METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACCESSING BASE STATION

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for accessing a base station, the method comprising: receiving alternative operating modes corresponding to several base stations respectively and transmitted by the various base stations, wherein the alternative operating mode is an operating mode supported by a current base station to access the terminal thereof in order to perform the operation; based on the alternative operating modes and on several operating modes supported by a multimode terminal, determining a target base station from among the several base stations that corresponds to the multimode terminal; and accessing the target base station. In the present invention, the multimode terminal can select a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from several base stations, access the target base station, and achieve the goal of enabling the multimode terminal to function normally.

Description

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACCESSING TECHNICAL FIELD BASE STATION

[001] The present invention relates to the field of communications and more particularly, relates to a method and apparatus for accessing a base station. BACKGROUND

[002] Standardization related to the 5G system (i.e., NR (New Radio)) is being carried out in the 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project). In a 5G system, a multimode terminal can support numerologies of different operating modes, but different operating modes correspond to different terminal capabilities, configurations, and supported network and services.

[003] However, there is currently no method to access a multimode terminal for a base station. SUMMARY

[004] In order to overcome the problem existing in the prior art, several embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and apparatus for accessing a base station.

[005] According to a first embodiment of the present invention, a method is provided for accessing a base station, which is applied to a multimode terminal, the method includes:

[006] receive, from several base stations, candidates for the operating mode corresponding to the various base stations respectively, each of the candidates for the operating mode being an operating mode in which the current base station supports a terminal accessing it to function;

[007] determine a target base station compatible with the multimode terminal from several base stations according to the operating mode candidates and with various modes of Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, p. 8 / 99 2 / 36 operations supported by the multimode terminal; and

[008] access the base station.

[009] In some embodiments, the determination of a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from the various base stations according to the candidates for the operating mode and the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal includes:

[0010] determine a target operating mode candidate correlated with one of the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal from the operating mode candidates; and

[0011] determine a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from the various base stations according to the candidate target operating mode.

[0012] In some embodiments, the determination of a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from the various base stations according to the candidate target operating mode includes:

[0013] If the number of candidates for the target operating mode is equal to 1, determine the base station corresponding to the candidate for the operating mode of the various base stations as the target base station correlated with the multimode terminal.

[0014] In some embodiments, the determination of a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from the various base stations according to the candidate target operating mode includes:

[0015] if the number of candidates for the target operating mode is greater than 1, determine the candidate for the target operating mode correlated with a current multimode terminal service requirement; and Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, p. 9 / 99 3 / 36

[0016] determine a base station corresponding to the candidate target operating mode correlated with the current service requirement as a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal.

[0017] According to a second aspect of embodiments of the present invention, a method is provided for accessing a base station, which is applied to a base station, the method includes:

[0018] transmitting operating mode candidates corresponding to the base station to a multimode terminal, such that the multimode terminal determines a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from the various base stations according to the operating mode candidates that are transmitted by the various base stations and correspond to the various base stations respectively and to the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal, in which

[0019] each of the operating mode candidates is an operating mode in which a current base station supports a terminal accessing it to function.

[0020] In some modes, the transmission of candidates to the operating mode corresponding to the base station for the multimode terminal includes:

[0021] transmit candidates to the operating mode corresponding to the base station to the multimode terminal using system information.

[0022] In some modes, after transmitting the candidates to the operating mode corresponding to the base station for the multimode terminal, it also includes:

[0023] after the multimode terminal determines the base station as the target base station correlated with the multimode terminal, receive, during the access procedures to access the target base station Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, p. 10 / 99 4 / 36 or after accessing the target base station, the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal; and

[0024] configure the target operating mode correlated with the multimode terminal according to the various operating modes.

[0025] According to a third embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is provided for accessing a base station, which is applied to a multimode terminal, the apparatus includes:

[0026] a first receiving module configured to receive, from several base stations, operating mode candidates corresponding to the various base stations respectively, each of the operating mode candidates being an operating mode in which the current base station supports a terminal accessing it to operate;

[0027] a base station determination module configured to determine a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from the various base stations according to the operating mode candidates and the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal; and

[0028] an access module configured to access the target base station.

[0029] In some modes, the base station determination module comprises:

[0030] a first determination submodule configured to determine a target operating mode candidate correlated with one of the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal from the operating mode candidates; and

[0031] a second determination submodule configured for Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 11 / 99 5 / 36 determine a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from the various base stations according to the candidate target operating mode.

[0032] In some modalities, the second determination submodule comprises:

[0033] a third determination submodule configured to, if the number of candidates for the target operating mode is equal to 1, determine the base station corresponding to the candidate for the operating mode of the various base stations as the target base station correlated with the multimode terminal.

[0034] In some modalities, the second determination submodule comprises:

[0035] a determination submodule configured to, if the number of target operating mode candidates is greater than 1, determine the target operating mode candidate correlated with a current multimode terminal service requirement; and

[0036] a fifth determination submodule configured to determine a base station corresponding to the candidate target operating mode correlated with the current service requirement as a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal.

[0037] In some modalities, it also includes:

[0038] a reporting module configured to, during the access procedures to access the target base station or after accessing the target base station, report the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal to the target base station, so that the target base station configures a target operating mode correlated with the multimode terminal based on the various operating modes. Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 12 / 99 6 / 36

[0039] According to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is provided for accessing a base station, which is applied to a base station, the apparatus includes:

[0040] a transmission module configured to transmit candidates for the operating mode corresponding to the base station to a multimode terminal, such that the multimode terminal determines a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from the various base stations according to the candidates for the operating mode that are transmitted by the various base stations and correspond to the various base stations respectively and with the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal, wherein

[0041] each of the operating mode candidates is an operating mode in which a current base station supports a terminal accessing it to function.

