating functional units of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a core network device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is a block diagram illustrating functional units of a core network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a base station according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 10 is a block diagram illustrating functional units of a base station according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

By way of example, fig. 1 illustrates a wireless communication system to which the present application relates. The wireless communication system 100 may operate in a high frequency band, and may be a future-evolution fifth-Generation mobile communication (5G) system, a New Radio (NR) system, a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) system, or the like. As shown in fig. 1, the wireless communication system 100 may include: one or more network devices, one or more terminals 102. Wherein: the network devices may be a base station 101 and a core network device 103, and the base station may be configured to communicate with one or more terminals, and may also be configured to communicate with one or more base stations having partial terminal functions (for example, communication between a macro base station and a micro base station, such as an access point). The Base Station may be a Base Transceiver Station (BTS) in a Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) system, or an evolved Node B (eNB) in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, or a Base Station gNB in a 5G system or an NR system. In addition, the base station may also be an Access Point (AP), a transmission node (Trans TRP), a Central Unit (CU), or other network entity, and may include some or all of the functions of the above network entities. The terminals 102 may be distributed throughout the wireless communication system 100 and may be stationary or mobile. In some embodiments of the present application, the terminal 102 may be a mobile device (e.g., a smart phone), a mobile station (mobile station), a mobile unit (mobile unit), an M2M terminal, a wireless unit, a remote unit, a User agent, a User Equipment (UE) mobile client, and so on.

It should be noted that the communication system 100 shown in fig. 1 is only for more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the present application, and does not constitute a limitation to the present application, and as a person having ordinary skill in the art knows, the technical solution provided in the present application is also applicable to similar technical problems as the network architecture evolves and new service scenarios emerge.

To assist in understanding embodiments of the present application, the following description is made of related concepts.

The Radio Resource Control (RRC) includes a Radio Resource Control Connected state (RRC _ Connected), a Radio Resource Control Idle state (RRC _ Idle), and a Radio Resource Control INACTIVE state RRC-INACTIVE.

RRC _ IDLE state: mobility is UE-based cell selection reselection, paging is initiated by the core network, and the paging area is configured by the CN. There is no UE AS context on the base station side. There is no RRC connection.

RRC _ INACTIVE state: mobility is UE-based cell selection reselection, there is a connection between CN-NRs, UE AS context exists on a certain base station, paging is triggered by radio access network RAN, RAN-based paging area is managed by RAN, and network side knows UE location is based on RAN paging area level.

RRC _ CONNECTED state: there is an RRC connection and the base station and UE have a UE AS context. The network side knows that the position of the UE is in a specific cell level, the mobility is the mobility controlled by the network side, and data can be transmitted between the UE and the base station.

The embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic flowchart of an information determining method according to an embodiment of the present application, applied to the communication system of the foregoing example, where the method includes:

s101, determining the energy consumption mode of the terminal in the network registration process.

Terminal device

S102, the terminal determines whether the registration request message carries indication information according to the energy consumption mode, wherein the indication information is used for indicating that the terminal is in a power saving mode.

S103, the terminal sends a registration request message to the core network equipment.

In an embodiment, the registration request message does not include the indication information, and a Specific paging cycle (Specific paging cycle) included in the registration response message is a predefined paging cycle when the terminal is in a non-power saving mode, or a paging cycle that is less than or equal to the preset threshold in a paging cycle configuration option.

The dedicated paging cycle may include a terminal-specific paging discontinuous reception cycle UE.

Wherein, the paging cycle configuration option refers to predefined optional paging cycles. For example, the paging cycle may include one or more of 0.32s, 0.64s, 1.28s, 2.56s, 5.12s, and 10.24 s.

In the application, from the viewpoint of power saving of the terminal device, the paging DRX cycle configurations of 5.12s and 10.24s are introduced.

The UE informs the CN of a non-power-saving terminal or a power-saving terminal by carrying 1 or 2 DRX cycle configurations in a registration request message sent to the core network equipment CN.

For example, 1 IE Requested Long DRX parameters is defined in the content of the REGISTRATION REQUEST message for reporting the Long DRX cycle in the power saving mode by the power saving terminal, and the range of the DRX value in the paging cycle parameter 5GS DRX parameters is extended.

If the UE is a power-saving terminal, the UE simultaneously reports the Requested paging cycle parameter Requested DRX parameters and the Requested long paging cycle parameter Requested long DRX parameters in the sent REGISTRATION REQUEST message. And the CN receives 2 DRX cycles reported by the UE, thereby knowing that the UE is a power-saving terminal. If the UE is a non-power-saving terminal, the UE reports only the Requested DRX parameters in the transmitted REGISTRATION REQUEST message, but does not report the Requested long DRX parameters. And the CN receives 1 DRX cycle reported by the UE, thereby knowing that the UE is a non-power-saving terminal.

