WO2018177431A1

WO2018177431A1 - Power-saving method for user terminal and device

Info

Publication number: WO2018177431A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/081451
Authority: WO
Inventors: 张元�; 梁靖
Original assignee: 电信科学技术研究院有限公司
Priority date: 2017-03-31
Filing date: 2018-03-30
Publication date: 2018-10-04
Also published as: CN108668330A; CN108668330B

Abstract

Disclosed are a power-saving method for a user terminal and a device, for resolving a problem in the prior art in which changing a resident cell of a user terminal leads to relatively large power consumption. The method comprises: in the process of changing the resident cell of a user terminal from a first cell to a second cell, the user terminal, when in the first cell, receiving first acquisition information from a first base station corresponding to a first cell for acquiring network location information, and when in the second cell, receiving network location information issued by a second base station corresponding to a second cell; the user terminal determining whether a network location identifier for the second cell in the network location information issued by the second base station is included in a list of network location identifiers of the user terminal; and if so, the user terminal receiving, based on second acquisition information received while in the first cell from the first base station for acquiring a wake-up signal, a wake-up signal issued by the second base station, so as to return to an operating state based on the wake-up signal and to receive a paging message.

Description

User terminal power saving method and device

This application claims the priority of the Chinese Patent Application filed on March 31, 2017, the Chinese Patent Application No. 201710210660.6, entitled "A User Terminal Power Saving Method, Apparatus", the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. In the application.

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of wireless communication technologies, and in particular, to a power saving method and apparatus for a user terminal.

Background technique

With the development of wireless network communication technologies, the types of user terminals and the types of services carried by user terminals in wireless communication network systems are increasingly diverse. In the case of ensuring that the user terminal service in the wireless communication network system is reachable, the prior art reduces the unnecessary occupation of the wireless network resource and reduces the power consumption of the user terminal by the user terminal wake-up mechanism.

The user terminal wake-up mechanism means that the user terminal in the working state does not perform data transmission and reception within a predetermined time, the user terminal enters a sleep state in which the power consumption is extremely low, and the user terminal in the sleep state can listen to the base station corresponding to the resident cell. The wake-up signal is sent; when the base station corresponding to the cell of the user terminal needs to send data to the user terminal, the base station sends a wake-up signal to the user terminal, and the user terminal monitors and receives the wake-up signal, and returns from the sleep state based on the wake-up signal. In the state, the communication module is started to communicate with the base station, and the data sent by the base station is received. Of course, the user terminal can also send data to the base station. If the user terminal does not send and receive data within a predetermined time, the user terminal enters the sleep state again.

However, the inventor has found that the wake-up mechanism of the user terminal in the existing wireless network communication system has at least the following technical problems in the process of implementing the technical solution in the embodiment of the present invention:

When the user terminal replaces the resident cell by cell selection or reselection, the wireless communication network system information needs to be read, and the update of the wireless communication network system information required for the communication connection with the base station is completed, so that the user terminal can receive the paging message. Achieve business reachability. However, reading the wireless communication network system information may cause the user terminal to consume more power.

Summary of the invention

In view of the above, the embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a device for saving power of a user terminal, which are used to solve the defect that a user terminal consumes a large amount of power when replacing a resident cell in the prior art, and implements a change in the resident cell. In the process, the first acquisition information for acquiring the network location information received by the first cell and the second acquisition information for acquiring the wake-up signal respectively respectively implement the cell camping and the receiving wake-up signal to wake up the user terminal to receive the paging message, thereby In the process of changing the camping cell, the first acquisition information and the second acquisition information power consumption are obtained from the second base station, and the user terminal is saved.

The technical solutions adopted in the embodiments of the present invention are as follows:

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a user terminal power saving method, which is applied to a user terminal in a wireless communication network system, where base stations in the same location area in the wireless communication network system can be based on the same transmission mode and time. The frequency resource sends network location information and a wake-up signal for indicating that the user terminal has a paging message to the user terminal in the covered cell; the method includes:

In the process of changing the camping cell of the user terminal from the first cell to the second cell, the user terminal is configured to acquire according to the first base station corresponding to the first cell when the first cell is used. The first acquiring information of the network location information, the network location information sent by the second base station corresponding to the second cell is received by the second cell;

Determining, by the user terminal, whether a network location identifier of the second cell in the network location information sent by the second base station is included in a network location identifier list of the user terminal;

In the case of YES, the user terminal receives the wake-up signal sent by the second base station based on the second acquisition information used to acquire the wake-up signal received by the first base station in the first cell, based on the wake-up Returning to the working mode, and receiving the paging message sent by the second base station;

The first acquisition information includes at least one of repetition period information, offset information, transmission band information, and modulation and coding mode information. The second acquisition information includes repetition period information, offset information, and transmission frequency band. At least one of the information.

In a possible implementation manner, when the camping cell of the user terminal is the first cell, the method further includes:

Receiving, by the user equipment, the first acquiring information that is sent by the first base station by using a broadcast message or RRC dedicated signaling, in the first cell;

The user terminal receives, in the first cell, the second acquiring information that is sent by the first base station by using the broadcast message or the RRC dedicated signaling.

In a possible implementation manner, the method further includes:

Receiving, by the user equipment, the working mode configuration information sent by the first base station or the second cell in the second cell by using the RRC dedicated signaling, based on the working mode configuration information. Determining whether to enter or leave the working mode; wherein the working mode configuration information is obtained by the first base station based on working mode decision information including the user terminal service delay requirement information.

In a possible implementation, if the RRC state includes only the RRC connected state and the RRC idle state, and the RRC states of the first base station and the second base station only include the RRC connected state. And the RRC idle state, the base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system can send network location information to the user terminal in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resource, and is used to indicate the The user terminal has a wake-up signal of a paging message, which is specifically:

The RRC state of the same core network location area in the wireless communication network system, which only includes the RRC connection state and the RRC idle state, can be delivered to the user terminal in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resources. a core network location area identifier and a wake-up signal for indicating that the user terminal has a paging message;

The first obtaining information is used to obtain the acquiring information of the core network location area identifier of the core network location area to which the first base station belongs;

The second acquisition information is used to acquire acquisition information of a wake-up signal in a core network location area to which the first base station belongs;

The network location information sent by the second base station is the core network location area identifier of the core network location area to which the second base station belongs;

The network location identifier list is a core network location area identifier list;

The wake-up signal sent by the second base station is a wake-up signal in the location of the core network.

In a possible implementation, if the RRC state includes a base station including an RRC light connection state or an RRC inactive state, and the RRC states of the first base station and the second base station both include an RRC light connection. Or the RRC inactive state, the base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system can send network location information and use the indication to the user terminal in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resource. The user terminal has a wake-up signal of a paging message, which is specifically:

The RRC state of the same core network location area in the wireless communication network system includes a RRC light connection state or an RRC inactive state, and the base station can enter the RRC idle state in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resources. And the RRC state of the same access network location area in the wireless communication network system includes an RRC light connection state or The base station of the RRC inactive state can send the core network location area identifier and the access network location to the user terminal that enters the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and the time-frequency resource. Information and a wake-up signal for indicating that the user terminal has a paging message.

In a possible implementation manner, if the user terminal is in an RRC idle state, the first acquiring information is acquiring information for acquiring the core network location area identifier of a core network location area to which the first base station belongs;

In a possible implementation manner, if the user terminal is in an RRC light connection state or an RRC inactive state, the first acquiring information includes: acquiring the core network location of a core network location area to which the first base station belongs The acquisition information of the area identifier and/or the acquisition information of the access network location identifier of the access network location area to which the first base station belongs;

The second obtaining information includes: acquiring information about acquiring wake-up signals in a core network location area to which the first base station belongs, and/or acquiring wake-up areas in an access network location area to which the first base station belongs Signal acquisition information;

The network location information sent by the second base station includes: the core network location area identifier of the core network location area to which the second base station belongs and/or access of the access network location area to which the second base station belongs Network location identifier;

The network location identifier list includes a core network location area identifier list and/or an access network location identifier list;

The wake-up signal sent by the second base station includes: a wake-up signal in a location of the core network and/or a wake-up signal in a location area of the access network.

In a possible implementation manner, when the access network location area to which the first base station belongs is represented by an access network location area identifier, the access network location identifier is an access network location area identifier;

The access network location identifier list is an access network location area identifier list.

In a possible implementation manner, when the access network location area to which the first base station belongs is represented by a cell identifier list, the access network location identifier is a cell identifier;

The access network location identifier list is a cell identity list.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a user terminal power saving device, which is applied to a user terminal in a wireless communication network system, where base stations in the same location area in the wireless communication network system can be based on the same transmission mode and time. The frequency resource sends network location information and a wake-up signal for indicating that the user terminal has a paging message to the user terminal in the covered cell; the device includes:

a network location information acquiring module, configured to receive, according to the first cell corresponding to the first cell, the first cell when the camping cell of the user terminal is changed from the first cell to the second cell Receiving, by the second cell, the network location information sent by the second base station corresponding to the second cell, where the first location information is used to obtain the network location information;

a network location identifier determining module, configured to determine whether a network location identifier of the second cell in the network location information sent by the second base station is included in a network location identifier list of the user terminal;

a user terminal wake-up module, configured to receive a wake-up signal sent by the second base station based on the second acquiring information used to obtain the wake-up signal received by the first base station when the first cell is Receiving a working mode according to the wake-up signal, and receiving a paging message sent by the second base station;

In a possible implementation, the device further includes:

a first acquiring information acquiring module, configured to receive, by the first cell, the first base station, by using a broadcast message or RRC dedicated signaling, when the camping cell of the user terminal is the first cell The first acquisition information;

a second acquiring information acquiring module, configured to receive, by the first base station, the broadcast message or the RRC proprietary message when the camping cell of the user terminal is the first cell The second acquired information that is issued.

In a possible implementation, the device further includes:

a working mode determining module, configured to: when the user terminal resides in the first cell, the user terminal receives working mode configuration information sent by the first base station, and determines whether to enter based on the working mode configuration information. Or leaving the working mode; and when the user terminal is camped on the second cell, the user terminal receives the working mode configuration information sent by the second base station, and determines whether the operating mode configuration information is based on the operating mode configuration information. Entering or leaving the working mode; wherein the working mode configuration information is obtained by the first base station based on working mode decision information including the user terminal service delay requirement information.

The access network location identifier list is a cell identity list.

In a third aspect, a user terminal provided in the embodiment of the present invention includes:

At least one processor; and,

a memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor; wherein

The memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, the instructions being executed by the at least one processor to enable the at least one processor to perform the aforementioned user terminal power saving method.

In a fourth aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provides a power saving method for a user terminal, which is applied to a network side device, where the method includes:

The base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system sends network location information to the user terminal in the covered cell and indicates that the user terminal has a paging based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resource. The wake-up signal of the message;

Transmitting, by the base station, first acquiring information for acquiring network location information and second acquiring information for acquiring a wake-up signal, to the user terminal in the covered cell, so that the user terminal is in a camping cell In the process of changing the first cell to the second cell, the first acquiring information for acquiring network location information received from the first base station corresponding to the first cell when the first cell is changed, in the The second cell receives the network location information sent by the second base station corresponding to the second cell; and determines that the network location identifier of the second cell in the network location information sent by the second base station is included in the user terminal. When the network location identifier list is used, the wake-up signal sent by the second base station can be received based on the second acquisition information used to obtain the wake-up signal received from the first base station in the first cell, based on the wake-up Returning to the working mode, and receiving the paging message sent by the second base station;

Transmitting, by the first base station, the first acquiring information to the user terminal by using a broadcast message or RRC dedicated signaling;

The first base station sends the second acquisition information to the user terminal by using a broadcast message or RRC dedicated signaling.

