Method, network device, user equipment for transmitting and receiving paging messages

Abstract

The application discloses a method for sending and receiving a paging message, a network device, a terminal device and a computer storage medium, wherein the method comprises the following steps: when a paging for a terminal device is triggered, based on a terminal type of the terminal device, it is determined whether to send the paging message to the terminal device by interleaving.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of information processing technology, and in particular to a method for sending and receiving paging messages, a network device, a terminal device, and a computer storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] In 5G, because cells use a beam multi-beam configuration, a paging message must be sent in each beam of each cell to page the UE. For a high-frequency deployed cell, there are even more beams, such as 64, resulting in 64 paging messages being sent within a single cell. This increases the network signaling load.

[0003] In future 5G networks, there will be a large number of latency-tolerant terminals, meaning these terminals are not in a hurry to connect to the network immediately. These terminals are likely to be prevalent in future 5G networks, such as IoT terminals like electricity meters or water meters. These terminals will still use existing technologies to receive paging messages, which may lead to heavy signaling loads and high power consumption. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To address the aforementioned technical problems, embodiments of the present invention provide a method for sending and receiving paging messages, a network device, a terminal device, and a computer storage medium.

[0005] This invention provides a method for sending paging messages, the method comprising:

[0006] When a paging message is triggered for a terminal device, the system determines whether to send the paging message to the terminal device in an interleaved manner, based on the terminal type of the terminal device.

[0007] This invention provides a method for receiving paging messages, the method comprising:

[0008] When a paging message is received, the system determines whether to interleave the paging message based on the terminal type of the terminal device.

[0009] This invention provides a network device, comprising:

[0010] The first processing unit, when triggering a paging message for a terminal device, determines whether to send the paging message to the terminal device in an interleaved manner based on the terminal type of the terminal device.

[0011] This invention provides a terminal device, including:

[0012] The second processing unit, upon receiving a paging message, determines whether to interleave the paging message based on the terminal type of the terminal device.

[0013] An embodiment of the present invention provides a network device, comprising: a processor and a memory for storing computer programs capable of running on the processor.

[0014] The processor is used to execute the steps of the aforementioned method when running the computer program.

[0015] An embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal device, comprising: a processor and a memory for storing computer programs capable of running on the processor.

[0016] The processor is used to execute the steps of the aforementioned method when running the computer program.

[0017] An embodiment of the present invention provides a computer storage medium storing computer-executable instructions, which, when executed, implement the aforementioned method steps.

[0018] The technical solution of this invention enables the use of an interleaved paging message transmission method when sending paging messages to terminal devices of a specific terminal type. This reduces the density of paging message transmission, thereby reducing system signaling load and power consumption by the terminal device in receiving paging messages. Attached Figure Description

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic flowchart of a method for sending a paging message provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 2 This is a schematic flowchart of a method for receiving paging messages provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the network device composition structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the terminal device composition structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of a hardware architecture according to an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0024] To gain a more detailed understanding of the features and technical content of the embodiments of the present invention, the implementation of the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are for reference and illustration only and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention.

[0025] Example 1

[0026] This invention provides a method for sending paging messages, comprising:

[0027] When a paging message is triggered for a terminal device, the system determines whether to send the paging message to the terminal device in an interleaved manner, based on the terminal type of the terminal device.

[0028] like Figure 1 As shown, the method provided in this embodiment includes the following steps:

[0029] Step 101: Obtain the terminal type of the terminal device from the core network;

[0030] Step 102: When a paging message is triggered for a terminal device, determine whether to send the paging message to the terminal device in an interleaved manner based on the terminal type of the terminal device.

[0031] Further, based on the terminal type of the terminal device, determining whether to send the paging message to the terminal device in an interleaved manner includes:

[0032] When the terminal device is a high-latency terminal, a paging message for the terminal device is sent on at least one beam during at least one paging opportunity.

[0033] It should be noted that the solution provided in this embodiment is applied to the network side, specifically, it can be applied to base stations on the network side.