For another example, the content of the REGISTRATION REQUEST message is not changed, 1 long DRX value is defined in 5GS DRX parameters for the power saving terminal to report a long DRX cycle in the power saving mode, and the value range of the long DRX value is defined at the same time.

And if the UE is the power-saving terminal, the UE reports the DRX value and the effective long DRX value simultaneously in the sent REGISTRATION REQUEST message. And the CN receives the effective long DRX value reported by the UE, thereby knowing that the UE is a power-saving terminal.

If the UE is a non-power-saving terminal, the UE only reports the valid DRX value in the sent REGISTRATION REQUEST message, but does not report the valid Long DRX value. The CN does not receive the long DRX value reported by the UE, so that the UE is known to be a non-power-saving terminal.

And S104, the core network equipment determines the energy consumption mode of the terminal according to the registration request message.

In one embodiment, the core network device determines and sends a registration response message to the terminal according to the energy consumption mode of the terminal and the registration request message, where the registration response message includes a Specific paging cycle (Specific paging cycle).

In one embodiment, step S104 includes: the core network equipment determines that the energy consumption mode of the terminal is a power saving mode according to the indication information carried in the registration request message; the core network equipment determines that the energy consumption mode of the terminal is a non-power-saving mode according to the fact that the registration request message does not carry the indication information; the indication information is used for indicating that the terminal is in a power saving mode.

In an embodiment, the indication information includes the long paging cycle parameter, or the indication information includes the long paging cycle parameter and the power saving mode parameter, and an exclusive paging cycle (Specific paging cycle) included in the registration response message is a paging cycle corresponding to the long paging cycle parameter; or,

the indication information includes the power saving mode parameter, and a Specific paging cycle included in the registration response message is a terminal paging discontinuous reception cycle included in the registration request message

And S105, the core network equipment sends a paging message to the base station, wherein the paging message comprises a terminal-specific paging discontinuous reception cycle configured for the terminal by the core network equipment.

In one embodiment, step S105 includes: the core network equipment sends a paging message to a base station in a paging domain of the terminal, wherein the paging message comprises a paging discontinuous receiving period exclusive to the terminal;

the energy consumption mode of the terminal is a power saving mode, and the paging message also comprises the power saving mode parameter; the energy consumption mode of the terminal is a non-power-saving mode, and the paging message does not include the power-saving mode parameter.

After the UE completes registration, the CN needs to send PAGING message PAGING to all (one or more) gnbs within the PAGING area of the UE, and if the UE negotiates with the CN a Specific PAGING cycle during registration, the CN informs the gnbs of the Specific PAGING cycle configuration of the UE in the PAGING sent to the gnbs.

In the PAGING sent by the CN to the gNB, except for carrying the PAGING DRX configuration of the UE, it indicates whether the UE is a power saving terminal. For example, a Power Saving UE Indication is defined in the Paging DRX IE.

If the UE is the Power-Saving terminal, the CN issues the long DRX cycle reported by the UE to the gNB, and informs the gNB that the UE is the Power-Saving terminal by carrying a Power Saving UE Indication domain in a paging message.

If the UE is a non-Power-Saving terminal, the CN issues the DRX cycle reported by the UE to the gNB, and meanwhile, the paging message does not carry a Power Saving UE Indication domain, so that the gNB knows that the UE is not the Power-Saving terminal.

S106, the base station determines the energy consumption mode of the terminal according to the paging message.

S107, the base station determines a paging cycle of the terminal according to the energy consumption mode of the terminal and a terminal-specific paging discontinuous reception cycle configured for the terminal by the core network device; the base station is a base station in a paging domain of the terminal.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic flowchart of another information determining method according to an embodiment of the present application, which is applied to the communication system in the above example, and the method includes:

s201, in the network registration process, a terminal determines the energy consumption mode of the terminal;

s202, the terminal determines whether a registration request message carries indication information according to the energy consumption mode, wherein the indication information is used for indicating that the terminal is in a power saving mode;

in one embodiment, the current energy consumption mode is a power saving mode, and the registration request message carries the indication information; the current energy consumption mode is a non-power-saving mode, and the registration request message does not carry the indication information.

In one embodiment, the indication information includes at least one of a long paging cycle parameter and a power saving mode parameter.

S203, the terminal sends a registration request message to the core network equipment.

In one embodiment, the UE informs the CN of whether it is a non-power saving terminal or a power saving terminal by carrying a 1-bit indicator bit in a REGISTRATION REQUEST message sent to the CN. Meanwhile, for the power-saving terminal, an agreed long paging DRX cycle is adopted, and the UE does not need to report Requested DRX parameters to the CN. For example, a Power saving UE indication field is defined in the REGISTRATION REQUEST message.

