WO2021114054A1

WO2021114054A1 - Paging method and apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2021114054A1
Application number: PCT/CN2019/124129
Authority: WO
Inventors: 王宏; 李秉肇; 单宝堃; 王燕; 许斌; 陈磊; 于海凤; 王学龙
Original assignee: 华为技术有限公司
Priority date: 2019-12-09
Filing date: 2019-12-09
Publication date: 2021-06-17

Abstract

A paging method and apparatus, which are used to prevent a terminal device from receiving an invalid paging message. The method comprises: after a first network device determines the paging message type of a first paging message of a paging terminal device, the paging message type of the first paging message can be indicated to the terminal device, thus enabling the terminal device to determine, according to the paging message type indicated by the first network device, whether to receive the first paging message. When the terminal device determines, according to the type of the paging message of the first network device, to not receive the first paging message, the power consumption of the terminal device can be effectively reduced.

Description

Paging method and device

Technical field

This application relates to the field of wireless communication technology, and in particular to a paging method and device.

Background technique

In the cellular communication system, due to the mobility of the terminal equipment, the terminal equipment may move between different cells. When the core network equipment needs to send downlink data to the terminal equipment, if the terminal equipment is not currently connected to the access network equipment, then The core network device needs to page the terminal device by sending a paging message. Generally, the cell in which the terminal device communicated with the access network device the previous time or established a radio resource control (RRC) connection with the access network device can be recorded as the last cell (last cell).

The network device can first page the terminal device in a smaller area (such as the last cell of the terminal device). If the terminal device is not paged, the network device can expand the paging area and page the terminal device in a larger area. In this way, two types of paging messages can be defined. One type of paging message is a paging message sent in a smaller paging area, which does not extend the paging area, and can be called a non-escalated paging message. ; Another type of paging message is a paging message sent in a larger paging area, which expands the paging area and can be called an escalated paging message. For example, as shown in Figure 1A, the base station first sends a non-extended paging message in area 1 to page the terminal device 1. If the terminal device 1 is not paged, the base station can send it in area 1. A non-extended paging message, which is used to send an extended paging message in area 2 to page terminal equipment 1, where area 1 is the area covered by cell 1 and cell 2, and area 2 is the area covered by cell 3 to cell 4. .

In the prior art, a terminal device monitors a paging message at a paging occasion (PO), and the terminal device determines its own PO through the terminal device identifier and other parameters, and multiple terminal devices can monitor paging in the same PO. news. With reference to Figure 1A, in area 2, the base station sends a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in a PO. The PDCCH is used to schedule a paging message, and the paging message contains the identification of the terminal device that needs to be paged. Here, the terminal device for paging is the terminal device 1 as an example. Since there are still multiple terminal devices monitoring in the PO, these terminal devices will receive the paging message scheduled by the PDCCH after they monitor the PDCCH. When these terminal devices find that the paging message does not contain their own identity, they determine that they have not been Paging. This causes these terminal devices to receive invalid paging messages, which increases the power consumption of these terminal devices.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a paging method and device to prevent terminal equipment from receiving invalid paging messages.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a paging method, including: a first network device determines a paging message type of a first paging message; and the first network device indicates the first paging message to the terminal device The type of paging message.

In the above method, after determining the paging message type of the first paging message, the first network device can indicate the paging message type of the first paging message to the terminal device, so that the terminal device can A paging message type indicated by a network device determines whether to receive the first paging message. When the paging message type indicated by the network device is different from the paging message type expected by the terminal device, the terminal device determines not to receive the first paging message, which can effectively reduce the power consumption of the terminal device.

In a possible implementation manner, the paging message type includes a first paging message type and a second paging message type; the first paging message type is non-extended paging, and the second paging message The type is extended paging; or, the first paging message type is for the last area accessed by the terminal device, and the second paging message type is for the last area accessed by the terminal device. Regional paging; or, the first paging message type is for the last cell accessed by the terminal device, and the second paging message type is for the last cell not accessed by the terminal device Or, the first paging message type is a paging for a third network device, the third network device is the last network device accessed by the terminal device, and the second paging message type It is a paging for non-third network equipment.

In a possible implementation manner, the first network device indicating the paging message type of the first paging message to the terminal device includes: the first network device sends the first information to the terminal device, so The first information is used to indicate the paging message type of the first paging message.

In a possible implementation manner, the first information is included in downlink control information, and the downlink control information is used to schedule the first paging message.

In the above method, by carrying the first information indication in the downlink control information, the paging message type of the first paging message can be dynamically indicated, and the flexibility of the system is improved.

In a possible implementation manner, the first network device instructing the terminal device of the paging message type of the first paging message includes: the first network device sends to the terminal device to use the wireless network Temporarily identify the downlink control information scrambled by the RNTI, where the downlink control information is used to schedule the first paging message, and the paging message type of the first paging message is indicated by the RNTI.

In the above method, the first network device indicates the paging message type of the first paging message through the RNTI, which can avoid making changes to the existing downlink control information, achieve compatibility with existing protocols, and improve system compatibility.

In a possible implementation manner, the RNTI is the first P-RNTI or the second P-RNTI; when the RNTI is the first P-RNTI, the paging message type of the first paging message is the first P-RNTI; A paging message type; and/or, when the RNTI is the second P-RNTI, the paging message type of the first paging message is the second paging message type.

In a possible implementation manner, the first network device indicating the paging message type of the first paging message to the terminal device includes: the first network device sends a wake-up signal WUS to the terminal device; when When the WUS is the first WUS, the paging message type of the first paging message includes the first paging message type; and/or, when the WUS is the second WUS, the first paging message The paging message type contains the second paging message type.

In the above method, the wake-up signal WUS is used to indicate the paging message type of the first paging message, and the paging message type can be indicated without sending additional signaling, so as to achieve compatibility with existing protocols and improve system compatibility. Sex.

In a possible implementation manner, the method further includes: the first network device sends WUS configuration information to the terminal device, where the WUS configuration information includes the first WUS configuration information and/or the second WUS configuration information; The first WUS configuration information is used to configure the first WUS, the second WUS configuration information is used to configure the second WUS; the first WUS is associated with the first paging message type, and the second WUS Associate the second paging message type.

In a possible implementation manner, the first network device instructing the terminal device of the paging message type of the first paging message includes: the first network device sends a frequency domain configuration to the terminal device Information, the frequency domain configuration information includes a first narrowband and/or a second narrowband; the first narrowband is associated with the first paging message type, and the second narrowband is associated with the second paging message type; or The frequency domain configuration information includes a first carrier and/or a second carrier; the first carrier is associated with the first paging message type, and the second carrier is associated with the second paging message type.

In the above method, the first narrowband or the second narrowband is used to indicate the paging message type of the first paging message, which can achieve compatibility with existing protocols and improve system compatibility.

In a possible implementation manner, the method further includes: the first network device receives a second paging message from a second network device, the second paging message includes second information, and the second information Used by the first network device to determine the paging message type of the first paging message.

In the above method, since the second network device is the original initiator of the paging terminal device, the second network device can determine the paging message type of the first paging message. The second network device indicates the paging message type of the first paging message to the first network device through the second information, so that the first network device can accurately determine the paging message type of the first paging message that needs to be sent, thereby improving the system Robustness.

In a possible implementation manner, the second information includes a first parameter, and the first parameter is used by the first network device to determine a paging message type of the first paging message.

In a possible implementation manner, when the first parameter is less than or equal to M, the paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type; M is a positive integer; and/or, the When the first parameter is greater than M, the paging message type of the first paging message is the second paging message type.

In a possible implementation manner, when the first parameter is greater than M, the paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type; M is a positive integer; and/or, the first When the parameter is less than or equal to M, the paging message type of the first paging message is the second paging message type.

In a possible implementation manner, the first parameter is a paging attempt count in the second paging message; or, the first parameter is a paging attempt count in the second paging message. The number of cell identities included in the recommended cell list (recommended cell list); or, the first parameter is the number of base station identities included in the recommended base station list (recommended eNB/gNB list) in the second paging message Or, the first parameter is the expected number of paging attempts in the second paging message (Intended Number of Paging Attempts); or, the first parameter is the cell stay time corresponding to the terminal device (Time Stayed in Cell).

In the above method, the first parameter in the second paging message is used to indicate the paging message type of the first paging message, so that the first paging message can be indicated without increasing the number of bits corresponding to the second paging message. The paging message type of the message.

In a possible implementation manner, the second information is the identity of the last cell, or the second information is the number of cell identities or the number of base station identities, or the second information is the identity of the last base station.

In the second aspect, the present application also provides a communication device that has any method provided in the first aspect. The communication device can be implemented by hardware, or can be implemented by hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more units or units corresponding to the above-mentioned functions. The communication device may be a base station or a chip in the base station.

In a possible implementation manner, the communication device includes a processor configured to support the communication device to perform a function corresponding to any one of the methods shown above. The communication device may further include a memory, and the storage may be coupled with the processor, which stores program instructions and data necessary for the communication device. Optionally, the communication device further includes a communication interface, and the communication interface is used to support communication between the communication device and the terminal device or the second network device.

In a possible implementation manner, the communication device includes corresponding functional units, which are respectively used to implement the steps in the above method. The function can be realized by hardware, or the corresponding software can be executed by hardware. The hardware or software includes one or more units corresponding to the above-mentioned functions.

In a possible implementation manner, the structure of the communication device includes a processing unit and a communication unit, and these units can perform the corresponding functions in the foregoing method examples. For details, please refer to the detailed description in the method examples, which will not be repeated here.

Regarding the technical effects of the device provided in the second aspect, reference may be made to the introduction of the technical effects of the first aspect or the corresponding implementation manners of the first aspect, which will not be repeated here.

In a third aspect, the present application provides a paging method, including: a terminal device determines a paging message type of a first paging message indicated by a first network device; the terminal device determines a paging message type according to the first paging message indicated by the first network device The paging message type of the message determines whether to receive the first paging message.

In the above method, before receiving the first paging message, the terminal device can determine the paging message type of the first paging message according to the instruction of the first network device. When the paging message type indicated by the network device is consistent with the terminal device's expectations When the types of paging messages are different, the terminal device determines that the first paging message may not be received, which can effectively reduce the power consumption of the terminal device.

In a possible implementation manner, the terminal device determining whether to receive the first paging message according to the paging message type indicated by the first network device includes: the terminal device determining that the desired paging message type is The first type; the first type is a first paging message type or a second paging message type; when the paging message type indicated by the first network device includes the first type, the terminal device receives The first paging message; or, when the paging message type indicated by the first network device does not include the first type, the terminal device ignores the first paging message.

In a possible implementation, the terminal device determining the paging message type of the first paging message indicated by the first network device includes: the terminal device receives the first information from the first network device, and The first information is used to indicate the paging message type of the first paging message; the terminal device determines the paging message type of the first paging message according to the first information.

In a possible implementation manner, the paging message type of the first paging message includes a first paging message type and a second paging message type; the first paging message type is non-extended paging, so The second paging message type is extended paging; or, the first paging message type is paging for the last area where the terminal device resides, and the second paging message type is for non-the The paging of the last area where the terminal device resides; or, the first paging message type is a paging for the last cell where the terminal device resides, and the second paging message type is for a non-the terminal The paging of the last cell where the device resides; or, the first paging message type is a paging for a third network device, and the third network device is the network device that the terminal device accesses last, and The second paging message type is paging for non-third network devices.

Regarding the technical effects of the third aspect or various possible implementation manners of the third aspect, reference may be made to the introduction of the technical effects of the first aspect or the corresponding implementation manners of the first aspect, which will not be repeated here.

In a fourth aspect, the present application also provides a paging method, including: a terminal device determines configuration information corresponding to a first type, where the first type is a paging message of a first paging message to be received or expected to be received by the terminal device. Paging message type; the terminal device receives the first paging message according to the configuration information.

In the above method, before receiving the first paging message, the terminal device may determine the configuration information according to the paging message type of the first paging message to be received or expected to receive, so as to determine whether to receive the first paging message according to the configuration information. Paging message. When the terminal device determines not to receive the first paging message, the power consumption of the terminal device can be effectively reduced.

In a possible implementation manner, the first type is a first paging message type or a second paging message type;

The first paging message type is non-extended paging, and the second paging message type is extended paging; or, the first paging message type is paging for the last area accessed by the terminal device. Paging, the second paging message type is a paging for the last area that is not accessed by the terminal device; or, the first paging message type is a paging for the last cell accessed by the terminal device , The second paging message type is a paging for the last cell that is not accessed by the terminal device; or, the first paging message type is a paging for a third network device, and the third network The device is the network device last accessed by the terminal device, and the second paging message type is a paging for a non-third network device.

In a possible implementation manner, the configuration information is the first paging radio network temporary identifier P-RNTI or the second P-RNTI; when the first type is the first paging message type, the first The configuration information corresponding to the type is the first P-RNTI, and when the first type is the second paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the second P-RNTI; The receiving, by the terminal device, the first paging message according to the configuration information includes:

The terminal device uses the first P-RNTI or the second P-RNTI to receive the downlink control information from the first network device, and receives the first paging message according to the downlink control information; The downlink control information is used to schedule the first paging message.

