WO2019084716A1

WO2019084716A1 - Network connection method and apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2019084716A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/108339
Authority: WO
Inventors: 洪伟; 朱亚军; 李勇
Original assignee: 北京小米移动软件有限公司; 北京邮电大学
Priority date: 2017-10-30
Filing date: 2017-10-30
Publication date: 2019-05-09
Also published as: CN108401514B; CN114245480A; CN114245480B; CN108401514A

Abstract

Provided are a network connection method and apparatus. The method is used for a terminal, and comprises: generating first information, wherein the first information is used for representing the type of a network that a terminal expects to be connected to; and sending the first information to a base station, such that when it is determined, according to the first information, that the access of the terminal is allowed, the base station determines a network device to be connected to for the terminal, and connects the terminal to the network device to be connected to. Therefore, in the present disclosure, a base station can learn, according to first information, the type of a network that a terminal expects to be connected to, wherein same facilitates the selection of a suitable network device for the terminal and the execution of connection, thereby satisfying the network requirements of the terminal and further improving the efficiency of network connection.

Description

Network connection method and device

Technical field

The present disclosure relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a network connection method and apparatus.

Background technique

In the new generation communication network, the fifth generation mobile communication technology (5th Generation, 5G for short) network can provide users with different services from the 4G network. In the related art, a conventional LTE (Long Term Evolution) base station cannot connect to a 5G network, and is incapable of providing a 5G network service for a terminal.

Summary of the invention

To overcome the problems in the related art, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a network connection method and apparatus.

According to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a network connection method is provided, the method being used for a terminal, the method comprising:

Generating first information, the first information being used to represent a type of network that the terminal desires to connect;

Sending the first information to the base station, so that the base station determines, according to the first information, that the terminal is allowed to access, determining, by the terminal, the network device to be connected, and the terminal and the The network device to be connected is connected.

Optionally, the network type comprises a public land mobile network PLMN type and/or a core network type, and the core network type comprises a 4G core network and/or a 5G core network.

Optionally, the sending the first information to the base station includes:

Adding the first information to the request message when the terminal is in an initial access phase;

Sending the request message with the first information to the base station, so that the base station obtains the first information from the request message.

Optionally, the request message is message 1 or message 3 in a random access procedure, where the message 1 is used to request random access to the base station, and the message 3 is used to request an RRC connection or RRC connection reestablishment;

The method further includes:

Receiving, by the base station, a response message for indicating that access is allowed, where the response message includes second information, where the second information is used to represent the network device to be connected;

Establishing a connection with the network device to be connected according to the second information.

Optionally, the request message is a message 5 in a random access procedure, where the message 5 is used to notify the base station that an RRC connection has been established.

Optionally, the sending the first information to the base station includes:

And when the terminal performs measurement reporting during the moving process, adding the first information to the measurement report;

The measurement report with the first information is sent to a base station to cause the base station to obtain the first information from the measurement report.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a network connection method is provided, the method is used in a base station, and the method includes:

Receiving, by the terminal, first information, where the first information is used to identify a network type that the terminal desires to connect;

Determining, according to the first information, that the terminal is allowed to access, determining, by the terminal, the network device to be connected;

The terminal is connected to the network device to be connected.

Optionally, the first information sent by the receiving terminal includes:

Receiving a request message sent by the terminal, where the request message includes the first information;

Obtaining the first information from the request message.

After the determining, by the terminal, the network device to be connected, the method further includes:

Sending, to the terminal, a response message indicating that access is permitted, where the response message includes a second message The second information is used to represent the network device to be connected.

Optionally, the first information sent by the receiving terminal includes:

Receiving a measurement report sent by the terminal, where the measurement report includes the first information;

The first information is obtained from the measurement report.

Optionally, the measurement report further includes a target base station that the terminal desires to switch;

After the obtaining the first information from the measurement report, the method further includes:

Adding the first information to the handover request message;

Sending, by the target base station, the handover request message with the first message, so that the target base station determines, according to the first information, that the terminal is allowed to access, determining, to the terminal, that the terminal is to be connected Network equipment.

According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a network connection device, the device being used for a terminal, the device comprising:

An information generating module, configured to generate first information, where the first information is used to represent a network type that the terminal desires to connect;

The information sending module is configured to send the first information to the base station, so that the base station determines, according to the first information, that the terminal is allowed to access, determining, by the terminal, the network device to be connected, and The terminal is connected to the network device to be connected.

Optionally, the information sending module includes:

a first adding submodule configured to add the first information to the request message when the terminal is in an initial access phase;

The first sending submodule is configured to send the request message with the first information to the base station, so that the base station obtains the first information from the request message.

Optionally, the request message is message 1 or message 3 in a random access procedure, where the message 1 is used. Requesting random access to the base station, where the message 3 is used to request an RRC connection or an RRC connection reestablishment from the base station;

The device also includes:

a message receiving module, configured to receive a response message sent by the base station to indicate that access is allowed, where the response message includes second information, where the second information is used to represent the network device to be connected;

And establishing a module, configured to establish a connection with the network device to be connected according to the second information.

