CN116347600A

CN116347600A - Paging method, device and equipment

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Publication number: CN116347600A
Application number: CN202111584873.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘旭
Original assignee: Spreadtrum Communications Shanghai Co Ltd
Current assignee: Spreadtrum Communications Shanghai Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-22
Filing date: 2021-12-22
Publication date: 2023-06-27
Also published as: WO2023116554A1

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a paging method, a paging device and paging equipment, wherein the paging method comprises the following steps: the network equipment determines the type of eDRX of the terminal equipment according to the period duration of the extended discontinuous reception eDRX of the terminal equipment; the network equipment determines the starting time information of the target paging time window of the terminal equipment corresponding to the eDRX type, and sends a paging message to the terminal equipment according to the starting time information of the target paging time window, wherein the starting time information comprises the time of the network equipment serving the terminal equipment. The determined paging time window is ensured to be positioned in the service time period of the network equipment, namely the terminal equipment is in a state that the message can reach in the determined paging time window, so that the success rate of paging the terminal equipment by the network equipment is improved.

Description

Paging method, device and equipment

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of communications, and in particular, to a paging method, apparatus, and device.

Background

When the network equipment and the terminal equipment are connected, the network equipment needs to page the terminal equipment at the paging moment of the terminal equipment, and when the network equipment successfully pages the terminal equipment, the network equipment and the terminal equipment are connected.

Currently, the paging time window of the terminal device may be determined through extended discontinuous reception eDRX (extended discontinious reception, eDRX) of the terminal device, thereby enabling the network device to page the terminal device. For example, the satellite and the terminal device respectively calculate a paging time window of the terminal device through eDRX, and the satellite can page the terminal device within the paging time window. However, the signal of the network device is non-continuous coverage for the terminal device, and when the paging time window calculated by the network device according to eDRX is located in the non-continuous coverage time period, the network device cannot page the terminal device, so that the success rate of paging the terminal device by the network device is lower.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a paging method, a paging device and paging equipment, which are used for solving the technical problem that the success rate of paging terminal equipment by network equipment in the prior art is low.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a paging method, applied to a network device, where the method includes:

the network equipment determines the type of eDRX of the terminal equipment according to the period duration of the extended discontinuous reception eDRX of the terminal equipment;

the network equipment determines the starting time information of the target paging time window of the terminal equipment corresponding to the eDRX type, and sends a paging message to the terminal equipment according to the starting time information of the target paging time window, wherein the starting time information comprises the time of the network equipment serving the terminal equipment.

In one possible implementation manner, the network device determines the eDRX type of the terminal device according to the cycle duration of the extended discontinuous reception eDRX of the terminal device, including:

the network equipment acquires threshold value information of at least one eDRX for classified division of the eDRX;

and the network equipment determines the eDRX type of the terminal equipment according to the threshold value information of the at least one eDRX and the cycle duration of the eDRX.

In one possible implementation, the network device obtains threshold information of the at least one eDRX from a core network device.

In a possible implementation manner, the network device determines the starting time of the paging time window of the terminal device according to the eDRX type of the terminal device, including:

the network equipment acquires starting time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to the eDRX type of the terminal equipment;

the network device determines starting time information of a target paging time window of the terminal device according to first information and starting time information of the first paging time window, wherein the first information comprises at least one of the following information: the offset number is the number that the paging time window can be offset when the terminal with the same starting moment of the first paging time window is in the coverage service time range of the network equipment, the offset step length and the identification of the terminal equipment.

In a possible implementation manner, the network device obtains, from a core network device, start time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to an eDRX type of the terminal device.

In a possible implementation manner, the starting time information of the first paging time window includes at least one of the following information:

the network equipment serves the starting moment of the terminal equipment;

the network device serves the time offset moment of the start moment of the terminal device.

In one possible implementation manner, the starting time information of the first paging time window is the starting time of the network device serving the terminal device; the network equipment determines starting time information of a target paging time window of the terminal equipment according to the first information and the starting time information of the first paging time window:

and determining the starting time information of the target paging time window according to the starting time of the network equipment service terminal equipment, the identification of the terminal equipment, the offset number and the offset step length.

In one possible implementation manner, the starting time information of the first paging time window is a time offset time corresponding to the starting time of the network equipment service terminal equipment; the network device determines starting time information of a target paging time window of the terminal device according to the first information and the starting time information of the first paging time window, and the method comprises the following steps:

And determining the starting time information of the target paging time window according to the starting time of the network equipment service terminal equipment, the time offset time, the identification of the terminal equipment, the offset number and the offset step length.

In one possible embodiment, the offset number and the offset step size satisfy the following two conditions:

the offset number is smaller than the ratio of the duration of the network equipment serving the terminal equipment to a preset period;

the sum of the product of the offset number and the offset step length and the window length of the first paging time window is smaller than the duration of the network equipment serving the terminal equipment.

In a second aspect, the present application provides a paging method, applied to a terminal device, where the method includes:

the terminal equipment determines the type of eDRX of the terminal equipment according to the period duration of the extended discontinuous reception eDRX of the terminal equipment;

the terminal equipment determines the initial time information of a target paging time window of the terminal equipment corresponding to the eDRX type, and receives the paging message sent by the network equipment according to the initial time information of the target paging time window, wherein the initial time information comprises the time of the network equipment serving the terminal equipment.

In one possible implementation manner, the determining, by the terminal device, the eDRX type of the terminal device according to the cycle duration of the extended discontinuous reception eDRX of the terminal device includes:

the terminal equipment acquires threshold value information of at least one eDRX for classified division of the eDRX;

and the terminal equipment determines the eDRX type of the terminal equipment according to the threshold value information of the at least one eDRX and the cycle duration of the eDRX.

In a possible implementation manner, the terminal device obtains the threshold value information of the at least one eDRX from the network device by receiving a broadcast of the network device.

In a possible implementation manner, the determining, by the terminal device, the starting time of the target paging time window of the terminal device according to the eDRX type of the terminal device includes:

the terminal equipment acquires starting time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to the eDRX type of the terminal equipment;

the terminal equipment determines starting time information of a target paging time window of the terminal equipment according to first information and starting time information of the first paging time window, wherein the first information comprises at least one of the following information: the offset number is the number that the paging time window can be offset when the terminals with the same starting moment of the first paging time window are in the coverage service time range of the satellite, the offset step length and the identification of the terminal equipment.

