A method and device for determining paging time, and computer storage medium

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method and device for determining paging time, and a computer storage medium. The method comprises: a terminal determines a paging time unit corresponding to the terminal according to an identification of the terminal, configuration parameters of the paging time unit and preset rules; wherein the paging time unit comprises at least a first type of paging time unit and a second type of paging time unit, and different types of paging time units correspond to different preset rules.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of wireless communication technology, and in particular to a method and device for determining a paging time, and a computer storage medium. Background Art

[0002] In the Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, the network can send paging messages to the UE in the idle state and the UE in the connection state. For the UE, the UE receives the paging message in the paging time unit in the paging frame (PF) in a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle.

[0003] The UE determines the position of its own paging time unit in a DRX cycle according to its own UE_ID, and then receives the paging message. However, UE_ID is evenly distributed in different paging time units. In some scenarios, for example, paging time units have different time-frequency resource types, which will lead to the inability to differentiate the allocation of paging resources. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problem, the embodiments of the present invention provide a method and device for determining a paging occasion, and a computer storage medium.

[0005] The method for determining the paging time provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes:

[0006] The terminal determines the paging time unit corresponding to the terminal according to the identifier of the terminal, the configuration parameters of the paging time unit and the preset rule;

[0007] The paging time units at least include first-type paging time units and second-type paging time units, and different types of paging time units correspond to different preset rules.

[0008] In the embodiment of the present invention, different preset rules satisfy the non-uniform distribution of the terminals in different types of paging time units.

[0009] In the embodiment of the present invention, the first type of paging time unit corresponds to a first time-frequency resource type, and the second type of paging time unit corresponds to a second time-frequency resource type.

[0010] In the embodiment of the present invention, the size of the time-frequency resources corresponding to the first time-frequency resource type is different from the size of the time-frequency resources corresponding to the second time-frequency resource type;

[0011] and / or,

[0012] The multiplexing method of the first time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the SS block is different from the multiplexing method of the second time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the SS block.

[0013] In the embodiment of the present invention, the first type of paging time unit corresponds to the first time-frequency resource type, including:

[0014] On the symbol where the nominal resource of the sending SS block is located, the time-frequency resource corresponding to the first type of paging time unit is frequency-divided with the nominal resource.

[0015] In the embodiment of the present invention, the second type of paging time unit corresponds to the second time-frequency resource type, including:

[0016] On the symbol where the nominal resource of the SS block is not sent, the time-frequency resources corresponding to the second type of paging time unit may include the time-frequency resources where the nominal resource is located.

[0017] In the embodiment of the present invention, the paging time unit includes a paging opportunity (PO), or a partial time unit in a PO.

[0018] In the embodiment of the present invention, the configuration parameters of the paging time unit include at least one of the following: distribution parameters of the terminal on different types of paging time units, and the number of paging time units corresponding to different time-frequency resource types included in a transmission cycle.

[0019] In an embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes:

[0020] The terminal obtains configuration parameters of the paging time unit from a network.

[0021] The method for determining the paging time provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes:

[0022] The network determines the paging time unit corresponding to the terminal according to the terminal identifier, the configuration parameters of the paging time unit and the preset rules, wherein the paging time unit includes at least a first type of paging time unit and a second type of paging time unit, and the preset rules corresponding to different types of paging time units are different;

[0023] The network sends a paging message according to the paging time unit.

[0024] In the embodiment of the present invention, different preset rules satisfy the non-uniform distribution of the terminals in different types of paging time units.

[0025] In the embodiment of the present invention, the first type of paging time unit corresponds to a first time-frequency resource type, and the second type of paging time unit corresponds to a second time-frequency resource type.

[0026] In the embodiment of the present invention, the size of the time-frequency resources corresponding to the first time-frequency resource type is different from the size of the time-frequency resources corresponding to the second time-frequency resource type;

[0027] and / or,

[0028] The multiplexing method of the first time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the SS block is different from the multiplexing method of the second time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the SS block.

[0029] In the embodiment of the present invention, the first type of paging time unit corresponds to the first time-frequency resource type, including:

[0030] On the symbol where the nominal resource of the sending SS block is located, the time-frequency resource corresponding to the first type of paging time unit is frequency-divided with the nominal resource.

[0031] In the embodiment of the present invention, the second type of paging time unit corresponds to the second time-frequency resource type, including:

[0032] On the symbol where the nominal resource of the SS block is not sent, the time-frequency resources corresponding to the second type of paging time unit may include the time-frequency resources where the nominal resource is located.

[0033] In the embodiment of the present invention, the paging time unit includes PO, or a part of the time unit in PO.

[0034] In the embodiment of the present invention, the configuration parameters of the paging time unit include at least one of the following: distribution parameters of the terminal on different types of paging time units, and the number of paging time units corresponding to different time-frequency resource types included in a transmission cycle.

[0035] In an embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes:

[0036] The network notifies the terminal of configuration parameters of the paging time unit.

[0037] The device for determining a paging time provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes:

[0038] A determination unit configured to determine the paging time unit corresponding to the terminal according to the identifier of the terminal, the configuration parameters of the paging time unit and a preset rule;

[0039] The paging time units at least include first-type paging time units and second-type paging time units, and different types of paging time units correspond to different preset rules.

[0040] In the embodiment of the present invention, different preset rules satisfy the non-uniform distribution of the terminals in different types of paging time units.

