Information indication method and communication device

Abstract

This application provides a method and communication device for information indication. A terminal device determines whether it is allowed to reside in a corresponding cell or whether it can normally receive data in the corresponding cell based on the relationship between the RSRP threshold configured by the network device and the RSRP value of the terminal device. The solution proposed in this application uses a single UE as the granularity, avoiding the problem of some UEs of a certain type having to reselect a cell by directly indicating whether they can reside in the corresponding cell, thereby saving UE power consumption and time.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of communications, and more particularly, to an information indication method and a communication device. Background Art

[0002] Reduced capability user equipment (UE) refers to terminal equipment that has lower requirements for service rate and latency, but instead focuses on cost control. That is, reduced capability UEs do not require strong hardware capabilities. Compared with legacy UEs, the number of receiving antennas, operating bandwidth, and processing time are all reduced.

[0003] Low-capability terminal devices can be divided into terminal devices with 1 receiving antenna (abbreviated as 1RUE in this application) and terminal devices with 2 receiving antennas (abbreviated as 2RUE in this application) according to the number of receiving antennas. Because 1RUE has fewer receiving antennas, its coverage is worse than that of 2R UE and 4R UE. Here, 4R UE refers to an ordinary terminal device with 4 receiving antennas. Figure 1 As shown in the figure, the coverage of cell #1 served by the base station is represented by the larger solid circle on the outside, the coverage of 4R UEs (i.e., the range where data can be transmitted normally) is represented by the larger dashed circle on the inside, and the coverage of 1R UEs is represented by the smaller solid circle on the inside. Therefore, if you want 1R UEs outside the inner solid circle and within the dashed circle to receive data normally like 4R UEs, the base station needs to perform coverage enhancement for 1R UEs.

[0004] In one technique, the base station can indicate whether the 1R UE can camp on cell #1 through the system information block (SIB) 1. However, in this method, if Figure 1 The base station in the example is a base station that does not support coverage enhancement. When the base station indicates that all 1R UEs can reside in cell #1, in this case, if some 1R UEs are located in Figure 1 Outside the inner solid circle and inside the dotted circle, the 1R UE cannot receive data normally after camping because the base station does not support coverage enhancement; when the base station instructs 1R UEs not to camp on cell #1, in this case, if some 1R UEs are located Figure 1 Within the inner solid coil (i.e., the center of cell #1), the base station does not need to perform coverage enhancement for 1R UEs. Since the base station instructs 1R UEs not to reside in cell #1, the base station will also prohibit these 1R UEs from residing in cell #1. That is, the 1R UEs in the center of cell #1 cannot normally reside in this cell. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The present application provides an information indication method and communication device, which uses a single UE as the granularity. The UE can determine whether the network device allows the UE to reside or whether the UE can receive data normally through the RSRP threshold, which can save the UE's power consumption and time.

[0006] In a first aspect, a method for information indication is provided. The method can be executed by a terminal device, or can also be executed by a chip or circuit provided in the terminal device. This application is not limited to this. For ease of description, the following description is based on the example of execution by a terminal device. The method includes: the terminal device receiving a first message from a network device; the terminal device determining whether it is allowed to reside in a first cell based on whether the first message includes a reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold.

[0007] In the above technical solution, compared with Figure 1 In the case where a network device that does not support coverage enhancement directly indicates whether a certain type of UE can reside in the first cell, it may cause a UE that can reside in cell #1 to be instructed not to reside in cell #1, or cause a UE that cannot reside in cell #1 to be unable to receive data normally after residing in the cell. In this way, the UE that cannot reside in cell #1 and cannot receive data normally will continue to select a new cell to reside in, wasting the UE's power consumption and time. The solution proposed in this application uses a single UE as the granularity. The UE can accurately determine whether it can reside in the first cell or whether it can receive data normally through the RSRP threshold in the first message. This can avoid the problem of some UEs having to select a cell again due to direct instructions, saving the UE's power consumption and time.

[0008] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, when the first message includes an RSRP threshold, when the RSRP value of the terminal device is less than the RSRP threshold, the terminal device is not allowed to reside in the first cell; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is greater than the RSRP threshold, the terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is equal to the RSRP threshold, the terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell, or the terminal device is not allowed to reside in the first cell.

[0009] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, when the first message includes an RSRP threshold, the terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is less than the RSRP threshold, the terminal device cannot normally receive data sent by the network device; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is greater than the RSRP threshold, the terminal device can normally receive data sent by the network device; the RSRP value of the terminal device is equal to the RSRP threshold, the terminal device cannot normally receive data sent by the network device, or the terminal device can normally receive data sent by the network device.

[0010] In the above technical solution, with a single UE as the granularity, the UE can determine whether the network device can normally receive data through the RSRP threshold in the first message.

[0011] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, when the first message does not include the RSRP threshold, the terminal device is not allowed to reside in the first cell.

[0012] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the first message also includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate whether the first type terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell, the terminal device is a second type terminal device, and the first type terminal device and the second type terminal device are different types of terminal devices.

[0013] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the first type of terminal device is a terminal device with two receiving antennas, and the second type of terminal device is a terminal device with one receiving antenna.

[0014] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the first message is a system information block SIB1 message corresponding to the first cell.

[0015] In a second aspect, a method for information indication is provided. The method for information indication can be performed by a network device, or can also be performed by a chip or circuit provided in the network device. This application is not limited to this. For ease of description, the following is an example of execution by a network device. The method includes: the network device determines a first message, the first message indicating whether a terminal device receiving the first message is allowed to reside in a first cell by whether it includes a reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold; and the network device sends the first message.

[0016] In combination with the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, when the first message includes an RSRP threshold, when the RSRP value of the terminal device is less than the RSRP threshold, the terminal device is not allowed to reside in the first cell; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is greater than the RSRP threshold, the terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is equal to the RSRP threshold, the terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell, or the terminal device is not allowed to reside in the first cell.

[0017] In combination with the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, when the first message includes an RSRP threshold, the terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is less than the RSRP threshold, the terminal device cannot normally receive data sent by the network device; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is greater than the RSRP threshold, the terminal device can normally receive data sent by the network device; the RSRP value of the terminal device is equal to the RSRP threshold, the terminal device cannot normally receive data sent by the network device, or the terminal device can normally receive data sent by the network device.

[0018] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, when the first message does not include the RSRP threshold, the terminal device is not allowed to reside in the first cell.

[0019] In combination with the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the first message also includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate whether the first type terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell, the terminal device is a second type terminal device, and the first type terminal device and the second type terminal device are different types of terminal devices.

[0020] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the first type of terminal device is a terminal device with two receiving antennas, and the second type of terminal device is a terminal device with one receiving antenna.

[0021] In combination with the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the first message is a system information block SIB1 message corresponding to the first cell.