In a possible implementation manner, the method further includes:

When the camping cell of the user terminal is the first cell, the first base station sends the working mode configuration information to the user terminal, so that the user terminal can determine whether the operating mode configuration information is based on the working mode configuration information. Enter or leave the work mode;

When the camping cell of the user terminal is the second cell, the second base station sends the working mode configuration information to the user terminal, so that the user terminal can determine whether the operating mode configuration information is based on the working mode configuration information. Enter or leave the work mode;

The working mode configuration information is obtained by the first base station based on working mode decision information including the user terminal service delay requirement information.

In a possible implementation, if the RRC state includes only the RRC connected state and the RRC idle state, and the RRC states of the first base station and the second base station only include the RRC connected state. And the RRC idle state, the base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system sends network location information to the user terminal in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resource, and is used to indicate the The user terminal has a wake-up signal of a paging message, which is specifically:

In a possible implementation, if the RRC state includes a base station including an RRC light connection state or an RRC inactive state, and the RRC states of the first base station and the second base station both include an RRC light connection. Or the RRC inactive state, the base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system sends network location information to the user terminal in the covered cell and uses the indication based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resource. The user terminal has a wake-up signal of a paging message, which is specifically:

The RRC state of the same core network location area in the wireless communication network system includes the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state base station based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resources to the RRC idle state in the covered cell. Describe a core network location area identifier and a wake-up signal for indicating that the user terminal has a paging message;

The RRC state of the same access network location area in the wireless communication network system includes the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state base station based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resources to enter the RRC light connection state in the covered cell. Or the user terminal in the RRC inactive state sends a core network location area identifier, access network location information, and a wake-up signal for indicating that the user terminal has a paging message.

In a possible implementation,

If the user terminal is in the RRC idle state, the first obtaining information is used to obtain the acquiring information of the core network location area identifier of the core network location area to which the first base station belongs;

The network location identifier list includes: a core network location area identifier list and/or an access network location identifier list;

The access network location identifier list is a cell identity list.

In a fifth aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provides a power saving device for a user terminal, which is applied to a network side device, where the device includes:

a system information sending module, configured to send network location information to the user terminal in a cell covered by a base station in the same location area, and to indicate that the user terminal has a paging message, based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resource Wake-up signal;

Obtaining an information sending module, configured to send, to the user terminal in a cell covered by the base station, first obtaining information for acquiring network location information and second obtaining information for acquiring a wake-up signal, so that the user terminal In the process of changing the camping cell from the first cell to the second cell, the first acquiring information for acquiring network location information received from the first base station corresponding to the first cell when the first cell is received And receiving, by the second cell, the network location information that is sent by the second base station that is corresponding to the second cell; and determining that the network location identifier of the second cell in the network location information that is sent by the second base station includes When the network location identifier list of the user terminal is used, the second base station that is sent by the second base station can be received based on the second acquisition information that is received by the first base station and used to acquire the wake-up signal. The wake-up signal is returned to the working mode based on the wake-up signal, and receives the paging message sent by the second base station;

In a possible implementation manner, the acquiring information sending module is further configured to: when the camping cell of the user terminal is the first cell, used to send the message to the user terminal by using a broadcast message or RRC dedicated signaling. Deliver the first acquisition information;

And when the camping cell of the user terminal is the first cell, the second acquiring information is sent to the user terminal by using a broadcast message or RRC dedicated signaling.

In a possible implementation, the device further includes:

a working mode configuration information sending module, configured to send working mode configuration information to the user terminal when the resident cell of the user terminal is the first cell, so that the user terminal can be based on the working Mode configuration information determines whether to enter or leave the work mode;

And when the camping cell of the user terminal is the second cell, configured to send working mode configuration information to the user terminal, so that the user terminal can determine whether to enter or leave based on the working mode configuration information. Operating mode;

The access network location identifier list is a cell identity list.

Based on the foregoing technical solution, the user terminal power saving method and apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention, the base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system, based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resource to the user terminal in the covered cell In the case that the network location information is sent and the wake-up signal is used to indicate that the user terminal has a paging message, in the process of changing the camping cell from the first cell to the second cell, if the first cell and the second cell are in In the same location area, the user terminal does not need to consume power to read the first acquisition information for acquiring the network location information from the second base station corresponding to the second cell, and directly receives the first base station corresponding to the first cell according to the first cell. The first location information used to obtain the network location information, the network location information sent by the second base station corresponding to the second cell is received by the second cell, and the network location identifier of the second cell in the network location information is included in the user terminal. When the network location identifies the list, the user terminal does not need to consume power to read from the second base station corresponding to the second cell for acquisition. The second acquisition information of the wake-up signal is directly received based on the second acquisition information for acquiring the wake-up signal received from the first base station in the first cell, and is received based on the wake-up signal sent by the second base station to wake up the user terminal to receive the paging. Message. In this way, on the one hand, the user terminal can save power in the process of camping the cell change; on the other hand, the user terminal can also update the network location identifier list based on the network location information sent by the second base station to ensure that the user terminal normally receives the search. Calling messages and achieving business reachability.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, a brief description of the drawings used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly described below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description It is a certain embodiment of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained from those skilled in the art without any creative work.

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a power saving method of a user terminal provided by a terminal side according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic flowchart of a power saving method for a user terminal provided by a network side according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a power saving device of a user terminal provided by a terminal side according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of a power saving device for a user terminal provided by a network side according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a user terminal provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is a partial embodiment of the invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

In order to facilitate a clear and complete understanding of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the terms involved in the embodiments of the present invention are described below.

The term "Location Area" (LA) refers to an area set for paging in a wireless communication system, which corresponds to a geographical area, and can be specifically divided into administrative areas, and can also be divided according to paging quantity. It is obtained that it is the smallest unit of CS (Circuit Switched) paging; one location area may contain one or more cells. The location area identifier LAI refers to an area in which the user terminal can freely move without updating the visitor location register in the wireless communication system. The location area identifier LAI is composed of MCC (Mobile Country Code), MNC (Mobile Network Code), and LAC (Location Area Code). For CS domain services, Core Network (Core Network) , CN) Use LAI to identify user terminals that are not in the RCC connected state.

In the prior art, when the user terminal replaces the resident cell by cell selection or reselection, it is required to read the wireless communication network system information, complete the update of the wireless communication network system information required for the communication connection with the base station, so that the user terminal can receive Paging messages to achieve service reachability. However, reading the wireless communication network system information may cause the user terminal to consume more power.

In the process of implementing the technical solution in the embodiment of the present invention, the inventor finds that the resident cell of the user terminal consumes a large amount of power when changing from the original cell to the new cell, which is not necessarily required for obtaining the wireless communication network system information. The real reason is that the user terminal needs to consume more power when receiving the acquisition information sent by the base station corresponding to the new cell for acquiring the wireless communication network system information.

The inventor found that when the camping cell of the user terminal is changed from the original cell to the new cell, it is not necessary to receive the acquiring information for acquiring the information of the wireless communication network system from the base station corresponding to the new cell, if the original cell and the new cell are in The same core network location area or the same access network location area may be used to acquire the information of the wireless communication network system information received by the base station corresponding to the original cell when the user terminal is in the original cell, and receive the base station corresponding to the new cell in the new cell. Information about the acquisition of wireless communication network system information.

Based on the above knowledge, the inventors provide a power saving method and device for a user terminal.

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a power saving method of a user terminal provided by a terminal side according to an embodiment of the present invention. The user terminal power saving method may be specifically applied to a user terminal in a wireless communication network system, and the base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system can be used in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resources. The user terminal sends network location information and a wake-up signal for indicating that the user terminal has a paging message. The same transmission mode and time-frequency resource refer to data transmission using the same modulation and coding mode, repetition period, offset, and transmission frequency band.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the wireless communication network system may be an LTE (Long Term Evolution) system or an NR (Next Generation Radio Access Technology) system.

The RRC state of the base station in the LTE system may include only the RRC connection state and the RRC idle state, and may also include an RRC connection state, an RRC idle state, and an RRC light connection state; and an RRC state of the base station in the NR system, specifically The RRC connected state and the RRC idle state are included, and may also include an RRC connected state, an RRC idle state, and an RRC inactive state.

The RRC state of the user equipment (User Equipment, UE) in the LTE system includes an RRC connected state, an RRC idle state, and an RRC light connected state. In the LTE system, only when the RRC state of the user terminal is the RRC connected state, the user terminal can Sending uplink data to the base station that is in communication with the base station. If the base station does not receive the uplink data of the user terminal within a predetermined time, the base station sends an RRC Connection Release message to the user terminal, releasing the RRC connection of the user terminal, and enabling the user terminal. Enter RRC idle state or RRC light connection state. When the user terminal is in the RRC idle state or the RRC light connection state, the user terminal listens to the wake-up signal sent by the base station to indicate that the user terminal has a paging message, and after receiving the wake-up signal, the user terminal returns to the working mode based on the wake-up signal. The communication module is started to communicate with the base station, and receives a paging message sent by the base station.

The RRC state of the user terminal in the NR system includes an RRC connected state, an RRC idle state, and an RRC inactive state. In the NR system, only when the RRC state of the user terminal is the RRC connected state, the user terminal can connect to the base station that is communicatively connected thereto. Sending the uplink data, if the base station does not receive the uplink data of the user terminal within the predetermined time, the base station sends an RRC Connection Release message to the user terminal, releasing the RRC connection of the user terminal, and causing the user terminal to enter the RRC idle state or the RRC. Inactive state. When the user terminal is in the RRC idle state or the RRC inactive state, the user terminal listens to the wake-up signal sent by the base station to indicate that the user terminal has a paging message, and after receiving the wake-up signal, the user terminal returns to the working mode based on the wake-up signal. The communication module is started to communicate with the base station, and receives a paging message sent by the base station. When the user terminal in the NR system is in the RRC inactive state, it can receive paging messages from the core network and the RAN (Radio Access Network).

The user terminal may be a device that provides voice and/or data connectivity to the user with wireless communication functionality, which may specifically be a handheld device with wireless connectivity, or other processing device connected to the wireless modem. The wireless terminal can communicate with one or more core networks via a radio access network (eg, RAN, Radio Access Network), which can be a mobile terminal, such as a mobile phone (or "cellular" phone) and with a mobile terminal The computers, for example, can be portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-integrated or in-vehicle mobile devices that exchange language and/or data with the wireless access network. For example, PCS (Personal Communication Service) telephone, cordless telephone, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) telephone, WLL (Wireless Local Loop) station, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), etc. . A wireless terminal may also be called a system, a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a mobile station, a remote station, an access point, or an access point. Remote Terminal, Access Terminal, User Terminal, User Agent, User Device, or User Equipment.

It should also be understood that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal may be referred to as a terminal, a mobile station (Mobile Station, abbreviated as "MS"), a mobile terminal (Mobile Terminal), etc., and the user terminal may be connected by wireless. The Radio Access Network (Radio Access Network, referred to as "RAN") communicates with one or more core networks. For example, the user terminal may be a mobile phone (or "cellular" phone), a computer with a mobile terminal, etc., for example, The user terminal can also be a portable, pocket, handheld, computer built-in or in-vehicle mobile device that exchanges voice and/or data with the wireless access network.

