CN116095844A

CN116095844A - DRX processing, DRX parameter configuration method and device, and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN116095844A
Application number: CN202111295361.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴鸣
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-11-03
Filing date: 2021-11-03
Publication date: 2023-05-09

Abstract

The disclosure provides a DRX processing method, a DRX parameter configuration device and a storage medium. The DRX processing method comprises the following steps: determining that a condition for entering a linear DRX cycle is satisfied, the linear DRX cycle being one of a plurality of linear DRX cycles, the duration of the plurality of linear DRX cycles being linearly increasing; discontinuous reception is performed based on parameters included in the linear DRX cycle. In the method, the UE can enter a linear DRX period with linearly increasing and variable duration, so that the flexibility of DRX processing is improved, and the power consumption requirement and the performance requirement of the UE can be balanced better.

Description

DRX processing, DRX parameter configuration method and device, and storage medium

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the field of communication, and in particular relates to a method and a device for DRX processing and DRX parameter configuration, and a storage medium.

Background

Currently, for DRX (Discontinuous Reception ) processing, two modes are mainly included, one is C-DRX (Connectedmode DRX, DRX in connected state) and the other is DRX in Idle state.

For C-DRX, that is, if there is no data transmission in the UE (User Equipment) in the connected state, the UE stops monitoring the PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel ) according to the rule of DRX, so as to achieve the purpose of power saving. One DRX cycle includes two periods of On Duration and Opportunity for DRX (DRX opportunity). In the On Duration period, the UE keeps listening to the PDCCH subframe, and in the Opportunity for DRX period, the UE may enter a sleep state and not listen to the PDCCH subframe.

The base station may configure DRX cycle parameters for the UE. After the UE successfully blindly detects a PDCCH, a DRX-inactivity timer is started. And if the DRX-InactivityTimer is overtime, if the base station configures the short DRX period parameter for the UE in advance, performing discontinuous reception based on the short DRX period parameter. And triggers the start of a drxShortCycleTimer (DRX short cycle timer). If the base station does not configure the short DRX cycle parameter for the UE, or if the drxShortCycleTimer timing is over, the UE may enter a long DRX cycle, and perform discontinuous reception based on the long DRX cycle parameter.

The short DRX cycle and the long DRX cycle are switched, and the duration of the short DRX cycle and the long DRX cycle are predetermined by the base station and are fixed in length, so that the UE can not balance the performance requirements while meeting the strong power consumption requirements of the UE.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the application discloses a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) processing method and device and a storage medium.

According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a discontinuous reception DRX processing method, the method being applied to a user equipment UE, the method including:

determining that a condition for entering a linear DRX cycle is satisfied, the linear DRX cycle being one of a plurality of linear DRX cycles, the duration of the plurality of linear DRX cycles being linearly increasing;

Discontinuous reception is performed based on parameters included in the linear DRX cycle.

Optionally, the linear DRX cycle is a first linear DRX cycle of the multiple linear DRX cycles, and the determining meets a condition for entering a linear DRX cycle includes any one of the following:

in response to determining that the DRX inactivity timer times out and that the base station does not configure a short DRX cycle for the UE, determining that a condition to enter the linear DRX cycle is satisfied; or (b)

In response to determining that the base station configured a short DRX cycle for the UE and that a DRX short cycle timer times out, it is determined that a condition to enter the linear DRX cycle is met.

Optionally, the linear DRX cycle is one of the plurality of linear DRX cycles except for the first one, and the determining that the condition for entering the linear DRX cycle is satisfied includes:

in response to determining that a previous linear DRX cycle ended and no downlink data was received, it is determined that a condition to enter the linear DRX cycle is satisfied.

Optionally, before the discontinuous reception is performed based on the parameters included in the linear DRX cycle, the method further includes:

receiving parameters included in a first linear DRX period of the plurality of linear DRX periods configured by a base station for the UE;

And determining parameters included in the linear DRX cycle based on the parameters included in the first linear DRX cycle.

