WO2022262865A1

WO2022262865A1 - Gap processing method, apparatus, terminal, and readable storage medium

Info

Publication number: WO2022262865A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/099574
Authority: WO
Inventors: 蒲文娟
Original assignee: 维沃移动通信有限公司
Priority date: 2021-06-18
Filing date: 2022-06-17
Publication date: 2022-12-22
Also published as: CN115499854A

Abstract

The present application belongs to the field of communication technology, and disclosed within are a gap processing method, an apparatus, a terminal, and a readable storage medium. The gap processing method comprises: a terminal executes a first operation, the first operation comprising at least one of the following: abandoning execution of a target operation corresponding to a first timer expiring when the first timer expires within a first time span, the first time span comprising at least one among the extent of a first gap, a first preset duration after the first gap ends, and a second preset duration before the first gap begins; and executing a first sub-operation on the first timer when a first condition is met, the first sub-operation being a pause operation, a stop operation, or a restart operation, and the first condition comprising at least one among a second gap being enabled, and the terminal executing a second operation during the extent of the second gap, the second operation being used for indicating to a network status information of the terminal in the network during the extent of the second gap.

Description

Gap processing method, device, terminal and readable storage medium

Cross References to Related Applications

This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202110679124.7 filed in China on June 18, 2021, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

technical field

The present application belongs to the technical field of communication, and in particular relates to a gap processing method, device, terminal and readable storage medium.

Background technique

A multi-card (Multiple Subscriber Identity Module, MSIM) terminal can reside in multiple networks at the same time. For example, network A can configure a gap (Gap) for the terminal, so that the terminal can go to network B to process services during the gap. When the Gap starts, the secondary cell deactivation timer (sCell Deactivation Timer) and the bandwidth part deactivation timer (BWP inactivity timer) configured by network A may be running. During this gap, network A will not schedule the terminal or the terminal will not monitor the scheduling of network A, that is, sCellDeactivationTimer and BWP inactivity timer cannot be restarted. Therefore, when the Gap ends and the terminal returns to network A, sCellDeactivationTimer, BWP inactivity timer, etc. may time out, causing the terminal to perform secondary cell (Secondary Cell, SCell) deactivation, bandwidth part (BandWidth Part, BWP) switching and other operations.

However, during this gap period, the terminal does not need to monitor and schedule on network A, and network A will not schedule the terminal, that is, there is no influence of terminal power consumption and network resource waste. Therefore, performing operations such as SCell deactivation and BWP switching has no additional benefits. Instead, the terminal will not be able to start sending and receiving data quickly due to the deactivation of the secondary cell or the BWP switching to an inappropriate BWP after the end of the gap, resulting in data transmission failure of the terminal. The effectiveness is low and affects the user experience. In addition, additional SCell activation commands and BWP switching commands will also increase signaling overhead on the network side.

Contents of the invention

The embodiment of the present application provides a gap processing method, device, terminal and readable storage medium, which can solve the problem that the timer expires when the gap ends, resulting in low effectiveness of terminal data transmission and increased signaling overhead on the network side question.

In the first aspect, a Gap processing method is provided, including:

The terminal performs a first operation, where the first operation includes at least one of the following:

In the case that the first timer expires within the first time period, give up execution of the target operation corresponding to the timeout of the first timer, and the first time period includes at least one of the following: the period of the first Gap; The first preset duration after the first Gap ends; the second preset duration before the first Gap begins;

When the first condition is met, perform a first sub-operation on the first timer, the first sub-operation is a suspend operation, stop operation or restart operation, and the first condition includes at least one of the following:

The second Gap starts;

The terminal performs a second operation during the second Gap, and the second operation is used to indicate to the network state information of the terminal in the network during the second Gap.

In a second aspect, a Gap processing device is provided, including:

The first execution module is configured to execute a first operation, and the first operation includes at least one of the following:

The second Gap starts;

The terminal performs a second operation during the second Gap, where the second operation is used to indicate to the network state information of the terminal in the network during the second Gap.

In a third aspect, a terminal is provided. The terminal includes a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and operable on the processor. When the program or instruction is executed by the processor The steps of the method described in the first aspect are realized.

In a fourth aspect, a terminal is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is configured to perform a first operation, and the first operation includes at least one of the following:

The second Gap starts;

According to a fifth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, and a program or an instruction is stored on the readable storage medium, and when the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the steps of the method according to the first aspect are implemented.

A sixth aspect provides a chip, the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled to the processor, the processor is used to run programs or instructions, and implement the method as described in the first aspect .

In a seventh aspect, a computer program/program product is provided, the computer program/program product is stored in a non-volatile storage medium, and the program/program product is executed by at least one processor to implement the first aspect the method described.

In this embodiment of the application, during the Gap period, the terminal can suspend, stop or restart the timer, thereby reducing the probability that the timer times out at the end of the Gap, thereby increasing the probability that the terminal can quickly send and receive data after the Gap ends , ensuring the performance of terminal data transmission and reducing additional signaling overhead.

If the timer times out during the Gap, within the preset time range before the Gap is opened, or within the preset time range after the Gap ends, the terminal can give up performing the operation corresponding to the timer timeout, so as to ensure that the terminal can quickly Data transmission and reception are performed in a timely manner, which ensures the performance of terminal data transmission and reduces additional signaling overhead.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system provided by an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 2 is the flowchart of the Gap processing method that the embodiment of the present application provides;

FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of a Gap processing device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is one of the structural diagrams of a terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is the second structural diagram of the terminal provided by the embodiment of the present application.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, but not all of them. All other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in this application belong to the protection scope of this application.

