WO2018126955A1

WO2018126955A1 - Resource configuration method and device

Info

Publication number: WO2018126955A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/118846
Authority: WO
Inventors: 贺美芳
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2017-01-03
Filing date: 2017-12-27
Publication date: 2018-07-12
Also published as: CN108616985A; CN108616985B

Abstract

Disclosed are a resource configuration method and device. The method comprises: obtaining user equipment (UE) information of a UE, the UE information comprising at least one of capability information, mobile information, and measurement and reporting information; and determining, according to the UE information, a paging resource configuration for paging the UE or a UE group where the UE is located. The present invention resolves the problem in the related art of being unable to determine a paging resource suitable for a UE, thereby reducing resource waste and improving paging reliability.

Description

Resource allocation method and device

Technical field

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

Background technique

The main types of services considered in the 5th Generation mobile communication technology (5G) include: extreme mobile broadband (eMBB), massive network communication (massive macine-type) Communications, referred to as mMTC), and ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC). The entire demand for 5G comes from the needs of various business and usage scenarios. The entire 5G radio access network operates over a wide frequency band to handle and transmit various services. For example, frequencies below 6 GHz may be more suitable for supporting mMTC services than the sixth generation mobile communication technology (the 6th Generation mobile) The frequency of communication technology (6G) is more suitable for providing high-capacity requirements in eMBB applications. Due to the wide range of bandwidth and the variety of service types, the entire 5G air interface has multiple 5G air interface variants (AIVS), including the current long term evolution advanced (long term evolution advanced, The existing wireless further enhancements referred to as LTE-A) and the new AIVS introduced in 5G. This AIVS may be selected based on different frequency bands, cell types, or service types. For the possible design of two AIVs below 3G frequency and above 60G, the main difference between the two AIVs lies in numerology, frame structure, importance of beamforming, and processing related to control signaling.

At present, the physical layer of the system has reached a consensus that the user equipment (User Equipment, UE for short) of different bandwidths can access the same new radio access technology (New RAT, NR for short) carrier, and the bandwidth of the terminal and the system. It is freely configurable, and the channel bandwidth of the terminal and the channel bandwidth of the network side can be flexibly configured.

In addition, there are two methods currently implemented in the industry for enhanced coverage: one is to increase the coverage problem of the paging area by means of beamforming; the other is to achieve enhanced coverage by multiple paging methods.

The paging-related resource configuration mainly includes: determining, by the UE, the discontinuous reception (DRX) of the paging moment of the downlink paging message, and the bandwidth of the paging message. For the terminal in the IDLE state of the basic integrated development environment, the related paging parameter configuration of the Long Term Evolution (LTE) system can be reused, including: paging cycle DRX, paging density NB. At present, the physical layer of the system has reached a consensus that the UEs of different bandwidths can access the same NR carrier, and the bandwidth of the terminal and the system can be freely configured, and the channel bandwidth of the terminal and the channel bandwidth of the network side can be flexibly configured. At this stage, the resource configuration of the paging Paging message for the UE for paging NR is still blank. The resource configuration and the paging process of the paging suitable for the UE cannot be determined, so that paging resources suitable for the UE cannot be configured, which causes waste of resources and reduces the reliability of paging.

In view of the above technical problems, no effective solution has been proposed in the related art.

Summary of the invention

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a resource configuration method and apparatus, to at least solve the problem of paging resources that cannot be determined to be suitable for a UE in the related art.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a resource configuration method is provided, including: acquiring UE information of a user equipment UE, where the UE information includes at least one of: capability information, mobility information, and measurement report information; The UE information determines a paging resource configuration for paging the UE or the UE group in which the UE is located.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, a resource configuration method is further provided, including: reporting UE information of a user equipment UE to a network side, where the UE information includes at least one of the following: capability information, mobile information, and measurement reporting. Information, wherein the UE information is used by the network side to determine a paging resource configuration for paging the UE or the UE group where the UE is located.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, a resource configuration apparatus is further provided, including: an obtaining module, configured to acquire UE information of a user equipment UE, where the UE information includes at least one of: capability information, mobility information, And the first determining module is configured to determine, according to the UE information, a paging resource configuration for paging the UE or the UE group where the UE is located.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, a resource configuration apparatus is further provided, including: a reporting module, configured to report UE information of a user equipment UE to a network side, where the UE information includes at least one of: capability information, The mobile information, the measurement report information, where the UE information is used by the network side to determine a paging resource configuration for paging the UE or the UE group where the UE is located.

According to still another embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is also provided. The storage medium is arranged to store program code for performing the above steps.

Through the disclosure, the network side determines, according to the acquired UE information, a paging resource configuration for paging the UE or the UE group where the UE is located, thereby determining a paging resource suitable for the UE to perform paging. Therefore, the problem that the paging resources suitable for the UE cannot be determined in the related art can be solved, thereby reducing the waste of resources and improving the reliability of paging.

