Capability indication, capability determination method and device

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to capability indication, capability determination method and apparatus, wherein the capability indication method comprises: sending capability indication information to a network side device, wherein the capability indication information is used to indicate whether a terminal supports slice grouping. According to the present disclosure, a terminal can send capability indication information to a network side device, and inform the network side device through the capability indication information whether the terminal supports slice grouping, so that the network side device can use the capability indication information of the terminal as auxiliary information to determine the form of slice information indicated to the terminal, so as to ensure that the terminal can accurately identify the slice information, and then correctly perform subsequent actions performed according to the slice information.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to a capability indication method, a capability determination method, a capability indication device, a capability determination device, a communication device, and a computer-readable storage medium. Background Art

[0002] Network slicing can provide a complete end-to-end virtual network for a specific user. By dividing network resources into multiple network slices, 5G network slicing can provide differentiated services to users with different service requirements (such as latency, reliability, capacity, isolation, and other functions).

[0003] Operator networks will not only serve information consumption services characterized by "best effort transmission" as their communication requirements, but also meet production control services characterized by "deterministic transmission" as their communication requirements: services with very different communication requirements will be allocated logically or physically isolated network resources.

[0004] The network side device can configure slice information for the terminal so that the terminal can perform some operations based on the configured slice information, such as cell reselection. Among them, the slice information configured by the network side device for the terminal mainly includes two forms: one is a single slice form, and the other is a slice group form. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In view of this, embodiments of the present disclosure propose a capability indication method, a capability determination method, a capability indication device, a capability determination device, a communication device, and a computer-readable storage medium to solve technical problems in related technologies.

[0006] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a capability indication method is proposed, which is executed by a terminal. The method includes: sending capability indication information to a network side device, wherein the capability indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports slice grouping.

[0007] According to the second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a capability determination method is proposed, which is executed by a network side device. The method includes: receiving capability indication information sent by a terminal; and determining whether the terminal supports slice grouping based on the capability indication information.

[0008] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a capability indication device is proposed, which includes: a sending module configured to send capability indication information to a network side device, wherein the capability indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports slice grouping.

[0009] According to the fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a capability determination device is proposed, which includes: a receiving module configured to receive capability indication information sent by a terminal; and a processing module configured to determine whether the terminal supports slice grouping based on the capability indication information.

[0010] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is proposed, comprising: a processor; and a memory for storing a computer program; wherein, when the computer program is executed by the processor, the above-mentioned capability indication method is implemented.

[0011] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is proposed, comprising: a processor; and a memory for storing a computer program; wherein, when the computer program is executed by the processor, the above-mentioned capability determination method is implemented.

[0012] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is proposed for storing a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps in the above-mentioned capability indication method are implemented.

[0013] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is proposed for storing a computer program, which implements the steps in the above-mentioned capability determination method when the computer program is executed by a processor.

[0014] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal can send capability indication information to the network side device, and inform the network side device through the capability indication information whether the terminal supports slice grouping, so that the network side device can use the capability indication information of the terminal as auxiliary information to determine the form of the slice information indicated to the terminal, so as to ensure that the terminal can accurately identify the slice information, and then correctly execute subsequent actions performed according to the slice information. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic flowchart of a capability indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0017] Figure 2 It is a schematic flowchart of a capability determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] Figure 3This is a schematic block diagram of a capability indication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic block diagram of a capability determination device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] Figure 5 This is a schematic block diagram of a device for determining capability according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] Figure 6 This is a schematic block diagram of a device for capability indication according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The following will be combined with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making any creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0023] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. The singular forms "a," "an," and "the" used in the embodiments of the present disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and / or" as used herein refers to and includes any or all possible combinations of one or more associated listed items.

[0024] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used to describe various information in the embodiments of the present disclosure, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first information may also be referred to as the second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as the first information. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at the time of" or "when" or "in response to determining".

[0025] For the purpose of brevity and ease of understanding, the terms "greater than," "less than," "higher than," and "lower than" are used herein to describe size relationships. However, those skilled in the art will understand that the term "greater than" also encompasses the meaning of "greater than or equal to," and "less than" also encompasses the meaning of "less than or equal to," and the term "higher than" also encompasses the meaning of "higher than or equal to," and "lower than" also encompasses the meaning of "lower than or equal to."

[0026] Figure 1The present invention is a schematic flow chart illustrating a capability indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The capability indication method illustrated in this embodiment can be executed by a terminal, including but not limited to a mobile phone, tablet computer, wearable device, sensor, IoT device, and other communication devices. The terminal can communicate with a network-side device, including but not limited to a network-side device in a 4G, 5G, 6G, and other communication systems, such as a base station, core network, and other communication devices.

[0027] like Figure 1 As shown, the capability indication method may include the following steps:

[0028] In step S101, capability indication information is sent to a network side device, wherein the capability indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports slice grouping.

[0029] In one embodiment, the slice information configured by the network side device for the terminal mainly includes two forms, one is a single slice form, and the other is a slice group form.

[0030] Due to the different capabilities of different terminals, some terminals support slice grouping (and also support single slices), while some terminals only support single slices but not slice grouping. If the network side device does not consider the capabilities of the terminal when sending slice information to the terminal, it may cause the terminal to be unable to accurately identify the slice information.

[0031] For example, terminal A supports slice grouping, including receiving slice information in the form of slice grouping; terminal B only supports single slicing, including receiving slice information in the form of single slice. If the slice information configured for terminal B by the network-side device is in the form of slice grouping, terminal B will not be able to accurately identify the slice information sent by the network-side device, which may cause errors in subsequent operations performed by terminal B based on the slice information.

[0032] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal can send capability indication information to the network side device, and inform the network side device through the capability indication information whether the terminal supports slice grouping, so that the network side device can use the capability indication information of the terminal as auxiliary information to determine the form of the slice information indicated to the terminal, so as to ensure that the terminal can accurately identify the slice information, and then correctly execute subsequent actions performed according to the slice information.

[0033] For example, for the aforementioned terminal B, the slice information sent by the network-side device is in the form of a single slice, thereby ensuring that terminal B can accurately identify the received slice information and then correctly perform subsequent actions based on the identified slice information. For terminal A, since both slice grouping and single slicing are supported, the slice information sent by the network-side device can be in the form of a single slice or a slice grouping.

[0034] It should be noted that the capability indication information sent by the terminal to the network side device is only auxiliary information for the network side device, that is, the capability indication information cannot determine the action of the network side device, but is only a reference for the network side device to perform actions.

[0035] In other words, for the above-mentioned terminal B, the network side device takes into account the capability indication information and sends the slice information to the terminal B in the form of a single slice; and the network side device may also not take into account the capability indication information, then the slice information sent to the terminal B may be in the form of a single slice or in the form of a slice group.

[0036] In one embodiment, the terminal may perform a variety of actions based on the slice information, including but not limited to cell reselection (for example, in an idle state or an inactive state), random access, etc.; accordingly, the slice information sent by the network side device to the terminal may also include slice information related to cell reselection and slice information related to random access.

[0037] The capability indication information disclosed in the present disclosure is exemplarily described below from the two aspects of cell reselection and random access.

[0038] In one embodiment, there are two main ways for the network side device to send slice information to the terminal: one is a broadcast method, such as carrying slice information in the system information block SIB (System Information Block); the other is a unicast method, such as carrying slice information in the radio resource control RRC (Radio Resource Control) message, and further, for example, it can be carried in the RRCRelease (RRC release) message.

[0039] When slice information is carried through the RRCRelease message, the network side device has established a communication connection with the terminal before sending the RRCRelease message to the terminal. Therefore, it can receive the capability indication information reported by the terminal, and then determine whether the terminal receives the slice information in the form of supported slice grouping.

