WO2023151051A1

WO2023151051A1 - Processing method, communication device and storage medium

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Publication number: WO2023151051A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/076112
Authority: WO
Inventors: 朱荣昌; 黄伟; 黄钧蔚
Original assignee: 深圳传音控股股份有限公司
Priority date: 2022-02-12
Filing date: 2022-02-12
Publication date: 2023-08-17

Abstract

The present application provides a processing method, a communication device and a storage medium. The processing method comprises the following steps: determining at least one available resource; and initiating SCG activation by using the available resource. In the technical solution of the present application, an available resource is pre-configured for a UE, and then without the need for waiting for an instruction of an MN, the UE initiates SCG activation on a deactivated SCG by using the pre-configured available resource, thus saving the time for activating the SCG and further reducing a data transmission delay of the SCG.

Description

Processing method, communication device and storage medium

technical field

The present application relates to the technical field of wireless communication, and specifically relates to a processing method, a communication device and a storage medium.

Background technique

In dual-connectivity (DC), such as multi-radio dual connectivity (Multi-Radio Dual Connectivity, MR-DC) scenarios, a terminal device (User Equipment, UE) can communicate with multiple access network devices, such as a terminal It can simultaneously communicate with the Master Cell Group (MCG) managed by the Master Node (MN) and the Secondary Cell Group (SCG) managed by the Secondary Node (SN). When the terminal device transmits little or no data at the SN side, or requires a low data rate, the terminal device temporarily deactivates or suspends the SCG to reduce terminal power consumption. And when the data transmitted by the terminal device on the SCG side is relatively active, or the required data rate is high, the terminal device will activate the SCG to maintain smooth data transmission.

During the process of conceiving and implementing this application, the inventor found that the MN must be used to instruct the UE to activate the SCG, resulting in a long signaling process and affecting the UE's data transmission delay on the SCG.

The foregoing description is provided to provide general background information and does not necessarily constitute prior art.

Contents of the invention

In view of the above technical problems, the present application provides a processing method, communication equipment and storage medium. Through the technical solution of the present application, the UE does not need to wait for the instruction from the MN, and can initiate activation on the deactivated SCG, which can save the time of activating the SCG. Therefore, the data transmission delay of the SCG is reduced.

In the first aspect, the present application provides a processing method that can be applied to a terminal device, including the following steps:

S10: Determine at least one available resource;

S20: Initiate SCG activation by utilizing the available resources.

Optionally, the available resources include at least one of the following:

Scheduling request resources;

Non-contention random access resources.

Optionally, the available resources are within a valid time and/or within a preset maximum number of attempts.

Optionally, the step S20 includes: in response to UL (Up Link, uplink) bearer data arrival and/or MCG failure recovery, using the available resources to initiate SCG activation.

Optionally, the UL bearer data includes an SCG bearer and/or a Split bearer.

Optionally, the step S20 includes: in response to when the available resource meets a preset condition and/or when the UL bearer data arrives, if the preset activation condition is met, initiate SCG activation using the available resource.

Optionally, the available resources satisfying the preset condition includes: when the UL bearer data arrives, the advance timing amount has not timed out and/or the valid PDCCH activates the TCI state.

Optionally, the meeting the preset activation conditions includes at least one of the following:

The flow rate is not within the first preset threshold range;

The data radio bearer is a preset data radio bearer value;

The signal quality of the primary and secondary cells is higher than or equal to the second preset threshold;

The signal quality of the primary cell is lower than or equal to the third preset threshold.

Optionally, the preset activation condition is determined by the MN and/or the SN.

Optionally, after the step S20, it also includes:

The first response information from the SN is received within the preset time, and it is determined that the SCG is activated successfully.

Optionally, the first response information includes initial grant and/or SCG PDCCH.

Optionally, before the step S10, it also includes:

Initiate a deactivation SCG request to the MN;

Receive at least one available resource fed back by the MN.

Optionally, the deactivation reason is indicated or not indicated in the request to deactivate the SCG.

Optionally, the deactivation reason includes power saving and/or flow reduction.

In the second aspect, the present application also provides a processing method that can be applied to network equipment, including the following steps:

Step S100, allocating at least one available resource;

Step S200, responding to an SCG activation request on the available resources.

Optionally, include at least one of the following:

The available resources include scheduling request resources and/or non-contention access random access resources;

The SCG activation request includes a scheduling request process and/or a non-contention random access process.

Optionally, the step S100 further includes at least one of the following:

Configuring the valid time and/or maximum number of attempts of the available resources;

Configure preset activation conditions for the available resources.

Optionally, the preset activation conditions include at least one of the following:

The flow rate is not within the first preset threshold range;

The data radio bearer is a preset data radio bearer value;

Optionally, the step S100 includes:

The MN requests the at least one available resource from the SN;

The SN feeds back the at least one available resource to the MN.

Optionally, when receiving the SCG activation request in response to the available resources, the SN initiates an SCG activation request to the MN or does not initiate an SCG activation request to the MN.

Optionally, the step S200 further includes: the SN feeds back the first response information within a preset time.

Optionally, before the step S100, the method further includes: the MN receives a request to deactivate the SCG;

Optionally, the request for deactivating the SCG includes or does not include a deactivation reason.

In a third aspect, the present application also provides a processing device, including:

A first determining module, configured to determine at least one available resource;

An activation module, configured to use the available resources to initiate SCG activation.

Optionally, the available resources include:

Scheduling request resources;

Non-contention random access resources.

Optionally, the first determining module includes that the available resources are within a valid time and/or within a preset maximum number of attempts.

Optionally, the activation module includes:

UL bearer data arrival, and/or MCG failure recovery.

Optionally, the UL bearer data includes at least one of the following types:

SCG bearer;

Split hosting.

Optionally, the activation module includes:

The activation unit is configured to use the available resources to initiate SCG activation when the available resources meet a preset condition and/or when UL bearer data arrives, if the preset activation condition is met.

Optionally, the available resources satisfying the preset condition includes that when the UL bearer data arrives, the advance timing amount does not time out and/or a valid PDCCH activates the TCI state.

The flow rate is not within the first preset threshold range;

The data radio bearer is a preset data radio bearer value;

Optionally, the processing device also includes:

The second determining module is configured to receive the first response information from the SN within a preset time, and determine that the SCG is activated successfully.

Optionally, the processing device also includes

A deactivation module, configured to initiate a deactivation SCG request to the MN;

The first receiving module is configured to receive at least one available resource fed back by the MN.

In a fourth aspect, the present application also provides a processing device, including:

an allocation module, configured to allocate at least one available resource;

A response module, configured to respond to the SCG activation request on the available resources.

Optionally, the available resources include at least one of the following:

Scheduling request resources;

Non-contention random access resources.

Optionally, the SCG activation request includes at least one of the following:

Scheduling request process;

Non-contention random access procedure.

Optionally, the allocation module includes:

A configuration unit, configured to configure the valid time and/or maximum number of attempts of the available resources;

And/or configure preset activation conditions of the available resources.

The flow rate is not within the first preset threshold range;

The data radio bearer is a preset data radio bearer value;

Optionally, the allocation module also includes:

a requesting unit, configured for the MN to request the at least one available resource from the SN;

A feedback unit, configured for the SN to feed back the at least one available resource to the MN.