[0022] For the beneficial effects of the second aspect, please refer to the description of the first aspect and will not be repeated here.

[0023] In a third aspect, a method for information indication is provided, which can be executed by a terminal device, or can also be executed by a chip or circuit set in the terminal device. This application does not limit this. For the sake of ease of description, the following is an example of execution by a terminal device. The method includes: the terminal device receives a first message from a network device, the first message includes first indication information, the first indication information is used to indicate one or more second cells that support or do not support the third type of terminal device to reside, the second cell is a neighboring cell of the first cell, and the terminal device is a third type of terminal device; when the terminal device performs cell switching in the first cell or when the terminal device is prohibited from residing in the first cell, the terminal device reselects a cell to reside in according to the first indication information.

[0024] The above technical solution is applicable to both the initial cell selection and the cell switching. Here, the main explanation is about the situation applicable to the initial cell selection. When the UE is prohibited from residing in the first cell during the initial cell selection, the UE can, based on the neighboring cell information that supports or does not support the UE configured by the network device in the first message, not receive the broadcast information of the neighboring cells that do not support the UE, or only receive the broadcast information of the neighboring cells that support the UE, or reduce the number of times the UE performs blind cell selection based on the neighboring cell information that supports and does not support the UE, so that the UE can find a suitable cell to reside in more quickly, thereby saving UE power consumption and cell selection time.

[0025] In combination with the third aspect, in some implementations of the third aspect, the third type of terminal device is a terminal device with two receiving antennas, and / or a terminal device with one receiving antenna.

[0026] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the first message also includes second indication information, and the second indication information is used to indicate one or more third cells that support or do not support the second type of terminal device to reside, the third cell is a neighboring cell of the first cell, and the second type of terminal device and the third type of terminal device are different types of terminal devices.

[0027] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the third type of terminal device is a terminal device with two receiving antennas, and the second type of terminal device is a terminal device with one receiving antenna.

[0028] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, it is characterized in that the first message is a SIB1 message corresponding to the first cell.

[0029] In a fourth aspect, a method for information indication is provided, which can be executed by a network device, or can also be executed by a chip or circuit set in the network device. This application does not limit this. For the sake of convenience, the following is an example of execution by a network device. The method includes: the network device determines a first message, the first message includes first indication information, the first indication information is used to indicate one or more second cells that support or do not support the third type of terminal device to reside, and the second cell is a neighboring cell of the first cell; the network device sends the first message so that the third type of terminal device reselects a cell to reside in according to the first indication information when performing cell switching in the first cell or when the terminal device is prohibited from residing in the first cell.

[0030] In combination with the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, the third type of terminal device is a terminal device with two receiving antennas and / or a terminal device with one receiving antenna.

[0031] In combination with the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, the first message also includes second indication information, and the second indication information is used to indicate one or more third cells that support or do not support the second type of terminal device to reside, so that when the second type of terminal device performs cell switching in the first cell or when the second type of terminal device is prohibited from residing in the first cell, it reselects a cell to reside according to the second indication information, the third cell is a neighboring cell of the first cell, and the second type of terminal device and the third type of terminal device are different types of terminal devices.

[0032] In combination with the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, the third type of terminal device is a terminal device with two receiving antennas, and the second type of terminal device is a terminal device with one receiving antenna.

[0033] In combination with the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, the first message is a SIB1 message corresponding to the first cell.

[0034] For the beneficial effects of the fourth aspect, please refer to the description of the third aspect and will not be repeated here.

[0035] In a fifth aspect, a method for information indication is provided, which can be executed by a terminal device, or can also be executed by a chip or circuit provided in the terminal device. This application does not limit this. For the sake of ease of description, the following explanation is given by taking the execution by the terminal device as an example. The method includes: a first message received by the terminal device from a network device, the first message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to read one or more messages in the system information block SIB message about cell reselection corresponding to the first cell; when the terminal device performs cell switching in the first cell or when the terminal device is prohibited from residing in the first cell, the terminal device reads one or more messages in the SIB message about cell reselection corresponding to the first cell according to the first indication information, and the one or more messages include neighboring cell information supporting the terminal device.

[0036] In the above technical solution, when the UE performs cell switching (or cell reselection), the UE will only read the relevant SIB messages according to the first indication information, which allows the UE to read less of the SIB messages in some cases, instead of reading all the SIB messages about cell reselection, thereby saving UE power consumption and cell selection time; when the UE performs initial cell selection, the UE can read the relevant SIB messages instead of not reading all the SIB messages and performing blind cell selection, thereby reducing the number of blind cell selections and saving UE power consumption and cell selection time.

[0037] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, the cell reselection SIB message corresponding to the first cell includes information on co-frequency neighboring areas supporting terminal devices, but does not include information on heterofrequency neighboring areas supporting terminal devices. The first indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to read the SIB message corresponding to the first cell that contains information on co-frequency neighboring areas supporting terminal devices.

[0038] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, the cell reselection SIB message corresponding to the first cell includes information on inter-frequency neighboring cells supporting the terminal device, but does not include information on same-frequency neighboring cells supporting the terminal device. The first indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to read the SIB message corresponding to the first cell that contains information on inter-frequency neighboring cells supporting the terminal device.

[0039] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, the terminal device is a terminal device with two receiving antennas and / or the terminal device is a terminal device with one receiving antenna.

[0040] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, the first message is a SIB1 message corresponding to the first cell.

[0041] In a sixth aspect, a method for information indication is provided, which can be executed by a network device, or can also be executed by a chip or circuit provided in the network device. This application does not limit this. For the sake of ease of description, the following is an example of execution by a network device. The method includes: the network device determines a first message, the first message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to read one or more messages in the system information block SIB message regarding cell reselection corresponding to the first cell when the terminal device performs cell switching in the first cell or when the terminal device is prohibited from residing in the first cell, and the one or more messages include neighboring cell information supporting the terminal device; the network device sends the first message.

[0042] In combination with the sixth aspect, in certain implementations of the sixth aspect, the cell reselection SIB message corresponding to the first cell includes information on co-frequency neighboring areas supporting terminal devices, but does not include information on heterofrequency neighboring areas supporting terminal devices. The first indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to read the SIB message corresponding to the first cell that contains information on co-frequency neighboring areas supporting terminal devices.

[0043] In combination with the sixth aspect, in certain implementations of the sixth aspect, the cell reselection SIB message corresponding to the first cell includes information on heterofrequency neighboring cells supporting terminal devices, but does not include information on same-frequency neighboring cells supporting terminal devices. The first indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to read the SIB message corresponding to the first cell that contains information on heterofrequency neighboring cells supporting terminal devices.

[0044] In combination with the sixth aspect, in certain implementations of the sixth aspect, the terminal device is a terminal device with two receiving antennas and / or the terminal device is a terminal device with one receiving antenna.

