WO2017181824A1

WO2017181824A1 - Mobile terminal power saving method, device, and system

Info

Publication number: WO2017181824A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/078452
Authority: WO
Inventors: 贺美芳
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2016-04-22
Filing date: 2017-03-28
Publication date: 2017-10-26
Also published as: CN107306442A; CN107306442B

Abstract

The disclosure discloses a mobile terminal power saving method, device, and system. The method comprises: a mobile terminal acquires a power-saving indication; and the mobile terminal performs, according to the power-saving indication, an operation in a first network measurement power-saving mode. The method is applied to a mobile terminal to perform the operation in the first network measurement power-saving mode, thereby saving power consumption of the mobile terminal.

Description

Method, device and system for saving power of mobile terminal

Technical field

Embodiments of the present invention relate to, but are not limited to, communication technologies, and in particular, to a mobile terminal power saving method, apparatus, and system.

Background technique

In order to better control and utilize the dual connectivity resources, it is proposed that the Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) and the 3GPP network are tightly coupled, that is, the residential access network RAN that integrates the WLAN with the 3GPP network. Hierarchical aggregation.

The network architecture of the mobile set configuration method in the related art generally includes: performing an RAN layer integration operation between an evolved site eNB and a WLAN through an external interface, such as a wireless LAN termination (WT), where the WT can be a logical entity or It is an independent network element and can also be implemented on the AP/AC. Multiple WLAN access nodes (APs) can be connected to the WT. Multiple APs can be divided into one AP group, and each AP group is a WLAN mobility set. Moreover, the mobile terminal can measure the AP of the WLAN network and measure The result is reported to the 3GPP side device, such as an eNB, so that the eNB can determine, according to the measurement result reported by the mobile terminal, that the tight coupling is started, or the loose coupling is started, or the tight coupling is stopped, or the loose coupling is stopped.

In the process of implementing the above related technology, the inventor of the present application finds that in the process of measuring the AP in the WLAN network by the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal consumes more power.

Summary of the invention

The following is an overview of the topics detailed in this document. This Summary is not intended to limit the scope of the claims.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention provides a mobile terminal power saving method, device and system for solving the problem that the mobile terminal consumes more power.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, the present invention provides a power saving method for a mobile terminal, including:

The mobile terminal obtains power saving indication information;

The mobile terminal performs the first network measurement power saving mode operation according to the power saving indication information;

The power saving indication information includes information indicating that the mobile terminal performs measurement on the measurement object in the first network measurement list.

Optionally, the mobile terminal, after performing the first network measurement power saving mode operation according to the power saving indication information, further includes any one of the following or a combination thereof:

The mobile terminal sends a first notification message to the application layer, where the first notification message is used to notify the mobile terminal that the power saving indication information has been acquired;

The mobile terminal sends a second notification message to the application layer, where the second notification message includes information indicating that the application layer activates the mobile terminal to perform measurement on an access terminal other than the first network measurement list;

The mobile terminal sets itself to a power saving mode.

Optionally, the obtaining, by the mobile terminal, the power saving indication information includes:

The mobile terminal acquires power saving indication information from the second network side device.

Optionally, after the mobile terminal obtains the power saving indication information, the method further includes:

The mobile terminal sends a third notification message to the second network side device, where the third notification message is used to notify the second network side device that the mobile terminal has obtained the power saving indication information.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a power saving method for a mobile terminal, including:

The second network side device determines to send the power saving indication information to the mobile terminal, where the power saving indication information includes information used to instruct the mobile terminal to start the first network measurement power saving mode;

The second network side device sends the power saving indication information to the mobile terminal, to instruct the mobile terminal to perform the first network measurement power saving mode operation according to the power saving indication information.

Optionally, it also includes:

The second network side device receives a third notification message sent by the mobile terminal, where the third notification message includes that the mobile terminal has obtained the power saving indication information.

