WO2023226055A1

WO2023226055A1 - Paging message receiving method and apparatus, paging message sending method and apparatus, communication apparatus, and storage medium

Info

Publication number: WO2023226055A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/095782
Authority: WO
Inventors: 刘晓菲; 吴昱民
Original assignee: 北京小米移动软件有限公司
Priority date: 2022-05-27
Filing date: 2022-05-27
Publication date: 2023-11-30
Also published as: CN117480827A

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a paging message receiving method and apparatus, a paging message sending method and apparatus, a communication apparatus, and a storage medium. The paging message receiving method comprises: receiving a paging message sent by a network device, wherein the paging message is used for instructing a terminal to update a configuration of an inactive multicast broadcast service; and updating the configuration of the inactive multicast broadcast service. According to the present disclosure, the terminal can receive the paging message sent by the network device, and when the paging message is used for instructing the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast broadcast service, the terminal can update the configuration of the inactive multicast broadcast service, ensuring the configuration of the inactive multicast broadcast service to be timely updated. Thus, the terminal can well perform the inactive multicast broadcast service according to the updated configuration of the inactive multicast broadcast service.

Description

Paging message receiving and sending method and device, communication device and storage medium

Technical field

The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and specifically, to a paging message receiving method, a paging message sending method, a paging message receiving device, a paging message sending device, a communication device and a computer-readable storage medium.

Background technique

In related technologies, when a terminal needs to perform a multicast service MBS (Multicast Broadcast Service, which can also be called a multicast service), it needs to first establish a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection to enter the connected state, and receive the network side in the connected state. Configuration information of the sent multicast service.

However, in some cases, such as when there are relatively many terminals in the same cell, if the terminals remain in the connected state to perform multicast service data, it will result in high power consumption. Therefore, the terminal can be configured to perform multicast services in the inactive state. However, part of the process for the terminal to perform multicast services in the inactive state is still incomplete, and it cannot perform multicast services in the inactive state well.

Contents of the invention

In view of this, embodiments of the present disclosure propose a paging message receiving method, a paging message sending method, a paging message receiving device, a paging message sending device, a communication device and a computer-readable storage medium to solve the problems in related technologies. technical problem.

According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a paging message receiving method is proposed, which is executed by a terminal. The method includes: receiving a paging message sent by a network device, wherein the paging message is used to indicate to the terminal Update the configuration of inactive multicast services.

According to a second aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure, a paging message sending method is proposed, which is executed by a network device. The method includes: sending a paging message to a terminal, wherein the paging message is used to instruct the terminal to The configuration of the inactive multicast service is updated.

According to a third aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure, a configuration update configuration is proposed. The configuration includes: a receiving module configured to receive a paging message sent by a network device, wherein the paging message is used to indicate to the terminal Update the configuration of the inactive multicast service and update the configuration of the inactive multicast service.

According to a fourth aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure, a paging message sending device is proposed. The configuration includes: a sending module configured to send a paging message to a terminal, wherein the paging message is used to indicate to the terminal Update the configuration of inactive multicast services.

According to a fifth aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is proposed, including: a processor; a memory for storing a computer program; wherein when the computer program is executed by the processor, the above paging message receiving method is implemented.

According to a sixth aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is proposed, including: a processor; a memory for storing a computer program; wherein when the computer program is executed by the processor, the above paging message sending method is implemented.

According to a seventh aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is proposed for storing a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps in the above paging message receiving method are implemented.

According to an eighth aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is proposed for storing a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps in the above paging message sending method are implemented.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the network device can update the configuration of the inactive multicast service. For example, for the update operation of the inactive multicast service, a paging message can be sent to the terminal to instruct the terminal to update the inactive multicast service. Update the configuration of the broadcast service.

The terminal can receive a paging message sent by the network device. When the paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service, the terminal can update the configuration of the inactive multicast service, It is helpful to ensure that the configuration of the inactive multicast service is updated in time, so that the terminal can perform the inactive multicast service well according to the updated configuration of the inactive multicast service.

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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without exerting any creative effort.

