WO2022261843A1

WO2022261843A1 - Network access method and apparatus, user equipment, access network device, and storage medium

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Publication number: WO2022261843A1
Application number: PCT/CN2021/100214
Authority: WO
Inventors: 刘洋
Original assignee: 北京小米移动软件有限公司
Priority date: 2021-06-15
Filing date: 2021-06-15
Publication date: 2022-12-22
Also published as: CN113574934B; CN113574934A

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a network access method and apparatus, a user equipment, an access network device, and a storage medium, and belongs to the technical field of communications. The method comprises: an access network device sending first indication information and/or second indication information to a UE, wherein, the first indication information and/or the second indication information both being used to indicate an authorization state of a target frequency band to the UE. Thus, the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a specific method for a UE to access a frequency band in an inconsistent spectrum allocation, which solves the problem of inconsistent spectrum allocation in different countries, while also reducing the impact on existing protocols, and ensures normal communication of UE between different countries.

Description

Network access method, device, user equipment, access network equipment and storage medium

technical field

The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to a network access method, device, user equipment, access network equipment, and storage medium.

Background technique

At present, different countries have different plans for the 6GHz frequency band. For example, the United States and other countries will divide all 6GHz frequency bands into unlicensed frequency bands, Europe will divide part of 6GHz frequency bands into authorized frequency bands and some frequency bands into unlicensed frequency bands, and China may divide all 6GHz frequency bands into authorized frequency bands. This requires instructing roaming UEs (Chinese UEs roaming abroad or foreign UEs roaming to China) how to access frequency bands in inconsistent spectrum allocation to solve the problem of inconsistent spectrum allocation, thereby ensuring normal communication between UEs in different countries.

However, in the related art, the specific method of how the roaming UE accesses the frequency band in which the spectrum allocation is inconsistent has not been determined yet.

Contents of the invention

The network access method, device, user equipment, access network equipment, and storage medium proposed in the disclosure provide a method for instructing a UE to access a frequency band in which spectrum allocation is inconsistent.

The network access method proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure is applied to an access network device, including:

Sending the first indication information and/or the second indication information to the UE, where the first indication information and/or the second indication information are used to indicate the authorization status of the target frequency band to the UE.

The network access method proposed by another embodiment of the present disclosure is applied to the UE, including:

Initiate a network search with a clear frequency band;

receiving first indication information sent by the access network device, where the first indication information is used to indicate the authorization status of the target frequency band to the UE;

performing network search and/or access on the target frequency band according to the authorization state of the target frequency band indicated by the first indication information.

Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a network access device, including:

The sending module is configured to send the first indication information and/or the second indication information to the UE, wherein the first indication information and/or the second indication information are used to indicate the authorization state of the target frequency band to the UE.

A search module, configured to initiate a network search with a specific frequency band;

A receiving module, configured to receive first indication information sent by the access network device, where the first indication information is used to indicate the authorization status of the target frequency band to the UE;

An access module, configured to perform access on the target frequency band according to the authorization state of the target frequency band indicated by the first indication information.

A user equipment provided by an embodiment of another aspect of the present disclosure includes: a transceiver; a memory; and a processor, which are respectively connected to the transceiver and the memory, and configured to execute computer-executable instructions on the memory, The wireless signal transmission and reception of the transceiver is controlled, and the method provided in the embodiment of the above yet another aspect can be realized.

Another aspect of the present disclosure provides an access network device, which includes: a transceiver; a memory; and a processor, respectively connected to the transceiver and the memory, configured to execute the computer on the memory Instructions can be executed to control the transceiver to send and receive wireless signals, and can realize the method proposed in the above embodiment of still another aspect.

In yet another aspect of the present disclosure, the computer storage medium provided by the embodiment, wherein the computer storage medium stores computer-executable instructions; after the computer-executable instructions are executed by a processor, the method as described above can be implemented.

To sum up, in the network access method, device, user equipment, access network equipment, and storage medium provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the access network equipment sends the first indication information and/or the second indication information to the UE , wherein both the first indication information and/or the second indication information are used to indicate the authorization state of the target frequency band to the UE. It can be seen that in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the access network device can broadcast the authorization status of the target frequency band to the UE, and then the UE can perform network access on the target frequency band according to whether the authorization status of the target frequency band is the authorized frequency band or the unlicensed frequency band. . Therefore, the embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a specific method for the UE to access frequency bands in which spectrum allocation is inconsistent, which solves the problem of inconsistent spectrum allocation in different countries, reduces the impact on existing protocols, and ensures the UE in different countries. Normal communication.