DRAWINGS

The drawings described herein are provided to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure, which is a part of the present disclosure, and the description of the present disclosure and the description thereof are not intended to limit the disclosure. In the drawing:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware structure of a mobile terminal according to a resource configuration method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

2 is a flowchart (1) of a method for resource configuration according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

3 is a flowchart (2) of resource configuration according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

4 is a flow chart (1) of resource configuration in a specific embodiment of the present disclosure;

5 is a flow chart (2) of resource configuration in a specific embodiment of the present disclosure;

6 is a flow chart (3) of resource configuration in a specific embodiment of the present disclosure;

7 is a flowchart (4) of resource configuration in a specific embodiment of the present disclosure;

8 is a flow chart (5) of resource configuration in a specific embodiment of the present disclosure;

9 is a structural block diagram (1) of a resource configuration apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 is a structural block diagram (1) of a resource configuration device obtaining module 92 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 is a structural block diagram (2) of a resource configuration device obtaining module 92 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 12 is a structural block diagram (2) of a resource configuration apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a preferred structure of a resource configuration apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

detailed description

The present disclosure 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.

It is to be understood that the terms "first", "second", and the like in the specification and claims of the present disclosure are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a particular order or order.

The method embodiment provided in Embodiment 1 of the present application can be executed in a mobile terminal, a computer terminal or the like. Taking a mobile terminal as an example, FIG. 1 is a hardware structural block diagram of a mobile terminal of a resource configuration method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, mobile terminal 10 may include one or more (only one shown in FIG. 1) processor 102 (processor 102 may include, but is not limited to, a processing device such as a microprocessor MCU or a programmable logic device FPGA. ), a memory 104 configured to store data, and a transmission device 106 configured as a communication function. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the structure shown in FIG. 1 is merely illustrative and does not limit the structure of the above electronic device. For example, the mobile terminal 10 may also include more or fewer components than those shown in FIG. 1, or have a different configuration than that shown in FIG.

The memory 104 may be configured as a software program and a module for storing application software, such as program instructions/modules corresponding to the resource configuration method in the embodiment of the present disclosure, and the processor 102 executes each by executing a software program and a module stored in the memory 104. A functional application and data processing, that is, the above method is implemented. Memory 104 may include high speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory such as one or more magnetic storage devices, flash memory, or other non-volatile solid state memory. In some examples, memory 104 can include memory remotely located relative to processor 102, which can be connected to mobile terminal 10 over a network. Examples of such networks include, but are not limited to, the Internet, intranets, local area networks, mobile communication networks, and combinations thereof.

Transmission device 106 is arranged to receive or transmit data via a network. The above-described network specific example may include a wireless network provided by a communication provider of the mobile terminal 10. In one example, the transmission device 106 includes a Network Interface Controller (NIC) that can be connected to other network devices through a base station to communicate with the Internet. In one example, the transmission device 106 can be a Radio Frequency (RF) module configured to communicate with the Internet wirelessly.

In this embodiment, a resource configuration method is provided. FIG. 2 is a flowchart (1) of a method for resource configuration according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2, the process includes the following steps:

Step S202: Acquire UE information of the user equipment UE, where the foregoing UE information includes at least one of the following: capability information, mobility information, and measurement report information;

Step S204: Determine, according to the UE information, a paging resource configuration for paging the UE or the UE group where the UE is located.

Through the above steps, the network side determines, according to the acquired UE information, the paging resource configuration for paging the UE or the UE group where the UE is located, thereby determining a paging resource suitable for the UE to perform paging. Therefore, the problem that the paging resources suitable for the UE cannot be determined in the related art can be solved, thereby reducing the waste of resources and improving the reliability of paging.

Optionally, the execution body of the foregoing step may be a network side (such as a base station), but is not limited thereto.

In the foregoing embodiment, the foregoing UE information may further include service information related to the UE.

In an optional embodiment, the foregoing capability information includes at least one of the following: an uplink bandwidth and a downlink bandwidth supported by the UE; a number of antennas sent and received by the UE; a frequency band supported by the UE; and a naming manner supported by the UE. Numerology; air interface variant; the UE supports a synchronization signal trigger period SS burst set; the UE supports a synchronization signal scanning mode SS block sweeping; the UE supports an enhanced coverage mode. In this embodiment, the state of the UE mainly includes an idle state, a fully connected state, and an inactive state, and different paging operations are performed according to different states of the UE.

In an optional embodiment, the foregoing manner of enhancing coverage includes at least one of the following: a manner of repeatedly transmitting signaling; and a manner of beamforming.

In an optional embodiment, the foregoing mobility information includes at least one of the following: a staying time of the UE in each cell; and a moving speed of the UE.

In an optional embodiment, the foregoing measurement report information includes at least one of the following: the reference signal of the UE in each cell is reported to be lower than a preset threshold; and the UE is reported in the coverage enhancement area.

In an optional embodiment, the paging resource configuration includes at least one of: a paging transmission bandwidth; a narrowband bandwidth carrier group size; a paging transmission repetition number; a paging density; a paging cycle discontinuous reception DRX; Input parameter; paging keep-alive timer; location of frequency resource block; size of frequency resource block; subcarrier transmitting paging message.

In an optional embodiment, the access parameter includes at least one of the following: a manner of a random access procedure; an access layer AS layer triggers a paging response process; and a non-access stratum NAS triggers a paging response process; Body AIVs parameters.