[0034] The terminal type of the terminal device can be reported by the terminal device to the core network; then, when the terminal needs to be paged, the terminal type of the terminal device is obtained from the core network. In other words, terminals are classified in two ways: first, terminal types are defined, the UE reports the terminal type to the network, and when paging of the terminal is triggered, the network side carries the terminal type to the base station, which constructs and sends the paging message according to the terminal type.

[0035] Furthermore, the terminal type of the terminal device may include high-latency terminals and low-latency terminals; among them, high-latency terminals can be understood as similar to Internet of Things (IoT) terminals. Since IoT terminals differ from call terminals, IoT terminals do not need to obtain information from the network side in a timely manner for extended periods. Therefore, the number of paging attempts for this type of terminal can be appropriately reduced. Of course, the terminal type can also be classified as latency-tolerant terminals, or IoT terminals, etc.

[0036] The base station receives a paging message for the terminal from the core network; the paging message carries the aforementioned terminal type.

[0037] Furthermore, in the above scheme, the interleaved paging message transmission method can allow the base station to transmit paging messages in a time-division manner during multi-beam operation. Specifically, determining whether to interleave the paging message to the terminal device based on the terminal type includes:

[0038] When the terminal device is a high-latency terminal, a paging message for the terminal device is sent on at least one beam during at least one paging opportunity.

[0039] Before sending a paging message at at least one beam, this embodiment first needs to determine the paging message transmission period or transmission window, and set K paging opportunities within the transmission period or transmission window; K is an integer. Here, a paging transmission period or window can be defined, containing k PO periods within the window. The length of the paging transmission period or transmission window can be set according to the actual situation.

[0040] Sending a paging message for the terminal device on at least one beam during at least one paging time includes:

[0041] In a transmission cycle or transmission window, at least some of the K paging opportunities are set, and the modulus is calculated based on the identifier of at least one beam contained in the paging opportunity and K.

[0042] Based on the result of the modulus calculation, the identifier of the transmission beam is determined, and the paging message is transmitted in the determined transmission beam.

[0043] Assuming there are two paging opportunities, the paging message will be sent only on the beam with beam ID mod 2 = 0 or 1 on the first paging opportunity (PO), and the same message will be sent only on the beam with beam ID mod 2 = 1 or 0 on the next paging opportunity (PO). It should be noted that the identifiers of the corresponding transmission beams can be the same or different within the two paging opportunities mentioned above.

[0044] Specifically, a paging message can be sent on the beam with beam id mod k = 0 on the first PO in the window, and on the beam with beam id mod k = 1 on the next PO, until the Kth paging time when a paging message can be sent on the beam with beam id mod k = k-1.

[0045] For example, within the current paging window, there can be two Pagers (POs), and each PO contains multiple beams. When PO1 has three beams (1mod2=1, 2mod2=0, 3mod2=1), it can be positioned to send the paging message on the beam with a modulus calculation result of 0, which means sending on the beam with beam identifier = 2. If PO2 has four beams, it can be defined to send the paging message on any beam with a modulus calculation result of 1, which means sending on any of the beams 1 and 3.

[0046] As can be seen, by adopting the above scheme, an interleaved paging message transmission method can be used when sending paging messages to terminal devices of a specific terminal type. This reduces the density of paging message transmission, thereby reducing the system signaling load and the power consumption of the terminal devices due to receiving paging messages.

[0047] Example 2

[0048] This invention provides a method for receiving paging messages, comprising:

[0049] When a paging message is received, the system determines whether to interleave the paging message based on the terminal type of the terminal device.

[0050] like Figure 2 As shown, the method provided in this embodiment includes the following steps:

[0051] Step 201: Report the terminal type to the core network;

[0052] Step 202: When a paging message is received, determine whether the paging message is being interleaved based on the terminal type of the terminal device.

[0053] Based on the terminal type of the terminal device, determining whether to receive paging messages in an interleaved manner includes:

[0054] When the terminal device is a high-latency terminal, it receives a paging message from the network side for the terminal device on at least one beam during at least one paging opportunity.

[0055] It should be noted that the solution provided in this embodiment is applied to terminal devices.

[0056] The terminal type of the terminal device can be reported by the terminal device to the core network; then, when the terminal needs to be paged, the terminal type of the terminal device is obtained from the core network. In other words, terminals are classified in two ways: first, terminal types are defined, the UE reports the terminal type to the network, and when paging of the terminal is triggered, the network side carries the terminal type to the base station, which constructs and sends the paging message according to the terminal type.