A base station (e.g., an access point) can refer to a device in an access network that communicates with a wireless terminal over one or more sectors over an air interface. The base station can be used to convert the received air frame to the IP packet as a router between the wireless terminal and the rest of the access network, wherein the remainder of the access network can include an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The base station can also coordinate attribute management of the air interface.

It should also be understood that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the base station may be an evolved Node B ("eNB" or "e-NodeB") in the LTE, or may be a base station in the NR. This example is not limited.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the process of power saving of the user terminal based on the terminal side in the embodiment of the present invention is as follows:

S110. The user terminal receives, according to the first cell corresponding to the first cell, when the camping cell of the user terminal is changed from the first cell to the second cell. Receiving the first location information of the network location information, and receiving the network location information sent by the second base station corresponding to the second cell in the second cell, where the first acquisition information includes the repetition period information and the partial At least one of shift information, transmission band information, and modulation and coding mode information;

S120, the user terminal determines whether the network location identifier of the second cell in the network location information sent by the second base station is included in a network location identifier list of the user terminal;

S130, when YES, the user terminal receives the wake-up signal sent by the second base station according to the second acquiring information used to obtain the wake-up signal received by the first base station in the first cell, And receiving the paging message sent by the second base station, where the second acquisition information includes at least one of repetition period information, offset information, and transmission frequency band information.

In the embodiment of the method for power saving of the user terminal based on the terminal side of the present invention, the base stations in the wireless communication network system can be divided into two types:

The first type is: a base station in which the RRC state includes only the RRC connected state and the RRC idle state.

In a corresponding possible implementation manner, if the RRC state includes a base station that includes only an RRC connected state and an RRC idle state, and the RRC states of the first base station and the second base station only include RRC. a connection state and an RRC idle state, where the base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system can send network location information and use the indication to the user terminal in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resource. The user terminal has a wake-up signal of a paging message, which is specifically:

The RRC state of the same core network location area in the wireless communication network system, which only includes the RRC connected state and the RRC idle state, can be delivered to the user terminal in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resources. a core network location area identifier and a wake-up signal for indicating that the user terminal has a paging message;

The second type is: the RRC state includes a base station of an RRC light connection state or an RRC inactive state.

In a corresponding possible implementation manner, if the RRC state includes a base station that includes an RRC light connection state or an RRC inactive state, and the RRC states of the first base station and the second base station both include an RRC. In a light connection state or an RRC inactive state, the base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system can send network location information to the user terminal in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resources. The wake-up signal indicating that the user terminal has a paging message is specifically:

The user terminal in the cell covered by the RRC state including the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state includes two scenarios:

The first case is that the user terminal is in the RRC idle state.

In a corresponding possible implementation manner, if the user terminal is in an RRC idle state, the first acquiring information is acquiring information about acquiring the core network location area identifier of a core network location area to which the first base station belongs. ;

The second case is that the user terminal is in the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state.

In the corresponding possible implementation manner, if the user terminal is in an RRC light connection state or an RRC inactive state, the first acquiring information includes: acquiring the core of the core network location area to which the first base station belongs Obtaining information of the network location area identifier and/or obtaining information of the access network location identifier of the access network location area to which the first base station belongs;

The access network location area can be represented by two types.

The first type of representation that can be used is: access network location area identification.

In a corresponding possible implementation manner, when the access network location area to which the first base station belongs is represented by an access network location area identifier, the access network location identifier is an access network location area identifier;

The second available representation is: a cell identification list representation.

In a corresponding possible implementation manner, when the access network location area to which the first base station belongs is represented by a cell identifier list, the access network location identifier is a cell identifier;

The access network location identifier list is a cell identity list.

The method further includes: based on the obtaining the first obtaining information and the second obtaining information, the method is further based on the possible implementation manner of the user terminal power saving method in the terminal side, the method further includes:

In a possible implementation manner of the method for power saving of the user terminal on the terminal side, the method further includes:

When the user terminal is camped on the first cell, the user terminal receives the working mode configuration information sent by the first base station, and determines whether to enter or leave the working mode based on the working mode configuration information; When the user terminal is camped on the second cell, the user terminal receives the working mode configuration information sent by the second base station, and determines whether to enter or leave the working mode based on the working mode configuration information; The working mode configuration information is obtained by the first base station based on the working mode decision information including the user terminal service delay requirement information.

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a power saving method for a user terminal provided by a network side according to an embodiment of the present invention. The power saving method of the user terminal provided on the network side and the power saving method based on the user terminal provided by the terminal side belong to the same inventive concept.

The power saving method of the user terminal may be specifically applied to a network side device, where the network side device includes a base station, and the cell covered by the base station has a user terminal. For related descriptions of the wireless communication network system, the base station, and the user terminal, reference may be made to the related description in the foregoing embodiment of the power saving method of the user terminal provided by the terminal side, and details are not described herein again.

Referring to FIG. 2, the process of power saving of the user terminal based on the network side in the embodiment of the present invention is as follows:

S210, the base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system sends network location information to the user terminal in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resource, and is used to indicate that the user terminal has The wake-up signal of the paging message;

S220, the base station sends, to the user terminal in the covered cell, first obtaining information for acquiring network location information and second acquiring information for acquiring a wake-up signal, so that the user terminal is resident. During the process of changing the cell from the first cell to the second cell, the cell may be based on the first acquiring information used to obtain the network location information received from the first base station corresponding to the first cell in the first cell, The second cell receives the network location information sent by the second base station corresponding to the second cell; and determines that the network location identifier of the second cell in the network location information sent by the second base station is included in the When the network location identifier list of the user terminal is used, the wake-up signal sent by the second base station can be received based on the second acquisition information used to obtain the wake-up signal received by the first base station in the first cell, Receiving a working mode, and receiving a paging message sent by the second base station;

In the embodiment of the network terminal-based user terminal power saving method of the present invention, the base stations in the wireless communication network system can be classified into two types:

In a corresponding possible implementation manner, if the RRC state includes a base station that includes only an RRC connected state and an RRC idle state, and the RRC states of the first base station and the second base station only include RRC. a connection state and an RRC idle state, where the base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system sends network location information and indicates the indication to the user terminal in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resource. The user terminal has a wake-up signal of a paging message, which is specifically:

In a corresponding possible implementation manner, if the RRC state includes a base station that includes an RRC light connection state or an RRC inactive state, and the RRC states of the first base station and the second base station both include an RRC. a light connection state or an RRC inactive state, where the base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system sends network location information and uses the same to the user terminal in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resource. The wake-up signal indicating that the user terminal has a paging message is specifically:

The first case is that the user terminal is in the RRC idle state.

The access network location area can be represented by two types.

When the access network location area to which the first base station belongs is represented by a cell identifier list, the access network location identifier is a cell identifier;

The access network location identifier list is a cell identity list.

The method further includes: based on the user terminal being able to obtain the first obtaining information and the second acquiring information, the method further includes: in a possible implementation manner of the network side user terminal power saving method embodiment, the method further includes:

In a possible implementation manner of the method for power saving of the user terminal on the network side, the method further includes:

A method for power saving of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to specific examples:

In the specific embodiments listed below, the wireless communication network system may specifically be one of an LTE system and an NR system. For the LTE system, the RRC state of the base station may include only the RRC connected state and the RRC idle state, and may also include an RRC connected state, an RRC idle state, and an RRC light connected state, where the RRC state of the user terminal includes an RRC connected state. The RRC idle state and the RRC light connection state, the RRC idle state and the RRC light connection state indicate that the user terminal is in a sleep state, and can listen to the wakeup signal sent by the base station indicating that the user terminal has a paging message, and the RRC connection state indicates that the user terminal is working. The mode is capable of transmitting uplink data to a base station that is in communication with it. For the NR system, the RRC state of the base station may include only the RRC connected state and the RRC idle state, and may also include an RRC connected state, an RRC idle state, and an RRC inactive state, where the RRC state of the user terminal includes an RRC connected state. The RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state, the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state indicate that the user terminal is in a sleep state, and can listen to the wakeup signal sent by the base station indicating that the user terminal has a paging message, and the RRC connection state indicates that the user terminal is working. The mode is capable of transmitting uplink data to a base station that is in communication with it.

In order to facilitate the understanding of the technical solution of the power saving method of the user terminal in the embodiment of the present invention, when exemplarily described in the following specific embodiments, it may be assumed that the camped cell of the user terminal is changed from the first cell to the second cell, where A cell corresponds to the first base station, and the second cell corresponds to the second base station. However, it should be noted that the first cell is only the cell where the user terminal resides before the change, and the second cell is only the user terminal after the change of the user. The camped cell is not the cell identified in the plan in the wireless communication network. Similarly, the first base station and the second base station are also the base stations identified in the plan in the wireless communication network.

First specific embodiment

In the first embodiment, the wireless communication network system includes a base station in which the RRC state includes only the RRC connected state and the RRC idle state, and the RRC states of the first base station and the second base station only include the RRC connection. And the RRC idle state, the RRC state only includes the RRC connected state and the RRC idle state, the base station transmits the first acquisition information for acquiring the network location information and the wakeup signal for acquiring the network location information by using the broadcast message to the user terminal in the covered cell. The second get information.

In a first specific embodiment, the base station in the wireless communication network system includes, but is not limited to, a base station in which the RRC state includes only the RRC connected state and the RRC idle state, and may further include the RRC state including the RRC connected state, the RRC idle state, and the RRC light. a base station in a connected state, and a base station including an RRC state including an RRC connected state, an RRC idle state, and an RRC inactive state. In the first embodiment, it is assumed that the RRC states of the first base station and the second base station only include the RRC connected state and the RRC idle state, but the RRC state of the first base station and the second base station are both included in the first embodiment. This assumption does not have a limiting effect on other base stations in a wireless communication network system.

The RRC state of the same core network location area in the wireless communication network system only includes the RRC connected state and the RRC idle state, and the base station sends the core network location to the user terminal in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resources. The area identifier and the wake-up signal for indicating that the user terminal has a paging message; the core network location area identifier may specifically include a mobile country code MCC, a mobile network number MNC, and a tracking area code TAC.

The RRC connection state includes only the user terminal in the cell to which the RRC connection state and the RRC idle state are addressed, and the first acquisition information for acquiring the core network location area identifier and the wakeup signal for acquiring the core network location area identifier are sent by using the broadcast message. a second acquisition information, where the first acquisition information includes at least one of repetition period information, offset information, transmission band information, and modulation and coding mode information; and the second acquisition information includes repetition period information and an offset. At least one of information and transmission band information.

The RRC state only includes the core network location area identifier sent by the base station after the user terminal in the cell covered by the RRC connection state and the RRC idle state is turned on, accesses the wireless communication network system, and registers. If the base station does not receive the uplink data of the user terminal within the predetermined time, the base station sends an RRC Connection Release message to the user terminal, releasing the RRC connection of the user terminal, so that the user terminal enters the RRC idle state; The RRC-specific signaling sends the working mode configuration information to the user terminal, and the user terminal enters the RRC idle state according to the working mode configuration information, where the working mode configuration information is the working mode decision of the base station based on the information including the user terminal service delay requirement information. Get it from the information.

When the user terminal needs to change the camped cell from the first cell to the second cell by cell selection or reselection, the user terminal is configured to acquire the core network based on the first base station corresponding to the first cell when the user is in the first cell. The first acquiring information of the location area identifier is used by the second cell to receive the core network location area identifier that is sent by the second base station corresponding to the second cell, and may be based on the repetition period information, the offset information, and the transmission included in the first acquiring information. And comparing at least one of the frequency band information and the modulation and coding mode information with the repetition period information, the offset information, the transmission frequency band information, and the modulation and coding mode information in the core network location area identifier sent by the second base station, if the same, receiving The core network location area identifier delivered by the second base station.