Figure 1 is a schematic flow chart of a paging message receiving method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 2 is a schematic flow chart of another paging message receiving method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 3 is a schematic flow chart of a paging message sending method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 4 is a schematic flow chart of another paging message sending method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 5 is a schematic block diagram of a paging message receiving device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 6 is a schematic block diagram of a paging message sending device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 7 is a schematic block diagram of a device for sending paging messages according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 8 is a schematic block diagram of a device for receiving paging messages according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present disclosure, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts fall within the scope of protection of this disclosure.

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

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

For the purpose of simplicity and ease of understanding, the terms used in this article are "greater than" or "less than", "higher than" or "lower than" when characterizing size relationships. But for those skilled in the art, it can be understood that: the term "greater than" also covers the meaning of "greater than or equal to", and "less than" also covers the meaning of "less than or equal to"; the term "higher than" covers the meaning of "higher than or equal to". "The meaning of "less than" also covers the meaning of "less than or equal to".

Figure 1 is a schematic flow chart of a paging message receiving method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The paging message receiving method shown in this embodiment can be executed by a terminal, which includes but is not limited to communication devices such as mobile phones, tablet computers, wearable devices, sensors, and Internet of Things devices. The terminal can communicate with network equipment, which includes but is not limited to network equipment in 4G, 5G, 6G and other communication systems, such as base stations, core networks, etc.

As shown in Figure 1, the paging message receiving method may include the following steps:

In step S101, receive a paging message sent by the network device, where the paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service and to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service. .

In one embodiment, the network device can send the configuration of the inactive state multicast service to the terminal, such as time domain resources, frequency domain resources, etc. for performing multicast services in the inactive state (for example, receiving multicast service downlink data).

In one embodiment, the network device can update the configuration of the inactive multicast service. For example, for the update operation of the inactive multicast service, a paging message can be sent to the terminal to instruct the terminal to configure the inactive multicast service. The business configuration is updated.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal can receive a paging message sent by a network device. When the paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service, the terminal can update the configuration of the inactive group. Updating the configuration of the inactive multicast service is helpful to ensure that the configuration of the inactive multicast service is updated in time, so that the terminal can perform the inactive multicast service well according to the updated configuration of the inactive multicast service.

It should be noted that after the terminal completes and updates the configuration of the inactive multicast service, it can perform the inactive multicast service according to the updated configuration of the inactive multicast service. After completing the inactive multicast service Before the configuration is updated, you can continue to use the configuration of the inactive multicast service before the update to perform the inactive multicast service.

In one embodiment, the configuration (type) of the inactive multicast service includes at least one of the following:

For the configuration of area-specific inactive multicast services, the network device can determine one or more areas and set the configuration of the associated inactive multicast services for the determined areas, that is, the area-specific inactive group. Broadcast service configuration. The configuration of the area-specific inactive multicast service may be the configuration of the inactive multicast service of all terminals in the area determined by the network device. The specific area may be one or more Cells, or it may be a Or multiple radio access network notification areas RNA (Radio Access Network Notification Area);

The configuration of the inactive multicast service specific to one or more terminals. The network device can determine one or more terminals and set the configuration of the associated inactive multicast service for the determined terminal, that is, specific to the configuration of the inactive multicast service. Configuration of inactive multicast services for one or more terminals. The configuration of the inactive multicast service specific to one or more terminals may be the configuration of the inactive multicast service of one terminal determined by the network device, or may be the configuration of multiple terminals (such as a terminal group) determined by the network device. Configuration of inactive multicast services for all terminals in the group);

Configuration of service-specific inactive multicast services. The network device can determine one or more inactive multicast services (such as inactive multicast voice service, inactive multicast call service, inactive multicast video service). services, etc.), and set the configuration of the associated inactive multicast service for the determined service, that is, the configuration of the service-specific inactive multicast service. The configuration of the service-specific inactive multicast service may be the configuration of one or more inactive multicast services determined by the network device.

Figure 2 is a schematic flow chart of another paging message receiving method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2, the method also includes:

In step S201, determine that the paging message is a first paging message and/or a second paging message;

In step S202, when the paging message is a first paging message and the terminal is configured with an inactive multicast service, it is determined that the first paging message is used to indicate to the terminal Update the configuration of inactive multicast services;

In step S203, when the paging message is a second paging message, it is determined that the second paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service.

In one embodiment, the network device may instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service through a paging message.