In a possible implementation manner, the terminal device obtains, from a network device, start time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to an eDRX type of the terminal device by means of receiving a broadcast.

the network equipment serves the starting moment of the terminal equipment;

In one possible implementation manner, the starting time information of the first paging time window is the starting time of the network device serving the terminal device; the terminal equipment determines starting time information of a target paging time window of the terminal equipment according to the first information and the starting time information of the first paging time window:

and determining the starting time information of the target paging time window according to the starting time of the network equipment serving the terminal equipment, the identification of the terminal equipment, the offset number and the offset step length.

In one possible implementation manner, the starting time information of the first paging time window is a time offset time corresponding to the starting time of the network equipment service terminal equipment; the terminal equipment determines starting time information of a target paging time window of the terminal equipment according to the first information and the starting time information of the first paging time window:

In a possible implementation manner, the terminal device obtains the offset number and the offset step size from a network device by receiving a broadcast;

the offset number and the offset step size satisfy two conditions: the offset number is smaller than the ratio of the duration of the network equipment serving the terminal equipment to the preset time period; the sum of the product of the offset number and the offset step length and the window length of the first paging time window is smaller than the duration of the network equipment serving the terminal equipment.

In a third aspect, the present application provides a paging method applied to a core network device, where the method includes:

the core network equipment determines threshold value information of at least one eDRX and starting time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to each type of eDRX;

the core network device sends at least one threshold value information of eDRX and at least one starting time information of a first paging time window corresponding to the type of eDRX of the terminal device to the network device.

In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a paging device, applied to a network device, where the paging device includes a first determining module and a second determining module, where:

the first determining module is used for determining the type of the eDRX of the terminal equipment according to the period duration of the extended discontinuous reception eDRX of the terminal equipment;

the second determining module is configured to determine starting time information of a target paging time window of the terminal device corresponding to the eDRX type, and send a paging message to the terminal device according to the starting time information of the target paging time window, where the starting time information includes a time when the network device serves the terminal device.

In one possible implementation manner, the first determining module is specifically configured to:

In one possible implementation manner, the second determining module is specifically configured to:

the network equipment serves the starting moment of the terminal equipment;

In a fifth aspect, the present application provides a paging device, applied to a terminal device, where the paging device includes a first determining module and a second determining module, where:

the first determining module is configured to determine an eDRX type of the terminal device according to a cycle duration of the extended discontinuous reception eDRX of the terminal device;

The second determining module is configured to determine starting time information of a target paging time window of the terminal device corresponding to the eDRX type, and receive a paging message sent by the network device according to the starting time information of the target paging time window, where the starting time information includes a time when the network device serves the terminal device.

the terminal device determines the starting time of the target paging time window of the terminal device according to the eDRX type of the terminal device, and the method comprises the following steps:

the network equipment serves the starting moment of the terminal equipment;

In a sixth aspect, the present application provides a paging apparatus, applied to a core network device, where the paging apparatus includes a determining module and a sending module, where:

the determining module is used for determining threshold value information of at least one eDRX and starting time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to each type of eDRX;

The sending module is configured to send, to a network device, threshold information of at least one eDRX and start time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to an eDRX type of a terminal device.

In a seventh aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a network device, including: a transceiver, a processor, a memory;

the memory stores computer-executable instructions;

the processor executing computer-executable instructions stored in the memory causing the processor to perform the method of any one of the first aspects.

In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a terminal device, including: a transceiver, a processor, a memory;

the memory stores computer-executable instructions;

the processor executing computer-executable instructions stored in the memory, causes the processor to perform the method of any of the second aspects.

In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a core network device, including: a transceiver, a processor, a memory;

the memory stores computer-executable instructions;

the processor executing computer-executable instructions stored in the memory, causing the processor to perform the method of any one of the third aspects.

In a tenth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer-readable storage medium having stored therein computer-executable instructions for performing the method of any one of the preceding claims when the computer-executable instructions are executed by a processor.

In an eleventh aspect, the invention also provides a computer program product comprising a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the method according to any of the preceding claims.

The embodiment of the application provides a paging method, a paging device and paging equipment, wherein network equipment determines the type of eDRX of terminal equipment according to the cycle duration of the extended discontinuous reception eDRX of the terminal equipment, the network equipment determines the starting time information of a paging time window of the terminal equipment corresponding to the type of the eDRX, and sends the paging message to the terminal equipment according to the starting time information of the paging time window, wherein the starting time information comprises the time of the network equipment serving the terminal equipment. According to the method, the network device can directly determine the starting time of the paging time windows of the plurality of terminal devices according to the eDRX types of the terminal devices, so that the efficiency of the network device in determining the paging time windows is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a paging time window according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic view of an application scenario provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a flow chart of a paging method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a process of shifting a start time according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a flow chart of another paging method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a process schematic diagram of a paging method according to an embodiment of the present application;

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

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of another paging device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of another paging device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present application.

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 are not representative of all implementations consistent with the present application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with some aspects of the present application as detailed in the accompanying claims.

It should be noted that, in this document, 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.

For ease of understanding, concepts related to the embodiments of the present application will be described first.

Network equipment: is a device with wireless receiving and transmitting function. Including but not limited to: an evolved base station (Evolutional Node B, eNB or eNodeB) in long term evolution (long term evolution, LTE), a base station (gndeb or gNB) or TRP in new air interface technology (new radio, NR), a base station in a subsequent evolution system, an access node in a wireless fidelity (wireless fidelity, wiFi) system, a wireless relay node, a wireless backhaul node, etc. The base station may be: macro base station, micro base station, pico base station, small station, relay station, or balloon station, satellite, etc. Multiple base stations may support networks of the same technology as mentioned above, or may support networks of different technologies as mentioned above. A base station may contain one or more co-sited or non-co-sited TRPs.