[0041] In the embodiment of the present invention, the first type of paging time unit corresponds to a first time-frequency resource type, and the second type of paging time unit corresponds to a second time-frequency resource type.

[0042] In the embodiment of the present invention, the size of the time-frequency resources corresponding to the first time-frequency resource type is different from the size of the time-frequency resources corresponding to the second time-frequency resource type;

[0043] and / or,

[0044] The multiplexing method of the first time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the SS block is different from the multiplexing method of the second time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the SS block.

[0045] In the embodiment of the present invention, the first type of paging time unit corresponds to the first time-frequency resource type, including:

[0046] On the symbol where the nominal resource of the sending SS block is located, the time-frequency resource corresponding to the first type of paging time unit is frequency-divided with the nominal resource.

[0047] In the embodiment of the present invention, the second type of paging time unit corresponds to the second time-frequency resource type, including:

[0048] On the symbol where the nominal resource of the SS block is not sent, the time-frequency resources corresponding to the second type of paging time unit may include the time-frequency resources where the nominal resource is located.

[0049] In the embodiment of the present invention, the paging time unit includes PO, or a part of the time unit in PO.

[0050] In the embodiment of the present invention, the configuration parameters of the paging time unit include at least one of the following: distribution parameters of the terminal on different types of paging time units, and the number of paging time units corresponding to different time-frequency resource types included in a transmission cycle.

[0051] In an embodiment of the present invention, the device further includes:

[0052] The acquiring unit is configured to acquire the configuration parameters of the paging time unit from the network.

[0053] The device for determining a paging time provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes:

[0054] A determination unit configured to determine a paging time unit corresponding to the terminal according to an identifier of the terminal, a configuration parameter of the paging time unit and a preset rule, wherein the paging time unit includes at least a first type of paging time unit and a second type of paging time unit, and different types of paging time units correspond to different preset rules;

[0055] A sending unit is configured to send a paging message according to the paging time unit.

[0056] In the embodiment of the present invention, different preset rules satisfy the non-uniform distribution of the terminals in different types of paging time units.

[0057] In the embodiment of the present invention, the first type of paging time unit corresponds to a first time-frequency resource type, and the second type of paging time unit corresponds to a second time-frequency resource type.

[0058] In the embodiment of the present invention, the size of the time-frequency resources corresponding to the first time-frequency resource type is different from the size of the time-frequency resources corresponding to the second time-frequency resource type;

[0059] and / or,

[0060] The multiplexing method of the first time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the SS block is different from the multiplexing method of the second time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the SS block.

[0061] In the embodiment of the present invention, the first type of paging time unit corresponds to the first time-frequency resource type, including:

[0062] On the symbol where the nominal resource of the sending SS block is located, the time-frequency resource corresponding to the first type of paging time unit is frequency-divided with the nominal resource.

[0063] In the embodiment of the present invention, the second type of paging time unit corresponds to the second time-frequency resource type, including:

[0064] On the symbol where the nominal resource of the SS block is not sent, the time-frequency resources corresponding to the second type of paging time unit may include the time-frequency resources where the nominal resource is located.

[0065] In the embodiment of the present invention, the paging time unit includes PO, or a part of the time unit in PO.

[0066] In the embodiment of the present invention, the configuration parameters of the paging time unit include at least one of the following: distribution parameters of the terminal on different types of paging time units, and the number of paging time units corresponding to different time-frequency resource types included in a transmission cycle.

[0067] In an embodiment of the present invention, the device further includes:

[0068] A notification unit is configured to notify the terminal of configuration parameters of the paging time unit.

[0069] The computer storage medium provided by the embodiment of the present invention stores computer executable instructions, and the computer executable instructions can implement the above-mentioned method for determining the paging time when executed by a processor.

[0070] In the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal determines the paging time unit corresponding to the terminal according to the identifier of the terminal, the configuration parameters of the paging time unit and the preset rules; wherein the paging time unit includes at least a first type of paging time unit and a second type of paging time unit, and different types of paging time units correspond to different preset rules. Different preset rules satisfy the uneven distribution of the terminals in different types of paging time units. The technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention is adopted to allow the terminals to be unevenly distributed on paging time units of different time-frequency resource types, making full use of the paging resources to send paging messages. At the same time, supporting paging of a larger number of UEs on certain paging time units can reduce the number of required paging time units, thereby reducing the overhead of paging messages. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0071] The drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention and constitute a part of this application. The exemplary embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute an improper limitation of the present invention. In the drawings:

[0072] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a base station sending a wireless signal through a beam;

[0073] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the SS block;

[0074] Figure 3 It is a time slot distribution diagram under different subcarrier spacing and frequency bands;

[0075] Figure 4 It is the distribution diagram of SS bock under different subcarrier spacing;

[0076] Figure 5 The location distribution diagram of the predefined time-frequency resources where the SS block is located in the slot;

[0077] Figure 6 is the distribution diagram of PF and PO;

[0078] Figure 7 It is the distribution diagram of the time-frequency resources of PO;

[0079] Figure 8 FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method for determining a paging time according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 ;

[0080] Fig. 9 The structure of the device for determining the paging time according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 1 ;

[0081] Fig.10 FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method for determining a paging time according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 ;

[0082] Fig.11 The structure of the device for determining the paging time according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 2 ;

[0083] Fig.12 The figure is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0084] To facilitate understanding of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the key technologies involved in the embodiments of the present invention are explained below.