If the UE is a Power-saving terminal, the UE only carries a Power saving UE indication domain in the sent REGISTRATION REQUEST message, but does not carry Requested DRX parameters. And the CN receives the Power saving UE indication reported by the UE, thereby knowing that the UE is a Power-saving terminal.

If the UE is a non-Power-saving terminal, the UE only carries the Requested DRX parameters in the sent REGISTRATION REQUEST message, and does not carry the Power saving UE indication field. The CN does not receive the Power saving UE indication reported by the UE, thereby knowing that the UE is a non-Power-saving terminal.

S204, the terminal receives a registration response message returned by the core network equipment;

s205, the terminal determines the paging cycle of the terminal according to the registration response message.

In an embodiment, the registration request message carries the indication information, and step S205 includes: the terminal acquires a Specific paging cycle (Specific paging cycle) configured by a core network from the registration response message, and the Specific paging cycle is used as a paging cycle of the terminal; or,

selecting the maximum paging cycle from the default paging cycle and the Specific paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal, wherein the terminal is in a radio resource control IDLE RRC-IDLE state; or,

the terminal selects the largest paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal from a default paging cycle, the Specific paging cycle and a radio access network-Specific paging cycle (ran-paging cycle) configured by a radio access network, wherein the terminal is in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) -INACTIVE state;

the default paging cycle is a paging cycle carried in a system message; the Specific paging cycle is determined based on the indication information carried in the registration request message; and the ran-paging cycle is a paging cycle configured for the terminal by the radio access network equipment.

The radio access network paging cycle ran-paging cycle may include a terminal-specific paging discontinuous reception cycle.

In another embodiment, the registration request message does not carry the indication information, and step S205 includes: the terminal determines a default paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal, wherein the terminal is in a radio resource control IDLE RRC-IDLE state and the registration response message does not have a Specific paging cycle; or,

the terminal selects the minimum paging cycle from a default paging cycle and a Specific paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal, wherein the terminal is in a radio resource control IDLE RRC-IDLE state and the registration response message has the Specific paging cycle; or,

the terminal selects the minimum paging cycle from a default paging cycle and a ran-paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal, wherein the terminal is in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) -INACTIVE state and has the ran-paging cycle; or,

the terminal selects the smallest paging cycle from the default paging cycle, the Specific paging cycle and the ran-paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal, wherein the terminal is in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) -INACTIVE state and has the ran-paging cycle and the registration response message has the Specific paging cycle;

the default paging cycle is a paging cycle carried in a system message; the Specific paging cycle is a paging cycle carried in the registration response message; and the ran-paging cycle is a paging cycle configured for the terminal by the radio access network equipment.

Wherein, the ran-paging cycle is configured through RRC signaling and is UE-specific configuration. In the RRC connection Release or RRC connection suspend process, the gNB sends an RRC Release message to the UE, where the message may carry a RAN-paging cycle configured on the RAN side.

In the embodiment of the invention, when the terminal is in the power saving mode, a larger paging cycle can be configured for the terminal, so that the terminal equipment can obtain longer standby time; when the terminal is in the non-power-saving mode, a smaller paging cycle can be configured for the terminal to reduce the delay of service transmission.

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic flowchart of another information determining method provided in the embodiment of the present application, which is applied to the communication system in the above example, and the method includes:

s301, a base station receives a paging message, wherein the paging message comprises a terminal-specific discontinuous paging receiving period configured for a terminal by core network equipment;

s302, the base station determines the energy consumption mode of the terminal according to the paging message.

In one implementation, the current energy consumption mode is a power saving mode, and a registration request message sent by the terminal to the core network carries indication information; the current energy consumption mode is a non-power-saving mode, and the registration request message does not carry the indication information.

In one implementation, the indication information includes at least one of a long paging cycle parameter and a power saving mode parameter.

S303, the base station determines the paging cycle of the terminal according to the paging message.

In an embodiment, the registration request message carries the indication information, S303 includes:

the base station acquires a Specific paging cycle (Specific paging cycle) configured by a core network from the paging message, and the Specific paging cycle is used as a paging cycle of the terminal; or,

selecting the maximum paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal from a default paging cycle and a terminal-specific paging discontinuous reception cycle configured by the core network, wherein the terminal is in a radio resource control IDLE RRC-IDLE state; or,

the base station selects the largest paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal from a default paging cycle, an exclusive paging cycle configured by the core network and an exclusive paging cycle (ran-paging cycle) configured by the radio access network, wherein the terminal is in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) -INACTIVE state;

and the default paging cycle is a paging cycle carried in the system message.