The user terminal determines whether the core network location area identifier of the second cell in the core network location area identifier sent by the second base station is included in the core network location area identifier list of the user terminal.

When yes, the user terminal receives the wake-up signal sent by the second base station based on the second acquisition information for acquiring the wake-up signal received from the first base station in the first cell, returns to the working mode based on the wake-up signal, and receives the second The paging message sent by the base station may be based on at least one of the repetition period information, the offset information, and the transmission frequency band information included in the second acquisition information, and the wake-up signal in the core network location area sent by the second base station The repetition period information, the offset information, and the transmission frequency band information are compared, and if they are the same, the wake-up signal sent by the second base station is received; the user terminal returns to the working mode based on the wake-up signal, and receives the search by the second base station. Call the message.

In the case of no, the user terminal updates the core network location area identifier list based on the core network location area identifier received from the second base station, and receives the wake-up signal from the second base station based on the updated core network location area identifier list. And the second acquiring information, based on the second obtaining information received from the second base station, receiving the wake-up signal sent by the second base station, returning to the working mode based on the wake-up signal, and receiving the paging message sent by the second base station.

It should be noted that, when the user terminal camps on the first cell or stays in the second cell, when the RRC state includes only the RRC connected state and the RRC idle state, the base station receives the paging message from the core network, After determining that the paging message is a paging message of a user terminal in the cell that is covered by the paging message, the base station sends a wake-up signal to the user terminal to indicate that the user terminal has a paging message, and the user terminal receives the Receiving a working mode and receiving a paging message sent by the base station. When the user terminal needs to page other user terminals in the wireless communication network system, the user terminal reads the core network location area identifier list and accesses the wireless communication network system according to the access control requirements.

Second specific embodiment

Different from the first embodiment, in the second specific embodiment, the RRC state only includes the RRC connected state and the RRC idle state, and the base station sends the RRC dedicated signaling to the user terminal in the covered cell. First acquisition information for acquiring network location information and second acquisition information for acquiring a wake-up signal.

The RRC connection state includes only the user terminal in the cell to which the RRC connection state and the RRC idle state are addressed, and the first acquisition information for acquiring the core network location area identifier is sent by the RRC dedicated signaling and used for acquiring a second acquisition information of the wake-up signal; wherein the first acquisition information includes at least one of repetition period information, offset information, transmission band information, and modulation and coding mode information; and the second acquisition information includes repetition period information At least one of offset information and transmission band information.

The RRC state only includes the core network location area identifier sent by the base station after the user terminal in the cell covered by the RRC connection state and the RRC idle state is turned on, accesses the wireless communication network system, and registers. After accessing the wireless communication network system, the user terminal receives the first acquisition information used by the base station to obtain the core network location area identifier and the second acquisition information used to obtain the wake-up signal, which is sent by the RRC dedicated signaling; if the base station is in the reservation The uplink data of the user terminal is not received in the time, the base station sends an RRC Connection Release message to the user terminal, and the RRC connection of the user terminal is released, and the user terminal enters the RRC idle state based on the RRC connection release message.

When the user terminal needs to change the camped cell from the first cell to the second cell by cell selection or reselection, the user terminal is configured to acquire the core network based on the first base station corresponding to the first cell when the user is in the first cell. First obtaining information of the location area identifier, where the first obtaining information is information obtained by receiving the RRC dedicated signaling sent by the first base station, and receiving, by the second cell, the core network location sent by the second base station corresponding to the second cell The area identifier may be specifically based on at least one of the repetition period information, the offset information, the transmission band information, and the modulation and coding mode information included in the first acquisition information, and the repetition in the core network location area identifier sent by the second base station The period information, the offset information, the transmission band information, and the modulation and coding mode information are compared. If they are the same, the core network location area identifier sent by the second base station is received.

In the case of YES, the user terminal is based on the second acquisition information that is received by the first base station for acquiring the wake-up signal, and the second acquisition information is obtained by receiving the RRC-specific signaling sent by the first base station. And receiving the wake-up signal sent by the second base station, and returning to the working mode based on the wake-up signal, and receiving the paging message sent by the second base station; specifically, the repetition period information, the offset information, and the transmission frequency band included in the second acquisition information may be At least one of the information is compared with the repetition period information, the offset information, and the transmission frequency band information in the wake-up signal in the core network location area sent by the second base station, and if the information is the same, the wake-up sent by the second base station is received. The user terminal returns to the working mode based on the wake-up signal, and receives the paging message sent by the second base station.

In the case of no, the user terminal updates the core network location area identifier list based on the core network location area identifier received from the second base station, and receives the wake-up signal from the second base station based on the updated core network location area identifier list. a second acquisition information, where the second acquisition information is information obtained by receiving the RRC dedicated signaling sent by the second base station, and receiving the wake-up signal sent by the second base station, based on the second acquisition information received from the second base station, And receiving a paging message sent by the second base station, according to the wake-up signal returning to the working mode.

Third specific embodiment

In the third embodiment, the wireless communication network system includes a base station whose RRC state includes an RRC light connection state or an RRC inactive state, and the RRC states of the first base station and the second base station include an RRC light connection. State or RRC inactive state, the access network location area to which the RRC state includes the RRC connected state and the RRC idle state belongs to the cell identifier list; the RRC state includes the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state base station, and broadcasts the message. Sending, to the user terminal in the covered cell, first acquisition information for acquiring network location information and second acquisition information for acquiring a wakeup signal.

In a third specific embodiment, the base station in the wireless communication network system includes, but is not limited to, a base station including an RRC connected state, an RRC idle state, and an RRC light connected state, and the RRC state includes an RRC connected state, an RRC idle state, and an RRC non- The base station in the active state may further include a base station whose RRC state includes only the RRC connected state and the RRC idle state. In the third embodiment, it is assumed that the RRC states of the first base station and the second base station include an RRC light connection state or an RRC inactive state, but the assumption does not have a limiting effect on other base stations in the wireless communication network system.

The RRC state of the same core network location area in the wireless communication network system includes the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state, and the base station sends the core network to the user terminal in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resources. The location area identifier, the core network location area identifier may specifically include a mobile country code MCC, a mobile network number MNC, and a tracking area code TAC; the cells in the same access network location area adopt the same transmission mode and time-frequency resource direction. The user terminal in the cell sends a wake-up signal indicating that the user terminal has a paging message.

The RRC state includes the user terminal in the RRC light-connected state or the RRC inactive state, and the first user obtains the core network location area identifier and the cell identifier, and obtains the first acquisition information for acquiring the core network location area identifier and the cell identifier. a second acquisition information of the wake-up signal in the core network location area and the wake-up signal of the access network location area; wherein the first acquisition information includes repetition period information, offset information, transmission frequency band information, and modulation and coding mode information. At least one of the second acquisition information includes at least one of repetition period information, offset information, and transmission band information. It is to be noted that the base station may send the acquisition information for acquiring the location identifier of the core network and the acquisition information for acquiring the cell identifier by using the broadcast message, and the base station may send the message twice by using the broadcast message. The acquisition information of the wake-up signal in the location of the core network and the acquisition information of the wake-up signal in the location area of the access network.

After the RRC state includes the user terminal in the cell covered by the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state, the core network location area identifier and the cell identity that are sent by the base station are connected to the wireless communication network system and are registered. After accessing the wireless communication network system, the base station may send the working mode configuration information to the user terminal by using the RRC dedicated signaling, where the working mode configuration information is obtained by the base station based on the working mode decision information including the service delay request information of the user terminal. . The user terminal enters a sleep state based on the working mode configuration information, that is, the power saving mode. If the working mode configuration information indicates that the user terminal enters the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state, the user terminal subsequently enters the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state. If the working mode configuration information indicates that the user terminal enters the RRC idle state, the user terminal subsequently enters the RRC idle state.

If the user terminal is in the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state, when the camped cell is changed from the first cell to the second cell by cell selection or reselection, the user terminal is based on the first cell. The first acquiring information, which is received by the first base station, is used to obtain the cell identifier, and the first acquiring information is obtained by receiving the broadcast message sent by the first base station, and receiving the second corresponding to the second cell in the second cell. The cell identifier sent by the base station may be based on at least one of the repetition period information, the offset information, the transmission band information, and the modulation and coding mode information included in the first acquisition information, and the cell identifier sent by the second base station. The repetition period information, the offset information, the transmission band information, and the modulation and coding mode information are compared. If they are the same, the cell identifier sent by the second base station is received.

The user terminal determines whether the cell identifier sent by the second base station is included in the cell identifier list of the user terminal.

In the case of YES, the user terminal is based on the second acquisition information received from the first base station for acquiring the wake-up signal, and the second acquisition information is the information obtained by receiving the broadcast message sent by the first base station, and receiving The wake-up signal sent by the second base station is returned to the working mode based on the wake-up signal, and receives the paging message sent by the second base station; specifically, it may be based on the repetition period information, the offset information, and the transmission frequency band information included in the second acquisition information. And at least one of the following: comparing the repetition period information, the offset information, and the transmission frequency band information in the wake-up signal in the access network cell sent by the second base station, and if yes, receiving the wake-up signal sent by the second base station; The terminal returns to the working mode based on the wake-up signal, and receives the paging message sent by the second base station.

If not, the user terminal updates the cell identifier list based on the cell identifier received from the second base station, and receives second acquisition information for acquiring the wake-up signal from the second base station based on the updated cell identifier list, the second obtaining The information obtained by receiving the broadcast message sent by the second base station, based on the second acquisition information received from the second base station, receives the wake-up signal in the second cell sent by the second base station, and returns to the working mode based on the wake-up signal. Receiving a paging message sent by the second base station.

If the user terminal is in the RRC idle state, when the camped cell is changed from the first cell to the second cell by cell selection or reselection, the user terminal is based on the first base station corresponding to the first cell when the first cell is used. Receiving the first obtaining information for acquiring the identifier of the core network location area, where the first obtaining information is obtained by receiving the broadcast message sent by the first base station, and the second base station is configured to receive the second base station corresponding to the second cell. The core network location area identifier is determined by the user terminal, and the core network location area identifier of the second cell in the core network location area identifier sent by the second base station is included in the core network location area identifier list of the user terminal.

In the case of YES, the user terminal is based on the second acquisition information received from the first base station for acquiring the wake-up signal, and the second acquisition information is the information obtained by receiving the broadcast message sent by the first base station, and receiving The wake-up signal in the core network location area sent by the second base station returns to the working mode based on the wake-up signal, and receives the paging message sent by the second base station.

In the case of no, the user terminal updates the core network location area identifier list based on the core network location area identifier received from the second base station, and receives the wake-up signal from the second base station based on the updated core network location area identifier list. The second acquisition information is obtained by receiving the broadcast message sent by the second base station, and receives the second acquisition information received from the second base station, and receives the location in the core network location area sent by the second base station. The wake-up signal is returned to the working mode based on the wake-up signal, and the paging message sent by the second base station is received.

It should be noted that, whether the user terminal camps in the first cell or stays in the second cell, the RRC state includes the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state, and the base station receives the information from the core network or the access network. a paging message, after determining that the paging message is a paging message of a user terminal in a cell that is covered by the paging message, the base station sends a wake-up signal to the user terminal to indicate that the user terminal has a paging message, The user terminal receives and returns to the working mode based on the wake-up signal, and receives the paging message sent by the base station. When the user terminal needs to page other user terminals in the wireless communication network system, the user terminal reads the core network location area identifier list or the cell identifier list, and accesses the wireless communication network system according to the access control requirement.