[0040] For example, the network side device needs to send slice information for cell reselection to the terminal, such as the cell frequency priority associated with the slice. When the network side device determines that the terminal supports slice grouping based on the capability indication information, the network side device can choose to send the cell frequency priority associated with the slice grouping to the terminal; the capability indication information can also indicate a single slice supported by the terminal, and the network side device can choose to send the cell frequency priority associated with the single slice to the terminal; the capability indication information can also indicate that the terminal does not support slice grouping or a single slice, and the network side device can choose to send the cell frequency priority to the terminal in a legacy form, that is, the cell frequency priority is not associated with the slice.

[0041] In one embodiment, the capability indication information reported by the terminal to the network-side device indicates whether the terminal supports slice grouping. The capability indication information mainly includes two forms: one is the capability indication information directly indicating whether the terminal supports slice grouping; the other is the capability indication information indicating indirect information, for example, it does not directly indicate whether the terminal supports slice grouping, but indicates whether the terminal supports performing certain operations based on slice grouping information. The following embodiments mainly provide examples for these two forms of capability indication information.

[0042] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on slice grouping information.

[0043] In this embodiment, the indication information indicates whether the terminal supports slice grouping, and may be to indicate whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on slice grouping information through first indication information.

[0044] If it is determined that the terminal supports cell reselection based on slice grouping information, the network side device may choose to send the cell reselection related information to the terminal in the form of slice groups. If it is determined that the terminal does not support cell reselection based on slice grouping information, the network side device may choose to send the cell reselection related information to the terminal in the form of a single slice. The cell reselection related information includes but is not limited to the cell frequency priority.

[0045] For example, the format of the first indication information may be as shown in Table 1 below:

[0046]

[0047] Table 1

[0048] Among them, the first indication information may include parameter definitions (Definitions for parameters), each object (Per), whether it is mandatory (M for short), whether the frequency division multiplexing (Frequency-division Duplex, FDD) and time division multiplexing (Time-division Duplex, TDD) are different FDD-TDD DIFF, and whether the FR1 frequency band and FR2 frequency band are different FR1-FR2 DIFF.

[0049] For example, each object is a user equipment UE;

[0050] Is it mandatory: No;

[0051] Are frequency division multiplexing and time division multiplexing different? No.

[0052] Are the FR1 and FR2 frequency bands different? No.

[0053] These contents may be the same as or different from other indication information in subsequent embodiments. The following embodiments are mainly exemplified under the same circumstances, and specifically describe the differences in parameter definition.

[0054] The parameter definition in the first indication information may include a name and specific indication content. For example, the name may be slicegroupInfoforCellReselection-r17, that is, slice grouping information for cell reselection in R17, and the indication content may be:

[0055] Indicates whether the UE supports slicegroupInformation on RRCrelease for slice based cell reselection in RRC_IDLE and RRC INACTIVE);

[0056] That is, it indicates whether the UE in RRC idle state and RRC inactive state supports cell reselection based on the slice grouping information in the RRCRelease message.

[0057] In particular, the RRC idle state and RRC inactive state in all embodiments of the present disclosure may be as defined in TS 38.304

[21] .

[0058] It should be noted that in all embodiments of the present disclosure, information is sent to the terminal in the form of slice groups, including the information sent to the terminal being associated with the identifier of the slice group; information is sent to the terminal in the form of a single slice, including the information sent to the terminal being associated with the identifier of the single slice, for example, associated with S-NSSAI (Single-Network slice selection assistance information).

[0059] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes eleventh indication information, and the eleventh indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on slice grouping information in the RRCRelease message.

[0060] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes second indication information, and the second indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on single slice information.

[0061] In this embodiment, the indication information indicates whether the terminal supports slice grouping, and may be a second indication information indicating whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on single slice information. It may be agreed that when the capability indication information indicates that cell reselection based on single slice information is supported, cell reselection based on slice grouping information is not supported by default; and when the capability indication information indicates that cell reselection based on single slice information is not supported, cell reselection based on slice grouping information is supported by default.

[0062] If it is determined that the terminal supports cell reselection based on single slice information, the network side device may choose to send the cell reselection related information to the terminal in the form of a single slice. If it is determined that the terminal does not support cell reselection based on single slice information, the network side device may choose to send the cell reselection related information to the terminal in the form of a slice group. The cell reselection related information includes but is not limited to the cell frequency priority.

[0063] For example, the second indication information may be in the form of the following Table 2:

[0064]

[0065] Table 2

[0066] The second indication information may include Definitions for parameters, Per, M, FDD-TDD DIFF, FR1-FR2 DIFF, etc.

[0067] The parameter definition in the second indication information may include a name and specific indication content. For example, the name may be S-NSSAIInfoforCellReselection-r17, that is, single slice information for cell reselection in R17 (a single slice is represented by S-NSSAI), and the indication content may be:

[0068] Indicates whether the UE supports S-NSSAIInformation on RRC release for slice based cell reselection in RRC_IDLE and RRC INACTIVE;

[0069] That is, it indicates whether the UE in the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state supports cell reselection based on the single slice information in the RRCRelease message.

[0070] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes twelfth indication information, and the twelfth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on single slice information in the RRCRelease message.

[0071] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes third indication information, and the third indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports slice grouping information.

[0072] In this embodiment, the indication information indicates whether the terminal supports slice grouping, and may be information directly indicating whether the terminal supports slice grouping through third indication information.

[0073] If it is determined that the terminal supports slice grouping information, the network side device can choose to send slice information to the terminal in the form of slice grouping. If it is determined that the terminal does not support slice grouping information, the network side device can choose to send slice information to the terminal in the form of a single slice.

[0074] For example, the format of the third indication information may be as shown in Table 3 below:

[0075]

[0076] Table 3

[0077] The third indication information may include Definitions for parameters, Per, M, FDD-TDD DIFF, FR1-FR2 DIFF, etc.

[0078] The parameter definition in the third indication information may include a name and specific indication content. For example, the name may be slicegroup, i.e., slice grouping, and the indication content may be:

[0079] Indicates whether the UE supports slicegroupInformation;

[0080] That is, it indicates whether the UE supports slice grouping information.

[0081] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes fourth indication information, and the fourth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports single slice information.

[0082] In this embodiment, the indication information indicates whether the terminal supports slice grouping, and may be a fourth indication information that directly indicates whether the terminal supports single slice information. It may be agreed that when the capability indication information indicates support for single slice information, slice grouping information is not supported by default, and when indicating support for single slice information, slice grouping information is supported by default.

[0083] If it is determined that the terminal supports single slice information, the network side device can choose to send slice information to the terminal in the form of a single slice. If it is determined that the terminal does not support single slice information, the network side device can choose to send slice information to the terminal in the form of slice grouping.

[0084] For example, the format of the fourth indication information may be as shown in Table 4 below:

[0085]

[0086] Table 4

[0087] The fourth indication information may include Definitions for parameters, Per, M, FDD-TDD DIFF, FR1-FR2 DIFF, etc.

[0088] The parameter definition in the fourth indication information may include a name and specific indication content. For example, the name may be S-NSSAIInfo-r17, that is, single slice information in R17 (a single slice is represented by S-NSSAI), and the indication content may be:

[0089] Indicates whether the UE supports S-NSSAIInformation;

[0090] That is, it indicates whether the UE supports single slice information.

[0091] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes slice support indication information, and the slice support indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on slice information.

[0092] Since the slice support indication information can only indicate the terminal's support status for the slice information, and cannot indicate whether slice grouping or single slice is supported, in one embodiment, on the basis that the indication information includes the slice support indication information, the indication information can be set to include at least one of the above-mentioned first indication information, second indication information, third indication information and fourth indication information to further indicate whether the terminal specifically supports slice grouping or single slice, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the indication.