[0042] In some forms, the transmission module includes:

[0043] a transmission submodule configured to transmit candidates for the operating mode corresponding to the base station to the multimode terminal via system information.

[0044] In some modalities, it also includes:

[0045] a second receiving module configured to, after the multimode terminal determines the base station as the target base station correlated with the multimode terminal, receive, during the access procedures to access the target base station or after accessing the target base station, the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal; and

[0046] an operating mode configuration module configured to set the target operating mode correlated with the multimode terminal according to the various Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 13 / 99 7 / 36 operating modes.

[0047] According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present invention, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, configured to store computer programs thereon, the computer programs being configured to execute the method for accessing a base station according to the first aspect.

[0048] According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present invention, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, configured to store computer programs thereon, the computer programs being configured to execute the method for accessing a base station according to the second aspect.

[0049] According to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is provided for accessing a base station, which is applied to a multimode terminal and comprises:

[0050] a processor; and

[0051] a memory configured to store executable instructions per processor, where

[0052] the processor is configured to:

[0053] receive, from several base stations, candidates for the operating mode corresponding to the various base stations respectively, each of the operating mode candidates being an operating mode in which the current base station supports a terminal accessing it to operate;

[0054] determine a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from the various base stations according to the operating mode candidates and the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal; and Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 14 / 99 8 / 36

[0055] access the target base station.

[0056] According to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is provided for accessing a base station, which is applied to a base station and comprises:

[0057] a processor; and

[0058] a memory configured to store executable instructions per processor, where

[0059] the processor is configured to:

[0060] transmit candidates for the operating mode corresponding to the base station to a multimode terminal, so that the multimode terminal determines a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from the various base stations according to the candidates for the operating mode that are transmitted by the various base stations and correspond to the various base stations respectively and with the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal, where

[0061] each of the operating mode candidates is an operating mode in which a current base station supports a terminal accessing it to function.

[0062] The technical solutions provided by embodiments of the present invention may include the following beneficial effects.

[0063] In the embodiment of the present invention, the multimode terminal can first receive operating mode candidates transmitted by various base stations, each of the operating mode candidates being an operating mode in which a current base station supports a terminal accessing it to operate. Furthermore, the multimode terminal determines a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from the various base stations according to the operating mode candidates and the various operating modes supported by the terminal itself. Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 15 / 99 9 / 36 multimode terminal, and also accesses the multimode terminal for the target base station. Through the above process, the multimode terminal can select the target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from among the various base stations, and then access the multimode terminal for the target base station, thus achieving the purpose of allowing the multimode terminal to function normally.

[0064] In the various embodiments of the present invention, the multimode terminal can determine, in the received operating mode candidate, a target operating mode candidate correlated with any of the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal, thereby determining the target base station correlated with the multimode terminal according to the target operating mode candidate. Therefore, flexibility and high availability are achieved.

[0065] In the various embodiments of the present invention, optionally, when the number of candidates for the target operating mode is equal to 1, the base station corresponding to the candidate for the target operating mode is used as the target base station correlated with the multimode terminal. When the number of candidates for the target operating mode is greater than 1, the base station corresponding to the candidate for the target operating mode correlated with the current service requirement of the multimode terminal is used as the target base station correlated with the multimode terminal. Through the above process, the target base station correlated with the multimode terminal can be determined by the multimode terminal from the various base stations, so that the multimode terminal can function normally after accessing the target base station.

[0066] In the embodiment of the present invention, after determining the target base station, the multimode terminal can report the various modes. Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 16 / 99 10 / 36 operating modes supported by the multimode terminal for the base station during the process of accessing the target base station or after accessing the target base station. The target base station is configured with the target operating mode correlated with the multimode terminal based on the various operating modes, thus still ensuring that the multimode terminal can function normally after accessing the target base station.

[0067] In the embodiment of the present invention, the base station can transmit the candidate operating mode corresponding to the base station to the multimode terminal. The multimode terminal can determine the target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from the various base stations and corresponding to the various base stations respectively and with the operating modes supported by the multimode terminal. Through the above process, the base station needs to transmit the candidate operating mode corresponding to the base station to the multimode terminal, so that the multimode terminal determines the target base station correlated with the multimode terminal, thus ensuring that the multimode terminal can function normally.

[0068] In the embodiment of the present invention, the base station can transmit the operating mode candidates to the multimode terminal via system information, which is simple and highly available.

[0069] In the embodiment of the present invention, after the base station is determined by the multimode terminal as the target base station correlated with the multimode terminal, the base station can receive the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal, which are reported by the multimode terminal during the process of accessing the base station or after accessing the base station. Furthermore, the configured base station has the target operating mode. Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 17 / 99 11 / 36 correlated with the multimode terminal according to the various operating modes, thus still ensuring that the multimode terminal can function normally after accessing the base station.

[0070] It is to be understood that both the preceding general description and the following detailed description are only illustrative and explanatory and are intended to limit the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0071] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated into and form a part of this description, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present invention.

[0072] FIGURE 1 is a flowchart of a method for accessing a base station illustrated according to an illustrative embodiment.

[0073] FIGURE 2 is a flowchart of an additional method for accessing a base station illustrated according to an illustrative embodiment.