Additional aspects and advantages of the disclosure will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the disclosure.

Description of drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent and understandable from the following description of the embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a network access method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a network access method provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a network access method provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a network access method provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a network access method provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a network access method provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a network access method provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a network access device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a network access device provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 10 is a block diagram of a user equipment provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 11 is a block diagram of an access network device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

detailed description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numerals in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all implementations consistent with the embodiments of the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with aspects of the disclosed embodiments as recited in the appended claims.

Terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. As used in the examples of this disclosure and the appended claims, the singular forms "a" and "the" are also intended to include the plural unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It should be understood that although the embodiments of the present disclosure may use the terms first, second, third, etc. to describe various information, the information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from one another. For example, without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure, first information may also be called second information, and similarly, second information may also be called first information. Depending on the context, the words "if" and "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at" or "when" or "in response to a determination."

Embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals designate like or similar elements throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the figures are exemplary and are intended to explain the present disclosure and should not be construed as limiting the present disclosure.

In the network access method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the access network device sends the first indication information and/or the second indication information to the UE, where the first indication information and/or the second indication information are both used to send The UE indicates the authorization status of the target frequency band. It can be seen that in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the access network device can broadcast the authorization status of the target frequency band to the UE, and then the UE can perform network access on the target frequency band according to whether the authorization status of the target frequency band is the authorized frequency band or the unlicensed frequency band. . Therefore, the embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a specific method for the UE to access frequency bands in which spectrum allocation is inconsistent, which solves the problem of inconsistent spectrum allocation in different countries, reduces the impact on existing protocols, and ensures the UE in different countries. Normal communication.

The network access method, device, user equipment, access network equipment, and storage medium provided by the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a network access method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to an access network device. As shown in FIG. 1, the network access method may include the following steps:

Step 101. Send first indication information and/or second indication information to UE, wherein both the first indication information and/or the second indication information are used to indicate the authorization state of the target frequency band to UE.

It should be noted that the indication method in the embodiment of the present disclosure may be applied to any UE. A UE may be a device that provides voice and/or data connectivity to a user. UE can communicate with one or more core networks via RAN (Radio Access Network, wireless access network). UE can be an Internet of Things terminal, such as a sensor device, a mobile phone (or called a "cellular" phone) and a device with an Internet of Things The computer of the terminal, for example, may be a fixed, portable, pocket, hand-held, computer-built-in or vehicle-mounted device. For example, station (Station, STA), subscriber unit (subscriber unit), subscriber station (subscriber station), mobile station (mobile station), mobile station (mobile), remote station (remote station), access point, remote terminal ( remote terminal), access terminal, user terminal, or user agent. Alternatively, the UE may also be a device of an unmanned aerial vehicle. Alternatively, the UE may also be a vehicle-mounted device, for example, it may be a trip computer with a wireless communication function, or a wireless terminal connected externally to the trip computer. Alternatively, the UE may also be a roadside device, for example, it may be a street lamp, a signal lamp, or other roadside devices with a wireless communication function.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the access network device may be a base station.

Wherein, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the access network device may send the first indication information and/or the second indication information to the UE through a system message. Wherein, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the access network device may send the first indication information and/or the second indication information to the UE through a MIB (Master Information Block, Master Information Block). And, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the access network device may send the first indication information and/or the second indication information to the UE through a SIB (System Information Block, system information block).

Further, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first indication information may also include a PLMN (Public Land Mobile Network, public land mobile network) identifier, so that the UE can determine the area where the current network is located according to the PLMN identifier, and then according to The region where the current network is located obtains the configuration information of the target frequency band.

And, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, both the first indication information and the second indication information may indicate to the UE that the authorization state of the target frequency band is an authorized frequency band. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, both the first indication information and the second indication information may indicate to the UE that the authorization state of the target frequency band is an unlicensed frequency band.

Wherein, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first indication information may include N bits, where N is a positive integer.