Optionally, the information sending module includes:

a second adding submodule, configured to add the first information to the measurement report when the terminal performs measurement reporting during the moving process;

And a second sending submodule configured to send the measurement report with the first information to a base station, so that the base station obtains the first information from the measurement report.

According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a network connection device, the device being used in a base station, the device comprising:

The information receiving module is configured to receive first information sent by the terminal, where the first information is used to identify a network type that the terminal desires to connect;

a determining module, configured to determine, according to the first information, that the terminal is allowed to access, determine, by the terminal, a network device to be connected;

And a connection module configured to connect the terminal with the network device to be connected.

Optionally, the information receiving module includes:

a first receiving submodule, configured to receive a request message sent by the terminal, where the request message includes the first information;

The first obtaining submodule is configured to obtain the first information from the request message.

The device also includes:

a first sending module, configured to: after the determining module determines, for the terminal, the network device to be connected, sending, by the terminal, a response message indicating that access is allowed, where the response message includes the second information, where The second information is used to characterize the network device to be connected.

Optionally, the information receiving module includes:

a second receiving submodule, configured to receive a measurement report sent by the terminal, where the measurement report includes the first information;

And a second obtaining submodule configured to obtain the first information from the measurement report.

The device also includes:

An information adding module, configured to add the first information to the handover request message;

a second sending module, configured to send the handover request message with the first message to the target base station, so that the target base station determines, according to the first information, that the terminal is allowed to access Determining the network device to be connected for the terminal

According to a fifth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program, wherein the computer program is for performing the network of the first aspect described above connection method.

According to a sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program, wherein the computer program is for performing the network of the second aspect described above connection method.

According to a seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a network connection device, the device being used for a terminal, the device comprising:

Processor

a memory for storing processor executable instructions;

Wherein the processor is configured to:

According to an eighth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a network connection device, the device being used in a base station, the device comprising:

processor;

a memory for storing processor executable instructions;

Wherein the processor is configured to:

The terminal is connected to the network device to be connected.

The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure may include the following beneficial effects:

The terminal in the present disclosure may generate the first information, where the first information is used to identify the type of the network that the terminal desires to connect, and send the first information to the base station, so that the base station can learn the network type that the terminal desires to connect according to the first information, and It is convenient for selecting the appropriate network equipment for the terminal and connecting, thereby meeting the network requirements of the terminal and improving the efficiency of the network connection.

The base station in the present disclosure may receive the first information sent by the terminal, where the first information is used to identify the type of the network that the terminal desires to connect, and when determining the access of the terminal according to the first information, determine the network device to be connected for the terminal. The terminal is connected to the network device to be connected, thereby meeting the network requirements of the terminal, and improving the efficiency of the network connection.

The above general description and the following detailed description are intended to be illustrative and not restrictive.

DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in the specification of FIG

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a network connection method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a scene diagram of a network connection method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of another network connection method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 4 is another scene diagram of a network connection method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of another network connection method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a scene diagram of another network connection method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 7 is another scene diagram of a network connection method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a network connection method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of another network connection method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of another network connection method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of another network connection method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of another network connection method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a network connection apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a block diagram of another network connection apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 15 is a block diagram of another network connection apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 16 is a block diagram of another network connection apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 17 is a block diagram of a network connection apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 18 is a block diagram of another network connection apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 19 is a block diagram of another network connection apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 20 is a block diagram of another network connection apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 21 is a block diagram of another network connection apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 22 is a schematic structural diagram of a network connection apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 23 is a schematic structural diagram of a network connection apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.

Detailed ways

Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The following description refers to the same or similar elements in the different figures unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present invention. Instead, they are merely examples of devices and methods consistent with aspects of the invention as detailed in the appended claims.

The terms used in the present disclosure are for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the disclosure. The singular forms "a", "the" and "the" It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used in the present disclosure to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish the same type of information from each other. For example, the indication information may also be referred to as second information without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Similarly, the second information may also be referred to as indication information. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "when" or "when" or "in response to a determination."

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a network connection method according to an exemplary embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a scene diagram of a network connection method according to an exemplary embodiment; the network connection method may be used for a terminal. As shown in FIG. 1, the network connection method includes the following steps 110-120:

In step 110, first information is generated, the first information being used to characterize the type of network the terminal desires to connect to.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal may autonomously determine the type of the network that is desired to be connected, and notify the base station of the network type of the desired connection, in order to access the network device that matches the network type.

For example, a terminal can access the 4G core network and also access the 5G core network. The network type that the network is expected to connect to is a 5G core network. At this time, the terminal can send the first information for characterizing the 5G core network to a base station, so that the base station can know that the network type that the terminal is expected to access is a 5G core network. In this case, the base station can determine whether the terminal is allowed to access the 5G core network according to the actual load of the current 5G core network. When the terminal is accessed, the 5G core network device to be connected may be determined for the terminal, and the terminal is connected to the 5G core network device to be connected.

In step 120, the first information is sent to the base station, so that the base station determines the allowed end according to the first information. When the terminal accesses, the terminal determines the network device to be connected, and connects the terminal to the network device to be connected.