Optionally, the processing device also includes:

The feedback module is used for the SN to feed back the first response information within a preset time.

Optionally, the preset time is configured to the terminal by the MN and/or SN.

Optionally, when the available resource receives the terminal SCG activation request, the SN initiates an SCG activation request to the MN or does not initiate an SCG activation request to the MN.

Optionally, the processing device also includes:

The first receiving module is used for the MN to receive the SCG deactivation request of the terminal.

This application also proposes a processing method that can be applied to terminal equipment, including the following steps:

In response to the terminal device meeting the first preset condition, preset processing is performed on the deactivated SCG.

Optionally, the meeting the first preset condition includes: arrival of UL bearer data and/or recovery of MCG failure.

Optionally, the UL bearer data includes an SCG bearer and/or a Split bearer.

Optionally, the performing preset processing includes: initiating an SR request and/or initiating RACH access.

In response to the terminal device meeting the first preset condition, SCG activation is initiated using available resources.

Optionally, the UL bearer data includes an SCG bearer and/or a Split bearer.

Optionally, the available resources include at least one of the following: scheduling request resources; non-contention random access resources.

Optionally, the available resources satisfy a preset condition.

Optionally, the meeting the first preset condition further includes: meeting a preset activation condition.

The flow rate is not within the first preset threshold range;

The data radio bearer is a preset data radio bearer value;

Optionally, the method further includes: receiving first response information from the SN within a preset time, and determining that the SCG is activated successfully.

Optionally, the method further includes: sending a request to the MN to deactivate the SCG; and receiving at least one available resource fed back by the MN.

This application also proposes a processing method, which can be applied to network equipment, including the following steps:

Step S10, receiving a request from the terminal device to deactivate the SCG;

Step S20, feeding back at least one available resource based on the SCG deactivation request, so that the terminal device uses the available resource to initiate SCG activation when at least one UL data arrives.

Optionally, the step S20 includes: if the MN agrees that the terminal device initiates SCG activation on the SCG when UL data arrives after the SCG is deactivated, then the step S20 is executed.

Optionally, the step S20 includes: if the MN agrees that the terminal device initiates SCG activation on the SCG when UL data arrives after the SCG is deactivated, the MN requests at least one available resource from the SN, and when the SN agrees And after feeding back the at least one available resource, sending the at least one available resource to the terminal device, so that the terminal device uses the available resource to initiate SCG activation when at least one UL data arrives.

Optionally, the step S20 includes: based on the request for deactivating the SCG, feeding back at least one available resource that satisfies a preset activation condition, so that the terminal device uses the resource that satisfies the preset activation condition when at least one piece of UL data arrives. An available resource with an activation condition is set to initiate SCG activation.

The flow rate is not within the first preset threshold range;

The data radio bearer is a preset data radio bearer value;

Optionally, after the step S20, at least one of the following is included:

If the SN agrees to the activation of the SCG, the SN feeds back first response information to the terminal device;

If the SN agrees to the SCG activation, send an SCG activation request to the MN, and if the MN agrees to the SCG activation, feed back the second response information to the SN, so that the SN feeds back the first response information to the terminal.

The present application also provides a communication device, including: a memory and a processor;

The memory is used to store program instructions;

The processor is configured to invoke program instructions in the memory to execute the processing method described in any one of the above items.

The communication device in this application may be a terminal device (such as UE, etc.), or a network device (such as a base station, etc.), and the specific reference needs to be determined in conjunction with the context.

The present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored; when the computer program is executed, the processing method described in any one of the above items is implemented.

The present application provides a computer program product, where the computer program product includes a computer program; when the computer program is executed, the processing method described in any one of the preceding items is implemented.

The technical solution of this application pre-configures available resources for the UE, and then the UE uses the pre-configured available resources to initiate SCG activation on the deactivated SCG without waiting for the instruction of the MN, saving the time for activating the SCG, thereby reducing the data transmission time of the SCG delay.

Description of drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the application and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the application. In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the accompanying drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, for those of ordinary skill in the art, the Under the premise, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of a mobile terminal implementing various embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a system architecture diagram of a communication network provided by an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a processing method shown according to the first embodiment;

Fig. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a processing method according to a second embodiment;

Fig. 5 is a specific flowchart of a processing method shown according to a third embodiment;

Fig. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a processing method according to a fourth embodiment;

Fig. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a processing method according to a fifth embodiment;

Fig. 8 is a schematic flowchart of a processing method according to a sixth embodiment.

The realization, functional features and advantages of the present application will be further described in conjunction with the embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. By means of the above drawings, specific embodiments of the present application have been shown, which will be described in more detail hereinafter. These drawings and text descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the concept of the application in any way, but to illustrate the concept of the application for those skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments.

Detailed ways

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 this application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with aspects of the present application as recited in the appended claims.

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 statement "comprising a..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or device that includes the element. In addition, different implementations of the present application Components, features, and elements with the same name in the example may have the same meaning, or may have different meanings, and the specific meaning shall be determined based on the explanation in the specific embodiment or further combined with the context in the specific embodiment.

It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein 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 this document, first information may also be called second information, and similarly, second information may also be called first information. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at" or "when" or "in response to a determination". Furthermore, as used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context indicates otherwise. It should be further understood that the terms "comprising", "comprising" indicate the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, components, items, species, and/or groups, but do not exclude one or more other features, steps, operations, The existence, occurrence or addition of an element, component, item, species, and/or group. The terms "or", "and/or", "comprising at least one of" and the like used in this application may be interpreted as inclusive, or mean any one or any combination. For example, "including at least one of the following: A, B, C" means "any of the following: A; B; C; A and B; A and C; B and C; A and B and C", another example, " A, B or C" or "A, B and/or C" means "any of the following: A; B; C; A and B; A and C; B and C; A and B and C". Exceptions to this definition will only arise when combinations of elements, functions, steps or operations are inherently mutually exclusive in some way.

It should be understood that although the various steps in the flow chart in the embodiment of the present application are displayed sequentially as indicated by the arrows, these steps are not necessarily executed sequentially in the order indicated by the arrows. Unless otherwise specified herein, there is no strict order restriction on the execution of these steps, and they can be executed in other orders. Moreover, at least some of the steps in the figure may include multiple sub-steps or multiple stages, these sub-steps or stages are not necessarily executed at the same time, but may be executed at different times, and the execution order is not necessarily sequential Instead, it may be performed alternately or alternately with at least a part of other steps or sub-steps or stages of other steps.

Depending on the context, the words "if", "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at" or "when" or "in response to determining" or "in response to detecting". Similarly, depending on the context, the phrases "if determined" or "if detected (the stated condition or event)" could be interpreted as "when determined" or "in response to the determination" or "when detected (the stated condition or event) )" or "in response to detection of (a stated condition or event)".

It should be noted that, in this article, step codes such as S10 and S20 are used, the purpose of which is to express the corresponding content more clearly and concisely, and does not constitute a substantive limitation on the order. Those skilled in the art may, during specific implementation, S20 will be executed first, followed by S10, etc., but these should be within the scope of protection of this application.

It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the present application, and are not intended to limit the present application.

In the following description, the use of suffixes such as 'module', 'part' or 'unit' for denoting elements is only for facilitating the description of the present application and has no specific meaning by itself. Therefore, 'module', 'part' or 'unit' may be mixedly used.