Optionally, the parameters included in the first linear DRX cycle include at least one of:

a first parameter for determining a duration of the first linear DRX cycle; and/or

A second parameter for determining a starting subframe position of the linear DRX cycle.

Optionally, the first parameter is used to indicate a difference between a duration of the first linear DRX cycle and a duration of a short DRX cycle.

Optionally, when the linear DRX cycle is the first linear DRX cycle, the determining, based on parameters included in the linear DRX cycle, the parameters included in the linear DRX cycle includes at least:

and determining the duration of the linear DRX cycle based on the difference indicated by the first parameter and the duration of the short DRX cycle.

Optionally, when the linear DRX cycle is one of the plurality of linear DRX cycles except the first one, the determining, based on the parameters included in the linear DRX cycle, the parameters included in the linear DRX cycle includes at least:

before the end of the previous linear DRX period, determining the duration of the linear DRX period based on the duration of the previous linear DRX period and a period duration interval parameter, wherein the period duration interval parameter is used for indicating the interval between two adjacent linear DRX periods in the plurality of linear DRX periods.

Optionally, the time length of a first linear DRX cycle of the plurality of linear DRX cycles is longer than the time length of a short DRX cycle;

the length of the last linear DRX period of the plurality of linear DRX periods is smaller than the long DRX period, and the sum of the length of the last linear DRX period and the period length interval parameter is larger than or equal to the length of the long DRX period.

Optionally, the method further comprises:

and in response to determining that the last linear DRX cycle ends and no downlink data is received, performing discontinuous reception based on parameters included in the long DRX cycle.

Optionally, the method further comprises:

in response to receiving downlink data during an active period of any one of the linear DRX cycles, discontinuous reception is performed based on parameters included in the short DRX cycle if the DRX inactivity timer expires.

According to a second aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a discontinuous reception DRX parameter configuration method, the method being applied to a base station, the method including:

configuring parameters included in a first linear DRX period of a plurality of linear DRX periods for User Equipment (UE), wherein the duration of the plurality of linear DRX periods is linearly increased;

And sending parameters included in the first linear DRX cycle to the UE.

Optionally, the method further comprises:

configuring a period duration interval parameter for the UE, wherein the period duration interval parameter is used for indicating the interval between two adjacent linear DRX cycles in the plurality of linear DRX cycles;

and sending the period duration interval parameter to the UE.

Optionally, the method at least further comprises:

configuring a long DRX period for the UE;

and sending parameters included in the long DRX cycle to the UE.

Optionally, the method further comprises:

configuring a short DRX period for the UE;

and sending parameters included in the short DRX cycle to the UE.

According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a discontinuous reception, DRX, processing apparatus, the apparatus being applied to a user equipment, UE, the apparatus comprising:

A first determining module, configured to determine that a condition for entering a linear DRX cycle is satisfied, where the linear DRX cycle is one of a plurality of linear DRX cycles, and a duration of the plurality of linear DRX cycles is linearly increased;

and the first discontinuous reception module is used for carrying out discontinuous reception based on parameters included in the linear DRX cycle.

Optionally, the linear DRX cycle is a first linear DRX cycle of the multiple linear DRX cycles, and the first determining module is further configured to:

Optionally, the linear DRX cycle is one of the plurality of linear DRX cycles except for a first one, and the first determining module is further configured to:

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

A parameter receiving module, configured to receive a parameter included in a first linear DRX cycle of the multiple linear DRX cycles configured by a base station for the UE;

and the second determining module is used for determining parameters included in the linear DRX cycle based on the parameters included in the first linear DRX cycle.

Optionally, when the linear DRX cycle is the first linear DRX cycle, the second determining module is at least further configured to:

Optionally, when the linear DRX cycle is one of the plurality of linear DRX cycles other than the first one, the second determining module is further configured to at least:

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

and the second discontinuous reception module is used for responding to the fact that the last linear DRX period is ended and downlink data is not received, and performing discontinuous reception based on parameters included in the long DRX period.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

and the third discontinuous reception module is used for responding to the received downlink data in the active period of any linear DRX period, and performing discontinuous reception based on parameters included in the short DRX period under the condition that the DRX inactivity timer is overtime.