In an optional embodiment, the foregoing random access procedure includes at least one of the following: a two-step random access procedure; and a four-step random access procedure. In this embodiment, the two-step random access procedure and the four-step random access procedure are only two preferred access procedures, and are not limited thereto.

In an optional embodiment, the AIVs parameter includes at least one of the following: a frequency; a naming manner; a synchronization signal triggering period SS burst set; and a synchronization signal scanning mode SS block sweeping. In the present embodiment, the above frequency refers to a high frequency or a low frequency at the time of paging.

In an optional embodiment, determining, according to the foregoing UE information, that the paging resource configuration for paging the UE or the UE group where the UE is located includes: when determining that the transmission bandwidth of the UE does not match the transmission bandwidth of the system, Determining, by a preset manner, a paging transmission bandwidth that is sent by a paging message, where the preset manner includes at least one of the following: when determining that the transmission bandwidth of the UE is smaller than a transmission bandwidth of the system, dividing the transmission bandwidth of the system into two or more narrow Bandwidth, the paging transmission bandwidth sent by the paging message is determined in two or more narrow bandwidths in which the transmission bandwidth of the system is divided, wherein different narrow bandwidths are used for paging different UEs; when it is determined that the transmission bandwidth of the UE is larger than the system When the bandwidth is transmitted, the transmission bandwidth of the UE is divided into two or more narrow bandwidths, and it is determined that the two or more narrow bandwidths of the transmission bandwidth of the UE are used for paging paging transmission bandwidth of the UE for multiple times.

In an optional embodiment, determining, according to the foregoing UE information, the paging resource configuration for paging the UE or the UE group in which the UE is located includes: configuring at least one of the following according to the downlink bandwidth of the UE: paging message sending The location of the frequency resource block; the size of the frequency resource block sent by the paging message.

In an optional embodiment, determining, according to the foregoing UE information, that the paging resource configuration for paging the UE or the UE group in which the UE is located includes: determining that the reporting capability of the UE to report the UE information is limited by a narrowband bandwidth. At the time of transmission, at least one of: determining a narrowband carrier group size and a paging transmission repetition number for paging the UE or the UE group in which the UE is located; and determining, by using a first predetermined algorithm, a subcarrier that transmits a paging message. In this embodiment, the foregoing first predetermined algorithm may be previously agreed, or may be set according to the type of the subcarrier of the paging message.

In an optional embodiment, the method further includes determining, by the second predetermined algorithm, a sending moment of sending the paging message according to the paging density and the paging cycle included in the paging resource configuration.

In an optional embodiment, at least one of the following: when the acquiring entity of the foregoing capability information of the foregoing UE is an evolved Node B eNB, the acquiring, by the eNB, the capability information includes at least one of: receiving the UE reporting The foregoing capability information is received by the CN network, and the foregoing capability information that is sent by the core network is received by the CN. When the acquiring entity of the capability information of the UE is the core network CN, the acquiring the capability information by the CN includes at least one of the following: receiving the reported by the UE The foregoing capability information: receiving the foregoing capability information reported by the evolved Node B eNB.

In an optional embodiment, after the paging resource configuration for paging the UE or the UE group in which the UE is located is determined according to the foregoing UE information, the method further includes: configuring the paging resource by using a preset manner. The foregoing preset manner is delivered to the UE, and the foregoing preset manner includes at least one of the following: a public message; a system message; a dedicated message; and a protocol contract.

In this embodiment, a resource configuration method is provided. FIG. 3 is a flowchart (2) of resource configuration according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3, the process includes the following steps:

In step S302, the UE information of the user equipment UE is reported to the network side, where the UE information includes at least one of the following: capability information, mobility information, and measurement report information; where the UE information is used by the network side to determine the UE or The paging resource configuration in which the UE group in which the UE is located performs paging.

After the foregoing step, the UE reports the UE information of the user equipment UE to the network side, and the network side determines, according to the UE information, the paging resource configuration for paging the UE or the UE group where the UE is located, thereby determining that the UE is suitable for paging. Paging resources. Therefore, the problem that the paging resources suitable for the UE cannot be determined in the related art can be solved, thereby reducing the waste of resources and improving the reliability of paging.

Optionally, the execution body of the foregoing step may be the user equipment UE, but is not limited thereto.

In an optional embodiment, the foregoing capability information includes at least one of the following: an uplink bandwidth and a downlink bandwidth supported by the UE; a number of antennas sent and received by the UE; a frequency band supported by the UE; and a naming manner supported by the UE. Numerology; air interface variant; the UE supports a synchronization signal trigger period SS burst set; the UE supports a synchronization signal scanning mode SS block sweeping; the UE supports an enhanced coverage mode.

In an optional embodiment, the paging resource configuration includes at least one of: a paging transmission bandwidth; a narrowband bandwidth carrier group size; a paging transmission repetition number; a paging density; a paging cycle discontinuous reception DRX; Input parameter; paging keep-alive timer; location of frequency resource; size of frequency resource block; subcarrier transmitting paging message.

In an optional embodiment, the foregoing random access procedure includes at least one of the following: a two-step random access procedure; and a four-step random access procedure.