[0093] For example, the network side device sends cell reselection related information to the terminal:

[0094] In the case where the slice support indication information indicates that the terminal supports the slice information, if the network side device determines that the terminal supports the slice grouping information, the cell reselection related information sent to the terminal may include a slice grouping identifier and a dedicated frequency priority associated with the slice grouping identifier;

[0095] In the case where the slice support indication information indicates that the terminal supports slice information, if the network side device determines that the terminal does not support slice grouping information, the cell reselection related information sent to the terminal may include a single slice identifier and a dedicated frequency priority associated with the single slice identifier;

[0096] When the slice support indication information indicates that the terminal does not support slice information, if the network side device determines that the terminal supports slice grouping information, it can carry the frequency priority in the SIB and send it to the terminal;

[0097] In the case where the slice support indication information indicates that the terminal does not support slice information, if the network side device determines that the terminal does not support slice grouping information, the cell reselection related information sent to the terminal may include sending the traditional dedicated frequency priority.

[0098] In the case where the slice support indication information indicates that the terminal supports slice information, if the network side device has not determined whether the terminal supports slice grouping information, it may assume that the terminal supports slice grouping information, and the cell reselection related information sent to the terminal may include a slice grouping identifier and a dedicated frequency priority associated with the slice grouping identifier, or it may assume that the terminal supports single slice information, and the cell reselection related information sent to the terminal may include a single slice identifier and a dedicated frequency priority associated with the single slice identifier.

[0099] In one embodiment, the indication information may not include slice support indication information, but may include only the first indication information or the second indication information. Since the first indication information or the second indication information already indicates support for slice grouping information, there is no need to indicate support for slice information and support for slice grouping information separately through two levels of indication information, which helps to reduce the complexity of the indication.

[0100] For example, the network side device sends cell reselection related information to the terminal:

[0101] When the network side device determines, according to the first indication information, that the terminal supports slice grouping information, the cell reselection related information sent to the terminal may include a slice grouping identifier and a dedicated frequency priority associated with the slice grouping identifier;

[0102] When the network side device determines, according to the first indication information, that the terminal does not support slice grouping information, the cell reselection related information sent to the terminal may include a traditional dedicated frequency priority, or the cell reselection related information sent to the terminal may include a single slice identifier and a dedicated frequency priority associated with the single slice identifier;

[0103] When the network side device determines, according to the second indication information, that the terminal supports slice grouping information, the cell reselection related information sent to the terminal may include a single slice identifier and a dedicated frequency priority associated with the single slice identifier;

[0104] When the network side device determines that the terminal does not support slice grouping information based on the second indication information, the cell reselection related information sent to the terminal may include the traditional dedicated frequency priority, or the cell reselection related information sent to the terminal may include a single slice identifier and a dedicated frequency priority associated with the single slice identifier.

[0105] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes fifth indication information, and the fifth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access based on slice grouping information.

[0106] In this embodiment, the indication information indicates whether the terminal supports slice grouping, and may be to indicate whether the terminal supports random access based on slice grouping information through fifth indication information.

[0107] If it is determined that the terminal supports random access based on slice grouping information, the network side device may choose to send random access related information to the terminal in the form of slice groups. If it is determined that the terminal does not support random access based on slice grouping information, the network side device may choose to send random access related information to the terminal in the form of a single slice. The random access related information includes but is not limited to random access (random access channel RACH may be referred to as random access) resource partition (RACH resource partition) and random access priority parameters (RA prioritization parameters).

[0108] For example, the format of the fifth indication information may be as shown in Table 5 below:

[0109]

[0110] Table 5

[0111] The fifth indication information may include Definitions for parameters, Per, M, FDD-TDD DIFF, FR1-FR2 DIFF, etc.

[0112] The parameter definition in the fifth indication information may include a name and specific indication content. For example, the name may be slicegroupInfoforRACH-r17, that is, slice group information for random access in R17 (indicated by random access RACH), and the indication content may be:

[0113] Indicates whether the UE supports slicegroupInformation for slicebased random access;

[0114] That is, it indicates whether the UE supports random access based on slice grouping information.

[0115] Among them, the random access in all embodiments of the present disclosure may be as defined in TS 38.321

[21] .

[0116] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes sixth indication information, and the sixth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on slice grouping information.

[0117] In this embodiment, the indication information indicates whether the terminal supports slice grouping, and may be to indicate whether the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on slice grouping information through sixth indication information.

[0118] When it is determined that the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on slice grouping information, the network side device may choose to configure random access resource partitioning to the terminal in the form of slice grouping. When it is determined that the terminal does not support random access resource partitioning based on slice grouping information, the network side device may choose to configure random access resource partitioning to the terminal in the form of a single slice.

[0119] For example, the format of the sixth indication information may be as shown in Table 6 below:

[0120]

[0121] Table 6

[0122] The sixth indication information may include Definitions for parameters, Per, M, FDD-TDD DIFF, FR1-FR2 DIFF, etc.

[0123] The parameter definition in the sixth indication information may include a name and specific indication content. For example, the name may be slicegroupInfoforRACHpartition-r17, that is, slice group information for random access resource partitioning in R17, and the indication content may be:

[0124] Indicates whether the UE supports slicegroupInformation for slicebased RACH resource partition;

[0125] That is, it indicates whether the UE supports random access resource partitioning based on slice grouping information.

[0126] Among them, the random access resource partitioning in all embodiments of the present disclosure can be as defined in TS 38.321

[21] .

[0127] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes seventh indication information, and the seventh indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access priority parameters based on slice grouping information.

[0128] In this embodiment, the indication information indicates whether the terminal supports slice grouping, and may be to indicate whether the terminal supports a random access priority parameter based on slice grouping information through the seventh indication information.

[0129] When it is determined that the terminal supports random access priority parameters based on slice grouping information, the network side device may choose to configure the random access priority parameters to the terminal in the form of slice groups. When it is determined that the terminal does not support random access priority parameters based on slice grouping information, the network side device may choose to configure the random access priority parameters to the terminal in the form of a single slice.

[0130] For example, the seventh indication information may be in the form of the following Table 7:

[0131]

[0132] Table 7

[0133] The seventh indication information may include Definitions for parameters, Per, M, FDD-TDD DIFF, FR1-FR2 DIFF, etc.

[0134] The parameter definition in the seventh indication information may include a name and specific indication content. For example, the name may be slicegroupInfoforRAprioritization-r17, that is, slice grouping information for random access priority in R17, and the indication content may be:

[0135] Indicates whether the UE supports slicegroupInformation for slicebased RA prioritization;

[0136] That is, it indicates whether the UE supports random access priority based on slice grouping information.

[0137] Among them, the random access priority in all embodiments of the present disclosure can be defined as in TS 38.321

[21] .

[0138] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes eighth indication information, and the eighth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access based on single slice information.

[0139] In this embodiment, the indication information indicates whether the terminal supports slice grouping, and may be an eighth indication information indicating whether the terminal supports random access based on single slice information. It may be agreed that when the capability indication information indicates that random access based on single slice information is supported, random access based on slice grouping information is not supported by default; and when the capability indication information indicates that random access based on single slice information is not supported, random access based on slice grouping information is supported by default.

[0140] When it is determined that the terminal supports random access based on a single slice information, the network side device may choose to send random access related information to the terminal in the form of a single slice. When it is determined that the terminal does not support random access based on a single slice information, the network side device may choose to send random access related information to the terminal in the form of a slice group.

[0141] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes ninth indication information, and the ninth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on single slice information.

[0142] In this embodiment, the indication information indicates whether the terminal supports slice grouping, and may be to indicate whether the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on single slice information through ninth indication information. It may be agreed that when the capability indication information indicates support for random access resource partitioning based on single slice information, random access resource partitioning based on slice grouping information is not supported by default; and when the capability indication information indicates support for random access resource partitioning based on single slice information, random access resource partitioning based on slice grouping information is supported by default.

[0143] When it is determined that the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on single slice information, the network side device may choose to configure random access resource partitioning to the terminal in the form of a single slice. When it is determined that the terminal does not support random access resource partitioning based on single slice information, the network side device may choose to configure random access resource partitioning to the terminal in the form of slice grouping.

