A resource allocation method, device, terminal, and network device

Abstract

An embodiment of the present application provides a resource allocation method, device, terminal, and network device. The method includes: The terminal sends a first request message and / or first capability information to the network device, where the first request message is used to request the network device to allocate specific resources, and the first capability information is used to indicate that at least two identity identification information of the terminal has an associated relationship.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] Embodiments of the present application relate to the field of mobile communication technologies, and particularly to a resource allocation method, apparatus, terminal, and network device. Background Art

[0002] A multi-SIM terminal needs to be connected to multiple operator networks simultaneously. Taking two operator networks as an example, when the terminal transmits and receives signals of these two operator networks, the same radio frequency transceiver channel is used, and power amplification is performed by the same power amplifier. Since there is no mutual communication mechanism between different operator networks, the spectrum resource allocation of the terminal under multiple operator networks is somewhat independent. When two discontinuous spectrum segments pass through the power amplifier simultaneously, complex intermodulation interference signals will be generated, and these intermodulation interference signals will have an adverse impact on the in-band and out-of-band radiation of the terminal, even exceeding the regulatory requirements. Summary of the Invention

[0003] Embodiments of the present application provide a resource allocation method, apparatus, terminal, and network device.

[0004] The resource allocation method provided by the embodiments of the present application includes:

[0005] The terminal sends a first request message and / or first capability information to the network device, where the first request message is used to request the network device to allocate specific resources, and the first capability information is used to indicate that at least two identity identification information of the terminal has an association relationship;

[0006] The terminal receives first configuration information sent by the network device, and the first configuration information is used to determine the specific resources associated with each identity identification information in the at least two identity identification information.

[0007] The resource allocation method provided by the embodiments of the present application includes:

[0008] The network device receives a first request message and / or first capability information sent by the terminal, where the first request message is used to request the network device to allocate specific resources, and the first capability information is used to indicate that at least two identity identification information of the terminal has an association relationship;

[0009] The network device sends first configuration information to the terminal based on the first request message and / or the first capability information, and the first configuration information is used to determine the specific resources associated with each identity identification information in the at least two identity identification information.

[0010] The resource allocation apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present application is applied to a terminal, and the apparatus includes:

[0011] A sending unit, configured to send a first request message and / or first capability information to a network device, where the first request message is used to request the network device to allocate specific resources, and the first capability information is used to indicate that at least two identity identification information of the terminal has an association relationship;

[0012] A receiving unit, configured to receive first configuration information sent by the network device, where the first configuration information is used to determine specific resources associated with each of the at least two identity identification information.

[0013] The resource allocation device provided by an embodiment of the present application is applied to a network device, and the device includes:

[0014] A receiving unit, configured to receive a first request message and / or first capability information sent by a terminal, where the first request message is used to request the network device to allocate specific resources, and the first capability information is used to indicate that at least two identity identification information of the terminal has an association relationship;

[0015] A sending unit, configured to send first configuration information to the terminal based on the first request message and / or the first capability information, where the first configuration information is used to determine specific resources associated with each of the at least two identity identification information.

[0016] The terminal provided by an embodiment of the present application includes a processor and a memory. The memory is used to store a computer program, and the processor is used to call and run the computer program stored in the memory to execute the above resource allocation method.

[0017] The network device provided by an embodiment of the present application includes a processor and a memory. The memory is used to store a computer program, and the processor is used to call and run the computer program stored in the memory to execute the above resource allocation method.

[0018] The chip provided by an embodiment of the present application is used to implement the above resource allocation method.

[0019] Specifically, the chip includes: a processor, configured to call and run a computer program from a memory, so that a device installed with the chip executes the above resource allocation method.

[0020] The computer-readable storage medium provided by an embodiment of the present application is used to store a computer program, and the computer program enables a computer to execute the above resource allocation method.

[0021] The computer program product provided by an embodiment of the present application includes computer program instructions, and the computer program instructions enable a computer to execute the above resource allocation method.

[0022] The computer program provided in the embodiment of the present application, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the above-mentioned resource allocation method.

[0023] Through the above technical solution, a terminal requests allocation of specific resources from a network device and / or indicates to the network device that at least two of its identity information are associated, allowing the network device to configure specific resources associated with at least two of the identity information for the terminal, thereby ensuring a certain degree of relevance in resource allocation across multiple operator networks. By transmitting and receiving signals on specific resources, the terminal can reduce intermodulation interference signals generated by the power amplifier and avoid adverse effects caused by in-band and out-of-band radiation from the terminal. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] The drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the present application and constitute a part of the present application. The illustrative embodiments of the present application and their descriptions are used to explain the present application and do not constitute an improper limitation on the present application. In the drawings:

[0025] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system architecture provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Figure 2-1 This is a schematic diagram of the co-construction and sharing of the operator network provided in the embodiment of this application. Figure 1 ;

[0027] Figure 2-2 is a schematic diagram of independent spectrum resources provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0028] Figure 2-3 is a schematic diagram of shared spectrum resources provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0029] Figure 2-4 This is a schematic diagram of the spectrum resources provided in the embodiment of the present application. Figure 1 ;

[0030] Figure 2-5 This is a second schematic diagram of spectrum resources provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0031] Figure 3 A flowchart of a resource allocation method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0032] Figure 4 Schematic diagram 2 of the co-construction and sharing of the operator network provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0033] Figure 5-1 This is a schematic diagram of continuous spectrum resource allocation provided by the embodiment of the present application. Figure 1 ;

[0034] Figure 5-2It is the second schematic diagram of continuous spectrum resource allocation provided by the embodiments of the present application;

[0035] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the structural composition of the resource allocation device provided by the embodiments of the present application Figure 1 ;

[0036] Figure 7 It is the second schematic diagram of the structural composition of the resource allocation device provided by the embodiments of the present application;

[0037] Figure 8 It is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by the embodiments of the present application;

[0038] Figure 9 It is a schematic structural diagram of the chip provided by the embodiments of the present application;

[0039] Figure 10 It is a schematic block diagram of a communication system provided by the embodiments of the present application. Specific embodiments

[0040] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present application without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0041] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can be applied to various communication systems, such as: Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems, LTE Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) systems, LTE Time Division Duplex (TDD) systems, 5G communication systems, or future communication systems, etc.