The terms "first", "second" and the like in the specification and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific sequence or sequence. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application are capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein and that "first" and "second" distinguish objects. It is usually one category, and the number of objects is not limited. For example, there may be one or more first objects. In addition, "and/or" in the description and claims means at least one of the connected objects, and the character "/" generally means that the related objects are an "or" relationship.

It is worth noting that the technology described in the embodiment of this application is not limited to the Long Term Evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE)/LTE-Advanced (LTE-Advanced, LTE-A) system, and can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as code Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access, OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access, SC-FDMA) and other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of the present application are often used interchangeably, and the described technology can be used for the above-mentioned system and radio technology, and can also be used for other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes the New Radio (NR) system for illustrative purposes, and uses NR terminology in most of the following descriptions, but these techniques can also be applied to applications other than NR system applications, such as the 6th generation (6 ^th Generation, 6G) communication system.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system provided by an embodiment of the present application. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network side device 12 . Wherein, the terminal 11 can also be called terminal equipment or user equipment (User Equipment, UE), and the terminal 11 can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer (Tablet Personal Computer), a laptop computer (Laptop Computer) or a notebook computer, a personal digital Assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), handheld computer, netbook, ultra-mobile personal computer (Ultra-Mobile Personal Computer, UMPC), mobile Internet device (Mobile Internet Device, MID), wearable device (Wearable Device) or vehicle-mounted device (VUE), Pedestrian Terminal (PUE) and other terminal-side devices, wearable devices include: smart watches, bracelets, earphones, glasses, etc. It should be noted that, the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific type of the terminal 11 . The network side device 12 may be a base station or a core network, where a base station may be called a node B, an evolved node B, an access point, a base transceiver station (Base Transceiver Station, BTS), a radio base station, a radio transceiver, a basic service Basic Service Set (BSS), Extended Service Set (ESS), Node B, Evolved Node B (eNB), Home Node B, Home Evolved Node B, WLAN access point, WiFi node, transmission Receiving point (Transmitting Receiving Point, TRP) or some other suitable term in the field, as long as the same technical effect is achieved, the base station is not limited to specific technical terms. It should be noted that in the embodiment of this application, only The base station in the NR system is taken as an example, but the specific type of the base station is not limited.

For ease of understanding, the following describes some of the content involved in the embodiments of this application:

1. Multi-card (Multiple Subscriber Identity Module, MSIM) terminal.

Currently, there are not only single-card terminals in the market, but also dual-card or multi-card terminals, collectively referred to as multi-card terminals. Multi-card terminals include the capabilities of single sending and single receiving, single sending and double receiving, and double sending and double receiving.

A characteristic of multi-card terminals is that they can reside in multiple networks at the same time, but the implementation methods of multi-card terminals are different. Some multi-card terminals can simultaneously send and receive on multiple networks without affecting each other; while some multi-card terminals may use time-division to receive or send on multiple networks, such as: send and receive data on network A for a period of time, and For another period of time, it needs to monitor paging on network B; or, for a period of time, it needs to send and receive data on network A, and for another period of time, it needs to establish a connection on network B to send and receive data.

Second, the gap (Gap).

In the connected state, at least one card in the multi-card terminal can provide auxiliary information to the network where it is located, and assist the network to configure the Gap. During the operation of the Gap, the UE does not send and receive data on the local network, but performs services on another network.

Gap can be divided into periodic gap, one-time gap and other types. The configuration parameters of the Gap may include at least one of the following: Gap period (period), Gap length (length), Gap start time (Start time) and the like. The network may assign one or more Gaps to the UE.

The following describes the embodiments of the present application in detail through some embodiments and application scenarios in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 2 , FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a Gap processing method provided by an embodiment of the present application. The gap processing method shown in FIG. 2 may be executed by a terminal, and the terminal may be a single-card terminal or a multi-card terminal.

As shown in Figure 2, the Gap processing method may include the following steps:

Step 201, the terminal performs a first operation.

In this embodiment of the application, the first operation may, but is not limited to, include at least one of the following:

1) in the case that the first timer expires within the first time period, abandoning execution of the target operation corresponding to the expiration of the first timer;

2) When the first condition is met, execute the first sub-operation on the first timer.

In 1), the first time period may include at least one of the following: the period of the first Gap; the first preset duration after the end of the first Gap; the second preset before the start of the first Gap duration. That is to say, in this case, if the first timer times out during the first Gap, within the first preset time period after the end of the first Gap, or within the second preset time period before the start of the first Gap, the terminal can give up Executing the target operation corresponding to the expiration of the first timer, that is, not executing the predetermined target operation to be executed when the first timer expires, so as to ensure the performance of terminal data transmission.

Optionally, the first timer may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: secondary cell deactivation timer (sCellDeactivationTimer); bandwidth part BWP deactivation timer (BWP inactivity timer); radio link failure (Radio Link Failure, RLF) timer T310.

The target operation corresponding to the sCellDeactivationTimer timeout may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following:

The deactivation operation of the SCell corresponding to the sCellDeactivationTimer;

Stop the sCellDeactivationTimer;

Stop the BWP inactivity timer corresponding to the sCellDeactivationTimer;

Deactivate the currently activated BWP of the serving cell corresponding to the sCellDeactivationTimer;

Delete the downlink resource configuration and uplink grant type (Type) 2 configuration of the serving cell corresponding to the sCellDeactivationTimer;

Delete the physical uplink shared channel (Physical Uplink Shared Channel, PUSCH) resource used for semi-static channel state information (Channel State Information, CSI) reporting of the serving cell corresponding to the sCellDeactivationTimer;

Suspend the uplink authorization Type1 configuration of the serving cell corresponding to the sCellDeactivationTimer;

Clear the Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) cache of the serving cell corresponding to the sCellDeactivationTimer;

Failed to cancel a consistent Listen Before Talk (LBT) that has been triggered.