In an optional embodiment, the AIVs parameter includes at least one of the following: a frequency; a naming manner; a synchronization signal triggering period SS burst set; and a synchronization signal scanning mode SS block sweeping.

In an optional embodiment, the method further includes: configuring at least one of the following according to the downlink bandwidth of the UE: a location of a frequency resource block for paging message transmission; a size of a frequency resource block for paging message transmission.

In an optional embodiment, reporting the UE information of the UE to the network side includes: when determining that the reporting capability of reporting the UE information is limited to narrowband bandwidth transmission, performing at least one of: determining a narrowband for paging The carrier group size and the number of paging transmission repetitions; determining the subcarriers for transmitting the paging message by the first predetermined algorithm.

In an optional embodiment, after the reporting the UE information of the UE to the network side, the method further includes: receiving, by the network side, the paging resource configuration that is sent by using a preset manner, where the preset manner includes the following: At least one of: public message; system message; dedicated message; protocol agreement.

The present disclosure is described in detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments:

In the following specific embodiments, the 3GPP system may be an LTE system, or an enhanced LTE system, or a new system of 5G. Here, the LTE access network side network element eNB is taken as an example, and the core network is a core network (Core node, referred to as For example, CN includes a Mobile Management Entity (MME) and a Serving Gate Way (S-GW for short).

Specific embodiment 1:

4 is a flow chart (1) of resource configuration in a specific embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4, the example steps are as follows:

Step 402: The UE sends the capability information of the UE to the eNB by using a NAS message.

Step 404: The CN receives the capability information of the UE that is reported by the NAS, where the capability information reported by the UE includes one or more of the following: the uplink bandwidth and the downlink bandwidth that the UE can support, and the number of antennas sent and received by the UE. Band, supported numerology, air interface variant, SS burst set period, SS block sweeping mode, enhanced coverage, limited by narrowband transmission bandwidth.

Step 406: The CN sends the capability information of the UE to the eNB.

Preferably, the manner of enhancing coverage includes: a manner of repeatedly transmitting signaling, and a manner of beamforming.

Specific embodiment 2:

FIG. 5 is a flowchart (2) of resource configuration in a specific embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 5, the example steps are as follows:

Step 502: The eNB sends the UE capability query information.

Step 504: The UE reports the UE capability information to the eNB, where the UE capability information is obtained by referring to the specific embodiment 1.

Step 506: The eNB reports a UE capability information indication message to the CN, where the UE capability indication information includes UE capability information.

Specific Example 3:

6 is a flowchart (3) of resource configuration in a specific embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6, the CN retains the capability information of the UE, and the eNB side has no relevant UE capability information, and the UE is in the idle state. The sample steps are as follows:

Step 602: The CN performs paging-related resource configuration based on at least one of the UE capability information and the UE service-related information, and sends the UE-related paging resource configuration, and the UE service information and capability information to the eNB through the S1 interface message. ; CN-related paging-related resource configuration related parameters determined by the CN: paging density; paging cycle DRX.

Step 604: The eNB performs paging-related resource configuration determining parameters based on at least one of UE capability information and UE service information, including: paging transmission bandwidth, narrowband carrier group size, paging transmission repetition number, access parameter, and paging. Keep alive timer.

Step 606: The RAN configures paging-related resource configuration information based on the UE capability information and the service information.

Step 608: The eNB sends the resource configuration related to the UE paging from the cn and the eNB side to the UE. The example sending mode may be sent through a system message, or the UE may be first paged, and the UE may complete the RRC connection after the downlink dedicated message. Passed to the UE.

Specific Example 4:

7 is a flowchart (4) of resource configuration in a specific embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 7, the eNB retains at least one of capability information of the UE, UE mobility information, and measurement report information of the UE, where the UE is in a connected state. . The sample steps are as follows:

Step 702: The eNB performs paging related resource configuration based on at least one of capability information of the UE, UE mobility information, measurement report information of the UE, and service information of the UE.

Determining the paging transmission bandwidth of the UE and whether it is restricted by reporting the UE capability during the RRC Connected establishment process, including the uplink bandwidth and downlink bandwidth supported by the UE, the number of antennas, the supported frequency bands, the supported numerology, the air interface variant, and the like. Determining whether to operate the re-enhancement mode for the narrowband transmission bandwidth and whether to support enhanced coverage paging, and determining whether to operate the re-enhancement mode by the real-time measurement of the network and the feedback of the UE after the RRC Connected establishment, determining the duration of the DRX by the UE service characteristics, the eNB provides a resource configuration of a Paging process adapted to UE characteristics, where the resource configuration includes one or more of the following: a paging transmission bandwidth; a narrowband carrier group size; a paging transmission repetition number; a paging density; a paging cycle DRX; Access parameter; paging keep-alive timer.

Preferably, the network side transmits a bandwidth according to a paging of the user; and determines at least one of a frequency resource location of the paging message and a size of the frequency resource block.

Preferably, the UE side determines the frequency resource location and size of the paging message transmission according to the paging transmission bandwidth.

