CN113396620A

CN113396620A - Communication processing method and related equipment

Info

Publication number: CN113396620A
Application number: CN201980091198.XA
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: 2019-07-23
Filing date: 2019-07-23
Publication date: 2021-09-14
Anticipated expiration: 2039-07-23
Also published as: CN113396620B; WO2021012188A1

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a communication processing method and related equipment, wherein the method comprises the following steps: in an RRC inactive state, a first data packet is transmitted by using an activated semi-static configuration resource, and the size of the first data packet is smaller than or equal to a first threshold value. By adopting the embodiment of the application, the signaling overhead can be reduced.

Description

Communication processing method and related equipment

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a communication processing method and a related device.

Background

In many application scenarios, a User Equipment (UE) may generate a small data packet, such as an Industrial Internet of Things (Internet of Things, IIoT) service, a vehicle to Internet (V2X) service, a Mobile Broadband (MBB) service, and so on. The transmission of small data packets requires the ue to enter a Radio Resource Control (RRC) CONNECTED (CONNECTED) state, which may generate a large amount of signaling overhead.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a communication processing method and related equipment, which are used for reducing signaling overhead.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an information processing method, which is applied to a user equipment, and the method includes:

in an RRC inactive state, a first data packet is transmitted by using an activated semi-static configuration resource, and the size of the first data packet is smaller than or equal to a first threshold value.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication processing method, which is applied to a network device, and the method includes:

receiving a first RRC recovery request message from user equipment, wherein the first RRC recovery request message carries first information, and the first information is used for requesting to activate configured semi-static configuration resources;

and sending a first RRC release message to the user equipment, wherein the first RRC release message carries second information, and the second information is used for indicating whether the configured semi-static configuration resources are activated or not.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication processing method, which is applied to a network device, and the method includes:

receiving a first message from a user equipment, wherein the first message is used for indicating that the user equipment needs to transmit the first data packet in an RRC (radio resource control) inactive state;

and sending a third RRC release message to the user equipment, wherein the third RRC release message carries second configuration information and fifth information of the configured semi-static configuration resources, the fifth information is used for indicating whether the configured semi-static configuration resources are activated or not, and the configured semi-static configuration resources are used in an RRC non-activated state.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication processing apparatus, which is applied to a user equipment, and the apparatus includes:

the data transmission unit is used for transmitting a first data packet by using the activated semi-static configuration resource in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) inactive state, wherein the size of the first data packet is smaller than or equal to a first threshold value.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication processing apparatus, which is applied to a network device, and the apparatus includes:

a message receiving unit, configured to receive a first radio resource control RRC recovery request message from a user equipment, where the first RRC recovery request message carries first information, and the first information is used to request activation of configured semi-static configuration resources;

a message sending unit, configured to send a first RRC release message to the user equipment, where the first RRC release message carries second information, and the second information is used to indicate whether a configured semi-static configuration resource is activated.

In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication processing apparatus, which is applied to a network device, and the apparatus includes:

a message receiving unit, configured to receive a first message from a user equipment, where the first message is used to indicate that the user equipment needs to transmit the first data packet in an RRC inactive state;

a message sending unit, configured to send a third RRC release message to the ue, where the third RRC release message carries second configuration information and fifth information of the configured semi-static configuration resource, and the fifth information is used to indicate whether the configured semi-static configuration resource is activated, and the configured semi-static configuration resource is used in an RRC inactive state.

In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a user equipment, where the user equipment includes a transmitter, where:

the transmitter is configured to transmit a first data packet using the activated semi-static configuration resource in an RRC inactive state, where a size of the first data packet is smaller than or equal to a first threshold.

In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a network device, where the network device includes a receiver and a transmitter, where:

the receiver is configured to receive a first RRC recovery request message from a user equipment, where the first RRC recovery request message carries first information, and the first information is used to request activation of configured semi-static configuration resources;

the transmitter is configured to send a first RRC release message to the user equipment, where the first RRC release message carries second information, and the second information is used to indicate whether a configured semi-static configuration resource is activated.

In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a network device, where the network device includes a receiver and a transmitter, where:

the receiver is configured to receive a first message from a user equipment, where the first message is used to indicate that the user equipment needs to transmit the first data packet in an RRC inactive state;

the transmitter is configured to send a third RRC release message to the user equipment, where the third RRC release message carries second configuration information and fifth information of the configured semi-static configuration resource, and the fifth information is used to indicate whether the configured semi-static configuration resource is activated, and the configured semi-static configuration resource is used in an RRC inactive state.

In a tenth aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, where the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program for electronic data exchange, where the computer program causes a computer to perform some or all of the steps described in the method according to the first aspect, the second aspect, or the third aspect of the embodiments of the present application.

In an eleventh aspect, the present application provides a computer program product, where the computer program product includes a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, where the computer program is operable to cause a computer to perform some or all of the steps described in the method according to the first, second or third aspect of the present application. The computer program product may be a software installation package.

It can be seen that, in the embodiment of the present application, in the RRC inactive state, the ue directly uses the activated semi-static configuration resource to transmit the small data packet, so that the ue can transmit the small data packet without entering the RRC connected state, thereby reducing signaling overhead.

Drawings

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

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

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

fig. 4 is a schematic flowchart of another communication processing method provided in the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic flowchart of another communication processing method provided in the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present application;

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

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of another communication processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The terminology used in the description of the embodiments section of the present application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments of the present application only and is not intended to be limiting of the present application. The terms "first," "second," "third," and "fourth," etc. in the description and claims of this application and in the accompanying drawings are used for distinguishing between different objects and not for describing a particular order. Furthermore, the terms "include" and "have," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system architecture provided in an embodiment of the present application, where the communication system includes a network device and a user equipment. As shown in fig. 1, a network device may communicate with a user device. The communication system may be a global system for mobile Communication (CSM), a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) system, a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) system, a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) system, a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, a 5G communication system (e.g., new radio, NR)), a communication system in which a plurality of communication technologies are merged (e.g., a communication system in which an LTE technology and an NR technology are merged), or a communication system in which a subsequent evolution is performed. The form and number of the network devices and the user devices shown in fig. 1 are only examples, and do not limit the embodiments of the present application.