[0045] In combination with the sixth aspect, in certain implementations of the sixth aspect, the first message is a SIB1 message corresponding to the first cell.

[0046] For the beneficial effects of the sixth aspect, please refer to the description in the fifth aspect and will not be repeated here.

[0047] In a seventh aspect, the present application provides a communication device having the function of implementing the method in the first aspect or any possible implementation thereof, or having the function of implementing the method in the third aspect or any possible implementation thereof, or having the function of implementing the method in the fifth aspect or any possible implementation thereof. The functions can be implemented by hardware or by hardware executing corresponding software implementations, and the hardware or software includes one or more units corresponding to the above functions.

[0048] In one example, the communication device may be a terminal device.

[0049] In another example, the communication device may be a component (eg, a chip or an integrated circuit) installed in the terminal device.

[0050] In an eighth aspect, the present application provides a communication device having the function of implementing the method in the second aspect or any possible implementation thereof, or having the function of implementing the method in the fourth aspect or any possible implementation thereof, or having the function of implementing the method in the sixth aspect or any possible implementation thereof. The functions may be implemented by hardware or by hardware executing corresponding software implementations, and the hardware or software includes one or more units corresponding to the above functions.

[0051] In one example, the communication device may be a network device.

[0052] In another example, the communication device may be a component (eg, a chip or an integrated circuit) installed in the network equipment.

[0053] In a ninth aspect, a processor is provided, comprising: an input circuit, an output circuit, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive a signal through the input circuit and transmit a signal through the output circuit, so as to implement the method of the first aspect or any possible implementation thereof, the method of the third aspect or any possible implementation thereof, or the method of the fifth aspect or any possible implementation thereof.

[0054] In a specific implementation, the processor may be a chip, the input circuit may be an input pin, the output circuit may be an output pin, and the processing circuit may be a transistor, a gate circuit, a trigger, or various logic circuits. The input signal received by the input circuit may be, for example, but not limited to, received and input by a receiver, and the signal output by the output circuit may be, for example, but not limited to, output to and transmitted by a transmitter. The input circuit and the output circuit may be the same circuit, which functions as an input circuit and an output circuit at different times. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific implementation of the processor and various circuits.

[0055] In a tenth aspect, a processor is provided, comprising: an input circuit, an output circuit, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive a signal through the input circuit and transmit a signal through the output circuit, so as to implement the method of the second aspect or any possible implementation thereof, the method of the fourth aspect or any possible implementation thereof, or the method of the sixth aspect or any possible implementation thereof.

[0056] In a specific implementation, the processor may be a chip, the input circuit may be an input pin, the output circuit may be an output pin, and the processing circuit may be a transistor, a gate circuit, a trigger, or various logic circuits. The input signal received by the input circuit may be, for example, but not limited to, received and input by a receiver, and the signal output by the output circuit may be, for example, but not limited to, output to and transmitted by a transmitter. The input circuit and the output circuit may be the same circuit, which functions as an input circuit and an output circuit at different times. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific implementation of the processor and various circuits.

[0057] In the eleventh aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores computer instructions. When the computer instructions are run on a computer, the method in the first aspect or any possible implementation thereof is executed, or the method in the third aspect or any possible implementation thereof is executed, or the method in the fifth aspect or any possible implementation thereof is executed.

[0058] In the twelfth aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores computer instructions. When the computer instructions are run on a computer, the method in the second aspect or any possible implementation thereof is executed, or the method in the fourth aspect or any possible implementation thereof is executed, or the method in the sixth aspect or any possible implementation thereof is executed.

[0059] In a thirteenth aspect, the present application provides a computer program product, comprising computer program code, which, when run on a computer, enables the method in the first aspect or any possible implementation thereof to be executed, or enables the method in the third aspect or any possible implementation thereof to be executed, or enables the method in the fifth aspect or any possible implementation thereof to be executed.

[0060] In a fourteenth aspect, the present application provides a computer program product, comprising computer program code, which, when run on a computer, enables the method in the second aspect or any possible implementation thereof to be executed, or enables the method in the fourth aspect or any possible implementation thereof to be executed, or enables the method in the sixth aspect or any possible implementation thereof to be executed.

[0061] In a fifteenth aspect, the present application provides a communication system, comprising the communication device shown in the seventh aspect and the communication device shown in the eighth aspect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0062] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram comparing the coverage areas of 1R UE and 4R UE.

[0063] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of a network architecture provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0064] Figure 3 It is a schematic flow chart of an information indication method proposed in this application.

[0065] Figure 4 It is a schematic flow chart of another information indication method proposed in this application.

[0066] Figure 5 This is a schematic flow chart of another information indication method proposed in this application.

[0067] Figure 6 It is a schematic block diagram of the communication device 1000 provided in this application.

[0068] Figure 7 This is a schematic structural diagram of the communication device 10 provided in this application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0069] The technical solution in this application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0070] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can be applied to various communication systems, such as: long term evolution (LTE) system, LTE frequency division duplex (FDD) system, LTE time division duplex (TDD) system, universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS), worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) communication system, future fifth generation (5G) system or new radio (NR), vehicle-to-X (V2X), where V2X may include vehicle to network (V2N), vehicle to vehicle (V2V), vehicle to infrastructure (V2I), vehicle to pedestrian (V2P), etc., long term evolution-vehicle (LTE-V), Internet of Vehicles, machine type communication (MTC), Internet of Things (IoT), etc. things, IoT), long-term evolution-machine (LTE-M), machine to machine (M2M), etc.

[0071] The technical solution provided in this application can also be applied to future communication systems, such as the sixth generation mobile communication system, etc. This application does not limit this.

[0072] See also Figure 2 , Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of a network architecture provided by an embodiment of the present application. Figure 2 As shown, the communication system of the embodiment of the present application may include a network device and multiple terminal devices. The network device may include one antenna or multiple antennas. In addition, the network device may additionally include a transmitter chain and a receiver chain. Those skilled in the art will understand that both may include multiple components related to signal transmission and reception (such as processors, modulators, multiplexers, demodulators, demultiplexers, or antennas, etc.).

[0073] A network device can communicate with multiple terminal devices. The terminal devices in the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as user equipment (UE), mobile station (MS), mobile terminal (MT), access terminal, subscriber unit, subscriber station, mobile station, mobile station, remote station, remote terminal, mobile device, user terminal, terminal, wireless communication device, user agent, or user device.