[0057] Furthermore, the terminal type of the terminal device may include high-latency terminals and low-latency terminals; among them, high-latency terminals can be understood as similar to Internet of Things (IoT) terminals. Since IoT terminals differ from call terminals, IoT terminals do not need to obtain information from the network side in a timely manner for extended periods. Therefore, the number of paging attempts for this type of terminal can be appropriately reduced. Of course, the terminal type can also be classified as latency-tolerant terminals, or IoT terminals, etc.

[0058] The base station receives a paging message for the terminal from the core network; the paging message carries the aforementioned terminal type.

[0059] Furthermore, in the above scheme, the interleaved paging message transmission method can allow the base station to transmit paging messages in a time-division manner during multi-beam operation. Specifically, determining whether to interleave the paging message to the terminal device based on the terminal type includes:

[0060] When the terminal device is a high-latency terminal, a paging message for the terminal device is sent on at least one beam during at least one paging opportunity.

[0061] Before sending a paging message at at least one beam, this embodiment first needs to determine the paging message transmission period or transmission window, and set K paging opportunities within the transmission period or transmission window; K is an integer. Here, a paging transmission period or window can be defined, containing k PO periods within the window. The length of the paging transmission period or transmission window can be set according to the actual situation.

[0062] Then, within a transmission cycle or transmission window, the base station sets at least some of the K paging opportunities, performs a modulo operation on K based on the identifier of at least one beam included in the paging opportunity; based on the result of the modulo operation, it determines the identifier of the transmission beam, and transmits the paging message in the determined transmission beam.

[0063] Assuming there are two paging opportunities, the paging message will be sent only on the beam with beam ID mod 2 = 0 or 1 on the first paging opportunity (PO), and the same message will be sent only on the beam with beam ID mod 2 = 1 or 0 on the next paging opportunity (PO). It should be noted that the identifiers of the corresponding transmission beams can be the same or different within the two paging opportunities mentioned above.

[0064] Specifically, a paging message can be sent on the beam with beam id mod k = 0 on the first PO in the window, and on the beam with beam id mod k = 1 on the next PO, until the Kth paging time when a paging message can be sent on the beam with beam id mod k = k-1.

[0065] For example, within the current paging window, there can be two Pagers (POs), and each PO contains multiple beams. When PO1 has three beams (1mod2=1, 2mod2=0, 3mod2=1), it can be positioned to send the paging message on the beam with a modulus calculation result of 0, which means sending on the beam with beam identifier = 2. If PO2 has four beams, it can be defined to send the paging message on any beam with a modulus calculation result of 1, which means sending on any of the beams 1 and 3.

[0066] Based on the above description, this embodiment focuses on how the terminal device receives paging messages, which can be processed in two ways:

[0067] Processing method 1: When the terminal type of the terminal device is a high-latency terminal, the paging message sent by the network side to the terminal device is received on at least one beam during at least one paging time.

[0068] The step of receiving a paging message for the terminal device from the network side on at least one beam during at least one paging time includes:

[0069] The paging message is listened to during all K paging opportunities in the sending cycle or sending window.

[0070] In other words, regardless of whether the terminal device is a high-latency or low-latency terminal, it can listen for paging messages in all beams during all paging times in every transmission cycle or transmission window until the terminal device receives a paging message for itself.

[0071] Method 2

[0072] The method further includes: obtaining the paging message sending cycle or K paging opportunities within the sending window through broadcast information; K is an integer.

[0073] At this point, based on a predetermined calculation method, it is possible to listen for paging messages from possible paging opportunities and from the transmission beams that may be directed at itself.

[0074] Specifically: The terminal device determines at least one paging opportunity to listen for paging messages based on the current beam it is in.

[0075] This method enables the terminal device to receive paging messages only at certain paging times. In other words, to save power for the UE, k can be broadcast via broadcast message, and then the UE decides on which PO to send and receive paging based on the current beam.