The user equipment in the application is a device with a wireless communication function, and can be deployed on land, including indoor or outdoor, handheld, wearable or vehicle-mounted; can also be deployed on the water surface (such as a ship and the like); and may also be deployed in the air (e.g., airplanes, balloons, satellites, etc.). The user equipment may be a mobile phone (mobile phone), a tablet computer (pad), a computer with a wireless transceiving function, a Virtual Reality (VR) terminal device, an Augmented Reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal in industrial control (industrial control), a wireless terminal in self driving (self driving), a wireless terminal in remote medical (remote medical), a wireless terminal in smart grid (smart grid), a wireless terminal in smart home (smart home), and the like. The user device may also be a handheld device with wireless communication capabilities, a vehicle mounted device, a wearable device, a computer device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, etc. The user devices may be called different names in different networks, for example: a terminal device, an access terminal, a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a remote terminal, a mobile device, a user terminal, a wireless communication device, a user agent or user equipment, a cellular telephone, a cordless telephone, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) telephone, a Wireless Local Loop (WLL) station, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a terminal device in a 5G network or a future evolution network, etc.

The network device in the present application is a device deployed in a radio access network to provide a wireless communication function. For example, the Network device may be a Radio Access Network (RAN) device on an Access Network side in a cellular Network, and the RAN device is a device for accessing a user equipment to a wireless Network, and includes but is not limited to: evolved Node B (eNB), Radio Network Controller (RNC), Node B (NB), Base Station Controller (BSC), Base Transceiver Station (BTS), Home Base Station (e.g., Home evolved Node B, or Home Node B, HNB), baseband Unit (BBU), Management Entity (Mobility Management Entity, MME); for another example, the Network device may also be a node device in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), such as an Access Controller (AC), a gateway, or a WIFI Access Point (AP); for another example, the network device may also be a transmission node or a transmission reception point (TRP or TP) in the NR system.

In a 5G network environment, a new RRC state, i.e., an RRC INACTIVE (INACTIVE) state, is defined for the purposes of reducing air interface signaling, quickly recovering radio connection, and quickly recovering data service. The RRC inactive state is different from an RRC IDLE (IDLE) state and an RRC connected state.

RRC idle state: there is no RRC connection, mobility is based on cell selection reselection of the user equipment, paging is initiated by a Core Network (CN), a paging area is configured by the CN, and the Network equipment does not have an Access Stratum (AS) context of the user equipment.

RRC connected state: the RRC connection exists, the network device and the user equipment exist in a user equipment AS context, the network device knows that the location of the user equipment is represented by a specific cell level, mobility is controlled by the network device, and unicast data can be transmitted between the user equipment and the network device.

RRC inactive state: mobility is based on cell selection reselection by the user equipment, there is a connection between the CN and a New Radio (NR), the user equipment AS context exists on a certain network equipment, paging is triggered by the RAN, the RAN-based paging area is managed by the RAN, and the network equipment knows that the location of the user equipment is based on the paging area level of the RAN.

The network device may control state transitions of the user device.

In the RRC inactive state, the user equipment autonomously returns to the RRC idle state in at least one of:

1) when receiving the initial paging message of CN;

2) when an RRC recovery request is initiated, a timer T319 is started, and if the timer is overtime;

3) when the integrity protection verification of the message (MSG4) in the fourth step of the random access flow fails;

4) when a cell reselects to other Radio Access Technology (RAT);

5) and entering a state of residing in any cell (camp on any cell).

The features of the RRC inactive state include at least one of:

1) the connection between RAN and CN is maintained;

2) the user equipment and at least one network equipment save the AS context;

3) the user equipment is reachable to the RAN side, and the relevant parameters are configured by the RAN;

4) the network device does not need to be notified when the user equipment moves within a RAN Notification Area (RNA) configured by the RAN, but needs to be notified when the RNA moves out;

5) the user equipment moves within the RNA in accordance with the cell selection reselection mode.

The network device may use an RRC Release (Release) message to transition the ue from the RRC connected state to the RRC Inactive state or from the RRC Inactive state to the RRC Inactive state, if the RRC Release message carries a suspend configuration (suspendConfig). Before the user equipment enters the RRC inactive state, the network device may configure, through RRC release dedicated signaling, RRC inactive configuration parameters for the user equipment, where the main parameters include at least one of:

1) an Invalid Radio Network temporary Identity (I-RNTI) for identifying the user equipment non-activated context of the user equipment at the Network equipment side, which is unique in the Network equipment;

2) RNA, which is used for controlling the area for cell selection and reselection of the user equipment in the inactive state and is also the paging range area of RAN initial paging;

3) a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle (cycle) of the RAN, configured to calculate a paging occasion for RAN initial paging;

4) a RAN Notification Area Update (RNAU) period (periodicity) for controlling a period in which the user equipment performs periodic RAN location Update;

5) next hop link count (NCC) for keys used in RRC connection recovery procedure.

When the user equipment moves in the RNA region, the network equipment side is not required to be informed, and the mobility behavior in the RRC idle state, namely the cell selection and reselection principle, is followed. When the user equipment moves out of the paging area configured by the RAN, the user equipment is triggered to recover RRC connection and reacquire the paging area configured by the RAN. When downlink data arrives at the user equipment, the connection between the RAN and the CN is kept for the user equipment, and the network equipment triggers all cells in a RAN paging area to send paging messages to the user equipment, so that the user equipment in an inactive state can recover RRC connection to receive the data. The user equipment in the inactive state configures a RAN paging area, and in the area, in order to ensure the reachability of the user equipment, the user equipment needs to perform periodic location update according to a network configuration period.

So the scenarios that trigger the user equipment to perform RNA updates are: RNAU timer times out (Periodic RNAU-TimerValue), or the user equipment moves to an area outside the RNA.