According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a discontinuous reception, DRX, processing apparatus, the apparatus being applied to a base station, the apparatus comprising:

a first configuration module, configured to configure parameters included in a first linear DRX cycle of a plurality of linear DRX cycles for a user equipment UE, where a duration of the plurality of linear DRX cycles is linearly increasing;

And the first sending module is used for sending the parameters included in the first linear DRX cycle to the UE.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

a second configuration module, configured to configure a period duration interval parameter for the UE, where the period duration interval parameter is used to indicate an interval between two adjacent linear DRX cycles in the plurality of linear DRX cycles;

and the second sending module is used for sending the period duration interval parameter to the UE.

Optionally, the apparatus at least further comprises:

a third configuration module, configured to configure a long DRX cycle for the UE;

and a third sending module, configured to send parameters included in the long DRX cycle to the UE.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

a fourth configuration module, configured to configure a short DRX cycle for the UE;

And a fourth sending module, configured to send parameters included in the short DRX cycle to the UE.

According to a fifth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the discontinuous reception DRX processing method of any of the above.

According to a sixth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the discontinuous reception DRX parameter configuration method of any of the above.

According to a seventh aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a discontinuous reception DRX processing device, including:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to execute the executable instructions to implement the steps of the discontinuous reception, DRX, processing method of any of the above.

According to an eighth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a discontinuous reception DRX parameter configuration apparatus, including:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to execute the executable instructions to implement the steps of the discontinuous reception, DRX, parameter configuration method of any of the above.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can comprise the following beneficial effects:

in the present disclosure, the UE may perform discontinuous reception based on parameters included in a linear DRX cycle under a condition that the entry into the linear DRX cycle is satisfied. Wherein the linear DRX cycle is one of a plurality of linear DRX cycles, the duration of which is linearly increasing. In the method, the UE can enter a linear DRX period with linearly increasing and variable duration, so that the flexibility of DRX processing is improved, and the power consumption requirement and the performance requirement of the UE can be balanced better.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the invention and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

Fig. 1 is a flow chart illustrating a discontinuous reception DRX processing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a flow chart illustrating another discontinuous reception DRX processing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a flowchart of a discontinuous reception DRX parameter configuration method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 4A is a schematic diagram of a discontinuous reception DRX processing scenario according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4B is a schematic diagram of another discontinuous reception DRX processing scenario according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a block diagram of a discontinuous reception DRX processing device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a discontinuous reception DRX parameter configuration apparatus according to an example embodiment;

fig. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for discontinuous reception, DRX, processing according to an example embodiment;

fig. 8 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for configuring discontinuous reception DRX parameters according to an exemplary embodiment.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numbers in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary examples do not represent all implementations consistent with the invention. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with aspects of the invention as detailed in the accompanying claims.

In the related art, when discontinuous reception processing is performed by using the short DRX cycle parameter, it can be ensured that the UE can receive the PDCCH subframe in time, and ensure the requirement of the UE on the corresponding performance, but it is not beneficial to saving the UE energy consumption. When discontinuous reception processing is performed by using the long DRX period parameter, the energy consumption of the UE can be effectively saved, but the requirement on the performance of the UE is difficult to meet. If the base station configures a short DRX cycle and a long DRX cycle of a fixed duration, the UE switches between the two cycles, which cannot balance the UE's requirements on performance and power consumption.

To solve this technical problem, the present disclosure provides the following discontinuous reception DRX processing scheme.

Fig. 1 is a flowchart of a discontinuous reception DRX processing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application, where the embodiment is described from a UE side, and the UE includes, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a notebook computer, a desktop computer, an ipad, and other terminals, and as shown in fig. 1, the discontinuous reception DRX processing method includes:

in step 101, it is determined that a condition for entering a linear DRX cycle is satisfied.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the linear DRX cycle may be one of a plurality of linear DRX cycles, the duration of which is linearly increasing.