[0074] The terminal device may be a device that provides voice / data connectivity to users, such as a handheld device or vehicle-mounted device with wireless connection function. At present, some examples of terminal devices are: mobile phones, tablet computers, laptop computers, PDAs, mobile internet devices (MIDs), wearable devices, virtual reality (VR) devices, augmented reality (AR) devices, wireless terminals in industrial control, wireless terminals in self-driving, wireless terminals in remote medical surgery, wireless terminals in smart grids, wireless terminals in transportation safety, wireless terminals in smart cities, wireless terminals in smart homes, cellular phones, cordless phones, session initiation protocol (SIP) phones, wireless local loop (WLL) stations, personal digital assistants (PDAs), handheld devices with wireless communication capabilities, computing devices or other processing devices connected to wireless modems, vehicle-mounted devices, wearable devices, terminal devices in 5G networks or future evolved public land mobile communication networks (PLMNs). The terminal device in the wireless communication system (PLMN) and / or any other suitable device for communicating on the wireless communication system is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0075] Wearable devices, also known as wearable smart devices, are a general term for wearable devices that use wearable technology to intelligently design and develop wearable devices for daily wear, such as glasses, gloves, watches, clothing, and shoes. Wearable devices are portable devices that are worn directly on the body or integrated into the user's clothing or accessories. Wearable devices are not just hardware devices, but also achieve powerful functions through software support, data interaction, and cloud interaction. In a broad sense, wearable smart devices include those that are fully functional, large in size, and can achieve full or partial functions without relying on smartphones, such as smart watches or smart glasses, as well as those that only focus on a certain type of application function and need to be used in conjunction with other devices such as smartphones, such as various smart bracelets and smart jewelry for vital sign monitoring.

[0076] In addition, in the embodiments of the present application, the terminal device can also be a terminal device in the Internet of Things system. IoT is an important part of the future development of information technology. Its main technical feature is to connect objects to the network through communication technology, thereby realizing an intelligent network of human-machine interconnection and object-to-object interconnection.

[0077] In addition, in an embodiment of the present application, the terminal device may also include sensors such as smart printers, train detectors, and gas stations. Its main functions include collecting data (part of the terminal device), receiving control information and downlink data from the network device, and sending electromagnetic waves to transmit uplink data to the network device.

[0078] The network device in the embodiment of the present application can be a device for communicating with a terminal device. The network device can be an evolved nodeB (eNB or eNodeB) in an LTE system, a wireless controller in a cloud radio access network (CRAN) scenario, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a home base station (for example, home evolved nodeB, or home nodeB, HNB), a baseband unit (BBU), or the network device can be a relay station, an access point, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, a network device in a future 5G network, or a network device in a future evolved PLMN network, etc., can be an access point (AP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN), a wireless relay node, a wireless backhaul node, a transmission point (TP) or a transmission and reception point (TRP), etc., can be a new wireless system (new The gNB or transmission point (TRP or TP) in a 5G radio (NR) system, or one or a group of antenna panels (including multiple antenna panels) of a base station in a 5G system, or a network node constituting a gNB or transmission point, such as a baseband unit (BBU) or a distributed unit (DU), etc., is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0079] In some deployments, a gNB may include a centralized unit (CU) and a DU. The gNB may also include an active antenna unit (AAU). The CU implements some gNB functions, while the DU implements some gNB functions. For example, the CU is responsible for processing non-real-time protocols and services, and implementing the functions of the radio resource control (RRC) and packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layers. The DU is responsible for processing physical layer protocols and real-time services, and implementing the functions of the radio link control (RLC), media access control (MAC), and physical (PHY) layers. The AAU implements some physical layer processing functions, RF processing, and active antenna-related functions. Because RRC layer information ultimately becomes PHY layer information, or is converted from PHY layer information, in this architecture, higher-layer signaling, such as RRC layer signaling, can also be considered to be sent by the DU, or by both the DU and the AAU. It is understood that a network device can be a device that includes one or more of a CU node, a DU node, or an AAU node. In addition, the CU may be divided into a network device in an access network (radio access network, RAN), or may be divided into a network device in a core network (core network, CN), which is not limited in this application.

[0080] In addition, in an embodiment of the present application, the network device provides services for the cell, and the terminal device communicates with the cell through the transmission resources (for example, frequency domain resources, or spectrum resources) allocated by the network device. The cell may belong to a macro base station (for example, a macro eNB or a macro gNB, etc.), or may belong to a base station corresponding to a small cell. The small cells here may include: metro cells, micro cells, pico cells, femto cells, etc. These small cells have the characteristics of small coverage and low transmission power, and are suitable for providing high-speed data transmission services.

[0081] In addition, in an embodiment of the present application, the network device may include a base station (gNB), such as a macro base station, a micro base station, an indoor hotspot, and a relay node, etc., whose function is to send radio waves to the terminal device to realize downlink data transmission on the one hand, and to send scheduling information to control uplink transmission on the other hand, and to receive radio waves sent by the terminal device and receive uplink data transmission.

[0082] In order to better understand the embodiments of the present application, the concepts involved in the embodiments of the present application are first introduced below.

[0083] 1. Synchronization signal block (SSB): Contains primary / secondary synchronization signals and the physical broadcast channel (PBCH), providing UEs with cell downlink synchronization and basic cell configuration information. The PBCH carries the cell's master information block (MIB), which indicates whether SIB1 exists and its location.

[0084] 2. Cell Barred: Cell barring is a method used by the network to control load. When the network load is heavy, the network can control the UE not to reside in a certain cell. The cell barred IE, which indicates the cell residence of standard (legacy) UEs, is broadcast to the UE via MIB messages. However, only one bit is available in the MIB. Therefore, the cell barred IE for low-capability UEs can be carried in SIB1 to indicate whether the cell barred IE is allowed to reside in the cell. This method allows the base station to more flexibly indicate whether legacy UEs and low-capability UEs are allowed to reside in the cell.

[0085] It should be understood that when the UE is prohibited from camping during initial cell selection, the UE will not read other SIB messages (SIB2, 3, 4, etc.), but the cell reselection parameters are included in these SIB messages, so the UE will not read the cell reselection parameters and perform blind cell selection.

[0086] It should also be understood that when a low-capability UE successfully resides in a certain service cell and wants to switch to the target cell, because the low-capability UE has successfully resided in the service cell, it can read its cell reselection-related SIB messages (such as SIB2, 3, 4, etc.). At this time, the UE can perform cell reselection based on the parameters in the relevant SIB messages.

[0087] 3. Information contained in SIB2 to SIB5:

[0088] SIB2 contains public information related to intra-frequency, inter-frequency and / or inter-system cell reselection;

[0089] SIB3 contains neighboring cell related information only related to intra-frequency cell reselection. The IE includes cells with specific reselection parameters and blacklisted cells.

[0090] SIB4 contains information related only to inter-frequency cell reselection, that is, information about other NR frequencies and inter-frequency neighboring cells related to cell reselection.

[0091] SIB5 contains only information related to inter-system cell reselection, ie, information of evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) frequencies and E-UTRA neighboring cells related to cell reselection.

[0092] The information indication method proposed in this application is described in detail below.

[0093] See also Figure 3 , Figure 3 It is a schematic flow chart of an information indication method proposed in this application.