In a possible implementation manner, the configuration information is the first wake-up signal WUS configuration information or the second WUS configuration information; the first WUS configuration information is used to configure the first WUS, and the second WUS configuration information is used to Configure the second WUS; wherein, when the first type is the first paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the first WUS configuration information, and when the first type is the first paging message type, In the case of the second paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the second WUS configuration information; the terminal device receiving the first paging message according to the configuration information includes: the terminal The device receives the first WUS or the second WUS corresponding to the first type according to the configuration information, the terminal device receives the downlink control information associated with the first WUS or the second WUS, and according to the Receiving the first paging message in the downlink control information.

In a possible implementation manner, the configuration information is a first narrowband or a second narrowband; wherein, when the first type is a first paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is For the first narrowband, when the first type is the second paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the second narrowband; the terminal device receives the second narrowband according to the configuration information. The first paging message includes: the terminal device monitors and schedules the downlink control information of the first paging message on the first narrowband or the second narrowband, and the terminal device according to the downlink control information Receiving the first paging message.

In a possible implementation manner, the configuration information is the first carrier or the second carrier; wherein, when the first type is the first paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is For the first carrier, when the first type is the second paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the second carrier; the terminal device receives the second carrier according to the configuration information. The first paging message includes: when the terminal device monitors and schedules the downlink control information of the first paging message on the first carrier or the second carrier, the terminal device according to the downlink control Information receives the first paging message.

Regarding the technical effects of the fourth aspect or various possible implementation manners of the fourth aspect, reference may be made to the introduction of the technical effects of the first aspect or the corresponding implementation manners of the first aspect, which will not be repeated here.

In a fifth aspect, the present application also provides a communication device that has any method provided in the third aspect or the fourth aspect. The communication device can be implemented by hardware, or can be implemented by hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more units or units corresponding to the above-mentioned functions. The communication device may be a terminal device or a chip in the terminal device.

In a possible implementation manner, the communication device includes a processor configured to support the communication device to perform a function corresponding to any one of the methods shown above. The communication device may further include a memory, and the storage may be coupled with the processor, which stores program instructions and data necessary for the communication device. Optionally, the communication device further includes a communication interface for supporting communication between the communication device and the first network device or the second network device.

In a possible implementation manner, the structure of the communication device includes a processing unit and a communication unit, and these units can perform corresponding functions in the foregoing method examples. For details, please refer to the detailed description in the method examples, which will not be repeated here.

In a sixth aspect, the present application also provides a paging method, including: a second network device determines a second paging message, the second paging message is used to instruct the first network device to page the terminal device; the second network device The network device sends the second paging message to the first network device, the second paging message includes second information, and the second information is used by the first network device to determine how the first paging message is Type of paging message.

In the above method, the first network device can determine the paging message type of the first paging message through the second information sent by the second network device, so that the first network device can indicate the paging message type to the terminal device.

In a possible implementation manner, the second information is a first parameter included in the second paging message, and the first parameter is used by the first network device to determine the paging of the first paging message. Call the message type.

In a possible implementation manner, the first parameter is a paging attempt count in the second paging message; or, the first parameter is a paging attempt count in the second paging message. The number of cell identities included in the recommended cell list (recommended cell list); or, the first parameter is the number of base station identities included in the recommended base station list (Recommended eNB/gNB list) in the second paging message Or, the first parameter is the expected number of paging attempts in the second paging message; or, the first parameter is the cell stay time corresponding to the terminal device.

Regarding the technical effects of the sixth aspect or various possible implementation manners of the sixth aspect, reference may be made to the introduction of the technical effects of the first aspect or the corresponding implementation manners of the first aspect, and details are not repeated here.

In a seventh aspect, the present application also provides a communication device that has any method provided in the sixth aspect. The communication device can be implemented by hardware, or can be implemented by hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more units or units corresponding to the above-mentioned functions. The communication device may be a core network device or a chip in a core network device.

In a possible implementation manner, the communication device includes a processor configured to support the communication device to perform a function corresponding to any one of the methods shown above. The communication device may also include a memory, which may be coupled with the processor, which stores program instructions and data necessary for the communication device. Optionally, the communication device further includes a communication interface, and the communication interface is used to support communication between the communication device and the terminal device or the second network device.

Regarding the technical effects of the device provided by the seventh aspect, reference may be made to the introduction of the technical effects of the corresponding implementation manners of the sixth aspect, which will not be repeated here.

In an eighth aspect, the present application provides a communication device that includes a processor, and when the processor executes a computer program or instruction in a memory, such as the first aspect or the third aspect or the fourth aspect or the sixth aspect The method described in the aspect is executed.

In a ninth aspect, the present application provides a communication device, the communication device includes a processor and a memory, the memory is used to store computer programs or instructions; the processor is used to execute the computer programs or instructions stored in the memory, So that the communication device executes the corresponding method as shown in the first aspect or the third aspect or the fourth aspect or the sixth aspect.

In a tenth aspect, the present application provides a communication device, the communication device includes a processor, a memory, and a transceiver, the transceiver is used to receive signals or send signals; the memory is used to store computer programs or instructions; The processor is configured to call the computer program or instruction from the memory to execute the method according to the first aspect or the third aspect or the fourth aspect or the sixth aspect.

In an eleventh aspect, the present application provides a communication device, the communication device includes a processor and an interface circuit, the interface circuit is configured to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor; the processor runs the code The instructions are to execute the corresponding method as shown in the first aspect or the third aspect or the fourth aspect or the sixth aspect.

In the twelfth aspect, this application provides a computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program or instruction. When the computer reads and executes the computer program or instruction, the first aspect or The method described in the third aspect or the fourth aspect or the sixth aspect is implemented.

In the thirteenth aspect, this application provides a computer program product including instructions. When the computer reads and executes the computer program product, the method described in the first aspect or the third aspect or the fourth aspect or the sixth aspect is Be realized.

In a fourteenth aspect, the present application provides a chip including a processor coupled to a memory and configured to execute a computer program or instruction stored in the memory. When the processor executes the computer program or instruction At this time, the method described in the first aspect or the third aspect or the fourth aspect or the sixth aspect is realized.

In a fifteenth aspect, the present application provides a system including the communication device provided in the second aspect, the communication device provided in the fifth aspect, and the communication device provided in the seventh aspect.

Description of the drawings

FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of a paging area provided by an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram of a communication system network architecture applicable to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a paging method provided by an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a paging sequence provided by an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a paging method provided by an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of this application.

Detailed ways

The embodiments of the present application will be described in further detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Embodiments of the present application may be applied to various mobile communication systems, for example: new radio (new radio, NR) system, a fifth-generation mobile communication system ^{(the 5 th generation wireless systems,} 5G), LTE (long term evolution, LTE ) Systems, advanced long term evolution (LTE-A) systems, evolved long term evolution (eLTE) systems, future communication systems, and other communication systems. Specifically, there is no limitation here.

To facilitate the understanding of the embodiments of the present application, the communication system shown in FIG. 1B is taken as an example for description. FIG. 1B shows a schematic diagram of a communication system network architecture applicable to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 1B, the communication system includes a first network device, a second network device, and a terminal device, where the first network device is a base station as an example. Figure 1B is just an example, and an actual communication system may also include multiple terminal devices. The base station transmits radio signals to cover a certain area, that is, to form a cell. One base station can correspond to one or more cells. In FIG. 1B, one base station corresponds to one cell as an example.

When the network side (such as Packet Data Network Gateway, Serving Gateway, Data Network (DN), User Plane Function, UPF, etc.) has terminal equipment data When it needs to be sent to the terminal device, the second network device can send the paging message of the S1 interface (S1 Application Protocol (S1-AP) Paging, S1 paging message for short) or the paging message of the NG interface (Next Generation) to the first network device. Application Protocol (NG-AP) Paging, referred to as NG paging message), the paging message of the NG interface can also be called the paging message of the N2 interface (abbreviated as N2 paging message), which includes the identification of the terminal device that needs to be paged (For example, System Architecture Evolution-Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity, SAE-TMSI, S-TMSI) or 5G-S-TMSI) and other information. The first network device may be a base station (for example, eNB or gNB), the second network device may be a mobility management entity (Mobility Management Entity, MME) or an access and mobility management function network element (Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF); the first network device receives the S1/N2 request After the paging message, the Uu interface paging message (Uu paging message for short) can be sent to the terminal device corresponding to the identifier carried in the S1/N2 paging message, which includes information such as the identifier of the terminal device that needs to be paged. After receiving the Uu paging message, if it is determined that the Uu paging message includes the identification of the terminal device, it is determined that it is paged, and then a random access procedure can be initiated to establish an RRC connection with the first network device. Establish an RRC connection During the process or after the RRC connection is established, the network side transmits the downlink data to the terminal device. Among them, S1/N2/NG is the interface between the first network device and the second network device, and Uu is the interface between the first network device and the terminal device. Between the interface.

For the convenience of description, in the embodiment of the present application, the Uu paging message is referred to as the first paging message, and the S1/N2 paging message is referred to as the second paging message. The paging message type of the first paging message includes the first paging message type and the second paging message type.

Wherein, the first paging message type may be non-escalated paging, and the second paging message type may be escalated paging;

Alternatively, the first paging message type may be a paging for the last area accessed by the terminal device, and the second paging message type may be a paging for the last area not accessed by the terminal device ；

Alternatively, the first paging message type may be a paging for the last cell accessed by the terminal device, and the second paging message type may be a paging for the last cell not accessed by the terminal device. ；

Alternatively, the first paging message type may be a paging for a third network device, the third network device is the last network device that the terminal device accesses, and the second paging message type may be a paging for a third network device. Paging of non-third network equipment.

It should be noted that the "last area accessed by the terminal device" here may be defined by the coverage of several cells. For example, as shown in Figure 1A, the coverage of cell 1 and cell 2 can be defined as an area (area 1), and the cell that the terminal device has previously accessed (that is, the RRC connection is established) is either cell 1 or cell 2. The last area accessed by the terminal device is area 1 defined above. The "last area accessed by the terminal device" may also be referred to as the "last area where the terminal device resides". "Paging for the last area accessed by the terminal device" can be understood as the base station or cell in the last area accessed by the terminal device sending the first paging message, that is, in cell 1 and cell 2 in Figure 1 Send the first paging message. The "paging of the area other than the last area accessed by the terminal device" herein may refer to paging the terminal device in another area that is not the last area accessed by the terminal device. For example, the coverage area of cell 3 and cell 4 in FIG. 1A may be defined as the above-mentioned another area (area 2), and the “last area not accessed by the terminal device” may be area 2 here. "Paging for the last area that is not accessed by the terminal device" can be understood as sending the first paging message in cell 3 and cell 4. The paging message type of the first paging message sent in area 1 may be recorded as the first paging message type, and the paging message type of the first paging message sent in area 2 may be recorded as the second paging message type. In a possible implementation manner, the second network device tends to page the terminal device in an area that contains the last area accessed by the terminal device. For example, the second network device reports to the first network device in area 1 and area 2. Send the second paging message. Compared with sending the first paging message in area 1, and sending the first paging message in area 2, the area where the first paging message is sent has been expanded. For example, if the area becomes larger, the first page sent in area 1 can be changed. The message is called a non-extended paging message (abbreviated as non-extended paging), and the first paging message sent in area 2 is called an extended paging message (abbreviated as extended paging).

Similarly, "the paging for the last cell accessed by the terminal device" may refer to the first paging message sent by the cell that the terminal device accessed last time. "Paging for the last cell that is not accessed by the terminal device" may refer to sending the first paging message in one or more cells other than the last cell. The paging message type of the first paging message sent in the last cell may be recorded as the first paging message type, and the paging message type of the first paging message sent in the one or more cells may be recorded as the second paging message. Call the message type. Compared with sending the first paging message in the last cell, sending the first paging message in the one or more cells, the area where the first paging message is sent has been expanded, for example, if the area becomes larger, it can be sent in the last cell The first paging message is called a non-extended paging message (abbreviated as non-extended paging), and the first paging message sent in the one or more cells is called an extended paging message (abbreviated as extended paging).

Similarly, "for the paging of a third network device, the third network device is the last network device accessed by the terminal device" may mean that the third network device last accessed by the terminal device sends the first paging Message, the third network device may also be called the last network device (last network or last eNB or last gNB). "Paging for a non-third network device" may refer to sending the first paging message on one or more network devices other than the last accessed network device. The paging message type of the first paging message sent by the third network device may be recorded as the first paging message type, and the paging message type of the first paging message sent by the one or more network devices may be recorded as The second paging message type. Compared with sending the first paging message on the third network device, sending the first paging message on the one or more network devices has expanded the scope of sending the first paging message. The first paging message sent by the third network device is called a non-extended paging message, and the first paging message sent on the one or more network devices is called an extended paging message.