In step 102, discontinuous reception is performed based on parameters included in the linear DRX cycle.

In the embodiment, the UE can enter a linear DRX period with the time length linearly increasing and being variable, so that the flexibility of DRX processing is improved, and the power consumption requirement and the performance requirement of the UE can be balanced better.

In some alternative embodiments, in the case where the linear DRX cycle is the first linear DRX cycle of a plurality of linear DRX cycles, the above step 101 may specifically include any one of the following:

Wherein if the DRX inactivity timer expires, the base station also does not configure a short DRX cycle for the UE, the UE may determine that a condition for entering a first linear DRX cycle of the multiple linear DRX cycles is satisfied.

In another possible implementation, the base station configures a short DRX cycle for the UE, and the DRX short cycle timer times out, in which case the UE would enter a long DRX cycle, and in the disclosed embodiment, the UE would determine that the condition for entering the first linear DRX cycle is met.

In some alternative embodiments, in the case where the linear DRX cycle is one other than the first one of the plurality of linear DRX cycles, the step 101 may specifically include:

in response to determining that the previous DRX cycle ended and no downlink data was received, it is determined that a condition to enter the target DRX cycle is met.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, if a previous linear DRX cycle of a plurality of linear DRX cycles ends and the UE does not receive downlink data, i.e., a PDCCH subframe, it may be determined that a condition for entering the linear DRX cycle is satisfied.

In the above embodiment, whether the condition of entering the linear DRX cycle is satisfied or not may be determined according to different situations, so as to avoid directly switching from the short DRX cycle to the long DRX cycle, or directly entering the long DRX cycle, thereby achieving the purpose of balancing the power consumption requirement and the performance requirement of the terminal.

In some alternative embodiments, referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is another discontinuous reception DRX processing method provided based on the embodiment shown in fig. 1, where before performing step 102, the method may further include:

in step 201, a receiving base station configures parameters included in a first linear DRX cycle of the multiple linear DRX cycles for the UE.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the execution order of steps 201 to 202 and step 101 is not limited.

Optionally, the parameters included in the first linear DRX cycle include, but are not limited to, at least one of:

The first parameter may directly indicate a specific value of the duration of the first DRX cycle, or the first parameter may indicate a difference between the duration of the first linear DRX cycle and a duration of a short DRX cycle configured by the base station for the UE.

The second parameter may be used to indicate a starting subframe position of the linear DRX cycle, which may be represented by an offset drxStartOffset. For example, the duration of each linear DRX cycle occupies 10 subframes, and the drxStartOffset may range from 0 to 9, and the drxStartOffset has a value of 0, and the starting subframe position of the linear DRX cycle is the first subframe entering the linear DRX cycle. Whereas if each linear DRX cycle occupies 20 subframes, the drxStartOffset may range from 0-19.

In step 202, parameters included in the linear DRX cycle are determined based on parameters included in the first linear DRX cycle.

In the disclosed embodiment, the duration of the linear DRX cycle needs to be determined based at least on parameters included in the first linear DRX cycle configured by the base station.

In one possible implementation, the linear DRX cycle is the first linear DRX cycle of the multiple linear DRX cycles, and then the duration t of the first linear DRX cycle may be determined based on the following formula:

t＝t’+k，

where t' is the duration of the short DRX cycle and k is the difference indicated by the first parameter.

In another possible implementation, the linear DRX cycle is one of a plurality of linear DRX cycles except the first one, and the duration t of the linear DRX cycle may be determined by the following series of formulas:

t1＝t+gap＝t’+k+Gap(G)

t2＝t1+gap＝t’+k+Gap(G)×2

……

tN＝t’+k+gap×N

wherein t1 is the duration of the second linear DRX cycle, tN is the duration of the (n+1) th linear DRX cycle, t' is the duration of the short DRX cycle, k is the difference indicated by the first parameter, gap (G) is a cycle duration interval parameter, and the cycle duration interval parameter is used to indicate the interval between two adjacent linear DRX cycles in the multiple linear DRX cycles.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the period duration interval parameter may be preconfigured by the base station.