[0094] S301: A network device determines a first message, where the first message indicates whether a UE receiving the first message is allowed to reside in a first cell by including a reference signal received power (RSRP) value.

[0095] When the first message includes the RSRP threshold, it can be expressed in the following two ways:

[0096] (1) When the first message includes an RSRP threshold, if the RSRP value of the UE is less than the RSRP threshold, the UE is not allowed to reside in the first cell; if the RSRP value of the UE is greater than the RSRP threshold, the UE is allowed to reside in the first cell; if the RSRP value of the UE is equal to the RSRP threshold, the UE is allowed to reside in the first cell, or the UE is not allowed to reside in the first cell.

[0097] (2) When the first message includes an RSRP threshold, the UE is allowed to reside in the first cell regardless of its RSRP value. If the UE's RSRP value is less than the RSRP threshold, the UE cannot normally receive data sent by the network device; if the UE's RSRP value is greater than the RSRP threshold, the UE can normally receive data sent by the network device; if the UE's RSRP value is equal to the RSRP threshold, the UE cannot normally receive data sent by the network device, or the UE can normally receive data sent by the network device.

[0098] When the first message does not include the RSRP threshold, it may indicate that the UE is not allowed to camp on the first cell.

[0099] Optionally, the first message also includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate whether the first type terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell. It should be noted that the UE that determines whether it can reside in the first cell through the RSRP threshold can be understood as a second type terminal device, wherein the first type terminal device and the second type terminal device are different types of terminal devices. Specifically, the first type terminal device and the second type terminal device are terminal devices with different capabilities. As an example, in this embodiment, the first type terminal device is a 2R UE, and the second type terminal device is a 1R UE.

[0100] Optionally, when the first message does not include the first indication information, the first type of terminal device is not allowed to reside in the first cell.

[0101] Optionally, the first message is a SIB1 message corresponding to the first cell.

[0102] In a possible specific implementation, the network device may add a new cellbarred IE for the low-capability UE in SIB1 (i.e., an example of the first message), such as Cellbarred-redcap indication (i.e., an example of the first indication information), to indicate whether the 2R UE is allowed to reside, and when sending the Cellbarred-redcap indication, carry an RSRP threshold to indicate whether the 1R UE is allowed to reside or whether it can receive data normally.

[0103] It can be seen that compared with the method of using two indication messages to indicate whether 1R UE and 2R UE are allowed to reside, this implementation method only uses one indication message, that is, the UE can indicate whether 1R UE and 2R UE are allowed to reside by carrying an RSRP threshold in one indication message, thereby saving signaling overhead.

[0104] S302: The network device sends a first message.

[0105] Optionally, the network device broadcasts the first message to UEs in the first cell.

[0106] Correspondingly, the UE receives the first message.

[0107] S303: The UE determines whether it is allowed to camp on the first cell according to whether the first message includes a reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold.

[0108] Regarding whether the UE is allowed to camp on the first cell, please refer to the description in S301 and will not be repeated here.

[0109] It can be seen that compared with Figure 1In the case where a network device that does not support coverage enhancement directly indicates whether a certain type of UE can reside in the first cell, it may cause a UE that can reside in cell #1 to be instructed that it cannot reside in cell #1, or cause a UE that cannot reside in cell #1 to be unable to receive data normally after residing in the cell. In this way, the UE that cannot reside in cell #1 and cannot receive data normally will continue to select a new cell to reside in, wasting the UE's power consumption and time. The solution proposed in this application uses a single UE as the granularity. The UE can accurately judge whether it can reside in the first cell or whether it can receive data normally through the RSRP threshold in the first message, which can avoid the problem of some UEs selecting cells again due to direct instructions, thereby saving the UE's power consumption and time. At the same time, compared with the method of indicating whether 1R UE and 2R UE are allowed to reside through two indication messages, signaling overhead is saved.

[0110] In one implementation, when a UE performs initial cell selection, it is not allowed to camp on the first cell. The UE will perform blind cell selection and reselect another cell to camp on. As previously mentioned, when the UE is prohibited from camping on the cell during initial cell selection, the UE will not read other SIB messages (SIB2, 3, 4, etc.). However, the cell reselection parameters are included in these SIB messages, so the UE will not read the cell reselection parameters and perform blind cell selection. However, the UE may select a cell that does not support UE camping, wasting power consumption and time for low-capability UEs.

[0111] In view of this, the present application proposes another information indication method, which can reduce the number of blind cell selections of UEs and enable low-capability UEs to find a suitable cell to reside in more quickly.

[0112] See also Figure 4 , Figure 4 It is a schematic flow chart of another information indication method proposed in this application.

[0113] S401, the network device determines a first message, the first message includes first indication information, the first indication information is used to indicate one or more second cells that support or do not support the third type of terminal device to reside, and the second cell is a neighboring cell of the first cell.

[0114] Optionally, the third type of terminal device may be a 2R UE and / or a 1R UE. When the third type of terminal device is a 2R UE, it may be understood that the first indication information is used to indicate one or more second cells that support or do not support the 2R UE's residency; when the third type of terminal device is a 1R UE, it may be understood that the first indication information is used to indicate one or more second cells that support or do not support the 1R UE's residency; when the third type of terminal device is a 1R UE and a 2R UE, it may be understood that the first indication information is used to indicate one or more second cells that support or do not support the 2R UE's residency, and the first indication information is also used to indicate one or more second cells that support or do not support the 1R UE's residency.

[0115] Optionally, when the third-type terminal device indicates only one type of terminal device, the first message may further include second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate one or more third cells that support or do not support the second-type terminal device, where the third cell is a neighboring cell of the first cell, and the second-type terminal device and the third-type terminal device are different types of terminal devices. As an example, the third-type terminal device is a 2R UE, and the second-type terminal device is a 1R UE.

[0116] Optionally, the first message is a SIB1 message corresponding to the first cell.

[0117] In a possible specific implementation, the network device may add a neighboring cell list (ie, redcap-supported / redcap-unsupported list) that supports or does not support low-capability UEs in SIB1 (ie, an example of the first message) (ie, an example of the first indication information).

[0118] Optionally, the above-mentioned neighbor cell list that supports or does not support low-capability UEs can be a neighbor cell list that supports or does not support all low-capability UEs, or can be a neighbor cell list that partially supports or does not support low-capability UEs.

[0119] S402: The network device sends a first message.

[0120] Optionally, the network device broadcasts the first message to UEs in the first cell.

[0121] Correspondingly, the UE receives the first message, wherein the UE is a third type of terminal device.

[0122] S403: When the UE performs cell handover in the first cell or when the UE is prohibited from camping on the first cell, the UE reselects a cell to camp on according to the first indication information.