In an exemplary scenario, as shown in FIG. 2, a terminal and a base station are included. The terminal may generate first information, where the first information is used to identify the type of the network that the terminal is expected to connect to, and send the first information to the base station; after receiving the first information sent by the terminal, the base station determines, according to the first information, whether The terminal is allowed to access. If it is determined that the terminal is allowed to access, the terminal may determine the network device to be connected, and connect the terminal to the network device to be connected.

It can be seen that, by using the foregoing information, the first information is used to identify the type of the network that the terminal is expected to connect, and the first information is sent to the base station, so that the base station can learn, according to the first information, the network type that the terminal desires to connect. It is convenient for selecting the appropriate network equipment for the terminal and connecting, thereby meeting the network requirements of the terminal and improving the efficiency of the network connection.

In an embodiment, the network type that the terminal in the foregoing step 110 is expected to connect may include a PLMN (Public Land Mobile Network) type and/or a core network type, and the core network type may include a 4G core network and/or Or 5G core network.

In addition, the PLMN type may refer to an operator type, such as mobile, or telecommunications, or Unicom.

It can be seen from the above embodiment that the network type of the desired connection used for the first information may include a PLMN type and/or a core network type, and the core network type may include a 4G core network and/or a 5G core network, so that the base station learns the terminal expectation After the specific network type is connected, the appropriate network device can be accurately selected and connected, thereby improving the accuracy of the network connection.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of another network connection method according to an exemplary embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a scene diagram of another network connection method according to an exemplary embodiment; the network connection method may be used for a terminal And establishing the method shown in FIG. 1, when performing step 120, as shown in FIG. 3, the following steps 310-320 may be included:

In step 310, the first information is added to the request message when the terminal is in the initial access phase.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal is in the initial access phase, the terminal may notify the base station of the type of network that is desired to be connected through the request message. The request message may be message 1, message 3, or message 5 in FIG.

In step 320, a request message with the first information is sent to the base station to enable the base station to obtain the first information from the request message.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, after the terminal sends the first information to the base station by using the request information, the base station may learn the network type that the terminal desires to connect according to the first information, and then determine whether to allow the terminal to access according to the actual situation. When the terminal accesses, the terminal determines the network device to be connected, and connects the terminal to the network device to be connected.

In an exemplary scenario, as shown in FIG. 4, a terminal and a base station are included, and Message 1, Message 2, Message 3, Message 4, and Message 5 are interaction information between the terminal and the base station in the initial access phase. The random access procedure corresponding to the initial access phase is: message 1, message 3, and message 5 are request information sent by the terminal to the base station; and message 2 and message 4 are response information of the base station returning to the base station.

Message 1 is used to request random access from the base station; message 2 is used to characterize the random access response; message 3 is used to indicate that the RRC (Radio Resource Control) connection or RRC connection reestablishment is requested from the base station; Used to characterize an RRC connection or RRC connection reestablishment response; message 5 is used to characterize that the base station RRC connection has been established.

When the terminal is in the initial access phase, when the request message with the first information is sent to the base station, there are three implementation manners:

First, the first information is added to the message 1, and the message 1 with the first information is sent to the base station;

Second, the first information is added to the message 3, and the message 3 with the first information is sent to the base station;

Third, the first information is added to the message 5, and the message 5 with the first information is sent to the base station.

It can be seen from the foregoing embodiment that when the terminal is in the initial access phase, the network type that the terminal is expected to connect to can be notified to the base station by using the request message in the initial access phase, so that the base station can learn the network type that the terminal desires to connect according to the request message, and further Improve the practicality of the network connection by selecting the appropriate network device for the terminal and connecting it.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of another network connection method according to an exemplary embodiment. The network connection method may be used for a terminal, and based on the method shown in FIG. 3, the request message is a random access procedure. In the message 1 or the message 3, as shown in FIG. 5, the network connection method may further include the following steps 510-520:

In step 510, the response message sent by the base station is used to indicate that the access is allowed, and the response message includes the second information, where the second information is used to identify the network device to be connected that is determined by the base station for the terminal.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 4, when the request message with the first message is the message 1, the response message with the second message may be the message 2 or the message 4; when the request with the first message is When the message is message 3, The response message with the second message can be message 4.

After receiving the response message with the second information, the terminal may determine, according to the second information, that the base station allows the terminal to access, and allows the access base station to determine the network device to be connected determined by the terminal.

In step 520, a connection is established with the network device to be connected according to the second information.

In an exemplary scenario, as shown in FIG. 4, a terminal and a base station are included, and message 1, message 2, message 3, message 4, and message 5 are interaction information between a terminal and a base station in a random access procedure. The message 1, the message 3, and the message 5 are request information sent by the terminal to the base station; and the message 2 and the message 4 are response information of the base station returning to the base station.