Preferably, if the UE reporting capability is limited to the narrowband bandwidth transmission, the narrowband carrier group size configured by the network side is received; the paging transmission repetition times; the network side and the UE side determine the subcarriers for sending the paging message by using a certain algorithm. For example, the model carrier group is identified by the UE.

Preferably, based on the paging density and the paging period, the network side and the UE side determine, by using a certain algorithm, a sending moment of sending a paging message, such as a minimum value of a paging period and a paging density by the UE identity mode.

Preferably, the access parameters include: a manner of a random access procedure; an AS layer triggers a paging response process; a NAS triggers a paging response process; and AIVs related parameters. In an embodiment, the random access procedure includes two modes: a two-step random access procedure and a four-step random access procedure. In an embodiment, the AIVs related parameters include: frequency; numerology; period of SS burst set; SS block sweeping mode, wherein the state of the UE may be an idle state, a fully connected state, and an inactive state. The reporting of the UE capability is reported to the NG by the uplink air interface message, for example, the UE capability information message, and the RAN side reports the UE capability information of the Next Generation Carrier (NGC) to the NG.

Preferably, the paging keep-alive timer expires, and the user initiates a location update message to the RAN side or the NG side to notify the RAN side or the NG side that the user is reachable.

Step 704: The eNB sends the resource configuration related to the UE characteristic paging to the UE by using a downlink dedicated message.

Specific implementation 5:

8 is a flowchart (5) of resource configuration in a specific embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 8, the eNB retains at least one of capability information of the UE, UE mobility information, and measurement report information of the UE, where the UE is in a connected state. Inactive state. The sample steps are as follows:

The eNB performs paging related resource configuration based on at least one of UE capability information, UE mobility information, and UE measurement reporting information. When the NR UE is in the RRC inactive state, the movement of the RAN-based notification area configured by the inactive UE on the network side does not send any uplink signal, and the eNB cannot implement real-time measurement and feedback reception based on the inactive UE mobility. In one case, it is impossible to obtain sufficient characteristics of the paged inactvie UE, and finally the eNB cannot provide a paging process adapted to the characteristics of the inactive UE. Therefore, it is recommended that the eNB keeps the historical measurement result of the movement of the UE in the RAN-based notification area or the feedback result to determine whether to work in the re-enhancement mode; the eNB usually stores the context in the RRC inactive state inactive UE, so it is recommended to save in the context of the UE. The uplink and downlink transmission capability of the UE and whether the enhanced coverage capability is supported and whether it is limited to the narrowband transmission bandwidth, the duration of the DRX is determined by the UE service characteristic, and the eNB provides a parameter configuration of the Paging process adapted to the NR UE characteristic: paging transmission bandwidth, Narrowband transmission bandwidth group size, number of paging transmission repetitions, DRX, access parameters.

Preferably, the transmission bandwidth of the UE is smaller than the transmission bandwidth of the system, and the system bandwidth may be subdivided into multiple narrow bandwidths, and different UEs may be paged on different narrow bandwidths.

Preferably, the transmission bandwidth of the UE is greater than the system transmission bandwidth, and the system may subdivide the UE bandwidth into different narrow bandwidths, and then page the UE multiple times on different narrow bandwidths.

The eNB sends the resource configuration related to the UE characteristic paging to the UE. The UE may be sent to the UE by using a downlink public message, or the system message may be sent to the UE, or may be sent to the UE through the recovery request message, and then the UE paging related resource configuration is sent to the UE.

Specific Example 6:

As shown in FIG. 8, the eNB retains at least one of capability information of the UE, UE mobility information, and measurement reporting information of the UE, and the UE is in a connected state inactive state, and the UE supports enhanced coverage. Includes the following steps:

Step 802: The eNB receives downlink data or control signaling.

Step 804: Start a paging timer.

Step 806: Paging is performed using non-enhanced coverage.

Step 808: The paging timer expires.

Step 810: Start enhanced paging to perform paging.

Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the method according to the above embodiment can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course, by hardware, but in many cases, the former is A better implementation. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present disclosure, which is essential or contributes to the related art, may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, disk, CD-ROM). The instructions include a number of instructions for causing a terminal device (which may be a cell phone, a computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform the methods described in various embodiments of the present disclosure.

In this embodiment, a resource configuration device is also provided, which is used to implement the foregoing embodiments and preferred embodiments, and is not described again. As used hereinafter, the term "module" may implement a combination of at least one of software and hardware of a predetermined function. Although the apparatus described in the following embodiments is preferably implemented in software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware, is also possible and contemplated.

9 is a structural block diagram (1) of a resource configuration apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 9, the apparatus includes an acquisition module 92 and a first determination module 94, which are described in detail below:

The obtaining module 92 is configured to acquire the UE information of the user equipment UE, where the foregoing UE information includes at least one of the following: capability information, mobility information, and measurement report information. The first determining module 94 is connected to the acquiring module 92, and is configured to Determining, according to the foregoing UE information, a paging resource configuration for paging the UE or the UE group where the UE is located.

In an optional embodiment, the random access is performed in a preset manner, where the preset manner includes at least one of the following: a two-step random access procedure; and a four-step random access procedure.