The target operation corresponding to the timeout of the BWP inactivity timer may include, but is not limited to, a BWP switching operation. The BWP switching operation may be used to switch to a dormant (dormant) BWP, a default (default) BWP or an initial (initial) BWP.

The target operation corresponding to the T310 timeout of the master cell group (Master Cell Group, MCG) may include, but is not limited to: initiate a fast master cell group recovery (fast MCG recovery) operation or a radio resource control (Radio Resource Control, RRC) reconstruction process. In this embodiment of the present application, the RRC reestablishment procedure may also be referred to as an RRC connection reestablishment procedure.

For example, if the sCellDeactivationTimer times out within the first time period, such as the first Gap period or the first preset time period after the end of the first Gap, the terminal may give up deactivating the SCell corresponding to the sCellDeactivationTime, that is, the terminal does not deactivate the SCell corresponding to the sCellDeactivationTime SCell deactivation. In this way, on the one hand, it can ensure that the terminal can quickly send and receive data after the Gap ends, thereby improving the performance of terminal data transmission; on the other hand, it can avoid increasing the network signaling overhead for activating the SCell corresponding to the sCellDeactivationTime.

If the BWP inactivity timer times out within the first time period, such as during the first Gap or within the first preset time after the end of the first Gap, the terminal can give up performing BWP switching, that is, the terminal does not switch to the dormant BWP, default BWP or initial BWP. In this way, on the one hand, it can ensure that the terminal can quickly send and receive data after the gap ends, thereby improving the performance of terminal data transmission; on the other hand, it can avoid increasing network signaling overhead for BWP handover.

If T310 of MCG times out within the first time period, such as during the first Gap period or within the second preset time period before the start of the first Gap, that is, the terminal generates MCG RLF within the first time period, and the terminal can give up executing fast MCG recovery operation or RRC connection reestablishment operation, that is, the terminal may not initiate or delay the initiation of the fast MCG recovery process or RRC connection reestablishment operation. In this way, the reliability of data processing performed by the terminal during the first Gap period can be guaranteed. In addition, because the interruption of the Gap is avoided, the signaling overhead of renegotiating the Gap at the network side and the terminal side can be reduced.

During implementation, the first Gap may be part or all of the Gap corresponding to the terminal. Both the first preset duration and the second preset duration may be stipulated by a protocol or configured by a network, and the first preset duration and the second preset duration may be equal or unequal.

In 2), the first sub-operation may be a suspend operation, a stop operation or a restart operation. The first timer may include some or all of the timers currently running by the terminal. That is to say, in this case, when the first condition is satisfied, the terminal may suspend, stop or restart some or all of the running timers, so as to reduce the probability of timer timeout, thereby improving the performance of terminal data transmission.

Optionally, the first condition may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following:

a) The second Gap starts;

b) The terminal performs a second operation during the second Gap, where the second operation is used to indicate to the network state information of the terminal in the network during the second Gap.

During specific implementation, in the case where the first condition includes a), the terminal may pause, stop or restart the first timer at the start moment of the second Gap; or, the terminal may , to suspend, stop or restart the first timer, which may be determined according to actual needs, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

In the case where the second condition includes b), if the terminal performs the second operation during the second Gap, the terminal may restart the first timer. Further, the terminal may restart the first timer only when the first timer is still running; otherwise, the terminal may not restart the first timer.

The second operation is used to indicate to the network the state information of the terminal in the network during the second Gap. The network is: a network configured with the second Gap for the terminal. The status information of the terminal in the network can be used to represent: whether the terminal returns to the network, that is, whether the terminal can receive the scheduling of the network, and whether it can monitor the channel of the network.

The status information indicated by the second operation may be in any form. For example, the second operation may be but not limited to at least one of the following:

UE sends uplink data;

The UE sends a status buffer report (Buffer Status Report, BSR);

The UE sends a scheduling request (Scheduling Request, SR);

UE initiates random access;

UE sends MCG failure information;

The UE sends a return notification, which is used to indicate that the UE has returned to the network;

The UE sends other uplink signaling.

Optionally, the state information indicated by the second operation may be represented as: the terminal returns to the network, that is, the terminal can receive the scheduling of the network and monitor the channel of the network. In this way, when the terminal returns to the network in advance before the end of the gap, the first timer is restarted. If there is uplink information sending and/or downlink information receiving within the remaining time of the gap, it can reduce the number of times in the remaining time of the gap or The probability of executing the target operation corresponding to the first timer timeout at the end, if there is no uplink information sent and/or downlink information received within the remaining time of the gap, the target corresponding to the first timer timeout can be executed at the end of the gap The probability of operation improves the control performance of the first timer.

During implementation, the second Gap may be part or all of the Gap corresponding to the terminal.

It should be noted that the above 1) and 2) can be implemented independently or in combination.

In the case of independent implementation, for 1), during or before and after the running of the first Gap, the terminal may not perform operations that affect the running of the first timer. For 2), during or around the running of the second Gap, after the first timer expires, the terminal may execute the target operation corresponding to the first timer expires.

In the case of combined implementation, the first Gap and the second Gap may include at least one same Gap, or the first Gap and the second Gap are different Gaps, which may be determined according to actual conditions, This embodiment of the present application does not limit it.

The Gap in the embodiment of the present application may be any type of Gap, such as: multi-SIM Gap (multi-SIM Gap, MSIM Gap). For MSIM Gap configured on network A, during MSIM Gap, the terminal goes to another network, such as network B, to perform services. It can be understood that the terminal can end the service processing of the network B before the end of the MSIM Gap. In this case, the terminal can return to the network A in advance, receive the scheduling of the network A, and monitor the channel of the network A.