Optionally, after the sending, by the second network side device, the power saving indication information to the mobile terminal, the method further includes:

The second network side device performs an operation of any one of the following or a combination thereof according to the power saving indication information:

Saving the current measurement state of the mobile terminal as a first network measurement power saving mode;

The trigger type in the measurement report configuration is the type of measurement only for the measurement object of the first network list.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a power saving device, comprising:

Obtaining a module, configured to obtain power saving indication information;

The processing module is configured to perform a first network measurement power saving mode operation according to the power saving indication information;

Optionally, the processing module is further configured to perform any one of the following or a combination thereof:

Sending a first notification message to the application layer, where the first notification message is used to notify the mobile terminal that the power saving indication information has been acquired;

Sending, to the application layer, a second notification message, where the second notification message includes information indicating that the application layer activates the mobile terminal to perform measurement on an access terminal other than the first network measurement list;

Set itself to the power save mode.

Optionally, the method further includes: a sending module, configured to send a third notification message to the second network side device, where the third notification message includes that the mobile terminal has obtained the power saving indication information.

Optionally, the power saving device is disposed in the mobile terminal.

a determining module, configured to determine to send power saving indication information to the mobile terminal, where the power saving indication information includes information used to instruct the mobile terminal to start the first network measurement power saving mode;

And a sending module, configured to send the power saving indication information to the mobile terminal.

Optionally, the method further includes: a receiving module, configured to receive a third notification message sent by the mobile terminal, where the third notification message includes that the mobile terminal has obtained the power saving indication information.

Optionally, the determining module is specifically configured to: the second network side device performs an operation of any one of the following or a combination thereof according to the power saving indication information:

Optionally, the power saving device is disposed in the network side device.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a mobile terminal power saving system, comprising: the power saving device disposed in the mobile terminal as described above, and the power saving device disposed on the network side device as described above.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions, wherein the computer executable instructions are used in the mobile terminal power saving method according to any one of the above.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for performing the power saving method of the mobile terminal according to any one of the above.

Compared with the prior art, the embodiment of the present invention includes: the mobile terminal acquires power saving indication information, where the power saving indication information is used to instruct the mobile terminal to start information of the first network measurement power saving mode; The power saving indication information is performed by the first network measurement power saving mode operation. With the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the first network measurement power saving mode operation is performed on the mobile terminal, thereby saving power consumption of the mobile terminal.

Other features and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the description which follows, The objectives and other advantages of the invention may be realized and obtained by means of the structure particularly pointed in the appended claims.

Other aspects will be apparent upon reading and understanding the drawings and detailed description.

BRIEF abstract

The drawings described herein are intended to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are intended to be a part of the invention. In the drawing:

1 is a schematic flowchart of an embodiment of a method for saving power of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic flowchart of another embodiment of a method for saving power of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a power saving device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of a power saving device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of a power saving device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of a power saving device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Preferred embodiment of the invention

The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in conjunction with the embodiments. It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

The power saving method of the mobile terminal provided by the embodiment of the present invention may be specifically applied to the RAN hierarchical aggregation of the WLAN and the 3GPP network integrated in the residential access network, when the terminal measures the AP in the first network. The power saving method of the mobile terminal provided in this embodiment may be specifically implemented by a power saving device of the mobile terminal, where the power saving device of the mobile terminal may be integrated in the mobile terminal, the network side device, or separately. The power saving device of the mobile terminal can be implemented by using software and/or hardware. The power saving method and apparatus for the mobile terminal provided in this embodiment are described in detail below.

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for saving power of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; as shown in FIG. 1 , the method includes:

Step 101: The mobile terminal acquires power saving indication information.

In this embodiment, the power saving indication information is used to instruct the mobile terminal to start information of the first network measurement power saving mode.

For the mobile terminal to obtain the power saving indication information, the following two implementation manners are included:

The first implementation manner: the mobile terminal acquires the power saving indication information sent by the second network side device. The second network side device may be a network element node in the WLAN network, such as a WT or an AP.

The second implementation manner is as follows: the mobile terminal obtains the power saving indication information from the mobile terminal, that is, the mobile terminal itself is configured with the power saving indication information, and in a certain scenario, the mobile terminal is triggered to obtain. A certain scenario may refer to a condition of a system or an artificial pre-configuration, such as a threshold or a timer. When the condition is met (such as exceeding a threshold or a timer expires), the acquisition of the power saving indication information is triggered, and the specific conditions are implemented. It is not intended to limit the scope of protection of this application.