[0085] 1) Beamforming in 5G

[0086] Since the frequency band used by the 5G system is higher than that of the LTE system, the path loss of the wireless signal transmission of the 5G system is also greater than that of the LTE system, resulting in a smaller coverage range of the wireless signal of the 5G system. For this reason, in the 5G system, the multi-antenna system of the base station uses beamforming technology to form beams to increase the gain of the wireless signal, thereby compensating for the path loss. In beamforming technology, the beam is directional, and a narrow beam can only cover part of the cell, and cannot cover the entire cell. Figure 1 As shown, the base station can send signals through beams in four different directions (B1, B2, B3, B4). For beam B2, it can only cover UE1 but not UE2.

[0087] 2) SS block (Synchronization Signal block) in 5G

[0088] Public channels and public signals in the 5G system, such as broadcast channels and synchronization signals, need to cover the entire cell through multi-beam scanning so that UEs in the cell can receive these signals. For synchronization signals, the transmission of multiple beams is achieved by defining a synchronization signal burst group (SS burst set). An SS burst set includes one or more synchronization signal bursts (SS bursts), and an SS burst includes one or more SS blocks (also referred to as SSBs). An SS block is used to carry the synchronization signal and broadcast channel of a beam. Therefore, an SS burst set can include the synchronization signals of the number of SS block (SS block number) beams within the cell. For example Figure 2 As shown, one SS block includes one symbol of primary synchronization signal (PSS), one symbol of secondary synchronization signal (SSS) and two symbols of physical broadcast channel (PBCH, Physical Broadcast Channel).

[0089] The number L of SS blocks included in an SS burst set is determined according to the frequency band of the system, for example:

[0090] For the 3 GHz frequency band, L is 4;

[0091] For the 3GHz-6GHz frequency band, L is 8;

[0092] For the frequency band of 6 GHz-52.6 GHz, L is 64.

[0093] For SS burst set, its transmission period is configurable. In an example, SS burst set in one period is sent within a 5ms time window. In addition, the subcarrier spacing (SCS) of the system can also be configured. The time slot distribution under different subcarrier spacing and frequency bands is as follows: Figure 3 As shown, Figure 3 From top to bottom, they show:

[0094] The time slot distribution of SS burst set under 15KHz SCS and L=4 (corresponding to the 3GHz frequency band);

[0095] The time slot distribution of SS burst set under 15KHz SCS and L=8 (corresponding to the frequency band of 3GHz-6GHz);

[0096] The time slot distribution of SS burst set under 30KHz SCS and L=4 (corresponding to 3GHz frequency band);

[0097] The time slot distribution of SS burst set under 30KHz SCS and L=8 (corresponding to the frequency band of 3GHz-6GHz);

[0098] The time slot distribution of SS burst set under 120KHz SCS and L=64 (corresponding to the frequency band of 6GHz-52.6GHz);

[0099] The time slot distribution of SS burst set under 240KHz SCS and L=64 (corresponding to the frequency band of 6GHz-52.6GHz).

[0100] Furthermore, regarding the distribution of SS blocks in a time slot, a time slot includes 14 symbols and can carry at most two SS blocks. The distribution of SS blocks under different subcarrier spacing is as follows: Figure 4 As shown, Figure 4 From top to bottom, they show:

[0101] Distribution of SS blocks in a time slot under 15KHz SCS;

[0102] Distribution of SS blocks in a time slot under 30KHz SCS 1;

[0103] Distribution 2 of SS blocks in a time slot under 30KHz SCS;

[0104] Distribution of SS blocks in a time slot under 120KHz SCS;

[0105] Distribution of SS blocks in a time slot under 240KHz SCS.

[0106] In the above scheme, although the number of SS blocks L is determined according to the frequency band of the system, L is only the maximum number corresponding to the SS block. The number of SS blocks actually sent by the network may be less than L. The number of SS blocks actually sent by the network needs to be indicated to the UE so that the UE can perform rate matching. The time-frequency resource position where the SS block is not sent can be used for transmission of other channels, such as the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). Here, the information of the SS block actually sent by the network is indicated by RMSI.

[0107] The predefined time-frequency resources where the SS block is located are distributed in the slot as follows: Figure 5As shown, however, due to the different periods of SS blocks and the different SS blocks actually sent, the SS blocks may not be sent on the predefined time-frequency resources. Therefore, these predefined time-frequency resources are called nominal resources of the SS block.

[0108] 3) LTE Paging

[0109] In the LTE system, the network can send paging to UEs in idle state and UEs in connection state. The paging process can be triggered by the core network or the base station, and is used to send a paging request to the UE in idle state, or to notify the UE of system information update, or to notify the UE to receive information such as earthquake tsunami warning information (ETWS) and commercial mobile warning service (CMAS). After receiving the paging message from the core network, the base station parses the paging message, obtains the UE's tracking area identity list (TA list, Tracking Area Identity list), and performs air interface paging on the cells belonging to the tracking area in the TA list. Furthermore, after receiving the paging message from the core network, the base station aggregates the paging messages with the same PO into one paging message, and transmits it to the relevant UE through the paging channel. The UE receives the paging parameters through the system message, calculates the PO in combination with its own International Mobile Subscriber Identification Number (IMSI), and receives the paging message at the corresponding time according to the PO. Here, the paging message is carried by PDSCH, and the UE obtains the paging indication information by detecting the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) encrypted with P-RNTI, thereby receiving the paging message in PDSCH. Furthermore, the UE in Idle state will save power through DRX. The UE obtains DRX-related information from SIB2 and listens to the PDCCH encrypted with P-RNTI on the PO in the PF in a DRX cycle to receive the paging message.