[0042] Exemplarily, the communication system 100 to which the embodiments of the present application are applied is as Figure 1As shown. The communication system 100 may include a network device 110, which may be a device that communicates with a terminal 120 (or referred to as a communication terminal, terminal). The network device 110 may provide communication coverage for a specific geographical area and may communicate with terminals located within that coverage area. Optionally, the network device 110 may be an evolved base station (Evolutional Node B, eNB or eNodeB) in an LTE system, or a radio controller in a Cloud Radio Access Network (CRAN), or the network device may be a mobile switching center, a relay station, an access point, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, a hub, a switch, a bridge, a router, a network-side device in a 5G network, or a network device in a future communication system, etc.

[0043] The communication system 100 further includes at least one terminal 120 within the coverage area of the network device 110. As used herein, "terminal" includes but is not limited to being connected via a wired line, such as via a Public Switched Telephone Networks (PSTN), Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), digital cable, direct cable connection; and / or another data connection / network; and / or via a wireless interface, such as for a cellular network, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), digital television network such as a DVB-H network, satellite network, AM-FM broadcast transmitter; and / or a device configured to receive / transmit communication signals of another terminal; and / or an Internet of Things (IoT) device. A terminal configured to communicate via a wireless interface may be referred to as a "wireless communication terminal", "wireless terminal" or "mobile terminal". Examples of mobile terminals include but are not limited to satellite or cellular telephones; Personal Communications System (PCS) terminals that may combine cellular radiotelephone with data processing, facsimile, and data communication capabilities; PDAs that may include radiotelephones, pagers, Internet / intranet access, web browsers, notepads, calendars, and / or Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers; and conventional laptop and / or palmtop receivers or other electronic devices including radiotelephone transceivers. A terminal may refer to an access terminal, User Equipment (UE), user unit, user station, mobile station, mobile device, remote station, remote terminal, mobile device, user terminal, terminal, wireless communication device, user agent or user device. An access terminal may be a cellular phone, cordless phone, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phone, Wireless Local Loop (WLL) station, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), handheld device with wireless communication capabilities, computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, in-vehicle device, wearable device, a terminal in a 5G network or a terminal in a future evolved PLMN, etc.

[0044] Optionally, Device to Device (D2D) communication may be performed between the terminals 120.

[0045] Optionally, a 5G communication system or a 5G network may also be referred to as a New Radio (NR) system or an NR network.

[0046] Figure 1 Exemplarily, a network device and two terminals are shown. Optionally, the communication system 100 may include multiple network devices, and the coverage range of each network device may include other numbers of terminals. The embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0047] Optionally, the communication system 100 may further include other network entities such as a network controller and a mobility management entity. The embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0048] It should be understood that in the embodiments of the present application, a device with communication functions in a network / system may be referred to as a communication device. Taking Figure 1 the shown communication system 100 as an example, the communication device may include a network device 110 and a terminal 120 with communication functions. The network device 110 and the terminal 120 may be the specific devices described above and will not be elaborated here; the communication device may also include other devices in the communication system 100, such as other network entities such as a network controller and a mobility management entity. The embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0049] It should be understood that the terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably in this article. The term " / and" in this article is merely a description of the association relationship between associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B may indicate: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in this article generally indicates an "or" relationship between the associated objects before and after.

[0050] To facilitate the understanding of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the following describes the technical solutions related to the embodiments of the present application.

[0051] Multi-SIM terminal

[0052] A multi-SIM terminal refers to a terminal that has multiple communication cards, and these multiple communication cards may belong to the same operator or different operators. Among them, the communication card may be, but is not limited to, a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card or a Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) card.

[0053] For a multi-SIM terminal, the user can configure multiple communication cards according to their own choices. For example: The user can select a SIM card of Operator A for answering calls (because the voice tariff of Operator A is low), and at the same time, the user can also select a SIM card of Operator B for data services (because the data tariff of Operator B is low). In this way, a situation is formed where a mobile phone can work with different operators simultaneously.

[0054] Furthermore, multi-SIM terminals can be further classified according to whether these cards can work simultaneously. Taking dual-SIM terminals as an example, they can be divided into:

[0055] ◆ Dual-standby single-communication terminals: Two cards can work in the standby receiving state simultaneously, but only one can work in the connected state (i.e., the transmitting state).

[0056] ◆ Dual-standby dual-communication terminals: Two cards can work in both the standby state and the connected state (i.e., the transmitting state).

[0057] The network on which each communication card in a multi-SIM terminal works can be a 2G network, 3G network, 4G network, 5G network, etc., which depends on the user's choice. The technical solution of the embodiment of the present application is mainly aimed at dual-standby dual-communication terminals.

[0058] Co-construction and sharing of operator networks

[0059] The main purpose of co-construction and sharing is to reduce the network construction cost of operators. A typical co-construction and sharing is that two operators use the same base station (tower) resources to build a network. As Figure 2-1 shown, the SIM1 card of the terminal corresponds to Network 1 of Operator A, and the SIM2 card of the terminal corresponds to Network 2 of Operator B. Among them, Network 1 of Operator A and Network 2 of Operator B are built through the same base station resources.