The communication device in this application can be a terminal device (such as a mobile phone) or a network device (such as a base station), which needs to be determined in conjunction with the context.

A communication device may be implemented in various forms. For example, the communication devices described in this application may include mobile phones, tablet computers, notebook computers, palmtop computers, personal digital assistants (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), portable media players (Portable Media Player, PMP), navigation devices, Mobile terminals such as wearable devices, smart bracelets, and pedometers, and fixed terminals such as digital TVs and desktop computers.

In the subsequent description, a mobile terminal will be taken as an example, and those skilled in the art will understand that, in addition to elements specially used for mobile purposes, the configurations according to the embodiments of the present application can also be applied to fixed-type terminals.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a mobile terminal implementing various embodiments of the present application. The mobile terminal 100 may include: an RF (Radio Frequency, radio frequency) unit 101, a WiFi module 102, an audio output unit 103, an A /V (audio/video) input unit 104, sensor 105, display unit 106, user input unit 107, interface unit 108, memory 109, processor 110, and power supply 111 and other components. Those skilled in the art can understand that the structure of the mobile terminal shown in Figure 1 does not constitute a limitation on the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal may include more or less components than those shown in the figure, or combine some components, or different components layout.

Each component of the mobile terminal is specifically introduced below in combination with FIG. 1:

The radio frequency unit 101 can be used for sending and receiving information or receiving and sending signals during a call. Specifically, after receiving the downlink information of the base station, it is processed by the processor 110; in addition, the uplink data is sent to the base station. Generally, the radio frequency unit 101 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. In addition, the radio frequency unit 101 can also communicate with the network and other devices through wireless communication. The above wireless communication can use any communication standard or protocol, including but not limited to GSM (Global System of Mobile communication, Global System for Mobile Communications), GPRS (General Packet Radio Service, General Packet Radio Service), CDMA2000 (Code Division Multiple Access 2000 , Code Division Multiple Access 2000), WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), TD-SCDMA (Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access, Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access), FDD-LTE (Frequency Division Duplexing-Long Term Evolution, frequency division duplex long-term evolution), TDD-LTE (Time Division Duplexing-Long Term Evolution, time-division duplex long-term evolution) and 5G, etc.

WiFi is a short-distance wireless transmission technology. The mobile terminal can help users send and receive emails, browse web pages, and access streaming media through the WiFi module 102, which provides users with wireless broadband Internet access. Although Fig. 1 shows the WiFi module 102, it can be understood that it is not an essential component of the mobile terminal, and can be completely omitted as required without changing the essence of the invention.

The audio output unit 103 can store the audio received by the radio frequency unit 101 or the WiFi module 102 or stored in the memory 109 when the mobile terminal 100 is in a call signal receiving mode, a call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast receiving mode, or the like. The audio data is converted into an audio signal and output as sound. Also, the audio output unit 103 can also provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the mobile terminal 100 (eg, call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.). The audio output unit 103 may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The A/V input unit 104 is used to receive audio or video signals. The A/V input unit 104 may include a graphics processing unit (Graphics Processing Unit, GPU) 1041 and a microphone 1042, and the graphics processing unit 1041 is used for still pictures or The image data of the video is processed. The processed image frames may be displayed on the display unit 106 . The image frames processed by the graphics processor 1041 may be stored in the memory 109 (or other storage media) or sent via the radio frequency unit 101 or the WiFi module 102 . The microphone 1042 can receive sound (audio data) via the microphone 1042 in a phone call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, and the like operating modes, and can process such sound as audio data. The processed audio (voice) data can be converted into a format transmittable to a mobile communication base station via the radio frequency unit 101 for output in case of a phone call mode. The microphone 1042 may implement various types of noise cancellation (or suppression) algorithms to cancel (or suppress) noise or interference generated in the process of receiving and transmitting audio signals.

The mobile terminal 100 also includes at least one sensor 105, such as a light sensor, a motion sensor, and other sensors. Optionally, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor. Optionally, the ambient light sensor can adjust the brightness of the display panel 1061 according to the brightness of the ambient light, and the proximity sensor can turn off the display when the mobile terminal 100 moves to the ear. panel 1061 and/or backlight. As a kind of motion sensor, the accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in various directions (generally three axes), and can detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when it is stationary, and can be used for applications that recognize the posture of mobile phones (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related Games, magnetometer attitude calibration), vibration recognition related functions (such as pedometer, tap), etc.; as for mobile phones, fingerprint sensors, pressure sensors, iris sensors, molecular sensors, gyroscopes, barometers, hygrometers, Other sensors such as thermometers and infrared sensors will not be described in detail here.

The display unit 106 is used to display information input by the user or information provided to the user. The display unit 106 may include a display panel 1061, and the display panel 1061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display, LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (Organic Light-Emitting Diode, OLED), or the like.

The user input unit 107 can be used to receive input numbers or character information, and generate key signal input related to user settings and function control of the mobile terminal. Optionally, the user input unit 107 may include a touch panel 1071 and other input devices 1072 . The touch panel 1071, also referred to as a touch screen, can collect touch operations of the user on or near it (for example, the user uses any suitable object or accessory such as a finger or a stylus on the touch panel 1071 or near the touch panel 1071). operation), and drive the corresponding connection device according to the preset program. The touch panel 1071 may include two parts, a touch detection device and a touch controller. Optionally, the touch detection device detects the user's touch orientation, detects the signal brought by the touch operation, and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives touch information from the touch detection device and converts it into contact coordinates , and then sent to the processor 110, and can receive the command sent by the processor 110 and execute it. In addition, the touch panel 1071 can be implemented in various types such as resistive, capacitive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave. In addition to the touch panel 1071 , the user input unit 107 may also include other input devices 1072 . Optionally, other input devices 1072 may include, but are not limited to, one or more of physical keyboards, function keys (such as volume control buttons, switch buttons, etc.), trackballs, mice, joysticks, etc., which are not specifically described here. limited.

Optionally, the touch panel 1071 may cover the display panel 1061. When the touch panel 1071 detects a touch operation on or near it, it transmits to the processor 110 to determine the type of the touch event, and then the processor 110 determines the touch event according to the touch event. The corresponding visual output is provided on the display panel 1061 . Although in FIG. 1, the touch panel 1071 and the display panel 1061 are used as two independent components to realize the input and output functions of the mobile terminal, in some embodiments, the touch panel 1071 and the display panel 1061 can be integrated. The implementation of the input and output functions of the mobile terminal is not specifically limited here.

The interface unit 108 serves as an interface through which at least one external device can be connected with the mobile terminal 100 . For example, an external device may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device with an identification module, audio input/output (I/O) ports, video I/O ports, headphone ports, and more. The interface unit 108 can be used to receive input from an external device (for example, data information, power, etc.) transfer data between devices.

The memory 109 can be used to store software programs as well as various data. The memory 109 can mainly include a storage program area and a storage data area. Optionally, the storage program area can store an operating system, at least one function required application program (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.) etc.; the storage data area can be Store data (such as audio data, phone book, etc.) created according to the use of the mobile phone. In addition, the memory 109 may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid-state storage devices.