In this embodiment, the obtaining may be performed by the network side device according to a specific implementation algorithm, and the terminal only listens to the indication of the network side device; or the network is pre-configured, and the terminal is configured according to the network. The pre-configured algorithm makes the judgment. The specific implementation algorithm is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application.

Step 102: The mobile terminal performs a first network measurement power saving mode operation according to the power saving indication information.

Specifically, the power saving indication information includes information indicating that the mobile terminal measures the measurement object in the first network measurement list. That is to say, the mobile terminal can measure the measurement object of the first network measurement list. Here, it is restricted that the UE only measures the indicated measurement object, and the reduction of the measurement object causes the terminal to save power.

In this embodiment, the mobile terminal obtains the power saving indication information, and performs the first network measurement power saving mode operation according to the power saving indication information, thereby implementing the first network measurement power saving mode operation on the mobile terminal, thereby saving the mobile The power consumption of the terminal.

Further, after performing the first network measurement power saving mode operation according to the power saving indication information, the mobile terminal may further include any one of the following or a combination thereof:

The mobile terminal sends a first notification message to the application layer in the wireless protocol stack, where the first notification message is used to notify the mobile terminal that the power saving indication information has been obtained by the mobile terminal; and/or,

The mobile terminal sends a second notification message to the application layer, where the second notification message includes information indicating that the application layer activates the mobile terminal to measure the access terminal other than the first network measurement list; and/or,

The mobile terminal sets itself to the power saving mode.

It should be noted that the power saving indication information includes information indicating that the mobile terminal performs measurement on the measurement object in the first network measurement list. After the mobile terminal obtains the power saving indication information, the method further includes:

The mobile terminal sends a third notification message to the second network side device, where the third notification message includes the mobile terminal itself having obtained the power saving indication information.

The first network and the second network may be one of a 3GPP network and a WLAN network, respectively, and the two are tightly coupled.

2 is a schematic flowchart of a second embodiment of a method for saving power of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; as shown in FIG. 2, the method includes:

Step 201: The second network side device determines to send power saving indication information to the mobile terminal.

In this embodiment, the power saving indication information includes information used to instruct the mobile terminal to turn on the first network measurement power saving mode.

Step 202: The second network side device sends power saving indication information to the mobile terminal.

In this embodiment, the second network side device determines a technical solution for transmitting the power saving indication information to the mobile terminal to send the power saving indication information to the mobile terminal, and implements the first network measurement power saving mode operation on the mobile terminal, Thereby saving power consumption of the mobile terminal. The power saving indication information includes information used to instruct the mobile terminal to turn on the first network measurement power saving mode.

Optionally, the power saving indication information includes information indicating that the mobile terminal measures the measurement object in the first network measurement list.

Based on the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the method further includes:

The second network side device receives the third notification message sent by the mobile terminal, where the third notification message includes the mobile terminal itself having acquired the power saving indication information.

Further, on the basis of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, after the second network side device sends the power saving indication information to the mobile terminal, the method further includes:

Saving the current measurement state of the mobile terminal as the first network measurement power saving mode;

In the following embodiment, the first network system is a 3GPP network system, where the 3GPP network system access network side network element takes the eNB as an example, and the second network system is a WLAN network system, where the WLAN network system network element takes WT as an example. Several AP devices are connected to the WT network element.

For example, the eNB sends a WLAN measurement power saving mode indication to the terminal;

The specific power saving mode indication can be combined in one or more of the following ways:

The first type: carries a power saving indication through a downlink air interface message, such as a radio resource control connection reconfiguration message.

Second: implicitly inform the terminal by not configuring the EVENT2 event in the measurement configuration message Perform WLAN measurement power saving mode.

Further, the terminal receives the WLAN measurement power saving mode indication, and performs one or more of the following combination operations:

Only the WLAN frequency points in the WLAN list in the measurement object are measured.

The terminal receives the WLAN measurement power saving indication to notify the application layer;

The terminal application layer can activate measurements outside the WLAN list;

The terminal enters the power saving mode.