[0060] Furthermore, from the perspective of radio spectrum resources, there are two implementation methods that operators can adopt:

[0061] ◆ Independent spectrum resources

[0062] The co-construction and sharing among operators actually only stay at using site resources (towers) or hardware resources (such as base stations), and actually still use independent spectrums to form a network. For users, what they see are still two independent networks, and there is no mutual relationship between the networks. As Figure 2-2 shown, Network 1 of Operator A and Network 2 of Operator B are two independent networks.

[0063] ◆ Shared spectrum resources

[0064] The co - construction and sharing among operators not only includes site resources (towers) or hardware resources (such as base stations), but also includes spectrum resources. The base station can dynamically allocate resources according to the number of users in the two networks. For example Figure 2-3 As shown, when the number of users of Operator A is large, more spectrum resources will be allocated to Network 1 of Operator A; conversely, when the number of users of Operator A is small, less spectrum resources will be allocated to Network 1 of Operator A. This dynamic way of using spectrum is more flexible.

[0065] Resource Allocation for Multi - SIM Terminals

[0066] A multi - SIM terminal needs to be connected to the networks of multiple operators (which can also be simply referred to as operator networks) simultaneously. Due to the lack of a mutual communication mechanism between different operator networks, the resource allocation of the terminal under the two networks will be somewhat independent. As Figure 2-4 shown, the spectrum resources allocated to the multi - SIM terminal actually only account for a part of the network spectrum resources and may be discontinuous under the two networks.

[0067] Generally, the spectrum resources of the co - constructed and shared operator networks are actually continuous. As Figure 2-5 shown, for example, Operator A has 100 MHz of spectrum from 3.4 GHz to 3.5 GHz, and Operator B has 100 MHz of spectrum from 3.5 GHz to 3.6 GHz. The spectrums of these two operators actually belong to the category of NR band n78 (3.3 GHz - 3.8 GHz). When the terminal transmits and receives signals from these two operators, it uses the same radio frequency transceiver channel and the power is amplified by the same power amplifier.

[0068] When two discontinuous spectrums pass through the power amplifier simultaneously, complex inter - modulation interference signals will be generated. These inter - modulation interference signals will have an adverse impact on the in - band and out - of - band radiation of the terminal, even exceeding the regulatory requirements. In order to reduce this interference, the terminal must adopt methods such as reducing the transmission power, which will have an adverse impact on the terminal's network access ability, etc. For this reason, the following technical solutions of the embodiments of this application are proposed. The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application aim to avoid the allocation of the above - mentioned discontinuous spectrum resources in the transmission resource scheduling through the coordination between the terminal and the network.

[0069] Figure 3 It is a schematic flowchart of the resource allocation method provided by the embodiments of this application. As Figure 3 shown, the resource allocation method includes the following steps:

[0070] Step 301: The terminal sends a first request message and / or first capability information to the network device, and the network device receives the first request message and / or first capability information sent by the terminal. Herein, the first request message is used to request the network device to allocate specific resources, and the first capability information is used to indicate that there is an association relationship among at least two identity identification information of the terminal.

[0071] In the embodiments of the present application, the terminal is a multi-SIM card terminal. Specifically, the terminal has at least two identity identification information, and each identity identification information among the at least two identity identification information corresponds to a communication card. Further, in an optional implementation manner, the communication card may be a physical card, such as a SIM card, a USIM card, etc. In another optional implementation manner, the communication card may be a virtual card.

[0072] In the embodiments of the present application, the network device may be a base station, such as a gNB.

[0073] In an optional implementation manner, the terminal communicates with the network device through at least two networks, and the terminal supports the at least two networks to work simultaneously. Herein, the terminal has an identity identification information under each of the at least two networks.

[0074] For example, taking the terminal supporting two networks to work simultaneously as an example, the terminal can also be called a dual-standby and dual-communication terminal. Herein, the two communication cards of the terminal can work in the standby state and the connected state (i.e., the transmitting state) simultaneously, so as to implement the terminal supporting at least two networks to work simultaneously. It should be noted that the network refers to the network of the operator. For example, the identity identification information of the SIM1 card of the terminal is the identity identification information of the terminal under the network of operator A, and the identity identification information of the SIM2 card of the terminal is the identity identification information of the terminal under the network of operator B.

[0075] In an optional implementation manner, the terminal uses the same radio frequency channel to support the simultaneous work of the at least two networks.

[0076] Refer to Figure 4 , Figure 4 Taking the terminal supporting two networks to work simultaneously as an example, the SIM1 card communicates with network 1, and the SIM2 card communicates with network 2. Network 1 belongs to the network of operator A, and network 2 belongs to the network of operator B.

[0077] For operators adopting the shared wireless network mode, the terminals still access their respective core networks through the wireless network and use the services of different operators. For dual-SIM terminals, in the radio access network, the base station will allocate an identity identification information for each of the two communication cards, and two independent terminals are seen on the base station side (that is, each identity identification information corresponds to an independent terminal). Therefore, when allocating resources, the base station will allocate corresponding spectrum resources for the two communication cards for data transmission. In order to avoid the base station allocating discontinuous spectrum resources for the two communication cards, the terminal needs to report a first request message and / or first capability information to the network side so that the network side can allocate specific resources for the terminal.

[0078] The following will detail how the terminal reports the first request message and / or first capability information so that the network side can allocate specific resources for the terminal.

[0079] ● Static reporting method

[0080] In the embodiments of this application, when the terminal initially accesses the network, the terminal reports the band capabilities corresponding to each of at least two communication cards of the terminal to their respective networks. For example: The terminal reports the band capabilities corresponding to the SIM1 card to Network 1 and the band capabilities corresponding to the SIM2 card to Network 2 respectively.

[0081] Furthermore, when the terminal initially accesses the network, it can also report a first request message and / or first capability information to the network device. Specifically, the following reporting methods can be adopted.