In the Gap processing method of the present application, during the Gap period, the terminal can suspend, stop or restart the timer, thereby reducing the probability of the timer overtime at the end of the Gap, and then improving the probability that the terminal can quickly send and receive data after the Gap ends , ensuring the performance of terminal data transmission and reducing additional signaling overhead.

In this embodiment of the application, optionally, the second operation may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following:

The terminal sends first indication information;

The terminal receives a response message for the first indication information;

The terminal sends uplink information in at least one serving cell corresponding to the network;

Wherein, the first indication information indicates that the terminal can receive the scheduling of the network at least in the remaining time of the second Gap.

In this optional implementation manner, the second operation is used to instruct the network that the terminal returns to the network.

During specific implementation, the response message may include at least one of the following: indication information for indicating that the first indication information is received; scheduling information, which may be information sent from any dedicated resource received from the network side.

The uplink information may include at least one of the following: uplink data; uplink signaling. If the first timer is the sCellDeactivationTimer of the secondary cell 1, the terminal sends uplink information in at least one serving cell corresponding to the network, which may be represented as: the terminal sends uplink data in the secondary cell 1.

In the implementation of this application, in 2), the behavior of the terminal may be different for the first sub-operation of different manifestations, and the specific description is as follows:

Optionally, when the first condition is that the second Gap is activated, and the first sub-operation is a pause operation or a stop operation, after the terminal executes the first operation, the method further includes:

When the second condition is satisfied, perform a third operation on the first timer, where the third operation is a continuation operation, a restart operation, or a start operation;

Wherein, the second condition includes at least one of the following:

i) The terminal performs the second operation during the second Gap;

ii) said second Gap ends;

iii) The terminal executes the second operation within a third preset time period after the second gap ends.

In this optional implementation manner, after suspending the first timer, the terminal may continue to run or restart the first timer when the second condition is satisfied; after the terminal stops the first timer, it may When the second condition is met, start the first timer. In this way, the survival time of the first timer can be extended, thereby reducing the probability of timer timeout and improving the performance of terminal data transmission.

The difference between i) and iii) is that the time for the terminal to execute the second operation is different. In i), the execution time of the second operation is within the second Gap period; in iii), the execution time of the second operation is within the second Gap within the third preset time period after the end. In practical applications, the third preset duration may be stipulated by a protocol or configured by a network, etc., and the third preset duration may be different from or equal to the aforementioned first preset duration or second preset duration.

For ii), the terminal can restart the first timer at the end of the second Gap; or, the terminal can restart the first timer at any time after the end of the second Gap, which can be determined according to the actual situation. The embodiment does not limit this.

Optionally, when the first condition is that the terminal performs a second operation during the second Gap, and the first sub-operation is a restart operation, the first sub-operation is performed on the first timer. A sub-operation, including:

In the case that the remaining running duration of the first timer is less than a preset value, the first sub-operation is performed on the first timer.

In this optional implementation manner, the condition for restarting the first timer further includes that the remaining running time of the first timer is less than a preset value. The preset value may be stipulated by a protocol or configured by a network.

If the remaining running time of the first timer is less than the preset value, it means that the remaining running time of the first timer is relatively short. If the first timer continues to run, the terminal is likely to end the Gap or during the Gap running UE When returning to the network in advance, the target operation corresponding to the timeout of the first timer is executed, causing the terminal to be unable to quickly send and receive data. Therefore, the terminal can restart the first timer to prolong the survival time of the first timer, thereby improving terminal data transmission. performance.

In the case that the remaining running time of the first timer is greater than or equal to the preset value, it means that the remaining running time of the first timer is relatively long. Even if the terminal continues to run the first timer, it is basically impossible for the terminal to perform the same operation at the end of the gap. The target operation corresponding to the timeout of the first timer, therefore, the terminal may not restart the first timer, reducing the operating load of the terminal.

In this embodiment of the present application, for 1), optionally, at T310 when the timer corresponds to the primary cell group MCG, the first operation is to give up execution of the target operation corresponding to the timeout of the first timer In this case, after the terminal performs the first operation, the method further includes:

When the terminal returns to the network or the first Gap ends, perform a fourth operation;

Wherein, the fourth operation includes any of the following:

Initiate a radio resource control RRC reestablishment procedure;

Initiate a fast MCG recovery process;

Reboot the T310.

Optionally, after the terminal performs the first operation, the method further includes: the terminal may record or save MCG failure (Failure) information.

Optionally, when the second operation is performed during the gap, the T310 is restarted.

This optional implementation manner does not limit the time for the terminal to return to the network, for example, the terminal may return to the network at the end of the gap, or may return earlier during the gap.

In this optional implementation, when the T310 corresponding to the MCG times out, the terminal may not initiate the fast MCG recovery procedure or the RRC reconstruction procedure; the terminal initiates the RRC reconstruction procedure or the fast MCG recovery procedure after returning to the network. In this way, the data transmission performance of the terminal during the Gap period can be guaranteed, or the signaling overhead caused by the network focusing on configuring the Gap can be avoided.

In another optional implementation manner, since the radio link quality of the MCG may be restored during the Gap, the UE may restart T310 at the end of the Gap. After T310 times out, the UE initiates RRC connection reestablishment or fast MCG recovery procedure.

In this embodiment of the present application, optionally, the running duration of the first timer may include a first value and a second value, and the first value corresponds to the Gap.

In this optional implementation manner, the network may configure a running time dedicated to the Gap for the first timer, that is, the first value. The second value can be understood as the default running duration of the first timer.