[0144] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes tenth indication information, and the tenth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access priority parameters based on single slice information.

[0145] In this embodiment, the indication information indicates whether the terminal supports slice grouping, and may be a tenth indication information indicating whether the terminal supports a random access priority parameter based on single slice information. It may be agreed that when the capability indication information indicates support for a random access priority parameter based on single slice information, the random access priority parameter based on slice grouping information is not supported by default; and when the capability indication information indicates support for a random access priority parameter based on single slice information, the random access priority parameter based on slice grouping information is supported by default.

[0146] When it is determined that the terminal supports random access priority parameters based on single slice information, the network side device may choose to configure the random access priority parameters to the terminal in the form of a single slice. When it is determined that the terminal does not support random access priority parameters based on single slice information, the network side device may choose to configure the random access priority parameters to the terminal in the form of slice groups.

[0147] In one embodiment, on the basis that the indication information includes the above-mentioned slice support indication information, the indication information can be set to include at least one of the above-mentioned fifth indication information, sixth indication information, seventh indication information, eighth indication information, ninth indication information, and tenth indication information to further indicate whether the terminal specifically supports slice grouping or supports single slices, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the indication.

[0148] For example, the network device sends random access related information to the terminal:

[0149] When the slice support indication information indicates that the terminal supports the slice information, if the network side device determines that the terminal supports the slice grouping information, the random access related information sent to the terminal may include a slice group identifier and a RACH (Random Access Channel, random access) configuration associated with the slice group identifier;

[0150] When the slice support indication information indicates that the terminal supports slice information, if the network side device determines that the terminal does not support slice grouping information, the random access related information sent to the terminal may include a single slice identifier and a RACH configuration associated with the single slice identifier;

[0151] When the slice support indication information indicates that the terminal does not support slice information, if the network side device determines that the terminal supports slice grouping information, it can carry the RACH configuration in the SIB and send it to the terminal;

[0152] In the case where the slice support indication information indicates that the terminal does not support slice information, if the network side device determines that the terminal does not support slice grouping information, the random access related information sent to the terminal may include sending a traditional RACH configuration.

[0153] When the slice support indication information indicates that the terminal supports slice information, if the network side device has not determined whether the terminal supports slice grouping information, it may default to that the terminal supports slice grouping information, and the random access related information sent to the terminal may include a slice group identifier and a RACH configuration associated with the slice group identifier, or it may default to that the terminal supports single slice information, and the random access related information sent to the terminal may include a single slice identifier and a RACH configuration associated with the single slice identifier.

[0154] In one embodiment, the indication information may not include slice support indication information, but may include only the first indication information or the second indication information. Since the first indication information or the second indication information already indicates support for slice grouping information, there is no need to indicate support for slice information and support for slice grouping information separately through two levels of indication information, which helps to reduce the complexity of the indication.

[0155] For example, the network device sends random access related information to the terminal:

[0156] When the network side device determines that the terminal supports slice grouping information, the random access related information sent to the terminal may include a slice grouping identifier and a RACH configuration associated with the slice grouping identifier;

[0157] When the network side device determines that the terminal does not support slice grouping information, the random access related information sent to the terminal may include the traditional RACH configuration;

[0158] When the network side device determines that the terminal supports slice grouping information, the random access related information sent to the terminal may include a slice grouping identifier and a RACH configuration associated with a single slice identifier;

[0159] When the network side device determines that the terminal does not support slice grouping information, the random access related information sent to the terminal may include the traditional RACH configuration.

[0160] In one embodiment, the capability indication information may be carried in an information element IE (Information Element) and sent to the network side device. For example, the capability indication information may be carried in an existing IE or in a newly added IE.

[0161] In one embodiment, when the capability indication information is carried in an existing IE, the existing IE may be UE-NR-Capability;

[0162] In one embodiment, when the capability indication information is carried in a newly added IE, the newly added IE may be included in UE-NR-Capability or may exist independently of UE-NR-Capability.

[0163] In one embodiment, when the capability indication information is carried in a newly added IE and sent, the specific content of the capability indication information can be not distinguished, and the capability indication information can be sent through a newly added IE; or, the capability indication information can be carried in different newly added IEs and sent according to the specific content of the capability indication information.

[0164] In one embodiment, the newly added IE may include an IE, for example, called Slice-Parameters-r17. Regardless of the specific content indicated by the capability indication information, it may be carried in the R17 slice parameter IE and sent.

[0165] In one embodiment, the newly added IE may include multiple IEs, including but not limited to at least one of the following:

[0166] First IE: R17 slice parameters (Slice-Parameters-r17);

[0167] Second IE: R17 slice reselection parameters (SliceReselection-Parameters-r17);

[0168] Third IE: R17 slice random access parameters (SliceRACH-Parameters-r17);

[0169] Fourth IE: R17 slice random access resource partition (SliceRACHpartition-Parameters-r17);

[0170] Fifth IE: R17 slice random access priority (SliceRAprioritization-Parameters-r17);

[0171] In one embodiment, the first IE may include a second IE and a third IE, and the third IE may include a fourth IE and a fifth IE;

[0172] In one embodiment, the first IE, the second IE, the third IE, the fourth IE, and the fifth IE may be in parallel.

[0173] In one embodiment, when the capability indication information includes the third indication information or the fourth indication information, the capability indication information may be carried in the first IE; when the capability indication information includes the first indication information, or the second indication information, or the eleventh indication information, or the twelfth indication information, the capability indication information may be carried in the second IE; when the capability indication information includes the fifth indication information or the eighth indication information, the capability indication information may be carried in the fifth IE; when the capability indication information includes the sixth indication information or the ninth indication information, the capability indication information may be carried in the fourth IE; when the capability indication information includes the seventh indication information or the tenth indication information, the capability indication information may be carried in the fifth IE.

[0174] It should be noted that the above embodiment is a method of carrying capability indication information when the newly added IE includes the above five IEs. When the newly added IE only carries part of the five IEs, if there is an inclusion / being included relationship between the IEs, the method of carrying capability indication information can be determined based on the inclusion / being included relationship between the IEs.

[0175] For example, the newly added IE includes a first IE, a second IE, and a third IE. When the capability indication information includes the third indication information or the fourth indication information, the capability indication information can be carried in the first IE; when the capability indication information includes the first indication information, or the second indication information, or the eleventh indication information, or the twelfth indication information, the capability indication information can be carried in the second IE; when the capability indication information includes the fifth indication information, or the sixth indication information, the seventh indication information, or the eighth indication information, the ninth indication information, or the tenth indication information, the capability indication information can be carried in the third IE.

[0176] Figure 2 The present invention is a schematic flow chart of a capability determination method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The capability determination method shown in this embodiment can be executed by a network-side device, which can communicate with a terminal. The network-side device includes but is not limited to base stations in communication systems such as 4G base stations, 5G base stations, and 6G base stations. The terminal includes but is not limited to mobile phones, tablet computers, wearable devices, sensors, Internet of Things devices (such as NB-IoT, MTC, eMTC), and other communication devices.

[0177] like Figure 2 As shown, the capability determination method may include the following steps:

[0178] In step S201, capability indication information sent by a terminal is received;

[0179] In step S202, it is determined whether the terminal supports slice grouping according to the capability indication information.

[0180] In one embodiment, the slice information configured by the network side device for the terminal mainly includes two forms, one is a single slice form, and the other is a slice group form.

[0181] Due to the different capabilities of different terminals, some terminals support slice grouping (and also support single slices), while some terminals only support single slices but not slice grouping. If the network side device does not consider the capabilities of the terminal when sending slice information to the terminal, it may cause the terminal to be unable to accurately identify the slice information.

[0182] For example, terminal A supports slice grouping, including receiving slice information in the form of slice grouping; terminal B only supports single slicing, including receiving slice information in the form of single slice. If the slice information configured for terminal B by the network-side device is in the form of slice grouping, terminal B will not be able to accurately identify the slice information sent by the network-side device, which may cause errors in subsequent operations performed by terminal B based on the slice information.