It should be noted that, before the first network device sends the first paging message to the terminal device, the cell where the terminal device resided during the previous communication with the access network device or the previous RRC connection with the access network device was established , Can be called the last cell (last cell). Before the first network device sends the first paging message to the terminal device, the area where the terminal device stayed during the previous communication with the access network device or the previous RRC connection with the access network device can be called the last The area (last area). Correspondingly, before the first network device sends the first paging message to the terminal device, the access network device last accessed by the terminal device may be referred to as the third network device, and the third network device may be the same as the first network device. For one device, the third network device may also be a different device from the first network device.

For example, in conjunction with FIG. 1B, FIG. 1B shows area 1 and area 2, area 1 is composed of cell 1 and cell 2, and area 2 is composed of cell 3 and cell 4. Before the second network device sends the second paging message to the first network device (take base station 1 to base station 4 in the figure as an example), the area last accessed by the terminal device is area 1.

The second network device paging the terminal device includes the following two methods.

method one:

When the second network device determines that it needs to page the terminal device, the second network device thinks that the terminal device is in area 1. At this time, the second network device can send to the first network device (base station 1 and base station 2) in area 1. The second paging message. After receiving the second paging message, the first network device (base station 1 and base station 2) sends the first paging message to the terminal device. At this time, the first paging message is a paging for the last area accessed by the terminal device, or the first paging message can be considered as a non-extended paging. Accordingly, the paging message type of the first paging message is The first paging message type. If the terminal device is in area 1, the terminal device expects to receive the first paging message of the first paging message type, because the paging message type of the first paging message sent by the first network device is the first paging message type, The terminal device may receive the first paging message, otherwise it does not receive the first paging message. When the terminal device receives the first paging message, the terminal device initiates a random access procedure to the first network device, and establishes an RRC connection with the first network device.

Further, the terminal device sends a service request (Service Request) message to the second network device through the first network device, and the second network device determines to page the terminal device through the service request message. The sending of the second paging message by the second network device to the first network device in area 1 includes the following two methods:

(1) The second network device sends a second paging message to the first network device, the second paging message carries the identification list of the first network device in area 1; when the first network device receives the second paging message The first network device determines whether the second paging message carries its own identifier, and if it does, the first network device determines that the first paging message needs to be sent; otherwise, it determines that the first paging message does not need to be sent. In this method, the second paging message also carries first information, and the first information is used by the first network device to determine the paging message type of the first paging message.

(2) The second network device sends a second paging message to the first network device, and the second paging message carries the identity list of the cells in area 1. When the first network device receives the second paging message, the first The network device determines whether the second paging message carries the identity of the cell it manages. If it does, the first network device determines that it needs to send the first paging message in the cell corresponding to the carried cell identity, otherwise it determines that it does not need to Send the first paging message. In this method, the second paging message also carries first information, and the first information is used by the first network device to determine the paging message type of the first paging message.

The first information in the above two methods may be first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate non-extended paging, or indicate paging for the last cell of the terminal device, or indicate the last area for the terminal device , Or indicate the paging for the network device last accessed by the terminal device.

Further, if the second network device determines that the terminal device is not paged in area 1, that is, the second network device does not receive the service request message sent by the terminal device after sending the second paging message in area 1, first The second network device can send a second paging message to the first network device in area 1 and area 2. After receiving the second paging message, the first network device sends the first paging message to the terminal device. The second network device sending the second paging message to the first network device in area 1 and area 2 includes the following two methods:

(1) The second network device sends a second paging message to the first network device, and the second paging message carries the identification list of the first network device in area 1 and area 2; when the first network device receives the second page When calling the message, the first network device determines whether the second paging message carries its own identifier, and if it does, the first network device determines that the first paging message needs to be sent, otherwise it determines that it does not need to send the first paging message. In this method, the second paging message also carries first information, and the first information is used by the first network device to determine the paging message type of the first paging message. The first information may be an identification list of the first network device included in area 1. When the first network device in area 1 determines that it is included in the identification list of the first network device indicated by the first information according to the first information, The first network device in area 1 determines that the paging message type of the first paging message to be sent is non-extended paging, or paging for the last area of the terminal device; when the first network device in area 2 is based on When the first information determines that it is not included in the identification list of the first network device indicated by the first information, the first network device in area 2 determines that the paging message type of the first paging message to be sent is extended paging, Or paging for the last area of non-terminal devices.

(2) The second network device sends a second paging message to the first network device, the second paging message carries the identification list of the cells in area 1 and area 2; when the first network device receives the second paging message The first network device determines whether the second paging message carries the identity of the cell it manages. If it does, the first network device determines that it needs to send the first paging message in the cell corresponding to the carried cell identity; otherwise It is determined that the first paging message does not need to be sent. In this method, the second paging message also carries first information, and the first information is used by the first network device to determine the paging message type of the first paging message. The first information may be a list of identities of cells included in area 1. When the first network device in area 1 and area 2 determines that the cells managed by itself are included in the list of identities of cells indicated by the first information according to the first information, The first network device in area 1 determines that the paging message type of the first paging message that needs to be sent in the cell is non-extended paging, or paging for the last area of the terminal device; when in area 1 and area 2 When the first network device determines that the cell it manages is not included in the identification list of the first network device indicated by the first information according to the first information, the first network device in area 1 and area 2 determines that it needs to send information in the cell The paging message type of the first paging message is extended paging, or paging for the last area of the non-terminal device.

Method Two:

The second network device sends a second paging message to the first network device in area 1 and area 2. The detailed method is the same as the above-mentioned second network device sending a second paging message to the first network device in area 1 and area 2. The method described.

In the embodiments of the present application, the terminal device may be a device with a wireless transceiver function or a chip that can be installed in any device, and may also be referred to as user equipment (UE), access terminal, user unit, user station, Mobile station, mobile station, remote station, remote terminal, mobile device, user terminal, wireless communication device, user agent or user device. The terminal equipment in the embodiments of this application may be a mobile phone (mobile phone), a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal, an augmented reality (AR) terminal, an industrial Wireless terminals in industrial control, wireless terminals in self-driving, wireless terminals in remote medical, wireless terminals in smart grid, transportation safety ), the wireless terminal in the smart city, the wireless terminal in the smart home, and so on.

The first network device may refer to an access network device, for example, it may be an evolved node B (eNB) in an LTE system, a global system of mobile communication (GSM) system or a code division multiple access (GSM) system. The base transceiver station (BTS) in code division multiple access (CDMA) can also be the base station (nodeB, NB) in the wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) system, or it can be 5G communication GNB or ng-eNB in the system.

The second network device may refer to a core network device, for example, it may be a mobility management entity (MME) network element in an LTE communication system, and it may also be an access and mobility management function in an NR/5G communication system ( access and mobility management function (AMF) network elements, etc.

In this application, "at least one" refers to one or more, and "multiple" refers to two or more. "And/or" describes the association relationship of the associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships, for example, A and/or B, which can mean: A alone exists, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone, where A, B can be singular or plural. The character "/" generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship. "The following at least one item (a)" or similar expressions refers to any combination of these items, including any combination of a single item (a) or a plurality of items (a). For example, at least one item (a) of a, b, or c can mean: a, b, c, ab, ac, bc, or abc, where a, b, and c can be single or multiple .

The network architecture and business scenarios described in the embodiments of this application are intended to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this application. Those of ordinary skill in the art will know that with the network With the evolution of the architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application are equally applicable to similar technical problems.

As mentioned earlier, when a terminal device currently monitors paging messages at the PO, it may monitor paging messages of other terminal devices. After the terminal device monitors the PDCCH in the PO, it receives the paging message scheduled by the PDCCH. When the terminal device finds that the paging message does not contain its own identity, it determines that it is not paged. This increases the power consumption of the terminal device. To this end, the embodiments of the present application provide a method that can prevent terminal devices from receiving paging messages from other terminal devices, thereby reducing power consumption caused by terminal devices receiving paging messages, which will be described in detail below.

The following describes the embodiments of the present application in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that in the following embodiments, the interaction between the terminal device, the first network device, and the second network device is taken as an example for description. The embodiments of the present application provide The method can also be applied to interactions between other devices, which will not be repeated here.

Embodiment 1: The first network device explicitly indicates the paging message type of the first paging message.

In combination with the foregoing description, as shown in FIG. 2, it is a schematic flowchart of a paging method provided by an embodiment of this application. Referring to Figure 2, the method includes:

Step 201: The second network device sends a second paging message to the first network device.

Among them, the second network device may be an MME network element or an AMF network element, etc., which is specifically determined according to actual conditions.

The second paging message may carry the identification of the terminal device, and the second paging message is used to instruct the first network device to page the terminal device. For example, the second paging message may be the aforementioned S1 paging Message or N2 paging message. Among them, S1 is the interface between eNB and MME, and N2 is the interface between gNB and AMF.

In the embodiments of this application, the identifier of the terminal device may be one of the System Architecture Evolution Temporary Mobile Station Identifier (S-TMSI) and the International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI). Item or multiple items. There may also be other implementations for the identification of the terminal device, which will not be described one by one here.

The second paging message may further include second information, and the second information is used by the first network device to determine the paging message type of the first paging message. The paging message type of the first paging message may be the first paging message type or the second paging message type. For details, reference may be made to the foregoing description, which will not be repeated here.

In the embodiment of the present application, the second information may directly indicate the type of the paging message, or may indirectly indicate the type of the paging message.

In a possible implementation manner, the second information directly indicates the paging message type of the second paging message. For example, the second paging message includes an information element (Information Element, IE), which may correspond to at least one bit The value of the at least one bit corresponds to different types of paging messages.

Method 1: For example, the second information is 1 bit. When the bit value corresponding to the second information is 0, it means that the paging message type is the first paging message type; when the bit corresponding to the second information When the bit value is 1, it indicates that the paging message type is the second paging message type. Or, when the bit corresponding to the second information has a value of 1, it means that the paging message type is the first paging message type; when the bit corresponding to the second information has a value of 0, it means that the paging message type is the first paging message. 2. Type of paging message.

Method 2: For example, the cell is an optional cell. When the cell is included in the second paging message, it means that the paging message type is the first paging message type. When the cell is not When included in the second paging message, it indicates that the paging message type is the second paging message type; or, when the cell is included in the second paging message, it indicates that the paging message type is the second paging message type, When the cell is not included in the second paging message, it indicates that the paging message type is the first paging message type, and other situations will not be described in detail.

In a possible implementation manner, the second information indirectly indicates the type of the paging message, and the second information may be the first parameter. In this case, the first parameter may be used to indicate the paging message type of the second paging message.

Manner 3: For example, in a possible implementation manner, the first parameter is the paging attempt count in the second paging message (Paging Attempt Count), and the paging attempt count is the second network device The number of times the second paging message is sent to the first network device. When the paging attempt count is less than or equal to M, the paging message type is the first paging message type; when the paging attempt count is greater than M, the paging message type is the second paging message Type, M is an integer greater than 0. Optionally, the second network device may send the M to the first network device.

Of course, the above is only an example. The above situation can also be reversed. When the paging attempt count is less than or equal to M, the paging message type is the second paging message type; when the paging attempt count is greater than M , The paging message type is the first paging message type. Other situations will not be repeated.

Manner 4: For example, in another possible implementation manner, the first parameter is the Time Stayed in Cell in the second paging message, and the cell stay time is that the terminal device stays in a cell time. When the staying cell time is less than or equal to M, the paging message type is the first paging message type; when the staying cell time is greater than M, the paging message type is the second paging message type. The above situation can also be reversed. For details, please refer to the previous description, which will not be repeated here. Optionally, the second network device may send the M to the first network device.

Manner 5: For example, in another possible implementation manner, the second paging message includes a recommended cell list (Recommended Cell List), and the first parameter is the value of the cell identifier included in the recommended cell list. Quantity. When the number of cell identities is less than or equal to M, the paging message type is the first paging message type; when the number of cell identities is greater than M, the paging message type is the second paging message Types of. The above situation can also be reversed. For details, please refer to the previous description, which will not be repeated here. Optionally, the second network device may send the M to the first network device.

Manner 6: For example, in another possible implementation manner, the second paging message includes a recommended base station list (Recommended eNB/gNB List), and the first parameter is the base station included in the recommended base station list The number of logos. When the number of base station identifiers is less than or equal to M, the paging message type is the first paging message type; when the number of base station identifiers is greater than M, the paging message type is the second paging message Types of. The above situation can also be reversed. For details, please refer to the previous description, which will not be repeated here. Optionally, the second network device may send the M to the first network device.

Manner 7: For example, in another possible implementation manner, the first parameter is the expected number of paging attempts in the second paging message (Intended Number of Paging Attempts), and the expected number of paging attempts is the second The expected number of times that the network device will send the second paging message. When the expected number of paging attempts is less than or equal to M, the paging message type is the first paging message type; when the expected number of paging attempts is greater than M, the paging message type is the second paging message Call the message type. The above situation can also be reversed. For details, please refer to the previous description, which will not be repeated here. Optionally, the second network device may send the M to the first network device.

Manner 8: For example, in another possible implementation manner, the first parameter is the next paging area scope in the second paging message (Next Paging Area Scope), and the next paging area scope indicates the next Whether the range of a paging area has changed compared with the range of the current paging area. When the next paging area range indication is the same, the paging message type is the first paging message type; when the next paging area range indication changes, the paging message type is the second paging message type Call the message type. The above situation can also be reversed. For details, please refer to the previous description, which will not be repeated here.