Fourth specific embodiment

Different from the third embodiment, in the fourth specific embodiment, the access network location area to which the RRC state includes the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state belongs to the cell identifier list; the RRC state includes The base station in the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state sends the first acquisition information for acquiring the network location information and the second acquisition information for acquiring the wakeup signal to the user terminal in the covered cell by using the RRC dedicated signaling. The first obtaining information includes the acquiring information of the core network location area identifier for acquiring the core network location area to which the base station belongs, and the obtaining information for acquiring the cell identifier of the access network location area to which the base station belongs, and the second obtaining information. The method includes: acquiring information for acquiring a wake-up signal in a core network location area to which the base station belongs, and acquiring information for acquiring a wake-up signal in an access network location area to which the base station belongs.

The first possible specific implementation in the fourth embodiment is:

The RRC state includes the user terminal in the RRC light-connected state or the RRC-inactive state, and the first user obtains the core network location area identifier and obtains the first acquisition information for acquiring the core network location area identifier by using the RRC dedicated signaling. The second acquisition information of the wake-up signal of the access network location area; the base station sends the first acquisition information for acquiring the cell identifier to the user terminal in the cell that is covered by the base station; wherein the first acquisition information The method includes at least one of repetition period information, offset information, transmission band information, and modulation and coding mode information; and the second acquisition information includes at least one of repetition period information, offset information, and transmission band information.

The RRC state includes the core network location area identifier sent by the base station after the user terminal in the cell covered by the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state is turned on, accesses the wireless communication network system, and registers. After receiving the wireless communication network system, the second acquisition information that is sent by the base station for acquiring the core network location area identifier and the cell identifier first acquisition information and the wake-up signal for acquiring the access network location area is received based on the received information. The foregoing information determines that the user terminal enters a sleep state, that is, a power saving mode, and the user terminal subsequently enters an RRC light connection state or an RRC inactive state.

The user terminal is in the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state. At this time, when the camped cell is changed from the first cell to the second cell by cell selection or reselection, the user terminal is based on the first cell from the first cell. Corresponding the first acquisition information of the first base station for acquiring the cell identifier, and the second cell receiving the cell identifier sent by the second base station corresponding to the second cell; the user terminal determining whether the cell identifier sent by the second base station includes In the cell identity list of the user terminal.

When yes, the user terminal receives the wake-up signal sent by the second base station based on the second acquisition information for acquiring the wake-up signal received from the first base station in the first cell, returns to the working mode based on the wake-up signal, and receives the second A paging message sent by the base station.

If not, the user terminal updates the cell identity list based on the cell identity received from the second base station, and receives second acquisition information for acquiring the wake-up signal from the second base station based on the updated cell identity list, based on the second The second acquisition information received by the base station receives the wake-up signal in the second cell that is sent by the second base station, returns the working mode based on the wake-up signal, and receives the paging message sent by the second base station. In the case of No, if the core network location area is updated, the user terminal also needs to update the core network location area identifier list.

A second possible specific implementation in the fourth embodiment is:

The RRC state includes the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state, and the base station sends the first acquisition information for acquiring the core network location area identifier to the user terminal in the cell that is covered by the base station; The user terminal in the covered cell sends the second acquisition information for acquiring the wake-up signal in the location of the core network through the broadcast message; the base station sends the message to the user terminal in the cell that is covered by the base station by using the broadcast message. Acquiring the first acquisition information of the cell identifier, where the first acquisition information includes at least one of repetition period information, offset information, transmission band information, and modulation and coding mode information; and the second acquisition information includes a repetition period. At least one of information, offset information, and transmission band information.

The RRC state includes the core network location area identifier sent by the base station after the user terminal in the cell covered by the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state is turned on, accesses the wireless communication network system, and registers. After the access to the wireless communication network system, the first acquisition information that is sent by the base station to obtain the identifier of the core network location area is used to obtain the first acquisition information of the cell identifier, and is used to acquire the wake-up signal in the location area of the core network. The second obtaining information determines, according to the received information, that the user terminal enters a sleep state, that is, a power saving mode, and the user terminal subsequently enters an RRC idle state.

The user terminal is in the RRC idle state. When the camping cell is changed from the first cell to the second cell by cell selection or reselection, the user terminal receives the first cell from the first cell corresponding to the first cell. The first acquiring information for obtaining the identifier of the core network location area, the second cell receiving the core network location area identifier sent by the second base station corresponding to the second cell; and the user terminal determining the core network location area sent by the second base station Whether the identifier is included in the core network location area identifier list of the user terminal.

When yes, the user terminal receives the wake-up signal in the core network location area sent by the second base station, based on the second acquisition information used to obtain the wake-up signal received from the first base station, and returns based on the wake-up signal. The working mode receives the paging message sent by the second base station.

In the case of no, the user terminal updates the core network location area identifier list based on the core network location area identifier received from the second base station, and receives the wake-up signal from the second base station based on the updated core network location area identifier list. The second acquiring information, receiving the wake-up signal in the location of the core network that is sent by the second base station, returning to the working mode based on the wake-up signal, and receiving the paging message sent by the second base station.

Fifth specific embodiment

Different from the fourth embodiment, in the fifth embodiment, the access network location area to which the RRC state includes the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state belongs to the access network location area identifier; The RRC state includes the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state, the base station transmits the first acquisition information for acquiring the network location information and the second acquisition information for acquiring the wakeup signal to the user terminal in the covered cell by using a broadcast message. The first obtaining information includes the acquiring information of the core network location area identifier for acquiring the core network location area to which the base station belongs, and the obtaining information of the access network location area identifier for acquiring the access network location area to which the base station belongs. The second acquisition information includes acquisition information for acquiring a wake-up signal in a core network location area to which the base station belongs, and acquisition information for acquiring a wake-up signal in an access network location area to which the base station belongs.

The RRC state of the same core network location area in the wireless communication network system includes the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state, and the base station sends the core network to the user terminal in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resources. The location area identifier, the core network location area identifier may specifically include a mobile country code MCC, a mobile network number MNC, and a tracking area code TAC; the cells in the same access network location area adopt the same transmission mode and time-frequency resource direction. The user terminal in the cell sends an access network location area identifier and a wake-up signal for indicating that the user terminal has a paging message.

The RRC state includes the user terminal in the RRC light-connected state or the RRC inactive state, and the user terminal in the cell that is covered by the RRC, and the first information about obtaining the core network location area identifier and the core network location for obtaining the core network location area identifier by using the broadcast message. The second acquisition information of the wake-up signal in the area; the base station sends the first acquisition information for acquiring the location identifier of the access network and the location of the access network by using the broadcast message to the user terminal in the cell that is covered by the base station Second acquisition information of the wake-up signal in the area; wherein the first acquisition information includes at least one of repetition period information, offset information, transmission band information, and modulation and coding mode information; and the second acquisition information includes At least one of repetition period information, offset information, and transmission band information.

The first possible specific implementation in the fifth embodiment is:

The RRC state includes the core network location area identifier or the access network location area identifier sent by the base station after the user terminal in the cell covered by the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state is turned on, and accesses the wireless communication network system. Sign up. The base station may send the working mode configuration information to the user terminal by using the RRC dedicated signaling, where the working mode configuration information is obtained by the base station based on the working mode decision information including the service delay request information of the user terminal. The user terminal enters a sleep state based on the working mode configuration information, that is, the power saving mode, and the user terminal subsequently enters the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state.

The user terminal is in the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state. At this time, when the camped cell is changed from the first cell to the second cell by cell selection or reselection, the user terminal is based on the first cell from the first cell. Corresponding first acquisition information received by the first base station for acquiring the location identifier of the access network, and receiving, by the second cell, an identifier of the access network location area sent by the second base station corresponding to the second cell; Whether the access network location area identifier sent by the base station is included in the access network location area identifier list of the user terminal.

When yes, the user terminal receives the wake-up signal sent by the second base station based on the second acquisition information for acquiring the wake-up signal received from the first base station in the first cell, returns to the working mode based on the wake-up signal, and receives the second A paging message sent by the base station. The second acquisition information includes acquisition information for acquiring a wake-up signal in a location of the core network and acquisition information for acquiring a wake-up signal in the location area of the access network.

In the case of NO, the user terminal updates the access network location area identifier list based on the access network location area identifier received from the second base station, and receives the updated access network location area identifier list from the second base station for acquiring. The second acquisition information of the wake-up signal, based on the second acquisition information received from the second base station, receives the wake-up signal in the second cell that is sent by the second base station, returns to the working mode based on the wake-up signal, and sends the second base station to send the Page message. In the case of No, if the core network location area is updated, the user terminal also needs to update the core network location area identifier list.

A second possible specific implementation in the fifth embodiment is:

The RRC state includes the core network location area identifier or the access network location area identifier sent by the base station after the user terminal in the cell covered by the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state is turned on, and accesses the wireless communication network system. Sign up. The base station may send the working mode configuration information to the user terminal by using the RRC dedicated signaling, where the working mode configuration information is obtained by the base station based on the working mode decision information including the service delay request information of the user terminal. The user terminal enters a sleep state based on the working mode configuration information, that is, the power saving mode, and the user terminal subsequently enters the RRC idle state.

In the case of YES, the user terminal receives the wake-up signal sent by the second base station based on the second acquisition information received from the first base station for acquiring the wake-up signal in the location of the core network, and returns based on the wake-up signal. The working mode receives the paging message sent by the second base station.

In the case of no, the user terminal updates the core network location area identifier list based on the core network location area identifier received from the second base station, and receives the wake-up signal from the second base station based on the updated core network location area identifier list. The second acquiring information, based on the second obtaining information received from the second base station, receiving the wake-up signal in the second cell sent by the second base station, returning to the working mode based on the wake-up signal, and receiving the paging sent by the second base station Message. If no, if the access network location area is updated, the user terminal also needs to update the access network location area identifier list.

It should be noted that, whether the user terminal camps in the first cell or stays in the second cell, the RRC state includes the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state, and the base station receives the information from the core network or the access network. a paging message, after determining that the paging message is a paging message of a user terminal in a cell that is covered by the paging message, the base station sends a wake-up signal to the user terminal to indicate that the user terminal has a paging message, The user terminal receives and returns to the working mode based on the wake-up signal, and receives the paging message sent by the base station. When the user terminal needs to page other user terminals in the wireless communication network system, the user terminal reads the core network location area identifier list or the access network location area identifier list, and accesses the wireless communication network system according to the access control requirement.

Sixth embodiment

Different from the fifth embodiment, in the sixth specific embodiment, the RRC state includes the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state, and the base station transmits the RRC dedicated signaling to the user terminal in the covered cell. Sending first acquisition information for acquiring network location information and second acquisition information for acquiring a wakeup signal.

The first possible specific implementation in the sixth embodiment is:

The RRC state includes the user terminal in the RRC light-connected state or the RRC-inactive state, and the first user obtains the core network location area identifier and obtains the first acquisition information for acquiring the core network location area identifier by using the RRC dedicated signaling. a second acquisition information of the wake-up signal in the location of the core network; the base station sends the first acquisition information for obtaining the identifier of the location area of the access network through the RRC dedicated signaling to the user terminal in the cell that is covered by the base station Obtaining second acquisition information of the wake-up signal in the location area of the access network; where the first acquisition information includes at least one of repetition period information, offset information, transmission band information, and modulation and coding mode information; The second acquisition information includes at least one of repetition period information, offset information, and transmission band information.