For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, it is assumed that the first indication information includes 1 bit, wherein, when the value of the first indication information is 1, it indicates that the target frequency band of the UE is a licensed frequency band; when the value of the first indication information When the value is 0, it indicates that the UE target frequency band is an unlicensed frequency band.

Further, when the first indication information indicates to the UE that the authorization state of the target frequency band is an authorized frequency band, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE may obtain the configuration information of the target frequency band through the published information, and then according to the specific frequency band of the target The configuration information is inserted into the target frequency band.

Further, when the first indication information indicates to the UE that the authorization state of the target frequency band is an unlicensed frequency band, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE may determine the area where the current network is located according to the PLMN identifier in the first indication information, and then Obtain the configuration information of the target frequency band according to the area where the current network is located and access it to the target frequency band. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the access network device may broadcast the configuration information of the target frequency band to the UE through a system message, so that the UE can access the target frequency band according to the specific configuration information.

And, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second indication information may include M bits, where M is a positive integer.

For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, it is assumed that the second indication information includes 1 bit, wherein, when the value of the second indication information is 1, it indicates that the target frequency band of the UE is a licensed frequency band; when the value of the second indication information When the value is 0, it indicates that the UE target frequency band is an unlicensed frequency band.

Wherein, when the second indication information indicates to the UE that the authorization state of the target frequency band is an authorized frequency band, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE may obtain the configuration information of the target frequency band through the published information, and then according to the specific configuration of the target frequency band The information is inserted into the target frequency band.

And, when the second indication information indicates to the UE that the authorized state of the target frequency band is an unlicensed frequency band, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the access network device may broadcast the system information of the authorized frequency band to the UE, so that the UE can The system information of the authorized frequency band is connected to the target frequency band.

Further, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the characteristics of the working frequency bands corresponding to the first indication information and the second indication information are different, so as to avoid impact on the network of the licensed frequency spectrum. Wherein, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first indication information and the second indication information may use different frequency band numbers to indicate that the first indication information and the second indication information correspond to different working frequency band characteristics. Wherein, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, different frequency band numbers correspond to different working frequency band characteristics.

Further, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first indication information and the second indication information may use different synchronization grids to indicate that the first indication information and the second indication information correspond to different working frequency band characteristics. Wherein, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the synchronization grid belongs to a part of a mark of the time-frequency resource position, so different synchronization grids can be used to describe the working frequency bands corresponding to the first indication information and the second indication information The characteristics are different.

And, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first indication information and the second indication information may use different frequency band numbers and different synchronization grids to indicate that the first indication information and the second indication information correspond to different working frequency band characteristics .

Further, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first indication information and the second indication information may represent the first indication information and the second indication information by using different identifiers of MIBs corresponding to the first indication information and the second indication information Corresponding to different working frequency band characteristics. Wherein, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the identifier of the MIB may be a redundant bit in the MIB. For example, when the value of the redundant bit in the MIB is 1, it represents the characteristics of the working frequency band in the first indication information. When the value of the redundant bit in the MIB is 0, it represents the characteristics of the working frequency band in the second indication information.

Further, it should be noted that the method for distinguishing the characteristics of the operating frequency bands corresponding to the first indication information and the second indication information proposed in the disclosed embodiments has little impact on existing protocols.

To sum up, in the network access method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the access network device sends the first indication information and/or the second indication information to the UE, wherein the first indication information and/or the second indication information The information is used to indicate the authorization status of the target frequency band to the UE. It can be seen that in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the access network device can broadcast the authorization status of the target frequency band to the UE, and then the UE can perform network access on the target frequency band according to whether the authorization status of the target frequency band is the authorized frequency band or the unlicensed frequency band. . Therefore, the embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a specific method for the UE to access frequency bands in which spectrum allocation is inconsistent, which solves the problem of inconsistent spectrum allocation in different countries, reduces the impact on existing protocols, and ensures the UE in different countries. Normal communication.

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a network access method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to an access network device. As shown in FIG. 2, the network access method may include the following steps:

Step 201. Broadcast first indication information to UE, where the first indication information is used to indicate to UE the authorization state of the target frequency band.

Wherein, for the detailed introduction of step 201, reference may be made to the above-mentioned first embodiment, and the embodiment of the present disclosure will not be introduced here.