For example, the network device may send a first paging message to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service. The first paging message may be an existing paging message (ie, legacy paging, including but not limited to group Group paging message (group paging).

In this case, after receiving the first paging message, the terminal can first determine whether the terminal has been configured with an inactive multicast service. If the terminal has been configured with an inactive multicast service, then determine whether the inactive multicast service has been configured. The first paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service.

In one embodiment, the terminal determines whether the inactive multicast service has been configured, including but not limited to determining whether TMGI (Temporary Mobile Group Identity, temporary mobile group identity) and MBS sesssion (multicast service session) have been configured. ) mapping relationship between.

For example, the network device may send a second paging message to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service. The second paging message may be a newly defined paging message (including but not limited to radio access network paging). Message RAN paging).

In this case, after receiving the second paging message, the terminal can determine that the second paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service without judging other conditions.

In one embodiment, determining that the paging message is the first paging message and/or the second paging message includes: according to the configuration of the paging message and/or the information carried in the paging message, The paging message is determined to be the first paging message or the second paging message.

The network device may configure a first paging configuration corresponding to the first paging message for the terminal, or may configure a second paging configuration corresponding to the second paging message for the terminal. The paging message received by the terminal according to the first paging configuration The paging message may be determined to be the first paging message, and the paging message received according to the second paging configuration may be determined to be the second paging message.

In one embodiment, the configuration of the paging message includes at least one of the following:

A first paging configuration, the first paging configuration is used to receive the first paging message; or

A second paging configuration, the second paging configuration is used to receive the second paging message.

In one embodiment, the first paging configuration includes at least one of the following:

Paging cycle (paging cycle), wherein the paging cycle includes a first paging cycle;

A paging area, wherein the paging area includes a first paging area;

Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) corresponding to the paging message, where the RNTI includes the first RNTI.

In one embodiment, the second paging configuration includes at least one of the following:

Paging cycle, wherein the paging cycle includes a first paging cycle and/or a second paging cycle dedicated to the configuration reception of inactive multicast services;

A paging area, wherein the paging area includes a first paging area and/or a second paging area dedicated to the configuration reception of inactive multicast services;

The wireless network temporary identifier RNTI corresponding to the paging message, wherein the RNTI includes a first RNTI and/or a second RNTI dedicated to the configuration reception of the inactive multicast service.

The terminal may determine the second paging configuration and receive the second paging message according to the second paging configuration, wherein the second paging configuration is indicated to the terminal by the network device.

For example, the terminal can determine the time to receive paging according to the paging cycle, and then receive the paging message at the determined time. Wherein, the second paging configuration may include a first paging cycle, the terminal may determine a first receiving time according to the first paging cycle, and may receive a second paging message at the first receiving time; the second paging The configuration may include a second paging cycle, and the terminal may determine a second receiving time according to the second paging cycle, and then receive the second paging message at the second receiving time.

For example, the terminal can determine an area to receive paging according to the paging area, and then receive the paging message in the determined area. Wherein, the second paging configuration may include a first paging area, and the terminal may receive a second paging message in the first paging area; the second paging configuration may include a third paging area. Second paging area, the terminal can receive the second paging message in the second paging area.

For example, the terminal may determine the RNTI corresponding to the paging message, and then receive the paging message according to the determined RNTI (for example, descrambling the paging message according to the RNTI). Wherein, the second paging configuration may include a first RNTI, and the terminal may descramble the second paging message according to the first RNTI; the second paging configuration may include a second RNTI, and the terminal may descramble the second paging message according to the second RNTI. Second paging message.

In one embodiment, the terminal updates the configuration of the inactive multicast service by first establishing a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection, and then after establishing the RRC connection with the network device, or during the process of establishing the RRC connection. , you can receive the configuration of the inactive multicast service sent by the network device, thereby saving the configuration of the received inactive multicast service, or modify the stored inactive multicast service according to the configuration of the received inactive multicast service. The multicast service configuration is updated.

The following is an exemplary description of the process of a terminal updating the configuration of an inactive multicast service through several embodiments.

In one embodiment, when it is determined that the first paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service, the updating of the configuration of the inactive multicast service includes: :

The terminal's access layer (AS, Access Stratum) establishes a radio resource control RRC connection;

Receive the configuration of the inactive multicast service sent by the network device.