[0076] The calculation method can be as follows: First, based on the number K of paging opportunities (PO); then, calculate the beam identifier modK to obtain the data value; determine whether the data value is a preset value to determine the paging opportunity to be received.

[0077] For example, suppose the current beam is beam 1, and the number of paging opportunities (POs) is 3; 1 mod 3 = 1. Further, the beam for sending the paging message is determined by the calculation result obtained using the beam identifier mod K. Specifically, in PO 1, the default is to send the paging message on the beam with a calculation result of 1. That is, when there are 4 beams in PO 1, the message can be sent on the beams with beam identifiers 1 and 4. In PO 2, the calculation result identifier is 2, meaning the message is sent on the beam with a beam identifier of 2. In PO 3, the calculation result identifier is 0, meaning the message is sent on the beam with an identifier of 4. Thus, if the identifier of the beam the terminal device is currently in is 1, then it needs to listen for the paging message in the first paging opportunity PO. It should be understood that the above is only an example; in reality, there can be more POs and more beams in each PO, but this embodiment does not exhaustively list them.

[0078] As can be seen, by adopting the above scheme, an interleaved paging message transmission method can be used when sending paging messages to terminal devices of a specific terminal type. This reduces the density of paging message transmission, thereby reducing the system signaling load and the power consumption of the terminal devices due to receiving paging messages.

[0079] Example 3

[0080] This invention provides a network device, such as... Figure 3 As shown, it includes:

[0081] When a paging request for a terminal device is triggered, the first processing unit 31 determines, based on the terminal type of the terminal device, whether to send the paging message to the terminal device in an interleaved manner.

[0082] The network device also includes:

[0083] The first communication unit 32 obtains the terminal type of the terminal device from the core network.

[0084] Furthermore, the first processing unit 31, when the terminal type of the terminal device is a high-latency terminal, sends a paging message for the terminal device on at least one beam during at least one paging opportunity.

[0085] It should be noted that the solution provided in this embodiment is applied to the network side, specifically, it can be applied to base stations on the network side.

[0086] The terminal type of the terminal device can be reported by the terminal device to the core network; then, when the terminal needs to be paged, the terminal type of the terminal device is obtained from the core network. In other words, terminals are classified in two ways: first, terminal types are defined, the UE reports the terminal type to the network, and when paging of the terminal is triggered, the network side carries the terminal type to the base station, which constructs and sends the paging message according to the terminal type.

[0087] Furthermore, the terminal type of the terminal device may include high-latency terminals and low-latency terminals; among them, high-latency terminals can be understood as similar to Internet of Things (IoT) terminals. Since IoT terminals differ from call terminals, IoT terminals do not need to obtain information from the network side in a timely manner for extended periods. Therefore, the number of paging attempts for this type of terminal can be appropriately reduced. Of course, the terminal type can also be classified as latency-tolerant terminals, or IoT terminals, etc.

[0088] The base station receives a paging message for the terminal from the core network; the paging message carries the aforementioned terminal type.

[0089] Furthermore, in the above scheme, the interleaved paging message transmission method can be such that the base station can transmit paging messages in a time-division manner during multi-beam operation. Specifically, the first processing unit 31, when the terminal device is a high-latency terminal, transmits a paging message for the terminal device on at least one beam during at least one paging opportunity.

[0090] Before sending a paging message at at least one beam, this embodiment first needs to determine the paging message transmission period or transmission window, and set K paging opportunities within the transmission period or transmission window; K is an integer. Here, a paging transmission period or window can be defined, containing k PO periods within the window. The length of the paging transmission period or transmission window can be set according to the actual situation.

[0091] The first processing unit 31 performs modulo calculation based on the identifier of at least one beam contained in the paging opportunity and K in at least a portion of the paging opportunities set in a transmission cycle or transmission window;

[0092] Based on the result of the modulus calculation, the identifier of the transmission beam is determined, and the paging message is transmitted in the determined transmission beam.

[0093] Assuming there are two paging opportunities, the paging message will be sent only on the beam with beam ID mod 2 = 0 or 1 on the first paging opportunity (PO), and the same message will be sent only on the beam with beam ID mod 2 = 1 or 0 on the next paging opportunity (PO). It should be noted that the identifiers of the corresponding transmission beams can be the same or different within the two paging opportunities mentioned above.