In this way, in a Gap-related scenario, the running duration of the first timer can be configured as the first value; in a Gap-independent scenario, in one manner, the running duration of the first timer can be configured is the second value; in another manner, the running duration of the first timer can be configured as a high priority value, and optionally, the priority of the second value is higher than that of the first value Priority, in this case, the terminal may configure the running duration of the first timer as the second value. It can be seen that, through this optional implementation manner, the flexibility of running the first timer can be improved.

The first value may be stipulated by a protocol or configured by a network. Optionally, the first value is greater than the second value, for example, the first value can be set to be infinite. In this way, compared with the Gap-independent scenario, the Gap-related scenario can prolong the survival time of the first timer, thereby reducing the probability of timer timeout and improving the performance of terminal data transmission.

Optionally, when the third condition is satisfied, the running duration of the first timer is configured as the first value;

Wherein, the satisfaction of the third condition includes any of the following:

The terminal is configured with a gap;

The Gap configured by the terminal is activated;

The running period of the first timer includes Gap.

During specific implementation, the running period of the first timer includes a Gap, which can be understood as: there is time domain resource overlap between the running period of the first timer and the Gap period.

In this optional implementation manner, if the Gap is configured, the Gap is activated, or the Gap is included during the running of the first timer, the terminal may configure the running duration of the first timer as the first value; otherwise, the terminal may set The running duration of the first timer is configured as the second value.

Optionally, when the fourth condition is satisfied, the running duration of the first timer is configured as the second value;

Wherein, the satisfaction of the fourth condition includes any of the following:

The terminal is not configured with a Gap;

The terminal is configured with a Gap, but not activated;

The Gap configured by the terminal is deactivated;

The running period of the first timer does not include Gap, that is, the first timer does not work in Gap mode.

In this optional implementation, if the Gap is not configured, the Gap is configured but not activated, the Gap is deactivated, or the first timer does not work in the Gap mode, the terminal can configure the running duration of the first timer as the second value ; Otherwise, the terminal may configure the running duration of the first timer as the first value.

In this embodiment of the present application, the first operation may be predetermined by a protocol or configured by a network.

In the case where the first operation is configured by the network, optionally, before the terminal performs the first operation, the method further includes:

The terminal receives second indication information;

The terminal determines whether to perform the first operation according to the second indication information.

During specific implementation, in the first implementation manner, the second indication information may be used to indicate whether the terminal is supported to perform the first operation. If the second indication information indicates support, the terminal may perform the first operation; otherwise, the terminal may not perform the first operation.

In a second implementation manner, the second indication information may be used to indicate whether the terminal is allowed to perform the first operation. If the second indication information indicates permission, the terminal may perform the first operation; otherwise, the terminal may not perform the first operation.

During implementation, the second indication information may be carried in signaling such as RRC, Media Access Control (Media Access Control, MAC) control element (Control Element, CE) or downlink control information (Downlink Control Information, DCI). The second indication information may be expressed as 1-bit information, and different values represent different indications. The network may send the second indication information during the gap configuration or reconfiguration process, but is not limited thereto.

It should be noted that the various optional implementation manners introduced in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented in combination with each other or implemented independently, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

For ease of understanding, the examples are as follows:

It should be noted that, in the following embodiments, only sCellDeactivationTimer is used as an example, and its method can also be used for other timers, such as BWP inactivity timer and so on. In addition, the following embodiments take MSIM Gap as an example for illustration, but the method can also be applied to other gaps.

Embodiment one

Step 1: The UE configures MSIM Gap in network A, which is used for the UE to perform services in network B during the operation of the gap.

Step 2: Before the Gap starts, the UE processes services in network A, and the sCellDeactivationTimer of SCell 1 is running.

Step 3: When the Gap starts, the UE pauses or stops the sCellDeactivationTimer.

Step 4: When one of the following opportunities is met, the UE continues, restarts or starts sCellDeactivationTimer:

If the UE sends a return notification (ie, the aforementioned first indication information) during the running of the Gap, the return notification is used to indicate that the UE can receive the scheduling of the network. Optionally, the UE can receive network scheduling during the remaining time of this Gap;

If the Gap is running, the UE receives a response to the return notification from the network side;

If the UE sends uplink data/signaling on the secondary cell 1 during Gap operation;

when the gap ends;

Within a preset time (for example, 10ms) after the end of the Gap, the UE sends a return notification or receives a response from the network side to the return notification. The preset time can be based on the agreement or network configuration;

The UE sends uplink data/signaling in the secondary cell 1 within a preset time after the end of the gap.

Optionally, the above timer control method may be controlled by the network, that is, it is determined whether to execute steps 3-4 according to an instruction of the network.

Embodiment two

Step 1-2 is the same as embodiment 1.

Step 3: When the Gap starts, the UE restarts sCellDeactivationTimer.

Step 4: If the sCellDeactivationTimer times out, the UE deactivates the corresponding SCell. Optionally, if the UE sends a return notification or receives a response to a return notification during the Gap period, or sends uplink data/signaling on the secondary cell 1, if the sCellDeactivationTimer is still running, the UE performs one of the following:

Restart sCellDeactivationTimer;

If the remaining time of sCellDeactivationTimer is less than the preset value or within the preset range, restart sCellDeactivationTimer.

Optionally, the control of the above-mentioned timer may be network configurable (RRC or MAC CE), that is, it is determined whether to perform steps 3-4 according to an instruction of the network.

Embodiment three

Step 1-2 is the same as embodiment 1.

Step 3: When the Gap starts, the UE's sCellDeactivationTimer continues to run.