When the terminal is in the initial access phase, the terminal may notify the base station of the type of network that is desired to be connected through Message 1, Message 3, and Message 5 in the random access procedure. Specifically:

After the terminal sends the message 1 with the first message to the base station, the base station determines the access of the terminal, and the terminal determines the network device to be connected, and adds the second information of the network device to be connected. Go to message 2 or message 4, and send message 2 or message 4 with the second information to the terminal, so that the terminal can learn from the message 2 or the message 4 the network device to be connected determined by the base station for the terminal;

After the terminal sends the message 3 with the first message to the base station, the base station determines the permission of the terminal, and the terminal determines the network device to be connected, and adds the second information of the network device to be connected. Go to message 4, and send the message 4 with the second information to the terminal, so that the terminal can learn from the message 4 that the base station determines the network device to be connected for the terminal;

If the terminal sends the message 5 with the first message to the base station, and the base station and the message 4 allow the terminal to access, the base station determines the network device to be connected for the terminal, and the terminal and the terminal Connected network devices are connected.

It can be seen that, by using the foregoing embodiment, the response message sent by the base station is used to indicate that the access is permitted, and the response message includes the second information, where the second information is used to identify the network device to be connected determined by the base station for the terminal, according to the The second information establishes a connection with the network device to be connected, thereby improving the efficiency of the network connection.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of another network connection method according to an exemplary embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a scene diagram of another network connection method according to an exemplary embodiment; the network connection method may be used for a terminal On the basis of the method shown in FIG. 1, when step 120 is performed, as shown in FIG. 6, the following steps 610-620 may be included:

In step 610, when the terminal performs measurement reporting during the movement, the first information is added to the measurement report.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal performs measurement reporting during the mobile process, the terminal may report the type of the network to which the connection is desired to the base station through the measurement report.

In addition, when the terminal performs measurement reporting during the mobile process, the terminal may also notify the target base station that is expected to switch to the source base station that is currently serving the terminal, so that the source base station knows the type of network that the terminal desires to connect and the target base station that is desired to be switched. The source base station informs the target base station of the type of the network that the terminal desires to connect, so that the target base station can better provide the terminal with the network service expected by the terminal.

In step 620, a measurement report with the first information is sent to the base station to cause the base station to obtain the first information from the measurement report.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, after the base station obtains the first information from the measurement report, the base station can learn the type of the network that the terminal is expected to connect according to the first information, so that the base station can determine whether to allow the terminal to access according to the actual situation. When the terminal accesses, the terminal determines the network device to be connected, and connects the terminal to the network device to be connected.

In an exemplary scenario, as shown in FIG. 7, the terminal and the base station are included, and the configuration parameters and the measurement report are measured. The handover request message is interaction information between the terminal and the base station during the mobile process.

When the terminal needs to perform measurement reporting, the terminal may add the first information to the measurement report, and send the measurement report with the first information to the base station, so as to notify the base station of the network type that the user wants to connect.

Alternatively, when the measurement report sent by the terminal further includes the target base station that the terminal desires to switch, the source base station may further add the handover request message by using the first information, and send the handover request message with the first information to the target base station, to This way to inform the target base station of the type of network that it wishes to connect to.

It can be seen from the foregoing embodiment that when the terminal performs measurement reporting during the mobile process, the first information may be added to the measurement report, and the measurement report with the first information is sent to the base station, so that the base station can learn the terminal according to the measurement report. The type of network that is expected to be connected, thereby selecting the appropriate network device for the terminal and connecting, thereby making the network connection efficient.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a network connection method, which may be used for a base station, according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, the network connection method may include the following steps 810-830:

In step 810, the first information sent by the terminal is used, where the first information is used to indicate that the terminal desires to connect. Network type.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal may determine the type of the network to be connected, and notify the base station of the network type that the desired connection is. After the base station learns the network type that the terminal desires to connect, it determines whether the terminal is allowed to access according to the actual situation. If it is determined that the terminal is allowed to access, the terminal may determine the network device to be connected, and connect the terminal to the network device to be connected.

In step 820, when it is determined that the access of the terminal is permitted according to the first information, the network device to be connected is determined for the terminal.

In step 830, the terminal is connected to the network device to be connected.

It can be seen from the foregoing embodiment that the first information sent by the terminal is used to identify the type of the network that the terminal desires to connect, and when the access of the terminal is determined according to the first information, the network device to be connected is determined for the terminal. The terminal is connected to the network device to be connected, thereby meeting the network requirements of the terminal, and improving the efficiency of the network connection.

In an embodiment, the network type used for the first information in the foregoing step 810 may include a PLMN type and/or a core network type, and the core network type may include a 4G core network and/or a 5G core network. The PLMN type may refer to an operator type, such as mobile, or telecommunications, or Unicom.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of another network connection method, which may be used for a base station, according to an exemplary embodiment. The network connection method is based on the method shown in FIG. 8. When performing step 810, as shown in FIG. 9, the following steps 910-920 may be included:

In step 910, the request message sent by the terminal is received, and the request message includes the first information.

In step 920, the first information is obtained from the request message.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, after obtaining the first information from the request message, the base station may learn the network type that the terminal desires to connect according to the first information, and then determine whether to allow the terminal to access according to the actual situation, and if it is determined that the terminal is allowed to be connected, When entering, determine the network device to be connected for the terminal, and connect the terminal to the network device to be connected.

