WO2023226056A1

WO2023226056A1 - Update configuration receiving and sending methods and apparatuses, communication apparatus, and storage medium

Info

Publication number: WO2023226056A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/095783
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: CN117480793A

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to update configuration receiving and sending methods and apparatuses, a communication apparatus, and a storage medium. The update configuration receiving method comprises: receiving a configuration of an update operation sent by a network device, wherein the configuration of the update operation is used for instructing a terminal to update a configuration of an inactive multicast service according to the configuration of the update operation. According to the present disclosure, once the terminal can receive the configuration of the update operation and then has received the configuration of the update operation, the configuration of the inactive multicast service can be updated by employing an update operation corresponding to the configuration of the update operation, thus helping to ensure that the configuration of the inactive multicast service is promptly updated, so that the terminal can perform an inactive multicast service well according to the updated configuration of the inactive multicast service.

Description

Update configuration receiving and sending methods and devices, communication devices and storage media

Technical field

The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and specifically, to an update configuration receiving method, an update configuration sending method, an update configuration receiving device, an update configuration 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 of sent multicast services.

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 an update configuration receiving method, an update configuration sending method, an update configuration receiving device, an update configuration sending device, a communication device and a computer-readable storage medium to solve technical problems in related technologies.

According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an update configuration receiving method is proposed, which is executed by a terminal. The method includes: receiving a configuration of an update operation sent by a network device; wherein the configuration of the update operation is used to indicate the The terminal updates the configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the configuration of the update operation.

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

According to a third aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure, an update configuration receiving device is proposed, which is executed by a terminal. The device includes: a receiving module configured to receive a configuration of an update operation sent by a network device; wherein, the update operation The configuration is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the configuration of the update operation.

According to a fourth aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure, an update configuration sending device is proposed, which is executed by a network device. The device includes: a sending module configured to send the configuration of the update operation to the terminal, wherein the configuration of the update operation It is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the configuration of the update operation.

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 updated configuration receiving method is implemented.

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

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal can receive the configuration of the update operation, and then after receiving the configuration of the update operation, it can take an update operation corresponding to the configuration of the update operation to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service, which is beneficial to Ensure that the configuration of the inactive multicast service is updated in a timely manner so that the terminal can perform the inactive multicast service well according to the updated configuration of the inactive multicast service.

Description of the drawings

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 an update configuration receiving method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a schematic flow chart of another update configuration receiving method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 3 is a schematic flow chart of yet another update configuration receiving method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 4 is a schematic flow chart of yet another update configuration receiving method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a schematic flow chart of yet another update configuration receiving method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 6 is a schematic flowchart of yet another update configuration receiving method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 7 is a schematic flow chart of an update configuration sending method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a schematic flow chart of another update configuration sending method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 9 is a schematic block diagram of an update configuration receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 10 is a schematic block diagram of an update configuration sending device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 11 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus for update configuration reception according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 12 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus for updating configuration sending 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 an update configuration receiving method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The update configuration 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 updated configuration receiving method may include the following steps:

In step S101, receive the configuration of the update operation sent by the network device; wherein the configuration of the update operation is used to instruct the terminal to perform inactive multicast MBS (Multicast Broadcast Service) according to the configuration of the update operation. The configuration of the service (which can be called multicast service) is updated.

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, the configuration of the update operation can be sent to the terminal. The configuration of the update operation is used to indicate the The terminal updates the configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the configuration of the update operation.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal can receive the configuration of the update operation, and then after receiving the configuration of the update operation, it can update the configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the configuration of the update operation, which is beneficial to ensuring that the inactive group The configuration of the 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.

After the terminal completes the update of the configuration of the inactive multicast service, it can perform the inactive multicast service according to the updated configuration of the inactive multicast service. Before completing the update of the configuration of the inactive multicast service, Then you can continue to use the configuration of the inactive multicast service before the update to perform the inactive multicast service.

The following exemplifies the process of the terminal updating the configuration of the inactive multicast service through several embodiments.