[0074] FIGURE 3 is a flowchart of another method for accessing a base station illustrated according to an illustrative embodiment.

[0075] FIGURE 4 is a flowchart of yet another method for accessing a base station illustrated according to an illustrative embodiment.

[0076] FIGURE 5A is a schematic diagram presenting a scenario of accessing an illustrated base station according to an illustrative modality.

[0077] FIGURE 5B is a flowchart of yet another method for accessing a base station illustrated according to an illustrative embodiment.

[0078] FIGURE 6 is a block diagram of a device for accessing a base station illustrated according to a modality. Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 18 / 99 12 / 36 illustrative.

[0079] FIGURE 7 is a block diagram of an additional device for accessing a base station illustrated according to an illustrative embodiment.

[0080] FIGURE 8 is a block diagram of another device for accessing a base station illustrated according to an illustrative embodiment.

[0081] FIGURE 9 is a block diagram of yet another apparatus for accessing a base station illustrated according to an illustrative embodiment.

[0082] FIGURE 10 is a block diagram of yet another apparatus for accessing a base station illustrated according to an illustrative embodiment.

[0083] FIGURE 11 is a block diagram of yet another apparatus for accessing a base station illustrated according to an illustrative embodiment.

[0084] FIGURE 12 is a block diagram of yet another apparatus for accessing a base station illustrated according to an illustrative embodiment.

[0085] FIGURE 13 is a block diagram of yet another apparatus for accessing a base station illustrated according to an illustrative embodiment.

[0086] FIGURE 14 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for accessing a base station according to an illustrative embodiment of the present invention.

[0087] FIGURE 15 is a schematic structural diagram of an additional apparatus for accessing a base station illustrated according to an illustrative embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0088] The modalities will now be referred to in detail. Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 19 / 99 13 / 36 illustrative examples, which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The following description refers to the accompanying drawings in which the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise represented. The implementations shown in the following description of illustrative embodiments do not represent all implementations consistent with the present invention. Instead, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with aspects related to the invention as cited in the appended claims.

[0089] The terms used in the present invention are for the purpose of illustrating specific embodiments only, rather than limiting the present invention. The terms "a," "said," and "the" in singular forms used in the present invention and appended claims are also intended to include their plural forms, unless otherwise clearly specified in the context. It may also be appreciated that the term "and / or" as used herein refers to any or all possible combinations of one or more associated items as listed.

[0090] It may be appreciated that while the terms first, second, third, and so forth may be used in this document to describe various pieces of information, such information is not limited to these terms, which are only used to distinguish between different pieces of information of the same category. For example, the first piece of information may also be referred to as the second piece of information, and similarly, the second piece of information may also be referred to as the first piece of information, without departing from the scope of the present invention. Depending on the context, the term "if" as used in this document may be interpreted as "when," "while," or "in response to be determined." Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, p. 20 / 99 14 / 36

[0091] An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for accessing a base station, which can be applied to a multimode terminal that supports various operating modes. The multimode terminal can operate on networks of different technical standards and support various network bands, i.e., the multimode terminal supports various operating modes. FIGURE 1 is a flowchart of a method for accessing a base station illustrated according to an illustrative embodiment, which may include the following steps.

[0092] In step 101, the operating mode candidates that are transmitted by various base stations and correspond to the various base stations respectively are received, each of the operating mode candidates being an operating mode in which the current base station supports a terminal accessing it to operate.

[0093] In step 102, a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal is determined from the various base stations according to the operating mode candidates and the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal.

[0094] In step 103, the multimode terminal accesses the target base station.

[0095] In the above embodiment of the present invention, the multimode terminal can first receive the operating mode candidates transmitted by the various base stations, each of the operating mode candidates being an operating mode in which the current base station supports the terminal accessing it to operate. Furthermore, the multimode terminal determines a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from several base stations according to the operating mode candidates and the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal itself, and further Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 21 / 99 15 / 36 accesses the multimode terminal to the target base station. Through the above process, the multimode terminal can select the target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from among the various base stations, and then access the multimode terminal to the base station, thus achieving the purpose of allowing the multimode terminal to function normally.

[0096] With respect to step 101, the current base station may transmit an operating mode that supports the terminal accessing it to operate, that is, a candidate operating mode corresponding to the current base station, to the multimode terminal within a coverage range of the current base station. Each base station may correspond to one or more candidate operating modes, each candidate operating mode corresponding to a carrier band. Optionally, the current base station may broadcast the candidate operating mode in the system information.

[0097] At this stage, the multimode terminal directly receives the candidate for the corresponding operating mode transmitted by the various base stations directly according to related technologies.

[0098] With respect to step 102, after receiving the operating mode candidates that are transmitted by the various base stations and correspond to the various base stations respectively, the multimode terminal can determine the target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from the various base stations according to the operating mode candidates and the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal itself.

[0099] Optionally, the process of determining the target base station is shown in FIGURE 2. FIGURE 2 is a flowchart of an additional method for accessing a base station illustrated accordingly. Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, p. 22 / 99 16 / 36 with the modality shown in FIGURE 1, which may include the following steps.

[00100] In step 102-1, a candidate for the target operating mode correlated with any of the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal is determined from the operating mode candidates.