The processor 110 is the control center of the mobile terminal, and uses various interfaces and lines to connect various parts of the entire mobile terminal, by running or executing software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 109, and calling data stored in the memory 109 , execute various functions of the mobile terminal and process data, so as to monitor the mobile terminal as a whole. The processor 110 may include one or more processing units; preferably, the processor 110 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor. Optionally, the application processor mainly processes operating systems, user interfaces, and application programs, etc. The demodulation processor mainly handles wireless communication. It can be understood that the foregoing modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 110 .

The mobile terminal 100 can also include a power supply 111 (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components. Preferably, the power supply 111 can be logically connected to the processor 110 through a power management system, so as to manage charging, discharging, and power consumption through the power management system. and other functions.

Although not shown in FIG. 1 , the mobile terminal 100 may also include a Bluetooth module, etc., which will not be repeated here.

In order to facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present application, the following describes the communication network system on which the mobile terminal of the present application is based.

Please refer to FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a structure diagram of a communication network system provided by an embodiment of the present application. The communication network system is an LTE system of general mobile communication technology. ) 201, E-UTRAN (Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network, Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network) 202, EPC (Evolved Packet Core, Evolved Packet Core Network) 203 and the operator's IP service 204.

Optionally, the UE 201 may be the mobile terminal 100 described above, which will not be repeated here.

E-UTRAN 202 includes eNodeB 2021 and other eNodeB 2022 and so on. Optionally, the eNodeB 2021 can be connected to other eNodeB 2022 through a backhaul (for example, X2 interface), the eNodeB 2021 is connected to the EPC 203 , and the eNodeB 2021 can provide access from the UE 201 to the EPC 203 .

EPC203 may include MME (Mobility Management Entity, Mobility Management Entity) 2031, HSS (Home Subscriber Server, Home Subscriber Server) 2032, other MME2033, SGW (Serving Gate Way, Serving Gateway) 2034, PGW (PDN Gate Way, packet data Network Gateway) 2035 and PCRF (Policy and Charging Rules Function, Policy and Charging Functional Entity) 2036, etc. Optionally, MME2031 is a control node that processes signaling between UE201 and EPC203, and provides bearer and connection management. HSS2032 is used to provide some registers to manage functions such as home location register (not shown in the figure), and save some user-specific information about service features and data rates. All user data can be sent through SGW2034, PGW2035 can provide UE 201 IP address allocation and other functions, PCRF2036 is the policy and charging control policy decision point of service data flow and IP bearer resources, it is the policy and charging execution function A unit (not shown) selects and provides available policy and charging control decisions.

The IP service 204 may include Internet, Intranet, IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem, IP Multimedia Subsystem) or other IP services.

Although the LTE system is used as an example above, those skilled in the art should know that this application is not only applicable to the LTE system, but also applicable to other wireless communication systems, such as GSM, CDMA2000, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA and future new wireless communication systems. The network system (such as 5G), etc., is not limited here.

Based on the above mobile terminal hardware structure and communication network system, various embodiments of the present application are proposed.

The processing method of this application can be applied to the process of UE activating SCG. The application scenario of the processing method of this application can be a wireless communication system. The wireless communication system can be a communication system based on cellular mobile communication technology. The wireless communication system can include: Several terminal devices and several network devices, the network devices are generally base stations.

Optionally, the terminal device may be a device that provides voice and/or data connectivity to the user. The terminal device can communicate with one or more core networks through a radio access network (Radio Access Network, RAN), and the terminal device can also be an IoT terminal, such as a sensor device, a mobile terminal, and a computer with an IoT terminal, for example, It may be a fixed, portable, pocket, hand-held, built-in computer, 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 (Access Terminal), user device (User Terminal), user agent (User Agent), user equipment (User Device), or user terminal (User Equipment, UE). Alternatively, the terminal device may also be a device of an unmanned aerial vehicle. Alternatively, the terminal device may also be a vehicle-mounted device, for example, it may be a trip computer with a wireless communication function, or a wireless communication device connected externally to the trip computer. Alternatively, the terminal device 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.

The base station may be a network-side device in a wireless communication system. Optionally, the wireless communication system may be a fourth generation mobile communication (4th generation mobile communication, 4G) system, also known as Long Term Evolution (LTE). system; or, the wireless communication system may also be a 5G system, also known as a new air interface (new radio, NR) system or a 5G NR system. Alternatively, the wireless communication system may also be a next-generation system of the 5G system. Optionally, the access network in the 5G system may be called NG-RAN (New Generation-Radio Access Network, new generation radio access network).

Optionally, the base station may be an evolved base station (eNB) used in a 4G system. Alternatively, the base station may also be a base station (gNB) adopting a centralized distributed architecture in the 5G system. When the base station adopts a centralized distributed architecture, it usually includes a centralized unit (central unit, CU) and at least two distributed units (Distributed Unit, DU). The centralized unit is provided with a packet data convergence protocol (Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP) layer, radio link layer control protocol (Radio Link Control, RLC) layer, media access control (Media Access Control, MAC) layer protocol stack; A physical (Physical, PHY) layer protocol stack is set in the unit, and the embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the specific implementation manner of the base station.

A wireless connection can be established between the base station and the terminal device through a wireless air interface. In different embodiments, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on the fourth-generation mobile communication network technology (4G) standard; or, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on the fifth-generation mobile communication network technology (5G) standard, such as The wireless air interface is a new air interface; alternatively, the wireless air interface may also be a wireless air interface based on a technical standard of a next-generation mobile communication network.

In some embodiments, an E2E (End to End, end-to-end) connection can also be established between terminal devices. For example, V2V (Vehicle to Vehicle, vehicle-to-vehicle) communication, V2I (Vehicle to Infrastructure, vehicle-to-roadside equipment) communication and V2P (Vehicle to Pedestrian, vehicle-to-person) communication in Vehicle to everything (V2X) communication Wait for the scene.

In some embodiments, the foregoing wireless communication system may further include a network management device.

Several base stations are respectively connected with the network management equipment. Optionally, the network management device may be a core network device in the wireless communication system, for example, the network management device may be a mobility management entity (Mobility Management Entity, MME). Alternatively, the network management device can also be other core network devices, such as Serving GateWay (SGW), Public Data Network Gateway (Public Data Network GateWay, PGW), policy and charging rule functional unit (Policy and Charging Rules Function, PCRF) or Home Subscriber Server (Home Subscriber Server, HSS), etc. Embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the implementation form of the network management device.

Executors involved in the disclosed embodiments of the present application include, but are not limited to: UEs such as mobile phone terminals supporting cellular mobile communications, and/or network devices such as base stations.

To help understand the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the present application, in some or all of the embodiments, the terminal device may be a UE, and the network device may be a base station.

In the process of UE activating SCG, the inventors of the present application found the following problems or defects: the UE must pass the instruction of the MN before the UE can activate the SCG on the deactivated SCG, resulting in a long signaling process and increasing the data transmission time of the UE on the SCG delay.

In order to solve this problem, this application proposes a processing method: configure available resources for UE in advance, and then UE uses pre-configured available resources to initiate SCG activation on the deactivated SCG without waiting for the instruction of the MN, saving the cost of activating the SCG Time, thereby reducing the data transmission delay of the SCG.

In order to further reduce the SCG activation delay, this application proposes: when the SN receives the SCG activation request, it recognizes that the SCG activation request uses the available resources, does not initiate an SCG activation request to the MN, and accepts or rejects the UE's request without Send an SCG activation request to the MN and wait for a response from the MN, so as to further reduce signaling interactions between network elements.