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

In step S201, establish a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection according to the configuration of the update operation;

In step S202, receive the configuration of the inactive multicast service sent by the network device.

In one embodiment, when the terminal determines that the configuration of the inactive multicast service needs to be updated based on the configuration of the update operation, the update operation may include establishing an RRC connection with the network device, and then receiving the inactive multicast sent by the network device. service configuration, and updates the stored configuration of the inactive multicast service based on the received configuration of the inactive multicast service.

In one embodiment, the methods for establishing an RRC connection between a terminal and a network device include but are not limited to the following two methods:

The terminal sends an RRC connection establishment request (RRCSetupRequeset) to the network device to establish an RRC connection with the network device; the terminal sends an RRC connection recovery request (RRCResumeRequeset) to the network device to restore the RRC connection with the network device.

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 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.

In one embodiment, the request sent by the terminal may carry the cause for establishing the RRC connection. The cause may include the RCC connection establishment cause establishmentCause carried in the RRC connection establishment request, and may also include the RRC connection recovery cause resumeCause carried in the RRC connection restoration request.

The reason may be the reuse of existing reasons, such as high-priority access highPriorityAccess and called access mt-Access, or it may be a newly defined reason, such as multicast service configuration update mbs-update.

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.

In one embodiment, establishing a radio resource control connection according to the configuration of the update operation includes: establishing a radio resource control RRC connection through the Access Stratum (AS, Access Stratum) according to the configuration of the update operation; or according to the The configuration of the update operation establishes a radio resource control RRC connection through the non-access stratum (NAS, Non Access Stratum).

In one embodiment, establishing the radio resource control connection according to the configuration of the update operation includes: the access layer sending indication information to the non-access layer to indicate the configuration update of the inactive multicast service.

The terminal can establish an RRC connection through the access layer or the non-access layer.

When the RRC connection is established through the access layer, the access layer can directly establish the RRC connection, or it can first determine whether the configuration of the inactive multicast service has been stored in the terminal. If the inactive group has been stored, Configure the update operation of the broadcast service, and then establish the RRC connection through the access layer.

When the RRC connection is established through the non-access layer, the access layer may first send indication information to the non-access layer. The indication information is used to indicate the configuration update of the inactive multicast service, for example, access The entry layer can directly send the indication information to the non-access layer, or it can first determine whether the update operation configuration of the inactive multicast service has been stored in the terminal. If the update operation of the inactive multicast service has been stored, configuration of the operation, and then sends the indication information to the non-access layer through the access layer.

As a result, the non-access layer determines that the configuration of the inactive multicast service needs to be updated, and then the non-access layer establishes a radio resource control RRC connection. The indication information includes but is not limited to an identifier of an inactive multicast service, such as TMGI (Temporary Mobile Group Identity).

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 (Cell), or may be Is one or more 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.

In one embodiment, the method further includes: updating the configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the configuration of the update operation.

In one embodiment, the configuration of the update operation includes at least one of the following:

The update period of the configuration of the inactive multicast service;

The update indication of the configuration of the inactive multicast service;

The validity period of the configuration of the inactive multicast service.

Figure 3 is a schematic flow chart of yet another update configuration receiving method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3, updating the configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the configuration of the update operation includes:

In step S301, the configuration of the inactive multicast service is updated according to the update period, wherein the configuration of the update operation includes the update period.

In one embodiment, the configuration of the update operation sent by the network device to the terminal may include the update cycle of the configuration of the inactive multicast service. For example, the network device may carry the update in a radio access control release (RRCRelease) message. Periodically sent to the terminal.

After receiving the update period, the terminal may update the configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the update period. For example, periodic moments and/or time periods may be determined based on the update cycle.

The terminal may update the configuration of the inactive multicast service at each of the moments and/or time periods, or may determine one or more moments and/or time periods at periodic moments and/or time periods, And update the configuration of the inactive multicast service at a determined time and/or time period. For example, if the time is determined, then the configuration of the inactive multicast service can be updated at the determined time; for example, if the time period is determined, then the configuration of the inactive multicast service can be updated within the determined time period. configuration is updated.