In the disclosed embodiments, the duration of the next linear DRX cycle may be determined before each linear DRX cycle ends.

For example, if the short DRX-Cycle is 1000 milliseconds (ms), k is 20ms and the duration t of the first linear DRX Cycle is 1020ms. Further, gap (G) is 50ms, then the duration t1 of the second linear DRX cycle is 1070ms, and so on.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, after determining at least the duration of the linear DRX cycle based on the

steps

201 and 202, discontinuous reception may be performed after entering the linear DRX cycle based on the duration of the linear DRX cycle and the second parameter.

Assuming that the second parameter is 0, after entering a certain linear DRX cycle, the PDCCH subframe may remain monitored for an On Duration period, and during Opportunity for DRX period, the sleep state is entered without monitoring the PDCCH subframe.

In the embodiment, the duration of each linear DRX period can be rapidly determined, and the method is simple and convenient to realize and high in availability.

In some alternative embodiments, a time period of a first one of the plurality of linear DRX cycles is longer than a time period of a short DRX cycle, a time period of a last one of the plurality of linear DRX cycles is shorter than a time period of a long DRX cycle, and a sum of the time period of the last one of the linear DRX cycles and the cycle time period interval parameter is greater than or equal to the time period of the long DRX cycle.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the last linear DRX cycle may be used as a target (target) linear DRX cycle, and is assumed to be the (n+1) th linear DRX cycle, where the corresponding duration tN is less than the duration of the long DRX cycle, and tn+1 is greater than or equal to the duration of the long DRX cycle.

For example, the short DRX cycle may be 1000ms long DRX cycle of 160 ms, k of 20ms, gap (G) of 50ms, the duration t of the first linear DRX cycle is 1020ms, the duration t1 of the second linear DRX cycle is 1070ms, and so on, the duration of the target DRX linear cycle is 1570ms, less than the duration of the long DRX cycle, and the duration of the target DRX linear cycle plus Gap (G) is 1620ms, greater than the long DRX cycle duration.

Further, in case it is determined that the last linear DRX cycle ends and the downlink PDCCH subframe is not received, discontinuous reception may be performed based on parameters included in the long DRX cycle. I.e., a long DRX cycle may be entered at the end of the last linear DRX cycle and without receiving downlink data.

In the above embodiment, before entering the long DRX cycle, the UE may enter at least one linear DRX cycle, so as to avoid directly switching from the short DRX cycle to the long DRX cycle, or directly entering the long DRX cycle, thereby achieving the purpose of balancing the power consumption requirement and the performance requirement of the terminal.

In some alternative embodiments, if the UE receives downlink data during an active period of any linear DRX cycle, the UE may enter a short DRX cycle if the DRX inactivity timer expires, and perform discontinuous reception based on parameters included in the short DRX cycle.

In the above embodiment, the UE may receive downlink data during the active period of any linear DRX cycle, and enter a short DRX cycle. The purpose of switching from the linear DRX period to the short DRX period is achieved, so that the requirements of the UE on power consumption and the requirements on performance can be balanced better.

The discontinuous reception DRX parameter configuration method provided by the present disclosure is introduced from the base station side.

Fig. 3 is a flowchart of a discontinuous reception DRX parameter configuration method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application, where the embodiment is described from a base station side, and as shown in fig. 3, the discontinuous reception DRX parameter configuration method includes:

in step 301, parameters included in a first linear DRX cycle of the multiple linear DRX cycles are configured for the user equipment UE.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the duration of the plurality of linear DRX cycles is linearly increasing.

The parameters included in the first linear DRX cycle include at least one of:

A second parameter for determining a starting subframe location.