[0082] Method 1: When the terminal initially accesses the network, it sends the first request message and the first capability information to the network device.

[0083] This method belongs to the explicit reporting method, that is, the terminal reports the first request message and the first capability information to the network device at the same time.

[0084] Here, the first request message is used to request the network device to allocate specific resources. Further, optionally, the specific resources are resources that are continuous in the frequency domain. The first request message can also be referred to as continuous resource allocation request information.

[0085] Here, the first capability information is used to indicate that there is an association relationship between at least two identity identification information of the terminal. Taking two identity identification information as an example, the first capability information is used to indicate that the identity identification information of SIM1 card and the identity identification information of SIM2 card have an association relationship. In this way, the identity identification information of the terminal in Network 1 and the identity identification information in Network 2 can be associated, that is, the capabilities of this SIM1 card and SIM2 card come from the same terminal. The first capability information can also be referred to as multi-communication card capability information (such as multi-SIM card capability information).

[0086] Method 2: When the terminal initially accesses the network, it sends the first capability information to the network device.

[0087] This method belongs to the implicit reporting method, that is, the terminal only reports the first capability information to the network device.

[0088] Here, the first capability information is used to indicate that there is an association relationship between at least two identity identification information of the terminal. Taking two identity identification information as an example, the first capability information is used to indicate that the identity identification information of SIM1 card and the identity identification information of SIM2 card have an association relationship. In this way, the identity identification information of the terminal in Network 1 and the identity identification information in Network 2 can be associated, that is, the capabilities of this SIM1 card and SIM2 card come from the same terminal. The first capability information can also be referred to as multi-communication card capability information (such as multi-SIM card capability information).

[0089] Furthermore, the first capability information is also used to indicate (i.e., implicitly represent) that the terminal needs to be allocated specific resources. Further, optionally, the specific resources are resources that are continuous in the frequency domain. For example: The first capability information is also used to indicate that the terminal is suitable for continuous resource allocation when working on at least two networks simultaneously.

[0090] Method 3: When the terminal initially accesses the network, it sends the first request message to the network device.

[0091] This method belongs to the implicit reporting method, that is, the terminal only reports the first request message to the network device.

[0092] Here, the first request message is used to request the network device to allocate specific resources. Further, optionally, the specific resources are resources that are continuous in the frequency domain. The first request message can also be referred to as continuous resource allocation request information.

[0093] Further, the first request message carries the at least two identity identification information. For example, the first request message carries the identity identification information of SIM1 card and the identity identification information of SIM2 card that have an association relationship. In this way, the identity identification of the terminal in network 1 and the identity identification in network 2 are associated.

[0094] In an alternative embodiment, the above static reporting method is applicable to terminals that support at least two networks working simultaneously using the same radio frequency channel.

[0095] In an alternative embodiment, for terminals that use independent radio frequency channels to support at least two networks working simultaneously, the first request message (such as a continuous resource allocation request message) may be optionally not reported to the network device.

[0096] ● Dynamic reporting method

[0097] Method 1: When the terminal detects that at least two networks are working simultaneously, it sends the first capability information and the first request message to the network device.

[0098] Taking two networks as an example, when the terminal detects that network 1 of operator A and network 2 of operator B are working simultaneously, it sends the first capability information and the first request message to the network device.

[0099] This method belongs to the explicit reporting method, that is, the terminal reports the first request message and the first capability information to the network device simultaneously.

[0100] Here, the first request message is used to request the network device to allocate specific resources. Further, optionally, the specific resources are continuous resources in the frequency domain. The first request message may also be referred to as continuous resource allocation request information.

[0101] Here, the first capability information is used to indicate that the at least two identity identification information of the terminal have an association relationship. Taking two identity identification information as an example, the first capability information is used to indicate that the identity identification information of SIM1 card and the identity identification information of SIM2 card have an association relationship. In this way, the identity identification information of the terminal in network 1 and the identity identification information in network 2 can be associated, that is, the capabilities of SIM1 card and SIM2 card come from the same terminal. The first capability information may also be referred to as multi-communication card capability information (such as multi-SIM card capability information).

[0102] Method 2: When the terminal detects that at least two networks are working simultaneously, it sends the first capability information to the network device.

[0103] Taking two networks as an example, when the terminal detects that Network 1 of Operator A and Network 2 of Operator B are working simultaneously, it sends the first capability information to the network device.

[0104] This method belongs to the implicit reporting method, that is, the terminal only reports the first capability information to the network device.

[0105] Here, the first capability information is used to indicate that there is an association relationship between at least two identity identification information of the terminal. Taking two identity identification information as an example, the first capability information is used to indicate that the identity identification information of SIM1 card and the identity identification information of SIM2 card have an association relationship. In this way, the identity identification information of the terminal in Network 1 and the identity identification information in Network 2 can be associated, that is, the capabilities of this SIM1 card and SIM2 card come from the same terminal. The first capability information can also be called multi-communication card capability information (such as multi-SIM card capability information).

[0106] Furthermore, the first capability information is also used to indicate (i.e., implicitly represent) that the terminal needs to be allocated specific resources. Further, optionally, the specific resources are resources that are continuous in the frequency domain. For example: the first capability information is also used to indicate that the terminal is suitable for continuous resource allocation when at least two networks are working simultaneously.

[0107] Method 3: When the terminal detects that at least two networks are working simultaneously, it sends the first request message to the network device.

[0108] Taking two networks as an example, when the terminal detects that Network 1 of Operator A and Network 2 of Operator B are working simultaneously, it sends the first request message to the network device.

[0109] This method belongs to the implicit reporting method, that is, the terminal only reports the first request message to the network device.