Figure 4 is a schematic flow chart of yet another update configuration receiving method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4, updating the configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the configuration of the update operation includes:

In step S401, the configuration of the inactive multicast service is updated when the update instruction is received or after the update instruction is received, wherein the configuration of the update operation includes the update instruction.

In one embodiment, the configuration of the update operation sent by the network device to the terminal may include an update indication of the configuration of the inactive multicast service. For example, the network device may send a paging message (paging) to the terminal as the update indication. , to indicate to the terminal that the configuration of the inactive multicast service is updated. The terminal may update the configuration of the inactive multicast service when receiving the paging message or after receiving the update indication.

FIG. 5 is a schematic flow chart of yet another update configuration receiving method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5, updating the configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the configuration of the update operation includes:

In step S501, the configuration of the inactive multicast service is updated after the valid period, wherein the configuration of the update operation includes the valid period.

In one embodiment, the configuration of the update operation sent by the network device to the terminal may include the valid duration of the configuration of the inactive multicast service. For example, the network device may carry the valid duration in a radio access control release (RRCRelease) message. The duration is sent to the terminal.

After receiving the configuration of the inactive multicast service sent by the network device at a certain time (it can be the initial configuration of the inactive multicast service or the configuration of the inactive multicast service for update), it can determine the configuration of the inactive multicast service. The valid duration corresponding to the configuration of the inactive multicast service. For example, the starting time of the valid duration is the time when the configuration of the inactive multicast service is received, and then after the valid duration, such as the end time of the valid duration or the end time. At any time thereafter, update the configuration of the inactive multicast service.

Figure 6 is a schematic flowchart of yet another update configuration receiving method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6, updating the configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the configuration of the update operation includes:

In step S601, the configuration of the inactive multicast service is updated based on the update instruction within the update period, where the configuration of the update operation includes the update instruction and the update period.

In one embodiment, the configuration of the update operation sent by the network device to the terminal may include the update cycle and update indication of the configuration of the inactive multicast service. For example, the network device may carry it in a Radio Access Control Release (RRCRelease) message. The update cycle is sent to the terminal, and a paging message (paging) may also be used to instruct the terminal that the configuration of the inactive multicast service is updated.

After receiving the update period, the terminal may update the configuration of the inactive multicast service based on the update instruction within the update period. For example, the terminal may determine periodic time and/or according to the update period. or time period.

Since periodic time domain resources include multiple moments and/or time periods, updating the configuration of the inactive multicast service at each of the multiple moments and/or time periods requires More power consumption.

In this embodiment, it can be accurately determined according to the update instruction that the network device needs to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service. Therefore, the inactive multicast service can be updated at the moment and/or time period after receiving the update instruction. The configuration of the multicast service is updated, that is, the moment and/or time period after receiving the update instruction is determined in periodic time domain resources, for example, after receiving the update instruction to receiving the The update indication is the latest time and/or time period, and then the configuration of the inactive multicast service is updated at the determined time and/or time period. Accordingly, the configuration of the inactive multicast service can be updated only when it is accurately determined that the network device needs to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service, without the need to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service at multiple times and/or time periods. Update the configuration of the inactive multicast service at each moment and/or time period, which is beneficial to saving power consumption.

It should be noted that the above embodiment describes updating the configuration of the inactive multicast service based on the information combination of the update cycle and the update indication, while the present disclosure updates the configuration of the inactive multicast service based on the information combination. It is not limited to updating the configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the update cycle and update instructions. Several examples will be used to illustrate the following, but it is not limited to the following examples.