Terminal equipment: is a device with wireless receiving and transmitting function. The terminal device may be deployed on land, including indoors or outdoors, hand-held, wearable or vehicle-mounted; can also be deployed on the water surface (such as ships, etc.); but may also be deployed in the air (e.g., on aircraft, balloon, satellite, etc.). The terminal device 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 (augmented reality, AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal in industrial control (industrial control), a vehicle-mounted terminal device, a wireless terminal in unmanned driving (self driving), a wireless terminal in remote medical (remote medical), a wireless terminal in smart grid (smart grid), a wireless terminal in transportation security (transportation safety), a wireless terminal in smart city (smart city), a wireless terminal in smart home (smart home), a wearable terminal device, or the like. The terminal device according to the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as a terminal, a User Equipment (UE), an access terminal device, a vehicle terminal, an industrial control terminal, a UE unit, a UE station, a mobile station, a remote terminal device, a mobile device, a UE terminal device, a wireless communication device, a UE agent, or a UE apparatus, etc. The terminal device may also be fixed or mobile.

Paging time window: the paging time window is a paging interval of the terminal device, within which the network device can successfully page to the terminal device.

The paging time window is described below in conjunction with fig. 1.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a paging time window according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 1, the paging time window a, the paging time window B, and the paging time window C are included within one period (e.g., one superframe period of 2.91 hours, or 24 hours). The starting position of each paging time window in a superframe period can be identified by a specific superframe number and a radio frame number, and can also be identified by natural time. For example, the starting position of the paging time window a is the fifth radio frame in the second superframe period, or the starting position of the paging time window a is 12 hours for 3 minutes and 20 seconds, and the above scheme is repeated in the next period.

In the related art, the terminal device and the network device may determine the paging time window of the terminal device through eDRX of the terminal device, respectively, and since the terminal device and the network device may obtain the same paging time window, the network device may page the terminal device within the paging time window. For example, the satellite and the terminal device calculate a paging time window of the terminal device through eDRX of the terminal device and identification of the terminal device, respectively, and the satellite pages the terminal device in the paging time window. However, the signal coverage of the network device to the terminal device is discontinuous coverage. For example, the satellite does not always serve the terminal device, and if the signal from satellite 1 leaves the terminal device and the signal from satellite 2 has not yet started serving the terminal device, the satellite signal does not serve the terminal device for this period of time. When the paging time window obtained by the network equipment and the terminal equipment according to eDRX calculation is positioned in the discontinuous coverage time period, the network equipment cannot page the terminal equipment, and therefore the success rate of paging the terminal equipment by the network equipment is low.

In order to solve the technical problem that in the prior art, the success rate of paging terminal equipment by network equipment is low, the embodiment of the application provides a paging method, core network equipment determines threshold value information of at least one eDRX, so as to classify eDRX, and obtains starting time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to each eDRX type according to time information of network equipment service terminal equipment, core network equipment sends the threshold value information of eDRX and the starting time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to each eDRX type to the network equipment, the network equipment determines the eDRX type of the terminal equipment according to cycle duration of eDRX of the terminal equipment, determines the starting time of the paging time window of the terminal equipment according to the eDRX type, and the terminal equipment can obtain the threshold value information of eDRX broadcasted by the network equipment and the starting time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to each eDRX type, and determines the eDRX type of the terminal equipment according to the cycle duration of eDRX of the terminal equipment, and sends the starting time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to the eDRX type to the terminal equipment at the starting time information of the paging time window of the network equipment. In this way, the network device can directly determine the starting time of paging time windows of a plurality of terminal devices according to the eDRX type of the terminal device, so that the efficiency of the network device in determining the paging time windows is improved, and because the starting time of the paging time window corresponding to the eDRX type is obtained by the core network device according to the time information of the terminal device served by the network device, the paging time window corresponding to the eDRX type is positioned in the time range of the terminal device served by the network device, and the paging time windows of the network device and the terminal device are the same, the network device can accurately page the terminal device, and the success rate of the network device paging the terminal device is improved.

Next, an application scenario of the embodiment of the present application will be described with reference to fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of an application scenario provided in the embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 2, the network device, the terminal device and the core network device are included. The core network device sends threshold information of eDRX and starting time of paging time windows corresponding to each eDRX type to the network device, the network device sends threshold information of eDRX and starting time, offset step length and offset quantity of the paging time windows corresponding to each eDRX type to the terminal device, the network device and the terminal device respectively determine the types of eDRX and starting time of a plurality of paging time windows corresponding to the types of eDRX through the eDRX of the terminal device, and determine the starting time of a target paging time window of the terminal device, and the network device pages the terminal device at the starting time of the paging time window. Because the initial moment of the paging time window corresponding to the eDRX type is obtained by the core network equipment according to the time information of the network equipment service terminal equipment, the paging time window corresponding to the eDRX type is positioned in the time range of the network equipment service terminal equipment, and the paging time windows of the network equipment and the terminal equipment are the same, so that the network equipment can accurately page the terminal equipment, and the success rate of paging the terminal equipment by the network equipment is improved.

The technical scheme shown in the application is described in detail through specific embodiments. It should be noted that the following embodiments may exist alone or in combination with each other, and for the same or similar content, the description will not be repeated in different embodiments.

Fig. 3 is a flow chart of a paging method according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 3, the method may include:

s301, the network equipment receives threshold value information of at least one eDRX sent by the core network equipment and starting time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to the type of the eDRX of the terminal equipment.

The execution body of the embodiment of the application may be a network device, or may be a paging device disposed in the network device. Alternatively, the paging device may be implemented by software, or may be implemented by a combination of software and hardware. The threshold information of eDRX is used to classify eDRX of the terminal device. For example, the threshold information for eDRX may be a value of 30, 60, 90, etc. For example, if the threshold information of eDRX is 30 seconds, the threshold information of eDRX may divide eDRX of the terminal device into two types, one is a terminal device with a cycle duration of eDRX less than or equal to 30 seconds, and the other is a terminal device with a cycle duration of eDRX greater than 30 seconds.

Optionally, before the network device receives the threshold information of the at least one eDRX and the start time information of the at least one first paging time window corresponding to the eDRX type of the terminal device, the core network device may determine the threshold information of the at least one eDRX and the start time information of the at least one first paging time window corresponding to each eDRX type.

Optionally, the core network device may determine threshold information of at least one eDRX according to the following possible implementation manner: and the core network determines threshold value information of at least one eDRX according to the auxiliary information. Alternatively, the auxiliary information may be time information of the network device serving the terminal device. For example, the assistance information may include a time when the network device enters the cell, a time when the network device leaves the cell, a time period when the network device serves the terminal device for one period, and ephemeris information of the network device.