For another example, the terminal sends a WLAN measurement power saving indication to the eNB. The WLAN measurement power saving indication passes the uplink air interface message, such as UE capability information, radio resource control reconfiguration completion, and the like. The network side receives the power saving mode of the WLAN measurement of the terminal, and performs one or more of the following operations:

The measurement state of the current terminal is saved as the WLAN measurement power saving mode.

The trigger type in the measurement report configuration does not include EVENT2 for WLAN measurements.

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a power saving device according to the present invention; as shown in FIG. 3, the power saving device may be disposed in a mobile terminal, and includes: an obtaining module 31 and a processing module 32. among them,

The obtaining module 31 is configured to obtain power saving indication information;

The processing module 32 is configured to perform the first network measurement power saving mode operation according to the power saving indication information.

In this embodiment, the mobile terminal acquires the power saving indication information; and the mobile terminal performs the first network measurement power saving mode operation according to the power saving indication information. Here, since the UE is limited to measure only the indicated measurement object, the reduction of the measurement object may save power to the terminal, thereby implementing the first network measurement power saving mode operation on the mobile terminal, thereby saving power consumption of the mobile terminal. the amount.

Based on the foregoing embodiment, the power saving indication information includes information indicating that the mobile terminal performs measurement on a measurement object in the first network measurement list.

Further, on the basis of the foregoing embodiment, the processing module 32 is further configured to include any one of the following or a combination thereof:

Set itself to the power save mode.

Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of the power saving device of the present invention; as shown in Figure 4, on the basis of the embodiment shown in Figure 3, may further include: a transmitting module 33;

The sending module 33 is configured to send a third notification message to the second network side device, where the third notification message includes that the mobile terminal has obtained the power saving indication information.

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of a power saving device according to the present invention; as shown in FIG. 5, the power saving device may be disposed in a network side device, and includes: a determining module 51 and a sending module 52. among them,

The determining module 51 is configured to determine to send the power saving indication information to the mobile terminal, where the power saving indication information includes information used to instruct the mobile terminal to start the first network measurement power saving mode;

The sending module 52 is configured to send the power saving indication information to the mobile terminal.

Based on the foregoing embodiment, the power saving indication information includes information used to instruct the mobile terminal to measure a measurement object in the first network measurement list.

In this embodiment, the second network side device determines to send power saving indication information to the mobile terminal, where the power saving indication information includes information used to instruct the mobile terminal to start the first network measurement power saving mode; The network side device sends the power saving indication information to the mobile terminal. The first network measurement power saving mode operation is performed on the mobile terminal, thereby saving power consumption of the mobile terminal.

Figure 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of the power saving device of the present invention; as shown in Figure 6, in the network side device shown in Figure 5, further comprising: a receiving module 53;

The receiving module 53 is configured to receive a third notification message sent by the mobile terminal, where the third notification message includes that the mobile terminal has obtained the power saving indication information.

On the basis of the foregoing embodiment, the determining module 51 is specifically configured to: the second network side device performs an operation of any one of the following or a combination thereof according to the power saving indication information:

Saving the current measurement state of the mobile terminal as a wlan measurement power saving mode; or

The trigger type in the measurement report configuration is the type of measurement only for the measurement object of the wlan list.

The present invention further provides a mobile terminal power saving system, comprising: the mobile terminal as described in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, and the network side device as described in FIG. 5 and FIG.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and scope of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or a portion of the above steps may be performed by a program to instruct related hardware, such as a processor, which may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, such as a read only memory, disk or optical disk. Wait. Alternatively, all or part of the steps of the above embodiments may also be implemented using one or more integrated circuits. Correspondingly, each module/unit in the foregoing embodiment may be implemented in the form of hardware, for example, by implementing an integrated circuit to implement its corresponding function, or may be implemented in the form of a software function module, for example, being executed by a processor and stored in a memory. Programs/instructions to implement their respective functions. The invention is not limited to any specific form of combination of hardware and software. ”

While the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the described embodiments are merely for the purpose of understanding the invention and are not intended to limit the invention. Any modification and variation in the form and details of the embodiments may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope defined by the appended claims shall prevail.

Industrial applicability

A mobile terminal power saving method, device and system according to embodiments of the present invention. The method includes: the mobile terminal acquires power saving indication information; and the mobile terminal performs the first network measurement power saving mode operation according to the power saving indication information. The first network measurement power saving mode operation is performed on the mobile terminal, thereby saving power consumption of the mobile terminal.