In order for the UE to save the time of activating the SCG, thereby reducing the data transmission delay of the SCG, the present application provides a processing method, which can be applied to the terminal device (ie, the UE). FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of the processing method provided by the embodiment of the present application One, as shown in Figure 3, the method may include:

S10: Determine at least one available resource.

Optionally, UE (User Equipment, terminal equipment) determines at least one available resource.

For at least one available resource, it may be an available resource, that is to say, step S10 may be understood as: determining an available resource.

Optionally, the available resources may be: scheduling request (Scheduling Request) resources; and/or non-contention random access (RACH, Random access channel) resources;

Optionally, the multiple available resources may be: a combination of a non-contention random access resource and a scheduling request resource.

Optionally, the available resources may be determined by the network device, or may be predefined, which is not limited in this application.

Optionally, the available resources are time-sensitive.

Optionally, if the available resources are within the valid time, the available resources are time-sensitive.

Optionally, if the available resources are within the preset maximum number of attempts, the available resources are time-sensitive.

Optionally, if the available resources are within the valid time and the available resources are within a preset maximum number of attempts, then the available resources are time-sensitive.

Optionally, whether the above-mentioned available resources are time-sensitive can also be set according to needs, which is not limited in this application.

S20: Initiate SCG activation by utilizing the available resources.

Since the UE can initiate an SCG activation request through certain available resources without waiting for an indication from the MN, the time spent waiting for an indication from the MN is saved, that is, the time for activating the SCG is saved, thereby reducing the data transmission delay of the SCG.

Optionally, the terminal device can initiate the scheduling request process through the determined scheduling request resource without waiting for the instruction of the MN, thus saving the time of waiting for the instruction of the MN, that is, saving the time of activating the SCG, thereby reducing the data transmission of the SCG delay.

Optionally, the terminal device can initiate a non-contention random access process through a determined scheduling request resource without waiting for an indication from the MN, thus saving the time of waiting for the indication of the MN, that is, saving the time of activating the SCG, thereby reducing SCG data transmission delay.

Optionally, the available resources are time-sensitive. Therefore, since the terminal device can initiate an SCG activation request by determining valid available resources without waiting for an indication from the MN, it saves time waiting for an indication from the MN and also saves time. That is, the time for activating the SCG is saved, thereby reducing the data transmission delay of the SCG.

Optionally, since the terminal device can initiate an SCG activation request by determining the available resources within the valid time and/or within the preset maximum number of attempts without waiting for an indication from the MN, thus saving time for waiting for an indication from the MN, That is, the time for activating the SCG is saved, thereby reducing the data transmission delay of the SCG.

Optionally, when the available resources meet a preset condition, the terminal device uses the available resources to initiate SCG activation.

Optionally, when the terminal device arrives with UL bearer data, the terminal device may use the available resources to initiate SCG activation.

Optionally, when the terminal device recovers from MCG failure (failure recovery), the terminal device can use the available resources to initiate SCG activation.

Optionally, when the UL bearer data arrives at the terminal device, and when the MCG fails to recover (failure recovery), the terminal device can use the available resources to initiate SCG activation.

Optionally, the timing at which the terminal device can use the available resources to initiate SCG activation can also be set according to needs, which is not limited in this application.

Optionally, the UL bearer data may include SCG bearer data and/or Split bearer data.

Optionally, when MCG failure recovery (failure recovery) occurs, the terminal device does not need to meet preset activation conditions, and uses the available resources to initiate SCG activation.

Optionally, when the available resource meets the preset condition, if the preset activation condition is met, the terminal device uses the available resource to initiate SCG activation.

Optionally, when the UL bearer data arrives, if a preset activation condition is met, the terminal device utilizes the available resources to initiate SCG activation.

Optionally, when the available resource satisfies a preset condition and when the UL bearer data arrives, if the preset activation condition is met, the terminal device uses the available resource to initiate SCG activation.

The flow rate is not within the first preset threshold range;

The data radio bearer is a preset data radio bearer value;

Optionally, the satisfaction of the preset activation condition can also be set as required, which is not limited in this application.

Optionally, the preset activation condition may be determined by the MN.

Optionally, the preset activation condition may be determined by the SN.

Optionally, the preset activation condition is determined by the MN and the SN.

Optionally, when the preset activation condition is determined by the MN and the SN, the traffic is not within the first preset threshold range, and/or the data radio bearer is a preset data radio bearer value, and/or the signal quality of the primary cell The signal quality lower than or equal to the third preset threshold may be determined by the MN, and the signal quality of the primary and secondary cells higher than or equal to the second preset threshold may be determined by the SN.

Optionally, when the preset activation condition is determined by the MN and the SN, the data radio bearer is a preset data radio bearer value, and/or the signal quality of the primary cell is lower than or equal to the third preset threshold may be determined by the MN , while the signal quality of the primary and secondary cells is higher than or equal to the second preset threshold, and/or the traffic is not within the range of the first preset threshold determined by the SN.

Optionally, when the preset activation condition is determined by the MN and the SN, the signal quality of the primary cell is lower than or equal to the third preset threshold may be determined by the MN, and the data radio bearer is a preset data radio bearer value, and /or the signal quality of the primary and secondary cells is higher than or equal to the second preset threshold, and/or the traffic is determined by the SN not within the range of the first preset threshold.

Optionally, whether the above various types of preset activation conditions are determined by the MN or the SN can also be set according to needs, which is not limited in this application.

In an optional implementation manner, as long as the MN configures available resources, the UE initiates a scheduling request process on the deactivated SCG when UL data arrives.

In an optional implementation manner, as long as the MN configures available resources, the UE initiates a non-contention random access procedure on the deactivated SCG when UL data arrives.

The processing method provided by the embodiment of the present application is based on determining at least one available resource; and using the available resource to initiate SCG activation. It enables the UE to initiate SCG activation on the deactivated SCG using pre-configured available resources without waiting for an instruction from the MN, saving the time for activating the SCG, thereby reducing the data transmission delay of the SCG.

Fig. 4 is a schematic flow diagram II of the processing method provided in the embodiment of the present application, as shown in Fig. 4, including the following steps:

S10: Determine at least one available resource;

Optionally, for the relevant description of step S10, reference may be made to the description of the embodiment corresponding to the schematic diagram 1, and details are not repeated here.

S20: Initiate SCG activation by using the available resources;

Optionally, for the relevant description of step S20, reference may be made to the description of the embodiment corresponding to the schematic diagram 1, and details are not repeated here.

After the step S20, including:

In step S30, the first response message from the SN is received within a preset time, and it is determined that the SCG is activated successfully.

Optionally, the preset time is a preset time parameter.

Optionally, the aforementioned preset time may be set as required, which is not limited in the present application.

Optionally, the preset time is configured by the MN and/or the SN, that is to say, the UE receives the preset time configured by the MN and/or the SN.

Optionally, the first response information includes initial grant (initial grant) and/or SCG PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel, physical downlink control channel).

Optionally, the UE receives the initial grant (initial grant) and/or SCG PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel, Physical Downlink Control Channel) of the SN within the preset time, then the UE determines that the SCG activation is successful.