Currently, for the sending of the uplink small data packet, only one small data packet is supported to be transmitted, for example, one small data packet may be carried in the third step message (MSG3) in the random access procedure. However, in practice, there may be a plurality of consecutive small packets in the ue, and in order to transmit these small packets, the ue needs to frequently use the RACH procedure to transmit these small packets in MSG3, or the network device switches the ue from the RRC inactive state to the RRC connected state, recovers the user plane Bearer (DRB), and then transmits these small packets. The first transmission mode may cause frequent RRC state switching, increasing signaling overhead. The second transmission method is to let the ue enter the RRC connected state to transmit data, which increases the RRC signaling overhead and also increases the power consumption of the ue.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a communication processing method according to an embodiment of the present application, including the following steps:

step 201: in an RRC inactive state, the user equipment transmits a first data packet by using the activated semi-static configuration resource, wherein the size of the first data packet is smaller than or equal to a first threshold value.

The first threshold may be N bits, and N may be 1000 or another value.

The number of the first data packets may be one or more, and is not limited herein.

It should be noted that, in the RRC inactive state, if there is a second data packet, the ue may also transmit the second data packet using the activated semi-static configuration resource, and the size of the second data packet is greater than the first threshold.

Method example 1:

referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic flow chart of another communication processing method according to an embodiment of the present application, including the following steps:

step 301: the method comprises the steps that user equipment sends a first RRC recovery request (resume request) message to network equipment, the network equipment receives the first RRC recovery request message from the user equipment, the first RRC recovery request message carries first information, and the first information is used for requesting activation of configured semi-static configuration resources.

Step 302: the method comprises the steps that network equipment sends a first RRC release message to user equipment, the user equipment receives the first RRC release message from the network equipment, the first RRC release message carries second information, and the second information is used for indicating whether configured semi-static configuration resources are activated or not.

Step 303: in the RRC inactive state, the user equipment transmits a first data packet by using the activated semi-static configuration resource.

In an implementation manner of the present application, before step 301, the user equipment is in an RRC inactive state.

In an implementation manner of the present application, the first RRC recovery request message carries a part of a first data packet that the user equipment needs to send.

In an implementation manner of the present application, before step 301, the network device configures a semi-static configuration resource for the user equipment.

Optionally, the first information includes at least one of: a first request indication for requesting activation of configured semi-statically configured resources, the number of the first data packets in the user equipment cache, whether the first data packets arrive within a first time period, and a starting time of the first time period being no earlier than a current time.

Optionally, the configured semi-statically configured resource is configured by the network device to the user equipment in an RRC inactive state, or the configured semi-statically configured resource is configured by the network device to the user equipment in an RRC connected state.

Specifically, in the RRC inactive state, the manner for the network device to configure the semi-static configuration resource for the user equipment specifically includes: in an RRC inactive state, the ue sends an RRC recovery request message to the network device, and then the network device replies an RRC release message to the ue after receiving the RRC recovery request message, where the RRC release message may carry configuration information of the configured semi-static configuration resource.

In the RRC connected state, the manner of configuring the semi-static configuration resource for the user equipment by the network equipment specifically includes: in the RRC connected state, the network device sends an RRC release message to the user equipment, where the RRC release message is used to instruct the user equipment to release to an RRC inactive state, and the RRC release message may carry configuration information of the configured semi-static configuration resource.

Wherein the configured semi-static configuration resource is used in an RRC inactive state.

The configuration information of the semi-static configuration resource comprises at least one of the following: 1) time domain information of the semi-static configuration resource, such as a period, a slot offset (slot offset), a symbol position in a slot, and the like; 2) frequency domain information of semi-statically configured resources, such as Resource Blocks (RBs) occupied in the frequency domain; 3) modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) related information, and the like.

In an implementation manner of the present application, the network device does not configure the semi-static configuration resource for the user equipment in an RRC connected state, the first RRC recovery request message further carries third information, where the third information is used to request configuration of the semi-static configuration resource, and the first RRC release message further carries first configuration information of the configured semi-static configuration resource.

Wherein the first configuration information of the semi-static configuration resource comprises at least one of the following: 1) time domain information of the semi-static configuration resources, such as a period, slot offset, symbol positions in slots, and the like; 2) frequency domain information of semi-static configuration resources, such as those RBs occupied in the frequency domain; 3) MCS related information, etc.

In an implementation manner of the present application, if the second information indicates that the configured semi-static configuration resource is activated, the second RRC release message further includes fourth information, where the fourth information is used to indicate an activation duration of the activated semi-static configuration resource.

In an implementation manner of the present application, the fourth information is used to indicate an activation duration of the activated semi-static configuration resource, and includes: the fourth information includes a first timer, a trigger time of the first timer is a time when the activated semi-static configuration resource is determined to be activated, and a timing duration of the first timer is the activation duration.

Optionally, the first timer includes T380.

Specifically, when the ue receives the first RRC release message and confirms activation of the semi-static configuration resource, the ue starts the first timer; during the running of the first timer, the semi-static configuration resource is in an activated state; when the first timer times out, if the ue wants to continue using the semi-persistent configuration resource, the ue needs to re-initiate the RRC recovery procedure. If the user equipment does not want to continue using the semi-statically configured resources, the user equipment does not need to initiate an RRC recovery procedure.

In an implementation manner of the present application, before step 301, the method further includes:

and the user equipment triggers an RRC recovery flow, wherein the RRC recovery flow is used for indicating that the user equipment needs to send the first data packet.

Optionally, before the ue triggers the RRC recovery procedure, the method further includes: and the user equipment determines that the first data packet is cached in the user equipment.

It can be seen that, in the embodiment of the present application, in the RRC inactive state, the ue indicates the network device to activate the configured semi-static configuration resource, so that the ue can transmit a small data packet using the activated semi-static configuration resource without entering the RRC connected state, thereby reducing signaling overhead and reducing power consumption of the ue.

Method example 2:

referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart of another communication processing method according to an embodiment of the present application, including the following steps:

step 401: in an RRC connected state, user equipment sends a first message to network equipment, the network equipment receives the first message from the user equipment, and the first message is used for indicating that the user equipment needs to transmit the first data packet in an RRC non-activated state.

The first message may be, for example, an auxiliary user equipment information (association information), a Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) of a MAC layer, or other messages.