Claims

A method for saving power of a mobile terminal, comprising:

The mobile terminal obtains power saving indication information;

The mobile terminal performs the first network measurement power saving mode operation according to the power saving indication information;

The power saving indication information includes information indicating that the mobile terminal performs measurement on the measurement object in the first network measurement list.
The mobile terminal power saving method according to claim 1, after the first network measurement power saving mode operation is performed according to the power saving indication information, the mobile terminal further includes any one of the following or a combination thereof:

The mobile terminal sends a first notification message to the application layer, where the first notification message is used to notify the mobile terminal that the power saving indication information has been acquired;

The mobile terminal sends a second notification message to the application layer, where the second notification message includes information indicating that the application layer activates the mobile terminal to perform measurement on an access terminal other than the first network measurement list;

The mobile terminal sets itself to a power saving mode.
The power saving method of the mobile terminal according to claim 2, wherein the obtaining, by the mobile terminal, the power saving indication information comprises:

The mobile terminal acquires power saving indication information from the second network side device.
The mobile terminal power saving method according to claim 3, after the mobile terminal obtains the power saving indication information, the method further includes:

The mobile terminal sends a third notification message to the second network side device, where the third notification message is used to notify the second network side device that the mobile terminal has obtained the power saving indication information.
A mobile terminal power saving method includes:

The second network side device determines to send the power saving indication information to the mobile terminal, where the power saving indication information includes information used to instruct the mobile terminal to start the first network measurement power saving mode;

The second network side device sends the power saving indication information to the mobile terminal, to instruct the mobile terminal to perform the first network measurement power saving mode operation according to the power saving indication information.
The power saving method for a mobile terminal according to claim 5, further comprising:

The second network side device receives a third notification message sent by the mobile terminal, where the third notification message includes that the mobile terminal has obtained the power saving indication information.
The power saving method of the mobile terminal according to claim 5 or 6, after the second network side device sends the power saving indication information to the mobile terminal, the method further includes:

The second network side device performs an operation of any one of the following or a combination thereof according to the power saving indication information:

Saving the current measurement state of the mobile terminal as a first network measurement power saving mode;

The trigger type in the measurement report configuration is the type of measurement only for the measurement object of the first network list.
A power saving device comprising:

Obtaining a module, configured to obtain power saving indication information;

The processing module is configured to perform a first network measurement power saving mode operation according to the power saving indication information;

The power saving indication information includes information indicating that the mobile terminal performs measurement on the measurement object in the first network measurement list.
The power saving device according to claim 8, wherein the processing module is further configured to perform any one of the following or a combination thereof:

Sending a first notification message to the application layer, where the first notification message is used to notify the mobile terminal that the power saving indication information has been acquired;

Sending, to the application layer, a second notification message, where the second notification message includes information indicating that the application layer activates the mobile terminal to perform measurement on an access terminal other than the first network measurement list;

Set itself to the power save mode.
The power saving device according to claim 8, further comprising: a sending module, configured to send a third notification message to the second network side device, where the third notification message includes that the mobile terminal has obtained the power saving indication information .
A power saving device comprising:

a determining module, configured to determine to send power saving indication information to the mobile terminal, where the power saving indication information includes information used to instruct the mobile terminal to start the first network measurement power saving mode;

And a sending module, configured to send the power saving indication information to the mobile terminal.
The power saving device according to claim 11, further comprising: a receiving module, configured to receive a third notification message sent by the mobile terminal, where the third notification message includes that the mobile terminal has obtained the power saving indication information .
The power saving device according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the determining module is specifically configured to: the second network side device performs an operation of any one of the following or a combination thereof according to the power saving indication information:

Saving the current measurement state of the mobile terminal as a first network measurement power saving mode;

The trigger type in the measurement report configuration is the type of measurement only for the measurement object of the first network list.
A power saving system for a mobile terminal, comprising: a power saving device provided in a mobile terminal according to any one of claims 8 to 10, and a network side device according to any one of claims 11-13; Power saving device.
A computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for performing the mobile terminal power saving method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.