Manner 9: The second information is the identity of the last cell. In a possible implementation manner, the identity of the last cell may be the first or last cell identity in the recommended cell list in the second paging message.

Method ten: The second information is the information of the last area. In the first possible implementation manner, the last area can be represented by a list of cell identities. For example, the second information is P, and the identities of the cells contained in the last area are the first P in the recommended cell list in the second paging message. Cell ID or the last P cell IDs, where P is an integer greater than or equal to 1. In a second possible implementation manner, the last area may be represented by a list of base station identifiers. For example, the second information is P, and the identifiers of the base stations contained in the last area are the first P in the recommended base station list in the second paging message. The base station identifier or the last P base station identifiers, where P is an integer greater than or equal to 1.

Manner 11: The second information is the identity of the last base station. In a possible implementation manner, the identifier of the last base station may be the first or last base station identifier in the recommended base station list in the second paging message.

The above are just examples, and the second information may also be other parameters in the second paging message, which will not be illustrated one by one here.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the second information may also be used to indicate the paging message type of the first paging message. The first paging message is a paging message sent by the first network device to the terminal device. There may be multiple implementations of how the second information specifically indicates the type of the first paging message.

For example, in a possible implementation manner, the second information corresponds to at least one bit in the second paging message, and the value of the at least one bit may be used to indicate the paging message of the first paging message Types of. For example, the second information corresponds to 1 bit, and when the value of the bit corresponding to the second information is 0, it means that the paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type; when the second information corresponds to When the bit value is 1, it indicates that the paging message type of the first paging message is the second paging message type.

For another example, in a possible implementation manner, the second information may be the first parameter included in the second paging message. In this case, the first parameter may be used to indicate the paging message type of the first paging message, specifically You can refer to the previous description, which will not be repeated here.

The first network device receives the second paging message, and according to the identification of the terminal device in the second paging message, determines that the terminal device needs to be paged, so that step 202 and step 203 can be performed.

Step 202: The first network device determines the paging message type of the first paging message.

Wherein, the first paging message may be used by the first network device to page a terminal device.

The first paging message may be the Uu paging message described above. The paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type or the second paging message type. For details, reference may be made to the foregoing description.

The first network device may determine the paging message type of the first paging message through various methods. For example, when the second paging message includes the second information, the first network device may determine the paging message type of the first paging message according to the second information.

Corresponding to the above method 1: The first network device determines the paging message type of the first paging message according to 1 bit of the second information. Specifically, when the bit corresponding to the second information has a value of 0, it determines that the first The paging message type of the paging message is the first paging message type; when the bit corresponding to the second information takes a value of 1, it is determined that the paging message type of the first paging message is the second paging message type. Or, when the bit corresponding to the second information has a value of 1, it is determined that the paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type; when the bit corresponding to the second information has a value of 0, it is determined The paging message type of the first paging message is the second paging message type.

Corresponding to the second method above: when the cell is included in the second paging message, it is determined that the paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type, and when the cell is not included in the second paging message , Determining that the paging message type of the first paging message is the second paging message type; or, when the cell is included in the second paging message, determining that the paging message type of the first paging message is the second paging message The paging message type. When the cell is not included in the second paging message, it is determined that the paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type.

Corresponding to the third method above: when the paging attempt count is less than or equal to M, the paging message type of the first paging message is determined to be the first paging message type; when the paging attempt count is greater than M, the paging message type is determined to be the first paging message type; The paging message type of a paging message is the second paging message type, and M is an integer greater than zero. Or, when the paging attempt count is less than or equal to M, the paging message type of the first paging message is determined to be the second paging message type; when the paging attempt count is greater than M, the first paging is determined The paging message type of the message is the first paging message type.

Corresponding to the fourth manner above: when the staying cell time is less than or equal to M, the paging message type of the first paging message is determined to be the first paging message type; when the staying cell time is greater than M, the first paging message is determined The paging message type of the paging message is the second paging message type. The above situation can also be reversed. For details, please refer to the previous description, which will not be repeated here.

Corresponding to the above manner five: when the number of cell identities is less than or equal to M, determine that the paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type; when the number of cell identities is greater than M, determine the first paging message type; The paging message type of a paging message is the second paging message type. The above situation can also be reversed. For details, please refer to the previous description, which will not be repeated here.

Corresponding to the sixth manner above: when the number of base station identifiers is less than or equal to M, the paging message type of the first paging message is determined to be the first paging message type; when the number of base station identifiers is greater than M, the first paging message type is determined The paging message type of a paging message is the second paging message type. The above situation can also be reversed. For details, please refer to the previous description, which will not be repeated here.

Corresponding to the seventh manner above: when the expected number of paging attempts is less than or equal to M, determine that the paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type; when the expected number of paging attempts is greater than M, It is determined that the paging message type of the first paging message is the second paging message type. The above situation can also be reversed. For details, please refer to the previous description, which will not be repeated here.

Corresponding to the eighth manner above: when the next paging area range indicates the same (same), it is determined that the paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type; when the next paging area range indicates When changing, it is determined that the paging message type of the first paging message is the second paging message type. The above situation can also be reversed. For details, please refer to the previous description, which will not be repeated here.

Corresponding to the above manner 9: when the identity of the cell managed by the first network device is the identity of the last cell indicated by the second information, the first network device determines that the paging message type of the first paging message sent in the cell is The first paging message type; when the identity of the cell managed by the first network device is not the identity of the last cell indicated by the second information, the first network device determines the paging message of the first paging message sent in the cell The type is the second paging message type.

Corresponding to the tenth manner above: corresponding to the first possible implementation manner, when the identity of the cell managed by the first network device is included in the second information, the first network device determines the identity of the first paging message sent in the cell The paging message type is the first paging message type; when the identity of the cell managed by the first network device is not included in the second information, the first network device determines the paging of the first paging message sent in the cell The message type is the second paging message type. For example, the second information is P. When the identity of the cell managed by the first network device is included in the first P cell identities in the recommended cell list in the second paging message, the first network device determines the The paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type; when the identity of the cell managed by the first network device is not included in the first P cell identities in the recommended cell list in the second paging message, then The first network device determines that the paging message type of the first paging message sent in the cell is the second paging message type. Corresponding to the second possible implementation manner, when the identifier of the first network device is included in the second information, the first network device determines that the paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type; When the identifier of a network device is not included in the second information, the first network device determines that the paging message type of the first paging message is the second paging message type. For example, the second information is P. When the identity of the first network device is included in the first P base station identities in the recommended base station list in the second paging message, the first network device determines the paging message of the first paging message The type is the first paging message type; when the identity of the first network device is not included in the first P base station identities in the recommended base station list in the second paging message, the first network device determines the paging message of the first paging message The paging message type is the second paging message type.

Corresponding to the eleventh manner above: when the identity of the first network device is the identity of the last base station indicated by the second information, the first network device determines that the paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type, and when the When the identifier of a network device is not the identifier of the last base station indicated by the second information, the first network device determines that the paging message type of the first paging message is the second paging message type. For example, corresponding to the foregoing possible implementation manners, when the identity of the first network device is the first or last base station identity in the recommended base station list in the second paging message, the first network device determines the paging of the first paging message. The paging message type is the first paging message type. When the identity of the first network device is not the first or last base station identity in the recommended base station list in the second paging message, the first network device determines the first paging The paging message type of the message is the second paging message type.

The above is just an example, the first network device may also determine the paging message type of the first paging message in other ways, which will not be described one by one here.

Step 203: The first network device indicates the paging message type of the first paging message to the terminal device.

In the embodiment of the present application, the paging message type of the first paging message indicated by the first network device may have two situations.

Case 1: The indicated paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type or the second paging message type.

For example, when only one terminal device needs to be paged, the paging message type of the first paging message indicated by the first network device at this time is the first paging message type or the second paging message type.

For another example, the second network device sends second paging messages of multiple terminal devices to the first network device. If the first network device determines that the paging occasions of the multiple terminal devices are the same, it determines that the multiple Each terminal device needs to receive the first paging message at the same time. To this end, the first network device may send the first paging message to the multiple terminal devices only once, and the first paging message may include the multiple terminals The identification of each terminal device in the device. In this case, when the paging message type corresponding to each of the multiple terminal devices is the same, the paging message type of the first paging message indicated by the first network device at this time is the first paging message type Or the second paging message type.

Case 2: The indicated paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type and the second paging message type.

Combining the example in Case 1, when the first network device determines that multiple terminal devices need to be paged currently, when the first network device determines that the paging message type of the first paging message for the multiple terminal devices includes the first paging In the case of the message type and the second paging message type, the paging message type of the first paging message indicated by the first network device at this time may be the first paging message type and the second paging message type.

It should be noted that the first network device may not need to indicate which terminal device corresponds to the first paging message type and which terminal device corresponds to the second paging message type at this time.

The first network device may indicate the paging message type of the first paging message through various methods.

method one:

In a possible implementation manner, the first network device may send first information to the terminal device, where the first information is used to indicate the paging message type of the first paging message.

For example, before the first network device sends the first paging message to the terminal device, it sends the terminal device downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling the first paging message, and the first network device may The first information is carried in the downlink control information. Therefore, the terminal device can determine the paging message type of the first paging message indicated by the first network device according to the first information in the downlink control information.

Optionally, before sending the downlink control information to the terminal device, the first network device may send third information to the terminal device, where the third information is used to indicate that the downlink control information includes the first information, or The third information is used to indicate the difference that the first network device supports the first paging message.

The third information may be carried in a system information block (SIB) and sent to the terminal device, or may be sent to the terminal device in other ways, which is not limited in this embodiment of the application.

Further, in combination with the foregoing description, when the first network device indicates the type of the paging message through the first information, there may be multiple implementation manners for the first information, which will be described separately below.

In the first possible implementation manner, the first information has two values, and when the first information is the first value, it is used to indicate the type of the first paging message. Or, when the first information is the first value, it is used to indicate the second paging message type.

In the second possible implementation manner, the first information has two values. When the first information is the first value, it is used to indicate the type of the first paging message; when the first information is the second value, Used to indicate the first paging message type and the second paging message type. Or, when the first information is the first value, it is used to indicate the second paging message type; when the first information is the second value, it is used to indicate the first paging message type and the second paging message type .

For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the first network device receives Y second paging messages from the second network device, which are the second paging messages corresponding to the terminal device 1 and the first paging messages corresponding to the terminal device 2. The second paging message 2. The second paging message Y corresponding to the terminal device Y. Where Y is a positive integer.

The first network device determines that the paging occasion (PO) of the terminal device 1, the terminal device 2 to the terminal device Y is the same, and then determines that the terminal device 1, the terminal device 2 to the terminal device Y can simultaneously receive the first paging message. The first network device may only send one first paging message, and the first paging message includes the identity of the terminal device 1, the identity of the terminal device 2 and the identity of the terminal device Y at the same time. The first paging message is used to page terminal device 1, terminal device 2 to terminal device Y at the same time.

Manner 1: In a possible situation, the first information includes 1 bit, the first value is 1, and the second value is 0. As shown in Table 1, when the value of the first information is 1, it is used to indicate the type of the first paging message; when the value of the first information is 0, it is not defined.

Table 1

第一信息First message	指示的寻呼消息类型Type of paging message indicated
00	无no
11	第一寻呼消息类型Type of first paging message

Table 1 is just an example, and there may be other values, which will not be illustrated one by one here.

With reference to Table 1, when the first network device determines that the paging message types of the first paging messages corresponding to terminal device 1, terminal device 2 to terminal device Y are all the first paging message type, the downlink sent by the first network device The value of the first information in the control information is 1.

Manner 2: In another possible situation, as shown in Table 2, when the value of the first information is 1, it is used to indicate the second paging message type.

Table 2

第一信息First message	指示的寻呼消息类型Type of paging message indicated
00	无no
11	第二寻呼消息类型Type of second paging message

Table 2 is just an example, and there may be other values, which will not be illustrated one by one here.

With reference to Table 2, when the first network device determines that the paging message types of the first paging messages corresponding to terminal device 1, terminal device 2 to terminal device Y are all of the second paging message type, the downlink sent by the first network device The value of the first information in the control information is 1.

In the second possible implementation manner, the first information has at least three values. When the first information is the first value, it is used to indicate the type of the first paging message; when the first information is the second value , Used to indicate the second paging message type; when the first information is the third value, used to indicate the first paging message type and the second paging message type. The first information may also have a fourth value, and the fourth value is a reserved value.

Manner 3: For example, the first information includes 2 bits, which can be used to indicate four states, and each state is defined as shown in Table 3a.

Table 3a

第一信息First message	指示的寻呼消息类型Type of paging message indicated
第一种状态The first state	无no
第二种状态Second state	第一寻呼消息类型Type of first paging message
第三种状态The third state	第二寻呼消息类型Type of second paging message
第四种状态The fourth state	第一寻呼消息类型以及第二寻呼消息类型The first paging message type and the second paging message type

In one embodiment, the first value of the first information is 01, the second value is 10, the third value is 11, and the fourth value is 00. For details, refer to Table 3b.