Step 402: the network device sends a third RRC release message to the user equipment, the user equipment receives the third RRC release message from the network device, the third RRC release message carries second configuration information and fifth information of the configured semi-static configuration resources, the fifth information is used for indicating whether the configured semi-static configuration resources are activated or not, and the configured semi-static configuration resources are used in an RRC non-activated state.

Step 403: in the RRC inactive state, the user equipment transmits a first data packet by using the activated semi-static configuration resource.

Wherein the second configuration information of the semi-static configuration resource comprises at least one of the following: 1) time domain information of the semi-static configuration resources, such as a period, slot offset, symbol positions in slots, and the like; 2) frequency domain information of semi-static configuration resources, such as those RBs occupied in the frequency domain; 3) MCS related information, etc.

In an implementation manner of the present application, after the ue receives the third RRC release message from the network device, the method further includes: the user equipment enters the RRC inactive state.

It can be seen that, in the embodiment of the present application, in the RRC connected state, the ue notifies the network device through an auxiliary message that it needs to transmit the small data packet in the RRC inactive state, so that the network device configures the semi-static configuration resource used in the RRC inactive state to the ue and activates the resource, and further the ue directly uses the activated semi-static configuration resource to transmit the small data packet in the RRC inactive state, thereby reducing signaling overhead and reducing power consumption of the ue.

Method example 3:

referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic flow chart of another communication processing method according to an embodiment of the present application, including the following steps:

step 501: the user equipment determines the activated semi-static configuration resource based on third configuration information of the semi-static configuration resource, wherein the third configuration information comprises at least one of the following: activation period, activation effective duration, activation effective window, offset.

Step 502: in the RRC inactive state, the user equipment transmits a first data packet by using the activated semi-static configuration resource.

Wherein the third configuration information of the semi-static configuration resource includes at least one of: 1) time domain information of the semi-static configuration resources, such as a period, slot offset, symbol positions in slots, and the like; 2) frequency domain information of semi-static configuration resources, such as those RBs occupied in the frequency domain; 3) MCS related information, etc.

In an implementation manner of the present application, the semi-static configuration resource is an uplink semi-static configuration resource or a downlink semi-static configuration resource.

In an implementation manner of the present application, a Tracking Area (TA) and power of the first packet are preconfigured, or the TA and power of the first packet are the same as the TA and power used for transmitting the first packet last time.

In an implementation manner of the present application, before step 501, the method further includes:

the network equipment sends a fourth RRC release message to the user equipment, and the user equipment receives the fourth RRC release message from the network equipment; the user equipment enters an RRC idle state or an RRC inactive state.

Optionally, the fourth RRC release message carries the third configuration information.

Optionally, a second message carries the third configuration information, a sending time of the second message is earlier than a sending time of the fourth RRC release message, and the second message is sent by the network device.

The second message may be, for example, an RRC Reconfiguration (Reconfiguration) message, or another message.

In an implementation manner of the present application, the determining, by the user equipment, the activated semi-static configuration resource based on the fourth configuration information of the semi-static configuration resource includes:

the user equipment determines an activation starting position of the semi-static configuration resource based on the third configuration information;

the user equipment determines the activated semi-static configuration resource based on the activation effective duration, one of the activation effective windows and the activation starting position.

In an implementation manner of the present application, the determining, by the user equipment, an activation starting position of the semi-static configuration resource based on the fourth configuration information includes: the user equipment determines the activation starting position based on at least one of the activation period and the first offset, and a calculation formula.

The first implementation mode comprises the following steps: the third configuration information comprises the activation period and the first offset, and the user equipment determines to obtain a first frame number based on the activation period, the first offset and a first formula; the user equipment determines to obtain a first subframe frame number based on the first offset and a second formula; the user equipment takes the first subframe frame number in the first frame number as the activation starting position, wherein the first formula is as follows: SFN mod T — offset, the second formula is: subframe is the subframe number, SFN is the frame number, T is the active period, offset is the offset, subframe is the subframe number.

The second implementation mode comprises the following steps: the third configuration information comprises the activation period and the first offset, and the user equipment determines to obtain a second frame number based on the activation period, the first offset and a third formula; the user equipment determines to obtain a second subframe frame number based on the first offset and a fourth formula; the user equipment takes the second subframe frame number in the second frame number as the activation starting position, wherein the third formula is as follows: SFN mod T ═ FLOOR (offset/10), the fourth formula is: subframe is the subframe number, SFN is the frame number, T is the active period, offset is the offset, subframe is the subframe number.

The third implementation mode comprises the following steps: the third configuration information comprises the activation period, and the user equipment determines to obtain a third frame number based on the activation period and a fifth formula; the user equipment takes a third subframe frame number in the third frame number as the activation starting position, wherein a fifth formula is as follows: the SFN mod T is 0, the third subframe frame number is indicated by the network device, for example, the third subframe frame number is indicated by RRC signaling, the SFN is a frame number, the T is an active period, and the subframe frame is a subframe frame number.

It can be seen that, in the embodiment of the present application, the network device configures the periodically activated semi-static configuration resource for the user equipment, and in an RRC inactive state, the user equipment directly uses the activated semi-static configuration resource to transmit a small data packet, thereby reducing signaling overhead and reducing power consumption of the user equipment.

Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a user equipment provided in an embodiment of the present application, where the user equipment includes one or more processors, one or more transmitters, and one or more receivers, where:

In an implementation manner of the present application, the transmitter is further configured to send a first RRC recovery request message to a network device, where the first RRC recovery request message carries first information, and the first information is used to request activation of configured semi-static configuration resources;

the receiver is configured to receive a first RRC release message from the network device, where the first RRC release message carries second information, and the second information is used to indicate whether a configured semi-static configuration resource is activated.

In an implementation manner of the present application, the first information includes at least one of: a first request indication for requesting activation of configured semi-statically configured resources, the number of the first data packets in the user equipment cache, whether the first data packets arrive within a first time period, and a starting time of the first time period being no earlier than a current time.

In an implementation manner of the present application, the configured semi-static configuration resource is configured by the network device to the user equipment in an RRC inactive state, or the configured semi-static configuration resource is configured by the network device to the user equipment in an RRC connected state.