In an embodiment, the request message is message 1 or message 3 in a random access procedure, where the message 1 is used to request random access to the base station, and the message 3 is used to request RRC from the base station. Connection or RRC connection reestablishment.

In an embodiment, the request message is a message 5 in a random access procedure, and the message 5 is used to notify the base station that an RRC connection has been established.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of another network connection method, which may be used for a base station, according to an exemplary embodiment. The network connection method is established on the basis of the method shown in FIG. 9. The request message is message 1 or message 3 in a random access procedure, and the message 1 is used to request random access to the base station, the message. 3 is used to request an RRC connection or an RRC connection reestablishment to the base station; after performing step 820, as shown in FIG. 10, the following step 1010 may be included:

In step 1010, a response message is sent to the terminal to indicate that access is permitted, and the response message includes second information, where the second information is used to identify the network device to be connected that is determined by the base station for the terminal.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 4, when the request message with the first message is the message 1, the response message with the second message may be the message 2 or the message 4; when the request with the first message is When the message is message 3, the response message with the second message may be message 4.

It can be seen that, by using the foregoing embodiment, the response message is sent to the terminal, and the response message includes the second information, where the second information is used to identify the network device to be connected determined by the base station for the terminal, so that the terminal is timely. Obtaining the network device to be connected determined by the base station for the terminal, and establishing a connection with the network device to be connected, thereby improving the efficiency of the network connection.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of another network connection method, which may be used for a base station, according to an exemplary embodiment. The network connection method is based on the method shown in FIG. 8. When performing step 810, as shown in FIG. 11, the following steps 1110-1120 may be included:

In step 1110, the measurement report sent by the terminal is received, and the measurement report includes the first information.

In step 1120, the first information is obtained from the measurement report.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal performs measurement reporting during the mobile process, the network type of the desired connection may be reported to the base station by using the measurement report. After the base station learns the network type that the terminal desires to connect, it may determine whether the terminal is allowed according to actual conditions. Access, if it is determined that the terminal is allowed to access, the terminal may determine the network device to be connected, and connect the terminal to the network device to be connected.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of another network connection method, which may be used for a base station, according to an exemplary embodiment. The network connection method is established on the basis of the method shown in FIG. 11. The measurement report sent by the terminal further includes the target base station that the terminal desires to switch. After performing step 1120, as shown in FIG. 12, the following steps may be included: 1210-1220 :

In step 1210, the first information is added to the handover request message.

In step 1220, the handover request message with the first message is sent to the target base station, so that the target base station determines the network device to be connected for the terminal when determining the access of the terminal according to the first information.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal performs measurement reporting during the mobile process, the network type of the desired connection and the target base station that is expected to be switched may be notified to the source base station that is currently serving the terminal, so that the source base station knows the network type that the terminal desires to connect. After the target base station that is expected to be handed over, the source base station informs the target base station of the network type that the terminal desires to connect through the handover request message, so that the target base station can better provide the terminal with the network service desired by the terminal.

It can be seen from the foregoing embodiment that when the measurement report sent by the terminal further includes the target base station that the terminal desires to switch, the source base station may further add the handover request message by using the first information, and send a handover request message with the first information to the The target base station, so that the target base station can obtain the network type that the terminal desires to connect according to the handover request message, so that the target base station can select a suitable network device for the terminal and connect, so as to improve the efficiency of the network connection.

Corresponding to the aforementioned embodiment of the network connection method, the present disclosure also provides an embodiment of a network connection device.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a network connection apparatus for a terminal and for performing the network access method shown in FIG. 1 according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG. 13, the network connection apparatus may include :

The information generating module 131 is configured to generate first information, where the first information is used to represent the terminal The type of network that you expect to connect to;

The information sending module 132 is configured to send the first information to the base station, so that the base station determines, according to the first information, that the terminal is allowed to access, determining, by the terminal, the network device to be connected, And connecting the terminal to the network device to be connected.

In an embodiment, based on the apparatus shown in FIG. 13, the network type includes a public land mobile network PLMN type and/or a core network type, and the core network type includes a 4G core network and/or a 5G core network.

In an embodiment, based on the device shown in FIG. 13, as shown in FIG. 14, the information sending module 132 may include:

The first adding submodule 141 is configured to add the first information to the request message when the terminal is in an initial access phase;

The first sending submodule 142 is configured to send the request message with the first information to the base station, so that the base station obtains the first information from the request message.

In an embodiment, based on the apparatus shown in FIG. 14, the request message is message 1 or message 3 in a random access procedure, and the message 1 is used to request random access to the base station, The message 3 is used to request an RRC connection or an RRC connection reestablishment to the base station. As shown in FIG. 15, the network connection apparatus may further include:

The message receiving module 151 is configured to receive a response message sent by the base station to indicate that access is allowed, where the response message includes second information, where the second information is used to represent the network device to be connected;

The establishing module 152 is configured to establish a connection with the network device to be connected according to the second information.

In an embodiment, based on the apparatus shown in FIG. 14, the request message is a message 5 in a random access procedure, and the message 5 is used to notify the base station that an RRC connection has been established.