[0110] In the above scheme, PF indicates the system frame number on which the paging message should appear, and PO indicates the subframe time when the paging message may appear. A PF frame may include one or more PO subframes. In each DRX cycle or paging cycle, the UE only needs to monitor the PO subframe belonging to it. The distribution of PF and PO is as follows: Figure 6 As shown. A system frame number (SFN) that satisfies the following formula can be used as a PF frame:

[0111] SFN mod T=(T div N)×(UE_ID mod N)

[0112] Where T represents the DRX cycle or paging cycle of the UE. If the default paging cycle carried in SIB2 is recorded as T_sib, if the DRX value T_ue of the UE has been configured, then T = min (T_ue, T_sib), which means taking the smaller value between T_ue and T_sib; if T_ue is not configured, then T = T_sib. UE_ID = (IMSI mod 1024), that is, all IMSIs are divided into 1024 UE groups, and IMSI is unique for each user. N=min(T, nB), which means taking a smaller value between T and nB, where the parameter nB represents the paging density. nB is carried in SIB2 and has a value range of {4T, 2T, T, T / 2, T / 4, T / 8, T / 16, T / 32}, so the value range of N is {T, T / 2, T / 4, T / 8, T / 16, T / 32}; in fact, N represents how many PFs are included in each cycle.

[0113] The position of the PO subframe is determined by the LTE standard type (FDD or TDD), parameters Ns and i_s, where Ns indicates how many paging subframes there are in each PF, i_s indicates the index of the paging subframe, Ns = max(1, nB / T), i_s = floor(UE_ID / N) mod Ns. As shown in Table 1 and Table 2, Ns can only take three values: 1, 2, and 4. For example, if the current standard is LTE-FDD and Ns = 4, then if i_s = 0, then PO = 0, and the paging message will be sent in subframe 0; if i_s = 2, then PO = 5, and the paging message will be sent in subframe 5. Finally, the UE determines the position of its own PO within a cycle based on the PO in the cell and its own UE_ID. In this way, UEs are evenly divided into different POs.

[0114]

[0115] Table 1(FDD)

[0116]

[0117] Table 2 (TDD)

[0118] 4) 5G Paging

[0119] In 5G, the definition of a PO's time-frequency resource is a definition of the nominal resource corresponding to the SS block used to carry the paging message in the PO. Figure 7As shown, at the symbol where the nominalresource of the SS block that is actually sent is located, the time-frequency resources corresponding to the PO and the time-frequency resources corresponding to the nominal resource are frequency-divided, and this type of time-frequency resources corresponding to the PO is called the first time-frequency resource type; at the symbol where the nominalresource of the SS block that is not sent is located, the time-frequency resources corresponding to the PO can include the time-frequency resources corresponding to the nominal resource, and this type of time-frequency resources corresponding to the PO is called the second time-frequency resource type.

[0120] for Figure 7 The two types of time-frequency resources in PO have different capabilities for carrying paging messages due to the different sizes of their time-frequency resources. Especially for the first type of time-frequency resources, since the time-frequency resources corresponding to PO and the time-frequency resources corresponding to nominalresource are frequency-divided, and the total bandwidth is required to meet the minimum bandwidth capability of UE, the bandwidth used to carry paging messages is very limited. At the same time, since paging messages are sent through beam scanning, the overhead is very large. One way to save overhead is to increase the number of UEs that can be paged by each PO, thereby reducing the total number of paging message transmissions. For these two types of time-frequency resource POs, due to the different resource sizes, differentiated paging capabilities can be adopted. In LTE, all UEs (corresponding to UE_ID) are evenly divided into each PO.

[0121] Taking LTE as an example, UE_ID = (IMSI mod 1024), that is, all IMSIs are divided into 1024 UE groups, where the UEs in each UE group correspond to the same UE_ID. Different UE_IDs calculate their POs according to the formula i_s = floor (UE_ID / N) mod Ns, that is, PO = f (UE_ID, N, Ns). In LTE, UE_IDs are evenly distributed in different POs. For example, nB = 32, that is, there are 32 POs in a DRX cycle, and each PO has 1024 / 32 = 32 UE_IDs.

[0122] In the embodiment of the present invention, the distribution of UE_ID in PO is uneven. The technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention is described below in conjunction with a specific embodiment.

[0123] Figure 8 FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method for determining a paging time according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 ,like Figure 8 As shown, the method for determining the paging time includes the following steps:

[0124] Step 801: The terminal determines the paging time unit corresponding to the terminal according to the terminal identifier, the configuration parameters of the paging time unit and the preset rules; wherein the paging time unit includes at least a first type of paging time unit and a second type of paging time unit, and different types of paging time units correspond to different preset rules.

[0125] In one implementation, the identifier of the terminal is IMSI. Specifically, the terminal determines the UE_ID of the terminal based on the following function: UE_ID=(IMSI mod S); wherein S represents a preset value and is a positive integer.

[0126] For example, when S=1024, UE_ID=(IMSI mod 1024).

[0127] Further, the terminal determines the paging time unit corresponding to the terminal according to the UE_ID of the terminal, the configuration parameters of the paging time unit and a preset rule.

[0128] In the embodiment of the present invention, different preset rules satisfy the non-uniform distribution of the terminals in different types of paging time units.