Optionally, the core network device may determine eDRX threshold information according to a time when the network device enters the cell. For example, if the core network device obtains that the time when the network device a enters the cell is time a, the time when the network device leaves the cell is time a, the time when the network device B enters the cell is time B, the time when the network device C enters the cell is time C, the time when the network device D enters the cell is time D, and the time when the network device leaves the cell is time D, the threshold information of eDRX that can be determined by the core network device may also include: the core network device may also determine eDRX threshold information including: the time difference between time a and time b and the time difference between time d and time c.

Optionally, the core network device may determine, for each eDRX type of terminal device, time information of the first paging time window according to each eDRX type. For example, the starting time of the paging time window of the terminal device corresponding to eDRX type 1 is: the time when the network device a, the network device B, and the network device C enter the cell, or the preset time offset of the time when the network device a, the network device B, and the network device C enter the cell, the starting time of the paging time window of the terminal device corresponding to eDRX type 2 may be: the time when network device a, network device B, and network device D enter the cell, or a preset time offset of the time when network device a, network device B, and network device D enter the cell.

After the core network device determines the threshold value information of at least one eDRX and the starting time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to each eDRX type, the core network device sends the threshold value information of at least one eDRX and the starting time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to the eDRX type of the terminal device to the network device. For example, after determining the threshold information of eDRX and the start time information corresponding to each eDRX type, the core network device may send the threshold information of eDRX to the network device, and according to the threshold information of eDRX, start time information of paging time windows corresponding to each eDRX after eDRX division.

S302, the network equipment determines the type of the eDRX of the terminal equipment according to the period duration of the extended discontinuous reception eDRX of the terminal equipment.

Alternatively, the network device may determine the eDRX type of the terminal device according to the following possible implementation: the network device obtains threshold information for at least one eDRX of the taxonomic divisions of eDRX. Optionally, the network device obtains threshold information of at least one eDRX from the core network device. For example, after the core network device determines the threshold information of at least one eDRX, the threshold information of the eDRX may be sent to the network device.

And the network equipment determines the eDRX type of the terminal equipment according to the threshold value information of at least one eDRX and the cycle duration of the eDRX. For example, the threshold information of eDRX acquired by the network device is 30 seconds, if the period duration of eDRX of the terminal device is 20 seconds, the eDRX type of the terminal device is a type smaller than 30 seconds, and if the period duration of eDRX of the terminal device is 50 seconds, the eDRX type of the terminal device is a type larger than 30 seconds. For example, the threshold information of eDRX acquired by the network device is 30 seconds and 60 seconds, if the cycle duration of eDRX of the terminal device is 50 seconds, the eDRX type of the terminal device is more than 30 seconds and less than 60 seconds, and if the cycle duration of eDRX of the terminal device is 90 seconds, the eDRX type of the terminal device is more than 60 seconds.

Optionally, when the network device determines eDRX threshold information, the network device may determine the number of eDRX types of the terminal device according to the eDRX threshold information. For example, if the number of eDRX threshold information acquired by the network device is 1, the number of eDRX types of the terminal device is 2, and if the number of eDRX threshold information acquired by the network device is 3, the number of eDRX types of the terminal device is 5.

S303, the network equipment determines the starting time information of the target paging time window of the terminal equipment corresponding to the eDRX type.

Optionally, the starting time information of the target paging time window includes a time when the network device serves the terminal device. Optionally, the network device may determine the starting time information of the paging time window of the terminal device according to the following possible implementation manner: the network device obtains the starting time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to the eDRX type of the terminal device. Optionally, the network device acquires starting time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to the eDRX type of the terminal device from the core network device. For example, after the core network device determines the start time information of the at least one first paging time window corresponding to each eDRX type, the core network device may send the start time information of the at least one first paging time window corresponding to each eDRX type to the network device. And the network equipment determines the starting time information of the target paging time window of the terminal equipment according to the first information and the starting time information of the first paging time window. Alternatively, the first information may include at least one of the following information: offset number, offset step size and identity of the terminal device.

Optionally, the offset number is the number by which the paging time window can be offset within the coverage service time range of the network device for the terminal device having the same starting moment of the first paging time window. For example, the network device determines, according to the eDRX type of the terminal device, that the starting time information of the first paging time window of the terminal device is time a, and if the starting time of the paging time windows of the terminal device B and the terminal device C is the same as the starting time of the first paging time window of the terminal device a, and the paging time windows of the terminal device B and the terminal device C may be offset within a period in which the network device serves the terminal device, the offset number is 3.

The offset step is the period of each offset. For example, when the network device shifts the starting moments of the paging time windows of the terminal device a and the terminal device B, if the shift step is 10 seconds, the starting moment of the paging time window of the terminal device a shifts to the right for 10 seconds, and the starting moment of the paging time window of the terminal device B shifts to the right for 20 seconds. The identity of the terminal device may be a UE-ID of the terminal device. Thus, when the starting moments of the paging time windows of the plurality of terminal devices are the same, the network device can adjust the paging time windows of the terminal devices, so that the plurality of terminal devices are prevented from being paged at the same moment, further, communication resources are saved, and the paging success rate is improved.

Optionally, the network device determines starting time information of a target paging time window of the terminal device according to the first information and the starting time information of the first paging time window.

Next, a procedure of shifting the start timing of the paging time window will be described with reference to fig. 4.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a process of shifting a start time according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 4, the coverage duration of the network device to the terminal device and the paging time window a are included. The preset offset duration is offset duration preset by the network equipment, and the maximum executable offset is the maximum offset which can be performed by the paging time window A in the range of coverage duration of the network equipment to the terminal equipment. Within the maximum offset range, the starting time of the paging time window a may be offset, so that the paging time window is offset.

And S304, the network equipment sends a paging message to the terminal equipment according to the starting time information of the target paging time window.

Optionally, after determining the starting time information of the target paging time window, the network device may determine starting times (when the network device serves the terminal device) of a plurality of target paging time windows, and the network device may send a paging message to the terminal device at the starting time of the target paging time window.

Next, the contents in step S301 will be described in detail.