Optionally, when the available resources receive the SCG activation request from the UE, the SN initiates an SCG activation request to the MN or does not initiate an SCG activation request to the MN.

Optionally, if the UE has saved the available resources of the PSCell (Primary SCG Cell, primary secondary cell), and the current moment is within the valid time of the available resources, the UE can initiate an activation request to the SN through the available resources, and the SN (or PSCell) receives the UE's activation request and identifies that the UE is using reserved resources, then the SN initiates an SCG activation request to the MN or does not initiate an SCG activation request to the MN, that is, the SN receives the UE's activation request in the available resources When requesting for SCG activation, initiate an SCG activation request to the MN or not initiate an SCG activation request to the MN.

Optionally, when the SN receives the UE's SCG activation request on the available resources, if the SN initiates an SCG activation request to the MN, if the MN accepts the SCG activation request, then sends confirmation information (confirm message); and/or, if If the MN rejects the SCG activation request, it sends rejection information (reject message). If the SN (or PSCell) receives the confirm message from the MN, it considers that the SCG activation is successful, and allocates initial grant and/or SCG PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel, Physical Downlink Control Channel) to the UE. If the SN (or PSCell) receives The SN (or PSCell) does not respond to the UE's activation request if it receives a reject message from the MN or does not receive any message from the MN within a preset time.

Optionally, the SN does not initiate an SCG activation request to the MN when the available resource receives the SCG activation request from the UE, that is, the SN accepts or rejects the activation request sent by the UE on the reserved resource. The activation request of the UE. If the UE receives the initial grant and/or SCG PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel, Physical Downlink Control Channel) sent by the SN within the maximum preset response time, the UE considers the SCG activation to be successful. .

Optionally, after the UE sends the activation request, if it receives the initial grant and/or SCG PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel, Physical Downlink Control Channel) within the maximum preset response time, the UE determines that the SCG activation is successful, and the UE determines After the SCG is successfully activated, change the SCG status to active, and start uplink data transmission.

Optionally, after the UE sends the activation request, if it does not receive the initial grant and/or SCG PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel, Physical Downlink Control Channel) within the maximum preset response time, the UE will expire before the effective time of the useful resources , or before the preset maximum number of attempts is reached, the activation request is made again, if the initial grant and/or SCG PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel, physical downlink control channel), the UE determines that the activation of the SCG fails.

The processing method provided by the embodiment of the present application is based on determining at least one available resource; using the available resource to initiate SCG activation, receiving the first response information of the SN within a preset time, and determining that the SCG activation is successful. In this application, the MN can default to the SCG activation initiated by the UE, which can further reduce the signaling interaction between network elements, save the time for activating the SCG, and thereby reduce the data transmission delay of the SCG.

Fig. 5 is a schematic flow diagram three of the processing method provided by the embodiment of the present application. As shown in Fig. 5, the method may include:

Step S01, sending an SCG deactivation request to the MN;

Optionally, when the UE transmits less data or no data transmission at the SN side, the terminal device will initiate a SCG deactivation request to the MN.

Optionally, the UE indicates or does not indicate a reason for deactivation in the request for deactivating the SCG.

Optionally, the deactivation reason includes power saving and/or traffic reduction.

Optionally, the reason for deactivation includes a decrease in flow rate below a preset flow rate value.

Optionally, the deactivation reason includes that the power consumption of the terminal device is lower than a preset power value.

Optionally, the UE may also set other information to be carried in the SCG deactivation request as required, which is not limited in this application.

Step S02, receiving at least one available resource fed back by the MN;

Optionally, the UE receives an available resource fed back by the MN.

Optionally, the UE receives multiple available resources fed back by the MN.

Optionally, the UE sends an SCG deactivation request to the MN. After the MN receives the SCG deactivation request from the UE, the MN judges whether to allow the UE to initiate SCG activation on the deactivated SCG. If the MN allows the UE to activate the SCG on the deactivated SCG When SCG activation is initiated, the MN initiates an SN modification request to the SN, requests to deactivate the SCG, and requests the SN to configure available resources for the UE, such as configuring SR and/or RACH resources.

In an optional implementation, the UE sends an SCG deactivation request to the MN. After the MN receives the SCG deactivation request from the UE, the MN judges whether to allow the UE to initiate SCG activation on the deactivated SCG, so that the UE can When UL data arrives, SCG activation is initiated on the deactivated SCG. If the MN allows it, the MN initiates an SN modification request to the SN, requests to deactivate the SCG, and requests the SN to configure available resources for the UE, such as configuring SR and or RACH resources. .

Optionally, the UE sends an SCG deactivation request to the MN. After the MN receives the SCG deactivation request from the UE, and the MN judges that the UE is not allowed to initiate SCG activation on the deactivated SCG, the MN initiates an SN modification request to the SN, requesting to deactivate the SCG. The SCG is activated, but the SN is not required to configure available resources for the UE, such as configuring SR and or RACH resources.

Optionally, the MN determines whether to allow the UE to initiate SCG activation on the deactivated SCG based on traffic factors and power saving factors.

Optionally, after the SN receives the SN modification request from the MN, if the SN accepts the MN's request to deactivate the SCG and accepts the request to configure available resources for the UE, the SN sends the modification response message to the MN with deactivation Instructions from the SCG, and send the allocated available resources to the MN.

Optionally, when the SN sends the allocated available resources to the MN, it also indicates the valid time of the corresponding resources and the preset maximum number of attempts.

Optionally, when the SN sends the allocated available resources to the MN, it also instructs the UE the maximum preset response time from sending the available resources to receiving the response.

Optionally, if the SN accepts the MN's request to deactivate the SCG, but rejects the request to configure available resources for the UE, the modification response message sent by the SN to the MN only indicates the deactivation of the SCG, and does not allocate available resources to the UE .

Optionally, if the SN rejects the MN's request to deactivate the SCG, it indicates in the SN modification response message that it refuses to deactivate the SCG, and does not allocate available resources to the UE.

Optionally, after the SN receives the SN modification request from the MN, it determines the SN modification response message, and the SN sends the SN modification response message to the MN, and after the MN receives the SN modification response message from the SN, if it is determined that the modification response message contains an acceptance If the SCG is deactivated and the available resources are allocated, the MN sends the available resources and the deactivation indication to the UE.

Optionally, if the SN modification response message only contains an instruction to accept deactivation of the SCG, and no available resources are allocated, the deactivation instruction is sent to the UE.

Optionally, if the SN modification response message includes an indication of refusing to deactivate the SCG, send the refusing deactivation indication to the UE, or send no message to the UE.

Optionally, the SN determines whether to accept the MN's SCG deactivation request based on traffic factors and power saving factors, and determines whether to configure available resources for the UE.

Optionally, the UE receives a deactivation SCG response message from the MN, if the deactivation SCG response message contains allocated available resources, saves the allocated available resources, and saves the valid time of the available resources, the preset maximum number of attempts, and The maximum preset response time from sending the available resources to receiving the response by the UE, which is convenient for the UE to use in the subsequent SCG activation process.

Optionally, if the UE receives the deactivation response message from the MN indicating that the SCG is deactivated successfully, but no available resource is allocated, it cannot send an SR request or RACH request on the deactivated SCG.

Optionally, if the UE receives the deactivation response message from the MN indicating that the deactivation of the SCG fails or does not receive any message within a certain period of time, the UE maintains the activation state of the SCG.