[0129] In one implementation, the first type of paging time unit corresponds to a first time-frequency resource type, and the second type of paging time unit corresponds to a second time-frequency resource type.

[0130] In the above solution, the first time-frequency resource type and the second time-frequency resource type are different. Here, the first time-frequency resource type and the second time-frequency resource type are different in that:

[0131] 1) The size of the time-frequency resources corresponding to the first time-frequency resource type is different from the size of the time-frequency resources corresponding to the second time-frequency resource type.

[0132] 2) The multiplexing method of the first time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the SS block is different from the multiplexing method of the second time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the SS block.

[0133] 3) The time-frequency resource size corresponding to the first time-frequency resource type is different from the time-frequency resource size corresponding to the second time-frequency resource type; and the multiplexing method of the first time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the SS block is different from the multiplexing method of the second time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the SS block.

[0134] In the above solution, the first type of paging time unit corresponds to the first time-frequency resource type, including:

[0135] On the symbol where the nominal resource of the sending SS block is located, the time-frequency resource corresponding to the first type of paging time unit is frequency-divided with the nominal resource.

[0136] In the above solution, the second type of paging time unit corresponds to the second time-frequency resource type, including:

[0137] On the symbol where the nominal resource of the SS block is not sent, the time-frequency resources corresponding to the second type of paging time unit may include the time-frequency resources where the nominal resource is located.

[0138] In the embodiment of the present invention, the paging time unit includes PO, or a part of the time unit in PO.

[0139] In the embodiment of the present invention, the configuration parameters of the paging time unit include at least one of the following: distribution parameters of the terminal on different types of paging time units, and the number of paging time units corresponding to different time-frequency resource types included in a transmission cycle. Further, the terminal obtains the configuration parameters of the paging time unit from the network.

[0140] In one example, nB=nB1+nB2, the terminal determines the paging time unit corresponding to the terminal based on the following function: f(UE_ID, nB1, nB2);

[0141] Among them, the f function represents a preset rule, and UE_ID, nB1, and nB2 are input parameters of the f function (that is, configuration parameters of the paging time unit), which are respectively expressed as follows:

[0142] UE_ID = (IMSI mod 1024);

[0143] nB1 represents the number of paging time units corresponding to the first time-frequency resource type included in a transmission cycle;

[0144] nB2 represents the number of paging time units corresponding to the second time-frequency resource type included in one transmission cycle.

[0145] In the embodiment of the present invention, different preset rules satisfy the uneven distribution of the terminals in different types of paging time units, that is, the number of UE_IDs distributed in each paging time unit in the first time-frequency resource type is different from the number of UE_IDs distributed in each paging time unit in the second time-frequency resource type.

[0146] In addition, the input parameters of the f function (that is, the configuration parameters of the paging time unit) may also include: the distribution parameters of the terminal on different types of paging time units. For example: the total number of paging time units corresponding to the first time-frequency resource type and the total number of paging time units corresponding to the second time-frequency resource type distributed by UE_ID are Nx1 and Nx2 respectively, and Nx2 / Nx1=x. Based on this, there are 1024 / ((1+x)nB1) UE_IDs distributed in each PO in the first time-frequency resource type, and there are 1024x / ((1+x)nB1) UE_IDs distributed in each PO in the second time-frequency resource type.

[0147] The technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above example, and other methods that can achieve uneven distribution of terminals in paging time units also fall within the protection scope of the embodiment of the present invention.

[0148] For example, there are nB=16 paging time units in a DRX cycle, and UE_ID=(IMSI mod 1024), that is, there are 1024 UE_IDs of the terminal in total. These 1024 UE_IDs are unevenly distributed in the 16 paging time units. In practical applications, a certain number of UE_IDs can be flexibly configured for each paging time unit according to different application scenarios to achieve balanced allocation of paging resources.

[0149] Fig. 9 The structure of the device for determining the paging time according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 1 ,like Fig. 9 As shown, the paging time determination device includes:

[0150] The determining unit 901 is configured to determine the paging time unit corresponding to the terminal according to the identifier of the terminal, the configuration parameters of the paging time unit and the preset rules;

[0151] The paging time units at least include first-type paging time units and second-type paging time units, and different types of paging time units correspond to different preset rules.

[0152] In one implementation, different preset rules satisfy the non-uniform distribution of the terminals in different types of paging time units.

[0153] In one implementation, the first type of paging time unit corresponds to a first time-frequency resource type, and the second type of paging time unit corresponds to a second time-frequency resource type.

[0154] In one implementation, a time-frequency resource size corresponding to the first time-frequency resource type is different from a time-frequency resource size corresponding to the second time-frequency resource type;

[0155] and / or,

[0156] The multiplexing method of the first time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the synchronization signal transmission block SS block is different from the multiplexing method of the second time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the SS block.

[0157] In one implementation, the first type of paging time unit corresponds to a first time-frequency resource type, including:

[0158] On the symbol where the nominal resource of the sending SS block is located, the time-frequency resource corresponding to the first type of paging time unit is frequency-divided with the nominal resource.

[0159] In one implementation, the second type of paging time unit corresponds to a second time-frequency resource type, including:

[0160] On the symbol where the nominal resource of the SS block is not sent, the time-frequency resources corresponding to the second type of paging time unit may include the time-frequency resources where the nominal resource is located.

[0161] In one implementation, the paging time unit includes a PO, or a partial time unit in a PO.