In an embodiment, the registration request message does not carry the indication information, S303 includes:

the base station determines a default paging cycle as a paging cycle of the terminal, wherein the terminal is in a radio resource control IDLE RRC-IDLE state; or,

the base station selects the minimum paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal from a default paging cycle and an exclusive paging cycle configured by the core network, wherein the terminal is in a radio resource control IDLE RRC-IDLE state; or,

the base station selects the minimum paging cycle from a default paging cycle and a ran-paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal, wherein the terminal is in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) -INACTIVE state; or,

the base station selects the minimum paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal from the default paging cycle, the Specific paging cycle and the ran-paging cycle, wherein the terminal is in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) -INACTIVE state; and the default paging cycle is a paging cycle carried in the system message.

Optionally, the indication information includes at least one of a long paging cycle parameter and a power saving mode parameter.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a structural view of another terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where the terminal device includes: a processor 510, a memory 520, a communication interface 530, and one or more programs 521, wherein the one or more programs 521 are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor 510, the programs comprising instructions for performing the following steps;

Optionally, the current energy consumption mode is a power saving mode, and the registration request message carries the indication information; the current energy consumption mode is a non-power-saving mode, and the registration request message does not carry the indication information.

Optionally, the terminal receives a registration response message returned by the core network device; and the terminal determines the paging cycle of the terminal according to the registration response message.

Optionally, the registration request message carries the indication information, and the terminal acquires a Specific paging cycle (Specific paging cycle) configured by a core network from the registration response message, as a paging cycle of the terminal; or,

Optionally, the registration request message does not carry the indication information, and the terminal determines a default paging cycle as a paging cycle of the terminal, where the terminal is in an RRC-IDLE state for radio resource control and the registration response message does not have a Specific paging cycle; or,

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

In the embodiment of the present application, the terminal and the network device may be divided according to the above method examples, for example, each functional unit may be divided corresponding to each function, or two or more functions may be integrated into one processing unit. The integrated unit may be implemented in the form of hardware, or may be implemented in the form of a software program module. It should be noted that the division of the unit 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 case of integrated units, fig. 6 shows a block diagram of a possible functional unit composition of the terminal device involved in the above embodiments. The terminal device 600 includes: a processing unit 602 and a communication unit 603. The processing unit 602 is configured to control and manage the actions of the terminal, for example, the processing unit 602 is configured to support the terminal to perform

steps

101 and 102 in fig. 2, and step 201 and 205 in fig. 3. The communication unit 603 is used to support communication between the terminal and other devices, for example, a network device shown in fig. 1. The terminal may further include a storage unit 601 for storing program codes and data of the terminal.

The Processing Unit 602 may be a Processor or a controller, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a general-purpose Processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other Programmable logic device, a transistor logic device, a hardware component, or any combination thereof. Which may implement or perform the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with the disclosure. The processor may also be a combination of computing functions, e.g., comprising one or more microprocessors, DSPs, and microprocessors, among others. The communication unit 603 may be a transceiver, a transmitting and receiving circuit, etc., and the storage unit 601 may be a memory.

A processing unit 602, configured to determine, during a network registration process, an energy consumption mode in which the terminal is located; and determining whether the registration request message carries indication information according to the energy consumption mode, wherein the indication information is used for indicating that the terminal is in a power saving mode.

A communication unit 603, configured to send a registration request message to the core network device.

Optionally, the processing unit 602 is further configured to receive a registration response message returned by the core network device; and determining the paging cycle of the terminal according to the registration response message.

Optionally, the registration request message carries the indication information, and the processing unit 602 is specifically configured to obtain, by the terminal, a Specific paging cycle (Specific paging cycle) configured by a core network from the registration response message, where the Specific paging cycle is used as a paging cycle of the terminal; or,

selecting the largest paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal from a default paging cycle, the Specific paging cycle and a radio access network configured dedicated paging cycle (ran-paging cycle), wherein the terminal is in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) -INACTIVE state;

Optionally, the registration request message does not carry the indication information, and the processing unit 602 is specifically configured to determine a default paging cycle as a paging cycle of the terminal, where the terminal is in an RRC-IDLE state for radio resource control and the registration response message does not have a Specific paging cycle; or,

selecting a minimum paging cycle from a default paging cycle and a Specific paging cycle as a paging cycle of the terminal, wherein the terminal is in a radio resource control IDLE RRC-IDLE state and the registration response message has the Specific paging cycle; or,

selecting a minimum paging cycle as a paging cycle of the terminal from a default paging cycle and a ran-paging cycle, wherein the terminal is in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) -INACTIVE state and has the ran-paging cycle; or,

selecting a minimum paging cycle as a paging cycle of the terminal from among a default paging cycle, a Specific paging cycle and a ran-paging cycle, wherein the terminal is in a radio resource control INACTIVE RRC-INACTIVE state and has the ran-paging cycle and the registration response message has the Specific paging cycle;

Referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a structural diagram of another core network device according to an embodiment of the present application, where the core network device includes: a processor 710, a memory 720, a communication interface 730, and one or more programs 721, wherein the one or more programs 721 are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor 710, the programs comprising instructions for performing the following steps;

receiving a registration request message sent by a terminal;

and determining the energy consumption mode of the terminal according to the registration request message.

And determining and sending a registration response message to the terminal according to the energy consumption mode of the terminal and the registration request message, wherein the registration response message comprises a Specific paging discontinuous reception cycle (Specific paging cycle) of the terminal equipment.

Optionally, the core network device carries indication information in the registration request message, and determines that the energy consumption mode of the terminal is a power saving mode; the core network device determines that the energy consumption mode of the terminal is a non-power-saving mode when the registration request message does not carry the indication information; the indication information is used for indicating that the terminal is in a power saving mode.

Optionally, the indication information includes the long paging cycle parameter, or the indication information includes the long paging cycle parameter and the power saving mode parameter, and an exclusive paging cycle (Specific paging cycle) included in the registration response message is a paging cycle corresponding to the long paging cycle parameter; or,

the indication information includes the power saving mode parameter, and a Specific paging cycle (Specific paging cycle) included in the registration response message is a terminal paging discontinuous reception cycle included in the registration request message.

Optionally, the registration request message does not include the indication information, and an exclusive paging cycle (Specific paging cycle) included in the registration response message is a predefined paging cycle when the terminal is in a non-power saving mode, or a paging cycle that is less than or equal to the preset threshold in a paging cycle configuration option.

Optionally, the core network device sends a paging message to a base station in a paging domain of the terminal, where the paging message includes the dedicated paging cycle; the energy consumption mode of the terminal is a power saving mode, and the paging message also comprises the power saving mode parameter; the energy consumption mode of the terminal is a non-power-saving mode, and the paging message does not include the power-saving mode parameter.

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

In case of integrated units, fig. 8 shows a block diagram of a possible functional unit composition of the core network device involved in the above embodiments. The core network apparatus 800 includes: a processing unit 802 and a communication unit 803. The processing unit 802 is configured to control and manage actions of the core network device, for example, the processing unit 802 is configured to support the core network device to execute steps 104 and 105 in fig. 2. The communication unit 803 is used to support communication between the terminal and other devices, for example, the terminal device shown in fig. 1. The core network device may further comprise a storage unit 801 for storing program codes and data of the terminal.

The Processing Unit 802 may be a Processor or a controller, and may be, for example, a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a general purpose Processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other Programmable logic device, a transistor logic device, a hardware component, or any combination thereof. Which may implement or perform the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with the disclosure. The processor may also be a combination of computing functions, e.g., comprising one or more microprocessors, DSPs, and microprocessors, among others. The communication unit 803 may be a transceiver, a transmitting and receiving circuit, etc., and the storage unit 801 may be a memory.

A communication unit 803, configured to receive a registration request message sent by a terminal.

The processing unit 802 is configured to determine, according to the registration request message, an energy consumption mode in which the terminal is located.

Optionally, the processing unit 802 is further configured to determine and send a registration response message to the terminal according to the energy consumption mode of the terminal and the registration request message, where the registration response message includes a Specific paging discontinuous reception cycle (Specific paging cycle) Specific to the terminal device.

Optionally, the processing unit 802 is specifically configured to determine that the energy consumption mode of the terminal is a power saving mode, where the registration request message carries indication information; when the registration request message does not carry the indication information, determining that the energy consumption mode of the terminal is a non-power-saving mode; the indication information is used for indicating that the terminal is in a power saving mode.

the indication information includes the power saving mode parameter, a Specific paging cycle (Specific paging cycle) included in the registration response message is optional for a terminal paging discontinuous reception cycle included in the registration request message, the registration request message does not include the indication information, and the Specific paging cycle (Specific paging cycle) included in the registration response message is a predefined paging cycle when the terminal is in a non-power saving mode, or a paging cycle less than or equal to the preset threshold in a paging cycle configuration option.

Optionally, the processing unit 802 is specifically configured to send a paging message to a base station in a paging domain of the terminal, where the paging message includes the dedicated paging cycle; the energy consumption mode of the terminal is a power saving mode, and the paging message also comprises the power saving mode parameter; the energy consumption mode of the terminal is a non-power-saving mode, and the paging message does not include the power-saving mode parameter.