Step 4: If sCellDeactivationTimer times out during the Gap period or within a preset time after the Gap ends, the UE does not deactivate the corresponding SCell;

Step 5: After the UE returns to the network (during the Gap period or at the end of the Gap), the UE sends uplink data or the network sends downlink scheduling to trigger the restart of sCellDeactivationTimer.

Optionally, the above behavior of the UE may be configurable by the network.

Embodiment Four

The network configures a timer duration (low priority) dedicated to the MSIM Gap period.

Once the Gap is configured or activated or the Gap is included during the running of the Timer, the UE reconfigures the sCellDeactivationTimer to a first value, and the first value may include: infinite length and a preset value.

Once the gap is deactivated or does not work in the gap mode, the UE reconfigures sCellDeactivationTimer to the second value. Otherwise, the UE continues to use the first value.

Embodiment five

Step 2: T310 of MCG times out (that is, MCG RLF occurs), and if the UE's Gap is running or starts within the preset time range, the UE does not initiate the fast MCG recovery process.

Step 3: UE goes to network B to perform services during the Gap period;

Step 4: If the UE returns to network A (at the end of the gap or earlier), the UE initiates reconstruction or fast SCG recovery.

Embodiment six

Step 1-2 is the same as embodiment 1.

Step 3: When the gap starts, the UE's BWP inactivity timer continues to run.

Step 4: If the BWP inactivity timer times out during the Gap or within the preset time after the end of the Gap, the UE does not switch to dormant DL BWP or initial DL BWP;

Step 5: After the UE returns to the network (during the Gap period or at the end of the Gap), the UE sends uplink data or the network sends downlink scheduling to trigger the restart of the BWP inactivity timer.

Optionally, the above behavior of the UE may be configurable by the network.

It should be noted that, the Gap processing method provided in the embodiment of the present application may be executed by a Gap processing device, or a control module in the Gap processing device for executing the Gap processing method. In the embodiment of the present application, the Gap processing device provided in the embodiment of the present application is described by taking the Gap processing device executing the Gap processing method as an example.

Referring to FIG. 3 , FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of a gap processing device provided by an embodiment of the present application.

As shown in Figure 3, the Gap processing device 300 includes:

The first executing module 301 is configured to execute a first operation, and the first operation includes at least one of the following:

The second Gap starts;

Optionally, the first timer includes at least one of the following: a secondary cell deactivation timer; a bandwidth part BWP deactivation timer; a radio link failure timer T310.

Optionally, when the first condition is that the second Gap is started, and the first sub-operation is a suspend operation or a stop operation, the Gap processing device 300 further includes:

The second execution module is configured to execute a third operation on the first timer when the second condition is met, the third operation being a continuation operation, a restart operation or a startup operation;

Wherein, the second condition includes at least one of the following:

The terminal performs the second operation during the second gap;

The second Gap ends;

The terminal executes the second operation within a third preset time period after the second gap ends.

Optionally, the second operation includes at least one of the following:

The terminal sends first indication information;

The terminal receives a response message for the first indication information;

Optionally, when the first condition is that the terminal performs a second operation during the second gap, and the first sub-operation is a restart operation, the first execution module 301 uses At:

When the first condition is met and the remaining running duration of the first timer is less than a preset value, the first sub-operation is executed on the first timer.

Optionally, when the timer corresponds to T310 of the primary cell group MCG, and the first operation is to give up execution of the target operation corresponding to the timeout of the first timer, the Gap processing device 300 further includes :

A third executing module, configured to execute a fourth operation when the network is returned or the first Gap ends;

Wherein, the fourth operation includes any of the following:

Initiate a radio resource control RRC reestablishment procedure;

Initiate a fast MCG recovery process;

Reboot the T310.

Optionally, the running duration of the first timer includes a first value and a second value, and the first value corresponds to the Gap.

Wherein, the satisfaction of the third condition includes any of the following:

The terminal is configured with a gap;

The Gap configured by the terminal is activated;

The running period of the first timer includes Gap.

Optionally, the Gap processing device 300 also includes:

a receiving module, configured to receive second indication information;

A determining module, configured to determine whether to execute the first operation according to the second indication information.

The gap processing device in the embodiment of the present application may be a device, a device with an operating system or an electronic device, or it may be a component in a terminal, an integrated circuit, or a chip. The apparatus or electronic equipment may be a mobile terminal or a non-mobile terminal. Exemplarily, the mobile terminal may include but not limited to the types of terminals 11 listed above, and the non-mobile terminal may be a server, a network attached storage (Network Attached Storage, NAS), a personal computer (Personal Computer, PC), a television ( Television, TV), teller machines or self-service machines, etc., are not specifically limited in this embodiment of the present application.

The Gap processing device 300 provided in the embodiment of the present application can realize various processes realized by the method embodiment in FIG. 2 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 4 , this embodiment of the present application also provides a terminal 400, including a processor 401, a memory 402, and programs or instructions stored in the memory 402 and executable on the processor 401. When the programs or instructions are executed by the processor 401, the various processes of the above-mentioned method embodiment in FIG. 2 are realized, and the same technical effect can be achieved.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a terminal, including a processor and a communication interface, and the processor is used for:

Executing a first operation, where the first operation includes at least one of the following:

The second Gap starts;

This terminal embodiment corresponds to the above-mentioned terminal-side method embodiment, and each implementation process and implementation mode of the above-mentioned method embodiment can be applied to this terminal embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. Specifically, FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of a terminal implementing an embodiment of the present application.

The terminal 500 includes, but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 501, a network module 502, an audio output unit 503, an input unit 504, a sensor 505, a display unit 506, a user input unit 507, an interface unit 508, a memory 509, and a processor 510, etc. at least some of the components.