In an optional embodiment, the first determining module determines, according to the foregoing UE information, a paging resource configuration for paging the UE or the UE group where the UE is located, when determining that the UE reports the UE information. When the reporting capability is limited to the narrowband bandwidth transmission, perform at least one of: determining a narrowband carrier group size and a paging transmission repetition number for paging the UE or the UE group where the UE is located; determining, by using a first predetermined algorithm, sending a search The subcarrier of the call message.

In an optional embodiment, the foregoing apparatus further includes: a third determining module, configured to determine, according to the paging density and the paging period included in the paging resource configuration, a sending moment of sending the paging message by using a second predetermined algorithm .

In an optional embodiment, the foregoing UE information includes capability information, and the foregoing apparatus acquires the capability information by using at least one of the following manners: when acquiring the acquiring entity of the capability information of the UE is an evolved Node B eNB, The eNB receives at least one of the following: the capability information reported by the UE, and the capability information that is sent by the core network CN. When the acquiring entity of the capability information of the UE is the core network CN, the CN receives at least one of the following: The foregoing capability information reported by the UE; the capability information reported by the evolved Node B eNB.

In an optional embodiment, the foregoing apparatus further includes: a sending module, after determining, according to the foregoing UE information, paging resource configuration for paging the UE or the UE group where the UE is located, at least one of the following manners The paging resource configuration is sent to the UE: a public message; a system message; a dedicated message; a protocol convention.

In an optional embodiment, FIG. 10 is a structural block diagram (1) of a resource configuration device obtaining module 92 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 10, the obtaining module 92 includes: a first determining unit 102 and a second The determining unit 102 is described in detail below by at least one of the determining units 104:

The first determining unit 102 is configured to, when determining that the transmission bandwidth of the UE is smaller than the transmission bandwidth of the system, divide the transmission bandwidth of the system into two or more narrow bandwidths, and determine the two or more narrow bandwidths of the transmission bandwidth of the system. a paging transmission bandwidth for sending a message, wherein different narrow bandwidths are used for paging different UEs; and the second determining unit 104 is configured to transmit the UE when determining that the transmission bandwidth of the UE is greater than the transmission bandwidth of the system The bandwidth is divided into two or more narrow bandwidths, and two or more narrow bandwidths that determine the transmission bandwidth of the UE are divided into paging transmission bandwidths for paging the UE multiple times.

In an optional embodiment, FIG. 11 is a structural block diagram (2) of a resource configuration device obtaining module 92 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 11, the obtaining module 92 includes: a configuration unit 112, which is acquired below. Module 92 is described in detail:

The configuration unit 112 is configured to configure at least one of a location of the frequency resource block and a size of the frequency resource block sent by the paging message according to the downlink bandwidth of the UE.

12 is a structural block diagram (2) of a resource configuration apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 12, the apparatus includes: a reporting module 1202, which is described in detail below:

The reporting module 1202 is configured to report the UE information of the user equipment UE to the network side, where the UE information includes at least one of the following: capability information, mobility information, and measurement report information; where the UE information is used by the network side to determine Paging resource configuration for paging by the UE or the UE group where the UE is located.

In an alternative embodiment, FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a preferred structure of a resource configuration apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 13, the apparatus further includes: a configuration module 132, which is described in detail below:

The configuration module 132 is configured to configure at least one of a location of the frequency resource block and a size of the frequency resource block of the paging message according to the downlink bandwidth of the UE.

In an optional embodiment, the random access process is performed in a preset manner, where the preset manner includes at least one of the following: a two-step random access procedure; and a four-step random access procedure.

In an optional embodiment, the reporting module 1202 reports the UE information of the UE to the network side by: when it is determined that the reporting capability of reporting the UE information is limited to narrowband bandwidth transmission, performing at least one of the following: Determining a narrowband carrier group size for paging and a number of paging transmission repetitions; determining a subcarrier for transmitting a paging message by a first predetermined algorithm.

In an optional embodiment, the foregoing apparatus further includes: a second determining module, configured to determine, according to the paging density and paging period included in the paging resource configuration, a sending moment of sending a paging message by using a second predetermined algorithm .

In an optional embodiment, the foregoing apparatus further includes: a receiving module, configured to receive the paging resource configuration that is sent by the network side by using a preset manner after the UE information of the UE is reported to the network side, where The preset mode includes at least one of the following: a public message; a system message; a dedicated message; a protocol agreement.

It should be noted that each of the above modules may be implemented by software or hardware. For the latter, the foregoing may be implemented by, but not limited to, the foregoing modules are all located in the same processor; or, the above modules are in any combination. The forms are located in different processors.

Embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a storage medium. Optionally, in the embodiment, the above storage medium may be configured to store program code for performing the above steps.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the foregoing storage medium may include, but is not limited to, a USB flash drive, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), and a Random Access Memory (RAM). A variety of media that can store program code, such as a hard disk, a disk, or an optical disk.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the processor performs the above steps according to the stored program code in the storage medium.