[00101] At this stage, the candidates for the operating mode corresponding to the various base stations respectively, which are received by the multimode terminal, can be as presented in Table 1. Base Stations Candidates for operating mode Base Station 1 Mode A and Mode D Base Station 2 Mode B Base Station 3 Mode C and Mode D ...... ...... Table 1

[00102] The multimode terminal can determine a candidate target operating mode correlated with any of the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal itself according to Table 1. For example, the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal are assumed to be Mode A and Mode E. Then, the multimode terminal can determine that Mode A is a candidate target operating mode according to Table 1.

[00103] In step 102-2, the target base station correlated with the multimode terminal is determined from the various base stations according to the candidate target operating mode.

[00104] In the embodiment of the present invention, step 102-2 may include the following two cases.

[00105] In the first case, if the number of candidates for the mode of Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 23 / 99 17 / 36 target operation equals 1:

[00106] the multimode terminal can use the base station corresponding to the target operating mode candidate in the various base stations directly as a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal.

[00107] For example, the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal include Mode A and Mode E, the number of candidates for the operating mode determined according to Table 1 is 1, and the candidate for the target operating mode is Mode A. Then, base station 1 corresponding to Mode A is the target base station correlated with the multimode terminal.

[00108] In the second case, if the number of candidates for the target work mode is greater than 1:

[00109] In this case, the multimode terminal needs to select the target base station according to its current service requirement.

[00110] First, the multimode terminal needs to determine a target operating mode candidate correlated with the current service requirements from the various target operating mode candidates. Optionally, the service requirements may include a requirement for delay and / or a requirement for a carrier band.

[00111] For example, the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal include Mode A, Mode C, and Mode E, and the number of candidates for the target operating mode determined according to Table 1 is 2, that is, Mode A and Mode C, respectively. The current service requirement of the multimode terminal needs to ensure low latency, while Mode C among the operating mode candidates can meet the service requirement for low latency. Therefore, Mode C is the candidate for the target mode. Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 24 / 99 18 / 36 operation correlated with the current service requirement of the multimode terminal.

[00112] For another example, the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal include Mode A, Mode C, and Mode E, and the number of candidate target operating modes determined according to Table 2 is 2, that is, Mode A and Mode C, respectively. Mode A corresponds to carrier band 1 and Mode C corresponds to carrier band 3. When the current service requirement of the multimode terminal requires that the multimode terminal operate in carrier band 3, it can also be determined that Mode C is the candidate target operating mode correlated with the current service requirement of the multimode terminal.

[00113] In addition, the multimode terminal uses a base station corresponding to the target operating mode candidate correlated with the current service requirement as a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal.

[00114] For example, in the above configuration, the number of candidates for the target operating mode is 2, that is, Mode A and Mode C, respectively. Mode C is the candidate for the target operating mode correlated with the current service requirement of the multimode terminal. Then, the multimode terminal uses base station 3 as a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal according to Table 1.

[00115] In the above configuration, when the number of candidates for the target operating mode is equal to 1, the base station corresponding to the candidate for the target operating mode is used as the target base station correlated with the multimode terminal. When the number of candidates for the target operating mode is greater than 1, the base station corresponding to the candidate for the Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, p. 25 / 99 The 19 / 36 target operating mode correlated with the current service requirement of the multimode terminal is used as the target base station correlated with the multimode terminal. Through the above process, the target base station correlated with the multimode terminal can be determined by the multimode terminal from among the various base stations, so that the multimode terminal can function normally after accessing the target base station.

[00116] With respect to step 103, after determining the target base station from the various base stations, the multimode terminal can transmit an access request to access the target base station according to related technologies. The target base station establishes a wireless connection with the target terminal based on the access request, thus completing a process of accessing the multimode terminal to the target base station and ensuring that the multimode terminal accesses the correlated target base station and subsequently functions normally.

[00117] In the embodiment of the present invention, in order to further ensure that the multimode terminal can subsequently function normally, optionally, the method for accessing the base station is as shown in FIGURE 3, which is a flowchart of another method for accessing a base station illustrated according to the embodiment of FIGURE 1. The method may also include the following steps.

[00118] In step 104, during the process of accessing the target base station or after accessing the target base station, the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal are reported to the target base station, so that the target base station configures a target operating mode correlated with the multimode terminal based on the various operating modes. Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 26 / 99 20 / 36

[00119] In the embodiment of the present invention, step 104 can be performed simultaneously with step 103 or performed after step 103 is completed. That is, the multimode terminal can report the various operating modes to the target base station during the process of accessing the target base station or after accessing the target base station. The target base station selects the most correlated target operating mode for the multimode terminal from the various operating modes according to information such as a current service type of the multimode terminal. Furthermore, the target base station can transmit the target network configuration information corresponding to the target operating mode to the multimode terminal according to a matching relationship between a predetermined operating mode and the network configuration information.After performing the network configuration according to the target network configuration information transmitted by the target base station, the multimode terminal can operate in the target operating mode, so that the multimode terminal can function normally.

[00120] Through the above process, the multimode terminal can report the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal itself to the target base station during the process of accessing the target base station or after accessing the target base station. The target base station configures the correlated target operating mode for the multimode terminal, thus ensuring that the multimode terminal can function normally after accessing the target base station.

[00121] One embodiment of the present invention provides another method for accessing a base station, which can be applied to a base station. The method includes the following steps.

[00122] In step 201, a candidate for the operating mode corresponding to the base station is transmitted to the terminal. Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, p. 27 / 99 21 / 36 multimode, so that the multimode terminal determines a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from the various base stations according to the alternative terminal modes that are transmitted by the various base stations and correspond to the various base stations respectively and to the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal, where

[00123] each of the operating mode candidates is an operating mode in which the current base station supports a terminal accessing it to function.