In this embodiment, the access layer of the terminal can directly establish the RRC connection, and receive the configuration of the inactive multicast service sent by the network device during the process of establishing the RRC connection or after the RRC connection is established.

Determine that the access layer of the terminal does not send a TMGI indication to the non-access layer (NAS, Non Access Stratum) of the terminal;

The access layer of the terminal establishes an RRC connection;

In this embodiment, the terminal may first determine that the access layer does not send TMGI to the non-access layer, and then the access layer of the terminal establishes an RRC connection, and during the process of establishing the RRC connection, or after the RRC connection is established, receive Configuration of inactive multicast services sent by network devices.

The access layer of the terminal sends indication information to the non-access layer of the terminal, and the indication information is used to notify the inactive multicast service update;

The access layer of the terminal or the non-access layer of the terminal establishes an RRC connection;

In this embodiment, the access layer of the terminal can first send indication information to the non-access layer of the terminal to notify the inactive multicast service update, and then the access layer of the terminal can establish an RRC connection, or the terminal can The non-access layer establishes an RRC connection, and during the process of establishing the RRC connection, or after the RRC connection is established, receives the configuration of the inactive multicast service sent by the network device.

In one embodiment, when it is determined that the second paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service, the updating of the configuration of the inactive multicast service includes: : Establish a radio resource control RRC connection through the access layer; receive the configuration of the inactive multicast service sent by the network device.

When the terminal determines that the second paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service, the terminal's access layer may establish an RRC connection. Then, after establishing the RRC connection, or during the process of establishing the RRC connection, the terminal receives the configuration of the inactive multicast service sent by the network device.

In one embodiment, when the terminal determines that the second paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service, the terminal may establish an RRC connection through the non-access layer of the terminal. Then, after establishing the RRC connection, or during the process of establishing the RRC connection, the terminal receives the configuration of the inactive multicast service sent by the network device.

In one embodiment, when the terminal determines that the second paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service, the access layer of the terminal sends a configuration update to the non-access layer of the terminal. Indication, used to indicate that the configuration of the inactive multicast service needs to be updated. After receiving the configuration update indication, the non-access layer can establish an RRC connection. Then, after the terminal establishes the RRC connection, or during the process of establishing the RRC connection, the terminal receives the configuration of the inactive multicast service sent by the network device.

In one embodiment, when the terminal determines that the second paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service, the access layer of the terminal sends a request to the inactive multicast service of the terminal. The access layer sends a configuration update indication to indicate that the configuration of the inactive multicast service needs to be updated, and the access layer of the terminal establishes an RRC connection, where the configuration update indication is used to notify the inactive multicast service Multicast service configuration update. Then, after the terminal establishes the RRC connection, or during the process of establishing the RRC connection, the terminal receives the configuration of the inactive multicast service sent by the network device.

In one embodiment, establishing a radio resource control RRC connection includes:

Send an RRC connection establishment request (RRCSetupRequeset) to the network device, the RRC connection establishment request carrying the RRC connection establishment reason; and/or send an RRC connection recovery request (RRCResumeRequeset) to the network device, the RRC connection establishment request carrying the RRC connection recovery reason.

The terminal can establish an RRC connection by sending an RRC connection establishment request to the network device. The RRC connection establishment request can carry the RRC connection establishment cause establishmentCause; the terminal can also establish an RRC connection by sending an RRC connection recovery request to the network device. In the RRC The connection recovery request can carry the RRC connection recovery reason resumeCause.

In response to the request sent by the terminal, the network device can return a response to the terminal. For example, when the network device receives an RRC connection establishment request, it can return an RRC connection establishment message response to the terminal; for example, when the network device receives an RRC connection restoration request, it can return an RRC connection establishment message response to the terminal, or it can return an RRC connection establishment message response to the terminal, or An RRC connection release message response can be returned to the terminal, and an RRC connection release message response carrying a suspension configuration (suspend configuration) can also be returned to the terminal.

In one embodiment, the RRC connection establishment reason includes an existing RRC connection establishment reason and/or a newly defined RRC connection establishment reason; and/or the RRC connection recovery reason includes an existing RRC connection recovery reason and/ Or a newly defined RRC connection recovery reason.