[0110] Here, the first request message is used to request the network device to allocate specific resources. Further, optionally, the specific resources are resources that are continuous in the frequency domain. The first request message can also be called continuous resource allocation request information.

[0111] Furthermore, the first request message carries the at least two identity identification information. For example, the first request message carries the identity identification information of SIM1 card and the identity identification information of SIM2 card that have an association relationship. In this way, the identity identification of the terminal in Network 1 and the identity identification in Network 2 are associated.

[0112] ● Static and dynamic combined reporting method

[0113] 1) When the terminal initially accesses the network, it sends the first capability information to the network device; 2) When the terminal detects that at least two networks are working simultaneously, it sends the first request message to the network device.

[0114] Here, the first capability information is reported in a static manner, and the first request message is reported in a dynamic manner.

[0115] Here, the first capability information is used to indicate that there is an association relationship between at least two identity identification information of the terminal. Taking two identity identification information as an example, the first capability information is used to indicate that the identity identification information of SIM1 card and the identity identification information of SIM2 card have an association relationship. In this way, the identity identification information of the terminal in network 1 and the identity identification information in network 2 can be associated, that is, the capabilities of the SIM1 card and the SIM2 card come from the same terminal. The first capability information can also be called multi-communication card capability information (such as multi-SIM card capability information).

[0116] Here, the first request message is used to request the network device to allocate specific resources. Further, optionally, the specific resources are resources that are continuous in the frequency domain. The first request message can also be called continuous resource allocation request information.

[0117] Step 302: The network device sends the first configuration information to the terminal, and the terminal receives the first configuration information sent by the network device. The first configuration information is used to determine the specific resources associated with each identity identification information among the at least two identity identification information.

[0118] Specifically, the first configuration information is used to indicate the spectrum resources corresponding to each identity identification information among the at least two identity identification information, where the at least two spectrum resources corresponding to the at least two identity identification information are continuous in the frequency domain.

[0119] Here, the continuous distribution of at least two spectrum resources in the frequency domain can be reflected by the following description: The at least two spectrum resources include a first spectrum resource and a second spectrum resource:

[0120] The first spectrum resource belongs to a first frequency range, the second spectrum resource belongs to a second frequency range, and the first spectrum resource and the second spectrum resource are continuous; in specific implementation, the boundaries of the first frequency range and the second frequency range are continuous, the end position of the first spectrum resource is the boundary of the first frequency range, and the end position of the second spectrum resource is the boundary of the second frequency range, so as to realize the continuity of the first spectrum resource and the second spectrum resource. Or,

[0121] The first spectrum resource and the second spectrum resource belong to a shared frequency range, and the first spectrum resource and the second spectrum resource are continuous.

[0122] Taking a dual-SIM terminal as an example, the spectrum resources owned by two operators are continuous, and a shared radio access network is adopted. The network device performs joint allocation of resources for the two operator networks to avoid problems such as interference caused by simultaneous transmission of discontinuous spectrum resources and power back-off. Among them, for continuous resource allocation, it can be divided into the following two cases:

[0123] I) The spectrum resources of operator A and the spectrum resources of operator B are independent of each other. At this time, continuous resource allocation means that the spectrum is independently allocated under the two networks and the boundaries are continuous, as Figure 5-1 shown.

[0124] II) The spectrum resources of operator A and operator B are shared. The terminal can allocate the spectrum resources under the two networks at any position in the entire spectrum, and there is no frequency domain interval between the spectrum resources under the two networks, that is, the spectrum resources under the two networks are continuous, as Figure 5-2 shown.

[0125] In the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application, after receiving the first request message and / or the first capability information, the network device can associate multiple identity identification information under different networks, and adopt a continuous resource allocation method when allocating resources for the multiple identity identification information (or for continuous allocation of resources under at least two networks in a shared wireless network environment), thereby reducing the generation of interference such as intermodulation or reducing the use of power back-off, and improving the transmission performance of the terminal. Further, when the terminal discovers that the frequency domain resources under the two networks actually scheduled by the network are discontinuous and concurrent, the transmission power can be reduced or the single-transmission mode can be used instead.

[0126] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the structural composition of the resource allocation device provided by the embodiment of the present application Figure 1 , applied to a terminal, the resource allocation device includes:

[0127] A sending unit 601, configured to send a first request message and / or first capability information to a network device, where the first request message is used to request the network device to allocate specific resources, and the first capability information is used to indicate that there is an association relationship between at least two identity identification information of the terminal;

[0128] A receiving unit 602, configured to receive first configuration information sent by the network device, where the first configuration information is used to determine specific resources associated with each identity identification information among the at least two identity identification information.

[0129] In an alternative embodiment, the terminal communicates with the network device via at least two networks, and the terminal supports the at least two networks to work simultaneously, wherein the terminal has an identity identification information under each of the at least two networks.

[0130] In an alternative embodiment, the terminal uses the same radio frequency channel to support the simultaneous operation of the at least two networks.

[0131] In an alternative embodiment, when the terminal initially accesses the network or when the terminal detects that at least two networks are working simultaneously, the sending unit 601 sends the first request message and the first capability information to the network device.

[0132] In an alternative embodiment, when the terminal initially accesses the network or when the terminal detects that at least two networks are working simultaneously, the sending unit 601 sends the first capability information to the network device.

[0133] In an alternative embodiment, when the terminal initially accesses the network or when the terminal detects that at least two networks are working simultaneously, the sending unit 601 sends the first request message to the network device;

[0134] wherein, the first request message carries the at least two identity identification information.

[0135] In an alternative embodiment, when the terminal initially accesses the network, the sending unit 601 sends the first capability information to the network device;

[0136] When the terminal detects that at least two networks are working simultaneously, the sending unit 601 sends the first request message to the network device.

[0137] In an alternative embodiment, the specific resource is a resource that is continuous in the frequency domain.