Optionally, in step S301, the core network device may determine threshold information of at least one eDRX. For example, the core network device may determine threshold information of one eDRX, divide eDRX types of the terminal device into two types, and the core network device may determine threshold information of two eDRX, divide eDRX types of the terminal device into three types.

Optionally, in step S301, the auxiliary information may include a time when the network device enters the cell, a time when the network device leaves the cell, a period of time when the network device serves the terminal device for one period, and ephemeris information of the network device.

The time when the network device enters the cell is the time when the network device starts to serve the terminal device. Alternatively, the network device may be a plurality of network devices. For example, when the time when the network device a starts to serve the cell where the terminal device is located is time a, the time when the network device B starts to serve the cell where the terminal device is located is time B, and the time when the network device enters the cell is time a and time B.

The moment when the network device leaves the cell is the moment when the network device stops serving the terminal device. For example, when the time when the network device a stops serving the cell where the terminal device is located is time a, the time when the network device B stops serving the cell where the terminal device is located is time B, and the time when the network device leaves the cell is time a and time B.

The duration of the network device serving the terminal device for one period may be the duration of the network device in the cell in which the terminal device is located. For example, if the time when the network device enters the cell is time a and the time when the network device leaves the cell is time B, the duration of the network device serving the terminal device for one period is the time difference between time B and time a. The ephemeris information of the network device may be ephemeris data. For example, the ephemeris information of the network device may be ephemeris data (ephemeris) of a satellite.

Optionally, in step S301, the core network device may determine start time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to each eDRX type. The paging window is a period in which the terminal device can receive a page. For example, the satellite may page the terminal device during a paging window of time for the terminal device.

Optionally, in step S301, the starting time information of the first paging time window includes at least one of the following information: the starting time of the network equipment service terminal equipment and the time offset time corresponding to the starting time of the network equipment service terminal equipment. The starting time of the network device serving the terminal device may be the time when the network device enters the cell. For example, if the time when the network device enters the cell is time a, the starting time when the network device serves the terminal device is time a. The time offset time of the start time of the network device service terminal device may be a time after the start time is time offset. For example, in the actual application process, an offset duration may be preset, when the network device presets the offset duration, if the starting time of the network device serving the terminal device is time a and the offset duration is time a offset to the right, the time offset time of the starting time of the network device is time after the time a offset to the right by time a.

Next, the contents in step S304 will be described in detail.

Optionally, in step S304, the network device may preset the offset number and the offset step size. Optionally, when the network device sets the offset number and the offset step size, the following two conditions are satisfied between the offset number and the offset step size: (1) The offset number is smaller than the ratio of the duration of the network equipment serving the terminal equipment to the preset period. Alternatively, the preset period may be a period duration, or may be a radio frame duration. (2) The sum of the product of the number of offsets and the offset step size and the window length of the first paging time window is less than the duration of the network device serving the terminal device. Optionally, the window length of the first paging time window is the period length of the first paging time window. For example, if the start time of the first paging time window is time a and the end time is time B, the window length of the first paging time window is the period between time B and time a.

Optionally, in step S304, the network device may obtain the starting time information of at least one first paging time window according to the following possible implementation manner: and acquiring a first preset relation. The first preset relation comprises at least one type of eDRX and starting time information of a first paging time window corresponding to each type of eDRX. For example, the first preset relationship may be as shown in table 1:

TABLE 1

Types of eDRX	Paging time window
		Type 1	Paging time window set 1
Type 2	Paging time window set 2
		Type 3	Paging time window set 3
……	……

It should be noted that table 1 illustrates the first preset relationship by way of example only, and is not limited to the first preset relationship.

And determining the starting time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to the eDRX type of the terminal equipment according to the eDRX type of the terminal equipment and the first preset relation. For example, if the eDRX type of the terminal device is type 1, the first paging time window corresponding to the terminal device is paging time window set 1; if the type of eDRX of the terminal equipment is type 2, the first paging time window corresponding to the terminal equipment is paging time window set 2; if the eDRX type of the terminal equipment is type 3, the first paging time window corresponding to the terminal equipment is paging time window set 3.

Optionally, in step S304, the network device determines, according to the first information and the start time information of the first paging time window, start time information of the target paging time window of the terminal device, where there are two cases:

case 1: the starting time information of the first paging time window is the starting time of the network equipment serving the terminal equipment. Optionally, when the starting time information of the first paging time window is the starting time of the network device serving the terminal device, the network device may determine the starting time information of the target paging time window according to the starting time of the network device serving the terminal device, the identifier of the terminal device, the offset number and the offset step length. Alternatively, in this case, the network device may determine the start time information of the target paging time window according to the following formula:

PTW _start ＝t ₀ +{(UE-ID)mod N}×interval

Wherein PTW _start Starting time information of target paging time window, t ₀ The method comprises the steps that the starting time of a satellite entering a service cell is the starting time of the satellite, namely the starting time of a first paging time window of the terminal, the UE-ID is the identification of terminal equipment, N is the offset number, and interval is the offset step length.

Case 2: the starting time information of the first paging time window is a time offset time corresponding to the starting time of the network equipment service terminal equipment.

Optionally, when the starting time information of the first paging time window is a time offset time corresponding to the starting time of the network device serving the terminal device, the network device may determine the starting time information of the target paging time window according to the starting time, the time offset time, the identifier of the terminal device, the offset number and the offset step length of the network device serving the terminal device. Alternatively, in this case, the network device may determine the start time information of the target paging time window according to the following formula:

PTW _start ＝t0+offset+{(UE-ID)mod N}×interval

wherein PTW _start Starting time information of target paging time window, t ₀ For the starting time of the satellite to start entering the service cell, offset is the time offset time, t ₀ +offset is the starting time of the first paging time window of the terminal, UE-ID is the identity of the terminal device, N is the number of offsets, and interval is the offset step.