The RRC state includes the core network location area identifier or the access network location area identifier sent by the base station after the user terminal in the cell covered by the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state is turned on, and accesses the wireless communication network system. Sign up. After the access to the wireless communication network system, the first acquisition information that is sent by the base station to obtain the identifier of the core network location area is used to obtain the second acquisition information of the wake-up signal in the location of the core network, and is used to acquire the access information. The first obtaining information of the network location area identifier and the second obtaining information for acquiring the wake-up signal in the location area of the access network, determining, according to the received information, that the user terminal enters a sleep state, that is, a power saving mode, and the user terminal subsequently enters RRC light connection state or RRC inactive state.

In the case of YES, the user terminal receives the wake-up signal sent by the second base station based on the second acquisition information received from the first base station for acquiring the wake-up signal in the location of the access network, based on the wake-up signal. Returning to the working mode, receiving the paging message sent by the second base station. The second acquisition information is acquisition information for acquiring a wake-up signal in an area of the access network.

In the case of NO, the user terminal updates the access network location area identifier list based on the access network location area identifier received from the second base station, and receives the updated access network location area identifier list from the second base station for acquiring. The second acquiring information of the wake-up signal in the location area of the access network receives the wake-up signal in the second cell sent by the second base station based on the second acquiring information received from the second base station, and returns to the working mode based on the wake-up signal, and receives a paging message sent by the second base station. In the case of No, if the core network location area is updated, the user terminal also needs to update the core network location area identifier list.

A second possible specific implementation in the sixth embodiment is:

The RRC state includes the user terminal in the RRC light-connected state or the RRC-inactive state, and the first user obtains the core network location area identifier and obtains the first acquisition information for acquiring the core network location area identifier by using the RRC dedicated signaling. The second acquisition information of the wake-up signal in the location of the core network; the base station sends the first acquisition information for obtaining the identifier of the location area of the access network by using the RRC dedicated signaling to the user terminal in the cell that is covered by the base station; The first acquisition information includes at least one of repetition period information, offset information, transmission band information, and modulation and coding mode information; and the second acquisition information includes repetition period information, offset information, and transmission band information. At least one of them.

The RRC state includes the core network location area identifier or the access network location area identifier sent by the base station after the user terminal in the cell covered by the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state is turned on, and accesses the wireless communication network system. Sign up. After the access to the wireless communication network system, the first acquisition information that is sent by the base station to obtain the identifier of the core network location area is used to obtain the second acquisition information of the wake-up signal in the location of the core network, and is used for acquiring access. The first acquiring information of the network location area identifier determines that the user terminal enters a sleep state based on the received information, that is, the power saving mode, and the user terminal subsequently enters the RRC idle state.

In the case of YES, the user terminal receives the wake-up signal sent by the second base station based on the second acquisition information received from the first base station for acquiring the wake-up signal in the location of the core network, and returns based on the wake-up signal. The working mode receives the paging message sent by the second base station. The second acquisition information is acquisition information for acquiring a wake-up signal in a location of a core network.

In the case of no, the user terminal updates the core network location area identifier list based on the core network location area identifier received from the second base station, and receives the access network from the second base station based on the updated core network location area identifier list. The second acquisition information of the wake-up signal in the location area receives the wake-up signal in the second cell sent by the second base station, and returns to the working mode based on the wake-up signal, based on the second acquisition information received from the second base station, and receives the A paging message sent by the second base station.

Seventh embodiment

In the seventh embodiment, the base station in the wireless communication network system, the user terminal in the covered cell passes the working mode configuration information delivered by the RRC dedicated signaling, so that the user terminal determines whether the working mode is based on the working mode configuration information. Enter or leave the work mode.

The user terminal accesses the wireless communication network system for the first time, and the service delay requirement is low. If the base station determines that a user terminal in the cell covered by the base station can enter the power saving mode, the base station uses the working mode configuration information delivered by the RRC proprietary signaling. After receiving the working mode configuration information, the user terminal determines to leave the working mode based on the working mode configuration information, and enters the power saving mode. The base station determines that the user terminal can enter the power saving mode, and specifically, the base station determines that the user terminal has completed the access network location area update, or the base station determines that the user terminal has completed the routing area update.

The user terminal accesses the wireless communication network system again, and the service delay requirement becomes high. The base station generates working mode configuration information based on the working mode decision information including the service delay request information of the user terminal, and uses the RRC proprietary signaling to perform the working mode. The configuration information is sent to the user terminal, and the user terminal determines whether to enter or leave the working mode based on the working mode configuration information. The working mode decision information may further include information that the base station determines that the user terminal has completed the access network location area update and/or the base station determines that the user terminal has completed the routing area update.

The user terminal power saving method provided in the embodiment of the present invention, the base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system sends the network location information to the user terminal in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resource. In the case of indicating that the user terminal has a wake-up signal of a paging message, in a process in which the camping cell is changed from the first cell to the second cell, if the first cell and the second cell are in the same location area, the user terminal The first acquisition information for acquiring the network location information is read from the second base station corresponding to the second cell, and is not based on the second base station, and is used to obtain the network location based on the first base station corresponding to the first cell. The first acquiring information of the information, the network location information sent by the second base station corresponding to the second cell is received by the second cell, and the network location identifier of the second cell in the network location information is included in the network location identifier list of the user terminal. The user terminal does not need to consume power to read the second acquisition signal for acquiring the wake-up signal from the second base station corresponding to the second cell. , Directly based upon the first cell received from the first base station to obtain information for obtaining a second wake-up signal, based on the received wake-up signal sent by the second base station, the user terminal receives the paging wake-up message. In this way, on the one hand, the user terminal can save power in the process of camping the cell change; on the other hand, the user terminal can also update the network location identifier list based on the network location information sent by the second base station to ensure that the user terminal normally receives the search. Calling messages and achieving business reachability.

An embodiment of the power saving device of the user terminal is provided in the embodiment of the present invention, and the embodiment of the present invention further provides an embodiment of the power saving device of the user terminal. The user terminal power saving device is applied to a user terminal in a wireless communication network system, and the base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system can be based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resource to the covered cell. The user terminal sends network location information and a wake-up signal for indicating that the user terminal has a paging message. The user terminal is a user terminal in the foregoing method for saving power of the user terminal. For a description of the type of the user terminal, refer to the related description in the foregoing embodiment of the power saving method of the user terminal, and details are not described herein again.

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a power saving device for a user terminal provided by a terminal side according to an embodiment of the present invention. The user terminal power saving device is an implementation form of the power saving method of the user terminal, and has a plurality of functional modules, which may be a program module or a logic circuit module.

Referring to FIG. 3, the user terminal power saving device 100 includes: a network location information acquiring module 110, a network location identifier determining module 120, and a user terminal waking module 130. Moreover, in the embodiment of the present invention, network location information is obtained. The module 110, the network location identifier determining module 120, and the user terminal wake-up module 130 may be implemented by logic circuits, and may be partially or fully integrated into a hardware processor, and the hardware terminal is used according to the foregoing terminal-side user terminal. The processing flow of any one of the embodiments of the power saving method organizes the work of the related functional modules. among them:

The network location information acquiring module 110 is configured to: when the camping cell of the user terminal is changed from the first cell to the second cell, based on the first base station corresponding to the first cell in the first cell Receiving the first acquiring information for acquiring the network location information, and receiving the network location information sent by the second base station corresponding to the second cell in the second cell;

The network location identifier determining module 120 is configured to determine whether the network location identifier of the second cell in the network location information sent by the second base station is included in the network location identifier list of the user terminal;

The user terminal wake-up module 130 is configured to receive the wake-up sent by the second base station based on the second acquiring information used to obtain the wake-up signal received from the first base station when the first cell is YES. The signal is returned to the working mode based on the wake-up signal, and receives the paging message sent by the second base station;

And the device further includes: at least based on the obtaining the first obtaining information and the second obtaining information, in a possible implementation manner of the embodiment of the power saving device of the user terminal of the present invention, the device further includes:

The first acquiring information acquiring module 140 is configured to send, by the first cell, the first base station, by using a broadcast message or RRC dedicated signaling, when the camping cell of the user terminal is the first cell. The first acquisition information;

The second acquisition information acquiring module 150 is configured to: when the camping cell of the user terminal is the first cell, receive, by the first cell, the first base station by using the broadcast message or the RRC proprietary The second acquisition information delivered by the signaling.

In a possible implementation manner of the embodiment of the power saving device of the user terminal of the present invention, the device further includes:

The working mode determining module 160 is configured to: when the user terminal resides in the first cell, the user terminal receives the working mode configuration information sent by the first base station, and determines whether the operating mode configuration information is based on the operating mode configuration information. Entering or leaving the working mode; and when the user terminal camps on the second cell, the user terminal receives the working mode configuration information sent by the second base station, and determines, according to the working mode configuration information, Whether to enter or leave the working mode; wherein the working mode configuration information is obtained by the first base station based on working mode decision information including the user terminal service delay requirement information.

The access network location identifier list is a cell identity list.

Based on the foregoing implementation of the embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal power saving device embodiment provided by the embodiment of the present invention having multiple functional modules can be correspondingly obtained. The user terminal power saving device is applied to a network side device.

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a power saving device for a user terminal provided by a network side according to an embodiment of the present invention. The user terminal power saving device is applied to a network side device. The user terminal power saving device is an implementation form of the network terminal-based user terminal power saving method, and has a plurality of functional modules, which may be a program module or a logic circuit module.

Referring to FIG. 4, the user terminal power saving device 200 includes: a system information sending module 210, an obtaining information sending module 220, and in the embodiment of the present invention, the system information is sent by the module 210, and the information is obtained. The sending module 220 can be implemented by a logic circuit, and can be partially or completely integrated into a hardware processor, and processed by the hardware processor according to any one of the foregoing embodiments of the network side-based user terminal power saving method embodiment. Process to organize the work of related functional modules. among them:

The system information sending module 210 is configured to send network location information to the user terminal in the cell covered by the base station in the same location area, and to indicate that the user terminal has paging, based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resource. The wake-up signal of the message;

The obtaining information sending module 220 is configured to send, to the user terminal in the cell covered by the base station, first obtaining information for acquiring network location information and second obtaining information for acquiring a wake-up signal, so that the user The terminal may be configured to acquire the first location of the network location information received from the first base station corresponding to the first cell when the camping cell is changed from the first cell to the second cell. Receiving, in the second cell, the network location information sent by the second base station corresponding to the second cell; and determining the network location identifier of the second cell in the network location information sent by the second base station When being included in the network location identifier list of the user terminal, the second base station can be sent according to the second acquiring information used to obtain the wake-up signal received from the first base station when the first cell is received. The wake-up signal is returned to the working mode based on the wake-up signal, and receives the paging message sent by the second base station;

The obtaining information sending module is further used in the possible implementation manner of the embodiment of the power saving device of the user terminal in the network side, based on the obtaining of the first obtaining information and the second obtaining information. When the camping cell of the user terminal is the first cell, the method is configured to send the first acquiring information to the user terminal by using a broadcast message or RRC dedicated signaling;

The device further includes: based on the at least one of the operating modes of the user terminal and the service delay of the user terminal, the device further includes:

The working mode configuration information sending module 230 is configured to send working mode configuration information to the user terminal when the camping cell of the user terminal is the first cell, so that the user terminal can be based on the The working mode configuration information determines whether to enter or leave the working mode;

The access network location identifier list is a cell identity list.