Table 3b

第一信息First message	指示的寻呼消息类型Type of paging message indicated
0000	无no
0101	第一寻呼消息类型Type of first paging message
1010	第二寻呼消息类型Type of second paging message
1111	第一寻呼消息类型以及第二寻呼消息类型The first paging message type and the second paging message type

Table 3a and Table 3b are just examples, and there may be other values, so they will not be illustrated one by one here.

Combining Table 3b and the previous Figure 3, when the first network device determines that the terminal device 1, the terminal device 2 to the terminal device Y can receive the first paging message at the same time, when the first network device determines that the terminal device 1, the terminal device 2 to the terminal device When the paging message type of the first paging message corresponding to device Y is the first paging message type, the value of the first information sent by the first network device is 01.

When the first network device determines that the paging message types of the first paging messages corresponding to the terminal device 1, the terminal device 2 to the terminal device Y are all of the second paging message type, the first information sent by the first network device is taken The value is 10.

When the first network device determines that the paging message type of the first paging message corresponding to the terminal device 1, the terminal device 2 to the terminal device Y includes the first paging message type and the second paging message type (for example, the terminal device 1 Corresponding to the first paging message type, the terminal device 2 corresponds to the second paging message type), and the value of the first information sent by the first network device is 11.

Step 204: The terminal device determines the paging message type of the first paging message indicated by the first network device.

In an implementation manner, the terminal device receives the first information sent by the first network device, and the terminal device determines the paging message type of the first paging message according to the first information.

In an implementation manner, if the terminal device supports the distinction of the first paging message, the terminal device receives the first information sent by the first network device, and determines the paging message type of the first paging message according to the first information.

In an implementation manner, the terminal device may receive the third information sent by the first network device. When the terminal device determines according to the third information that the downlink control information sent by the first network device includes the first information or when the terminal device determines according to the third information that the first network device supports the distinction of the first paging message, the terminal device receives the first paging message. The first information sent by a network device, and the paging message type of the first paging message indicated by the first network device is determined according to the first information.

Step 205: The terminal device determines whether to receive the first paging message according to the paging message type of the first paging message indicated by the first network device.

In the embodiment of this application, the terminal device can autonomously determine the paging message type of the paging message to be received, and the terminal device autonomously determines the paging message type of the paging message to be received, which can also be understood as the terminal device determining the paging message type that it expects to receive. The paging message type of the paging message.

For example, if the terminal device resides in the last area, or the last cell, or the last access network device, the terminal device determines that the paging message type of the paging message to be received is the first The paging message type, or the paging message type of the paging message that the terminal device expects to receive is the first paging message type; otherwise, the terminal device determines that the paging message type of the paging message to be received is the second paging message type The paging message type, or the paging message type of the paging message that the terminal device expects to receive is the second paging message type.

For the convenience of description, in this embodiment of the application, the paging message type of the paging message to be received or expected to be received by the terminal device may be referred to as the first type, and the first type is the first paging message type or the second paging message type. Type of paging message. The paging message type indicated by the first network device may be referred to as the second type. Similarly, the second type is the first paging message type or the second paging message type.

As described above, the terminal device may receive the first information from the first network device, and thereby determine the type of the paging message indicated by the first network device, that is, the second type, according to the first information. According to the foregoing description, there may be three situations in which the paging message type indicated by the first network device may exist.

Case 1: The paging message type indicated by the first network device is the first paging message type;

Case 2: The paging message type indicated by the first network device is the second paging message type;

Case 3: The paging message type indicated by the first network device is the first paging message type and the second paging message type.

To this end, the terminal device can determine whether to receive the first paging message in the following manner.

When the second type includes the first type, the terminal device determines to receive the first paging message.

When the second type does not include the first type, the terminal device may determine that it does not need to receive the first paging message, that is, ignore the first paging message.

For example, when the paging message type indicated by the first network device is the first paging message type, and the first type determined by the terminal device is the first paging message type, the terminal device may determine that the second type includes the first type, Thus, it is determined to receive the first paging message.

For example, the paging message type indicated by the first network device is the first paging message type and the second paging message type, and when the first type determined by the terminal device is the first paging message type, the terminal device may determine the first paging message type. The second type includes the first type, so that it is determined to receive the first paging message.

For example, when the paging message type indicated by the first network device is the second paging message type, and the first type determined by the terminal device is the second paging message type, the terminal device may determine that the second type includes the same type as the first type. , Thereby confirming to receive the first paging message.

For example, the paging message type indicated by the first network device is the first paging message type and the second paging message type, and when the first type determined by the terminal device is the second paging message type, the terminal device may determine the first paging message type. The second type includes the first type, so that it is determined to receive the first paging message.

For example, when the paging message type indicated by the first network device is the first paging message type, and the first type determined by the terminal device is the second paging message type, the terminal device may determine that the second type does not include the first type , So as to determine not to receive the first paging message.

For example, when the paging message type indicated by the first network device is the second paging message type, and the first type determined by the terminal device is the first paging message type, the terminal device may determine that the second type does not include the first type , So as to determine not to receive the first paging message.

Optionally, when the terminal device determines to receive the first paging message, the method further includes step 206:

Step 206: The terminal device receives the first paging message sent by the first network device.

In the above process, the first network device indicates the paging message type of the first paging message to the terminal device. Accordingly, the terminal device determines that the paging message type indicated by the first information includes the paging message type expected by the terminal device. The first paging message is received when the message type is paging. Conversely, when the terminal device determines that the paging message type indicated by the first information does not include the paging message type expected by the terminal device, it may not receive the first paging message, that is, ignore the first paging message. Messages, thereby reducing the power consumption of the terminal equipment.

In the foregoing first embodiment, the method for the first network device to indicate the paging message type of the first paging message by sending the first information is described. The embodiment of the present application provides a method in which the first network device does not send the first information to indicate the paging message type of the first paging message, which will be described in detail below.

Embodiment 2: The first network device implicitly indicates the paging message type of the first paging message.

In combination with the foregoing description, as shown in FIG. 4, it is a schematic flowchart of a paging method provided by an embodiment of this application. Referring to Figure 4, the method includes:

Step 401: The second network device sends a second paging message to the first network device.

Step 402: The first network device determines the paging message type of the first paging message.

For the content of step 401 to step 402, refer to the description in step 201 to step 202, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

Step 403: The first network device indicates the paging message type of the first paging message to the terminal device.

There may be multiple ways to specifically indicate the paging message type of the first paging message by the first network device, which will be described separately below.

Manner 1: The paging message type of the first paging message is indicated by the radio network temporary identity (RNTI) that scrambles the downlink control information. Wherein, the downlink control information is used to schedule the first paging message. It should be noted that when the RNTI is used to scramble the downlink control information of the scheduling paging message, it can be called a paging radio network temporary identity (P-RNTI).

At present, the downlink control information sent by the first network device is all scrambled by RNTI. In order to indicate the paging message type of the first paging message, the correspondence relationship between different RNTIs and different paging message types can be established in advance, so as to achieve Indicate the paging message type of the first paging message through the RNTI.

When the paging message type of the first paging message is indicated by the RNTI, the corresponding relationship between the RNTI and the paging message type may be agreed upon, or may be configured by the first network device to the terminal device.

For example, the correspondence between RNTI and paging message type can be as shown in Table 4.

Table 4

RNTIRNTI	指示的寻呼消息类型Type of paging message indicated
第一P-RNTIFirst P-RNTI	第一寻呼消息类型Type of first paging message
第二P-RNTISecond P-RNTI	第二寻呼消息类型Type of second paging message

With reference to Table 4, when the downlink control information is scrambled by the first P-RNTI, the paging message type indicated by the first network device is the first paging message type; when the downlink control information is scrambled by the second P-RNTI, The paging message type indicated by the first network device is the second paging message type.

Optionally, in the first manner, the first network device may also send fourth information to the terminal device, where the fourth information is used to indicate that the paging message type of the first paging message is indicated by the RNTI, or The fourth information is used to indicate that the first network device supports the distinction of the first paging message.

Optionally, the first network device sends RNTI configuration information to the terminal device, where the RNTI configuration information includes the first P-RNTI and the second P-RNTI. Wherein, the first P-RNTI is associated with a first paging message type, and the second P-RNTI is associated with a second paging message type.

Manner 2: The paging message type of the first paging message is indicated by a wake up signal (WUS).

Currently, a terminal device in an idle state periodically wakes up at the PO to detect whether there is a first paging message that it needs to receive. In practical applications, the probability of the first network device paging the terminal device is generally very low. In order to reduce the frequency of the terminal device periodically detecting the first paging message, the first network device may send WUS before the PO location to indicate whether the terminal device needs to wake up at the PO location.

In the embodiment of the present application, the correspondence between different WUSs and different paging message types can be established in advance, so that the WUS can be used to indicate the paging message type of the first paging message.

For example, the first network device may send WUS configuration information to the terminal device, where the WUS configuration information includes first WUS configuration information and second WUS configuration information; the first WUS configuration information is used to configure the first WUS , The second WUS configuration information is used to configure the second WUS. Wherein, the first WUS is associated with a first paging message type, and the second WUS is associated with a second paging message type.

When the first network device sends the first WUS to the terminal device, the indicated paging message type of the first paging message includes the first paging message type; when the first network device sends the second WUS to the terminal device, the indicated The paging message type of the first paging message includes the second paging message type.

Optionally, the first network device may also send fifth information, the fifth information being used to indicate that the first WUS is associated with the first paging message type, and used to indicate that the second WUS is associated with the second paging Message type.

Manner 3: The paging message type of the first paging message is indicated by narrowband.

In this manner, the correspondence between different narrowbands and different paging message types can be established in advance, so that the narrowband can be used to indicate the paging message type of the first paging message.

For example, in this implementation manner, the first network device may send frequency domain configuration information to the terminal device, where the frequency domain configuration information includes the first narrowband and the second narrowband; the first narrowband is associated with the first paging message type, The second narrowband is associated with a second paging message type. The second narrow band may be any narrow band except the first narrow band. Here, the first narrowband associated with the first paging message type means that the first paging message whose paging message type is the first paging message type is sent on the first narrowband, and similarly, the second narrowband is associated with the second paging. The message type refers to that the second paging message whose paging message type is the second paging message type is sent on the second narrowband.

For example, if the terminal device resides in the last area, the terminal device needs to monitor the first paging message whose paging message type is the first paging message type, and if the first paging message of the first paging message type is in If it is sent on the first narrowband, then the first network device determines to send the first paging message on the first narrowband in the last area where the terminal device resides to page the terminal device.

Optionally, the first network device may also send sixth information; the sixth information is used to indicate that the first narrowband is associated with the first paging message type, and used to indicate that the second narrowband is associated with the second paging Message type.

Manner 4: The paging message type of the first paging message is indicated by a carrier.

In this manner, the correspondence between different carriers and different paging message types can be established in advance, so that the carrier can be used to indicate the paging message type of the first paging message.

For example, in this implementation manner, the first network device may send frequency domain configuration information to the terminal device, where the frequency domain configuration information includes a first carrier and a second carrier; the first carrier is associated with the first paging message type, The second carrier is associated with a second paging message type. The second carrier may be any carrier except the first carrier. Here, the first paging message type associated with the first carrier means that the first paging message whose paging message type is the first paging message type is sent on the first carrier. Similarly, the second carrier is associated with the second paging message. The message type refers to that the second paging message whose paging message type is the second paging message type is sent on the second carrier.

If the terminal device resides in the last area, the terminal device needs to monitor the first paging message whose paging message type is the first paging message type, and if the first paging message of the first paging message type is on the first carrier Send, then the first network device determines to send the first paging message on the first carrier in the last area where the terminal device resides to page the terminal device.

Optionally, the first network device may also send seventh information; the seventh information is used to indicate that the first carrier is associated with a first paging message type, and is used to indicate that the second carrier is associated with a second paging message Message type.

It should be noted that the manner 1 to manner 4 described above are only examples, and there may be other indication manners, which will not be illustrated one by one here.

Step 404: The terminal device determines the configuration information corresponding to the first type, and receives the first paging message according to the configuration information.

Wherein, the first type is a paging message type of a paging message to be received or expected to be received by the terminal device. The first paging message may be used by the first network device to page the terminal device.

In this step, the paging message type of the paging message to be received or expected to be received determined by the terminal device may be a paging message type independently determined by the terminal device.

For the convenience of description, in the embodiment of the present application, the paging message type of the paging message to be received or expected to be received determined by the terminal device may be referred to as the first type.

With reference to step 403, the first network device indicates the paging message type of the first paging message in different ways. The following describes how the terminal device determines the paging message type of the first paging message indicated by the first network device.

Manner 1: The configuration information is the first P-RNTI or the second P-RNTI, and the paging message type of the first paging message is indicated by the RNTI. For the convenience of description, in this manner, the configuration information corresponding to the first type may be recorded as the third RNTI.

In this manner, according to the correspondence between different RNTIs and different paging message types, the terminal device determines that the RNTI used for monitoring and scheduling the downlink control information of the first paging message is the third RNTI.