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a network access method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to an access network device. As shown in FIG. 3 , the network access method may include the following steps:

Step 301. Broadcast first indication information to UE, where the first indication information is used to indicate to UE the authorization state of the target frequency band.

Wherein, for the detailed introduction of step 301, reference may be made to the above-mentioned first embodiment, and the embodiment of the present disclosure will not be introduced here.

Step 302, broadcast the configuration information of the target frequency band to the UE through a system message.

Wherein, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the first indication information indicates to the UE that the authorization state of the target frequency band is an unauthorized state, the access network device may broadcast the configuration information of the target frequency band to the UE through a system message, so that The UE may access the target frequency band according to the configuration information of the target frequency band.

FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a network access method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to an access network device. As shown in FIG. 4, the network access method may include the following steps:

Step 401: Broadcast second indication information to the UE, where the second indication information is used to indicate the authorization status of the target frequency band to the UE.

Wherein, for the detailed introduction of step 401, reference may be made to the above-mentioned first embodiment, and the embodiment of the present disclosure will not be introduced here.

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a network access method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to a UE. As shown in FIG. 5, the network access method may include the following steps:

Step 501, initiate a network search with a specific frequency band.

Wherein, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the specific frequency band may be a published licensed frequency band. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the specific frequency band may be a published unlicensed frequency band.

Further, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, when the roaming UE is powered on for the first time, the UE will initiate a network search with a clear frequency band in the current area to determine whether there is a clear frequency band in the current area where the UE is located. And, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the UE searches for a network with a specific frequency band, the UE may receive a PLMN identifier corresponding to the specific frequency band.

Step 502: Receive first indication information sent by the access network device, where the first indication information is used to indicate the authorization status of the target frequency band to the UE.

Wherein, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE may receive the first indication information sent by the access network device through a system message. Wherein, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE may receive the first indication information sent by the access network device through the MIB. And, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE may receive the first indication information sent by the access network device through the SIB.

Further, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first indication information may indicate to the UE that the authorization state of the target frequency band is an authorized frequency band. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the first indication information may indicate to the UE that the authorization state of the target frequency band is an unlicensed frequency band.

Further, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first indication information may also include a PLMN identifier. And, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the UE searches for a specific frequency band, the UE may receive the PLMN identifier corresponding to the searched network sent by the access network device through the first indication information, and then, the UE may The PLMN identifier determines the area where the current network is located, and then obtains the configuration information of the target frequency band according to the area where the current network is located.

Further, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the target frequency band may allocate different frequency bands to different countries.

Step 503: Perform network access on the target frequency band according to the authorization state of the target frequency band indicated by the first indication information.

Based on the first indication information introduced in step 502, the authorization status of the target frequency band is indicated to the UE. When the first indication information indicates to the UE that the authorization status of the target frequency band is an authorized frequency band, the UE can obtain configuration information of the target frequency band through public information. Therefore, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method for performing network access on the target frequency band according to the authorization state of the target frequency band indicated by the first indication information may include: the UE acquires configuration information of the target frequency band through published information , and then access the target frequency band according to the specific configuration information of the target frequency band.

When the first indication information indicates to the UE that the authorization state of the target frequency band is an unlicensed frequency band, the UE cannot acquire configuration information of the target frequency band through public information. Therefore, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method for performing network access on the target frequency band according to the authorization status of the target frequency band indicated by the first indication information may include: the UE obtains configuration information of the target frequency band, and then the UE may Access to the target frequency band according to the specific configuration information of the target frequency band.

Wherein, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the first indication information indicates to the UE that the authorization state of the target frequency band is an unlicensed frequency band, the method for the UE to obtain the configuration information of the target frequency band may include: broadcasting by the access network device message to obtain the configuration information of the target frequency band.

And, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, when the first indication information indicates to the UE that the authorization state of the target frequency band is an unlicensed frequency band, the method for the UE to obtain the configuration information of the target frequency band may include: through the first indication information PLMN identification. Wherein, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE may determine the area where the current network is located according to the PLMN identifier, and then acquire configuration information of the target frequency band according to the area where the current network is located.