[00124] In the above modality, the base station can transmit the candidate operating mode corresponding to the base station to the multimode terminal. The multimode terminal can determine the target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from the various base stations according to the alternative terminal modes that are transmitted by the various base stations and correspond to the various base stations respectively and to the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal. Through the above process, the base station needs to transmit the candidates operating mode corresponding to the base stations to the multimode terminal, so that the multimode terminal determines the target base station correlated with the multimode terminal and ensures that the multimode terminal can function normally.

[00125] With respect to step 201, optionally, the base station may transmit the candidate operating mode to the multimode terminal by using system information. System information may be key system information or other system information, wherein key system information refers to the minimum system information required for the terminal to randomly access the base station, and other system information refers to other system information different from key system information. Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 28 / 99 22 / 36 key.

[00126] At this stage, the base station can carry a candidate operating mode corresponding to the base station in the key system information, and broadcast the system information to the multimode terminal. Alternatively, the base station can carry the candidate operating mode in the other system information, and transmit the other system information to the multimode terminal by means of broadcast or selective broadcast. The base station can correspond to one or more candidate operating modes, each candidate operating mode corresponding to a carrier band.

[00127] The multimode terminal can select a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal to access according to the received operating mode candidates corresponding to the various base stations respectively and the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal itself.

[00128] In one embodiment, optionally, the method for accessing a base station is presented in FIGURE 4, which is a flowchart of another method for accessing a base station according to an embodiment. After step 201 is completed, this method will still include the following steps.

[00129] In step 202, after the multimode terminal determines the base station as the target base station correlated with the multimode terminal, the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal, which are reported during the process of accessing the base station or after accessing the station, are received.

[00130] At this stage, after determining the current base station as the target base station, the multimode terminal can report the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal during the process of accessing the base station or after accessing the base station. Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 29 / 99 23 / 36 and the base station then receives the various operating modes directly.

[00131] In step 203, a target operating mode correlated with the multimode terminal is configured based on the various operating modes.

[00132] In the embodiment of the present invention, in order to further ensure that the multimode terminal can function normally, after receiving the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal, the base station can determine a more correlated target operating mode for the multimode terminal according to information, such as a current service type of the multimode terminal.

[00133] In addition, the base station can determine the target network configuration information corresponding to the target operating mode according to a matching relationship between a predetermined operating mode and the network configuration information, and transmit the target network configuration information to the multimode terminal. The multimode terminal executes the network configuration according to the target network configuration information, so that the multimode terminal can function normally.

[00134] In one embodiment of the present invention, FIGURE 5A is a schematic diagram presenting a scenario of accessing a base station illustrated according to an illustrative embodiment. After receiving the operating mode candidates that are transmitted by the various 200 base stations and correspond to the various 200 base stations respectively, the multimode terminal 100 determines a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal 100 of the various 200 base stations according to the operating mode candidate and with various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal 100. Assuming that the target base station is 200-1, Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, p. 30 / 99 Additionally, 24 / 36, multimode terminal 100 can access target base station 200-1.

[00135] During the process of accessing target base station 200-1 or after accessing target base station 200-1, multimode terminal 100 can report various operating modes supported by multimode terminal 100 to target base station 200-1. Target base station 200-1 can configure a target operating mode correlated with multimode terminal 100 based on the various operating modes.

[00136] One embodiment of the present invention provides another method for accessing a base station. FIGURE 5B is a flowchart of another method for accessing a base station according to the scenario embodiment presented in FIGURE 4A, which may include the following steps.

[00137] In step 301, a base station 200 broadcasts a candidate operating mode corresponding to base station 200 to a multimode terminal 100 via system information.

[00138] The operating mode candidate is an operating mode in which base station 200 supports a terminal accessing it to function.

[00139] In step 302, multimode terminal 100 determines a target base station 200-1 correlated with the multimode terminal from the various base stations 200 according to the received operating mode candidates corresponding to the various base stations 200 and the various operating modes supported by multimode terminal 100.

[00140] In step 303, multimode terminal 100 accesses target base station 200-1.

[00141] In step 304, during the process of accessing the target base station or after accessing the target base station 200-1, the multimode terminal Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 31 / 99 25 / 36 100 reports various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal 100 for the target base station 200-1.

[00142] In step 305, target base station 200-1 configures the target operating mode correlated with multimode terminal 100 based on the various operating modes.

[00143] In the above mode, the multimode terminal can select a target base station correlated with itself from among the various base stations, and access the target base station, thus ensuring that the multimode terminal functions normally.

[00144] In addition, multimode terminal 100 can report the various operating modes supported by multimode terminal 100 to base station 200-1 during the process of accessing base station 200-1 or after accessing target base station 200-1. Target base station 200-1 selects an appropriate target operating mode for multimode terminal 100. Multimode terminal 100 can perform network configuration according to the target network configuration information that is returned by target base station 200-1 and corresponds to the target operating mode, and then operate in the target mode, thus also ensuring that the multimode terminal can function normally.

[00145] Corresponding to the embodiment of the preceding application function implementation method, the present invention further provides embodiments of an application function implementation device and a corresponding terminal.