The embodiment of the application provides a paging method, a core network device determines threshold value information of at least one eDRX and starting time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to each type of eDRX, the core network device sends the threshold value information of at least one eDRX and the starting time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to the type of eDRX of a terminal device to the network device, the network device determines the type of eDRX of the terminal device according to the period duration of the extended discontinuous reception (eDRX) of the terminal device, the network device determines the starting time of a target paging time window of the terminal device corresponding to the type of eDRX, and the network device sends a paging message to the terminal device at the starting time of the target paging time window. According to the method, the network device can directly determine the starting time of paging time windows of a plurality of terminal devices according to the eDRX types of the terminal devices, so that the efficiency of the network device in determining the paging time windows is improved, and the starting time of the paging time windows corresponding to the eDRX types is obtained by the core network device according to the time information of the terminal devices served by the network device, so that the paging time windows corresponding to the eDRX types are positioned in the time range of the terminal devices served by the network device, and the paging time windows of the network device and the terminal devices are the same, so that the network device can accurately page the terminal devices, and the success rate of paging the terminal devices by the network device is improved.

Based on the embodiment shown in fig. 3, another paging method according to the embodiment of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to fig. 5.

Fig. 5 is a flow chart of another paging method according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 5, the method includes:

s501, the terminal equipment receives threshold value information of at least one eDRX broadcasted by the network equipment, starting time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to each type of eDRX, offset quantity and offset step length.

The execution body of the embodiment of the application may be a terminal device, or may be a paging device disposed in the terminal device. The paging device can be realized by software, and the paging device can also be realized by a combination of software and hardware.

Optionally, the network device may acquire, from the core network device, the threshold information of at least one eDRX and the start time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to each eDRX type, and send, by broadcasting, the threshold information of at least one eDRX and the start time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to each eDRX type to the terminal device. For example, the terminal device obtains, from the network device, start time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to an eDRX type of the terminal device by receiving the broadcast.

Optionally, the starting time information of the first paging time window includes at least one of the following information: the starting time of the network equipment service terminal equipment and the time offset time corresponding to the starting time of the network equipment service terminal equipment. The starting time of the network device serving the terminal device may be the time when the network device enters the cell. For example, if the time when the network device enters the cell is time a, the starting time when the network device serves the terminal device is time a. The time offset time of the start time of the network device service terminal device may be a time after the start time is time offset. For example, in the actual application process, an offset duration may be preset, when the network device presets the offset duration, if the starting time of the network device serving the terminal device is time a and the offset duration is time a offset to the right, the time offset time of the starting time of the network device is time after the time a offset to the right by time a.

The network device may also send the offset number and the offset step size to the terminal device by broadcasting. In this way, the network device can broadcast the threshold value information of eDRX, the starting time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to each eDRX type, the offset number and the offset step length to the terminal device without establishing connection with the terminal device, so that the starting time information of the target paging time window finally determined by the network device and the terminal device is the same, and the success rate of paging the terminal device by the network device is further improved.

S502, the terminal equipment determines the type of the eDRX of the terminal equipment according to the period duration of the extended discontinuous reception eDRX of the terminal equipment.

Optionally, the terminal device obtains threshold information of at least one eDRX for classification of eDRX. For example, the terminal device may obtain threshold information of at least one eDRX from the network device by receiving a broadcast of the network device. And the terminal equipment determines the eDRX type of the terminal equipment according to the threshold value information of the at least one eDRX and the cycle duration of the eDRX. For example, the threshold information of eDRX acquired by the terminal device is 30 seconds, if the period duration of eDRX of the terminal device is 20 seconds, the eDRX type of the terminal device is a type smaller than 30 seconds, and if the period duration of eDRX of the terminal device is 50 seconds, the eDRX type of the terminal device is a type larger than 30 seconds.

S503, the terminal equipment determines the starting time information of the target paging time window of the terminal equipment corresponding to the eDRX type.

Optionally, the starting time information of the target paging time window includes a time when the network device serves the terminal device. Optionally, the starting time of the target paging time window of the terminal device is determined by the core network device according to the time information of the network device serving the terminal device.

Optionally, the terminal device may determine the starting time information of the target paging time window by using the following possible implementation manners: the terminal equipment acquires the starting time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to the eDRX type of the terminal equipment. Optionally, a method for the terminal device to obtain start time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to the eDRX type is the same as a method for the network device to obtain start time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to the eDRX type, which is not described in detail in the embodiment of the present application.

And the terminal equipment determines the starting time information of the target paging time window of the terminal equipment according to the first information and the starting time information of the first paging time window. Wherein the first information includes at least one of the following information: offset number, offset step size, identity of the terminal device. The offset amount is an amount by which the paging time window can be offset for terminals having the same starting time of the first paging time window within the coverage service time range of the satellite. The offset step is the period of each offset. The identity of the terminal device may be a UE-ID of the terminal device. Thus, when the starting moments of the paging time windows of the plurality of terminal devices are the same, the network device can adjust the paging time windows of the terminal devices, so that the plurality of terminal devices are prevented from being paged at the same moment, further, communication resources are saved, and the paging success rate is improved.

Optionally, the offset number and offset step length acquired by the terminal device through broadcasting by the network device need to satisfy the following two conditions: (1) The offset number is smaller than the ratio of the duration of the network equipment serving the terminal equipment to the preset period. Alternatively, the preset period may be a period duration, or may be a radio frame duration. (2) The sum of the product of the number of offsets and the offset step size and the window length of the first paging time window is less than the duration of the network device serving the terminal device.

Optionally, determining the starting time information of the target paging time window of the terminal device according to the first information and the starting time information of the first paging time window, where the starting time information of the target paging time window of the terminal device includes two cases:

case 1: the starting time information of the first paging time window is the starting time of the network equipment serving the terminal equipment.

Optionally, when the starting time information of the first paging time window is the starting time of the network device serving the terminal device, the terminal device may determine the starting time information of the target paging time window according to the starting time of the network device serving the terminal device, the identifier of the terminal device, the offset number and the offset step length. Alternatively, in this case, the terminal device may determine the start time information of the target paging time window according to the following formula:

PTW _start ＝t ₀ +{(UE-ID)mod N}×interval

Optionally, when the starting time information of the first paging time window is a time offset time corresponding to the starting time of the network device serving the terminal device, the terminal device may determine the starting time information of the target paging time window according to the starting time, the time offset time, the identifier of the terminal device, the offset number and the offset step length of the network device serving the terminal device. Alternatively, in this case, the terminal device may determine the start time information of the target paging time window according to the following formula:

PTW _start ＝t ₀ +offset+{(UE-ID)mod N}×interval

S504, the terminal equipment receives the paging message sent by the network equipment according to the starting time information of the target paging time window.