To sum up, in the network access method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the UE initiates a network search with a specific frequency band, and at the same time, receives the first indication information sent by the access network device, wherein the first indication information is used to send The UE indicates the authorization status of the target frequency band, and then, the UE can perform network access on the target frequency band according to the authorization status of the target frequency band indicated by the first indication information. Therefore, the embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a specific method for the UE to access frequency bands in which spectrum allocation is inconsistent, which solves the problem of inconsistent spectrum allocation in different countries, reduces the impact on existing protocols, and ensures the UE in different countries. Normal communication.

FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a network access method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to a UE. As shown in FIG. 6, the network access method may include the following steps:

Step 601, initiate a network search with a specific frequency band.

Wherein, for a detailed introduction about initiating a network search with a specific frequency band, reference may be made to the first embodiment above, and details will not be described in this embodiment of the present disclosure.

Step 602: Receive the PLMN identifier broadcast by the access network device.

Wherein, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, when the UE searches for a network in a specific frequency band, the UE may receive the PLMN identifier corresponding to the searched network sent by the access network device through broadcast, and then, the UE may, according to the PLMN Identifies the region in which the current network is located.

Step 603: Perform network access on the target frequency band according to the received PLMN identifier broadcast by the access network device.

And, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE receives the passed PLMN identifier broadcast by the access network device, and then, the UE can determine the area where the current network is located according to the PLMN ID, and then obtain the PLMN ID based on the area where the current network is located. configuration information of the target frequency band, the UE can access the target frequency band according to the acquired configuration information of the specific target frequency band.

FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a network access method provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to a UE. As shown in FIG. 7, the network access method may include the following steps:

Step 701, initiate a network search with a specific frequency band.

Wherein, for a detailed introduction about initiating a network search with a specific frequency band, reference may be made to the introduction in the first embodiment above, and details will not be repeated here in this embodiment of the present disclosure.

Step 702: Initiate a network search on a preset part of the target frequency band in response to no network being found in the specific frequency band.

Wherein, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, if no network is searched on the specific frequency band, it means that only the target frequency band exists in the current area of the UE. Therefore, the UE initiates a network search on the preset part of the target frequency band . Wherein, no network is found on the specific frequency band may be that no network is found on the specific frequency band within a predetermined time period.

Further, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the preset part of the target frequency band may be determined according to the frequency band that the UE expects to work, and the method for determining the preset part of the target frequency band according to the frequency band that the UE expects to work may include: when the UE expects to work In the unlicensed frequency band, the preset part of the target frequency band is a part of the frequency bands that are considered as unlicensed frequency bands in most regions; when the UE expects to work in the licensed frequency band, the target frequency band is a part of the licensed frequency band.

Step 703: Receive second indication information broadcast by the access network device, where the second indication information is used to indicate the authorization status of the target frequency band to the UE.

Wherein, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE may receive the second indication information sent by the access network device through a system message.

Further, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second indication information may indicate to the UE that the authorization state of the target frequency band is an authorized frequency band. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the second indication information may indicate to the UE that the authorization state of the target frequency band is an unlicensed frequency band.

Step 704: Perform network search and/or access on the target frequency band according to the authorization status indicated by the second indication information.

Based on the second indication information introduced in step 703, indicate to the UE the authorization status of the target frequency band, when the second indication information indicates to the UE that the authorization status of the target frequency band is an authorized frequency band, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, according to the first 2. The authorization status of the target frequency band indicated by the indication information The method of performing network search and/or access on the target frequency band may include: performing network search on the target frequency band, and/or obtaining configuration information of the target frequency band through published information , and then access the target frequency band according to the specific configuration information of the target frequency band.

When the second indication information indicates to the UE that the authorization status of the target frequency band is an unlicensed frequency band, and the UE expects to work in the target frequency band, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, according to the authorization status of the target frequency band indicated by the second indication information, the authorization status of the target frequency band is within the target frequency band. The method for performing network search and/or access on a frequency band may include: performing a search in the target frequency band, and/or, when the system information of the authorized frequency band is searched, the UE may acquire the system information of the searched authorized frequency band , and then the UE can judge whether the UE is suitable for access according to the system information of the licensed frequency band. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE may determine whether the UE is suitable for access by judging the received power value of the frequency point corresponding to the licensed frequency band. Wherein, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, if the UE judges that the received power value of the frequency point corresponding to the licensed frequency band is suitable for access, the UE accesses through the licensed frequency band. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, if the UE judges that the received power value of the frequency point corresponding to the licensed frequency band is not suitable for access, the UE continues to search until it finds a licensed frequency band suitable for access, and then performs access.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a network access device provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Fig. 8, the device 800 may include:

The sending module 801 is configured to send the first indication information and/or the second indication information to the UE, wherein both the first indication information and/or the second indication information are used to indicate the authorization state of the target frequency band to the UE.