[0094] Specifically, a paging message can be sent on the beam with beam id mod k = 0 on the first PO in the window, and on the beam with beam id mod k = 1 on the next PO, until the Kth paging time when a paging message can be sent on the beam with beam id mod k = k-1.

[0095] For example, within the current paging window, there can be two Pagers (POs), and each PO contains multiple beams. When PO1 has three beams (1mod2=1, 2mod2=0, 3mod2=1), it can be positioned to send the paging message on the beam with a modulus calculation result of 0, which means sending on the beam with beam identifier = 2. If PO2 has four beams, it can be defined to send the paging message on any beam with a modulus calculation result of 1, which means sending on any of the beams 1 and 3.

[0096] As can be seen, by adopting the above scheme, an interleaved paging message transmission method can be used when sending paging messages to terminal devices of a specific terminal type. This reduces the density of paging message transmission, thereby reducing the system signaling load and the power consumption of the terminal devices due to receiving paging messages.

[0097] Example 4

[0098] This invention provides a terminal device, such as... Figure 4 As shown, it includes:

[0099] The second processing unit 41, when receiving a paging message, determines whether to interleave the paging message based on the terminal type of the terminal device.

[0100] The terminal device also includes:

[0101] The second communication unit 42 reports the terminal type to the core network.

[0102] The second processing unit 41, when the terminal type of the terminal device is a high-latency terminal, receives a paging message for the terminal device from the network side on at least one beam during at least one paging opportunity.

[0103] It should be noted that the solution provided in this embodiment is applied to terminal devices.

[0104] The terminal type of the terminal device can be reported by the terminal device to the core network; then, when the terminal needs to be paged, the terminal type of the terminal device is obtained from the core network. In other words, terminals are classified in two ways: first, terminal types are defined, the UE reports the terminal type to the network, and when paging of the terminal is triggered, the network side carries the terminal type to the base station, which constructs and sends the paging message according to the terminal type.

[0105] Furthermore, the terminal type of the terminal device may include high-latency terminals and low-latency terminals; among them, high-latency terminals can be understood as similar to Internet of Things (IoT) terminals. Since IoT terminals differ from call terminals, IoT terminals do not need to obtain information from the network side in a timely manner for extended periods. Therefore, the number of paging attempts for this type of terminal can be appropriately reduced. Of course, the terminal type can also be classified as latency-tolerant terminals, or IoT terminals, etc.

[0106] The base station receives a paging message for the terminal from the core network; the paging message carries the aforementioned terminal type.

[0107] Furthermore, in the above scheme, the interleaved paging message transmission method can allow the base station to transmit paging messages in a time-division manner during multi-beam operation. Specifically, determining whether to interleave the paging message to the terminal device based on the terminal type includes:

[0108] When the terminal device is a high-latency terminal, a paging message for the terminal device is sent on at least one beam during at least one paging opportunity.

[0109] Before sending a paging message at at least one beam, this embodiment first needs to determine the paging message transmission period or transmission window, and set K paging opportunities within the transmission period or transmission window; K is an integer. Here, a paging transmission period or window can be defined, containing k PO periods within the window. The length of the paging transmission period or transmission window can be set according to the actual situation.

[0110] Then, within a transmission cycle or transmission window, the base station sets at least some of the K paging opportunities, performs a modulo operation on K based on the identifier of at least one beam included in the paging opportunity; based on the result of the modulo operation, it determines the identifier of the transmission beam, and transmits the paging message in the determined transmission beam.

[0111] Assuming there are two paging opportunities, the paging message will be sent only on the beam with beam ID mod 2 = 0 or 1 on the first paging opportunity (PO), and the same message will be sent only on the beam with beam ID mod 2 = 1 or 0 on the next paging opportunity (PO). It should be noted that the identifiers of the corresponding transmission beams can be the same or different within the two paging opportunities mentioned above.

[0112] Specifically, a paging message can be sent on the beam with beam id mod k = 0 on the first PO in the window, and on the beam with beam id mod k = 1 on the next PO, until the Kth paging time when a paging message can be sent on the beam with beam id mod k = k-1.