The first parameter may directly indicate a specific value of the duration of the first DRX cycle, or the first parameter may indicate a difference between the duration of the first linear DRX cycle and a duration of a short DRX cycle configured by the base station for the UE. The second parameter may be used to indicate a starting subframe position of the linear DRX cycle, which may be represented by an offset drxStartOffset.

In step 302, parameters included in the first linear DRX cycle are transmitted to the UE.

In one possible implementation, the base station may send the parameters included in the first linear DRX cycle to the UE through any of the following messages: a ConnectionReconfiguration message, a RRCConnection Setup (RRC connection establishment) message, or an RRCConnectionReestablishment message.

In the above embodiment, the base station may configure a first linear DRX cycle for the UE, and send parameters included in the first linear DRX cycle to the UE, so that the UE performs discontinuous reception after entering the linear DRX cycle. The power consumption requirement and the performance requirement of the UE can be better balanced.

In some optional embodiments, the base station may further configure a period duration interval parameter for the UE, where the period duration interval parameter is used to indicate an interval between two adjacent linear DRX cycles in the plurality of linear DRX cycles. Further, the base station may transmit the cycle duration interval parameter to the UE, and similarly, the base station may transmit the cycle duration interval parameter to the UE through a ConnectionReconfiguration message, a RRCConnection Setup message, or an rrcconnectionrefreactable message, so that the UE determines a duration of one linear DRX cycle other than the first linear DRX cycle.

In the above embodiment, the base station may further configure a period duration interval parameter for the UE, and send the period duration interval parameter to the UE, so that the UE quickly determines the duration of each linear DRX cycle, which is simple to implement and has high availability.

In some alternative embodiments, the base station may further configure a long DRX cycle for the UE, and send parameters included in the long DRX cycle to the UE, so that the UE performs discontinuous reception directly based on the parameters included in the long DRX cycle, i.e. enters the long DRX cycle, when the last linear DRX cycle ends and no downlink data is received.

In some alternative embodiments, the base station may configure a short DRX cycle for the UE in addition to a long DRX cycle for the UE, so that the UE enters the first linear DRX cycle when the DRX short cycle timer expires. Alternatively, if downlink data is received during any period of the linear DRX cycle, the UE may perform discontinuous reception, i.e., enter the short DRX cycle, based on parameters included in the short DRX cycle.

In the above embodiments, the base station may send the parameters included in the long DRX cycle and/or the parameters included in the short DRX cycle to the UE through the connection reconfiguration message, the RRCConnection Setup message, or the rrcconnectionrefreezesistent message, as well.

The above procedure is further exemplified as follows.

Referring to fig. 4A, it is assumed that a DRX inactivity timer preconfigured by a base station for a UE is 4 subframes long. The onDurationTimer is 2 subframes long. The short DRX cycle is 5 subframes long. The long DRX cycle is 10 subframes long. The starting offset value is 0. The DRX short cycle timer is 3, and the subframe length occupied by the DRX short cycle timer is 3×5 (the subframe length occupied by each short DRX cycle) =15 subframe lengths.

In the related art, the DRX inactivity timer times out, enters a short DRX cycle, the DRX short cycle timer times out, and does not receive downlink data, and enters a long DRX cycle. Once the downlink data is received, the short DRX cycle is entered again.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 4B, when the DRX short cycle timer expires, a first linear DRX cycle is entered, and the duration of the first DRX cycle is the sum of the duration of the short DRX cycle and the first parameter. The second linear DRX cycle is entered at the end of the first linear DRX cycle, and so on, until the end of the last linear DRX cycle, the long DRX cycle is entered.