To sum up, in the network access apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the access network device may send the first indication information and/or the second indication information to the UE, wherein the first indication information and/or the second indication information The indication information is used to indicate the authorization state of the target frequency band to the UE. It can be seen that, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the access network device may broadcast the authorization status of the target frequency band to the UE, and then the UE may perform network access on the target frequency band according to the authorization status of the target frequency band. Therefore, the embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a specific method for the UE to access frequency bands in which spectrum allocation is inconsistent, which solves the problem of inconsistent spectrum allocation in different countries, reduces the impact on existing protocols, and ensures the UE in different countries. Normal communication.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the above sending module 801 is also used to:

Sending the first indication information and/or the second indication information to the UE through a system message.

Further, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the first indication information further includes a PLMN identifier.

Furthermore, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned device is also used for

The configuration information of the target frequency band is broadcast to the UE through a system message.

Furthermore, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the characteristics of the working frequency band corresponding to the first indication information and the second indication information are different.

Further, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, frequency band numbers of the first indication information and the second indication information are different, and/or, synchronization grids of the first indication information and the second indication information are different.

Further, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the IDs of the MIBs corresponding to the first indication information and the second indication information are different.

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a network access device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 9, the device 900 may include:

The search module 901 is configured to initiate a network search with a specific frequency band.

The receiving module 902 is configured to receive first indication information sent by the access network device, where the first indication information is used to indicate the authorization state of the target frequency band to the UE.

The access module 903 is configured to perform access on the target frequency band according to the authorization state of the target frequency band indicated by the first indication information.

To sum up, in the network access apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the UE initiates a network search with a specific frequency band, and at the same time, receives the first indication information sent by the access network device, wherein the first indication information is used to send The UE indicates the authorization status of the target frequency band, and then, the UE may perform network access on the target frequency band according to the authorization status of the target frequency band indicated by the first indication information. Therefore, the embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a specific method for the UE to access frequency bands in which spectrum allocation is inconsistent, which solves the problem of inconsistent spectrum allocation in different countries, reduces the impact on existing protocols, and ensures the UE in different countries. Normal communication.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the receiving module 902 is further configured to:

The first indication information sent by the access network device through a system message is received.

Furthermore, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the access module 903 is also used to:

In response to the authorization state of the target frequency band being an unauthorized state, acquiring configuration information of the target frequency band;

Perform network access on the target frequency band according to the configuration information of the target frequency band.

Further, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the first indication information is a public land mobile network PLMN identifier.

Furthermore, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned access module 903 is also used to

The area where the network is located is determined according to the PLMN identifier, and the configuration information of the target frequency band is obtained according to the area where the network is located.

Further, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned receiving module 902 is also used for:

The configuration information of the target frequency band is acquired through the system message broadcast by the access network device.

Further, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned device is also used for:

Initiating a network search on a preset portion of the target frequency band in response to not finding a network on the specific frequency band;

receiving second indication information broadcast by the access network device, where the second indication information is used to indicate the authorization status of the target frequency band to the UE;

Perform network search and/or access on the target frequency band according to the authorization state indicated by the second indication information.

If the authorized state of the target frequency band is an unlicensed state, and the UE expects to work in the target frequency band, obtain the system information of the authorized frequency band;

Whether the UE is suitable for access is judged according to the system information of the licensed frequency band.

The computer storage medium provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure stores an executable program; after the executable program is executed by a processor, the method shown in any one of FIGS. 1 to 4 or 5 to 7 can be implemented.

In order to implement the above embodiments, the present disclosure further proposes a computer program product, including a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the method shown in any one of FIGS. 1 to 4 or 5 to 7 is implemented.

In addition, in order to realize the above-mentioned embodiments, the present disclosure further proposes a computer program. When the program is executed by a processor, the method as shown in any one of FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 or FIG. 5 to FIG. 7 can be realized.

Fig. 10 is a block diagram of a user equipment UE1000 provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, UE1000 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcasting terminal device, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, and the like.