[0162] In one embodiment, the configuration parameters of the paging time unit include at least one of the following: distribution parameters of the terminal on different types of paging time units, and the number of paging time units corresponding to different time-frequency resource types included in a transmission cycle.

[0163] In one embodiment, the device further comprises:

[0164] The acquiring unit 902 is configured to acquire the configuration parameters of the paging time unit from a network.

[0165] Those skilled in the art should understand that Fig. 9 The functions implemented by each unit in the device for determining a paging time can be understood by referring to the related description of the method for determining a paging time. Fig. 9 The functions of the various units in the device for determining the paging time shown can be implemented by a program running on a processor, or by a specific logic circuit.

[0166] Fig.10 FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method for determining a paging time according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 ,like Fig.10 As shown, the method for determining the paging time includes the following steps:

[0167] Step 1001: The network determines the paging time unit corresponding to the terminal according to the terminal identification, the configuration parameters of the paging time unit and the preset rules, wherein the paging time unit includes at least a first type of paging time unit and a second type of paging time unit, and different types of paging time units correspond to different preset rules.

[0168] In the embodiment of the present invention, different preset rules satisfy the non-uniform distribution of the terminals in different types of paging time units.

[0169] In the embodiment of the present invention, the first type of paging time unit corresponds to a first time-frequency resource type, and the second type of paging time unit corresponds to a second time-frequency resource type.

[0170] In the embodiment of the present invention, the size of the time-frequency resources corresponding to the first time-frequency resource type is different from the size of the time-frequency resources corresponding to the second time-frequency resource type;

[0171] and / or,

[0172] The multiplexing method of the first time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the SS block is different from the multiplexing method of the second time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the SS block.

[0173] In the embodiment of the present invention, the first type of paging time unit corresponds to the first time-frequency resource type, including:

[0174] On the symbol where the nominal resource of the sending SS block is located, the time-frequency resource corresponding to the first type of paging time unit is frequency-divided with the nominal resource.

[0175] In the embodiment of the present invention, the second type of paging time unit corresponds to the second time-frequency resource type, including:

[0176] On the symbol where the nominal resource of the SS block is not sent, the time-frequency resources corresponding to the second type of paging time unit may include the time-frequency resources where the nominal resource is located.

[0177] In the embodiment of the present invention, the paging time unit includes PO, or a part of the time unit in PO.

[0178] In the embodiment of the present invention, the configuration parameters of the paging time unit include at least one of the following: distribution parameters of the terminal on different types of paging time units, and the number of paging time units corresponding to different time-frequency resource types included in a transmission cycle.

[0179] Step 1002: The network sends a paging message according to the paging time unit.

[0180] In the embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes: the network notifying the terminal of configuration parameters of the paging time unit.

[0181] Those skilled in the art should understand that the way in which the network side determines the paging time corresponds to the way in which the terminal side determines the paging time.

[0182] Fig.11 The structure of the device for determining the paging time according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 2 ,like Fig.11 As shown, the device comprises:

[0183] The determining unit 1101 is configured to determine the paging time unit corresponding to the terminal according to the terminal identifier, the configuration parameters of the paging time unit and the preset rules, wherein the paging time unit includes at least a first type of paging time unit and a second type of paging time unit, and the preset rules corresponding to different types of paging time units are different;

[0184] The sending unit 1102 is configured to send a paging message according to the paging time unit.

[0185] In the embodiment of the present invention, different preset rules satisfy the non-uniform distribution of the terminals in different types of paging time units.

[0186] In the embodiment of the present invention, the first type of paging time unit corresponds to a first time-frequency resource type, and the second type of paging time unit corresponds to a second time-frequency resource type.

[0187] In the embodiment of the present invention, the size of the time-frequency resources corresponding to the first time-frequency resource type is different from the size of the time-frequency resources corresponding to the second time-frequency resource type;

[0188] and / or,

[0189] The multiplexing method of the first time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the SS block is different from the multiplexing method of the second time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the SS block.

[0190] In the embodiment of the present invention, the first type of paging time unit corresponds to the first time-frequency resource type, including:

[0191] On the symbol where the nominal resource of the sending SS block is located, the time-frequency resource corresponding to the first type of paging time unit is frequency-divided with the nominal resource.

[0192] In the embodiment of the present invention, the second type of paging time unit corresponds to the second time-frequency resource type, including:

[0193] On the symbol where the nominal resource of the SS block is not sent, the time-frequency resources corresponding to the second type of paging time unit may include the time-frequency resources where the nominal resource is located.

[0194] In the embodiment of the present invention, the paging time unit includes PO, or a part of the time unit in PO.

[0195] In the embodiment of the present invention, the configuration parameters of the paging time unit include at least one of the following: distribution parameters of the terminal on different types of paging time units, and the number of paging time units corresponding to different time-frequency resource types included in a transmission cycle.

[0196] In an embodiment of the present invention, the device further includes:

[0197] The notification unit 1103 is configured to notify the terminal of configuration parameters of the paging time unit.

[0198] If the above-mentioned paging time determination device of the embodiment of the present invention is implemented in the form of a software function module and sold or used as an independent product, it can also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on such an understanding, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention can be essentially or partly reflected in the form of a software product that contributes to the prior art. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions for a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the methods described in each embodiment of the present invention. The aforementioned storage medium includes: various media that can store program codes, such as a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM, Read Only Memory), a magnetic disk or an optical disk. In this way, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

[0199] Correspondingly, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer storage medium, in which computer executable instructions are stored. When the computer executable instructions are executed by a processor, the above-mentioned method for determining the paging time of the embodiment of the present invention is implemented.