Those skilled in the art can understand that the terminal 500 can also include a power supply (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components, and the power supply can be logically connected to the processor 510 through the power management system, so as to manage charging, discharging, and power consumption through the power management system. Management and other functions. The terminal structure shown in FIG. 5 does not constitute a limitation on the terminal, and the terminal may include more or fewer components than shown in the figure, or combine certain components, or arrange different components, which will not be repeated here.

It should be understood that, in the embodiment of the present application, the input unit 504 may include a graphics processor (Graphics Processing Unit, GPU) 5041 and a microphone 5042, and the graphics processor 5041 is used for the image capture device ( Such as the image data of the static picture or video obtained by the camera) for processing. The display unit 506 may include a display panel 5061, and the display panel 5061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, or the like. The user input unit 507 includes a touch panel 5071 and other input devices 5072 . The touch panel 5071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 5071 may include two parts, a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 5072 may include, but are not limited to, physical keyboards, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), trackballs, mice, and joysticks, which will not be repeated here.

In the embodiment of the present application, the radio frequency unit 501 receives the downlink data from the network side device, and processes it to the processor 510; in addition, sends the uplink data to the network side device. Generally, the radio frequency unit 501 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like.

The memory 509 can be used to store software programs or instructions as well as various data. The memory 509 may mainly include a program or instruction storage area and a data storage area, wherein the program or instruction storage area may store an operating system, an application program or instructions required by at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.) and the like. In addition, the memory 509 may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a nonvolatile memory, wherein the nonvolatile memory may be a read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), a programmable read-only memory (Programmable ROM) , PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (Erasable PROM, EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (Electrically EPROM, EEPROM) or flash memory. For example at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other non-volatile solid-state storage device.

The processor 510 may include one or more processing units; optionally, the processor 510 may be integrated into an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly processes the operating system, user interface, application programs or instructions, etc. , the modem processor mainly handles wireless communication, such as the baseband processor. It can be understood that the foregoing modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 510 .

Wherein, the processor 510 is used for:

The second Gap starts;

Optionally, when the first condition is that the second Gap is started, and the first sub-operation is a suspend operation or a stop operation, the processor 510 is further configured to: when the second condition is satisfied, perform The first timer executes a third operation, and the third operation is a continuation operation, a restart operation or a start operation;

Wherein, the second condition includes at least one of the following:

The terminal performs the second operation during the second gap;

The second Gap ends;

Optionally, the second operation includes at least one of the following:

The terminal sends first indication information;

The terminal receives a response message for the first indication information;

Optionally, when the first condition is that the terminal performs a second operation during the second Gap, and the first sub-operation is a restart operation, the processor 510 is configured to:

Optionally, when the timer corresponds to the primary cell group MCG at T310, and the first operation is to give up execution of the target operation corresponding to the timeout of the first timer, the processor 510 is further configured to:

Wherein, the fourth operation includes any of the following:

Initiate a radio resource control RRC reestablishment procedure;

Initiate a fast MCG recovery process;

Reboot the T310.

Wherein, the satisfaction of the third condition includes any of the following:

The terminal is configured with a gap;

The Gap configured by the terminal is activated;

The running period of the first timer includes Gap.

Optionally, the radio frequency unit 501 is configured to receive second indication information;

The processor 510 is further configured to determine whether to perform the first operation according to the second indication information.

It should be noted that the terminal 500 in this embodiment can implement each process in the method embodiment in FIG. 2 in the embodiment of the present application, and achieve the same beneficial effect. To avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium. A computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium. When the computer program is executed by a processor, each process of the above-mentioned Gap processing method embodiment is realized, and the same technology can be achieved. Effect, in order to avoid repetition, will not repeat them here. Wherein, the computer-readable storage medium is, for example, a read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), a random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and the like.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the various processes of the above-mentioned method embodiment in FIG. 2 are realized, and the same To avoid repetition, the technical effects will not be repeated here.

Wherein, the processor is the processor in the terminal described in the foregoing embodiments. The readable storage medium includes computer readable storage medium, such as computer read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), magnetic disk or optical disk, etc.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the above-mentioned method embodiment in Figure 2 Each process, and can achieve the same technical effect, in order to avoid repetition, will not repeat them.

It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiment of the present application may also be called a system-on-chip, a system-on-chip, a system-on-a-chip, or a system-on-a-chip.

It should be noted that, in this document, the term "comprising", "comprising" or any other variation thereof is intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion such that a process, method, article or apparatus comprising a set of elements includes not only those elements, It also includes other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent in the process, method, article, or device. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not preclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus comprising that element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, and may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in reverse order according to the functions involved. Functions are performed, for example, the described methods may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general-purpose hardware platform, and of course also by hardware, but in many cases the former is better implementation. Based on such an understanding, the technical solution of the present application can be embodied in the form of computer software products, which are stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, etc.) , CD-ROM), including several instructions to make a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device, etc.) execute the methods described in the various embodiments of the present application.

The embodiments of the present application have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific embodiments, which are only illustrative and not restrictive. Those of ordinary skill in the art will Under the inspiration of this application, without departing from the purpose of this application and the scope of protection of the claims, many forms can also be made, all of which belong to the protection of this application.