Optionally, after determining the starting time information of the target paging time window, the terminal device may determine starting times (a time when the network device serves the terminal device) of multiple target paging time windows, and the terminal device may receive the paging message sent by the network device at the starting time of the target paging time window.

The embodiment of the application provides a paging method, network equipment broadcasts threshold value information of at least one eDRX, starting time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to each type of eDRX, offset number and offset step length to terminal equipment, the terminal equipment determines the type of the eDRX of the terminal equipment according to the period duration of the extended discontinuous reception (eDRX) of the terminal equipment, the terminal equipment determines the starting time of a target paging time window of the terminal equipment corresponding to the type of the eDRX, and the terminal equipment receives paging information sent by the network equipment at the starting time of the target paging time window. In this way, the terminal device can directly determine the target paging time window of the terminal device according to the eDRX type of the terminal device, so that the efficiency of determining the paging time window by the terminal device is improved, and because the initial moment of the paging time window corresponding to the eDRX type is obtained by the core network device according to the time information of the network device serving the terminal device, the paging time window corresponding to the eDRX type is positioned in the time range of the network device serving the terminal device, and the paging time windows of the network device and the terminal device are the same, the network device can accurately page the terminal device, and the success rate of paging the terminal device by the network device is improved.

On the basis of any one of the above embodiments, a procedure of the above paging method will be described below with reference to fig. 6.

Fig. 6 is a process schematic diagram of a paging method according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 6, the network device, the terminal device and the core network device are included. The core network device sends the threshold information of the eDRX and the starting time of the paging time window corresponding to each eDRX type to the network device, the network device sends the threshold information of the eDRX and the starting time, the offset step length and the offset number of the paging time window corresponding to each eDRX type to the terminal device, and the network device and the terminal device respectively determine the type of the eDRX of the terminal device as the type A through the eDRX of the terminal device and the threshold information of the eDRX.

Referring to fig. 6, the network device and the terminal device respectively determine paging time windows corresponding to the type a, where the paging time windows corresponding to the type a include a paging time window a and a paging time window B, a starting time of the paging time window a is a time a, and a starting time of the paging time window B is a time B. When the offset number is 0 and the paging time window of the terminal equipment is not required to be offset, the network equipment can send a paging message to the terminal equipment at time a or time B. Because the initial moment of the paging time window corresponding to the eDRX type is obtained by the core network equipment according to the time information of the network equipment service terminal equipment, the paging time window corresponding to the eDRX type is positioned in the time range of the network equipment service terminal equipment, and the paging time windows of the network equipment and the terminal equipment are the same, so that the network equipment can accurately page the terminal equipment, and the success rate of paging the terminal equipment by the network equipment is improved.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a paging device according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 7, the paging apparatus 10 may be disposed in a network device, where the paging apparatus 10 includes a first determining module 11 and a second determining module 12, where:

the first determining module 11 is configured to determine an eDRX type of a terminal device according to a cycle duration of an extended discontinuous reception eDRX of the terminal device;

the second determining module 12 is configured to determine starting time information of a target paging time window of the terminal device corresponding to the eDRX type, and send a paging message to the terminal device according to the starting time information of the target paging time window, where the starting time information includes a time when the network device serves the terminal device.

In one possible embodiment, the first determining module 11 is specifically configured to:

In one possible implementation, the second determining module 12 is specifically configured to:

the network equipment serves the starting moment of the terminal equipment;

The paging device provided in the embodiment of the present application may execute the technical solution shown in the foregoing method embodiment, and its implementation principle and beneficial effects are similar, and will not be described herein again.

The paging device shown in the embodiment of the application may be a chip, a hardware module, a processor, or the like. Of course, the paging device may take other forms, which embodiments of the present application are not limited in detail.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of another paging device according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 8, the paging device 20 may be provided in a terminal device, and the paging device 20 includes a first determining module 21 and a second determining module 22, where:

the first determining module 21 is configured to determine an eDRX type of the terminal device according to a cycle duration of the extended discontinuous reception eDRX of the terminal device;

the second determining module 22 is configured to determine starting time information of a target paging time window of the terminal device corresponding to the eDRX type, and receive a paging message sent by the network device according to the starting time information of the target paging time window, where the starting time information includes a time when the network device serves the terminal device.

In a possible embodiment, the first determining module 21 is specifically configured to:

In one possible implementation, the second determining module 22 is specifically configured to:

the network equipment serves the starting moment of the terminal equipment;

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of another paging device according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 9, in the paging device and core network device, the paging device 30 includes a determining module 31 and a transmitting module 32, where:

the determining module 31 is configured to determine threshold information of at least one eDRX and start time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to each eDRX type;

the sending module 32 is configured to send, to a network device, threshold information of at least one eDRX and start time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to an eDRX type of a terminal device.

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 10, the network device 40 may include: a transceiver 41, a memory 42, a processor 43. The transceiver 41 may include: a transmitter and/or a receiver. The transmitter may also be referred to as a transmitter, transmit port, transmit interface, or the like, and the receiver may also be referred to as a receiver, receive port, receive interface, or the like. Illustratively, the transceiver 41, the memory 42, and the processor 43 are interconnected by a bus 44.

Memory 42 is used to store program instructions;

the processor 43 is configured to execute the program instructions stored in the memory, so as to cause the network device 40 to execute any of the paging methods described above.

The transceiver 41 is used to perform the transceiving functions of the network device 40 in the paging method described above.

The embodiment of the application provides a terminal device, which may include: a transceiver, a memory, a processor. The transceiver may include: a transmitter and/or a receiver. The transmitter may also be referred to as a transmitter, transmit port, transmit interface, or the like, and the receiver may also be referred to as a receiver, receive port, receive interface, or the like. The transceiver, memory, and processor are illustratively interconnected by a bus.

The memory is used for storing program instructions;

the processor is configured to execute the program instructions stored in the memory, to cause the terminal device to perform any of the paging methods described above.

The transceiver is used for executing the receiving and transmitting functions of the terminal equipment in the paging method.