[0138] In an alternative embodiment, the first configuration information is used to indicate the spectrum resources corresponding to each of the at least two identity identification information, wherein the at least two spectrum resources corresponding to the at least two identity identification information are continuous in the frequency domain.

[0139] In an alternative embodiment, the at least two spectrum resources include a first spectrum resource and a second spectrum resource:

[0140] The first spectrum resource belongs to a first frequency range, the second spectrum resource belongs to a second frequency range, and the first spectrum resource and the second spectrum resource are continuous; or,

[0141] The first spectrum resource and the second spectrum resource belong to a shared frequency range, and the first spectrum resource and the second spectrum resource are continuous.

[0142] Those skilled in the art should understand that the relevant descriptions of the above resource allocation device in the embodiments of the present application can be understood with reference to the relevant descriptions of the resource allocation method in the embodiments of the present application.

[0143] Figure 7 FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a resource allocation device provided in an embodiment of the present application, which is applied to a network device. The resource allocation device includes:

[0144] A receiving unit 701, configured to receive a first request message and / or first capability information sent by a terminal. The first request message is used to request the network device to allocate specific resources, and the first capability information is used to indicate that at least two identity identification information of the terminal has an association relationship;

[0145] A sending unit 702, configured to send first configuration information to the terminal based on the first request message and / or the first capability information. The first configuration information is used to determine specific resources associated with each of the at least two identity identification information.

[0146] In an alternative embodiment, the first request message carries the at least two identity identification information.

[0147] In an alternative embodiment, the specific resources are resources that are continuous in the frequency domain.

[0148] In an alternative embodiment, the first configuration information is used to indicate spectrum resources corresponding to each of the at least two identity identification information, where the at least two spectrum resources corresponding to the at least two identity identification information are continuous in the frequency domain.

[0149] In an alternative embodiment, the at least two spectrum resources include a first spectrum resource and a second spectrum resource:

[0150] The first spectrum resource belongs to a first frequency range, the second spectrum resource belongs to a second frequency range, and the first spectrum resource and the second spectrum resource are continuous; or,

[0151] The first spectrum resource and the second spectrum resource belong to a shared frequency range, and the first spectrum resource and the second spectrum resource are continuous.

[0152] Those skilled in the art should understand that the relevant descriptions of the above resource allocation device in the embodiments of the present application can be understood with reference to the relevant descriptions of the resource allocation method in the embodiments of the present application.

[0153] Figure 8 FIG. 800 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application. The communication device may be a terminal or a network device. Figure 8 As shown in FIG. 800, the communication device includes a processor 810, and the processor 810 may call and run a computer program from a memory to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0154] Optionally, as Figure 8 shown, the communication device 800 may further include a memory 820. Among them, the processor 810 may call and run a computer program from the memory 820 to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0155] Among them, the memory 820 may be a separate device independent of the processor 810 or integrated in the processor 810.

[0156] Optionally, as Figure 8 shown, the communication device 800 may further include a transceiver 830. The processor 810 may control the transceiver 830 to communicate with other devices. Specifically, it may send information or data to other devices or receive information or data sent by other devices.

[0157] Among them, the transceiver 830 may include a transmitter and a receiver. The transceiver 830 may further include an antenna, and the number of antennas may be one or more.

[0158] Optionally, the communication device 800 may specifically be the network device in the embodiment of the present application, and the communication device 800 may implement the corresponding processes implemented by the network device in the various methods of the embodiment of the present application. For the sake of brevity, it will not be elaborated here.

[0159] Optionally, the communication device 800 may specifically be the mobile terminal / terminal in the embodiment of the present application, and the communication device 800 may implement the corresponding processes implemented by the mobile terminal / terminal in the various methods of the embodiment of the present application. For the sake of brevity, it will not be elaborated here.

[0160] Figure 9 FIG. 900 is a schematic structural diagram of a chip according to an embodiment of the present application. Figure 9 As shown in FIG. 900, the chip 900 includes a processor 910, and the processor 910 may call and run a computer program from a memory to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0161] Optionally, as Figure 9 shown, the chip 900 may further include a memory 920. Among them, the processor 910 may call and run a computer program from the memory 920 to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0162] Among them, the memory 920 can be a separate device independent of the processor 910, or can be integrated in the processor 910.

[0163] Optionally, the chip 900 may further include an input interface 930. Among them, the processor 910 can control the input interface 930 to communicate with other devices or chips. Specifically, it can obtain information or data sent by other devices or chips.

[0164] Optionally, the chip 900 may further include an output interface 940. Among them, the processor 910 can control the output interface 940 to communicate with other devices or chips. Specifically, it can output information or data to other devices or chips.

[0165] Optionally, the chip can be applied to the network device in the embodiments of the present application, and the chip can implement the corresponding processes implemented by the network device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, it will not be elaborated here.

[0166] Optionally, the chip can be applied to the mobile terminal / terminal in the embodiments of the present application, and the chip can implement the corresponding processes implemented by the mobile terminal / terminal in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, it will not be elaborated here.

[0167] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can also be referred to as a system-on-chip, system chip, chip system, or system-on-chip, etc.

[0168] Figure 10 is a schematic block diagram of a communication system 1000 provided by the embodiments of the present application. As Figure 10 shown, the communication system 1000 includes a terminal 1010 and a network device 1020.

[0169] Among them, the terminal 1010 can be used to implement the corresponding functions implemented by the terminal in the above method, and the network device 1020 can be used to implement the corresponding functions implemented by the network device in the above method. For the sake of brevity, it will not be elaborated here.