[00146] Referring to FIGURE 6, which is a block diagram of a device for accessing a base station illustrated according to an illustrative embodiment, the device is applied to a multimode terminal, and includes:

[00147] a first 410 reception module configured to receive candidates for the operating mode that are transmitted by Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 32 / 99 26 / 36 multiple base stations and correspond to the various base stations respectively, each of the operating mode candidates being an operating mode in which the current base station supports a terminal accessing it to function;

[00148] a 420 base station determination module configured to determine a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from the various base stations according to the operating mode candidates and with various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal; and

[00149] a 430 access module configured to access the multimode terminal for the target base station.

[00150] Referring to FIGURE 7, which is a block diagram of an additional device for accessing a base station illustrated according to the modality presented in FIGURE 6, the base station determination module 420 includes:

[00151] a first determination submodule 421 configured to determine a target operating mode candidate correlated with any of the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal from the operating mode candidates; and

[00152] a second determination submodule 422 configured to determine a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from the various base stations according to the candidate target operating mode.

[00153] Referring to FIGURE 8, which is a block diagram of another device for accessing a base station illustrated according to the modality presented in FIGURE 7, the second determination submodule 422 includes:

[00154] a third determination submodule 423 configured for, if the number of candidates for the target operating mode is Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 33 / 99 27 / 36 equals 1, use the base station corresponding to the candidate target operating mode among the various base stations as the target base station correlated with the multimode terminal.

[00155] Referring to FIGURE 9, which is a block diagram of yet another apparatus for accessing a base station illustrated according to the modality in FIGURE 7, the second determination submodule 422 includes:

[00156] a fourth determination submodule 424 configured to, if the number of target operating mode candidates is greater than 1, determine the target operating mode candidate correlated with a current multimode terminal service requirement; and

[00157] a fifth determination submodule 425 configured to use a base station corresponding to the candidate target operating mode correlated with the current service requirement as a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal.

[00158] Referring to FIGURE 10, which is a block diagram of another device for accessing a base station illustrated according to the modality presented in FIGURE 6, the device further includes:

[00159] a reporting module 440 configured to, during the process of accessing the target base station or after accessing the target base station, report the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal to the target base station, so that the target base station configures a target operating mode correlated with the multimode terminal based on the various operating modes.

[00160] Referring to FIGURE 11, which is a block diagram of a device for accessing a base station illustrated according to an illustrative embodiment, the device is applied to a base station, and includes:.

[00161] a 510 transmission module configured to transmit Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, p. 34 / 99 28 / 36 candidates for the operating mode for each base station for the multimode terminal, so that the multimode terminal determines a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from the various base stations according to the alternative terminal modes that are transmitted by various base stations and correspond to the various base stations respectively and to the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal, where

[00162] each of the operating mode candidates is an operating mode in which a current base station supports a terminal accessing it to function.

[00163] Referring to FIGURE 12, which is a block diagram of an additional device for accessing a base station illustrated according to the modality presented in FIGURE 11, the 510 transmission module includes:

[00164] a 511 transmission submodule configured to transmit a candidate operating mode corresponding to the base station to the multimode terminal by using system information.

[00165] Referring to FIGURE 13, which is a block diagram of another device for accessing a base station illustrated according to the modality presented in FIGURE 11, the device also includes:

[00166] a second 520 receiving module configured to receive various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal, which are reported during the process of accessing the base station or after accessing the base station, after the multimode terminal determines the base station as the target base station correlated with the multimode terminal; and

[00167] a 530 operating mode configuration module configured to set the target operating mode correlated with the multimode terminal based on the various modes of Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 35 / 99 29 / 36 operation.

[00168] Since the embodiments of the apparatus substantially correspond to the embodiments of the method, similar parts of the embodiments of the method can be referred to the embodiments of the apparatus. The embodiments of the apparatus above are for illustrative purposes only. The units described as separate members may or may not be physically separated. The members described as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in the same place or may be distributed across several network units. The objectives of the solutions of the present invention can be achieved by selecting some or all of the modules according to actual needs. The foregoing can be understood and implemented by those skilled in the art without any inventive work.

[00169] Correspondingly, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, configured to store computer programs thereon, the computer programs being configured to execute any of the methods for accessing a base station, which are applied to a multimode terminal.

[00170] Correspondingly, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, configured to store computer programs thereon, the computer programs being configured to execute any of the methods for accessing a base station, which are applied to the base station.

[00171] Correspondingly, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an apparatus for accessing a base station, the apparatus being applied to a multimode terminal and including:

[00172] a processor; and Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 36 / 99 30 / 36

[00173] a memory configured to store processor-executable instructions, where

[00174] the processor is configured to:

[00175] receive operating mode candidates that are transmitted by various base stations and correspond to the various base stations respectively, each of the operating mode candidates being an operating mode in which the current base station supports a terminal accessing it to operate;

[00176] determine a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from the various base stations according to the operating mode candidates and the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal; and

[00177] Access the multimode terminal to the target base station.

[00178] FIGURE 14 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for accessing a base station illustrated according to an illustrative embodiment. As shown in FIGURE 14, an apparatus 1400 is provided for accessing a base station illustrated according to an illustrative embodiment. The apparatus 1400 can be a multimode terminal that supports various operating modes.

[00179] Referring to FIGURE 14, the device 1400 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 1401, a memory 1402, a power component 1403, a multimedia component 1404, an audio component 1405, an input / output (I / O) interface 1406, a sensor component 1407, and a communication component 1408.