An embodiment of the user terminal is further provided in the embodiment of the present invention, based on the application of the embodiment of the power saving method of the user terminal provided by the terminal side. The user terminal is a user terminal provided in the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, which is obtained by using the user terminal power saving method based on the terminal side or the user terminal power saving device based on the terminal side applied to the user terminal in the wireless communication network system. The base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system can send network location information to the user terminal in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resource, and is used to indicate that the user terminal has The wake-up signal of the paging message.

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a user terminal provided in an embodiment of the present invention. The user terminal is a user terminal in the foregoing method for saving power of the user terminal. For a description of the type of the user terminal, refer to the related description in the foregoing embodiment of the power saving method of the user terminal, and details are not described herein again.

Referring now to FIG. 5, the user terminal 300 includes a bus 330, at least one processor 310 coupled to the bus 330, and a memory 320 in communication with at least one processor 310. The memory 320 stores instructions executable by the at least one processor 310, the instructions being executed by the at least one processor 310 to perform the following steps when executing the instructions:

And the method for acquiring network location information received from the first base station corresponding to the first cell when the camping cell of the user terminal is changed from the first cell to the second cell Receiving, by the second cell, the network location information sent by the second base station corresponding to the second cell in the second cell;

Determining whether a network location identifier of the second cell in the network location information sent by the second base station is included in a network location identifier list of the user terminal;

When yes, receiving the wake-up signal sent by the second base station based on the second acquisition information for acquiring the wake-up signal received by the first base station, and returning to the working mode based on the wake-up signal Receiving a paging message sent by the second base station;

At least one processor 310 further performs the following steps when performing the instruction, at least one processor 310 in the possible implementation manner of the embodiment of the user terminal of the present invention, based on the obtaining of the first acquisition information and the second acquisition information.

Receiving, by the first cell, the first acquiring information that is sent by the first base station by using a broadcast message or RRC dedicated signaling;

Receiving, by the first cell, the second acquiring information that is sent by the first base station by using the broadcast message or the RRC dedicated signaling.

At least one processor 310 performs the following steps when executing the instruction, at least based on the compatibility of the operating mode of the user terminal with the user terminal service delay requirement:

Receiving, by the first cell, the working mode configuration information sent by the first base station by using the RRC dedicated signaling, determining, according to the working mode configuration information, whether to enter or leave the working mode; the working mode configuration information is the The first base station is obtained based on the working mode decision information including the user terminal service delay request information.

The access network location identifier list is a cell identity list.

Based on the foregoing technical solution, in the embodiment of the present invention, the base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system sends the network location information to the user terminal in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and the time-frequency resource, and is used for In the case that the user terminal has the wake-up signal of the paging message, in the process that the camping cell is changed from the first cell to the second cell, if the first cell and the second cell are in the same location area, the user terminal does not need to be The first power acquisition information for acquiring the network location information is read from the second base station corresponding to the second cell, and is based on the repetition period information, the offset information, the transmission frequency band information, and the modulation and coding mode information included in the first acquisition information. And at least one of the second base station corresponding to the second cell is sent by the second cell that is received by the first cell corresponding to the first cell in the first cell to obtain the network location information. Network location information; the network location identifier of the second cell in the network location information includes the network location identifier of the user terminal In the table, the user terminal does not need to consume power to read second acquisition information for acquiring the wake-up signal from the second base station corresponding to the second cell, based on the repetition period information, the offset information, and the transmission frequency band included in the second acquisition information. At least one of the information is received by the second acquisition information for acquiring the wake-up signal received from the first base station, and is received by the second base station, and wakes up the user terminal to receive the paging message. . In this way, on the one hand, the user terminal can save power in the process of camping the cell change; on the other hand, the user terminal can also update the network location identifier list based on the network location information sent by the second base station to ensure that the user terminal normally receives the search. Calling messages and achieving business reachability.

On the basis of this, the user terminal can determine whether to enter or leave the working mode according to the working mode configuration information sent by the first base station or the second base station through the RRC dedicated signaling, thereby implementing the service requirement and the working mode. Match.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that embodiments of the present invention can be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present invention may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment, or a combination of software and hardware. Moreover, the invention can take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage and optical storage, etc.) including computer usable program code.

The present invention has been described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (system), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flowchart illustrations and/or FIG. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine for the execution of instructions for execution by a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing device. Means for implementing the functions specified in one or more of the flow or in a block or blocks of the flow chart.

The computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer readable memory produce an article of manufacture comprising the instruction device. The apparatus implements the functions specified in one or more blocks of a flow or a flow and/or block diagram of the flowchart.

These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device such that a series of operational steps are performed on a computer or other programmable device to produce computer-implemented processing for execution on a computer or other programmable device. The instructions provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more of the flow or in a block or blocks of a flow diagram. It is apparent that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations to the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and modifications of the invention

Claims

A user terminal power saving method is applied to a user terminal in a wireless communication network system, wherein a base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system can be covered based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resources. The user terminal in the cell sends network location information and a wake-up signal for indicating that the user terminal has a paging message; the method includes:

In the process of changing the camping cell of the user terminal from the first cell to the second cell, the user terminal is configured to acquire according to the first base station corresponding to the first cell when the first cell is used. The first acquiring information of the network location information, the network location information sent by the second base station corresponding to the second cell is received by the second cell;

Determining, by the user terminal, whether a network location identifier of the second cell in the network location information sent by the second base station is included in a network location identifier list of the user terminal;

In the case of YES, the user terminal receives the wake-up signal sent by the second base station based on the second acquisition information used to acquire the wake-up signal received by the first base station in the first cell, based on the wake-up Returning to the working mode, and receiving the paging message sent by the second base station;

The first acquisition information includes at least one of repetition period information, offset information, transmission band information, and modulation and coding mode information. The second acquisition information includes repetition period information, offset information, and transmission frequency band. At least one of the information.
The method according to claim 1, wherein when the camping cell of the user terminal is the first cell, the method further includes:

Receiving, by the user equipment, the first acquiring information that is sent by the first base station by using a broadcast message or RRC dedicated signaling, in the first cell;

The user terminal receives, in the first cell, the second acquiring information that is sent by the first base station by using the broadcast message or the RRC dedicated signaling.
The method of claim 2, wherein the method further comprises:

When the user terminal is camped on the first cell, the user terminal receives the working mode configuration information sent by the first base station, and determines whether to enter or leave the working mode based on the working mode configuration information;

When the user terminal is camped on the second cell, the user terminal receives the working mode configuration information sent by the second base station, and determines whether to enter or leave the working mode based on the working mode configuration information;

The working mode configuration information is obtained by the first base station based on working mode decision information including the user terminal service delay requirement information.
A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that

If the RRC state includes only the RRC connected state and the RRC idle state, and the RRC states of the first base station and the second base station only include the RRC connected state and the RRC idle state, The base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system can send network location information to the user terminal in the covered cell and indicate that the user terminal has a paging message based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resource. The wake-up signal is specifically:

The RRC state of the same core network location area in the wireless communication network system, which only includes the RRC connection state and the RRC idle state, can be delivered to the user terminal in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resources. a core network location area identifier and a wake-up signal for indicating that the user terminal has a paging message;

The first obtaining information is used to obtain the acquiring information of the core network location area identifier of the core network location area to which the first base station belongs;

The second acquisition information is used to acquire acquisition information of a wake-up signal in a core network location area to which the first base station belongs;

The network location information sent by the second base station is the core network location area identifier of the core network location area to which the second base station belongs;

The network location identifier list is a core network location area identifier list;

The wake-up signal sent by the second base station is a wake-up signal in the location of the core network.
A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that

If the RRC state includes a RRC light connection state or an RRC inactive state, and the RRC states of the first base station and the second base station both include an RRC light connection state or an RRC inactive state. And the base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system can send network location information to the user terminal in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resource, and is used to indicate that the user terminal is searching for The wake-up signal of the call message is specifically:

The RRC state of the same core network location area in the wireless communication network system includes a RRC light connection state or an RRC inactive state, and the base station can enter the RRC idle state in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resources. And the RRC state of the same access network location area in the wireless communication network system includes an RRC light connection state or The base station of the RRC inactive state can send the core network location area identifier and the access network location to the user terminal that enters the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and the time-frequency resource. Information and a wake-up signal for indicating that the user terminal has a paging message.
The method according to claim 5, wherein the first acquisition information is used to acquire the core network location of a core network location area to which the first base station belongs if the user terminal is in an RRC idle state. Information on the acquisition of the zone identifier;

The second acquisition information is used to acquire acquisition information of a wake-up signal in a core network location area to which the first base station belongs;

The network location information sent by the second base station is the core network location area identifier of the core network location area to which the second base station belongs;

The network location identifier list is a core network location area identifier list;

The wake-up signal sent by the second base station is a wake-up signal in the location of the core network.
The method according to claim 5, wherein, if the user terminal is in an RRC light connection state or an RRC inactive state, the first obtaining information includes: acquiring a core network location to which the first base station belongs The acquisition information of the core network location area identifier of the area and/or the acquisition information of the access network location identifier of the access network location area to which the first base station belongs;

The second obtaining information includes: acquiring information about acquiring wake-up signals in a core network location area to which the first base station belongs, and/or acquiring wake-up areas in an access network location area to which the first base station belongs Signal acquisition information;

The network location information sent by the second base station includes: the core network location area identifier of the core network location area to which the second base station belongs and/or access of the access network location area to which the second base station belongs Network location identifier;

The network location identifier list includes: a core network location area identifier list and/or an access network location identifier list;

The wake-up signal sent by the second base station includes: a wake-up signal in a location of the core network and/or a wake-up signal in a location area of the access network.
The method according to claim 7, wherein when the access network location area to which the first base station belongs is represented by an access network location area identifier, the access network location identifier is an access network location area identifier. ;

The access network location identifier list is an access network location area identifier list.
The method according to claim 7, wherein when the access network location area to which the first base station belongs is represented by a cell identifier list, the access network location identifier is a cell identifier;

The access network location identifier list is a cell identity list.
A user terminal is applied to a wireless communication network system, wherein a base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system is capable of transmitting the user in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resources. The terminal sends network location information and a wake-up signal for indicating that the user terminal has a paging message;

At least one processor; and,

a memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor; wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, the instructions being executed by the at least one processor to cause the at least one processing The device can perform the following methods:

In the process of changing the camping cell of the user terminal from the first cell to the second cell, the user terminal is configured to acquire according to the first base station corresponding to the first cell when the first cell is used. The first acquiring information of the network location information, the network location information sent by the second base station corresponding to the second cell is received by the second cell;

Determining, by the user terminal, whether a network location identifier of the second cell in the network location information sent by the second base station is included in a network location identifier list of the user terminal;

In the case of YES, the user terminal receives the wake-up signal sent by the second base station based on the second acquisition information used to acquire the wake-up signal received by the first base station in the first cell, based on the wake-up Returning to the working mode, and receiving the paging message sent by the second base station;

The first acquisition information includes at least one of repetition period information, offset information, transmission band information, and modulation and coding mode information. The second acquisition information includes repetition period information, offset information, and transmission frequency band. At least one of the information.
The user terminal according to claim 10, wherein when the camping cell of the user terminal is the first cell, the method further includes:

Receiving, by the user equipment, the first acquiring information that is sent by the first base station by using a broadcast message or RRC dedicated signaling, in the first cell;

The user terminal receives, in the first cell, the second acquiring information that is sent by the first base station by using the broadcast message or the RRC dedicated signaling.
The user terminal according to claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

When the user terminal is camped on the first cell, the user terminal receives the working mode configuration information sent by the first base station, and determines whether to enter or leave the working mode based on the working mode configuration information;