[0200] Fig.12 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig.12As shown, the terminal 120 may include one or more (only one is shown in the figure) processors 1202 (the processor 1202 may include but is not limited to a processing device such as a microprocessor (MCU, Micro Controller Unit) or a programmable logic device (FPGA, Field Programmable Gate Array)), a memory 1204 for storing data, and a transmission device 1206 for communication functions. It can be understood by those skilled in the art that Fig.12 The structure shown is for illustration only and does not limit the structure of the above electronic device. Fig.12 More or fewer components as shown, or with Fig.12 Different configurations are shown.

[0201] The memory 1204 can be used to store software programs and modules of application software, such as program instructions / modules corresponding to the method for determining the paging time in the embodiment of the present invention. The processor 1202 executes various functional applications and data processing by running the software programs and modules stored in the memory 1204, that is, to implement the above method. The memory 1204 may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic storage devices, flash memory, or other non-volatile solid-state memory. In some examples, the memory 1204 may further include a memory remotely arranged relative to the processor 1202, and these remote memories may be connected to the terminal 120 via a network. Examples of the above network include, but are not limited to, the Internet, an intranet, a local area network, a mobile communication network, and combinations thereof.

[0202] The transmission device 1206 is used to receive or send data via a network. The specific example of the above network may include a wireless network provided by the communication provider of the terminal 120. In one example, the transmission device 1206 includes a network adapter (NIC, Network Interface Controller), which can be connected to other network devices through a base station so as to communicate with the Internet. In one example, the transmission device 1206 can be a radio frequency (RF, Radio Frequency) module, which is used to communicate with the Internet wirelessly.

[0203] The technical solutions described in the embodiments of the present invention can be combined arbitrarily without conflict.

[0204] In the several embodiments provided by the present invention, it should be understood that the disclosed methods and intelligent devices can be implemented in other ways. The device embodiments described above are only schematic. For example, the division of the units is only a logical function division. There may be other division methods in actual implementation, such as: multiple units or components can be combined, or can be integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the coupling, direct coupling, or communication connection between the components shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, and the indirect coupling or communication connection of the devices or units can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0205] The units described above as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed on multiple network units; some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the present embodiment.

[0206] In addition, all functional units in the embodiments of the present invention may be integrated into a second processing unit, or each unit may be a separate unit, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit; the above-mentioned integrated units may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of hardware plus software functional units.

[0207] The above description is only a specific implementation mode of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, which should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for determining a paging time, the method include: The terminal determines the paging time unit corresponding to the terminal according to the identifier of the terminal, the configuration parameters of the paging time unit and the preset rules; The paging time unit includes at least a first type of paging time unit and a second type of paging time unit, and different types of paging time units correspond to different preset rules; Among them, different preset rules satisfy the uneven distribution of the terminal in different types of paging time units, and the uneven distribution means that the number of paging time units in which the UE_ID of the terminal is distributed in the first time-frequency resource type is different from the number of paging time units in which the UE_ID is distributed in the second time-frequency resource type.

2. The method according to claim 1, in, The first type of paging time unit corresponds to the first time-frequency resource type, and the second type of paging time unit corresponds to the second time-frequency resource type.

3. The method according to claim 2, in, A size of time-frequency resources corresponding to the first time-frequency resource type is different from a size of time-frequency resources corresponding to the second time-frequency resource type; and / or, The multiplexing method of the first time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the synchronization signal transmission block SS block is different from the multiplexing method of the second time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the SS block.

4. The method according to claim 2 or 3, in, The first type of paging time unit corresponds to a first time-frequency resource type, including: On the symbol where the nominal resource nominalresource of the sending SS block is located, the time-frequency resource corresponding to the first type of paging time unit is frequency-divided with the nominalresource.

5. The method according to claim 2 or 3, in, The second type of paging time unit corresponds to a second time-frequency resource type, including: On the symbol where the nominalresource of the SS block is not sent, the time-frequency resources corresponding to the second type of paging time unit may include the time-frequency resources where the nominalresource is located.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, in, The paging time unit includes a paging occasion PO, or a partial time unit in the PO.

7. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 6, in, The configuration parameters of the paging time unit include at least one of the following: distribution parameters of the terminal on different types of paging time units, and the number of paging time units corresponding to different time-frequency resource types included in a transmission cycle.

8. The method according to claim 7, in, The method further comprises: The terminal obtains configuration parameters of the paging time unit from a network.

9. A method for determining a paging time, the method include: The network determines the paging time unit corresponding to the terminal according to the terminal identifier, the configuration parameters of the paging time unit and the preset rules, wherein the paging time unit includes at least a first type of paging time unit and a second type of paging time unit, and the preset rules corresponding to different types of paging time units are different; The network sends a paging message according to the paging time unit; Among them, different preset rules satisfy the uneven distribution of the terminal in different types of paging time units, and the uneven distribution means that the number of paging time units in which the UE_ID of the terminal is distributed in the first time-frequency resource type is different from the number of paging time units in which the UE_ID is distributed in the second time-frequency resource type.

10. The method according to claim 9, in, The first type of paging time unit corresponds to the first time-frequency resource type, and the second type of paging time unit corresponds to the second time-frequency resource type.