In an embodiment, based on the device shown in FIG. 13, as shown in FIG. 16, the information sending module 132 may include:

a second adding submodule 161, configured to add the first information to the measurement report when the terminal performs measurement reporting during the moving process;

The second sending submodule 162 is configured to send the measurement report with the first information to a base station, so that the base station obtains the first information from the measurement report.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram of a network connection apparatus for a base station and for performing the network access method shown in FIG. 8 according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG. 17, the network connection apparatus may include :

The information receiving module 171 is configured to receive first information sent by the terminal, where the first information is used to identify a network type that the terminal desires to connect;

The determining module 172 is configured to determine, according to the first information, that the terminal is allowed to access, determine, by the terminal, the network device to be connected;

The connection module 173 is configured to connect the terminal with the network device to be connected.

It can be seen from the foregoing embodiment that the first information sent by the terminal is used to identify the type of the network that the terminal desires to connect, and when the access of the terminal is determined according to the first information, the network device to be connected is determined for the terminal. The terminal is connected to the network device to be connected, thereby meeting the network requirements of the terminal, and also High efficiency of network connections.

In an embodiment, based on the apparatus shown in FIG. 17, the network type includes a public land mobile network PLMN type and/or a core network type, and the core network type includes a 4G core network and/or a 5G core network.

In an embodiment, based on the apparatus shown in FIG. 17, as shown in FIG. 18, the information receiving module 171 may include:

The first receiving sub-module 181 is configured to receive a request message sent by the terminal, where the request message includes the first information;

The first obtaining submodule 182 is configured to obtain the first information from the request message.

In an embodiment, based on the apparatus shown in FIG. 18, the request message is message 1 or message 3 in a random access procedure, where the message 1 is used to request random access to the base station, The message 3 is used to request an RRC connection or an RRC connection re-establishment to the base station; as shown in FIG. 19, the network connection apparatus may further include:

The first sending module 191 is configured to: after the determining module 172 determines the network device to be connected, the determining module 172 sends a response message indicating that the access is allowed to the terminal, where the response message includes the second information. The second information is used to represent the network device to be connected.

In an embodiment, based on the apparatus shown in FIG. 18, the request message is a random access procedure. Message 5 in the message 5 is used to notify the base station that the RRC connection has been established.

In an embodiment, based on the device shown in FIG. 17, as shown in FIG. 20, the information receiving module 171 may include:

The second receiving sub-module 201 is configured to receive a measurement report sent by the terminal, where the measurement report includes the first information;

The second obtaining submodule 202 is configured to obtain the first information from the measurement report.

In an embodiment, based on the device shown in FIG. 20, the measurement report further includes a target base station that the terminal desires to switch; as shown in FIG. 21, the network connection device may further include:

The information adding module 211 is configured to add the first information to the handover request message;

The second sending module 212 is configured to send the handover request message with the first message to the target base station, so that the target base station determines to allow access of the terminal according to the first information. At the time, the network device to be connected is determined for the terminal.

For the device embodiment, since it basically corresponds to the method embodiment, reference may be made to the partial description of the method embodiment. The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative, wherein the units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, ie may be located in one Places, or they can be distributed to multiple network elements. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the objectives of the present disclosure. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement without any creative effort.

The present disclosure also provides a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program for performing the network connection method of any of the above-described FIGS. 1 to 7.

The present disclosure also provides a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program for performing the network connection method of any of the above-described FIGS. 8 to 12.

The present disclosure also provides a network connection device, the device is used for a terminal, and the device includes:

processor;

a memory for storing processor executable instructions;

Wherein the processor is configured to:

FIG. 22 is a schematic structural diagram of a network connection apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG. 22, a network connection device 2200 is illustrated according to an exemplary embodiment. The device 2200 may be a computer, a mobile phone, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, and a fitness device. Equipment, personal digital assistants and other terminals.

Referring to FIG. 22, the apparatus 2200 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 2201, a memory 2202, a power component 2203, a multimedia component 2204, an audio component 2205, an input/output (I/O) interface 2206, and a sensor component 2207, And a communication component 2208.

Processing component 2201 typically controls the overall operation of device 2200, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. Processing component 2201 can include one or more processors 2209 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the above described methods. Moreover, processing component 2201 can include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between component 2201 and other components. For example, processing component 2201 can include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 2204 and processing component 2201.

Memory 2202 is configured to store various types of data to support operation at device 2200. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 2200, contact data, phone book data, messages, pictures, videos, and the like. The memory 2202 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM), erasable. Programmable Read Only Memory (EPROM), Programmable Read Only Memory (PROM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Magnetic Memory, Flash Memory, Disk or Optical Disk.

Power component 2203 provides power to various components of device 2200. Power component 2203 can include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for device 2200.

The multimedia component 2204 includes a screen between the device 2200 and the user that provides an output interface. In some embodiments, the screen can include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen can be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, slides, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may sense not only the boundary of the touch or sliding action, but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 2204 includes a front camera and/or a rear camera. When the device 2200 is in an operation mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front camera and/or the rear camera can receive external multimedia data. Each front and rear camera can be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

The audio component 2205 is configured to output and/or input an audio signal. For example, the audio component 2205 includes a microphone (MIC) that is configured to receive an external audio signal when the device 2200 is in an operational mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signal may be further stored in memory 2202 or transmitted via communication component 2208. In some embodiments, the audio component 2205 also includes a speaker for outputting an audio signal.