In the embodiment, the problem of short DRX period and long DRX period jump can be effectively avoided, and the power consumption requirement and the performance requirement of the UE are better balanced.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a block diagram of a discontinuous reception DRX processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus being applied to a user equipment UE, the apparatus comprising:

a first determining module 501, configured to determine that a condition for entering a linear DRX cycle is satisfied, where the linear DRX cycle is one of a plurality of linear DRX cycles, and a duration of the plurality of linear DRX cycles is linearly increased;

a first discontinuous reception module 502, configured to perform discontinuous reception based on parameters included in the linear DRX cycle.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating a discontinuous reception DRX parameter configuration apparatus applied to a base station according to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus comprising:

a first configuration module 601, configured to configure parameters included in a first linear DRX cycle of a plurality of linear DRX cycles for a user equipment UE, where a duration of the plurality of linear DRX cycles is linearly increasing;

a first sending module 602, configured to send parameters included in the first linear DRX cycle to the UE.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

Optionally, the apparatus at least further comprises:

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

For the device embodiments, reference is made to the description of the method embodiments for the relevant points, since they essentially correspond to the method embodiments. The apparatus embodiments described above are merely illustrative, wherein the elements described above as separate elements may or may not be physically separate, and the elements shown as elements may or may not be physical elements, may be located in one place, or may be distributed over a plurality of network elements. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the objectives of the disclosed solution. Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand and implement the present invention without undue burden.

Accordingly, the present disclosure also provides a computer readable storage medium storing a computer program for implementing the steps of any one of the above discontinuous reception DRX processing methods when executed by a processor.

Accordingly, the present disclosure also provides a computer readable storage medium storing a computer program for implementing the steps of the discontinuous reception DRX parameter configuration method according to any of the above, when the computer program is executed by a processor.

Correspondingly, the disclosure also provides a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) processing device, which comprises:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

Fig. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for discontinuous reception, DRX, processing according to an example embodiment. For example, apparatus 700 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, an exercise device, a personal digital assistant, or the like.

Referring to fig. 7, an apparatus 700 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 702, a memory 704, a power component 706, a multimedia component 708, an audio component 710, an input/output (I/O) interface 712, a sensor component 716, and a communication component 718.

The processing component 702 generally controls overall operation of the apparatus 700, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 702 may include one or more processors 720 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Further, the processing component 702 can include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between the processing component 702 and other components. For example, the processing component 702 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 708 and the processing component 702.

One of the processors 720 in the processing component 702 can be configured to perform the discontinuous reception, DRX, processing method described above.

The memory 704 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at the apparatus 700. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the apparatus 700, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and the like. The memory 704 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or nonvolatile memory devices such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disk.

The power supply component 706 provides power to the various components of the device 700. The power components 706 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the device 700.

The multimedia component 708 includes a screen between the device 700 and the user that provides an output interface. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may sense not only the boundary of a touch or sliding action, but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or sliding operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 708 includes a front-facing camera and/or a rear-facing camera. The front-facing camera and/or the rear-facing camera may receive external multimedia data when the apparatus 700 is in an operational mode, such as a photographing mode or a video mode. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

The audio component 710 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 710 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the device 700 is in an operational mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in the memory 704 or transmitted via the communication component 718. In some embodiments, the audio component 710 further includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 712 provides an interface between the processing component 702 and peripheral interface modules, which may be a keyboard, click wheel, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: homepage button, volume button, start button, and lock button.

The sensor assembly 716 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessment of various aspects of the apparatus 700. For example, the sensor assembly 716 may detect an on/off state of the device 700, a relative positioning of the components, such as a display and keypad of the device 700, a change in position of the device 700 or a component of the device 700, the presence or absence of user contact with the device 700, an orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the device 700, and a change in temperature of the device 700. The sensor assembly 716 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects in the absence of any physical contact. The sensor assembly 716 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 716 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscopic sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 718 is configured to facilitate communication between the apparatus 700 and other devices in a wired or wireless manner. The apparatus 700 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi,3G,4G,5G,6G or a combination thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 718 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 718 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus 700 may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), digital Signal Processors (DSPs), digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic elements for executing the methods described above.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium is also provided, such as memory 704, including instructions executable by processor 720 of apparatus 700 to perform the above-described method. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be ROM, random Access Memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, etc.