In an implementation of the present application, the first timer includes T380.

In an implementation manner of the present application, the processor is configured to trigger an RRC recovery procedure before sending a first RRC recovery request message to a network device, where the RRC recovery procedure is used to indicate that the user equipment needs to send the first data packet.

In an implementation manner of the present application, the processor is further configured to determine that the first data packet is cached by the user equipment before triggering an RRC recovery procedure.

In an implementation manner of the present application, the ue is in an RRC inactive state.

In an implementation manner of the present application, the transmitter is further configured to send, to a network device in an RRC connected state, a first message, where the first message is used to indicate that the user equipment needs to transmit the first data packet in an RRC inactive state;

the receiver is configured to receive a third RRC release message from the network device, where the third RRC release message carries second configuration information and fifth information of the configured semi-static configuration resource, and the fifth information is used to indicate whether the configured semi-static configuration resource is activated, and the configured semi-static configuration resource is used in an RRC inactive state.

In an implementation manner of the present application, the processor is configured to enter the RRC inactive state after receiving a third RRC release message from the network device.

In an implementation manner of the present application, the processor is configured to determine the activated semi-static configuration resource based on third configuration information of the semi-static configuration resource, where the third configuration information includes at least one of: an activation period, an activation validity duration, an activation validity window, and a first offset.

In an implementation manner of the present application, before determining the activated semi-static configuration resource based on the third configuration information of the semi-static configuration resource, the receiver is configured to receive a fourth RRC release message from the network device;

the processor is further configured to enter an RRC idle state or an RRC inactive state.

In an implementation manner of the present application, the fourth RRC release message carries the third configuration information.

In an implementation manner of the present application, a second message carries the third configuration information, a sending time of the second message is earlier than a sending time of the fourth RRC release message, and the second message is sent by the network device.

In an implementation manner of the present application, in determining the activated semi-static configuration resource based on fourth configuration information of the semi-static configuration resource, the processor is specifically configured to:

determining an activation starting position of a semi-static configuration resource based on the third configuration information;

determining the activated semi-static configuration resource based on the activation validity duration, one of the activation validity windows, and the activation start location.

In an implementation manner of the present application, in determining an activation starting position of the semi-static configuration resource based on the fourth configuration information, the processor is specifically configured to: determining the activation start position based on at least one of the activation period, the first offset, and a calculation formula.

In an implementation manner of the present application, the TA and the power of the current transmission of the first data packet are preconfigured, or the TA and the power of the current transmission of the first data packet are the same as the TA and the power used for the previous transmission of the first data packet.

It should be noted that the user equipment may further include one or more memories. The specific implementation process of this embodiment may refer to the specific implementation process described in the above method embodiment, and will not be described here.

Referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a network device provided in an embodiment of the present application, where the network device includes one or more transmitters and one or more receivers.

Network device embodiment 1:

the receiver is configured to receive a first radio resource control RRC recovery request message from a user equipment, where the first RRC recovery request message carries first information, and the first information is used to request activation of configured semi-static configuration resources;

In an implementation manner of the present application, the configured semi-static configuration resource is configured by the network device to the user equipment through a second RRC release message, or the network device configures the user equipment in an RRC connected state.

In an implementation manner of the present application, the network device does not configure the semi-static configuration resource for the user equipment in an RRC connected state, the first RRC recovery request message further carries third information, where the third information is used to request to configure the semi-static configuration resource, and the first RRC release message further carries first configuration information of the configured semi-static configuration resource.

In an implementation of the present application, the first timer includes T380.

Network device embodiment 2:

It is noted that the network device may also include one or more memories and one or more processors. The specific implementation process of this embodiment may refer to the specific implementation process described in the above method embodiment, and will not be described here.

Referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a communication processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application, applied to a user equipment, where the apparatus includes:

a data transmission unit 801, configured to transmit, in an RRC inactive state, a first data packet using an activated semi-static configuration resource, where a size of the first data packet is smaller than or equal to a first threshold.

In an implementation manner of the present application, the apparatus further includes:

a first message sending unit 802, configured to send a first RRC recovery request message to a network device, where the first RRC recovery request message carries first information, and the first information is used to request activation of configured semi-static configuration resources;

a first message receiving unit 803, configured to receive a first RRC release message from the network device through the communication unit 802, where the first RRC release message carries second information, and the second information is used to indicate whether the configured semi-static configuration resource is activated.

In an implementation of the present application, the first timer includes T380.

a triggering unit 804, configured to trigger an RRC recovery procedure before sending the first RRC recovery request message to the network device, where the RRC recovery procedure is used to indicate that the user equipment needs to send the first data packet.

a determining unit 805, configured to determine that the first data packet is cached by the user equipment before triggering an RRC recovery procedure.

a second message sending unit 806, configured to send, in an RRC connected state, a first message to a network device, where the first message is used to indicate that the user equipment needs to transmit the first data packet in an RRC inactive state;

a second message receiving unit 807, configured to receive a third RRC release message from the network device, where the third RRC release message carries second configuration information and fifth information of the configured semi-static configuration resource, and the fifth information is used to indicate whether the configured semi-static configuration resource is activated, and the configured semi-static configuration resource is used in an RRC inactive state.

a first state switching unit 808, configured to enter the RRC inactive state after receiving a third RRC release message from the network device.

a resource determining unit 809, configured to determine the activated semi-static configuration resource based on third configuration information of the semi-static configuration resource, where the third configuration information includes at least one of the following: an activation period, an activation validity duration, an activation validity window, and a first offset.

a third message receiving unit 810, configured to receive a fourth RRC release message from the network device before determining the activated semi-static configuration resource based on third configuration information of the semi-static configuration resource;

the second state switching unit 811 is configured to enter an RRC idle state or an RRC inactive state.

In an implementation manner of the present application, in determining the activated semi-static configuration resource based on the fourth configuration information of the semi-static configuration resource, the resource determining unit 809 is specifically configured to:

In an implementation manner of the present application, in determining an activation starting position of a semi-static configuration resource based on the fourth configuration information, the resource determining unit 809 is specifically configured to: determining the activation start position based on at least one of the activation period, the first offset, and a calculation formula.