[0183] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal can send capability indication information to the network side device, and inform the network side device through the capability indication information whether the terminal supports slice grouping, so that the network side device can use the capability indication information of the terminal as auxiliary information to determine the form of the slice information indicated to the terminal, so as to ensure that the terminal can accurately identify the slice information, and then correctly execute subsequent actions performed according to the slice information.

[0184] For example, for the aforementioned terminal B, the slice information sent by the network-side device is in the form of a single slice, ensuring that terminal B can accurately identify the received slice information and then correctly perform subsequent eastbound traffic based on the identified slice information. For terminal A, since both slice grouping and single slice are supported, the slice information sent by the network-side device can be in the form of a single slice or a slice group.

[0185] It should be noted that the capability indication information sent by the terminal to the network side device is only auxiliary information for the network side device, that is, the capability indication information cannot determine the action of the network side device, but is only a reference for the network side device to perform actions.

[0186] In other words, for the above-mentioned terminal B, the network side device takes into account the capability indication information and sends the slice information to the terminal B in the form of a single slice; and the network side device may also not take into account the capability indication information, then the slice information sent to the terminal B may be in the form of a single slice or in the form of a slice group.

[0187] In one embodiment, when the network side device is a base station, after receiving the capability indication information sent by the terminal, the capability indication information can be sent to a neighboring base station (for example, through an Xn interface) so that the neighboring base station can use the capability indication information of the terminal as auxiliary information to determine the form of the slice information indicated to the terminal.

[0188] In one embodiment, when the terminal switches from the source base station to the target base station, the terminal can carry the capability indication information in the switching request message and send it to the target base station, so that the target base station can use the capability indication information of the terminal as auxiliary information to determine the form of the slice information indicated to the terminal.

[0189] In one embodiment, the terminal may perform a variety of actions based on the slice information, including but not limited to cell reselection (for example, in an idle state or an inactive state), random access, etc.; accordingly, the slice information sent by the network side device to the terminal may also include slice information related to cell reselection and slice information related to random access.

[0190] The capability indication information disclosed in the present disclosure is exemplarily described below from the two aspects of cell reselection and random access.

[0191] In one embodiment, there are two main ways for the network side device to send slice information to the terminal: one is a broadcast method, such as carrying slice information in the system information block SIB (System Information Block); the other is a unicast method, such as carrying slice information in the radio resource control RRC (Radio Resource Control) message, and further, for example, it can be carried in the RRCRelease (release) message.

[0192] When slice information is carried through the RRCRelease message, the network side device has established a communication connection with the terminal before sending the RRCRelease message to the terminal. Therefore, it can receive the capability indication information reported by the terminal, and then determine whether the terminal receives the slice information in the form of supported slice grouping.

[0193] For example, the network side device needs to send slice information for cell reselection to the terminal, such as the cell frequency priority associated with the slice. When the network side device determines that the terminal supports slice grouping based on the capability indication information, the network side device can choose to send the cell frequency priority associated with the slice grouping to the terminal; the capability indication information can also indicate a single slice supported by the terminal, and the network side device can choose to send the cell frequency priority associated with the single slice to the terminal; the capability indication information can also indicate that the terminal does not support slice grouping or a single slice, and the network side device can choose to send the cell frequency priority to the terminal in a legacy form, that is, the cell frequency priority is not associated with the slice.

[0194] In one embodiment, the capability indication information reported by the terminal to the network-side device indicates whether the terminal supports slice grouping. The capability indication information mainly includes two forms: one is the capability indication information directly indicating whether the terminal supports slice grouping; the other is the capability indication information indicating indirect information, for example, it does not directly indicate whether the terminal supports slice grouping, but indicates whether the terminal supports performing certain operations based on slice grouping information. The following embodiments mainly provide examples for these two forms of capability indication information.

[0195] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on slice grouping information;

[0196] The determining, according to the capability indication information, whether the terminal supports slice grouping includes:

[0197] Determine whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on slice grouping information according to the first indication information.

[0198] In this embodiment, the indication information indicates whether the terminal supports slice grouping, and may be to indicate whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on slice grouping information through first indication information.

[0199] If it is determined that the terminal supports cell reselection based on slice grouping information, the network side device may choose to send the cell reselection related information to the terminal in the form of slice groups. If it is determined that the terminal does not support cell reselection based on slice grouping information, the network side device may choose to send the cell reselection related information to the terminal in the form of a single slice. The cell reselection related information includes but is not limited to the cell frequency priority.

[0200] For example, the first indication information may be in the form of:

[0201] It should be noted that in all embodiments of the present disclosure, information is sent to the terminal in the form of slice groups, including the information sent to the terminal being associated with the identifier of the slice group; information is sent to the terminal in the form of a single slice, including the information sent to the terminal being associated with the identifier of the single slice, for example, associated with S-NSSAI (Single-Network slice selection assistance information).

[0202] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on single slice information;

[0203] The determining, according to the capability indication information, whether the terminal supports slice grouping includes:

[0204] Determine whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on single slice information according to the second indication information.

[0205] In this embodiment, the indication information indicates whether the terminal supports slice grouping, and may be a second indication information indicating whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on single slice information. It may be agreed that when the capability indication information indicates that cell reselection based on single slice information is supported, cell reselection based on slice grouping information is not supported by default; and when the capability indication information indicates that cell reselection based on single slice information is not supported, cell reselection based on slice grouping information is supported by default.

[0206] If it is determined that the terminal supports cell reselection based on single slice information, the network side device may choose to send the cell reselection related information to the terminal in the form of a single slice. If it is determined that the terminal does not support cell reselection based on single slice information, the network side device may choose to send the cell reselection related information to the terminal in the form of a slice group. The cell reselection related information includes but is not limited to the cell frequency priority.

[0207] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes third indication information, where the third indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports slice grouping information;

[0208] The determining, according to the capability indication information, whether the terminal supports slice grouping includes:

[0209] Determine whether the terminal supports slice grouping information according to the third indication information.

[0210] In this embodiment, the indication information indicates whether the terminal supports slice grouping, and may be information directly indicating whether the terminal supports slice grouping through third indication information.

[0211] If it is determined that the terminal supports slice grouping information, the network side device can choose to send slice information to the terminal in the form of slice grouping. If it is determined that the terminal does not support slice grouping information, the network side device can choose to send slice information to the terminal in the form of a single slice.

[0212] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes fourth indication information, where the fourth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports single slice information;

[0213] The determining, according to the capability indication information, whether the terminal supports slice grouping includes:

[0214] Determine whether the terminal supports single slice information according to the fourth indication information.

[0215] In this embodiment, the indication information indicates whether the terminal supports slice grouping, and may be a fourth indication information that directly indicates whether the terminal supports single slice information. It may be agreed that when the capability indication information indicates support for single slice information, slice grouping information is not supported by default, and when indicating support for single slice information, slice grouping information is supported by default.

[0216] If it is determined that the terminal supports single slice information, the network side device can choose to send slice information to the terminal in the form of a single slice. If it is determined that the terminal does not support single slice information, the network side device can choose to send slice information to the terminal in the form of slice grouping.

[0217] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes slice support indication information, and the slice support indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on slice information.

[0218] Since the slice support indication information can only indicate the terminal's support status for the slice information, and cannot indicate whether slice grouping or single slice is supported, in one embodiment, on the basis that the indication information includes the slice support indication information, the indication information can be set to include at least one of the above-mentioned first indication information, second indication information, third indication information and fourth indication information to further indicate whether the terminal specifically supports slice grouping or single slice, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the indication.