[0170] It should be understood that the processor in the embodiments of the present application may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. In the implementation process, each step of the above method embodiments may be completed by the integrated logic circuit in the hardware of the processor or instructions in software form. The above processor may be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components. It can implement or execute the various methods, steps, and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present application. The general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may also be any conventional processor, etc. The steps of the method disclosed in combination with the embodiments of the present application may be directly embodied as being executed and completed by a hardware decoding processor, or executed and completed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software module may be located in a mature storage medium in the art such as a random access memory, a flash memory, a read-only memory, a programmable read-only memory, or an electrically erasable programmable memory, a register, etc. This storage medium is located in the memory, and the processor reads the information in the memory and combines its hardware to complete the steps of the above method.

[0171] It can be understood that the memory in the embodiments of the present application can be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or can include both volatile and non-volatile memories. Among them, the non-volatile memory can be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory can be a random access memory (RAM), which is used as an external cache. By way of example but not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR SDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchlink dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct rambus random access memory (DR RAM). It should be noted that the memory of the systems and methods described herein is intended to include but not be limited to these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0172] It should be understood that the above memory is by way of example but not limitation. For example, the memory in the embodiments of the present application can also be a static random access memory (SRAM), a dynamic random access memory (DRAM), a synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), a double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), an enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), a synch link DRAM (SLDRAM), and a direct rambus random access memory (DR RAM), etc. That is to say, the memory in the embodiments of the present application is intended to include but not be limited to these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0173] The embodiments of the present application also provide a computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program.

[0174] Optionally, the computer-readable storage medium can be applied to the network device in the embodiments of the present application, and the computer program causes the computer to execute the corresponding processes implemented by the network device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, details are not described herein again.

[0175] Optionally, the computer-readable storage medium can be applied to the mobile terminal / terminal in the embodiments of the present application, and the computer program causes the computer to execute the corresponding processes implemented by the mobile terminal / terminal in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, details are not described herein again.

[0176] The embodiments of the present application also provide a computer program product including computer program instructions.

[0177] Optionally, the computer program product can be applied to the network device in the embodiments of the present application, and the computer program instructions cause the computer to execute the corresponding processes implemented by the network device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, details are not described herein again.

[0178] Optionally, the computer program product can be applied to the mobile terminal / terminal in the embodiments of the present application, and the computer program instructions cause the computer to execute the corresponding processes implemented by the mobile terminal / terminal in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, details are not described herein again.

[0179] The embodiments of the present application also provide a computer program.

[0180] Optionally, the computer program can be applied to the network device in the embodiments of the present application. When the computer program runs on the computer, it causes the computer to execute the corresponding processes implemented by the network device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, details are not described herein again.

[0181] Optionally, the computer program can be applied to the mobile terminal / terminal in the embodiments of the present application. When the computer program runs on the computer, it causes the computer to execute the corresponding processes implemented by the mobile terminal / terminal in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, details are not described herein again.

[0182] Those of ordinary skill in the art can realize that the units and algorithm steps of the examples described in combination with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented by electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are executed in a hardware or software manner depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional technicians can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered to exceed the scope of the present application.

[0183] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices, and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments and will not be elaborated herein.

[0184] In several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices, and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. For example, the division of the units is only a logical function division, and there may be other division methods in actual implementation. For example, multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the displayed or discussed couplings or direct couplings or communication connections to each other can be through some interfaces, and the indirect couplings or communication connections of the devices or units can be in electrical, mechanical, or other forms.

[0185] The units described 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 can be located in one place or distributed to multiple network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

[0186] In addition, in each embodiment of the present application, the functional units can be integrated in a processing unit, or each unit can exist physically alone, or two or more units can be integrated in one unit.

[0187] If the function is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or a part of this technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions for causing a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in each embodiment of the present application. The foregoing storage medium includes: USB flash drives, mobile hard disks, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disks, or optical disks, and other various media that can store program codes.

[0188] As described above, it is only the specific implementation manner of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed by the present application can easily think of changes or substitutions, which should all be covered within the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A resource allocation method, the method comprising: A terminal sends a first request message and / or first capability information to a network device, wherein the first request message is used to request the network device to allocate specific resources, and the first capability information is used to indicate that at least two identity identification information of the terminal has an associated relationship; The terminal receives first configuration information sent by the network device, the first configuration information is used to determine specific resources associated with each of the at least two identity identification information; wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate spectrum resources corresponding to each of the at least two identity identification information, and at least two spectrum resources corresponding to the at least two identity identification information are continuous in the frequency domain; the terminal communicates with the network device through at least two networks, and the terminal supports simultaneous operation of the at least two networks, wherein the terminal has an identity identification information under each of the at least two networks.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The terminal supports simultaneous operation of the at least two networks using the same radio frequency channel.

3. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein, The terminal sending the first request message and / or the first capability information to the network device includes: When the terminal initially accesses the network or when the terminal detects simultaneous operation of at least two networks, the terminal sends the first request message and the first capability information to the network device.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein The terminal sending the first request message and / or the first capability information to the network device includes: When the terminal initially accesses the network or when the terminal detects simultaneous operation of at least two networks, the terminal sends the first capability information to the network device.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein The terminal sending the first request message and / or the first capability information to the network device includes: When the terminal initially accesses the network or when the terminal detects simultaneous operation of at least two networks, the terminal sends the first request message to the network device; Wherein, the first request message carries the at least two identity identification information.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein The terminal sending the first request message and / or the first capability information to the network device includes: When the terminal initially accesses the network, the terminal sends the first capability information to the network device; When the terminal detects simultaneous operation of at least two networks, the terminal sends the first request message to the network device.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein, The specific resources are resources that are continuous in the frequency domain.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein The at least two spectrum resources include a first spectrum resource and a second spectrum resource: The first spectrum resource belongs to a first frequency range, the second spectrum resource belongs to a second frequency range, and the first spectrum resource and the second spectrum resource are continuous; or, The first spectrum resource and the second spectrum resource belong to a shared frequency range, and the first spectrum resource and the second spectrum resource are continuous.