[0123] The above technical solution is applicable to both the initial cell selection and the cell switching. Here, the main explanation is about the situation applicable to the initial cell selection. When the UE is prohibited from residing in the first cell during the initial cell selection, the UE can, based on the neighboring cell information that supports or does not support the UE configured by the network device in the first message, not receive the broadcast information of the neighboring cells that do not support the UE, or only receive the broadcast information of the neighboring cells that support the UE, or reduce the number of times the UE performs blind cell selection based on the neighboring cell information that supports and does not support the UE, so that the UE can find a suitable cell to reside in more quickly, thereby saving UE power consumption and cell selection time.

[0124] In another implementation, if the UE has successfully resided in the first cell and wants to switch to the target cell, when the UE performs cell reselection, since the network device adds a list of neighboring cells that support the UE in the SIB messages related to cell reselection (such as SIB2, 3, 4, etc.), the UE needs to read all the SIB messages related to cell reselection to determine which neighboring cells support the UE's residence, which wastes the UE's power consumption and time.

[0125] In view of this, the present application proposes another information indication method, which can enable the UE to find a suitable cell to camp on more quickly.

[0126] See also Figure 5 , Figure 5 This is a schematic flow chart of another information indication method proposed in this application.

[0127] S501, the network device determines a first message, the first message includes first indication information, the first indication information is used to instruct the UE to read one or more messages in the SIB message about cell reselection corresponding to the first cell when the UE performs cell switching in the first cell or when the UE is prohibited from staying in the first cell, and the one or more messages include neighboring cell information supporting the UE.

[0128] Optionally, if the SIB message corresponding to the first cell regarding cell reselection contains a same-frequency neighboring area that supports the UE, but does not contain an inter-frequency neighboring area that supports the UE, the first indication information is used to instruct the UE to read the SIB message corresponding to the first cell containing the same-frequency neighboring area information that supports the UE. As an example, the first indication information instructs the UE to read only the SIB2 and / or SIB3 messages, without reading other irrelevant SIB messages involving cell reselection such as SIB4. It can be understood that the first indication information in this example also indirectly indicates that none of the inter-frequency neighboring areas of the first cell support UE residency.

[0129] Optionally, if there are inter-frequency neighboring cells that support the UE in all SIB messages about cell reselection corresponding to the first cell, but there are no same-frequency neighboring cells that support the UE, the first indication information is used to instruct the UE to read the SIB message corresponding to the first cell containing the information of inter-frequency neighboring cells that support the UE. As an example, the first indication information instructs the UE to read only SIB2 and / or SIB4 messages, without reading other irrelevant SIB messages involving cell reselection such as SIB3. It can be understood that the first indication information in this example also indirectly indicates that none of the same-frequency neighboring cells of the first cell support UE residency.

[0130] Optionally, the first message is a SIB1 message corresponding to the first cell.

[0131] In one possible specific implementation, the network device may add a new IE, Related-SI indication (i.e., an example of the first indication information), for the UE in SIB1 (i.e., an example of the first message). When the UE performs cell reselection, the UE will read the necessary SIB messages based on this IE instead of reading all SIB messages related to cell reselection.

[0132] Optionally, the first message may not include the first indication information, which may indicate the following two situations:

[0133] (1) Indicates that the SIB message regarding cell reselection corresponding to the first cell contains information about the same-frequency and different-frequency neighboring cells that support the UE. The UE reads all SIB messages regarding cell reselection corresponding to the first cell normally according to the existing process.

[0134] (2) Indicates that the SIB message regarding cell reselection corresponding to the first cell does not contain neighboring cell information supporting the UE, and the UE does not need to read the SIB message regarding cell reselection corresponding to the first cell.

[0135] S502: The network device sends a first message.

[0136] Exemplarily, the network device broadcasts a first message to UEs in a first cell.

[0137] Correspondingly, the UE receives the first message.

[0138] S503: When the UE performs cell handover in the first cell or when the UE is prohibited from camping on the first cell, the UE reads one or more messages in the SIB message about cell reselection corresponding to the first cell according to the first indication information.

[0139] Optionally, the first message may not include the first indication information. For how the UE reads the SIB message about cell reselection, refer to the description in S501 and will not be repeated here.

[0140] Optionally, the UE in this embodiment may be a low-capability terminal device or a common UE, and this application does not make any specific limitation on this.

[0141] In the above technical solution, when the UE performs cell switching (or cell reselection), the UE will only read the relevant SIB messages according to the first indication information, which allows the UE to read less of the SIB messages in some cases, instead of reading all the SIB messages about cell reselection, thereby saving UE power consumption and cell selection time; when the UE performs initial cell selection and is prohibited from staying in the current cell, the UE can read the relevant SIB messages instead of not reading all SIB messages and performing blind cell selection, thereby reducing the number of blind cell selections and saving UE power consumption and cell selection time.

[0142] It should be understood that when network devices broadcast these SIB messages, SIBs with the same transmission period can be mapped to the same or different system messages, and SIBs with different transmission periods cannot be mapped to the same system message. Therefore, when these SIB messages have different transmission periods, SIB2, 3, 4, and 5 may be mapped to different system messages. In this case, the above solution can save UE power consumption and cell selection time, that is, reading one or more SIB messages instead of reading all of them.

[0143] The above describes in detail the information indication method provided by the present application. The following introduces the communication device provided by the present application.

[0144] See also Figure 6 , Figure 6 It is a schematic block diagram of the communication device 1000 provided in this application.

[0145] In one possible design, a communication device 1000 includes a receiving unit 1100 and a processing unit 1200. The communication device 1000 can implement steps or processes corresponding to those performed by a terminal device in the above method embodiments. For example, the communication device 1000 can be a terminal device, or a chip or circuit configured in a terminal device. The receiving unit 1100 is used to perform the reception-related operations of the terminal device in the above method embodiments, and the processing unit 1200 is used to perform the processing-related operations of the terminal device in the above method embodiments.

[0146] In one possible implementation, a receiving unit 1100 is configured to receive a first message from a network device; and a processing unit 1200 is configured to determine whether a terminal device is allowed to reside in a first cell based on whether a reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold is included in the first message.

[0147] Optionally, when the first message includes the RSRP threshold, the processing unit is specifically used to: determine that when the RSRP value of the terminal device is less than the RSRP threshold, the terminal device is not allowed to reside in the first cell; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is greater than the RSRP threshold, the terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is equal to the RSRP threshold, the terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell, or the terminal device is not allowed to reside in the first cell.

[0148] Optionally, when the first message includes the RSRP threshold, the processing unit is specifically used to: determine that the terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is less than the RSRP threshold, the terminal device cannot normally receive the data sent by the network device; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is greater than the RSRP threshold, the terminal device can normally receive the data sent by the network device; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is equal to the RSRP threshold, the terminal device cannot normally receive the data sent by the network device, or the terminal device can normally receive the data sent by the network device.

[0149] Optionally, when the first message does not include the RSRP threshold, the processing unit is specifically used to: determine that the terminal device is not allowed to reside in the first cell.