[0219] For example, the network side device sends cell reselection related information to the terminal:

[0220] In the case where the slice support indication information indicates that the terminal supports the slice information, if the network side device determines that the terminal supports the slice grouping information, the cell reselection related information sent to the terminal may include a slice grouping identifier and a dedicated frequency priority associated with the slice grouping identifier;

[0221] In the case where the slice support indication information indicates that the terminal supports slice information, if the network side device determines that the terminal does not support slice grouping information, the cell reselection related information sent to the terminal may include a single slice identifier and a dedicated frequency priority associated with the single slice identifier;

[0222] When the slice support indication information indicates that the terminal does not support slice information, if the network side device determines that the terminal supports slice grouping information, it can carry the frequency priority in the SIB and send it to the terminal;

[0223] In the case where the slice support indication information indicates that the terminal does not support slice information, if the network side device determines that the terminal does not support slice grouping information, the cell reselection related information sent to the terminal may include sending the traditional dedicated frequency priority.

[0224] In the case where the slice support indication information indicates that the terminal supports slice information, if the network side device has not determined whether the terminal supports slice grouping information, it may assume that the terminal supports slice grouping information, and the cell reselection related information sent to the terminal may include a slice grouping identifier and a dedicated frequency priority associated with the slice grouping identifier, or it may assume that the terminal supports single slice information, and the cell reselection related information sent to the terminal may include a single slice identifier and a dedicated frequency priority associated with the single slice identifier.

[0225] In one embodiment, the indication information may not include slice support indication information, but may include only the first indication information or the second indication information. Since the first indication information or the second indication information already indicates support for slice grouping information, there is no need to indicate support for slice information and support for slice grouping information separately through two levels of indication information, which helps to reduce the complexity of the indication.

[0226] For example, the network side device sends cell reselection related information to the terminal:

[0227] When the network side device determines, according to the first indication information, that the terminal supports slice grouping information, the cell reselection related information sent to the terminal may include a slice grouping identifier and a dedicated frequency priority associated with the slice grouping identifier;

[0228] When the network side device determines, according to the first indication information, that the terminal does not support slice grouping information, the cell reselection related information sent to the terminal may include a traditional dedicated frequency priority, or the cell reselection related information sent to the terminal may include a single slice identifier and a dedicated frequency priority associated with the single slice identifier;

[0229] When the network side device determines, according to the second indication information, that the terminal supports slice grouping information, the cell reselection related information sent to the terminal may include a single slice identifier and a dedicated frequency priority associated with the single slice identifier;

[0230] When the network side device determines that the terminal does not support slice grouping information based on the second indication information, the cell reselection related information sent to the terminal may include the traditional dedicated frequency priority, or the cell reselection related information sent to the terminal may include a single slice identifier and a dedicated frequency priority associated with the single slice identifier.

[0231] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes fifth indication information, where the fifth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access based on slice grouping information;

[0232] The determining, according to the capability indication information, whether the terminal supports slice grouping includes:

[0233] Determine whether the terminal supports random access based on slice grouping information according to the fifth indication information.

[0234] In this embodiment, the indication information indicates whether the terminal supports slice grouping, and may be to indicate whether the terminal supports random access based on slice grouping information through fifth indication information.

[0235] If it is determined that the terminal supports random access based on slice grouping information, the network side device may choose to send random access related information to the terminal in the form of slice groups. If it is determined that the terminal does not support random access based on slice grouping information, the network side device may choose to send random access related information to the terminal in the form of a single slice. The random access related information includes but is not limited to random access resource partitions (RACH resource partitions) and random access priority parameters (RA prioritization parameters).

[0236] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes sixth indication information, where the sixth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on slice grouping information;

[0237] The determining, according to the capability indication information, whether the terminal supports slice grouping includes:

[0238] Determine whether the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on slice grouping information according to the sixth indication information.

[0239] In this embodiment, the indication information indicates whether the terminal supports slice grouping, and may be to indicate whether the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on slice grouping information through sixth indication information.

[0240] When it is determined that the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on slice grouping information, the network side device may choose to configure random access resource partitioning to the terminal in the form of slice grouping. When it is determined that the terminal does not support random access resource partitioning based on slice grouping information, the network side device may choose to configure random access resource partitioning to the terminal in the form of a single slice.

[0241] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes seventh indication information, where the seventh indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports a random access priority parameter based on slice grouping information;

[0242] The determining, according to the capability indication information, whether the terminal supports slice grouping includes:

[0243] Determine whether the terminal supports random access priority parameters based on slice grouping information according to the seventh indication information.

[0244] In this embodiment, the indication information indicates whether the terminal supports slice grouping, and may be to indicate whether the terminal supports a random access priority parameter based on slice grouping information through the seventh indication information.

[0245] When it is determined that the terminal supports random access priority parameters based on slice grouping information, the network side device may choose to configure the random access priority parameters to the terminal in the form of slice groups. When it is determined that the terminal does not support random access priority parameters based on slice grouping information, the network side device may choose to configure the random access priority parameters to the terminal in the form of a single slice.

[0246] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes eighth indication information, where the eighth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access based on single slice information;

[0247] The determining, according to the capability indication information, whether the terminal supports slice grouping includes:

[0248] Determine whether the terminal supports random access based on single slice information according to the eighth indication information.

[0249] In this embodiment, the indication information indicates whether the terminal supports slice grouping, and may be an eighth indication information indicating whether the terminal supports random access based on single slice information. It may be agreed that when the capability indication information indicates that random access based on single slice information is supported, random access based on slice grouping information is not supported by default; and when the capability indication information indicates that random access based on single slice information is not supported, random access based on slice grouping information is supported by default.

[0250] When it is determined that the terminal supports random access based on a single slice information, the network side device may choose to send random access related information to the terminal in the form of a single slice. When it is determined that the terminal does not support random access based on a single slice information, the network side device may choose to send random access related information to the terminal in the form of a slice group.

[0251] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes ninth indication information, where the ninth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on single slice information;

[0252] The determining, according to the capability indication information, whether the terminal supports slice grouping includes:

[0253] Determine whether the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on single slice information according to the ninth indication information.

[0254] In this embodiment, the indication information indicates whether the terminal supports slice grouping, and may be to indicate whether the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on single slice information through ninth indication information. It may be agreed that when the capability indication information indicates support for random access resource partitioning based on single slice information, random access resource partitioning based on slice grouping information is not supported by default; and when the capability indication information indicates support for random access resource partitioning based on single slice information, random access resource partitioning based on slice grouping information is supported by default.

[0255] When it is determined that the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on single slice information, the network side device may choose to configure random access resource partitioning to the terminal in the form of a single slice. When it is determined that the terminal does not support random access resource partitioning based on single slice information, the network side device may choose to configure random access resource partitioning to the terminal in the form of slice grouping.

[0256] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes tenth indication information, where the tenth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports a random access priority parameter based on single slice information;

[0257] The determining, according to the capability indication information, whether the terminal supports slice grouping includes:

[0258] Determine whether the terminal supports random access priority parameters based on single slice information according to the tenth indication information.

[0259] In this embodiment, the indication information indicates whether the terminal supports slice grouping, and may be a tenth indication information indicating whether the terminal supports a random access priority parameter based on single slice information. It may be agreed that when the capability indication information indicates support for a random access priority parameter based on single slice information, the random access priority parameter based on slice grouping information is not supported by default; and when the capability indication information indicates support for a random access priority parameter based on single slice information, the random access priority parameter based on slice grouping information is supported by default.

[0260] When it is determined that the terminal supports random access priority parameters based on single slice information, the network side device may choose to configure the random access priority parameters to the terminal in the form of a single slice. When it is determined that the terminal does not support random access priority parameters based on single slice information, the network side device may choose to configure the random access priority parameters to the terminal in the form of slice groups.

[0261] In one embodiment, on the basis that the indication information includes the above-mentioned slice support indication information, the indication information can be set to include at least one of the above-mentioned fifth indication information, sixth indication information, seventh indication information, eighth indication information, ninth indication information, and tenth indication information to further indicate whether the terminal specifically supports slice grouping or supports single slices, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the indication.