For example, the configuration of the inactive multicast service can be updated according to the update period and the valid period. Specifically, the periodic time and/or time period can be determined according to the update period. After the valid period, the configuration of the inactive multicast service can be updated. Update the configuration of the inactive multicast service at the above time and/or time period;

For example, the configuration of the inactive multicast service may be updated according to the update instruction and the validity period. Specifically, the configuration of the inactive multicast service may be updated based on the update instruction received after the validity period. The configuration is updated;

For example, the configuration of the inactive multicast service may be updated based on the first moment when the initial configuration of the inactive multicast service sent by the network device is received and the update period. Specifically, it may be determined that the inactive multicast service sent by the network device is received. The first moment when the multicast service is initially configured, and then the configuration of the inactive multicast service is updated at the moment and/or time period after the first moment.

Figure 7 is a schematic flow chart of an update configuration sending method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The updated configuration 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. 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 7, the update configuration sending method may include the following steps:

In step S701, the configuration of the update operation is sent to the terminal, where the configuration of the update operation is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the configuration of the update operation.

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, the configuration of the update operation can be sent to the terminal. The configuration of the update operation is used to configure the terminal. Update the configuration of inactive multicast services.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the network device can send the configuration of the update operation to the terminal, and instruct the terminal through the configuration of the update operation to take an update operation corresponding to the configuration of the update operation to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service, which is beneficial to ensuring 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.

FIG. 8 is a schematic flow chart of another update configuration sending method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 8, the method also includes:

In step S801, establish a radio resource control RRC connection with the terminal;

In step S802, the configuration of the inactive multicast service is sent to the terminal.

In one embodiment, when the terminal determines that it needs to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service based on the configuration of the update operation, the update operation may include establishing an RRC connection with the network device. After the network device establishes the RRC connection with the terminal, it may The terminal sends the configuration of the inactive multicast service, and the terminal can update the stored configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the received configuration of the inactive multicast service.

In one embodiment, the methods for establishing an RRC connection between a network device and a terminal include but are not limited to the following two methods:

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 may be returned to the terminal, or an RRC connection release message response carrying the pending configuration may be returned to the terminal.

In one embodiment, the network device may send the configuration of the inactive multicast service to the terminal after establishing an RRC connection with the terminal. For example, after the terminal enters the connected state, the network device may send the configuration of 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 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.

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 (Cell), or may be is one or more Radio Access Network Notification Areas (RNA);

The update period of the configuration of the inactive multicast service;

The update indication of the configuration of the inactive multicast service;

The validity period of the configuration of the inactive multicast service.

In one embodiment, the configuration of the update operation sent by the network device to the terminal may include the update cycle of the configuration of the inactive multicast service. For example, the network device may carry the update in a radio access control release (RRCRelease) message. Periodically sent to the terminal. After receiving the update cycle, the terminal may determine a periodic time and/or time period according to the update cycle, and update the configuration of the inactive multicast service at the time and/or time period.

In one embodiment, the configuration of the update operation sent by the network device to the terminal may include an update indication of the configuration of the inactive multicast service. For example, the network device may instruct the terminal to describe the inactive group through a paging message (paging). The configuration of the broadcast service is updated. The terminal may update the configuration of the inactive multicast service when receiving the paging message.

In one embodiment, the configuration of the update operation sent by the network device to the terminal may include the valid duration of the configuration of the inactive multicast service. For example, the network device may carry the valid duration in the radio access control release (RRCRelease) message. The duration is sent to the terminal.

Corresponding to the foregoing embodiments of the update configuration receiving method and the update configuration sending method, the present disclosure also provides embodiments of an update configuration receiving device and an update configuration sending device.

Figure 9 is a schematic block diagram of an update configuration receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The updated configuration 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 and other communication devices. 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 9, the update configuration receiving device may include:

The receiving module 901 is configured to receive the configuration of the update operation sent by the network device, where the configuration of the update operation is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the configuration of the update operation.

In one embodiment, the device further includes: a processing module configured to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the configuration of the update operation.

The update period of the configuration of the inactive multicast service;

The update indication of the configuration of the inactive multicast service;

The validity period of the configuration of the inactive multicast service.

In one embodiment, the processing module is configured to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the update period, wherein the configuration of the update operation includes the update period.

In one embodiment, the processing module is configured to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service when or after receiving the update indication, wherein the update The configuration of the operation includes the update indication.