[00180] The processing component 1401 typically controls the general operations of the device 1400, such as operations associated with video, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The component of Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 37 / 99 31 / 36 Processing 1401 may include one or more processors 1420 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps in the methods described above. In addition, the processing 1401 component may include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between the processing 1401 component and other components. For example, the processing 1401 component may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 1404 and the processing 1401 component.

[00181] The 1402 memory is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of the 1400 device. Examples of such data include instructions for any applications or methods operated on the 1400 device, contact data, phone book data, images, videos, etc. The 1402 memory can be implemented using any type of volatile or non-volatile memory devices, or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), a read-only memory (ROM), a magnetic memory, a flash memory, a magnetic or optical disk.

[00182] The power component 1403 provides power to various components of the appliance 1400. The power component 1403 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and any other components associated with the generation, management, and distribution of power in the appliance 1400.

[00183] The multimedia component 1404 includes a screen providing an output interface between the device 1400 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a video of Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 38 / 99 32 / 36 liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the display includes the touch panel, the display may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to perceive touches, finger drags, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensors may not only perceive the threshold of a touch or finger drag action, but also perceive the duration and pressure associated with the touch or finger drag action. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 1404 includes a front camera and / or a rear camera. The front camera and the rear camera may receive external multimedia data while the device 1400 is in operating mode, such as a photo mode or a video mode. Each of the front and rear cameras may be a fixed optical lens system or have focus and zoom capabilities.

[00184] Audio component 1405 is configured to emit and / or receive audio signals. For example, audio component 1405 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the device 1400 is in an operating mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signal can also be stored in memory 1402 or transmitted via communication component 1408. In some embodiments, audio component 1405 also includes a speaker to emit audio signals.

[00185] The 1406 I / O interface provides an interface between the 1401 processing component and peripheral interface modules, such as a keyboard, a click button, buttons, and others. The buttons may include, but are not limited to, a home button, a volume button, a power button, and a lock button. Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 39 / 99 33 / 36

[00186] The sensor component 1407 includes one or more sensors to provide condition assessments of various aspects of the device 1400. For example, the sensor component 1407 may detect an on / off condition of the device 1400, relative positioning of components, for example, the video device and the mini keyboard of the device 1400, and the sensor component 1407 may also detect a change in position of the device 1400 or a component of the device 1400, presence or absence of user contact with the device 1400, orientation or acceleration / deceleration of the device 1400, and temperature change of the device 1400. The sensor component 1407 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. The sensor component 1407 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, used for image representation applications.In some embodiments, the 1407 sensor component may also include an accelerometer sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[00187] The 1408 communication component is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the 1400 device and other devices. The 1400 device can access a wireless network based on a communication standard such as WiFi, 2G, or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an illustrative embodiment, the 1408 communication component receives broadcast signals or broadcast-associated information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an illustrative embodiment, the 1408 communication component also includes a short-range field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communications.

[00188] In illustrative configurations, the 1400 device may be Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 40 / 99 34 / 36 implemented with one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components, to perform the methods described above.

[00189] In illustrative embodiments, a computer-readable non-temporary storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 1402 including instructions, executable by the processor 1409 in the device 1400, to perform the methods described above. For example, the computer-readable non-temporary storage medium may be a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, among others.

[00190] When instructions in the storage medium are executed by the processor, the 1400 device becomes capable of executing any of the above methods on the terminal side.

[00191] The present invention further provides an apparatus for accessing a base station, the apparatus being applied to a base station and including:

[00192] a processor; and

[00193] a memory configured to store processor-executable instructions, where

[00194] the processor is configured to:

[00195] transmit a candidate operating mode corresponding to each base station to the multimode terminal, so that the multimode terminal determines a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from the various base stations according to the candidate operating modes that are transmitted by the various base stations and correspond to the various Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 41 / 99 35 / 36 base stations respectively and the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal, in which

[00196] each of the operating mode candidates is an operating mode in which the current base station supports a terminal accessing it to function.

[00197] FIGURE 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a 1500 apparatus for accessing a base station as presented in the illustrative embodiment. The 1500 apparatus can be provided as a base station. Referring to FIGURE 15, the 1500 apparatus includes a processing component 1522, a wireless transmit / receive component 1524, an antenna component 1526, and a signal processing part specific to a wireless interface. The processing component 1522 may further include one or more processors.

[00198] The candidate operating mode corresponding to each base station is transmitted to the multimode terminal, so that the multimode terminal determines a target base station correlated with the multimode terminal from the various base stations according to the candidate operating modes that are transmitted by various base stations and correspond to the various base stations respectively and to the various operating modes supported by the multimode terminal, where

[00199] each of the operating mode candidates is an operating mode in which a current base station supports a terminal accessing it to function.

[00200] Other embodiments of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the descriptive report and practice of the present invention. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present invention following the general principles thereof and including Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 42 / 99 36 / 36 common knowledge or commonly used technical measures that are not disclosed in this document. The descriptive report and embodiments are to be considered for illustrative purposes only, with the true scope and spirit of the present invention being indicated by the following claims. It should be appreciated that the present invention is not limited to the exact construction described above and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and that various modifications and alterations may be made without departing from its scope. It is intended that the scope of the present invention be limited only by the attached embodiments.