Referring to fig. 9, fig. 9 is a structural diagram of another base station according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where the base station includes: a processor 910, a memory 920, a communication interface 930, and one or more programs 921, wherein the one or more programs 921 are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor 910, the programs comprising instructions for performing the following steps;

receiving a paging message, wherein the paging message comprises an exclusive paging cycle configured for a terminal by core network equipment;

determining the energy consumption mode of the terminal according to the paging message;

determining a paging cycle of the terminal according to the energy consumption mode of the terminal and an exclusive paging cycle configured for the terminal by the core network equipment;

the base station is a base station in a paging domain of the terminal.

Optionally, the current energy consumption mode is a power saving mode, and a registration request message sent by the terminal to the core network carries indication information; the current energy consumption mode is a non-power-saving mode, and the registration request message does not carry the indication information.

Optionally, the base station determines a paging cycle of the terminal according to the paging message.

Optionally, the registration request message carries the indication information, and the base station acquires a Specific paging cycle (Specific paging cycle) configured by a core network from the paging message, as a paging cycle of the terminal; or,

selecting the largest paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal from a default paging cycle and an exclusive paging cycle configured by the core network, wherein the terminal is in a radio resource control IDLE RRC-IDLE state; or,

the base station selects the largest paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal from a default paging cycle, an exclusive paging cycle configured by the core network and an exclusive paging cycle (ran-paging cycle) configured by the radio access network, wherein the terminal is in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) -INACTIVE state; and the default paging cycle is a paging cycle carried in the system message.

Optionally, the registration request message does not carry the indication information, and the base station determines a default paging cycle as a paging cycle of the terminal, where the terminal is in a radio resource control IDLE RRC-IDLE state; or,

In the case of integrated units, fig. 10 shows a block diagram of one possible functional unit composition of the base station involved in the above-described embodiment. The base station 100 includes: a processing unit 102 and a communication unit 103. The processing unit 102 is used for controlling and managing the actions of the base station, for example, the processing unit 102 is used for supporting the base station to execute steps 106 and 107 in fig. 2, and steps 301 to 304 in fig. 4. The communication unit 103 is used to support communication between the terminal and other devices, for example, the terminal device shown in fig. 1. The base station may also comprise a memory unit 101 for storing program codes and data of the terminals.

The Processing Unit 102 may be a Processor or a controller, and may be, for example, a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a general-purpose Processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other Programmable logic device, a transistor logic device, a hardware component, or any combination thereof. Which may implement or perform the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with the disclosure. The processor may also be a combination of computing functions, e.g., comprising one or more microprocessors, DSPs, and microprocessors, among others. The communication unit 103 may be a transceiver, a transmitting and receiving circuit, etc., and the storage unit 101 may be a memory.

The communication unit 103 is configured to receive a paging message, where the paging message includes an exclusive paging cycle configured for a terminal by core network equipment;

a processing unit 102, configured to determine, according to the paging message, an energy consumption mode in which the terminal is located; determining a paging cycle of the terminal according to the energy consumption mode of the terminal and an exclusive paging cycle configured for the terminal by the core network equipment; the base station is a base station in a paging domain of the terminal.

Optionally, the processing unit 102 is specifically configured to determine, by the base station, a paging cycle of the terminal according to the paging message.

Optionally, the registration request message carries the indication information, and optionally, the processing unit 102 is specifically configured to obtain, by the base station, a Specific paging cycle (Specific paging cycle) configured by a core network from the paging message, where the Specific paging cycle is used as a paging cycle of the terminal; or,

and the default paging cycle is a paging cycle carried in the system message.

Optionally, the registration request message does not carry the indication information, and the processing unit 102 is specifically configured to determine, by the base station, a default paging cycle as a paging cycle of the terminal, where the terminal is in an RRC-IDLE state for radio resource control; or,

selecting the minimum paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal from a default paging cycle and an exclusive paging cycle configured by the core network, wherein the terminal is in a radio resource control IDLE RRC-IDLE state; or,

selecting a minimum paging cycle from a default paging cycle and a ran-paging cycle as a paging cycle of the terminal, wherein the terminal is in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) -INACTIVE state; or,

selecting a minimum paging cycle from a default paging cycle, a Specific paging cycle and a ran-paging cycle as a paging cycle of the terminal, wherein the terminal is in a radio resource control INACTIVE RRC-INACTIVE state;

and the default paging cycle is a paging cycle carried in the system message.

The embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program for electronic data exchange, and the computer program enables a computer to execute some or all of the steps described in the method of any one of fig. 2, fig. 3 and fig. 4 in the embodiment of the present application.