The RRC connection establishment reason and RRC connection recovery reason can be reused existing reasons, such as high-priority access highPriorityAccess and the called access mt-Access; the RRC connection establishment reason and RRC connection recovery reason can also be newly defined. reasons, such as multicast service configuration update mbs-update.

In one embodiment, the terminal can receive the configuration of the inactive multicast service sent by the network device after establishing an RRC connection with the network device. For example, after entering the connected state, the network device can send the inactive multicast service to the terminal. configuration to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service that has been stored by the terminal.

In one embodiment, the terminal can also receive the configuration of the inactive multicast service sent by the network device during the process of establishing an RRC connection with the network device. For example, the terminal can send any of the above requests to the network device, and the network device can In any request response, the configuration of the inactive multicast service is sent to the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service that has been stored in the terminal.

After receiving the request, the network device can determine that the configuration of the inactive multicast service needs to be updated based on the reason carried in the request, and then carry the configuration of the inactive multicast service in the information returned to the terminal to update the terminal. The stored configuration of the inactive multicast service is updated.

Figure 3 is a schematic flow chart of a paging message sending method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The paging message sending method shown in this embodiment can be executed by a network device that can communicate with a terminal. The network device includes but is not limited to base stations in communication systems such as 4G base stations, 5G base stations, and 6G base stations. The terminals include but are not limited to mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, sensors, Internet of Things devices and other communication devices.

As shown in Figure 3, the paging message sending method may include the following steps:

In step S301, a paging message is sent to the terminal, where the paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service.

When the terminal determines that the paging message received is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service, it can update the configuration of the inactive multicast service, which is beneficial to ensuring the configuration of the inactive multicast service. Get timely updates so that the terminal can perform inactive multicast services well according to the updated inactive multicast service configuration.

For the configuration of area-specific inactive multicast services, the network device can determine one or more areas and set the configuration of the associated inactive multicast services for the determined areas, that is, the area-specific inactive group. Broadcast service configuration. The configuration of the area-specific inactive multicast service may be the configuration of the inactive multicast service of all terminals in the area determined by the network device. The specific area may be one or more Cells, or it may be a or multiple radio access network notification area RNAs;

In one embodiment, the paging message includes at least one of the following:

The first paging message, wherein the first paging message is used to instruct the terminal to configure the inactive multicast service when the inactive multicast service is configured. renew;

A second paging message, wherein the first paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service.

For example, the network device may send a first paging message to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service. The first paging message may be an existing paging message (including but not limited to the group paging message group paging).

In this case, after receiving the first paging message, the terminal can first determine whether the terminal has been configured with an inactive multicast service. If the terminal has been configured with an inactive multicast service, then determine whether the inactive multicast service has been configured. The first paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service. Among them, the terminal determines whether the configuration of the inactive multicast service has been configured, including but not limited to determining whether the mapping relationship between TMGI and MBS sesssion has been configured.

In one embodiment, the first paging message and the second paging message have different configurations and/or carry different information.

A paging cycle, wherein the paging cycle includes a first paging cycle;

A paging area, wherein the paging area includes a first paging area;

The wireless network temporary identity RNTI corresponding to the paging message, where the RNTI includes the first RNTI.

Figure 4 is a schematic flow chart of another paging message sending method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4, the method also includes:

In step S401, establish a radio resource control RRC connection with the terminal;

In step S402, the configuration of the inactive multicast service is sent to the terminal.

In one embodiment, when the network device updates the configuration of the terminal's inactive multicast service, it may first establish an RRC connection with the terminal, and then after establishing the RRC connection with the terminal, or during the process of establishing the RRC connection, it may The terminal sends the configuration of the inactive multicast service and updates the configuration of the terminal's inactive multicast service.

When the network device instructs the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service through the first paging message, the network device may send an inactive message to the terminal during the process of establishing an RRC connection with the terminal, or after establishing an RRC connection with the terminal. The configuration of the multicast service in the active state is updated, and the configuration of the inactive multicast service of the terminal is updated. When the network device instructs the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service through the second paging message, the network device may send an inactive multicast message to the terminal after establishing an RRC connection with the terminal, or during the process of establishing the RRC connection. Service configuration, update the configuration of the terminal's inactive multicast service.