[0262] For example, the network device sends random access related information to the terminal:

[0263] When the slice support indication information indicates that the terminal supports the slice information, if the network side device determines that the terminal supports the slice grouping information, the random access related information sent to the terminal may include a slice group identifier and a RACH (Random Access Channel, random access) configuration associated with the slice group identifier;

[0264] When the slice support indication information indicates that the terminal supports slice information, if the network side device determines that the terminal does not support slice grouping information, the random access related information sent to the terminal may include a single slice identifier and a RACH configuration associated with the single slice identifier;

[0265] When the slice support indication information indicates that the terminal does not support slice information, if the network side device determines that the terminal supports slice grouping information, it can carry the RACH configuration in the SIB and send it to the terminal;

[0266] In the case where the slice support indication information indicates that the terminal does not support slice information, if the network side device determines that the terminal does not support slice grouping information, the random access related information sent to the terminal may include sending a traditional RACH configuration.

[0267] When the slice support indication information indicates that the terminal supports slice information, if the network side device has not determined whether the terminal supports slice grouping information, it may default to that the terminal supports slice grouping information, and the random access related information sent to the terminal may include a slice group identifier and a RACH configuration associated with the slice group identifier, or it may default to that the terminal supports single slice information, and the random access related information sent to the terminal may include a single slice identifier and a RACH configuration associated with the single slice identifier.

[0268] In one embodiment, the indication information may not include slice support indication information, but may include only the first indication information or the second indication information. Since the first indication information or the second indication information already indicates support for slice grouping information, there is no need to indicate support for slice information and support for slice grouping information separately through two levels of indication information, which helps to reduce the complexity of the indication.

[0269] For example, the network device sends random access related information to the terminal:

[0270] When the network side device determines that the terminal supports slice grouping information, the random access related information sent to the terminal may include a slice grouping identifier and a RACH configuration associated with the slice grouping identifier;

[0271] When the network side device determines that the terminal does not support slice grouping information, the random access related information sent to the terminal may include the traditional RACH configuration;

[0272] When the network side device determines that the terminal supports slice grouping information, the random access related information sent to the terminal may include a slice grouping identifier and a RACH configuration associated with a single slice identifier;

[0273] When the network side device determines that the terminal does not support slice grouping information, the random access related information sent to the terminal may include the traditional RACH configuration.

[0274] Corresponding to the aforementioned embodiments of the capability indication method and the capability determination method, the present disclosure also provides embodiments of a capability indication device and a capability determination device.

[0275] Figure 3 The present invention is a schematic block diagram of a capability indication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The capability indication device shown in this embodiment can be applied to terminals, including but not limited to mobile phones, tablet computers, wearable devices, sensors, IoT devices, and other communication devices. The terminal can communicate with network-side devices, including but not limited to network-side devices in 4G, 5G, and 6G communication systems, such as base stations, core networks, and other communication devices.

[0276] like Figure 3 As shown, the capability indicating device includes:

[0277] The sending module 301 is configured to send capability indication information to the network side device, wherein the capability indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports slice grouping.

[0278] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on slice grouping information.

[0279] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes second indication information, and the second indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on single slice information.

[0280] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes third indication information, and the third indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports slice grouping information.

[0281] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes fourth indication information, and the fourth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports single slice information.

[0282] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes fifth indication information, and the fifth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access based on slice grouping information.

[0283] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes sixth indication information, and the sixth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on slice grouping information.

[0284] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes seventh indication information, and the seventh indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access priority parameters based on slice grouping information.

[0285] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes eighth indication information, and the eighth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access based on single slice information.

[0286] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes ninth indication information, and the ninth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on single slice information.

[0287] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes tenth indication information, and the tenth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access priority parameters based on single slice information.

[0288] Figure 4 1 is a schematic block diagram of a capability determination device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The capability determination device shown in this embodiment can be applied to network-side devices that can communicate with terminals, including but not limited to base stations in communication systems such as 4G base stations, 5G base stations, and 6G base stations, and terminals including but not limited to mobile phones, tablet computers, wearable devices, sensors, Internet of Things devices (e.g., NB-IoT, MTC, eMTC), and other communication devices.

[0289] like Figure 4 As shown, the capability determination device may include:

[0290] Receiving module 401, configured to receive capability indication information sent by a terminal;

[0291] The processing module 402 is configured to determine whether the terminal supports slice grouping based on the capability indication information.

[0292] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on slice grouping information;

[0293] The processing module is configured to determine whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on slice grouping information according to the first indication information.

[0294] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on single slice information;

[0295] The processing module is configured to determine whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on single slice information according to the second indication information.

[0296] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes third indication information, where the third indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports slice grouping information;

[0297] The processing module is configured to determine whether the terminal supports slice grouping information based on the third indication information.

[0298] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes fourth indication information, where the fourth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports single slice information;

[0299] The processing module is configured to determine whether the terminal supports single slice information according to the fourth indication information.

[0300] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes fifth indication information, where the fifth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access based on slice grouping information;

[0301] The processing module is configured to determine whether the terminal supports random access based on slice grouping information according to the fifth indication information.

[0302] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes sixth indication information, where the sixth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on slice grouping information;

[0303] The processing module is configured to determine whether the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on slice grouping information according to the sixth indication information.

[0304] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes seventh indication information, where the seventh indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports a random access priority parameter based on slice grouping information;

[0305] The processing module is configured to determine whether the terminal supports random access priority parameters based on slice grouping information according to the seventh indication information.

[0306] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes eighth indication information, where the eighth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access based on single slice information;

[0307] The processing module is configured to determine whether the terminal supports random access based on single slice information according to the eighth indication information.

[0308] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes ninth indication information, where the ninth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on single slice information;

[0309] The processing module is configured to determine whether the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on single slice information according to the ninth indication information.

[0310] In one embodiment, the capability indication information includes tenth indication information, where the tenth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports a random access priority parameter based on single slice information;

[0311] The processing module is configured to determine whether the terminal supports random access priority parameters based on single slice information according to the tenth indication information.

[0312] Regarding the apparatus in the above embodiments, the specific manner in which each module performs operations has been described in detail in the embodiments of the relevant methods and will not be elaborated on here.

[0313] For the device embodiment, since it basically corresponds to the method embodiment, the relevant parts can be referred to the partial description of the method embodiment. The device embodiment described above is merely illustrative, wherein the modules described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as modules may or may not be physical modules, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network modules. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the scheme of this embodiment. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without paying any creative work.

[0314] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communication device, comprising: a processor; and a memory for storing a computer program; wherein, when the computer program is executed by the processor, the capability indication method described in any of the above embodiments is implemented.

[0315] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communication device, comprising: a processor; and a memory for storing a computer program; wherein, when the computer program is executed by the processor, the capability determination method described in any of the above embodiments is implemented.

[0316] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps in the capability indication method described in any of the above embodiments are implemented.

[0317] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps in the capability determination method described in any of the above embodiments are implemented.

[0318] like Figure 5 As shown, Figure 5 1 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus 500 for determining capability according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The apparatus 500 may be provided as a base station. Figure 5 The apparatus 500 includes a processing component 522, a wireless transmit / receive component 524, an antenna component 526, and a signal processing portion specific to the wireless interface. The processing component 522 may further include one or more processors. One of the processors in the processing component 522 may be configured to implement the capability determination method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0319] Figure 6 6 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus 600 for determining capabilities according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, the apparatus 600 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, etc.

[0320] Reference Figure 6 , the device 600 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 602 , a memory 604 , a power component 606 , a multimedia component 608 , an audio component 610 , an input / output (I / O) interface 612 , a sensor component 614 , and a communication component 616 .

[0321] The processing component 602 generally controls the overall operation of the device 600, such as operations associated with display, phone calls, data communications, camera operation, and recording operations. The processing component 602 may include one or more processors 620 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the capability determination method described above. In addition, the processing component 602 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between the processing component 602 and other components. For example, the processing component 602 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 608 and the processing component 602.