For example, the specific examples in this embodiment may refer to the examples described in the foregoing embodiments and the optional embodiments, and details are not described herein again.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the various modules or steps of the present disclosure described above can be implemented by a general-purpose computing device that can be centralized on a single computing device or distributed across a network of multiple computing devices. Alternatively, they may be implemented by program code executable by the computing device such that they may be stored in the storage device by the computing device and, in some cases, may be different from the order herein. The steps shown or described are performed, or they are separately fabricated into individual integrated circuit modules, or a plurality of modules or steps thereof are fabricated as a single integrated circuit module. As such, the disclosure is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

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

Industrial applicability

Based on the resource configuration method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network side determines, according to the acquired UE information, a paging resource configuration for paging the UE or the UE group where the UE is located, thereby determining a paging resource suitable for paging by the UE; The problem that the paging resources that are suitable for the UE cannot be determined in the related art can be solved, thereby reducing the waste of resources and improving the reliability of paging.

Claims

A resource configuration method, including:

Acquiring the UE information of the user equipment UE, where the UE information includes at least one of the following: capability information, mobility information, and measurement report information;

Determining a paging resource configuration for paging the UE or the UE group in which the UE is located according to the UE information.
The method of claim 1, wherein the capability information comprises at least one of:

The uplink bandwidth and the downlink bandwidth supported by the UE;

The number of antennas transmitted and received by the UE;

The frequency band supported by the UE;

The naming manner supported by the UE;

Air port variant;

The UE supports a synchronization signal trigger period SS burst set;

The UE supports a scanning mode SS block sweeping of the synchronization signal;

The UE supports a manner of enhancing coverage.
The method of claim 2, wherein the manner of enhancing coverage comprises at least one of the following:

The method of repeatedly transmitting signaling;

The way beamforming.
The method of claim 1, wherein the movement information comprises at least one of the following:

The residence time of the UE in each cell;

The moving speed of the UE.
The method of claim 1, wherein the measurement reporting information comprises at least one of the following:

The reference signal measurement of the UE in each cell is lower than a preset threshold;

The UE reports in the coverage enhancement area.
The method of claim 1 wherein the paging resource configuration comprises at least one of:

Paging transmission bandwidth;

Narrowband bandwidth carrier group size;

The number of times the page is sent repeatedly;

Paging density

The paging cycle receives DRX discontinuously;

Access parameter

Paging keepalive timer;

The location of the frequency resource block;

The size of the frequency resource block;

The subcarrier that sent the paging message.
The method of claim 6 wherein said access parameters comprise at least one of:

The method of random access process;

The access layer AS layer triggers a paging response process;

The non-access stratum NAS triggers the paging response process;

Interface variant AIVs parameters.
The method of claim 7, wherein the random access procedure comprises at least one of:

Two-step random access process;

Four-step random access process.
The method of claim 7, wherein the AIVs parameter comprises at least one of the following:

frequency;

Naming method

Synchronization signal trigger period SS burst set;

Synchronization signal scanning method SS block sweeping.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining, by the UE information, the paging resource configuration for paging the UE or the UE group in which the UE is located includes:

When it is determined that the transmission bandwidth of the UE does not match the transmission bandwidth of the system, the paging transmission bandwidth sent by the paging message is determined by a preset manner, where the preset manner includes at least one of the following:

When it is determined that the transmission bandwidth of the UE is smaller than the transmission bandwidth of the system, the transmission bandwidth of the system is divided into two or more narrow bandwidths, and the paging sent by the paging message is determined in two or more narrow bandwidths of the transmission bandwidth of the system. Transmission bandwidth, wherein different narrow bandwidths are used to page different UEs;

When it is determined that the transmission bandwidth of the UE is greater than the transmission bandwidth of the system, the transmission bandwidth of the UE is divided into two or more narrow bandwidths, and two or more narrow bandwidths of the transmission bandwidth of the UE are determined to be used for multiple paging. The paging transmission bandwidth of the UE.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining, by the UE information, the paging resource configuration for paging the UE or the UE group in which the UE is located includes:

And configuring at least one of the following according to the downlink bandwidth of the UE: a location of a frequency resource block sent by the paging message; a size of a frequency resource block sent by the paging message.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining, by the UE information, the paging resource configuration for paging the UE or the UE group in which the UE is located includes:

When it is determined that the reporting capability of the UE to report the UE information is limited to the narrowband bandwidth transmission, perform at least one of: determining a narrowband carrier group size and seeking for paging the UE or the UE group where the UE is located. The number of repetitions is sent; the subcarriers that send the paging message are determined by the first predetermined algorithm.
The method of claim 1 wherein the method further comprises:

The transmission timing of transmitting the paging message is determined by the second predetermined algorithm according to the paging density and the paging cycle included in the paging resource configuration.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the UE information comprises the capability information, and the acquiring UE information of the UE comprises at least one of the following:

When the acquiring entity of the capability information of the UE is an evolved Node B eNB, the eNB receives at least one of the following: the capability information reported by the UE; and the capability information sent by the core network CN ;

When the acquiring entity of the capability information of the UE is the core network CN, the CN receives at least one of the following: the capability information reported by the UE, and the capability information reported by the evolved Node B eNB.
The method according to claim 1, wherein after the paging resource configuration for paging the UE or the UE group in which the UE is located is determined according to the UE information, the method further includes:

And sending the paging resource configuration to the UE by using a preset manner, where the preset manner includes at least one of the following:

Public message

system information;

Dedicated message

Agreement agreement.
A resource configuration method, including:

The UE information of the user equipment UE is reported to the network side, where the UE information includes at least one of the following: capability information, mobility information, and measurement report information;

The UE information is used by the network side to determine a paging resource configuration for paging the UE or the UE group where the UE is located.
The method of claim 16, wherein the capability information comprises at least one of the following:

The uplink bandwidth and the downlink bandwidth supported by the UE;

The number of antennas transmitted and received by the UE;

The frequency band supported by the UE;

The naming manner supported by the UE;

Air port variant;

The UE supports a synchronization signal trigger period SS burst set;

The UE supports a scanning mode SS block sweeping of the synchronization signal;

The UE supports a manner of enhancing coverage.
The method of claim 17, wherein the manner of enhancing coverage comprises at least one of the following:

The method of repeatedly transmitting signaling;

The way beamforming.
The method of claim 16 wherein said movement information comprises at least one of:

The residence time of the UE in each cell;

The moving speed of the UE.
The method of claim 16, wherein the measurement reporting information comprises at least one of the following:

The reference signal measurement of the UE in each cell is lower than a preset threshold;

The UE reports in the coverage enhancement area.
The method of claim 16 wherein said paging resource configuration comprises at least one of:

Paging transmission bandwidth;

Narrowband bandwidth carrier group size;

The number of times the page is sent repeatedly;

Paging density

The paging cycle receives DRX discontinuously;

Access parameter

Paging keepalive timer;

The location of the frequency resource;

The size of the frequency resource block;

The subcarrier that sent the paging message.
The method of claim 21 wherein said access parameters comprise at least one of:

The method of random access process;

The access layer AS layer triggers a paging response process;

The non-access stratum NAS triggers the paging response process;

Interface variant AIVs parameters.
The method of claim 22, wherein the random access procedure comprises at least one of:

Two-step random access process;

Four-step random access process.
The method of claim 22 wherein said AIVs parameter comprises at least one of:

frequency;

Naming method

Synchronization signal trigger period SS burst set;

Synchronization signal scanning method SS block sweeping.
The method of claim 16 wherein the method further comprises:

And configuring at least one of the following according to the downlink bandwidth of the UE: a location of a frequency resource block for paging message transmission; a size of a frequency resource block for paging message transmission.
The method of claim 16, wherein the reporting the UE information of the UE to the network side comprises:

When it is determined that the reporting capability of reporting the UE information is limited to narrowband bandwidth transmission, performing at least one of: determining a narrowband carrier group size for paging and a paging transmission repetition number; determining, by using a first predetermined algorithm, sending a paging message Subcarriers.
The method of claim 16 wherein the method further comprises:

The transmission timing of transmitting the paging message is determined by the second predetermined algorithm according to the paging density and the paging cycle included in the paging resource configuration.
The method according to claim 16, wherein after the UE information of the UE is reported to the network side, the method further includes:

Receiving, by the network side, the paging resource configuration that is sent by using a preset manner, where the preset manner includes at least one of the following:

Public message

system information;

Dedicated message

Agreement agreement.
A resource configuration device includes:

An acquiring module, configured to acquire UE information of the user equipment UE, where the UE information includes at least one of the following: capability information, mobility information, and measurement reporting information;

The first determining module is configured to determine, according to the UE information, a paging resource configuration for paging the UE or the UE group where the UE is located.
The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the first determining module comprises at least one of:

a first determining unit, configured to divide the transmission bandwidth of the system into two or more narrow bandwidths when determining that the transmission bandwidth of the UE is smaller than a transmission bandwidth of the system, and determine that the transmission bandwidth of the system is divided into two or more narrow bandwidths Paging transmission bandwidth sent by the paging message, wherein different narrow bandwidths are used for paging different UEs;

a second determining unit, configured to divide the transmission bandwidth of the UE into two or more narrow bandwidths when determining that the transmission bandwidth of the UE is greater than the transmission bandwidth of the system, and determine that the transmission bandwidth of the UE is divided into two or more narrow bandwidths It is a paging transmission bandwidth for paging the UE multiple times.
The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the first determining module comprises:

And a configuration unit, configured to configure at least one of the following according to the downlink bandwidth of the UE: a location of a frequency resource block sent by the paging message; a size of a frequency resource block sent by the paging message.
A resource configuration device includes:

The reporting module is configured to report the UE information of the user equipment UE to the network side, where the UE information includes at least one of the following: capability information, mobility information, and measurement reporting information;

The UE information is used by the network side to determine a paging resource configuration for paging the UE or the UE group where the UE is located.
The device of claim 32, wherein the device further comprises:

The configuration module is configured to configure at least one of the following according to the downlink bandwidth of the UE: a location of a frequency resource block for paging message transmission; a size of a frequency resource block for paging message transmission.
The device of claim 32, wherein the device further comprises:

The second determining module is configured to determine, according to the paging density and the paging period included in the paging resource configuration, a sending moment of sending the paging message by using a second predetermined algorithm.