Claims

A gap processing method, comprising:

The terminal performs a first operation, where the first operation includes at least one of the following:

In the case that the first timer expires within the first time period, give up execution of the target operation corresponding to the timeout of the first timer, and the first time period includes at least one of the following: the period of the first Gap; The first preset duration after the first Gap ends; the second preset duration before the first Gap begins;

When the first condition is met, perform a first sub-operation on the first timer, the first sub-operation is a suspend operation, stop operation or restart operation, and the first condition includes at least one of the following:

The second Gap starts;

The terminal performs a second operation during the second Gap, and the second operation is used to indicate to the network state information of the terminal in the network during the second Gap.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the first timer includes at least one of the following: a secondary cell deactivation timer; a bandwidth part BWP deactivation timer; a radio link failure timer T310.
The method according to claim 1, wherein, when the first condition is that the second Gap is started, and the first sub-operation is a pause operation or a stop operation, after the terminal executes the first operation, the method further include:

When the second condition is satisfied, perform a third operation on the first timer, where the third operation is a continuation operation, a restart operation, or a start operation;

Wherein, the second condition includes at least one of the following:

The terminal performs the second operation during the second gap;

The second Gap ends;

The terminal executes the second operation within a third preset time period after the second gap ends.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the second operation comprises at least one of the following:

The terminal sends first indication information;

The terminal receives a response message for the first indication information;

The terminal sends uplink information in at least one serving cell corresponding to the network;

Wherein, the first indication information indicates that the terminal can receive the scheduling of the network at least in the remaining time of the second Gap.
The method according to claim 1, wherein, when the first condition is that the terminal performs a second operation during the second gap, and the first sub-operation is a restart operation, the The first timer performs the first sub-operation, including:

In the case that the remaining running duration of the first timer is less than a preset value, the first sub-operation is performed on the first timer.
The method according to claim 1, wherein, when the timer corresponds to T310 of the primary cell group MCG, and the first operation is to give up execution of the target operation corresponding to the timeout of the first timer, the terminal After performing the first operation, the method further includes:

When the terminal returns to the network or the first Gap ends, perform a fourth operation;

Wherein, the fourth operation includes any of the following:

Initiate a radio resource control RRC reestablishment procedure;

Initiate a fast MCG recovery process;

Reboot the T310.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the running duration of the first timer includes a first value and a second value, and the first value corresponds to the Gap.
The method according to claim 7, wherein, when the third condition is met, the running duration of the first timer is configured as the first value;

Wherein, the satisfaction of the third condition includes any of the following:

The terminal is configured with a gap;

The Gap configured by the terminal is activated;

The running period of the first timer includes Gap.
The method according to claim 1, wherein, before the terminal performs the first operation, the method further comprises:

The terminal receives second indication information;

The terminal determines whether to perform the first operation according to the second indication information.
A Gap treatment device comprising:

The first execution module is configured to execute a first operation, and the first operation includes at least one of the following:

In the case that the first timer expires within the first time period, give up execution of the target operation corresponding to the timeout of the first timer, and the first time period includes at least one of the following: the period of the first Gap; The first preset duration after the first Gap ends; the second preset duration before the first Gap begins;

When the first condition is met, perform a first sub-operation on the first timer, the first sub-operation is a suspend operation, stop operation or restart operation, and the first condition includes at least one of the following:

The second Gap starts;

The terminal performs a second operation during the second Gap, where the second operation is used to indicate to the network state information of the terminal in the network during the second Gap.
The gap processing device according to claim 10, wherein the first timer includes at least one of the following: a secondary cell deactivation timer; a bandwidth part BWP deactivation timer; a radio link failure timer T310.
The Gap processing device according to claim 10, wherein, when the first condition is that the second Gap starts, and the first sub-operation is a pause operation or a stop operation, the Gap processing device further comprises:

The second execution module is configured to execute a third operation on the first timer when the second condition is met, the third operation being a continuation operation, a restart operation or a startup operation;

Wherein, the second condition includes at least one of the following:

The terminal performs the second operation during the second gap;

The second Gap ends;

The terminal executes the second operation within a third preset time period after the second gap ends.
The Gap processing device according to any one of claims 10 to 12, wherein the second operation comprises at least one of the following:

The terminal sends first indication information;

The terminal receives a response message for the first indication information;

The terminal sends uplink information in at least one serving cell corresponding to the network;

Wherein, the first indication information indicates that the terminal can receive the scheduling of the network at least in the remaining time of the second Gap.
The gap processing device according to claim 10, wherein, when the first condition is that the terminal performs a second operation during the second gap, and the first sub-operation is a restart operation, The first execution module is used for:

When the first condition is met and the remaining running duration of the first timer is less than a preset value, the first sub-operation is executed on the first timer.
The gap processing device according to claim 10, wherein, when the timer corresponds to T310 of the main cell group MCG, the first operation is to give up execution of the target operation corresponding to the timeout of the first timer , the Gap processing device also includes:

A third executing module, configured to execute a fourth operation when the network is returned or the first Gap ends;

Wherein, the fourth operation includes any of the following:

Initiate a radio resource control RRC reestablishment procedure;

Initiate a fast MCG recovery process;

Reboot the T310.
The device for processing Gap according to claim 10, wherein the running duration of the first timer includes a first value and a second value, and the first value corresponds to the Gap.
The gap processing device according to claim 16, wherein, when the third condition is satisfied, the running duration of the first timer is configured as the first value;

Wherein, the satisfaction of the third condition includes any of the following:

The terminal is configured with a gap;

The Gap configured by the terminal is activated;

The running period of the first timer includes Gap.
The Gap processing device according to claim 10, wherein, the Gap processing device further comprises:

a receiving module, configured to receive second indication information;

A determining module, configured to determine whether to execute the first operation according to the second indication information.
A terminal, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored on the memory and operable on the processor, wherein, when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the following claims 1 to 1 are implemented. The step of the Gap processing method described in any one of 9.
A readable storage medium, storing a program or an instruction on the readable storage medium, wherein, when the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the steps of the Gap processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 9 are realized .