The embodiment of the application provides a core network device, which may include: a transceiver, a memory, a processor. The transceiver may include: a transmitter and/or a receiver. The transmitter may also be referred to as a transmitter, transmit port, transmit interface, or the like, and the receiver may also be referred to as a receiver, receive port, receive interface, or the like. The transceiver, memory, and processor are illustratively interconnected by a bus.

The memory is used for storing program instructions;

the processor is configured to execute the program instructions stored in the memory, and to cause the core network device to perform any one of the paging methods described above.

The transceiver is used for executing the receiving and transmitting functions of the core network equipment in the paging method.

Embodiments of the present application provide a computer-readable storage medium having stored therein computer-executable instructions for implementing the above-described paging method when the computer-executable instructions are executed by a processor.

Embodiments of the present application may also provide a computer program product, which may be executed by a processor, and when the computer program product is executed, may implement a paging method executed by any of the above-described terminal devices.

Embodiments of the present application may also provide a computer program product executable by a processor, which when executed, may implement a paging method performed by any of the above-described network devices.

The terminal device, the network device, the computer readable storage medium and the computer program product in the embodiments of the present application may execute the paging method executed by the terminal device, and specific implementation processes and beneficial effects thereof are referred to above and are not repeated herein.

All or part of the steps for implementing the method embodiments described above may be performed by hardware associated with program instructions. The foregoing program may be stored in a readable memory. The program, when executed, performs steps including the method embodiments described above; and the aforementioned memory (storage medium) includes: read-only memory (ROM), RAM, flash memory, hard disk, solid state disk, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical disk, and any combination thereof.

Embodiments of the present application are described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the application. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations of flows and/or blocks in the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processing unit of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processing unit of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means which implement the function specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the embodiments of the present application without departing from the spirit and scope of the application. Thus, if such modifications and variations of the embodiments of the present application fall within the scope of the claims and the equivalents thereof, the present application is intended to encompass such modifications and variations.

In the present application, the term "include" and variations thereof may refer to non-limiting inclusion; the term "or" and variations thereof may refer to "and/or". The terms "first," "second," and the like in this application are used for distinguishing between similar objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. In the present application, "plurality" means two or more. "and/or", describes an association relationship of an association object, and indicates that there may be three relationships, for example, a and/or B, and may indicate: a exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone. The character "/" generally indicates that the context-dependent object is an "or" relationship.

Claims

1. A paging method, comprising:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the network device determining the eDRX type for the terminal device based on the extended discontinuous reception eDRX cycle duration for the terminal device, comprises:

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the network device obtains threshold information for the at least one eDRX from a core network device.

4. A method according to any of claims 1-3, characterized in that the network device determines the starting moment information of the paging time window of the terminal device according to the eDRX type of the terminal device, comprising:

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the network device obtains starting time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to an eDRX type of the terminal device from a core network device.

6. The method according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the starting time information of the first paging time window comprises at least one of the following information:

the network equipment serves the starting moment of the terminal equipment;

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the starting time information of the first paging time window is a starting time of a network device serving a terminal device; the network device determines starting time information of a target paging time window of the terminal device according to the first information and the starting time information of the first paging time window, and the method comprises the following steps:

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the starting time information of the first paging time window is a time offset time corresponding to a starting time of the network device serving the terminal device; the network device determines starting time information of a target paging time window of the terminal device according to the first information and the starting time information of the first paging time window, and the method comprises the following steps:

9. The method according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the offset number and the offset step size fulfill the following two conditions:

10. A paging method, comprising:

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the determining, by the terminal device, the eDRX type of the terminal device based on the extended discontinuous reception eDRX cycle duration of the terminal device, comprises:

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the terminal device obtains the threshold value information of the at least one eDRX from the network device by receiving a broadcast of the network device.

13. The method according to any of claims 10-12, wherein the determining, by the terminal device, starting time information of a target paging time window of the terminal device according to the eDRX type of the terminal device, comprises:

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the terminal device obtains, from the network device, start time information of at least one first paging time window corresponding to the eDRX type of the terminal device by receiving a broadcast.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the starting time information of the first paging time window comprises at least one of:

the network equipment serves the starting moment of the terminal equipment;

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the starting time information of the first paging time window is a starting time of the network device serving the terminal device; the terminal device determines the starting time information of the target paging time window of the terminal device according to the first information and the starting time information of the first paging time window, and the method comprises the following steps:

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the starting time information of the first paging time window is a time offset time corresponding to a starting time of the network device serving the terminal device; the terminal equipment determines starting time information of a target paging time window of the terminal equipment according to the first information and the starting time information of the first paging time window:

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of determining the position of the probe is performed,

the terminal equipment acquires the offset number and the offset step length from the network equipment in a broadcast receiving mode;

19. A paging method, comprising:

20. A paging apparatus, applied to a network device, comprising a first determining module and a second determining module, wherein:

the second determining module is configured to determine starting time information of a target paging time window of the terminal device corresponding to the eDRX type, and send a paging message to the terminal device at the starting time of the target paging time window, where the starting time information includes a time when the network device serves the terminal device.

21. A paging device, characterized in that it is applied to a terminal device, and comprises a first determining module and a second determining module, wherein:

the second determining module is configured to determine starting time information of a target paging time window of the terminal device corresponding to the eDRX type, and receive a paging message sent by the network device at the starting time of the target paging time window, where the starting time information includes a time when the network device serves the terminal device.

22. A paging device, characterized in that it is applied to a core network device, and comprises a determining module and a sending module, wherein:

23. A network device, comprising: a transceiver, a processor, a memory;

the memory stores computer-executable instructions;

the processor executing computer-executable instructions stored in the memory, causing the processor to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 9.

24. A terminal device, comprising: a transceiver, a processor, a memory;

the memory stores computer-executable instructions;

the processor executing computer-executable instructions stored in the memory, causing the processor to perform the method of any one of claims 10 to 18.

25. A core network device, comprising: a transceiver, a processor, a memory;

The memory stores computer-executable instructions;

the processor executing computer-executable instructions stored in the memory causes the processor to perform the method of claim 19.

26. A computer readable storage medium having stored therein computer executable instructions for implementing the method of any one of claims 1 to 9 or the method of any one of claims 10 to 18 or the method of claim 19 when executed by a processor.

27. A computer program product comprising a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the method of any one of claims 1 to 9 or the method of any one of claims 10 to 18 or the method of claim 19.