In one embodiment, the processing module is configured to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service after the valid duration, wherein the configuration of the update operation includes the valid duration.

In one embodiment, the processing module is configured to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service based on the update indication within the update period, wherein the configuration of the update operation includes the Update instructions and said update period.

In one embodiment, 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.

In one embodiment, the method further includes: a processing module configured to establish a radio resource control RRC connection according to the configuration of the update operation; and the receiving module configured to receive an inactive state sent by the network device. Configuration of multicast services.

In one embodiment, the method further includes: a processing module configured to establish a radio resource control RRC connection through the access layer according to the configuration of the update operation; or to establish a radio resource control RRC connection through the non-access layer according to the configuration of the update operation. Radio Resource Control RRC connection.

In one embodiment, the method further includes: a processing module configured to send indication information to the non-access layer through the access layer for instructing the configuration update of the inactive multicast service.

Figure 10 is a schematic block diagram of an update configuration sending device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The update configuration 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, 5G Base stations in communication systems such as base stations and 6G base stations. The terminals include but are not limited to communication devices such as mobile phones, tablet computers, wearable devices, sensors, and Internet of Things equipment.

As shown in Figure 10, the update configuration sending device may include:

The sending module 1001 is configured to send the configuration of the update operation to the terminal, where the configuration of the update operation is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the configuration of the update operation.

In one embodiment, the configuration of the update operation includes at least one of the following: an update cycle of the configuration of the inactive multicast service; an update indication of the configuration of the inactive multicast service; the inactivation The validity period of the multicast service configuration.

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; terminal-specific configuration of the inactive multicast service; terminal group-specific configuration Configuration of inactive multicast services; configuration of service-specific inactive multicast services.

In one embodiment, the device further includes: a processing module configured to establish a radio resource control RRC connection with the terminal; wherein the sending module is further configured to send an inactive multicast to the terminal. Business configuration.

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 update configuration reception described in any of the above embodiments is implemented 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 update configuration sending described in any of the above embodiments is implemented 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 update configuration 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 update configuration sending method described in any of the above embodiments are implemented.

As shown in FIG. 11 , FIG. 11 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus 1100 for updating configuration sending according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The apparatus 1100 may be provided as a base station. Referring to Figure 11, apparatus 1100 includes a processing component 1122, a wireless transmit/receive component 1124, an antenna component 1126, and a signal processing portion specific to the wireless interface. The processing component 1122 may further include one or more processors. One of the processors in the processing component 1122 may be configured to implement the update configuration sending method described in any of the above embodiments.

Figure 12 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus 1200 for update configuration reception according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, device 1200 may be a mobile phone, computer, digital broadcast terminal, messaging device, game console, tablet device, medical device, fitness device, personal digital assistant, or the like.

12, device 1200 may include one or more of the following components: processing component 1202, memory 1204, power supply component 1206, multimedia component 1208, audio component 1210, input/output (I/O) interface 1212, sensor component 1214, and Communication component 1216.

Processing component 1202 generally controls the overall operations of device 1200, such as operations associated with display, phone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 1202 may include one or more processors 1220 to execute instructions to complete all or part of the steps of the above-mentioned update configuration receiving method. Additionally, processing component 1202 may include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between processing component 1202 and other components. For example, processing component 1202 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 1208 and processing component 1202.

Memory 1204 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at device 1200 . Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 1200, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. Memory 1204 may be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device, or 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 1206 provides power to various components of device 1200. Power supply components 1206 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to device 1200 .