Correspondingly, the disclosure also provides a discontinuous reception DRX parameter configuration device, which comprises:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a discontinuous reception DRX parameter configuration apparatus 800 according to an exemplary embodiment. The apparatus 800 may be provided as a base station. Referring to fig. 8, the apparatus 800 includes a processing component 822, a wireless transmit/receive component 824, an antenna component 826, and a signal processing portion specific to a wireless interface, and the processing component 822 may further include at least one processor.

One of the processors in the processing component 822 can be configured to perform any of the discontinuous reception, DRX, parameter configuration methods described above.

It is noted that relational terms such as first and second, and the like are used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. The terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any adaptations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be effected without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A discontinuous reception, DRX, processing method, applied to a user equipment, UE, the method comprising:

determining that a condition for entering a linear DRX period is satisfied, the linear DRX period being one of a plurality of linear DRX periods, a duration of the plurality of linear DRX periods being linearly increasing;

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the linear DRX cycle is a first linear DRX cycle of the plurality of linear DRX cycles, the determining that a condition for entering a linear DRX cycle is satisfied, comprising any one of:

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the linear DRX cycle is one of the plurality of linear DRX cycles other than the first, the determining that the condition for entering a linear DRX cycle is satisfied comprises:

4. The method of claim 1, wherein prior to discontinuous reception based on parameters included in the linear DRX cycle, the method further comprises:

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the parameters included in the first linear DRX cycle include at least one of:

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the first parameter is used to indicate a difference in a duration of the first linear DRX cycle relative to a duration of a short DRX cycle.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein when the linear DRX cycle is the first linear DRX cycle, the determining the parameters included in the linear DRX cycle based on the parameters included in the first linear DRX cycle includes at least:

8. The method of claim 6, wherein when the linear DRX cycle is one of the plurality of linear DRX cycles other than a first linear DRX cycle, the determining the parameters included in the linear DRX cycle based on the parameters included in the first linear DRX cycle comprises at least:

And determining the duration of the linear DRX cycle based on the difference value indicated by the first parameter, the duration of the short DRX cycle and a cycle duration interval parameter, wherein the cycle duration interval parameter is used for indicating the interval between two adjacent linear DRX cycles in the plurality of linear DRX cycles.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein a time period of a first one of the plurality of linear DRX cycles is longer than a time period of a short DRX cycle;

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the method further comprises:

11. The method according to any one of claims 1-10, further comprising:

12. A discontinuous reception, DRX, parameter configuration method, applied to a base station, the method comprising:

and sending parameters included in the first linear DRX cycle to the UE.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the parameters included in the first linear DRX cycle include at least one of:

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the first parameter is used to indicate a difference in a duration of the first linear DRX cycle relative to a duration of a short DRX cycle.

15. The method according to claim 12, wherein the method further comprises:

And sending the period duration interval parameter to the UE.

16. The method according to any one of claims 12-15, characterized in that the method at least further comprises:

configuring a long DRX period for the UE;

and sending parameters included in the long DRX cycle to the UE.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises:

configuring a short DRX period for the UE;

and sending parameters included in the short DRX cycle to the UE.

18. A discontinuous reception, DRX, processing apparatus, applied to a user equipment, UE, the apparatus comprising:

19. A discontinuous reception, DRX, parameter configuration apparatus, the apparatus being applied to a base station, the apparatus comprising:

20. A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program, which when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the discontinuous reception, DRX, processing method according to any of claims 1-11.

21. A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program, which when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the discontinuous reception, DRX, parameter configuration method according to any of claims 12-17.

22. A discontinuous reception, DRX, processing apparatus, comprising:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to execute the executable instructions to implement the steps of the discontinuous reception, DRX, processing method of any of claims 1-11.

23. A discontinuous reception, DRX, parameter configuration apparatus, comprising:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to execute the executable instructions to implement the steps of the discontinuous reception, DRX, parameter configuration method of any of claims 12-17.