For example, when the correspondence between RNTI and paging message type is shown in Table 4, when the first type is the first paging message type, the third RNTI is the first P-RNTI; when the first type is the first paging message type, In the case of the second paging message type, the third RNTI is the second P-RNTI. When the terminal device receives the downlink control information by using the third RNTI, it can determine the paging message type of the first paging message scheduled by the downlink control information.

For example, when the third RNTI is the first P-RNTI, the terminal device uses the third RNTI to receive downlink control information. If the terminal device receives the downlink control information, it can determine the value of the first paging message scheduled by the downlink control information. The paging message type is the first paging message type. In this case, the terminal device may receive the first paging message scheduled by the downlink control information.

Correspondingly, if the terminal device does not receive the downlink control information using the third RNTI, it is determined that it does not need to receive the first paging message, and the terminal device can ignore the first paging message.

For another example, when the third RNTI is the second P-RNTI, the terminal device uses the third RNTI to receive downlink control information. If the terminal device receives the downlink control information, it can determine the first paging message scheduled by the downlink control information The paging message type is the second paging message type, and the paging message type of the first paging message is the same as the paging message type of the paging message to be received or expected to be received by the terminal device. In this case, the terminal device may receive the first paging message scheduled by the downlink control information. Correspondingly, if the terminal device does not receive the downlink control information using the third RNTI, it is determined that it does not need to receive the first paging message, and the terminal device can ignore the first paging message.

In the above method, the terminal device determines to use the third RNTI to receive the downlink control information, and receives the first paging message scheduled by it according to the downlink control information, and the terminal device does not use other RNTIs to receive the first paging message scheduled by the downlink control information , Which can save power consumption.

Optionally, the first P-RNTI and/or the second P-RNTI may be pre-configured information, or the first P-RNTI and/or the second P-RNTI may be the first P-RNTI and/or the second P-RNTI. Sent from the network device to the terminal device.

Manner 2: The configuration information is the first WUS configuration information or the second WUS configuration information.

Specifically, when the first type is a first paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the first WUS configuration information, and when the first type is a second paging message In the case of the type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the second WUS configuration information.

In this manner, the terminal device can determine the paging message type of the first paging message according to the correspondence between different WUSs and different paging message types. In this manner, the WUS configured by the configuration information corresponding to the first type can be recorded as the third WUS.

For example, the terminal device may determine the first paging message type associated with the first WUS and the second paging message type associated with the second WUS according to the WUS configuration information sent by the first network device.

When the first type is the first paging message type, the third WUS is the first WUS; when the first type is the second paging message type, the third WUS is the second WUS.

If the third WUS determined by the terminal device is the first WUS, when the terminal device receives the first WUS from the first network device, the terminal device can determine that the first network device will send a first page of the first paging message type Message, the terminal device may receive the downlink control information associated with the first WUS according to the first WUS configuration information, and then receive the first paging message scheduled by the downlink control information.

When the terminal device receives the first WUS, it monitors the downlink control information associated with the first WUS, and then receives the first paging message according to the downlink control information, and does not receive the first paging scheduled by the downlink control information associated with other WUSs Message, which can save power consumption.

If the third WUS determined by the terminal device is the second WUS, when the terminal device receives the second WUS from the first network device, the terminal device can determine that the first network device will send the first page of the second paging message type Message, the terminal device can receive the downlink control information associated with the second WUS according to the second WUS configuration information, and then receive the first paging message scheduled by the downlink control information.

When the terminal device receives the second WUS, it can monitor the downlink control information associated with the second WUS, and then receive the first paging message according to the downlink control information, instead of receiving the first paging scheduled by the downlink control information associated with other WUSs. Call messages, which can save power consumption.

Manner 3: The configuration information is the first narrowband or the second narrowband, and the paging message type of the first paging message is indicated by the narrowband.

In this manner, in combination with the foregoing description, when the first type is the first paging message type, the terminal device determines that the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the first narrowband; when the first type is the second paging message type , The terminal device determines that the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the second narrowband.

For example, when the first type is the first paging message type, the terminal device determines to monitor the first paging message on the first narrowband of the camped area or cell; when the terminal device is on the first narrowband When receiving the first paging message, the terminal device determines that the paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type.

Since the terminal device monitors the first paging message on the first narrowband, when the first network device sends the first paging message in the second narrowband, the terminal device may not need to receive the first paging message, thereby saving power consumption.

When the first type is the second paging message type, the terminal device determines to monitor the first paging message on the second narrowband of the camped area or cell; when the terminal device receives the first paging message on the second narrowband When paging messages, the terminal device determines that the paging message type of the first paging message is the second paging message type.

Since the terminal device monitors the first paging message on the second narrowband, when the first network device sends the first paging message in the first narrowband, the terminal device may not need to receive the first paging message, thereby saving power consumption.

Manner 4: The configuration information is the first carrier or the second carrier, and the paging message type of the first paging message is indicated by the carrier.

In this manner, when the first type is the first paging message type, the terminal device determines that the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the first carrier; when the first type is the second paging message type, the terminal device determines the second paging message type. The configuration information corresponding to one type is the second carrier.

For example, when the first type is the first paging message type, the terminal device determines to monitor the first paging message on the first carrier of the camped area or cell; when the terminal device is on the first carrier When receiving the first paging message, the terminal device determines that the paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type.

Since the terminal device monitors the first paging message on the first carrier, when the first network device sends the first paging message on the second carrier, the terminal device may not need to receive the first paging message, thereby saving power consumption.

When the first type is the second paging message type, the terminal device determines to monitor the first paging message on the second carrier of the camped area or cell; when the terminal device receives the first paging message on the second carrier When paging messages, the terminal device determines that the paging message type of the first paging message is the second paging message type.

Since the terminal device monitors the first paging message on the second carrier, when the first network device sends the first paging message in the first carrier, the terminal device may not need to receive the first paging message, thereby saving power consumption.

It should be noted that there is no certain timing relationship between step 404 and step 403. The terminal device may first execute step 404 and then execute step 403, or first execute step 403 and then execute 404, which is not limited in this embodiment of the application.

The various embodiments described in this document may be independent solutions, or may be combined according to internal logic, and these solutions fall within the protection scope of the present application.

It can be understood that, in the foregoing method embodiments, the methods and operations implemented by the terminal device can also be implemented by components (such as chips or circuits) that can be used in the terminal device, and the methods and operations implemented by the network device can also be implemented by It can be implemented by components (such as chips or circuits) of network devices.

In the foregoing embodiments provided in the present application, the methods provided in the embodiments of the present application are respectively introduced from the perspective of interaction between various devices. In order to realize each function in the method provided in the above embodiments of the present application, the terminal device and the network device may include a hardware structure and/or software module, and the above functions are implemented in the form of a hardware structure, a software module, or a hardware structure plus a software module. . Whether a certain function among the above-mentioned functions is executed by a hardware structure, a software module, or a hardware structure plus a software module depends on the specific application and design constraint conditions of the technical solution.

The division of modules in the embodiments of the present application is illustrative, and is only a logical function division, and there may be other division methods in actual implementation. In addition, the functional modules in the various embodiments of the present application may be integrated in one processor, or may exist alone physically, or two or more modules may be integrated in one module. The above-mentioned integrated modules can be implemented in the form of hardware or software functional modules.

Similar to the above-mentioned concept, as shown in FIG. 5, an embodiment of the present application further provides an apparatus 500 for implementing the functions of the terminal equipment or the network equipment in the above-mentioned method. For example, the device may be a software module or a chip system. In the embodiments of the present application, the chip system may be composed of chips, or may include chips and other discrete devices. The apparatus 500 may include: a processing unit 501 and a communication unit 502.

In the embodiment of the present application, the communication unit may also be referred to as a transceiver unit, and may include a sending unit and/or a receiving unit, which are respectively configured to perform the sending and receiving steps of the terminal device or the network device in the above method embodiment.

Hereinafter, the communication device provided by the embodiment of the present application will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 to 6. It should be understood that the description of the device embodiment and the description of the method embodiment correspond to each other. Therefore, for the content that is not described in detail, please refer to the above method embodiment. For brevity, details are not repeated here.

In a possible design, the apparatus 500 may implement steps or processes corresponding to the terminal equipment or network equipment in the above method embodiments, which will be described separately below.

Exemplarily, when the apparatus 500 implements the function of the first network device in the process shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 4:

The processing unit 501 is configured to determine the paging message type of the first paging message;

The communication unit 502 is configured to indicate the paging message type of the first paging message to the terminal device.

In a possible implementation manner, the paging message type includes a first paging message type and a second paging message type;

The first paging message type is non-extended paging, and the second paging message type is extended paging;

Alternatively, the first paging message type is a paging for the last area accessed by the terminal device, and the second paging message type is a paging for the last area not accessed by the terminal device;

Or, the first paging message type is a paging for the last cell accessed by the terminal device, and the second paging message type is a paging for the last cell not accessed by the terminal device;

Or, the first paging message type is a paging for a third network device, the third network device is the last network device that the terminal device accesses, and the second paging message type is for a non-first paging message. 3. Paging of network equipment.

In a possible implementation manner, the communication unit 502 is specifically configured to:

Sending first information to the terminal device, where the first information is used to indicate a paging message type of the first paging message.

The downlink control information scrambled with the RNTI of the wireless network temporary identifier is sent to the terminal device, where the downlink control information is used to schedule the first paging message, and the paging message type of the first paging message passes through the RNTI instructions.

In a possible implementation manner, the RNTI is the first P-RNTI or the second P-RNTI;

When the RNTI is the first P-RNTI, the paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type; and/or when the RNTI is the second P-RNTI, the The paging message type of the first paging message is the second paging message type.

Sending a wake-up signal WUS to the terminal device;

When the WUS is the first WUS, the paging message type of the first paging message includes the first paging message type; and/or, when the WUS is the second WUS, the first paging message The paging message type of the message includes the second paging message type.

In a possible implementation manner, the communication unit 502 is further configured to:

Send WUS configuration information to the terminal device, where the WUS configuration information includes first WUS configuration information and second WUS configuration information; the first WUS configuration information is used to configure the first WUS, and the second WUS configuration Information is used to configure the second WUS;

The first WUS is associated with the first paging message type, and the second WUS is associated with the second paging message type.

Send frequency domain configuration information to the terminal device, where the frequency domain configuration information includes a first narrowband and a second narrowband; the first narrowband is associated with the first paging message type, and the second narrowband is associated with the first narrowband. 2. Type of paging message;

Alternatively, the frequency domain configuration information includes a first carrier and a second carrier; the first carrier is associated with the first paging message type, and the second carrier is associated with the second paging message type.

Receiving a second paging message from a second network device, where the second paging message includes second information, and the second information is used to determine a paging message type of the first paging message.

In a possible implementation manner, when the first parameter is less than or equal to M, the paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type; M is a positive integer;

And/or, when the first parameter is greater than M, the paging message type of the first paging message is the second paging message type.

In a possible implementation manner, the first parameter is a paging attempt count in the second paging message;

Or, the first parameter is the number of cell identities included in the recommended cell list in the second paging message;

Or, the first parameter is the number of base station identifiers included in the recommended base station list in the second paging message;

Or, the first parameter is the expected number of paging attempts in the second paging message;

Or, the first parameter is the staying cell time corresponding to the terminal device.

Exemplarily, when the apparatus 500 implements the function of the terminal device in the process shown in FIG. 2:

The communication unit 502 is configured to determine the paging message type of the first paging message indicated by the first network device;

The processing unit 501 is configured to determine whether to receive the first paging message according to the paging message type of the first paging message indicated by the first network device.

In a possible implementation manner, the processing unit 501 is specifically configured to:

Determining that the desired paging message type is the first type; the first type is the first paging message type or the second paging message type;

When the paging message type indicated by the first network device includes the first type, receiving the first paging message;

Or, when the paging message type indicated by the first network device does not include the first type, the first paging message is ignored.

Receiving first information from the first network device, where the first information is used to indicate a paging message type of the first paging message;

Determine the paging message type of the first paging message according to the first information.

In a possible implementation manner, the paging message type of the first paging message includes a first paging message type and a second paging message type;

Alternatively, the first paging message type is a paging for the last area where the terminal device is camped, and the second paging message type is a paging for the last area where the terminal device is not camping;

Or, the first paging message type is a paging for the last cell where the terminal device is camped on, and the second paging message type is a paging for the last cell where the terminal device is not camped on;

Exemplarily, when the apparatus 500 implements the function of the terminal device in the process shown in FIG. 4:

The processing unit 501 is configured to determine configuration information corresponding to a first type, where the first type is a paging message type of a first paging message to be received or expected to be received by the terminal device;

The communication unit 502 is configured to receive the first paging message according to the configuration information.

In a possible implementation manner, the configuration information is the first paging radio network temporary identifier P-RNTI or the second P-RNTI; when the first type is the first paging message type, the first The configuration information corresponding to the type is the first P-RNTI, and when the first type is the second paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the second P-RNTI;

The communication unit 502 is specifically configured to:

Use the first P-RNTI or the second P-RNTI to receive the downlink control information from the first network device, and receive the first paging message according to the downlink control information; the downlink control information is used To schedule the first paging message.