10, UE1000 may include at least one of the following components: a processing component 1002, a memory 1004, a power supply component 1006, a multimedia component 1008, an audio component 1010, an input/output (I/O) interface 1012, a sensor component 1013, and a communication component 1016.

Processing component 1002 generally controls the overall operations of UE 1000, such as those associated with display, phone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 1002 may include at least one processor 1020 to execute instructions to complete all or part of the steps of the above-mentioned method. Additionally, processing component 1002 can include at least one module to facilitate interaction between processing component 1002 and other components. For example, processing component 1002 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 1008 and processing component 1002 .

The memory 1004 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at the UE 1000 . Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on UE1000, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. The memory 1004 can be realized by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or their combination, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EPROM), Programmable Read Only Memory (PROM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Magnetic Memory, Flash Memory, Magnetic or Optical Disk.

The power supply component 1006 provides power to various components of the UE 1000 . Power component 1006 may include a power management system, at least one power supply, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for UE 1000 .

The multimedia component 1008 includes a screen providing an output interface between the UE 1000 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from a user. The touch panel includes at least one touch sensor to sense touch, slide, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense a boundary of a touch or slide action, but also detect a wake-up time and pressure related to the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 1008 includes a front camera and/or a rear camera. When the UE1000 is in an operation mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front camera and/or the rear camera can receive external multimedia data. Each front camera and rear camera can be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capability.

The audio component 1010 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 1010 includes a microphone (MIC), which is configured to receive an external audio signal when the UE 1000 is in an operation mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode and a voice recognition mode. Received audio signals may be further stored in memory 1004 or sent via communication component 1016 . In some embodiments, the audio component 1010 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 1012 provides an interface between the processing component 1002 and a peripheral interface module, which may be a keyboard, a click wheel, a button, and the like. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: a home button, volume buttons, start button, and lock button.

The sensor component 1013 includes at least one sensor, which is used to provide various aspects of status assessment for the UE 1000 . For example, the sensor component 1013 can detect the open/close state of the device 1000, the relative positioning of components, such as the display and the keypad of the UE1000, the sensor component 1013 can also detect the position change of the UE1000 or a component of the UE1000, and the user and Presence or absence of UE1000 contact, UE1000 orientation or acceleration/deceleration and temperature change of UE1000. The sensor assembly 1013 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects in the absence of any physical contact. The sensor assembly 1013 may also include an optical sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor component 1013 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor or a temperature sensor.

Communication component 1016 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communications between UE 1000 and other devices. UE1000 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, or their combination. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 1016 receives broadcast signals or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 1016 also includes a near field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, Infrared Data Association (IrDA) technology, Ultra Wide Band (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, UE 1000 may be powered by at least one Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), Digital Signal Processor (DSP), Digital Signal Processing Device (DSPD), Programmable Logic Device (PLD), Field Programmable Gate Array ( FPGA), controller, microcontroller, microprocessor or other electronic components for implementing the above method.

Fig. 11 is a block diagram of an access network device 1100 provided by an embodiment of the present application. For example, the access network device 1100 may be provided as an access network device. Referring to FIG. 11 , the access network device 1100 includes a processing component 1126 , which further includes at least one processor, and a memory resource represented by a memory 1132 for storing instructions executable by the processing component 1122 , such as application programs. The application program stored in memory 1132 may include one or more modules each corresponding to a set of instructions. In addition, the processing component 1126 is configured to execute instructions, so as to execute any of the aforementioned methods applied to the access network device, for example, the method shown in FIG. 1 .

The access network device 1100 may also include a power supply component 1126 configured to perform power management of the access network device 1100, a wired or wireless network interface 1150 configured to connect the access network device 1100 to the network, and an input and output ( I/O) interface 1158 . The access network device 1100 can operate based on an operating system stored in the memory 1132, such as Windows Server™, Mac OS X™, Unix™, Linux™, Free BSD™ or the like.