9. A resource allocation method, the method comprising: The network device receives a first request message and / or first capability information sent by a terminal, wherein the first request message is used to request the network device to allocate specific resources, and the first capability information is used to indicate that at least two pieces of identity information of the terminal have an associated relationship; The network device sends, to the terminal, first configuration information based on the first request message and / or the first capability information, where the first configuration information is used to determine a specific resource associated with each of the at least two pieces of identity identification information; wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate a spectrum resource corresponding to each piece of the at least two pieces of identity identification information, and the at least two spectrum resources corresponding to the at least two pieces of identity identification information are continuous in the frequency domain; The terminal communicates with the network device via at least two networks, and the terminal supports the at least two networks to work simultaneously. The terminal has an identity information in each of the at least two networks.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein, The first request message carries the at least two identity identification information.

11. The method according to claim 9 or 10, wherein: The specific resources are continuous resources in the frequency domain.

12. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein: The at least two spectrum resources include a first spectrum resource and a second spectrum resource: The first spectrum resource belongs to a first frequency range, the second spectrum resource belongs to a second frequency range, and the first spectrum resource and the second spectrum resource are continuous; or The first spectrum resource and the second spectrum resource belong to a shared frequency range, and the first spectrum resource and the second spectrum resource are continuous.

13. A resource allocation device, applied to a terminal, comprising: a sending unit, configured to send a first request message and / or first capability information to a network device, wherein the first request message is used to request the network device to allocate specific resources, and the first capability information is used to indicate that at least two pieces of identity information of the terminal have an associated relationship; A receiving unit is used to receive first configuration information sent by the network device, wherein the first configuration information is used to determine the specific resources associated with each identity identification information in the at least two identity identification information; wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate the spectrum resources corresponding to each identity identification information in the at least two identity identification information, and the at least two spectrum resources corresponding to the at least two identity identification information are continuous in the frequency domain; the terminal communicates with the network device through at least two networks, and the terminal supports the at least two networks to work simultaneously, wherein the terminal has an identity identification information under each of the at least two networks.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein, The terminal uses the same radio frequency channel to support simultaneous operation of the at least two networks.

15. The device according to any one of claims 13 to 14, wherein When the terminal initially accesses a network or detects that at least two networks are operating simultaneously, the sending unit sends the first request message and the first capability information to the network device.

16. The device according to any one of claims 13 to 14, wherein When the terminal initially accesses a network or when the terminal detects that at least two networks are operating simultaneously, the sending unit sends the first capability information to the network device.

17. The device according to any one of claims 13 to 14, wherein, When the terminal initially accesses a network or detects that at least two networks are working simultaneously, the sending unit sends the first request message to the network device; The first request message carries the at least two identity identification information.

18. The device according to any one of claims 13 to 14, wherein When the terminal initially accesses the network, the sending unit sends the first capability information to the network device; When the terminal detects that at least two networks are working simultaneously, the sending unit sends the first request message to the network device.

19. The apparatus according to any one of claims 13 to 18, wherein, The specific resources are continuous resources in the frequency domain.

20. The device according to any one of claims 13 to 19, wherein The at least two spectrum resources include a first spectrum resource and a second spectrum resource: The first spectrum resource belongs to a first frequency range, the second spectrum resource belongs to a second frequency range, and the first spectrum resource and the second spectrum resource are continuous; or The first spectrum resource and the second spectrum resource belong to a shared frequency range, and the first spectrum resource and the second spectrum resource are continuous.

21. A resource allocation device, applied to a network device, comprising: a receiving unit, configured to receive a first request message and / or first capability information sent by a terminal, wherein the first request message is used to request the network device to allocate specific resources, and the first capability information is used to indicate that at least two pieces of identity information of the terminal have an associated relationship; A sending unit, configured to send first configuration information to the terminal based on the first request message and / or the first capability information, where the first configuration information is used to determine a specific resource associated with each of the at least two identity identification information; wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate a spectrum resource corresponding to each of the at least two identity identification information, and the at least two spectrum resources corresponding to the at least two identity identification information are continuous in the frequency domain; The terminal communicates with the network device via at least two networks, and the terminal supports the at least two networks to work simultaneously. The terminal has an identity information in each of the at least two networks.

22. The apparatus according to claim 21, wherein, The first request message carries the at least two identity identification information.

23. The device according to claim 21 or 22, wherein The specific resources are continuous resources in the frequency domain.

24. The apparatus according to any one of claims 21 to 23, wherein, The at least two spectrum resources include a first spectrum resource and a second spectrum resource: The first spectrum resource belongs to a first frequency range, the second spectrum resource belongs to a second frequency range, and the first spectrum resource and the second spectrum resource are continuous; or The first spectrum resource and the second spectrum resource belong to a shared frequency range, and the first spectrum resource and the second spectrum resource are continuous.

25. A terminal, comprising: A processor and a memory, the memory being used to store a computer program, the processor being used to call and run the computer program stored in the memory to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

26. A network device, comprising: A processor and a memory for storing a computer program, the processor being configured to call and run the computer program stored in the memory to execute the method according to any one of claims 9 to 12.

27. A chip, comprising: A processor for calling and running a computer program from a memory, such that a device installed with the chip executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

28. A chip, comprising: A processor for calling and running a computer program from a memory, such that a device installed with the chip executes the method according to any one of claims 9 to 12.

29. A computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program, the computer program causing a computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

30. A computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program, the computer program causing a computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 9 to 12.

31. A computer program product comprising computer program instructions that cause a computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

32. A computer program product comprising computer program instructions that cause a computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 9 to 12.

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