It should be noted that the data transmission unit 801, the triggering unit 804, the determining unit 805, the first state switching unit 808, the resource determining unit 809, and the second state switching unit 811 may be implemented by a processor. The first message transmitting unit 802 and the second message transmitting unit 806 may be implemented by a transmitter. The first message receiving unit 803, the second message receiving unit 807, and the third message receiving unit 810 may be implemented by a receiver. The apparatus may further include an information storage unit, which may be implemented by a memory.

Referring to fig. 9, fig. 9 is a communication processing apparatus applied to a network device according to an embodiment of the present application, where the apparatus includes a message sending unit 901 and a message receiving unit 902.

Apparatus example 1:

the message sending unit 901 is configured to receive a first radio resource control RRC recovery request message from a user equipment through a communication unit 802, where the first RRC recovery request message carries first information, and the first information is used to request activation of configured semi-static configuration resources;

the message receiving unit 902 is configured to send a first RRC release message to the ue, where the first RRC release message carries second information, and the second information is used to indicate whether a configured semi-static configuration resource is activated.

In an implementation of the present application, the first timer includes T380.

Apparatus example 2:

the message receiving unit 901 is configured to receive a first message from a user equipment, where the first message is used to indicate that the user equipment needs to transmit the first data packet in an RRC inactive state;

the message sending unit 902 is configured to send a third RRC release message to the ue, where the third RRC release message carries second configuration information and fifth information of the configured semi-static configuration resource, and the fifth information is used to indicate whether the configured semi-static configuration resource is activated, and the configured semi-static configuration resource is used in an RRC inactive state.

It should be noted that the message receiving unit 901 may be implemented by a receiver, and the message sending unit 902 may be implemented by a sender. The apparatus may further include an information storage unit implemented by a memory, and an information processing unit implemented by a processor.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer storage medium, where the computer storage medium stores a computer program for electronic data exchange, and the computer program enables a computer to execute part or all of the steps of any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments, and the computer includes a user equipment or a network device.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program operable to cause a computer to perform some or all of the steps of any of the methods as described in the above method embodiments. The computer program product may be a software installation package, the computer comprising a user device or a network device.

It should be noted that, for simplicity of description, the above-mentioned method embodiments are described as a series of acts or combination of acts, but those skilled in the art will recognize that the present application is not limited by the order of acts described, as some steps may occur in other orders or concurrently depending on the application. Further, those skilled in the art should also appreciate that the embodiments described in the specification are preferred embodiments and that the acts and modules referred to are not necessarily required in this application.

In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and for parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.

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

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

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 can be realized in a form of hardware, and can also be realized in a form of a software functional unit.

The integrated unit may be stored in a computer readable memory if it is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a stand-alone product. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present application may be substantially implemented or a part of or all or part of the technical solution contributing to the prior art may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a memory, and including several instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device) to execute all or part of the steps of the above-mentioned method of the embodiments of the present application. And the aforementioned memory comprises: a U-disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a removable hard disk, a magnetic or optical disk, and other various media capable of storing program codes.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that all or part of the steps in the methods of the above embodiments may be implemented by associated hardware instructed by a program, which may be stored in a computer-readable memory, which may include: flash Memory disks, Read-Only memories (ROMs), Random Access Memories (RAMs), magnetic or optical disks, and the like.

The foregoing detailed description of the embodiments of the present application has been presented to illustrate the principles and implementations of the present application, and the above description of the embodiments is only provided to help understand the method and the core concept of the present application; meanwhile, for a person skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present application, there may be variations in the specific embodiments and the application scope, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as a limitation to the present application.

Claims

A communication processing method applied to User Equipment (UE), the method comprising:

and transmitting a first data packet by using the activated semi-static configuration resource in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) inactive state, wherein the size of the first data packet is smaller than or equal to a first threshold value.
The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending a first RRC recovery request message to network equipment, wherein the first RRC recovery request message carries first information, and the first information is used for requesting to activate configured semi-static configuration resources;

receiving a first RRC release message from the network device, wherein the first RRC release message carries second information, and the second information is used for indicating whether the configured semi-static configuration resources are activated or not.
The method of claim 2, wherein the first information comprises at least one of: a first request indication for requesting activation of configured semi-statically configured resources, the number of the first data packets in the user equipment cache, whether the first data packets arrive within a first time period, and a starting time of the first time period being no earlier than a current time.
The method of claim 3, wherein the configured semi-statically configured resource is configured for the user equipment by the network device in an RRC inactive state, or wherein the configured semi-statically configured resource is configured for the user equipment by the network device in an RRC connected state.
The method according to claim 2, wherein the network device does not configure the ue with the semi-static configuration resource in the RRC connected state, the first RRC recovery request message further carries third information, the third information is used to request configuration of the semi-static configuration resource, and the first RRC release message further carries the first configuration information of the configured semi-static configuration resource.
The method according to any of claims 2-5, wherein the second RRC release message further comprises fourth information indicating an activation duration of the activated semi-persistent configuration resource, if the second information indicates that the configured semi-persistent configuration resource is activated.
The method of claim 6, wherein the fourth information is used for indicating an activation duration of the activated semi-statically configured resource, and comprises: the fourth information includes a first timer, a trigger time of the first timer is a time when the activated semi-static configuration resource is determined to be activated, and a timing duration of the first timer is the activation duration.
The method of claim 7, wherein the first timer comprises T380.
The method of any of claims 2-8, wherein prior to sending the first RRC recovery request message to the network device, the method further comprises:

and triggering an RRC recovery flow, wherein the RRC recovery flow is used for indicating that the user equipment needs to send the first data packet.
The method of claim 9, wherein before the triggering the RRC recovery procedure, the method further comprises: determining that the first data packet is cached by the user equipment.
The method according to any of claims 2-10, wherein the user equipment is in RRC inactive state.
The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in an RRC connection state, sending a first message to a network device, wherein the first message is used for indicating that the user equipment needs to transmit the first data packet in an RRC non-activated state;