[0150] Optionally, the first message also includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate whether the first type terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell, the terminal device is a second type terminal device, and the first type terminal device and the second type terminal device are different types of terminal devices.

[0151] Optionally, the first type of terminal device is a terminal device with two receiving antennas, and the second type of terminal device is a terminal device with one receiving antenna.

[0152] Optionally, the first message is a system information block SIB1 message corresponding to the first cell.

[0153] Optionally, the communication device 1000 may further include a sending unit 1300 , and the sending unit 1300 and the receiving unit 1100 may also be integrated into a transceiver unit having both receiving and sending functions, which is not limited here.

[0154] Optionally, in an implementation where the communication device 1000 may be a terminal device in a method embodiment, the sending unit 1300 may be a transmitter, and the receiving unit 1100 may be a receiver. The receiver and transmitter may also be integrated into a transceiver. The processing unit 1200 may be a processing device.

[0155] Alternatively, in an implementation where the communication device 1000 may be a chip or integrated circuit installed in a terminal device, the transmitting unit 1300 and the receiving unit 1100 may be communication interfaces or interface circuits. For example, the transmitting unit 1300 may be an output interface or output circuit, the receiving unit 1100 may be an input interface or input circuit, and the processing unit 1200 may be a processing device.

[0156] The functions of the processing device can be implemented by hardware or by executing corresponding software implementations through hardware. For example, the processing device may include a memory and a processor, wherein the memory is used to store computer programs, and the processor reads and executes the computer programs stored in the memory, so that the communication device 1000 performs the operations and / or processes performed by the terminal device in each method embodiment. Alternatively, the processing device may include only a processor, and the memory for storing the computer program is located outside the processing device. The processor is connected to the memory via circuits / wires to read and execute the computer program stored in the memory. For another example, the processing device may be a chip or an integrated circuit.

[0157] In another possible design, the communication device 1000 includes a processing unit 1200 and a sending unit 1300. The communication device 1000 can implement steps or processes corresponding to those performed by the network device in the above method embodiments. For example, the communication device 1000 can be a network device, or a chip or circuit configured in a network device. The receiving unit 1100 is used to perform the reception-related operations of the network device in the above method embodiments, and the processing unit 1200 is used to perform the processing-related operations of the network device in the above method embodiments.

[0158] In one possible implementation, a processing unit 1200 is configured to determine a first message, wherein the first message indicates whether a terminal device receiving the first message is allowed to reside in the first cell by including a reference signal received power RSRP threshold; and a sending unit 1300 is configured to send the first message.

[0159] Optionally, when the first message includes the RSRP threshold, when the RSRP value of the terminal device is less than the RSRP threshold, the terminal device is not allowed to reside in the first cell; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is greater than the RSRP threshold, the terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is equal to the RSRP threshold, the terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell, or the terminal device is not allowed to reside in the first cell.

[0160] Optionally, when the first message includes the RSRP threshold, the terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is less than the RSRP threshold, the terminal device cannot normally receive the data sent by the network device; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is greater than the RSRP threshold, the terminal device can normally receive the data sent by the network device; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is equal to the RSRP threshold, the terminal device cannot normally receive the data sent by the network device, or the terminal device can normally receive the data sent by the network device.

[0161] Optionally, when the first message does not include the RSRP threshold, the terminal device is not allowed to reside in the first cell.

[0162] Optionally, the first message also includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate whether the first type terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell, the terminal device is a second type terminal device, and the first type terminal device and the second type terminal device are different types of terminal devices.

[0163] Optionally, the first type of terminal device is a terminal device with two receiving antennas, and the second type of terminal device is a terminal device with one receiving antenna.

[0164] Optionally, the first message is a system information block SIB1 message corresponding to the first cell.

[0165] Optionally, the communication device 1000 may further include a receiving unit 1100 , and the sending unit 1300 and the receiving unit 1100 may also be integrated into a transceiver unit having both receiving and sending functions, which is not limited here.

[0166] Alternatively, in an implementation where the communication device 1000 may be a network device in a method embodiment, the sending unit 1300 may be a transmitter, and the receiving unit 1100 may be a receiver. The receiver and transmitter may also be integrated into a transceiver. The processing unit 1200 may be a processing device.

[0167] Alternatively, in an implementation where the communication device 1000 may be a chip or integrated circuit installed in a network device, the sending unit 1300 and the receiving unit 1100 may be communication interfaces or interface circuits. For example, the sending unit 1300 may be an output interface or output circuit, the receiving unit 1100 may be an input interface or input circuit, and the processing unit 1200 may be a processing device.

[0168] The functions of the processing device can be implemented by hardware or by executing corresponding software implementations through hardware. For example, the processing device may include a memory and a processor, wherein the memory is used to store computer programs, and the processor reads and executes the computer programs stored in the memory, so that the communication device 1000 performs the operations and / or processes performed by the network device in each method embodiment. Alternatively, the processing device may include only a processor, and the memory for storing the computer program is located outside the processing device. The processor is connected to the memory via circuits / wires to read and execute the computer program stored in the memory. For another example, the processing device may be a chip or an integrated circuit.

[0169] like Figure 7 As shown, an embodiment of the present application provides another transmission mode switching device 10. The device 10 includes a processor 11, which is coupled to a memory 12. The memory 12 is used to store computer programs or instructions and / or data. The processor 11 is used to execute the computer programs or instructions stored in the memory 12, or read the data stored in the memory 12, to perform the methods in the above method embodiments.

[0170] Optionally, there are one or more processors 11.

[0171] Optionally, there are one or more memories 12 .

[0172] Optionally, the memory 12 is integrated with the processor 11 or provided separately.

[0173] Alternatively, as Figure 7 As shown, the device 10 further includes a transceiver 13, which is used to receive and / or send signals. For example, the processor 11 is used to control the transceiver 13 to receive and / or send signals.

[0174] As a solution, the apparatus 10 is used to implement the operations performed by the terminal device in each of the above method embodiments.

[0175] For example, the processor 11 is used to execute the computer program or instructions stored in the memory 12 to implement the relevant operations of the terminal device in the above various method embodiments. Figures 3 to 5 A method executed by a terminal device in any one of the embodiments shown.

[0176] For another example, the processor 11 is used to execute the computer program or instructions stored in the memory 12 to implement the relevant operations of the network device in the above various method embodiments. Figures 3 to 5 A method performed by a network device in any one of the embodiments shown.

[0177] It should be understood that the processor in the embodiments of the present application can be an integrated circuit chip with the ability to process signals. During implementation, each step of the above method embodiment can be completed by hardware integrated logic circuits in the processor or instructions in the form of software. The processor can be a central processing unit (CPU), or it can be other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSP), application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor or the processor can also be any conventional processor. The steps of the method disclosed in the embodiments of the present application can be directly embodied as being executed by a hardware coding processor, or can be executed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the coding processor. The software module can be located in a storage medium mature in the art, such as random access memory, flash memory, read-only memory, programmable read-only memory or electrically erasable programmable memory, registers, etc. The storage medium is located in the memory, and the processor reads the information in the memory and completes the steps of the above method in combination with its hardware.