In a possible implementation manner, the configuration information is the first wake-up signal WUS configuration information or the second WUS configuration information; the first WUS configuration information is used to configure the first WUS, and the second WUS configuration information is used to Configure the second WUS; wherein, when the first type is the first paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the first WUS configuration information, and when the first type is the first paging message type, In the second paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the second WUS configuration information;

The communication unit 502 is specifically configured to:

Receiving the first WUS or the second WUS corresponding to the first type according to the configuration information, receiving the downlink control information associated with the first WUS or the second WUS, and receiving according to the downlink control information The first paging message.

In a possible implementation manner, the configuration information is a first narrowband or a second narrowband; wherein, when the first type is a first paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is For the first narrowband, when the first type is a second paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the second narrowband;

The communication unit 502 is specifically configured to:

Monitoring the downlink control information for scheduling the first paging message on the first narrowband or the second narrowband, and receiving the first paging message according to the downlink control information.

In a possible implementation manner, the configuration information is the first carrier or the second carrier; wherein, when the first type is the first paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is For the first carrier, when the first type is a second paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the second carrier;

The communication unit 502 is specifically configured to:

When the downlink control information for scheduling the first paging message is monitored on the first carrier or the second carrier, the first paging message is received according to the downlink control information.

Exemplarily, when the apparatus 500 implements the function of the second network device in the process shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 4:

The processing unit 501 is configured to determine a second paging message, where the second paging message is used to instruct the first network device to page the terminal device;

The communication unit 502 is configured to send the second paging message to the first network device, where the second paging message includes second information, and the second information is used by the first network device to determine the first The paging message type of the paging message.

Regarding the technical effects of the communication device provided above, reference may be made to the introduction of the technical effects in the corresponding method embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

FIG. 6 shows a device 600 provided by an embodiment of the application. The device shown in FIG. 6 may be a hardware circuit implementation of the device shown in FIG. 6. The communication device can be applied to the flowchart shown in FIG. 2 to perform the functions of the first network device or the terminal device or the second network device in the foregoing method embodiment. For ease of description, FIG. 6 only shows the main components of the communication device.

The apparatus 600 shown in FIG. 6 includes at least one processor 620, configured to implement any method in FIG. 2 provided in the embodiment of the present application.

The device 600 may also include at least one memory 630 for storing program instructions and/or data. The memory 630 and the processor 620 are coupled. The coupling in the embodiments of the present application is an indirect coupling or communication connection between devices, units or modules, and may be in electrical, mechanical or other forms, and is used for information exchange between devices, units or modules. The processor 620 may cooperate with the memory 630 to operate. The processor 620 may execute program instructions stored in the memory 630. At least one of the at least one memory may be included in the processor.

In the implementation process, each step of the above method can be completed by an integrated logic circuit of hardware in the processor or instructions in the form of software. The steps of the method disclosed in combination with the embodiments of the present application may be directly embodied as being executed and completed by a hardware processor, or executed and completed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the processor. The software module can be located in a mature storage medium in the field, such as random access memory, flash memory, read-only memory, programmable read-only memory, or electrically erasable programmable memory, registers. The storage medium is located in the memory, and the processor reads the information in the memory and completes the steps of the above method in combination with its hardware. To avoid repetition, it will not be described in detail here.

It should be noted that the processor in the embodiment of the present application may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capability. In the implementation process, the steps of the foregoing method embodiments may be completed by hardware integrated logic circuits in the processor or instructions in the form of software. The above-mentioned processor may be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processing circuit (digital signal processor, DSP), a dedicated integrated circuit (application specific integrated circuit, ASIC), a field programmable gate array (field programmable gate array, FPGA) or other Programming logic devices, discrete gates or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components. The methods, steps, and logical block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented or executed. The general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may also be any conventional processor or the like.

It can be understood that the memory in the embodiments of the present application may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memory. Among them, the non-volatile memory can be read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (programmable ROM, PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (erasable PROM, EPROM), and electrically available Erase programmable read-only memory (electrically EPROM, EEPROM) or flash memory. The volatile memory may be random access memory (RAM), which is used as an external cache. By way of exemplary but not restrictive description, many forms of RAM are available, such as static random access memory (static RAM, SRAM), dynamic random access memory (dynamic RAM, DRAM), and synchronous dynamic random access memory (synchronous DRAM, SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (double data rate SDRAM, DDR SDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (enhanced SDRAM, ESDRAM), synchronous connection dynamic random access memory (synchlink DRAM, SLDRAM) ) And direct memory bus random access memory (direct rambus RAM, DR RAM). It should be noted that the memories of the systems and methods described herein are intended to include, but are not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memories.

The apparatus 600 may further include a communication interface 610 for communicating with other devices through a transmission medium, so that the apparatus used in the apparatus 600 can communicate with other devices. In the embodiment of the present application, the communication interface may be a transceiver, circuit, bus, module, or other type of communication interface. In the embodiment of the present application, when the communication interface is a transceiver, the transceiver may include an independent receiver and an independent transmitter; it may also be a transceiver with integrated transceiver functions, or an interface circuit.

The device 600 may also include a communication line 640. Among them, the communication interface 610, the processor 620, and the memory 630 may be connected to each other through a communication line 640; the communication line 640 may be a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) bus or an extended industry standard architecture (extended industry standard architecture). , Referred to as EISA) bus and so on. The communication line 640 can be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, and the like. For ease of representation, only one thick line is used in FIG. 6, but it does not mean that there is only one bus or one type of bus.

Exemplarily, when the apparatus 600 implements the function of the first network device in the process shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 4:

The processor 620 is configured to determine the paging message type of the first paging message;

The communication interface 610 is configured to indicate the paging message type of the first paging message to the terminal device.

The apparatus 600 can also implement other functions of the first network device. For details, reference may be made to the foregoing description, which will not be repeated here.

Exemplarily, when the apparatus 600 implements the function of the terminal device in the process shown in FIG. 2:

The communication interface 610 is configured to determine the paging message type of the first paging message indicated by the first network device;

The processor 620 is configured to determine whether to receive the first paging message according to the paging message type of the first paging message indicated by the first network device.

The device 600 can also implement other functions of the terminal device. For details, reference may be made to the foregoing description, and details are not described herein again.

Exemplarily, when the apparatus 600 implements the function of the terminal device in the process shown in FIG. 4:

The processor 620 is configured to determine configuration information corresponding to a first type, where the first type is a paging message type of a first paging message to be received or expected to be received by the terminal device;

The communication interface 610 is configured to receive the first paging message according to the configuration information.

The apparatus 600 can also implement other functions of the terminal device. For details, reference may be made to the foregoing description, which is not repeated here.

Exemplarily, when the apparatus 600 implements the function of the second network device in the process shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 4:

The processor 620 is configured to determine a second paging message, where the second paging message is used to instruct the first network device to page the terminal device;

The communication interface 610 is configured to send the second paging message to the first network device, where the second paging message includes second information, and the second information is used by the first network device to determine the first The paging message type of the paging message.

The apparatus 600 can also implement other functions of the second network device. For details, reference may be made to the foregoing description, which will not be repeated here.

Those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments of the present application can be provided as methods, systems, or computer program products. Therefore, this application may adopt the form of a complete hardware embodiment, a complete software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware. Moreover, this application may adopt the form of a computer program product implemented on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage, optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program codes.

This application is described with reference to flowcharts and/or block diagrams of methods, equipment (systems), and computer program products according to this application. It should be understood that each process and/or block in the flowchart and/or block diagram, and the combination of processes and/or blocks in the flowchart and/or block diagram can be realized by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to the processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, an embedded processor, or other programmable data processing equipment to generate a machine, so that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing equipment are generated It is a device that realizes the functions specified in one process or multiple processes in the flowchart and/or one block or multiple blocks in the block diagram.

These computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can guide a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to work in a specific manner, so that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including the instruction device. The device implements the functions specified in one process or multiple processes in the flowchart and/or one block or multiple blocks in the block diagram.

Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the application without departing from the scope of the application. In this way, if these modifications and variations of this application fall within the scope of the claims of this application and their equivalent technologies, then this application is also intended to include these modifications and variations.

Claims

A paging method, characterized in that it comprises:

The first network device determines the paging message type of the first paging message;

The first network device indicates the paging message type of the first paging message to the terminal device.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the paging message type includes a first paging message type and a second paging message type;

The first paging message type is non-extended paging, and the second paging message type is extended paging;

Alternatively, the first paging message type is a paging for the last area accessed by the terminal device, and the second paging message type is a paging for the last area not accessed by the terminal device;

Or, the first paging message type is a paging for the last cell accessed by the terminal device, and the second paging message type is a paging for the last cell not accessed by the terminal device;

Or, the first paging message type is a paging for a third network device, the third network device is the last network device that the terminal device accesses, and the second paging message type is for a non-first paging message. 3. Paging of network equipment.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the first network device instructing a terminal device of the paging message type of the first paging message comprises:

The first network device sends first information to the terminal device, where the first information is used to indicate a paging message type of the first paging message.
The method according to claim 3, wherein the first information is included in downlink control information, and the downlink control information is used to schedule the first paging message.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the first network device instructing a terminal device of the paging message type of the first paging message comprises:

The first network device sends to the terminal device downlink control information scrambled using a radio network temporary identifier RNTI, where the downlink control information is used to schedule the first paging message, and the paging of the first paging message The call message type is indicated by the RNTI.
The method according to claim 5, wherein the RNTI is a first P-RNTI or a second P-RNTI;

When the RNTI is the first P-RNTI, the paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type; and/or,

When the RNTI is the second P-RNTI, the paging message type of the first paging message is the second paging message type.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the first network device instructing a terminal device of the paging message type of the first paging message comprises:

Sending, by the first network device, a wake-up signal WUS to the terminal device;

When the WUS is the first WUS, the paging message type of the first paging message includes the first paging message type; and/or,

When the WUS is the second WUS, the paging message type of the first paging message includes the second paging message type.
The method according to claim 1 or 7, wherein the method further comprises:

The first network device sends WUS configuration information to the terminal device, where the WUS configuration information includes first WUS configuration information and second WUS configuration information; the first WUS configuration information is used to configure the first WUS, and The second WUS configuration information is used to configure the second WUS;

The first WUS is associated with the first paging message type, and the second WUS is associated with the second paging message type.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the first network device instructing a terminal device of the paging message type of the first paging message comprises:

The first network device sends frequency domain configuration information to the terminal device, where the frequency domain configuration information includes a first narrowband and a second narrowband; the first narrowband is associated with the first paging message type, and the first narrowband is associated with the first paging message type. Two narrowband associating the second paging message type;

Alternatively, the frequency domain configuration information includes a first carrier and a second carrier; the first carrier is associated with the first paging message type, and the second carrier is associated with the second paging message type.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the method further comprises:

The first network device receives a second paging message from a second network device, the second paging message includes second information, and the second information is used by the first network device to determine the first paging message. The paging message type of the paging message.
The method of claim 10, wherein:

The second information includes a first parameter, and the first parameter is used by the first network device to determine the paging message type of the first paging message.
The method according to claim 11, wherein when the first parameter is less than or equal to M, the paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type; M is a positive integer;

And/or, when the first parameter is greater than M, the paging message type of the first paging message is the second paging message type.
The method according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the first parameter is a count of paging attempts in the second paging message;

Or, the first parameter is the number of cell identities included in the recommended cell list in the second paging message;

Or, the first parameter is the number of base station identifiers included in the recommended base station list in the second paging message;

Or, the first parameter is the expected number of paging attempts in the second paging message;

Or, the first parameter is the staying cell time corresponding to the terminal device.
A paging method, characterized in that it comprises:

The terminal device determines the paging message type of the first paging message indicated by the first network device;

The terminal device determines whether to receive the first paging message according to the paging message type of the first paging message indicated by the first network device.
The method according to claim 14, wherein the terminal device determining whether to receive the first paging message according to the paging message type indicated by the first network device comprises:

The terminal device determines that the desired paging message type is the first type; the first type is the first paging message type or the second paging message type;

When the paging message type indicated by the first network device includes the first type, the terminal device receives the first paging message;

Or, when the paging message type indicated by the first network device does not include the first type, the terminal device ignores the first paging message.
The method according to claim 14, wherein the terminal device determining the paging message type of the first paging message indicated by the first network device comprises:

Receiving, by the terminal device, first information from the first network device, where the first information is used to indicate a paging message type of the first paging message;

The terminal device determines the paging message type of the first paging message according to the first information.
The method according to claim 16, wherein the first information is included in downlink control information, and the downlink control information is used to schedule the first paging message.
The method according to any one of claims 14 to 17, wherein the paging message type of the first paging message includes a first paging message type and a second paging message type;

The first paging message type is non-extended paging, and the second paging message type is extended paging;

Alternatively, the first paging message type is a paging for the last area where the terminal device is camped, and the second paging message type is a paging for the last area where the terminal device is not camping;

Or, the first paging message type is a paging for the last cell where the terminal device is camped on, and the second paging message type is a paging for the last cell where the terminal device is not camped on;