The I/O interface 2206 provides an interface between the processing component 2201 and the peripheral interface module, which may be a keyboard, a click wheel, a button, or the like. These buttons may include, but are not limited to, a home button, a volume button, a start button, and a lock button.

Sensor assembly 2207 includes one or more sensors for providing device 2200 with a status assessment of various aspects. For example, sensor assembly 2207 can detect an open/closed state of device 2200, relative positioning of components, such as the display and keypad of device 2200, and sensor component 2207 can also detect a change in position of one component of device 2200 or device 2200. The presence or absence of user contact with device 2200, device 2200 orientation or acceleration/deceleration and temperature change of device 2200. The sensor assembly 2207 can include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Sensor assembly 2207 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 2207 can also include an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

Communication component 2208 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between device 2200 and other devices letter. The device 2200 can access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, communication component 2208 receives broadcast signals or broadcast associated information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 2208 also includes a near field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short range communication. For example, the NFC module can be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, device 2200 may be implemented by one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable A gate array (FPGA), controller, microcontroller, microprocessor or other electronic component implementation for performing the above methods.

In an exemplary embodiment, there is also provided a non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions, such as a memory 2202 comprising instructions executable by processor 2209 of apparatus 2200 to perform the above method. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be a ROM, a random access memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, and an optical data storage device.

Wherein, when the instructions in the storage medium are executed by the processor, the device 2200 is enabled to perform the network connection method described in any of the above.

The present disclosure also provides a network access device, the device is used in a base station, and the device includes:

processor;

a memory for storing processor executable instructions;

Wherein the processor is configured to:

The terminal is connected to the network device to be connected.

FIG. 23 is a schematic structural diagram of a network connection apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment. Device 2300 can be provided as a base station. Referring to FIG. 23, the apparatus 2300 includes a processing component 2322, a wireless transmitting/receiving component 2324, an antenna component 2326, and a signal processing section unique to the wireless interface, the processing group The piece 2322 can further include one or more processors.

One of the processing components 2322 can be configured to perform the network connection method of any of the above.

Other embodiments of the present disclosure will be readily apparent to those skilled in the <RTIgt; The present application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present disclosure, which are in accordance with the general principles of the disclosure and include common general knowledge or common technical means in the art that are not disclosed in the present disclosure. . The specification and examples are to be regarded as illustrative only,

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the details of the details and The scope of the disclosure is to be limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

A network connection method, wherein the method is used for a terminal, and the method includes:

Generating first information, the first information being used to represent a type of network that the terminal desires to connect;

Sending the first information to the base station, so that the base station determines, according to the first information, that the terminal is allowed to access, determining, by the terminal, the network device to be connected, and the terminal and the The network device to be connected is connected.
The method of claim 1, wherein the network type comprises a public land mobile network PLMN type and/or a core network type, the core network type comprising a 4G core network and/or a 5G core network.
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the transmitting the first information to a base station comprises:

Adding the first information to the request message when the terminal is in an initial access phase;

Sending the request message with the first information to the base station, so that the base station obtains the first information from the request message.
The method according to claim 3, wherein the request message is message 1 or message 3 in a random access procedure, and the message 1 is used to request random access to the base station, and the message 3 is used by the message Requesting, by the base station, a RRC connection or an RRC connection reestablishment;

The method further includes:

Receiving, by the base station, a response message for indicating that access is allowed, where the response message includes second information, where the second information is used to represent the network device to be connected;

Establishing a connection with the network device to be connected according to the second information.
The method according to claim 3, wherein the request message is a message 5 in a random access procedure, and the message 5 is used to notify the base station that an RRC connection has been established.
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the transmitting the first information to a base station comprises:

And when the terminal performs measurement reporting during the moving process, adding the first information to the measurement report;

The measurement report with the first information is sent to a base station to cause the base station to obtain the first information from the measurement report.
A network connection method, wherein the method is used in a base station, and the method includes:

Receiving, by the terminal, first information, where the first information is used to identify a network type that the terminal desires to connect;

Determining, according to the first information, that the terminal is allowed to access, determining, by the terminal, the network device to be connected;

The terminal is connected to the network device to be connected.
The method of claim 7, wherein the network type comprises a public land mobile network PLMN type and/or a core network type, the core network type comprising a 4G core network and/or a 5G core network.
The method according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the receiving the first information sent by the terminal comprises:

Receiving a request message sent by the terminal, where the request message includes the first information;

Obtaining the first information from the request message.
The method according to claim 9, wherein the request message is message 1 or message 3 in a random access procedure, and the message 1 is used to request random access to the base station, and the message 3 is used by Requesting, by the base station, a RRC connection or an RRC connection reestablishment;

After the determining, by the terminal, the network device to be connected, the method further includes:

Sending, to the terminal, a response message indicating that access is permitted, where the response message includes second information, where the second information is used to represent the network device to be connected.
The method according to claim 9, wherein the request message is a message 5 in a random access procedure, and the message 5 is used to notify the base station that an RRC connection has been established.
The method according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the receiving the first information sent by the terminal comprises:

Receiving a measurement report sent by the terminal, where the measurement report includes the first information;

The first information is obtained from the measurement report.
The method according to claim 12, wherein the measurement report further includes a target base station that the terminal desires to switch;

After the obtaining the first information from the measurement report, the method further includes:

Adding the first information to the handover request message;

Sending, by the target base station, the handover request message with the first message, so that the target base station determines, according to the first information, that the terminal is allowed to access, determining, to the terminal, that the terminal is to be connected Network equipment.
A network connection device, wherein the device is used for a terminal, and the device includes:

An information generating module, configured to generate first information, where the first information is used to represent a network type that the terminal desires to connect;

The information sending module is configured to send the first information to the base station, so that the base station determines, according to the first information, that the terminal is allowed to access, determining, by the terminal, the network device to be connected, and The terminal is connected to the network device to be connected.
The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the network type comprises a public land mobile network PLMN type and/or a core network type, the core network type comprising a 4G core network and/or a 5G core network.
The device according to claim 14 or 15, wherein the information sending module comprises:

a first adding submodule configured to add the first information to the request message when the terminal is in an initial access phase;

The first sending submodule is configured to send the request message with the first information to the base station, so that the base station obtains the first information from the request message.
The device according to claim 16, wherein the request message is message 1 or message 3 in a random access procedure, and the message 1 is used to request random access to the base station, and the message 3 is used by the message Requesting, by the base station, a RRC connection or an RRC connection reestablishment;

The device also includes:

a message receiving module, configured to receive a response message sent by the base station to indicate that access is allowed, where the response message includes second information, where the second information is used to represent the network device to be connected;

And establishing a module, configured to establish a connection with the network device to be connected according to the second information.
The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the request message is a message 5 in a random access procedure, and the message 5 is used to notify the base station that an RRC connection has been established.
The device according to claim 14 or 15, wherein the information sending module comprises:

a second adding submodule, configured to add the first information to the measurement report when the terminal performs measurement reporting during the moving process;

And a second sending submodule configured to send the measurement report with the first information to a base station, so that the base station obtains the first information from the measurement report.
A network connection device, wherein the device is used in a base station, and the device includes:

The information receiving module is configured to receive first information sent by the terminal, where the first information is used to identify a network type that the terminal desires to connect;

a determining module, configured to determine, according to the first information, that the terminal is allowed to access, determine, by the terminal, a network device to be connected;

And a connection module configured to connect the terminal with the network device to be connected.
The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the network type comprises a public land mobile network PLMN type and/or a core network type, the core network type comprising a 4G core network and/or a 5G core network.
The device according to claim 20 or 21, wherein the information receiving module comprises:

a first receiving submodule configured to receive a request message sent by the terminal, where the request message includes The first information;

The first obtaining submodule is configured to obtain the first information from the request message.
The device according to claim 22, wherein the request message is message 1 or message 3 in a random access procedure, and the message 1 is used to request random access to the base station, and the message 3 is used by the message Requesting, by the base station, a RRC connection or an RRC connection reestablishment;

The device also includes:

a first sending module, configured to: after the determining module determines, for the terminal, the network device to be connected, sending, by the terminal, a response message indicating that access is allowed, where the response message includes the second information, where The second information is used to characterize the network device to be connected.
The apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the request message is a message 5 in a random access procedure, and the message 5 is used to notify the base station that an RRC connection has been established.
The device according to claim 20 or 21, wherein the information receiving module comprises:

a second receiving submodule, configured to receive a measurement report sent by the terminal, where the measurement report includes the first information;

And a second obtaining submodule configured to obtain the first information from the measurement report.
The apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said measurement report further comprises a target base station that said terminal desires to switch;

The device also includes:

An information adding module, configured to add the first information to the handover request message;

a second sending module, configured to send the handover request message with the first message to the target base station, so that the target base station determines, according to the first information, that the terminal is allowed to access Determining, for the terminal, a network device to be connected.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program, wherein the computer program is for performing the network connection method of any of the above claims 1-6.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program, wherein the computer program is for performing the network connection method of any of the above claims 7-13.
A network connection device, wherein the device is used for a terminal, and the device includes:

processor;

a memory for storing processor executable instructions;

Wherein the processor is configured to:

Generating first information, the first information being used to represent a type of network that the terminal desires to connect;

Sending the first information to the base station, so that the base station determines, according to the first information, that the terminal is allowed to access, determining, by the terminal, the network device to be connected, and the terminal and the The network device to be connected is connected.
A network connection device, wherein the device is used in a base station, and the device includes:

processor;

a memory for storing processor executable instructions;

Wherein the processor is configured to:

Receiving, by the terminal, first information, where the first information is used to identify a network type that the terminal desires to connect;

Determining, according to the first information, that the terminal is allowed to access, determining, by the terminal, the network device to be connected;

The terminal is connected to the network device to be connected.