[0322] The memory 604 is configured to store various types of data to support operations on the device 600. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the device 600, contact data, phone book data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. The memory 604 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device, or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0323] The power supply component 606 provides power to the various components of the device 600. The power supply component 606 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to the device 600.

[0324] The multimedia component 608 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the device 600 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen can be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, slides, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor can not only sense the boundaries of the touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 608 includes a front camera and / or a rear camera. When the device 600 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front camera and / or the rear camera can receive external multimedia data. Each front camera and rear camera can be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

[0325] The audio component 610 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 610 includes a microphone (MIC), which is configured to receive external audio signals when the device 600 is in an operating mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signal can be further stored in the memory 604 or transmitted via the communication component 616. In some embodiments, the audio component 610 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0326] I / O interface 612 provides an interface between processing component 602 and peripheral interface modules, such as a keyboard, click wheel, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to, a home button, volume buttons, a start button, and a lock button.

[0327] The sensor assembly 614 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of the status assessment of the device 600. For example, the sensor assembly 614 can detect the open / closed state of the device 600, the relative positioning of components, such as the display and keypad of the device 600. The sensor assembly 614 can also detect changes in the position of the device 600 or a component of the device 600, the presence or absence of user contact with the device 600, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of the device 600, and temperature changes of the device 600. The sensor assembly 614 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 614 may also include an optical sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 614 may also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0328] The communication component 616 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the device 600 and other devices. The device 600 can access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G, 3G, 4G LTE, 5G NR, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 616 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 616 also includes a near field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module can be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

[0329] In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus 600 may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the above-described capability determination method.

[0330] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is further provided, such as a memory 604 including instructions. The instructions can be executed by the processor 620 of the apparatus 600 to perform the above-mentioned capability determination method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium can be a ROM, a random access memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, etc.

[0331] Other embodiments of the present disclosure will readily occur to those skilled in the art after considering the specification and practicing the disclosure herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present disclosure that follow the general principles of the present disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The description and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the present disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

[0332] It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the exact structures that have been described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

[0333] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. The terms "comprise", "include" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device that includes a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements that are not explicitly listed, or also includes elements that are inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, an element defined by the sentence "comprises a..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device that includes the element.

[0334] The above is a detailed introduction to the methods and devices provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Specific examples are used herein to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of the present disclosure. The description of the above embodiments is only used to help understand the methods and core ideas of the present disclosure. At the same time, for those skilled in the art, according to the ideas of the present disclosure, there may be changes in the specific implementation methods and application scopes. In summary, the contents of this specification should not be understood as limiting the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A capability indication method, characterized in that: Executed by a terminal, the method includes: Send capability indication information to a network side device, wherein the capability indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports slice grouping, and the capability indication information is used by the network side device to determine the form of slice information indicated to the terminal, and the form of slice information includes at least one of the following: a single slice, a slice grouping.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The capability indication information includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on slice grouping information.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The capability indication information includes second indication information, and the second indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on single slice information.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The capability indication information includes third indication information, and the third indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports slice grouping information.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The capability indication information includes fourth indication information, and the fourth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports single slice information.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The capability indication information includes fifth indication information, and the fifth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access based on slice grouping information.

7. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The capability indication information includes sixth indication information, and the sixth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on slice grouping information.

8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The capability indication information includes seventh indication information, and the seventh indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports a random access priority parameter based on slice grouping information.

9. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The capability indication information includes eighth indication information, and the eighth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access based on single slice information.

10. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The capability indication information includes ninth indication information, and the ninth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on single slice information.

11. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The capability indication information includes tenth indication information, and the tenth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access priority parameters based on single slice information.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Receiving slice information sent by the network side device, wherein the slice information sent by the network side device is in a form including at least one of the following: a single slice and a slice group; Perform at least one of the following operations according to the slice information sent by the network side device: cell reselection, random access.

13. A method for determining capability, characterized in that: The method is performed by a network side device and includes: Receiving capability indication information sent by a terminal, the capability indication information is used by the network side device to determine a form of slice information indicated to the terminal, the form of the slice information including at least one of the following: a single slice, a slice group; Determine whether the terminal supports slice grouping according to the capability indication information.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The capability indication information includes first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on slice grouping information; The determining, according to the capability indication information, whether the terminal supports slice grouping comprises: Determine whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on slice grouping information according to the first indication information.

15. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The capability indication information includes second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on single slice information; The determining, according to the capability indication information, whether the terminal supports slice grouping comprises: Determine whether the terminal supports cell reselection based on single slice information according to the second indication information.

16. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The capability indication information includes third indication information, where the third indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports slice grouping information; The determining, according to the capability indication information, whether the terminal supports slice grouping comprises: Determine whether the terminal supports slice grouping information according to the third indication information.

17. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The capability indication information includes fourth indication information, where the fourth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports single slice information; The determining, according to the capability indication information, whether the terminal supports slice grouping comprises: Determine whether the terminal supports single slice information according to the fourth indication information.

18. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The capability indication information includes fifth indication information, where the fifth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access based on slice grouping information; The determining, according to the capability indication information, whether the terminal supports slice grouping comprises: Determine whether the terminal supports random access based on slice grouping information according to the fifth indication information.

19. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The capability indication information includes sixth indication information, where the sixth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on slice grouping information; The determining, according to the capability indication information, whether the terminal supports slice grouping comprises: Determine whether the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on slice grouping information according to the sixth indication information.

20. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The capability indication information includes seventh indication information, where the seventh indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports a random access priority parameter based on slice grouping information; The determining, according to the capability indication information, whether the terminal supports slice grouping comprises: Determine whether the terminal supports a random access priority parameter based on slice grouping information according to the seventh indication information.

21. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The capability indication information includes eighth indication information, where the eighth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access based on single slice information; The determining, according to the capability indication information, whether the terminal supports slice grouping comprises: Determine whether the terminal supports random access based on single slice information according to the eighth indication information.

22. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The capability indication information includes ninth indication information, where the ninth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on single slice information; The determining, according to the capability indication information, whether the terminal supports slice grouping comprises: Determine whether the terminal supports random access resource partitioning based on single slice information according to the ninth indication information.

23. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The capability indication information includes tenth indication information, where the tenth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports a random access priority parameter based on single slice information; The determining, according to the capability indication information, whether the terminal supports slice grouping comprises: Determine whether the terminal supports random access priority parameters based on single slice information according to the tenth indication information.

24. The method according to any one of claims 13 to 23, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Sending slice information to the terminal, wherein the slice information sent to the terminal is in a form including at least one of the following: a single slice and a slice group; The slice information sent to the terminal is used for the terminal to perform at least one of the following operations: cell reselection and random access.

25. A capability indication device, characterized in that: The device comprises: The sending module is configured to send capability indication information to a network side device, wherein the capability indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports slice grouping, and the capability indication information is used by the network side device to determine the form of slice information indicated to the terminal, and the form of the slice information includes at least one of the following: a single slice, a slice grouping.

26. A capability determination device, characterized in that: The device comprises: A receiving module is configured to receive capability indication information sent by a terminal, where the capability indication information is used by a network side device to determine a form of slice information indicated to the terminal, where the form of the slice information includes at least one of the following: a single slice and a slice group; A processing module is configured to determine whether the terminal supports slice grouping based on the capability indication information.

27. A communication device, characterized in that: include: processor; memory for storing computer programs; Wherein, when the computer program is executed by a processor, the capability indication method described in any one of claims 1 to 12 is implemented.

28. A communication device, characterized in that: include: processor; memory for storing computer programs; Wherein, when the computer program is executed by a processor, the capability determination method described in any one of claims 13 to 24 is implemented.

29. A computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program, characterized in that: When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps in the capability indication method according to any one of claims 1 to 12 are implemented.

30. A computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program, characterized in that: When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps in the capability determination method according to any one of claims 13 to 24 are implemented.

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