Embodiments of the present application provide a computer program product, where the computer program product includes a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, and the computer program is operable to cause a computer to perform some or all of the steps as described in any of the methods of fig. 2, fig. 3, and fig. 4 of the embodiments of the present application. The computer program product may be a software installation package.

The steps of a method or algorithm described in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented in hardware, or may be implemented by a processor executing software instructions. The software instructions may be comprised of corresponding software modules that may be stored in Random Access Memory (RAM), flash Memory, Read Only Memory (ROM), Erasable Programmable ROM (EPROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM (EEPROM), registers, a hard disk, a removable disk, a compact disc Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), or any other form of storage medium known in the art. An exemplary storage medium is coupled to the processor such the processor can read information from, and write information to, the storage medium. Of course, the storage medium may also be integral to the processor. The processor and the storage medium may reside in an ASIC. Additionally, the ASIC may reside in an access network device, a target network device, or a core network device. Of course, the processor and the storage medium may reside as discrete components in an access network device, a target network device, or a core network device.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that in one or more of the examples described above, the functionality described in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented, in whole or in part, by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, may be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When loaded and executed on a computer, cause the processes or functions described in accordance with the embodiments of the application to occur, in whole or in part. The computer may be a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a network of computers, or other programmable device. The computer instructions may be stored on a computer readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer readable storage medium to another, for example, from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center via wire (e.g., coaxial cable, fiber optic, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.). The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device, such as a server, a data center, etc., that incorporates one or more of the available media. The usable medium may be a magnetic medium (e.g., floppy Disk, hard Disk, magnetic tape), an optical medium (e.g., Digital Video Disk (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (e.g., Solid State Disk (SSD)), among others.

The above-mentioned embodiments are intended to illustrate the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application in further detail, and it should be understood that the above-mentioned embodiments are only specific embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the scope of the embodiments of the present application, and any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements and the like made on the basis of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application should be included in the scope of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

An information determination method, comprising:

the terminal determines the energy consumption mode of the terminal;

the terminal determines whether a registration request message carries indication information according to the energy consumption mode, wherein the indication information is used for indicating that the terminal is in a power saving mode;

and the terminal sends the registration request message to core network equipment.
The method of claim 1,

the current energy consumption mode is a power saving mode, and the registration request message carries the indication information;

the current energy consumption mode is a non-power-saving mode, and the registration request message does not carry the indication information.
The method of claim 2, further comprising:

the terminal receives a registration response message returned by the core network equipment;

and the terminal determines the paging cycle of the terminal according to the registration response message.
The method of claim 3, wherein the registration request message carries the indication information, and the determining, by the terminal, the paging cycle of the terminal according to the registration response message comprises:

the terminal acquires a special paging cycle configured by a core network from the registration response message, and the special paging cycle is used as a paging cycle of the terminal; or,

selecting the maximum paging cycle from the default paging cycle and the specific paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal, wherein the terminal is in a radio resource control IDLE RRC-IDLE state; or,

the terminal selects the largest paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal from the default paging cycle, the specific paging cycle and the radio access network paging cycle ran-paging cycle configured by the radio access network, wherein the terminal is in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) -INACTIVE state;

and the default paging cycle is a paging cycle carried in the system message.
The method of claim 3, wherein the registration request message does not carry the indication information, and the determining, by the terminal, the paging cycle of the terminal according to the registration response message comprises:

the terminal determines a default paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal, wherein the terminal is in a radio resource control IDLE RRC-IDLE state and the registration response message does not have a specific paging cycle; or,

the terminal selects the minimum paging cycle from a default paging cycle and a specific paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal, wherein the terminal is in a radio resource control IDLE RRC-IDLE state and the registration response message has the specific paging cycle; or,

the terminal selects the minimum paging cycle from a default paging cycle and a ran-paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal, wherein the terminal is in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) -INACTIVE state and has the ran-paging cycle; or,

the terminal selects the minimum paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal from the default paging cycle, the specific paging cycle and the ran-paging cycle;

the default paging cycle is a paging cycle carried in a system message; the specific paging cycle is a paging cycle carried in the registration response message; and the ran-paging cycle is a paging cycle configured for the terminal by the radio access network equipment.
The method according to any of claims 1 to 5, wherein the indication information comprises at least one of a long paging cycle parameter and a power saving mode parameter.
An information determination method, comprising:

the core network equipment receives a registration request message sent by a terminal;

and the core network equipment determines the energy consumption mode of the terminal according to the registration request message.
The method of claim 7, further comprising:

and the core network equipment determines and sends a registration response message to the terminal according to the energy consumption mode of the terminal and the registration request message, wherein the registration response message comprises a special paging cycle.
The method according to claim 8, wherein the determining, by the core network device, the power consumption mode in which the terminal is located according to the registration request message includes:

the core network equipment determines that the energy consumption mode of the terminal is a power saving mode according to the indication information carried in the registration request message;

the core network equipment determines that the energy consumption mode of the terminal is a non-power-saving mode according to the fact that the registration request message does not carry the indication information;

the indication information is used for indicating that the terminal is in a power saving mode.
The method of claim 9, wherein the indication information comprises at least one of a long paging cycle parameter and a power saving mode parameter.
The method according to claim 9, wherein the indication information includes the long paging cycle parameter, or the indication information includes the long paging cycle parameter and the power saving mode parameter, and an exclusive paging cycle specific paging cycle included in the registration response message is a paging cycle corresponding to the long paging cycle parameter;

or,

the indication information includes the power saving mode parameter, and a specific paging cycle included in the registration response message is a terminal paging discontinuous reception cycle included in the registration request message.
The method according to claim 9, wherein the registration request message does not include the indication information, and wherein a dedicated paging cycle included in the registration response message is a predefined paging cycle when the terminal is in a non-power saving mode, or a paging cycle of a paging cycle configuration option that is smaller than or equal to the preset threshold.
The method according to any one of claims 7 to 12, further comprising:

the core network equipment sends a paging message to a base station in a paging domain of the terminal, wherein the paging message comprises the exclusive paging cycle;

the energy consumption mode of the terminal is a power saving mode, and the paging message also comprises the power saving mode parameter; the energy consumption mode of the terminal is a non-power-saving mode, and the paging message does not include the power-saving mode parameter.
An information determination method, comprising:

a base station receives a paging message, wherein the paging message comprises an exclusive paging cycle configured for a terminal by core network equipment;

the base station determines the energy consumption mode of the terminal according to the paging message;

the base station determines a paging cycle of the terminal according to the energy consumption mode of the terminal and an exclusive paging cycle configured for the terminal by the core network equipment;

the base station is a base station in a paging domain of the terminal.
The method according to claim 14, wherein the current energy consumption mode is a power saving mode, and a registration request message sent by the terminal to the core network carries indication information;

the current energy consumption mode is a non-power-saving mode, and the registration request message does not carry the indication information.
The method of claim 15, further comprising:

and the base station determines the paging cycle of the terminal according to the paging message.
The method of claim 16, wherein the registration request message carries the indication information, and wherein the base station determines a paging cycle of the terminal according to the paging message, comprising:

the base station acquires a special paging cycle configured by a core network from the paging message as a paging cycle of the terminal; or,

selecting the largest paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal from a default paging cycle and an exclusive paging cycle configured by the core network, wherein the terminal is in a radio resource control IDLE RRC-IDLE state; or,

the base station selects the largest paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal from a default paging cycle, an exclusive paging cycle configured by the core network and a radio access network paging cycle ran-paging cycle configured by the radio access network, wherein the terminal is in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) -INACTIVE state;

and the default paging cycle is a paging cycle carried in the system message.
The method of claim 16, wherein the registration request message does not carry the indication information, and wherein the base station determines a paging cycle of the terminal according to the paging message, comprising:

the base station determines a default paging cycle as a paging cycle of the terminal, wherein the terminal is in a radio resource control IDLE RRC-IDLE state; or,

the base station selects the minimum paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal from a default paging cycle and an exclusive paging cycle configured by the core network, wherein the terminal is in a radio resource control IDLE RRC-IDLE state; or,

the base station selects the minimum paging cycle from a default paging cycle and a ran-paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal, wherein the terminal is in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) -INACTIVE state; or,

the base station selects the minimum paging cycle as the paging cycle of the terminal from the default paging cycle, the specific paging cycle and the ran-paging cycle, wherein the terminal is in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) -INACTIVE state;

and the default paging cycle is a paging cycle carried in the system message.
The method according to any of claims 14 to 18, wherein the indication information comprises at least one of a long paging cycle parameter and a power saving mode parameter.
A terminal comprising a processor, memory, a communication interface, and one or more programs stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, the programs comprising instructions for performing the steps in the method of any of claims 1-6.
A core network device comprising a processor, a memory, a communication interface, and one or more programs stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, the programs comprising instructions for performing the steps in the method of any of claims 7-13.
A base station comprising a processor, a memory, a communication interface, and one or more programs stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, the programs comprising instructions for performing the steps in the method of any of claims 14-19.
A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that it stores a computer program for electronic data exchange, wherein the computer program causes a computer to perform the method according to any one of claims 1-19.