Other embodiments of the invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any modification, use or adaptation of the present invention, these modifications, uses or adaptations follow the general principles of the present invention and include common knowledge or conventional technical means in the technical field not disclosed in this disclosure . The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise constructions which have been described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

A network access method, characterized in that it is applied to access network equipment, including:

Sending the first indication information and/or the second indication information to the user equipment UE, where both the first indication information and/or the second indication information are used to indicate the authorization state of the target frequency band to the UE.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the sending the first indication information and/or the second indication information to the user equipment UE comprises:

Sending the first indication information and/or the second indication information to the UE through a system message.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the first indication information further includes a public land mobile network (PLMN) identifier.
The method according to claim 1, wherein said method further comprises:

Broadcast the configuration information of the target frequency band to the UE through a system message.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the operating frequency band characteristics corresponding to the first indication information and the second indication information are different.
The method according to claim 5, wherein the frequency band numbers of the first indication information and the second indication information are different, and/or, the frequency band numbers of the first indication information and the second indication information Synchronized grids are different.
The method according to claim 5, wherein the first indication information and the second indication information correspond to different identifiers of the master information block (MIB).
A network access method, characterized in that it is applied to a user equipment UE, comprising:

Initiate a network search with a clear frequency band;

receiving first indication information sent by the access network device, where the first indication information is used to indicate the authorization status of the target frequency band to the UE;

performing network access on the target frequency band according to the authorization state of the target frequency band indicated by the first indication information.
The method according to claim 8, wherein the receiving the first indication information sent by the access network device comprises:

receiving the first indication information sent by the access network device through a system message.
The method according to claim 8, wherein performing network access on the target frequency band according to the authorization state of the target frequency band indicated by the first indication information includes:

In response to the authorized state of the target frequency band being an unlicensed state, acquiring configuration information of the target frequency band;

performing network access on the target frequency band according to the configuration information of the target frequency band.
The method according to claim 9, wherein the first indication information is a public land mobile network (PLMN) identifier, and the acquisition of the configuration information of the target frequency band includes:

The area where the network is located is determined according to the PLMN identifier, and the configuration information of the target frequency band is acquired according to the area where the network is located.
The method according to claim 10, wherein the acquiring configuration information of the target frequency band comprises:

The configuration information of the target frequency band is acquired through a system message broadcast by the access network device.
The method according to claim 8, further comprising: after the network search is initiated with a clear frequency band:

Initiating a network search on a preset portion of the target frequency band in response to no network being found on the specific frequency band;

receiving second indication information broadcast by the access network device, where the second indication information is used to indicate to the UE the authorization status of the target frequency band;

Perform network search and/or access on the target frequency band according to the authorization state indicated by the second indication information.
The method according to claim 13, wherein the performing network search and/or access on the target frequency band according to the authorization state indicated by the second indication information comprises:

If the authorized state of the target frequency band is an unlicensed state, and the UE expects to work in the target frequency band, acquiring system information of the authorized frequency band;

Judging whether the UE is suitable for access according to the system information of the licensed frequency band.
The method according to claim 13, wherein the operating frequency band characteristics corresponding to the first indication information and the second indication information are different.
The method according to claim 15, wherein the frequency band numbers of the first indication information and the second indication information are different, and/or, the frequency band numbers of the first indication information and the second indication information Synchronized grids are different.
The method according to claim 15, wherein the identifiers of the MIB corresponding to the first indication information and the second indication information are different.
A network access device, characterized in that it includes:

A sending module, configured to send first indication information and/or second indication information to the UE, wherein both the first indication information and/or the second indication information are used to indicate the authorization status of the target frequency band to the UE.
A network access device, characterized in that it includes:

A search module, configured to initiate a network search with a specific frequency band;

A receiving module, configured to receive first indication information sent by the access network device, where the first indication information is used to indicate the authorization status of the target frequency band to the UE;

An access module, configured to perform access on the target frequency band according to the authorization state of the target frequency band indicated by the first indication information.
A user equipment, characterized in that it includes: a transceiver; a memory; a processor, connected to the transceiver and the memory respectively, configured to control the transceiver by executing computer-executable instructions on the memory wireless signal transmission and reception, and can implement the method described in any one of claims 8 to 17.
An access network device, characterized by comprising: a transceiver; a memory; a processor, connected to the transceiver and the memory respectively, configured to control the The wireless signal transceiving of the transceiver, and can realize the method described in any one of claims 1 to 7
A computer storage medium, wherein the computer storage medium stores computer-executable instructions; after the computer-executable instructions are executed by a processor, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 or 8 to 17 can be implemented .