S10: Determine at least one available resource;

S20: Initiate SCG activation by utilizing the available resources.

The processing method provided by the embodiment of the present application, initiates an SCG deactivation request to the MN; receives at least one available resource fed back by the MN; determines at least one available resource; uses the available resource to initiate SCG activation on the deactivated SCG, because the UE SCG activation can be initiated on the deactivated SCG without waiting for an instruction from the MN, saving the time for activating the SCG, thereby reducing the data transmission delay of the SCG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic flow diagram 4 of the processing method provided by the embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 6, it is applied to a network device, and the method may include:

Step S100, allocating at least one available resource;

Optionally, the network device allocates at least one available resource.

As for at least one available resource, it may be an available resource, that is, step S100 may be understood as: allocating an available resource.

Optionally, the available resources may be: scheduling request resources and/or non-contention random access resources;

Optionally, the available resources may be determined by the SN and/or MN in the network device, or predefined, which is not limited in this application.

Optionally, the network device configures timeliness attribute information for the available resources, that is, the network device configures a valid time and/or a maximum number of attempts for the available resources.

Optionally, whether the above-mentioned available resources are time-sensitive can also be set according to the requirements of the network device, which is not limited in the present application.

Step S200, responding to an SCG activation request on the available resources.

Since the UE can initiate an SCG activation request through certain available resources without waiting for an indication from the MN, the time spent waiting for an indication from the MN is saved, that is, the time for activating the SCG is saved, thereby reducing the data transmission delay of the SCG. That is to say, the network device can save the time of responding to the SCG activation request, thereby reducing the data transmission delay of the SCG.

Optionally, the UL bearer data includes SCG bearer data and/or Split bearer data.

Optionally, the network device further assigns a preset activation condition of available resources to the UE.

The flow rate is not within the first preset threshold range;

The data radio bearer is a preset data radio bearer value;

Optionally, the preset activation condition may be determined by the MN.

Optionally, the preset activation condition may be determined by the SN.

Optionally, the preset activation condition is determined by the MN and the SN.

FIG. 7 is a schematic flow diagram five of the processing method provided by the embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 7, the method may include:

S100: allocate at least one available resource;

Optionally, for the relevant description of step S100, reference may be made to the description of the embodiment corresponding to Figure 4, and details are not repeated here.

S200: Respond to an SCG activation request on the available resources;

Optionally, for the relevant description of step S200, reference may be made to the description of the embodiment corresponding to Figure 4, and details are not repeated here.

After the step S200, including:

In step S300, the SN feeds back the first response information within a preset time.

Optionally, the preset time is a preset time parameter.

Optionally, the foregoing preset time may also be set by the network device according to needs, which is not limited in the present application.

Optionally, when the SN receives the UE's SCG activation request on the available resources, if the SN initiates an SCG activation request to the MN, if the MN accepts the SCG activation request, then sends confirmation information (confirm message); and/or, if If the MN rejects the SCG activation request, it sends rejection information (reject message). If the SN (or PSCell) receives the confirm message from the MN, it considers that the SCG activation is successful, and assigns the initial grant and/or SCG PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel, Physical Downlink Control Channel) to the SN (or PSCell) for the UE; SN (or PSCell); and/or, if a reject message from the MN is received or no message from the MN is received within a preset time, the SN (or PSCell) does not respond to the activation request of the UE.

Optionally, the SN does not initiate an SCG activation request to the MN when the available resource receives the UE's SCG activation request, and if the UE receives the initial grant and/or the SCG PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel, physical downlink control channel), it is considered that the SCG activation is successful. That is to say, after receiving the activation request sent by the UE on the reserved resources, the SN accepts or rejects the activation request of the UE.

Optionally, after the UE sends the activation request, if it receives the initial grant and/or SCG PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel, Physical Downlink Control Channel) within the maximum preset response time, the UE determines that the SCG activation is successful, and the UE determines After the SCG is successfully activated, change the SCG state to active, and start uplink data transmission.

The processing method provided in the embodiment of the present application allocates at least one available resource, responds to the SCG activation request on the available resource, and the SN feeds back the first response information within a preset time. In this application, the MN can default to the SCG activation initiated by the UE, which can further reduce the signaling interaction between network elements, save the time for activating the SCG, and thereby reduce the data transmission delay of the SCG.

FIG. 8 is a schematic flow diagram six of the processing method provided by the embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 8, the method may include:

Step S001, the MN requests at least one available resource from the SN;

Step S002, the SN feeds back at least one available resource to the MN;

Optionally, the reason for deactivation includes that the flow rate is reduced to be lower than or equal to a preset flow rate value.

Optionally, the deactivation reason includes that the power consumption of the terminal device is lower than or equal to a preset power value.

Optionally, the UE receives one or more available resources fed back by the MN.

Optionally, the UE sends an SCG deactivation request to the MN. After the MN receives the SCG deactivation request from the UE, the MN judges whether to allow the UE to initiate SCG activation on the deactivated SCG. If the MN allows the UE to initiate SCG activation on the deactivated SCG When the SCG is activated, the MN initiates an SN modification request to the SN, requests to deactivate the SCG, and requests the SN to configure available resources for the UE, such as configuring SR and or RACH resources.

In an optional implementation, the UE sends an SCG deactivation request to the MN. After the MN receives the SCG deactivation request from the UE, the MN judges whether to allow the UE to initiate SCG activation on the deactivated SCG. If the MN allows it, then The MN initiates an SN modification request to the SN, requests to deactivate the SCG, and requests the SN to configure available resources for the UE, such as configuring SR and or RACH resources.

Optionally, when the SN sends the allocated available resources to the MN, it may also indicate the valid time of the corresponding resources and the preset maximum number of attempts.

Optionally, when the SN sends the allocated available resources to the MN, it may also indicate to the UE the maximum preset response time from sending the available resources to receiving the response.

Optionally, if the SN accepts the MN's request to deactivate the SCG, but rejects the request to configure available resources for the UE, the modification response message sent by the SN to the MN only indicates the deactivation of the SCG and does not allocate available resources to the UE.

Optionally, if the UE receives the deactivation response message from the MN indicating that the SCG deactivation is successful, but no available resource is allocated, it cannot send an SR request or RACH request to the SN during the SCG activation process.

S100: allocate at least one available resource;

S200: Respond to an SCG activation request on the available resources.

The processing method provided by the embodiment of the present application, initiates an SCG deactivation request to the MN; receives at least one available resource fed back by the MN; determines at least one available resource; uses the available resource to initiate SCG activation, because the UE can be deactivated The SCG activation is initiated on the SCG without waiting for an instruction from the MN, which saves the time for activating the SCG, thereby reducing the data transmission delay of the SCG.

The embodiment of the present application also proposes a processing method, which can be applied to a terminal device, and includes the following steps:

Optionally, the UL bearer data includes an SCG bearer and/or a Split bearer.

In order to avoid redundancy, the specific related descriptions in this embodiment may refer to the above-mentioned other embodiments. The processing method provided in the embodiment of the present application can save the time for activating the SCG, thereby reducing the data transmission delay of the SCG.

Optionally, the UL bearer data includes an SCG bearer and/or a Split bearer.

Optionally, the available resources satisfy a preset condition.