[0178] The memory in the embodiments of the present application may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memories. Among them, the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory may be a random access memory (RAM), which is used as an external cache. By way of example and not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as static RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDRSDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link DRAM (SLDRAM), and direct rambus RAM (DRRAM).

[0179] It should be noted that when the processor is a general-purpose processor, DSP, ASIC, FPGA or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic device, discrete hardware component, the memory (storage module) can be integrated into the processor.

[0180] It should also be noted that the memory described herein is intended to comprise, but not be limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0181] In addition, the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores computer instructions. When the computer instructions are run on a computer, the operations and / or processes performed by the terminal device or network device in each method embodiment of the present application are executed.

[0182] The present application also provides a computer program product, which includes computer program code or instructions. When the computer program code or instructions are run on a computer, the operations and / or processes performed by the terminal device or network device in the various method embodiments of the present application are executed.

[0183] In addition, the present application further provides a chip, the chip including a processor. A memory for storing a computer program is provided independently of the chip, and the processor is configured to execute the computer program stored in the memory, so that the operations and / or processing performed by the terminal device or the network device in any one of the method embodiments are performed.

[0184] Furthermore, the chip may further include a communication interface. The communication interface may be an input / output interface, or an interface circuit, etc. Furthermore, the chip may further include the memory.

[0185] In addition, the present application also provides a communication system, including the terminal device and network device in the embodiments of the present application.

[0186] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this application.

[0187] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0188] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely schematic. For example, the division of the units is merely a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0189] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of these units may be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs.

[0190] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

[0191] In this application, the term "and / or" is simply a description of the association relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent three situations: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. A, B, and C can all be singular or plural, without limitation.

[0192] If the functions are implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or the part of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions for enabling a computer device (which can be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media that can store program codes, such as a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

[0193] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present application, but the scope of protection of the present application is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this application should be included in the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, the scope of protection of this application should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A method for information indication, characterized in that: include: The terminal device receives a first message from the network device; The terminal device determines whether it is allowed to reside in the first cell according to whether the first message includes a reference signal received power RSRP threshold; When the first message includes the RSRP threshold, the terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is less than the RSRP threshold, the terminal device cannot normally receive data sent by the network device; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is greater than the RSRP threshold, the terminal device can normally receive data sent by the network device; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is equal to the RSRP threshold, the terminal device cannot normally receive data sent by the network device or the terminal device can normally receive data sent by the network device; When the first message does not include the RSRP threshold, the terminal device is not allowed to reside in the first cell.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first message also includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate whether the first type terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell, the terminal device is a second type terminal device, and the first type terminal device and the second type terminal device are different types of terminal devices.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The first type of terminal device is a terminal device with two receiving antennas, and the second type of terminal device is a terminal device with one receiving antenna.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that The first message is a system information block SIB1 message corresponding to the first cell.

5. A method for information indication, characterized in that: include: The network device determines a first message, where the first message indicates whether a terminal device receiving the first message is allowed to reside in the first cell by including a reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold; The network device sends the first message; When the first message includes the RSRP threshold, the terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is less than the RSRP threshold, the terminal device cannot normally receive data sent by the network device; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is greater than the RSRP threshold, the terminal device can normally receive data sent by the network device; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is equal to the RSRP threshold, the terminal device cannot normally receive data sent by the network device or the terminal device can normally receive data sent by the network device; When the first message does not include the RSRP threshold, the terminal device is not allowed to reside in the first cell.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The first message also includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate whether the first type terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell, the terminal device is a second type terminal device, and the first type terminal device and the second type terminal device are different types of terminal devices.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that The first type of terminal device is a terminal device with two receiving antennas, and the second type of terminal device is a terminal device with one receiving antenna.

8. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that The first message is a system information block SIB1 message corresponding to the first cell.

9. A communication device, characterized in that: include: A receiving unit, configured to receive a first message from a network device; a processing unit, configured to determine whether the terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell according to whether the first message includes a reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold; When the first message includes the RSRP threshold, the processing unit is specifically used to: determine that the terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is less than the RSRP threshold, the terminal device cannot normally receive the data sent by the network device; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is greater than the RSRP threshold, the terminal device can normally receive the data sent by the network device; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is equal to the RSRP threshold, the terminal device cannot normally receive the data sent by the network device or the terminal device can normally receive the data sent by the network device; When the first message does not include the RSRP threshold, the processing unit is specifically used to: determine that the terminal device is not allowed to reside in the first cell.

10. The device according to claim 9, characterized in that The first message also includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate whether the first type terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell, the terminal device is a second type terminal device, and the first type terminal device and the second type terminal device are different types of terminal devices.

11. The device according to claim 10, characterized in that The first type of terminal device is a terminal device with two receiving antennas, and the second type of terminal device is a terminal device with one receiving antenna.

12. The device according to any one of claims 9 to 11, characterized in that The first message is a system information block SIB1 message corresponding to the first cell.

13. A communication device, characterized in that: include: a processing unit, configured to determine a first message, where the first message indicates whether a terminal device receiving the first message is allowed to reside in the first cell by whether the first message includes a reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold; a sending unit, configured to send the first message; Wherein, when the first message includes the RSRP threshold, the terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is less than the RSRP threshold, the terminal device cannot normally receive data sent by the network device; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is greater than the RSRP threshold, the terminal device can normally receive data sent by the network device; when the RSRP value of the terminal device is equal to the RSRP threshold, the terminal device cannot normally receive data sent by the network device or the terminal device can normally receive data sent by the network device; When the first message does not include the RSRP threshold, the terminal device is not allowed to reside in the first cell.

14. The device according to claim 13, characterized in that The first message also includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate whether the first type terminal device is allowed to reside in the first cell, the terminal device is a second type terminal device, and the first type terminal device and the second type terminal device are different types of terminal devices.

15. The device according to claim 14, characterized in that The first type of terminal device is a terminal device with two receiving antennas, and the second type of terminal device is a terminal device with one receiving antenna.

16. The device according to any one of claims 13 to 15, characterized in that The first message is a system information block SIB1 message corresponding to the first cell.

17. A communication device, characterized in that: The communication device comprises at least one processor coupled to at least one memory, and the at least one processor is configured to execute a computer program or instruction stored in the at least one memory, so that the communication device performs the method according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

18. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that The computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions. When the computer instructions are executed on a computer, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 8 is executed.

19. A computer program product, characterized in that The computer program product includes computer program code, and when the computer program code is run on a computer, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 8 is executed.

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