The terminal can save the received configuration of the inactive multicast service, or update the stored configuration of the inactive multicast service based on the received configuration of the inactive multicast service.

In one embodiment, establishing a radio resource control RRC connection with the terminal includes:

Receive an RRC connection establishment request sent by the terminal, the RRC connection establishment request carrying the RRC connection establishment reason; and/or receive an RRC connection recovery request sent by the terminal, the RRC connection establishment request carrying the RRC connection Reason for recovery.

In one embodiment, the network device can send the configuration of the inactive multicast service to the terminal after establishing an RRC connection with the terminal. For example, after entering the connected state, the network device can send the configuration of the inactive multicast service to the terminal. , to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service that the terminal has stored.

In one embodiment, the network device can also send the configuration of the inactive multicast service to the terminal during the process of establishing an RRC connection with the terminal. For example, the terminal can send any of the above requests to the network device, and the network device can A configuration of an inactive multicast service is sent to the terminal in a request response to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service that has been stored in the terminal.

Corresponding to the foregoing embodiments of the paging message receiving method and the paging message sending method, the present disclosure also provides embodiments of a paging message receiving device and a paging message sending device.

Figure 5 is a schematic block diagram of a paging message receiving device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The paging message receiving device shown in this embodiment may be the terminal itself or a device composed of one or more modules in the terminal. The terminal includes but is not limited to mobile phones, tablet computers, wearable devices, sensors, Internet of Things devices, etc. Communication device. The terminal can communicate with network equipment, which includes but is not limited to network equipment in 4G, 5G, 6G and other communication systems, such as base stations, core networks, etc.

As shown in Figure 5, the paging message receiving device may include:

The receiving module 501 is configured to receive a paging message sent by a network device, where the paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service. Make an update.

In one embodiment, the device further includes: a processing module configured to determine that the paging message is a first paging message and/or a second paging message; when the paging message is the first paging message message, and the terminal is configured with the configuration of the inactive multicast service, it is determined that the first paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service; in the paging If the paging message is a second paging message, it is determined that the second paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service.

In one embodiment, the processing module is configured to determine whether the paging message is a first paging message or a second paging message based on the configuration of the paging message and/or the information carried in the paging message. Call message.

In one embodiment, the configuration of the paging message includes at least one of the following: a first paging configuration, the first paging configuration is used to receive the first paging message; or a second paging configuration, The second paging configuration is used to receive the second paging message.

In one embodiment, the configuration of the paging message includes at least one of the following: a paging cycle, wherein the paging cycle includes a first paging cycle and/or a configuration dedicated to receiving an inactive multicast service. The second paging cycle; the paging area, wherein the paging area includes the first paging area and/or the second paging area dedicated to receiving the configuration of the inactive multicast service; the wireless network corresponding to the paging message Temporary identification RNTI, wherein the RNTI includes a first RNTI and/or a second RNTI dedicated to the configuration reception of the inactive multicast service.

In one embodiment, the configuration of the inactive multicast service includes at least one of the following: region-specific configuration of the inactive multicast service; configuration of the inactive multicast service specific to one or more terminals. ;Configuration of service-specific inactive multicast services.

Figure 6 is a schematic block diagram of a paging message sending device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The paging message sending device shown in this embodiment can be a device composed of the network device itself or one or more modules in the network device. The network device can communicate with the terminal. The network device includes but is not limited to 4G base station, Base stations in communication systems such as 5G base stations and 6G base stations. The terminals include but are not limited to mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, sensors, Internet of Things devices and other communication devices.

As shown in Figure 6, the paging message sending device may include:

The sending module 601 is configured to send a paging message to the terminal, where the paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service.

In one embodiment, the paging message includes at least one of the following: a first paging message, wherein the first paging message is used to indicate that the terminal is configured with an inactive multicast service. In this case, instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service; a second paging message, wherein the first paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service. renew.

Regarding the devices in the above embodiments, the specific manner in which each module performs operations has been described in detail in the embodiments of the relevant methods, and will not be described in detail here.

As for the device embodiment, since it basically corresponds to the method embodiment, please refer to the partial description of the method embodiment for relevant details. The device embodiments described above are only illustrative. The modules described as separate components may or may not be physically separated. The components shown as modules may or may not be physical modules, that is, they may be located in One place, or it can be distributed to multiple network modules. Some or all of the modules can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment. Persons of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement the method without any creative effort.

An embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a communication device, including: a processor; a memory for storing a computer program; wherein, when the computer program is executed by the processor, the paging message described in any of the above embodiments is implemented Receive method.

An embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a communication device, including: a processor; a memory for storing a computer program; wherein, when the computer program is executed by the processor, the paging message described in any of the above embodiments is implemented Send method.

Embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps in the paging message receiving method described in any of the above embodiments are implemented.

Embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps in the paging message sending method described in any of the above embodiments are implemented.

As shown in FIG. 7 , FIG. 7 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus 700 for sending paging messages according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The apparatus 700 may be provided as a base station. Referring to Figure 7, apparatus 700 includes a processing component 722, which may further include one or more processors, a wireless transmit/receive component 724, an antenna component 726, and a signal processing portion specific to the wireless interface. One of the processors in the processing component 722 may be configured to implement the paging message sending method described in any of the above embodiments.

FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus 800 for receiving paging messages according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, the device 800 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, or the like.

Referring to FIG. 8 , the apparatus 800 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 802 , a memory 804 , a power supply component 806 , a multimedia component 808 , an audio component 810 , an input/output (I/O) interface 812 , a sensor component 814 , and Communication component 816.

Processing component 802 generally controls the overall operations of device 800, such as operations associated with display, phone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 802 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to complete all or part of the steps of the above-mentioned paging message receiving method. Additionally, processing component 802 may include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between processing component 802 and other components. For example, processing component 802 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 808 and processing component 802.

Memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at device 800 . Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 800, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. Memory 804 may be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device, or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), Programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disk.

Power supply component 806 provides power to the various components of device 800. Power supply components 806 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to device 800 .

Multimedia component 808 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the device 800 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide action. In some embodiments, multimedia component 808 includes a front-facing camera and/or a rear-facing camera. When the device 800 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data. Each front-facing camera and rear-facing camera can be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

Audio component 810 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, audio component 810 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when device 800 is in operating modes, such as call mode, recording mode, and speech recognition mode. The received audio signal may be further stored in memory 804 or sent via communication component 816 . In some embodiments, audio component 810 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 812 provides an interface between the processing component 802 and a peripheral interface module, which may be a keyboard, a click wheel, a button, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: Home button, Volume buttons, Start button, and Lock button.

Sensor component 814 includes one or more sensors that provide various aspects of status assessment for device 800 . For example, the sensor component 814 can detect the open/closed state of the device 800, the relative positioning of components, such as the display and keypad of the device 800, and the sensor component 814 can also detect a change in position of the device 800 or a component of the device 800. , the presence or absence of user contact with the device 800 , device 800 orientation or acceleration/deceleration and temperature changes of the device 800 . Sensor assembly 814 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Sensor assembly 814 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor component 814 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

Communication component 816 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between apparatus 800 and other devices. The device 800 can access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G, 3G, 4G LTE, 5G NR, or a combination thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 receives broadcast signals or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, the communications component 816 also includes a near field communications (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communications. For example, the NFC module can be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, apparatus 800 may be configured by one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable Gate array (FPGA), controller, microcontroller, microprocessor or other electronic components are implemented for executing the above paging message receiving method.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions, such as a memory 804 including instructions, is also provided, and the above instructions can be executed by the processor 820 of the device 800 to complete the above paging message receiving method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, etc.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure herein. The present disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure that follow the general principles of the disclosure and include common common sense or customary technical means in the technical field that are not disclosed in the disclosure. . It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

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

It should be noted that in this article, relational terms such as first and second are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply that these entities or operations are mutually exclusive. any such actual relationship or sequence exists between them. The terms "comprises," "comprises," or any other variation thereof are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion such that a process, method, article or apparatus including a list of elements includes not only those elements but also others not expressly listed elements, or elements inherent to such process, method, article or equipment. Without further limitation, an element defined by the statement "comprises a..." does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that includes the stated element.

The methods and devices provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure have been introduced in detail above. Specific examples are used in this article to illustrate the principles and implementations of the present disclosure. The description of the above embodiments is only used to help understand the methods and methods of the present disclosure. The core idea; at the same time, for those of ordinary skill in the art, there will be changes in the specific implementation and application scope based on the ideas of this disclosure. In summary, the content of this description should not be understood as a limitation of this disclosure. .