The flow rate is not within the first preset threshold range;

The data radio bearer is a preset data radio bearer value;

In order to avoid redundancy, specific related descriptions in this embodiment may refer to other embodiments above. The processing method provided in the embodiment of the present application can save the time for activating the SCG, thereby reducing the data transmission delay of the SCG.

The embodiment of the present application also proposes a processing method, which can be applied to network devices, and includes the following steps:

Step S10, receiving a request from the terminal device to deactivate the SCG;

The flow rate is not within the first preset threshold range;

The data radio bearer is a preset data radio bearer value;

Optionally, after the step S20, at least one of the following is included:

The above listed are only reference examples. In order to avoid redundancy, they will not be listed one by one here. In actual development or application, they can be combined flexibly according to actual needs, but any combination belongs to the technical solution of this application, which also covers the Within the protection scope of this application.

An embodiment of the present application further provides a communication device, the communication device includes a memory and a processor, and a processing program is stored in the memory, and when the processing program is executed by the processor, the steps of the processing method in any of the foregoing embodiments are implemented.

The present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a processing program is stored, and when the processing program is executed by a processor, the steps of the processing method in any of the foregoing embodiments are implemented.

In the embodiments of the communication device and the computer-readable storage medium provided in this application, all the technical features of any of the above-mentioned processing method embodiments may be included. Let me repeat.

An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program product, the computer program product includes computer program code, and when the computer program code is run on the computer, the computer is made to execute the methods in the above various possible implementation manners.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a chip, including a memory and a processor. The memory is used to store a computer program, and the processor is used to call and run the computer program from the memory, so that the device installed with the chip executes the above various possible implementation modes. Methods.

It can be understood that the above scenario is only an example, and does not constitute a limitation on the application scenario of the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present application, and the technical solution of the present application can also be applied to other scenarios. For example, those skilled in the art know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application are also applicable to similar technical problems.

The serial numbers of the above embodiments of the present application are for description only, and do not represent the advantages and disadvantages of the embodiments.

The steps in the methods of the embodiments of the present application can be adjusted, combined and deleted according to actual needs.

Units in the device in the embodiment of the present application may be combined, divided and deleted according to actual needs.

In this application, descriptions of the same or similar terms, concepts, technical solutions and/or application scenarios are generally only described in detail when they appear for the first time, and when they appear repeatedly later, for the sake of brevity, they are generally not repeated. When understanding the technical solutions and other contents of the present application, for the same or similar term concepts, technical solutions and/or application scenario descriptions that are not described in detail later, you can refer to the previous relevant detailed descriptions.

In this application, the description of each embodiment has its own emphasis. For the parts that are not detailed or recorded in a certain embodiment, please refer to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

The various technical features of the technical solution of the present application can be combined arbitrarily. For the sake of concise description, all possible combinations of the various technical features in the above-mentioned embodiments are not described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, all It should be regarded as the scope described in this application.

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 this understanding, the technical solution of the present application can be embodied in the form of a software product in essence or in other words, the part that contributes to the prior art, and the computer software product is stored in one of the above storage media (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic CD, CD), including several instructions to make a terminal device (which may be a mobile phone, computer, server, controlled terminal, or network device, etc.) execute the method of each embodiment of the present application.

In the above embodiments, all or part of them may be implemented by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, it may be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. A computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on the computer, the processes or functions according to the embodiments of the present application will be generated in whole or in part. The computer can be a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable apparatus. Computer instructions may be stored in or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium, e.g. Coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line) or wireless (such as infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) to another website site, computer, server or data center. The computer-readable storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer, or a data storage device such as a server, a data center, etc. integrated with one or more available media. Usable media may be magnetic media, (eg, floppy disk, memory disk, magnetic tape), optical media (eg, DVD), or semiconductor media (eg, Solid State Disk (SSD)), among others.

The above are only preferred embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present application. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made by using the specification and drawings of the present application, or indirectly used in other related technical fields, All are included in the scope of patent protection of the present application in the same way.

Claims

A processing method is characterized in that, comprising the following steps:

S10: Determine at least one available resource;

S20: Initiate SCG activation by utilizing the available resources.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the available resources include at least one of the following:

Scheduling request resources;

Non-contention random access resources.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the available resources are within the valid time and/or within a preset maximum number of attempts.
The processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said step S20 comprises:

Initiating SCG activation using the available resources in response to UL bearer data arrival and/or MCG failure recovery.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the step S20 comprises:

In response to when the available resource satisfies a preset condition and/or when UL bearer data arrives, if the preset activation condition is met, initiate SCG activation using the available resource.
The method according to claim 5, wherein the available resources satisfying the preset condition comprises: when the UL bearer data arrives, the advance timing amount has not timed out and/or the effective PDCCH activates the TCI state.
The method according to claim 5, wherein the meeting the preset activation conditions includes at least one of the following:

The flow rate is not within the first preset threshold range;

The data radio bearer is a preset data radio bearer value;

The signal quality of the primary and secondary cells is higher than or equal to the second preset threshold;

The signal quality of the primary cell is lower than or equal to the third preset threshold.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, after step S20, further comprising:

The first response information from the SN is received within the preset time, and it is determined that the SCG is activated successfully.
The method according to claim 8, wherein the first response information includes initial grant and/or SCG PDCCH.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, before the step S10, further comprising:

Initiate a deactivation SCG request to the MN;

Receive at least one available resource fed back by the MN.
The method according to claim 10, characterized in that the deactivation reason is indicated or not indicated in the request for deactivating the SCG.
A processing method is characterized in that, comprising the following steps:

Step S100, allocating at least one available resource;

Step S200, responding to an SCG activation request on the available resources.
The method of claim 12, comprising at least one of the following:

The available resources include scheduling request resources and/or non-contention access random access resources;

The SCG activation request includes a scheduling request process and/or a non-contention random access process.
The method according to claim 12, wherein the step S100 further comprises at least one of the following:

Configuring the valid time and/or maximum number of attempts of the available resources;

Configure preset activation conditions for the available resources.
The method according to claim 14, wherein the preset activation conditions include at least one of the following:

The flow rate is not within the first preset threshold range;

The data radio bearer is a preset data radio bearer value;

The signal quality of the primary and secondary cells is higher than or equal to the second preset threshold;

The signal quality of the primary cell is lower than or equal to the third preset threshold.
The method according to any one of claims 12 to 15, wherein the step S100 comprises:

The MN requests the at least one available resource from the SN, and the SN feeds back the at least one available resource to the MN.
The method according to claim 16, characterized in that: when the SCG activation request is received in response to the available resources, the SN initiates an SCG activation request to the MN or does not initiate an SCG activation request to the MN.
The method according to any one of claims 12 to 15, wherein the step S200 further comprises:

The SN feeds back the first response information within a preset time.
The method according to claim 18, wherein the first response information includes:

initial grant and/or SCG PDCCH.
The method according to any one of claims 12 to 15, further comprising: the MN receiving a request to deactivate the SCG before the step S100.
The method according to claim 20, wherein the request for deactivating the SCG includes or does not include a deactivation reason.
A communication device, characterized by comprising: a memory and a processor, wherein a processing program is stored in the memory, and when the processing program is executed by the processor, the process described in any one of claims 1 to 21 is realized. The steps of the processing method described above.
A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that a computer program is stored on the storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 21 are realized .