Multimedia component 1208 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the device 1200 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 1208 includes a front-facing camera and/or a rear-facing camera. When the device 1200 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 1210 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, audio component 1210 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when device 1200 is in operating modes, such as call mode, recording mode, and voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in memory 1204 or sent via communications component 1216 . In some embodiments, audio component 1210 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 1212 provides an interface between the processing component 1202 and a peripheral interface module. The peripheral interface module 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 1214 includes one or more sensors that provide various aspects of status assessment for device 1200 . For example, the sensor component 1214 can detect the open/closed state of the device 1200, the relative positioning of components, such as the display and keypad of the device 1200, and the sensor component 1214 can also detect a change in position of the device 1200 or a component of the device 1200. , the presence or absence of user contact with device 1200 , device 1200 orientation or acceleration/deceleration and temperature changes of device 1200 . Sensor assembly 1214 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Sensor assembly 1214 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 1214 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

Communication component 1216 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between device 1200 and other devices. Device 1200 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 1216 receives broadcast signals or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, the communications component 1216 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 1200 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 update configuration receiving method.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions, such as a memory 1204 including instructions, which can be executed by the processor 1220 of the device 1200 to complete the above update configuration receiving method is also provided. 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

An update configuration receiving method, characterized in that it is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

Receive configurations for update operations sent by network devices;

Wherein, the configuration of the update operation is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the configuration of the update operation.
The method of claim 1, further comprising:

The configuration of the inactive multicast service is updated according to the configuration of the update operation.
The method according to claim 2, characterized in that the configuration of the update operation includes at least one of the following:

The update period of the configuration of the inactive multicast service;

The update indication of the configuration of the inactive multicast service;

The validity period of the configuration of the inactive multicast service.
The method according to claim 3, wherein updating the configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the configuration of the update operation includes:

The configuration of the inactive multicast service is updated according to the update period, wherein the configuration of the update operation includes the update period.
The method according to claim 3, wherein updating the configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the configuration of the update operation includes:

The configuration of the inactive multicast service is updated when the update indication is received or after the update indication is received, wherein the configuration of the update operation includes the update indication.
The method according to claim 3, wherein updating the configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the configuration of the update operation includes:

The configuration of the inactive multicast service is updated after the valid period, wherein the configuration of the update operation includes the valid period.
The method according to claim 3, wherein updating the configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the configuration of the update operation includes:

The configuration of the inactive multicast service is updated based on the update indication within the update period, wherein the configuration of the update operation includes the update indication and the update period.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, 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.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the method further includes:

Establish a radio resource control RRC connection according to the configuration of the update operation;

Receive the configuration of the inactive multicast service sent by the network device.
The method according to claim 8, wherein establishing a radio resource control connection according to the configuration of the update operation includes:

Establish a radio resource control RRC connection through the access layer according to the configuration of the update operation; or

A radio resource control RRC connection is established through the non-access layer according to the configuration of the update operation.
The method according to claim 8, wherein establishing a radio resource control connection according to the configuration of the update operation includes:

Instruction information is sent to the non-access layer through the access layer for indicating the configuration update of the inactive multicast service.
An update configuration sending method, characterized in that it is executed by a network device, and the method includes:

Send the configuration of the update operation to the terminal, where the configuration of the update operation is used to instruct the terminal to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the configuration of the update operation.
The method according to claim 12, characterized in that the configuration of the update operation includes at least one of the following:

The update period of the configuration of the inactive multicast service;

The update indication of the configuration of the inactive multicast service;

The validity period of the configuration of the inactive multicast service.
The method according to claim 12, 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 terminal-specific inactive multicast services;

Configuration of terminal group-specific inactive multicast services;

Configuration of service-specific inactive multicast services.
The method according to any one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that the method further includes:

Establish a radio resource control RRC connection with the terminal;

Send the configuration of the inactive multicast service to the terminal.
An update configuration receiving device, characterized in that the device includes:

a receiving module configured to receive the configuration of the update operation sent by the network device;

The processing module is configured to update the configuration of the inactive multicast service according to the configuration of the update operation.
An update configuration sending device, characterized in that the device includes:

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

processor;

Memory used to store computer programs;

Wherein, when the computer program is executed by the processor, the update configuration receiving method described in any one of claims 1 to 11 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 update configuration sending method described in any one of claims 12 to 15 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 update configuration receiving method described in any one of claims 1 to 11 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 update configuration sending method described in any one of claims 12 to 15 are implemented.