When the user terminal is camped on the second cell, the user terminal receives the working mode configuration information sent by the second base station, and determines whether to enter or leave the working mode based on the working mode configuration information;

The working mode configuration information is obtained by the first base station based on working mode decision information including the user terminal service delay requirement information.
A user terminal according to any one of claims 10 to 12, characterized in that

If the RRC state includes only the RRC connected state and the RRC idle state, and the RRC states of the first base station and the second base station only include the RRC connected state and the RRC idle state, The base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system can send network location information to the user terminal in the covered cell and indicate that the user terminal has a paging message based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resource. The wake-up signal is specifically:

The RRC state of the same core network location area in the wireless communication network system, which only includes the RRC connection state and the RRC idle state, can be delivered to the user terminal in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resources. a core network location area identifier and a wake-up signal for indicating that the user terminal has a paging message;

The first obtaining information is used to obtain the acquiring information of the core network location area identifier of the core network location area to which the first base station belongs;

The second acquisition information is used to acquire acquisition information of a wake-up signal in a core network location area to which the first base station belongs;

The network location information sent by the second base station is the core network location area identifier of the core network location area to which the second base station belongs;

The network location identifier list is a core network location area identifier list;

The wake-up signal sent by the second base station is a wake-up signal in the location of the core network.
A user terminal according to any one of claims 10 to 12, characterized in that

If the RRC state includes an RRC light connection state or an RRC inactive state, and the RRC states of the first base station and the second base station both include an RRC light connection state or an RRC inactive state. And the base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system can send network location information to the user terminal in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resource, and is used to indicate that the user terminal is searching for The wake-up signal of the call message is specifically:

The RRC state of the same core network location area in the wireless communication network system includes a RRC light connection state or an RRC inactive state, and the base station can enter the RRC idle state in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resources. And the RRC state of the same access network location area in the wireless communication network system includes an RRC light connection state or The base station of the RRC inactive state can send the core network location area identifier and the access network location to the user terminal that enters the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and the time-frequency resource. Information and a wake-up signal for indicating that the user terminal has a paging message.
The user terminal according to claim 14, wherein the first acquisition information is the core network for acquiring a core network location area to which the first base station belongs if the user terminal is in an RRC idle state. Acquisition information of the location area identifier;

The second acquisition information is used to acquire acquisition information of a wake-up signal in a core network location area to which the first base station belongs;

The network location information sent by the second base station is the core network location area identifier of the core network location area to which the second base station belongs;

The network location identifier list is a core network location area identifier list;

The wake-up signal sent by the second base station is a wake-up signal in the location of the core network.
The user terminal according to claim 14, wherein the first acquisition information comprises: acquiring a core network to which the first base station belongs if the user terminal is in an RRC light connection state or an RRC inactive state The acquisition information of the core network location area identifier of the location area and/or the acquisition information of the access network location identifier of the access network location area to which the first base station belongs;

The second obtaining information includes: acquiring information about acquiring wake-up signals in a core network location area to which the first base station belongs, and/or acquiring wake-up areas in an access network location area to which the first base station belongs Signal acquisition information;

The network location information sent by the second base station includes: the core network location area identifier of the core network location area to which the second base station belongs and/or access of the access network location area to which the second base station belongs Network location identifier;

The network location identifier list includes: a core network location area identifier list and/or an access network location identifier list;

The wake-up signal sent by the second base station includes: a wake-up signal in a location of the core network and/or a wake-up signal in a location area of the access network.
The user terminal according to claim 16, wherein when the access network location area to which the first base station belongs is represented by an access network location area identifier, the access network location identifier is an access network location area. Identification

The access network location identifier list is an access network location area identifier list.
The user terminal according to claim 16, wherein when the access network location area to which the first base station belongs is represented by a cell identifier list, the access network location identifier is a cell identifier;

The access network location identifier list is a cell identity list.
A user terminal power saving device is applied to a user terminal in a wireless communication network system, wherein a base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system can be covered based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resources. The user terminal in the cell sends network location information and a wake-up signal for indicating that the user terminal has a paging message; the device includes:

a network location information acquiring module, configured to receive, according to the first cell corresponding to the first cell, the first cell when the camping cell of the user terminal is changed from the first cell to the second cell Receiving, by the second cell, the network location information sent by the second base station corresponding to the second cell, where the first location information is used to obtain the network location information;

a network location identifier determining module, configured to determine whether a network location identifier of the second cell in the network location information sent by the second base station is included in a network location identifier list of the user terminal;

a user terminal wake-up module, configured to receive a wake-up signal sent by the second base station based on the second acquiring information used to obtain the wake-up signal received by the first base station when the first cell is Receiving a working mode according to the wake-up signal, and receiving a paging message sent by the second base station;

The first acquisition information includes at least one of repetition period information, offset information, transmission band information, and modulation and coding mode information. The second acquisition information includes repetition period information, offset information, and transmission frequency band. At least one of the information.
A power saving method for a user terminal, which is applied to a network side device, and the method includes:

And the base station in the same location area of the network side device sends network location information to the user terminal in the covered cell, and is used to indicate that the user terminal has a paging message, based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resource. Wake-up signal;

Transmitting, by the base station, first acquiring information for acquiring network location information and second acquiring information for acquiring a wake-up signal, to the user terminal in the covered cell, so that the user terminal is in a camping cell In the process of changing the first cell to the second cell, the first acquiring information for acquiring network location information received from the first base station corresponding to the first cell when the first cell is changed, in the The second cell receives the network location information sent by the second base station corresponding to the second cell; and determines that the network location identifier of the second cell in the network location information sent by the second base station is included in the user terminal. When the network location identifier list is used, the wake-up signal sent by the second base station can be received based on the second acquisition information used to obtain the wake-up signal received from the first base station in the first cell, based on the wake-up Returning to the working mode, and receiving the paging message sent by the second base station;

The first acquisition information includes at least one of repetition period information, offset information, transmission band information, and modulation and coding mode information. The second acquisition information includes repetition period information, offset information, and transmission frequency band. At least one of the information.
The method according to claim 20, wherein when the camping cell of the user terminal is the first cell, the method further includes:

Transmitting, by the first base station, the first acquiring information to the user terminal by using a broadcast message or RRC dedicated signaling;

The first base station sends the second acquisition information to the user terminal by using a broadcast message or RRC dedicated signaling.
The method of claim 21, wherein the method further comprises:

When the camping cell of the user terminal is the first cell, the first base station sends the working mode configuration information to the user terminal, so that the user terminal can determine whether the operating mode configuration information is based on the working mode configuration information. Enter or leave the work mode;

When the camping cell of the user terminal is the second cell, the second base station sends the working mode configuration information to the user terminal, so that the user terminal can determine whether the operating mode configuration information is based on the working mode configuration information. Enter or leave the work mode;

The working mode configuration information is obtained by the first base station based on working mode decision information including the user terminal service delay requirement information.
A method according to any one of claims 20-22, wherein

If the RRC state includes only the RRC connected state and the RRC idle state, and the RRC states of the first base station and the second base station only include the RRC connected state and the RRC idle state, The base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system sends network location information to the user terminal in the covered cell and indicates that the user terminal has a paging message, based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resource. The wake-up signal is specifically:

The RRC state of the same core network location area in the wireless communication network system, which only includes the RRC connection state and the RRC idle state, can be delivered to the user terminal in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resources. a core network location area identifier and a wake-up signal for indicating that the user terminal has a paging message;

The first obtaining information is used to obtain the acquiring information of the core network location area identifier of the core network location area to which the first base station belongs;

The second acquisition information is used to acquire acquisition information of a wake-up signal in a core network location area to which the first base station belongs;

The network location information sent by the second base station is the core network location area identifier of the core network location area to which the second base station belongs;

The network location identifier list is a core network location area identifier list;

The wake-up signal sent by the second base station is a wake-up signal in the location of the core network.
A method according to any one of claims 20-22, wherein

If the RRC state includes an RRC light connection state or an RRC inactive state, and the RRC states of the first base station and the second base station both include an RRC light connection state or an RRC inactive state. And the base station in the same location area in the wireless communication network system sends the network location information to the user terminal in the covered cell based on the same transmission mode and the time-frequency resource, and is used to indicate that the user terminal is searching for The wake-up signal of the call message is specifically:

The RRC state of the same core network location area in the wireless communication network system includes the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state base station based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resources to the RRC idle state in the covered cell. Describe a core network location area identifier and a wake-up signal for indicating that the user terminal has a paging message;

The RRC state of the same access network location area in the wireless communication network system includes the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state base station based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resources to enter the RRC light connection state in the covered cell. Or the user terminal in the RRC inactive state sends a core network location area identifier, access network location information, and a wake-up signal for indicating that the user terminal has a paging message.
The method according to claim 24, wherein the first acquisition information is used to acquire the core network location of a core network location area to which the first base station belongs if the user terminal is in an RRC idle state. Information on the acquisition of the zone identifier;

The second acquisition information is used to acquire acquisition information of a wake-up signal in a core network location area to which the first base station belongs;

The network location information sent by the second base station is the core network location area identifier of the core network location area to which the second base station belongs;

The network location identifier list is a core network location area identifier list;

The wake-up signal sent by the second base station is a wake-up signal in the location of the core network.
The method of claim 24 wherein

If the user terminal is in the RRC light connection state or the RRC inactive state, the first acquiring information includes: acquiring information about acquiring the core network location area identifier of the core network location area to which the first base station belongs And obtaining the acquisition information of the access network location identifier of the access network location area to which the first base station belongs;

The second obtaining information includes: acquiring information about acquiring wake-up signals in a core network location area to which the first base station belongs, and/or acquiring wake-up areas in an access network location area to which the first base station belongs Signal acquisition information;

The network location information sent by the second base station includes: the core network location area identifier of the core network location area to which the second base station belongs and/or access of the access network location area to which the second base station belongs Network location identifier;

The network location identifier list includes: a core network location area identifier list and/or an access network location identifier list;

The wake-up signal sent by the second base station includes: a wake-up signal in a location of the core network and/or a wake-up signal in a location area of the access network.
The method according to claim 26, wherein when the access network location area to which the first base station belongs is represented by an access network location area identifier, the access network location identifier is an access network location area identifier. ;

The access network location identifier list is an access network location area identifier list.
The method according to claim 26, wherein when the access network location area to which the first base station belongs is represented by a cell identifier list, the access network location identifier is a cell identifier;

The access network location identifier list is a cell identity list.
A user terminal power saving device is applied to a network side device, and the device includes:

a system information sending module, configured to send network location information to the user terminal in a cell covered by a base station in the same location area, and to indicate that the user terminal has a paging message, based on the same transmission mode and time-frequency resource Wake-up signal;

Obtaining an information sending module, configured to send, to the user terminal in a cell covered by the base station, first obtaining information for acquiring network location information and second obtaining information for acquiring a wake-up signal, so that the user terminal In the process of changing the camping cell from the first cell to the second cell, the first acquiring information for acquiring network location information received from the first base station corresponding to the first cell when the first cell is received And receiving, by the second cell, the network location information that is sent by the second base station that is corresponding to the second cell; and determining that the network location identifier of the second cell in the network location information that is sent by the second base station includes When the network location identifier list of the user terminal is used, the second base station that is sent by the second base station can be received based on the second acquisition information that is received by the first base station and used to acquire the wake-up signal. The wake-up signal is returned to the working mode based on the wake-up signal, and receives the paging message sent by the second base station;

The first acquisition information includes at least one of repetition period information, offset information, transmission band information, and modulation and coding mode information. The second acquisition information includes repetition period information, offset information, and transmission frequency band. At least one of the information.