receiving a third RRC release message from the network device, where the third RRC release message carries second configuration information and fifth information of the configured semi-static configuration resource, and the fifth information is used to indicate whether the configured semi-static configuration resource is activated, and the configured semi-static configuration resource is used in an RRC inactive state.
The method of claim 12, wherein after receiving the third RRC release message from the network device, the method further comprises: entering the RRC inactive state.
The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the activated semi-static configuration resource based on third configuration information of the semi-static configuration resource, the third configuration information including at least one of: an activation period, an activation validity duration, an activation validity window, and a first offset.
The method of claim 14, prior to determining the activated semi-statically configured resource based on third configuration information for the semi-statically configured resource, the method further comprising:

receiving a fourth RRC release message from the network device;

entering an RRC idle state or an RRC inactive state.
The method of claim 15, wherein the fourth RRC release message carries the third configuration information.
The method of claim 15, wherein a second message carries the third configuration information, and wherein a sending time of the second message is earlier than a sending time of the fourth RRC release message, and wherein the second message is sent by the network device.
The method according to any of claims 14-17, wherein determining the activated semi-static configuration resource based on the fourth configuration information of the semi-static configuration resource comprises:

determining an activation starting position of a semi-static configuration resource based on the third configuration information;

determining the activated semi-static configuration resource based on the activation validity duration, one of the activation validity windows, and the activation start location.
The method of claim 18, wherein the determining an activation starting location of a semi-static configuration resource based on the fourth configuration information comprises:

determining the activation start position based on at least one of the activation period, the first offset, and a calculation formula.
The method according to any of claims 14-19, wherein the semi-static configuration resources are uplink semi-static configuration resources or downlink semi-static configuration resources.
The method according to any of claims 14-20, wherein the tracking area, TA, and power of the current transmission of the first packet is pre-configured, or wherein the TA and power of the current transmission of the first packet is the same as the TA and power used for the last transmission of the first packet.
A communication processing method is applied to a network device, and the method comprises the following steps:

receiving a first Radio Resource Control (RRC) recovery request message from user equipment, wherein the first RRC recovery request message carries first information, and the first information is used for requesting to activate configured semi-static configuration resources;

and sending a first RRC release message to the user equipment, wherein the first RRC release message carries second information, and the second information is used for indicating whether the configured semi-static configuration resources are activated or not.
The method of claim 22, wherein the first information comprises at least one of: a first request indication for requesting activation of configured semi-statically configured resources, the number of the first data packets in the user equipment cache, whether the first data packets arrive within a first time period, and a starting time of the first time period being no earlier than a current time.
The method of claim 23, wherein the configured semi-statically configured resource is configured by the network device to the user equipment through a second RRC release message, or is configured by the network device to the user equipment in an RRC connected state.
The method of claim 22, wherein the network device does not configure the ue with semi-static configuration resources in the RRC connected state, wherein the first RRC recovery request message further carries third information, the third information is used to request configuration of semi-static configuration resources, and wherein the first RRC release message further carries first configuration information of the configured semi-static configuration resources.
The method of any of claims 22-25, wherein the second RRC release message further comprises fourth information indicating an activation duration of the activated semi-persistent configuration resource if the second information indicates that the configured semi-persistent configuration resource is activated.
The method of claim 26, wherein the fourth information is used for indicating an activation duration of the activated semi-statically configured resource, and comprises: the fourth information includes a first timer, a trigger time of the first timer is a time when the activated semi-static configuration resource is determined to be activated, and a timing duration of the first timer is the activation duration.
The method of claim 27, wherein the first timer comprises T380.
A communication processing method is applied to a network device, and the method comprises the following steps:

receiving a first message from a user equipment, wherein the first message is used for indicating that the user equipment needs to transmit the first data packet in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) non-activated state;

and sending a third RRC release message to the user equipment, wherein the third RRC release message carries second configuration information and fifth information of the configured semi-static configuration resources, the fifth information is used for indicating whether the configured semi-static configuration resources are activated or not, and the configured semi-static configuration resources are used in an RRC non-activated state.
A communication processing apparatus, applied to a user equipment, the apparatus comprising:

the data transmission unit is used for transmitting a first data packet by using the activated semi-static configuration resource in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) inactive state, wherein the size of the first data packet is smaller than or equal to a first threshold value.
The apparatus of claim 30, further comprising:

a first message sending unit, configured to send a first RRC recovery request message to a network device, where the first RRC recovery request message carries first information, and the first information is used to request activation of configured semi-static configuration resources;

a first message receiving unit, configured to receive a first RRC release message from the network device, where the first RRC release message carries second information, and the second information is used to indicate whether a configured semi-static configuration resource is activated.
The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the network device does not configure the ue with semi-static configuration resources in the RRC connected state, wherein the first RRC recovery request message further carries third information, the third information is used to request configuration of semi-static configuration resources, and wherein the first RRC release message further carries first configuration information of the configured semi-static configuration resources.
The apparatus of claim 31 or 32, wherein the second RRC release message further includes fourth information indicating an activation duration of the activated semi-persistent configuration resource if the second information indicates that the configured semi-persistent configuration resource is activated.
The apparatus of any one of claims 31-33, further comprising:

a triggering unit, configured to trigger an RRC recovery procedure, where the RRC recovery procedure is used to indicate that the user equipment needs to send the first data packet.
The apparatus of claim 30, further comprising:

a second message sending unit, configured to send a first message to a network device in an RRC connected state, where the first message is used to indicate that the user equipment needs to transmit the first data packet in an RRC inactive state;

a second message receiving unit, configured to receive a third RRC release message from the network device, where the third RRC release message carries second configuration information and fifth information of the configured semi-static configuration resource, and the fifth information is used to indicate whether the configured semi-static configuration resource is activated, and the configured semi-static configuration resource is used in an RRC inactive state.
The apparatus of claim 30, further comprising:

a resource determining unit, configured to determine the activated semi-static configuration resource based on third configuration information of the semi-static configuration resource, where the third configuration information includes at least one of: an activation period, an activation validity duration, an activation validity window, and a first offset.
The apparatus according to claim 36, wherein, in determining the activated semi-static configuration resource based on the third configuration information of the semi-static configuration resource, the resource determining unit is specifically configured to:

determining an activation starting position of a semi-static configuration resource based on the third configuration information;

determining the activated semi-static configuration resource based on the activation validity duration, one of the activation validity windows, and the activation start location.
A communication processing apparatus, applied to a network device, the apparatus comprising:

a message receiving unit, configured to receive a first radio resource control RRC recovery request message from a user equipment, where the first RRC recovery request message carries first information, and the first information is used to request activation of configured semi-static configuration resources;

a message sending unit, configured to send a first RRC release message to the user equipment, where the first RRC release message carries second information, and the second information is used to indicate whether a configured semi-static configuration resource is activated.
The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the network device does not configure the ue with semi-static configuration resources in the RRC connected state, wherein the first RRC recovery request message further carries third information, the third information is used to request configuration of semi-static configuration resources, and wherein the first RRC release message further carries first configuration information of the configured semi-static configuration resources.
The apparatus of claim 38 or 39, wherein the second RRC release message further comprises fourth information indicating an activation duration of the activated semi-persistent configuration resource if the second information indicates that the configured semi-persistent configuration resource is activated.
A communication processing apparatus, applied to a network device, the apparatus comprising:

a message receiving unit, configured to receive a first message from a user equipment, where the first message is used to indicate that the user equipment needs to transmit the first data packet in an RRC inactive state;

a message sending unit, configured to send a third RRC release message to the ue, where the third RRC release message carries second configuration information and fifth information of the configured semi-static configuration resource, and the fifth information is used to indicate whether the configured semi-static configuration resource is activated, and the configured semi-static configuration resource is used in an RRC inactive state.
A user equipment, characterized in that the user equipment comprises a transmitter, wherein:

the transmitter is configured to transmit a first data packet using the activated semi-static configuration resource in an RRC inactive state, where a size of the first data packet is smaller than or equal to a first threshold.
The user equipment of claim 42, wherein the user equipment further comprises a receiver, and wherein:

the transmitter is further configured to transmit a first RRC recovery request message to a network device, where the first RRC recovery request message carries first information, and the first information is used to request activation of configured semi-static configuration resources;

the receiver is configured to receive a first RRC release message from the network device, where the first RRC release message carries second information, and the second information is used to indicate whether a configured semi-static configuration resource is activated.
The UE of claim 43, wherein the network device does not configure the UE with the semi-static configuration resource in the RRC connected state, wherein the first RRC connection request message further carries third information, the third information is used to request configuration of the semi-static configuration resource, and the first RRC release message further carries the first configuration information of the configured semi-static configuration resource.
The UE of claim 43 or 44, wherein the second RRC release message further comprises fourth information indicating an activation duration of the activated semi-persistent configuration resource, if the second information indicates that the configured semi-persistent configuration resource is activated.
The user equipment of any one of claims 43-45, wherein the user equipment further comprises a processor, and wherein:

the processor is configured to trigger a RRC recovery procedure, where the RRC recovery procedure is used to indicate that the user equipment needs to send the first data packet.
The user equipment of claim 42, wherein the user equipment further comprises a receiver, and wherein:

the transmitter is further configured to send a first message to a network device in an RRC connected state, where the first message is used to indicate that the user equipment needs to transmit the first data packet in an RRC inactive state;

the receiver is configured to receive a third RRC release message from the network device, where the third RRC release message carries second configuration information and fifth information of the configured semi-static configuration resource, and the fifth information is used to indicate whether the configured semi-static configuration resource is activated, and the configured semi-static configuration resource is used in an RRC inactive state.
[ correction 23.08.2019 based on rules 91]
The user equipment of claim 42, wherein the user equipment further comprises a processor, and wherein:

the processor is configured to determine the activated semi-static configuration resource based on third configuration information of the semi-static configuration resource, where the third configuration information includes at least one of: an activation period, an activation validity duration, an activation validity window, and a first offset.
[ correction 23.08.2019 based on rules 91]
The UE of claim 48, wherein in determining the activated semi-static configuration resource based on third configuration information for the semi-static configuration resource, the processor is specifically configured to:

determining an activation starting position of a semi-static configuration resource based on the third configuration information;

determining the activated semi-static configuration resource based on the activation validity duration, one of the activation validity windows, and the activation start location.
[ correction 23.08.2019 based on rules 91]
A network device, characterized in that the network device comprises a receiver and a transmitter, wherein:

the receiver is configured to receive a first radio resource control RRC recovery request message from a user equipment, where the first RRC recovery request message carries first information, and the first information is used to request activation of configured semi-static configuration resources;

the transmitter is configured to send a first RRC release message to the user equipment, where the first RRC release message carries second information, and the second information is used to indicate whether a configured semi-static configuration resource is activated.
[ claim 91 correction 23.08.2019] the network device according to claim 50, wherein the network device does not configure the user equipment with semi-static configuration resources in an RRC connected state, wherein the first RRC resume request message further carries third information, the third information is used for requesting to configure the semi-static configuration resources, and wherein the first RRC release message further carries first configuration information of the configured semi-static configuration resources.
[ claim 91 correction 23.08.2019] the network device according to claim 50 or 51, wherein the second RRC Release message further comprises fourth information indicating an activation duration of the activated semi-persistent configuration resource if the second information indicates that the configured semi-persistent configuration resource is activated.
[ correction 23.08.2019 based on rules 91]
A network device, characterized in that the network device comprises a receiver and a transmitter, wherein:

the receiver is configured to receive a first message from a user equipment, where the first message is used to indicate that the user equipment needs to transmit the first data packet in a radio resource control, RRC, inactive state;

the transmitter is configured to send a third RRC release message to the user equipment, where the third RRC release message carries second configuration information and fifth information of the configured semi-static configuration resource, and the fifth information is used to indicate whether the configured semi-static configuration resource is activated, and the configured semi-static configuration resource is used in an RRC inactive state.
[ correction 23.08.2019 according to rules 91 ] a computer-readable storage medium, in which a computer program for electronic data interchange is stored, wherein the computer program is to make a computer execute a method according to any one of claims 1 to 21, or the computer program is to make a computer execute a method according to any one of claims 22 to 28, or the computer program is to make a computer execute a method according to claim 29.