Claims

1. Method for accessing a base station (1), which is applied to a multimode terminal (100), characterized in that it comprises: receiving (101), from a plurality of base stations (200), operating mode candidates corresponding to the plurality of base stations (200) respectively, each of the operating mode candidates being an operating mode in which the current base station (1) supports a terminal accessing it to operate, wherein the operating mode is numerology, each of the base stations (200) corresponding to one or more operating mode candidates, each of the operating mode candidates corresponding to a carrier band; determining (102) a target base station (200-1) correlated with the multimode terminal (100) from a plurality of base stations (200) according to the operating mode candidates and with a plurality of operating modes supported by the multimode terminal (100);and access (103) the base station (1).; 2. Method, according to claim 1, characterized in that the determination of a target base station (200-1) correlated with the multimode terminal (100) from the plurality of base stations (200) according to the operating mode candidates and the plurality of operating modes supported by the multimode terminal (100) comprises: determining a target operating mode candidate correlated with one of the plurality of operating modes supported by the multimode terminal (100) from the operating mode candidates; and Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 44 / 99 2 / 5 determining a target base station (200-1) correlated with the multimode terminal (100) from the plurality of base stations (200) according to the target operating mode candidate.

3. Method according to claim 2, characterized in that the determination of a target base station (200-1) correlated with the multimode terminal (100) from the plurality of base stations (200) according to the candidate target operating mode comprises: if the number of candidates target operating mode is equal to 1, determine the base station (1) corresponding to the candidate operating mode from the plurality of base stations (200) as the target base station (200-1) correlated with the multimode terminal (100).

4. Method according to claim 2, characterized in that the determination of a target base station (200-1) correlated with the multimode terminal (100) from the plurality of base stations (200) according to the target operating mode candidate comprises: if the number of target operating mode candidates is greater than 1, determining the target operating mode candidate correlated with a current service requirement of the multimode terminal (100); and determining a base station (1) corresponding to the target operating mode candidate correlated with the current service requirement as a target base station (200-1) correlated with the multimode terminal (100).

5. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises: during the access procedures to access the target base station (200-1) or after accessing the target base station (200-1), reporting Petition 870250118323, dated 12 / 22 / 2025, page 45 / 99 3 / 5 the plurality of operating modes supported by the multimode terminal (100) to the target base station (200-1), such that the target base station (200-1) configures a target operating mode correlated with the multimode terminal (100) based on the plurality of operating modes.

6. Method for accessing a base station (1), which is applied to a base station (1) and characterized in that it comprises: transmitting operating mode candidates corresponding to the base station (1) to a multimode terminal (100), such that the multimode terminal (100) determines a target base station (200-1) correlated with the multimode terminal (100) from the plurality of base stations (200) according to the operating mode candidates that are transmitted by a plurality of base stations (200) and correspond to the plurality of base stations (200) respectively and a plurality of operating modes supported by the multimode terminal (100), wherein each of the operating mode candidates is an operating mode in which a current base station (1) supports a terminal accessing it to operate, the operating mode is numerology,each of the base stations (200) corresponding to one or more operating mode candidates, each of the operating mode candidates corresponding to a carrier band.

7. Method, according to claim 6, characterized in that the transmission of candidates to the operating mode corresponding to the base station (1) to the multimode terminal (100) comprises: transmitting candidates to the operating mode corresponding to the base station (1) to the multimode terminal (100) by Petition 870250118323, of 12 / 22 / 2025, page 46 / 99 4 / 5 system information.

8. Method according to claim 6, characterized in that after transmitting the candidates to the operating mode corresponding to the base station (1) to the multimode terminal (100), it further comprises: after the multimode terminal (100) determines the base station (1) as the target base station (200-1) correlated with the multimode terminal (100), receiving, during the access procedures to access the target base station (200-1) or after accessing the target base station (200-1), the plurality of operating modes supported by the multimode terminal (100); and configuring the target operating mode correlated with the multimode terminal (100) according to the plurality of operating modes.

9. Apparatus (1400, 1500) for accessing a base station (1), which is applied to a multimode terminal (100), characterized in that it comprises: a processor (1420, 1409); and a memory (1402) configured to store executable instructions per processor (1420, 1409), wherein the processor (1420, 1409) is configured to execute the following instructions: receive, from a plurality of base stations (200), operating mode candidates corresponding to the plurality of base stations (200) respectively, each of the operating mode candidates being an operating mode in which the current base station (1) supports a terminal accessing it to operate, wherein the operating mode is numerology, each of the base stations (200) corresponding to one or more operating mode candidates, each of the operating mode candidates Petition 870250118323, of 12 / 22 / 2025, p.47 / 99 5 / 5 corresponding to a carrier band; determine a target base station (200-1) correlated with the multimode terminal (100) from the plurality of base stations (200) according to the operating mode candidates and the plurality of operating modes supported by the multimode terminal (100); and access the target base station (200-1).

10. Apparatus (1400, 1500) for accessing a base station (1), which is applied to a base station (1), comprising: a processor (1420, 1409); and a memory (1402) configured to store executable instructions by processor (1420, 1409), characterized in that the processor (1420, 1409) is configured to execute the following instructions: transmit operating mode candidates corresponding to base station (1) to a multimode terminal (100), such that the multimode terminal (100) determines a target base station (200-1) correlated with the multimode terminal (100) from the plurality of base stations (200) according to the operating mode candidates that are transmitted by the plurality of base stations (200) and correspond to the plurality of base stations (200) respectively and with the plurality of operating modes supported by the multimode terminal (100),wherein each of the operating mode candidates is an operating mode in which a current base station (1) supports a terminal accessing it to operate, wherein the operating mode is numerology, each of the base stations (200) corresponding to one or more operating mode candidates, each of the operating mode candidates corresponding to a carrier band.

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