[0113] For example, within the current paging window, there can be two Pagers (POs), and each PO contains multiple beams. When PO1 has three beams (1mod2=1, 2mod2=0, 3mod2=1), it can be positioned to send the paging message on the beam with a modulus calculation result of 0, which means sending on the beam with beam identifier = 2. If PO2 has four beams, it can be defined to send the paging message on any beam with a modulus calculation result of 1, which means sending on any of the beams 1 and 3.

[0114] Based on the above description, this embodiment focuses on how the terminal device receives paging messages, which can be processed in two ways:

[0115] Processing method 1, second processing unit 41, when the terminal type of the terminal device is a high-latency terminal, receives a paging message for the terminal device sent from the network side on at least one beam during at least one paging opportunity.

[0116] The second processing unit 41 listens for the paging message during all K paging opportunities in the sending cycle or sending window.

[0117] In other words, regardless of whether the terminal device is a high-latency or low-latency terminal, it can listen for paging messages in all beams during all paging times in every transmission cycle or transmission window until the terminal device receives a paging message for itself.

[0118] Method 2

[0119] The second communication unit 42 obtains the paging message sending cycle or K paging opportunities within the sending window through broadcast information; K is an integer.

[0120] At this point, based on a predetermined calculation method, it is possible to listen for paging messages from possible paging opportunities and from the transmission beams that may be directed at itself.

[0121] Specifically: the second processing unit 41 determines at least one paging opportunity to listen for paging messages based on the current beam.

[0122] This method enables the terminal device to receive paging messages only at certain paging times. In other words, to save power for the UE, k can be broadcast via broadcast message, and then the UE decides on which PO to send and receive paging based on the current beam.

[0123] The calculation method can be as follows: First, based on the number K of paging opportunities (PO); then, calculate the beam identifier modK to obtain the data value; determine whether the data value is a preset value to determine the paging opportunity to be received.

[0124] For example, suppose the current beam is beam 1, and the number of paging opportunities (POs) is 3; 1 mod 3 = 1. Further, the beam for sending the paging message is determined by the calculation result obtained using the beam identifier mod K. Specifically, in PO 1, the default is to send the paging message on the beam with a calculation result of 1. That is, when there are 4 beams in PO 1, the message can be sent on the beams with beam identifiers 1 and 4. In PO 2, the calculation result identifier is 2, meaning the message is sent on the beam with a beam identifier of 2. In PO 3, the calculation result identifier is 0, meaning the message is sent on the beam with an identifier of 4. Thus, if the identifier of the beam the terminal device is currently in is 1, then it needs to listen for the paging message in the first paging opportunity PO. It should be understood that the above is only an example; in reality, there can be more POs and more beams in each PO, but this embodiment does not exhaustively list them.

[0125] As can be seen, by adopting the above scheme, an interleaved paging message transmission method can be used when sending paging messages to terminal devices of a specific terminal type. This reduces the density of paging message transmission, thereby reducing the system signaling load and the power consumption of the terminal devices due to receiving paging messages.

[0126] This invention also provides a hardware architecture for a network device or terminal device, such as... Figure 5As shown, it includes: at least one processor 51, memory 52, and at least one network interface 53. The various components are coupled together via a bus system 54. It is understood that the bus system 54 is used to implement communication between these components. In addition to a data bus, the bus system 54 also includes a power bus, a control bus, and a status signal bus. However, for clarity, in... Figure 5 The general labeled all buses as Bus System 54.

[0127] It is understood that the memory 52 in the embodiments of the present invention may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memory.

[0128] In some implementations, memory 52 stores executable modules or data structures, or subsets thereof, or extended sets thereof:

[0129] Operating system 521 and application 522.

[0130] The processor 51 is configured to process the method steps of the aforementioned Embodiment 1 or 2, which will not be described in detail here.

[0131] The present invention provides a computer storage medium storing computer-executable instructions, which, when executed, implement the method steps of the aforementioned embodiment one or two.

[0132] If the aforementioned apparatus of this invention is implemented as a software functional module and sold or used as an independent product, it can also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of this invention, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the methods described in the various embodiments of this invention. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as USB flash drives, portable hard drives, read-only memory (ROM), magnetic disks, or optical disks. Thus, this invention is not limited to any specific hardware and software combination.