Or, the first paging message type is a paging for a third network device, the third network device is the last network device that the terminal device accesses, and the second paging message type is for a non-first paging message. 3. Paging of network equipment.
A paging method, characterized in that it comprises:

The terminal device determines the configuration information corresponding to the first type, where the first type is the paging message type of the first paging message to be received or expected to be received by the terminal device;

The terminal device receives the first paging message according to the configuration information.
The method according to claim 19, wherein the first type is a first paging message type or a second paging message type;

The first paging message type is non-extended paging, and the second paging message type is extended paging;

Alternatively, the first paging message type is a paging for the last area accessed by the terminal device, and the second paging message type is a paging for the last area not accessed by the terminal device;

Or, the first paging message type is a paging for the last cell accessed by the terminal device, and the second paging message type is a paging for the last cell not accessed by the terminal device;

Or, the first paging message type is a paging for a third network device, the third network device is the last network device that the terminal device accesses, and the second paging message type is for a non-first paging message. 3. Paging of network equipment.
The method according to claim 19 or 20, wherein the configuration information is a first paging radio network temporary identification P-RNTI or a second P-RNTI; when the first type is a first paging message Type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the first P-RNTI, and when the first type is the second paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the The second P-RNTI;

The receiving, by the terminal device, the first paging message according to the configuration information includes:

The terminal device uses the first P-RNTI or the second P-RNTI to receive the downlink control information from the first network device, and receives the first paging message according to the downlink control information; The downlink control information is used to schedule the first paging message.
The method according to claim 19 or 20, wherein the configuration information is the first wake-up signal WUS configuration information or the second WUS configuration information; the first WUS configuration information is used to configure the first WUS, and the The second WUS configuration information is used to configure the second WUS; wherein, when the first type is the first paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the first WUS configuration information, when When the first type is a second paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the second WUS configuration information;

The receiving, by the terminal device, the first paging message according to the configuration information includes:

The terminal device receives the first WUS or the second WUS corresponding to the first type according to the configuration information, and the terminal device receives downlink control information associated with the first WUS or the second WUS And receiving the first paging message according to the downlink control information.
The method according to claim 19 or 20, wherein the configuration information is a first narrowband or a second narrowband; wherein, when the first type is a first paging message type, the first type The corresponding configuration information is the first narrowband, and when the first type is a second paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the second narrowband;

The receiving, by the terminal device, the first paging message according to the configuration information includes:

The terminal device monitors and schedules the downlink control information of the first paging message on the first narrowband or the second narrowband, and the terminal device receives the first paging message according to the downlink control information.
The method according to claim 19 or 20, wherein the configuration information is a first carrier or a second carrier; wherein, when the first type is a first paging message type, the first type The corresponding configuration information is the first carrier, and when the first type is the second paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the second carrier;

The receiving, by the terminal device, the first paging message according to the configuration information includes:

When the terminal device monitors the downlink control information for scheduling the first paging message on the first carrier or the second carrier, the terminal device receives the first paging message according to the downlink control information .
A paging method, characterized in that it comprises:

The second network device determines a second paging message, where the second paging message is used to instruct the first network device to page the terminal device;

The second network device sends the second paging message to the first network device, the second paging message includes second information, and the second information is used by the first network device to determine the first The paging message type of the paging message.
The method according to claim 25, wherein the second information includes a first parameter, and the first parameter is used by the first network device to determine the paging message type of the first paging message.
The method according to claim 26, wherein when the first parameter is less than or equal to M, the paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type; M is a positive integer;

And/or, when the first parameter is greater than M, the paging message type of the first paging message is the second paging message type.
The method according to claim 25 or 26, wherein the first parameter is a count of paging attempts in the second paging message;

Or, the first parameter is the number of cell identities included in the recommended cell list in the second paging message;

Or, the first parameter is the number of base station identifiers included in the recommended base station list in the second paging message;

Or, the first parameter is the expected number of paging attempts in the second paging message;

Or, the first parameter is the staying cell time corresponding to the terminal device.
A communication device, characterized in that it comprises:

A processing unit, configured to determine the paging message type of the first paging message;

The communication unit is configured to indicate the paging message type of the first paging message to the terminal device.
The apparatus according to claim 29, wherein the paging message type includes a first paging message type and a second paging message type;

The first paging message type is non-extended paging, and the second paging message type is extended paging;

Alternatively, the first paging message type is a paging for the last area accessed by the terminal device, and the second paging message type is a paging for the last area not accessed by the terminal device;

Or, the first paging message type is a paging for the last cell accessed by the terminal device, and the second paging message type is a paging for the last cell not accessed by the terminal device;

Or, the first paging message type is a paging for a third network device, the third network device is the last network device that the terminal device accesses, and the second paging message type is for a non-first paging message. 3. Paging of network equipment.
The device according to claim 29, wherein the communication unit is specifically configured to:

Sending first information to the terminal device, where the first information is used to indicate a paging message type of the first paging message.
The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the first information is included in downlink control information, and the downlink control information is used to schedule the first paging message.
The device according to claim 29, wherein the communication unit is specifically configured to:

The downlink control information scrambled with the RNTI of the wireless network temporary identifier is sent to the terminal device, where the downlink control information is used to schedule the first paging message, and the paging message type of the first paging message passes through the RNTI instructions.
The apparatus according to claim 33, wherein the RNTI is a first P-RNTI or a second P-RNTI;

When the RNTI is the first P-RNTI, the paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type; and/or when the RNTI is the second P-RNTI, the The paging message type of the first paging message is the second paging message type.
The device according to claim 29, wherein the communication unit is specifically configured to:

Sending a wake-up signal WUS to the terminal device;

When the WUS is the first WUS, the paging message type of the first paging message includes the first paging message type; and/or, when the WUS is the second WUS, the first paging message The paging message type of the message includes the second paging message type.
The device according to claim 29 or 35, wherein the communication unit is further configured to:

Send WUS configuration information to the terminal device, where the WUS configuration information includes the first WUS configuration information and the second WUS configuration information; the first WUS configuration information is used to configure the first WUS, and the second WUS configuration information is used To configure the second WUS;

The first WUS is associated with the first paging message type, and the second WUS is associated with the second paging message type.
The device according to claim 29, wherein the communication unit is specifically configured to:

Send frequency domain configuration information to the terminal device, where the frequency domain configuration information includes a first narrowband and a second narrowband; the first narrowband is associated with the first paging message type, and the second narrowband is associated with the first narrowband. 2. Type of paging message;

Alternatively, the frequency domain configuration information includes a first carrier and a second carrier; the first carrier is associated with the first paging message type, and the second carrier is associated with the second paging message type.
The device according to any one of claims 29 to 37, wherein the communication unit is further configured to:

Receiving a second paging message from a second network device, where the second paging message includes second information, and the second information is used to determine a paging message type of the first paging message.
The apparatus according to claim 38, wherein the second information comprises a first parameter, and the first parameter is used by the first network device to determine the paging message type of the first paging message.
The apparatus according to claim 39, wherein when the first parameter is less than or equal to M, the paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type; M is a positive integer;

And/or, when the first parameter is greater than M, the paging message type of the first paging message is the second paging message type.
The apparatus according to claim 39 or 40, wherein the first parameter is a count of paging attempts in the second paging message;

Or, the first parameter is the number of cell identities included in the recommended cell list in the second paging message;

Or, the first parameter is the number of base station identifiers included in the recommended base station list in the second paging message;

Or, the first parameter is the expected number of paging attempts in the second paging message;

Or, the first parameter is the staying cell time corresponding to the terminal device.
A communication device, characterized in that it comprises:

The communication unit is configured to determine the paging message type of the first paging message indicated by the first network device;

The processing unit is configured to determine whether to receive the first paging message according to the paging message type of the first paging message indicated by the first network device.
The device according to claim 42, wherein the processing unit is specifically configured to:

Determining that the desired paging message type is the first type; the first type is the first paging message type or the second paging message type;

When the paging message type indicated by the first network device includes the first type, receiving the first paging message;

Or, when the paging message type indicated by the first network device does not include the first type, the first paging message is ignored.
The device according to claim 42, wherein the communication unit is specifically configured to:

Receiving first information from the first network device, where the first information is used to indicate a paging message type of the first paging message;

Determine the paging message type of the first paging message according to the first information.
The apparatus of claim 44, wherein the first information is included in downlink control information, and the downlink control information is used to schedule the first paging message.
The apparatus according to any one of claims 42 to 45, wherein the paging message type of the first paging message includes a first paging message type and a second paging message type;

The first paging message type is non-extended paging, and the second paging message type is extended paging;

Alternatively, the first paging message type is a paging for the last area where the terminal device is camped, and the second paging message type is a paging for the last area where the terminal device is not camping;

Or, the first paging message type is a paging for the last cell where the terminal device is camped on, and the second paging message type is a paging for the last cell where the terminal device is not camped on;

Or, the first paging message type is a paging for a third network device, the third network device is the last network device that the terminal device accesses, and the second paging message type is for a non-first paging message. 3. Paging of network equipment.
A communication device, characterized in that it comprises:

A processing unit, configured to determine configuration information corresponding to a first type, where the first type is a paging message type of a first paging message to be received or expected to receive;

The communication unit is configured to receive the first paging message according to the configuration information.
The apparatus according to claim 47, wherein the first type is a first paging message type or a second paging message type;

The first paging message type is non-extended paging, and the second paging message type is extended paging;

Alternatively, the first paging message type is a paging for the last area accessed by the terminal device, and the second paging message type is a paging for the last area not accessed by the terminal device;

Or, the first paging message type is a paging for the last cell accessed by the terminal device, and the second paging message type is a paging for the last cell not accessed by the terminal device;

Or, the first paging message type is a paging for a third network device, the third network device is the last network device that the terminal device accesses, and the second paging message type is for a non-first paging message. 3. Paging of network equipment.
The apparatus according to claim 47 or 48, wherein the configuration information is a first paging radio network temporary identification P-RNTI or a second P-RNTI; when the first type is a first paging message Type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the first P-RNTI, and when the first type is the second paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the The second P-RNTI;

The communication unit is specifically used for:

Use the first P-RNTI or the second P-RNTI to receive the downlink control information from the first network device, and receive the first paging message according to the downlink control information; the downlink control information is used To schedule the first paging message.
The device according to claim 47 or 48, wherein the configuration information is the first wake-up signal WUS configuration information or the second WUS configuration information; the first WUS configuration information is used to configure the first WUS, and the The second WUS configuration information is used to configure the second WUS; wherein, when the first type is the first paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the first WUS configuration information, when When the first type is a second paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the second WUS configuration information;

The communication unit is specifically used for:

Receiving the first WUS or the second WUS corresponding to the first type according to the configuration information, receiving the downlink control information associated with the first WUS or the second WUS, and receiving according to the downlink control information The first paging message.
The apparatus according to claim 47 or 48, wherein the configuration information is a first narrowband or a second narrowband; wherein, when the first type is a first paging message type, the first type The corresponding configuration information is the first narrowband, and when the first type is a second paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the second narrowband;

The communication unit is specifically used for:

Monitoring the downlink control information for scheduling the first paging message on the first narrowband or the second narrowband, and receiving the first paging message according to the downlink control information.
The apparatus according to claim 47 or 48, wherein the configuration information is a first carrier or a second carrier; wherein, when the first type is a first paging message type, the first type The corresponding configuration information is the first carrier, and when the first type is the second paging message type, the configuration information corresponding to the first type is the second carrier;

The communication unit is specifically used for:

When the downlink control information for scheduling the first paging message is monitored on the first carrier or the second carrier, the first paging message is received according to the downlink control information.
A communication device, characterized in that it comprises:

A processing unit, configured to determine a second paging message, where the second paging message is used to instruct the first network device to page the terminal device;

The communication unit is configured to send the second paging message to the first network device, where the second paging message includes second information, and the second information is used by the first network device to determine the first paging message. The paging message type of the paging message.
The apparatus according to claim 53, wherein the second information comprises a first parameter, and the first parameter is used by the first network device to determine the paging message type of the first paging message.
The apparatus according to claim 54, wherein when the first parameter is less than or equal to M, the paging message type of the first paging message is the first paging message type; M is a positive integer;

And/or, when the first parameter is greater than M, the paging message type of the first paging message is the second paging message type.
The apparatus according to claim 53 or 54, wherein the first parameter is a count of paging attempts in the second paging message;

Or, the first parameter is the number of cell identities included in the recommended cell list in the second paging message;

Or, the first parameter is the number of base station identifiers included in the recommended base station list in the second paging message;

Or, the first parameter is the expected number of paging attempts in the second paging message;

Or, the first parameter is the staying cell time corresponding to the terminal device.
A computer-readable storage medium, characterized by comprising computer-readable instructions, when a communication device reads and executes the computer-readable instructions, the communication device causes the communication device to execute claims 1 to 13 or 14 to 18 or The method of any one of 19 to 24 or 25 to 28.
A computer program product, characterized by comprising computer-readable instructions, when a communication device reads and executes the computer-readable instructions, the communication device executes claims 1 to 13 or 14 to 18 or 19 to 24 Or the method of any one of 25-28.