Claims

A paging message receiving method, characterized in that it is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

Receive a paging message sent by the network device, where the paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service.
The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, the method further includes:

Determine that the paging message is a first paging message and/or a second paging message;

When the paging message is a first paging message and the terminal is configured with an inactive multicast service, it is determined that the first paging message is used to instruct the terminal to respond to an inactive multicast service. Update the configuration of the broadcast service;

When the paging message is a second paging message, it is determined that the second paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service.
The method according to claim 2, wherein determining that the paging message is a first paging message and/or a second paging message includes:

The paging message is determined to be a first paging message or a second paging message according to the configuration of the paging message and/or the information carried in the paging message.
The method according to claim 2, characterized in that the configuration of the paging message includes at least one of the following:

A first paging configuration, the first paging configuration is used to receive the first paging message; or

A second paging configuration, the second paging configuration is used to receive the second paging message.
The method according to claim 4, characterized in that the second paging configuration includes at least one of the following:

Paging cycle, wherein the paging cycle includes a first paging cycle and/or a second paging cycle dedicated to the configuration reception of inactive multicast services;

A paging area, wherein the paging area includes a first paging area and/or a second paging area dedicated to the configuration reception of inactive multicast services;

The wireless network temporary identifier RNTI corresponding to the paging message, wherein the RNTI includes a first RNTI and/or a second RNTI dedicated to the configuration reception of the inactive multicast service.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the configuration of the inactive multicast service includes at least one of the following:

Configuration of region-specific inactive multicast services;

Configuration of inactive multicast services specific to one or more terminals;

Configuration of service-specific inactive multicast services.
A method for sending paging messages, characterized in that it is executed by a network device, and the method includes:

Send a paging message to the terminal, where the paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service.
The method according to claim 7, characterized in that the paging message includes at least one of the following:

The first paging message, wherein the first paging message is used to instruct the terminal to configure the inactive multicast service when the inactive multicast service is configured. renew;

A second paging message, wherein the first paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service.
The method according to claim 8, characterized in that the first paging message and the second paging message have different configurations and/or carry different information.
The method according to claim 8, characterized in that the configuration of the paging message includes at least one of the following:

A first paging configuration, the first paging configuration is used to receive the first paging message; or

A second paging configuration, the second paging configuration is used to receive the second paging message.
The method according to claim 10, characterized in that the configuration of the paging message includes at least one of the following:

Paging cycle, wherein the paging cycle includes a first paging cycle and/or a second paging cycle dedicated to the configuration reception of inactive multicast services;

A paging area, wherein the paging area includes a first paging area and/or a second paging area dedicated to the configuration reception of inactive multicast services;

The wireless network temporary identifier RNTI corresponding to the paging message, wherein the RNTI includes a first RNTI and/or a second RNTI dedicated to the configuration reception of the inactive multicast service.
The method according to any one of claims 7 to 11, characterized in that the configuration of the inactive multicast service includes at least one of the following:

Configuration of region-specific inactive multicast services;

Configuration of inactive multicast services specific to one or more terminals;

Configuration of service-specific inactive multicast services.
A configuration update configuration, characterized in that the configuration includes:

The receiving module is configured to receive a paging message sent by the network device, wherein the paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service, and to perform the configuration of the inactive multicast service. renew.
A paging message sending device, characterized in that the configuration includes:

The sending module is configured to send a paging message to the terminal, where the paging message is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service.
A communication device, characterized by including:

processor;

Memory used to store computer programs;

Wherein, when the computer program is executed by the processor, the paging message receiving method described in any one of claims 1 to 6 is implemented.
A communication device, characterized by including:

processor;

Memory used to store computer programs;

Wherein, when the computer program is executed by the processor, the paging message sending method described in any one of claims 7 to 12 is implemented.
A computer-readable storage medium used to store a computer program, characterized in that when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps in the paging message receiving method described in any one of claims 1 to 6 are implemented. .
A computer-readable storage medium used to store a computer program, characterized in that when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps in the paging message sending method described in any one of claims 7 to 12 are implemented. .