[0133] Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention also provide a computer storage medium storing a computer program configured to execute the data scheduling method of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0134] Although preferred embodiments of the invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will recognize that various modifications, additions, and substitutions are possible, and therefore the scope of the invention should not be limited to the embodiments described above.

Claims

1. A method for sending a paging message, performed by a network device, the method comprising: When a paging message for a terminal device is received from the core network, the system determines, based on the terminal type of the terminal device, whether to send the paging message to the terminal device in an interleaved manner. Specifically, determining whether to send the paging message to the terminal device in an interleaved manner based on the terminal type of the terminal device includes: When the terminal device is a high-latency terminal, a paging message for the terminal device is sent on at least one beam during at least one paging opportunity through the following steps: Determine the sending period or sending window of the paging message, and set K paging opportunities within the sending period or sending window, where K is an integer; In at least a portion of the K paging opportunities set within the transmission period or transmission window, a modulo operation is performed on beam id mod K, where beam id is the identifier of at least one beam included in the paging opportunity; and Determine the beam corresponding to the preset mode calculation result, and send the paging message on the determined beam.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The method further includes: The terminal type of the terminal device is obtained from the core network.

3. A method for receiving a paging message, executed by a terminal device, the method comprising: When a paging message for the terminal device is received from the network side, it is determined, based on the terminal type of the terminal device, whether the paging message is being intercepted. Among them, the listening paging messages that are determined to be interleaved based on the terminal type of the terminal device include: When the terminal device is a high-latency terminal, the paging message is received on at least one beam during at least one paging opportunity through the following steps: The paging message sending cycle or K paging opportunities within the sending window are obtained through broadcast information, where K is an integer; Perform modulo operation calculation beam id mod K, where beam id is the identifier of the beam currently in which the terminal device is located, and determine at least one paging opportunity corresponding to the preset modulo operation result; and Listen for the paging message at the determined paging time.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein, The method further includes: Report the terminal type to the core network.

5. A network device, comprising: The first processing unit, upon receiving a paging message for a terminal device from the core network, determines, based on the terminal type of the terminal device, whether to send the paging message to the terminal device in an interleaved manner. Specifically, determining whether to send the paging message to the terminal device in an interleaved manner based on the terminal type of the terminal device includes: When the terminal device is a high-latency terminal, a paging message for the terminal device is sent on at least one beam during at least one paging opportunity through the following steps: Determine the sending period or sending window of the paging message, and set K paging opportunities within the sending period or sending window, where K is an integer; In at least a portion of the K paging opportunities set within the transmission period or transmission window, a modulo operation is performed on beam id mod K, where beam id is the identifier of at least one beam included in the paging opportunity; and Determine the beam corresponding to the preset mode calculation result, and send the paging message on the determined beam.

6. The network device according to claim 5, wherein, The network device also includes: The first communication unit obtains the terminal type of the terminal device from the core network.

7. A terminal device, comprising: The second processing unit, upon receiving a paging message for the terminal device from the network side, determines, based on the terminal type of the terminal device, whether the paging message is being monitored. Among them, the listening paging messages that are determined to be interleaved based on the terminal type of the terminal device include: When the terminal device is a high-latency terminal, the paging message is received on at least one beam during at least one paging opportunity through the following steps: The paging message sending cycle or K paging opportunities within the sending window are obtained through broadcast information, where K is an integer; Perform modulo operation calculation beam id mod K, where beam id is the identifier of the beam currently in which the terminal device is located, and determine at least one paging opportunity corresponding to the preset modulo operation result; and Listen for the paging message at the determined paging time.

8. The terminal device according to claim 7, wherein, The terminal device also includes: The second communication unit reports the terminal type to the core network.

9. A network device, comprising: The processor and the memory used to store computer programs that can run on the processor. When the processor is used to run the computer program, it performs the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1-2.

10. A terminal device, comprising: The processor and the memory used to store computer programs that can run on the processor. When the processor is used to run the computer program, it performs the steps of the method according to any one of claims 3-4.

11. A computer storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, implement the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1-4.

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