11. The method according to claim 10, in, A size of time-frequency resources corresponding to the first time-frequency resource type is different from a size of time-frequency resources corresponding to the second time-frequency resource type; and / or, The multiplexing method of the first time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the SS block is different from the multiplexing method of the second time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the SS block.

12. The method according to claim 10 or 11, in, The first type of paging time unit corresponds to a first time-frequency resource type, including: On the symbol where the nominalresource of the sending SS block is located, the time-frequency resource corresponding to the first type of paging time unit is frequency-divided with the nominalresource.

13. The method according to claim 10 or 11, in, The second type of paging time unit corresponds to a second time-frequency resource type, including: On the symbol where the nominalresource of the SS block is not sent, the time-frequency resources corresponding to the second type of paging time unit may include the time-frequency resources where the nominalresource is located.

14. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 13, in, The paging time unit includes PO, or a partial time unit in PO.

15. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 14, in, The configuration parameters of the paging time unit include at least one of the following: distribution parameters of the terminal on different types of paging time units, and the number of paging time units corresponding to different time-frequency resource types included in a transmission cycle.

16. The method according to claim 15, in, The method further comprises: The network notifies the terminal of configuration parameters of the paging time unit.

17. A device for determining a paging time, the device include: A determination unit configured to determine the paging time unit corresponding to the terminal according to the terminal identifier, the configuration parameters of the paging time unit and a preset rule; The paging time unit includes at least a first type of paging time unit and a second type of paging time unit, and different types of paging time units correspond to different preset rules; Among them, different preset rules satisfy the uneven distribution of the terminal in different types of paging time units, and the uneven distribution means that the number of paging time units in which the UE_ID of the terminal is distributed in the first time-frequency resource type is different from the number of paging time units in which the UE_ID is distributed in the second time-frequency resource type.

18. The device according to claim 17, in, The first type of paging time unit corresponds to the first time-frequency resource type, and the second type of paging time unit corresponds to the second time-frequency resource type.

19. The device according to claim 18, in, A size of time-frequency resources corresponding to the first time-frequency resource type is different from a size of time-frequency resources corresponding to the second time-frequency resource type; and / or, The multiplexing method of the first time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the synchronization signal transmission block SS block is different from the multiplexing method of the second time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the SS block.

20. The device according to claim 18 or 19, in, The first type of paging time unit corresponds to a first time-frequency resource type, including: On the symbol where the nominal resource nominalresource of the sending SS block is located, the time-frequency resource corresponding to the first type of paging time unit is frequency-divided with the nominal resource.

21. The device according to claim 18 or 19, in, The second type of paging time unit corresponds to a second time-frequency resource type, including: On the symbol where the nominalresource of the SS block is not sent, the time-frequency resources corresponding to the second type of paging time unit may include the time-frequency resources where the nominalresource is located.

22. The device according to any one of claims 17 to 21, in, The paging time unit includes PO, or a partial time unit in PO.

23. The device according to any one of claims 18 to 22, in, The configuration parameters of the paging time unit include at least one of the following: distribution parameters of the terminal on different types of paging time units, and the number of paging time units corresponding to different time-frequency resource types included in a transmission cycle.

24. The device according to claim 23, in, The device also includes: The acquiring unit is configured to acquire the configuration parameters of the paging time unit from the network.

25. A device for determining a paging time, the device include: A determination unit configured to determine a paging time unit corresponding to the terminal according to an identifier of the terminal, a configuration parameter of the paging time unit and a preset rule, wherein the paging time unit includes at least a first type of paging time unit and a second type of paging time unit, and different types of paging time units correspond to different preset rules; a sending unit, configured to send a paging message according to the paging time unit; Among them, different preset rules satisfy the uneven distribution of the terminal in different types of paging time units, and the uneven distribution means that the number of paging time units in which the UE_ID of the terminal is distributed in the first time-frequency resource type is different from the number of paging time units in which the UE_ID is distributed in the second time-frequency resource type.

26. The device according to claim 25, in, The first type of paging time unit corresponds to the first time-frequency resource type, and the second type of paging time unit corresponds to the second time-frequency resource type.

27. The device according to claim 26, in, A size of time-frequency resources corresponding to the first time-frequency resource type is different from a size of time-frequency resources corresponding to the second time-frequency resource type; and / or, The multiplexing method of the first time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the SS block is different from the multiplexing method of the second time-frequency resource type and the time-frequency resources of the SS block.

28. The device according to claim 26 or 27, in, The first type of paging time unit corresponds to a first time-frequency resource type, including: On the symbol where the nominal resource of the sending SS block is located, the time-frequency resource corresponding to the first type of paging time unit is frequency-divided with the nominal resource.

29. The device according to claim 26 or 27, in, The second type of paging time unit corresponds to a second time-frequency resource type, including: On the symbol where the nominal resource of the SS block is not sent, the time-frequency resources corresponding to the second type of paging time unit may include the time-frequency resources where the nominal resource is located.

30. The device according to any one of claims 25 to 29, in, The paging time unit includes PO, or a partial time unit in PO.

31. The device according to any one of claims 26 to 30, in, The configuration parameters of the paging time unit include at least one of the following: distribution parameters of the terminal on different types of paging time units, and the number of paging time units corresponding to different time-frequency resource types included in a transmission cycle.

32. The device according to claim 31, in, The device also includes: A notification unit is configured to notify the terminal of configuration parameters of the paging time unit.

33. A computer storage medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implement the method steps described in any one of claims 1 to 8, or the method steps described in any one of claims 9 to 16.

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