Information reporting method and device

Abstract

This disclosure provides an information reporting method and apparatus applicable to the field of communication technology. The method, executed by a terminal device, includes: reporting auxiliary information to a network-side device in response to the fulfillment of preset conditions. The auxiliary information assists the network-side device in performing mobility management, and the reporting of auxiliary information is not triggered based on the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions. Therefore, the terminal device can proactively report information to assist the network-side device in performing mobility management, proactively perform cell handover, and avoid service interruptions.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to an information reporting method and apparatus. Background Technology

[0002] In a communication system, a terminal device can perform measurements based on the measurement configuration of the network-side device. The terminal device can trigger the reporting of measurement results when the measurement reporting conditions are met.

[0003] In related technologies, terminal devices do not actively report information to assist network-side devices in mobility management. In this case, the terminal device cannot perform cell handover, which will lead to service interruption. This is an urgent problem to be solved. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This disclosure provides an information reporting method and apparatus, which enables terminal devices to proactively report information to assist network-side devices in mobility management, proactively perform cell handover, and avoid service interruption.

[0005] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide an information reporting method, which is executed by a terminal device. The method includes: reporting auxiliary information to a network-side device in response to the fulfillment of preset conditions, wherein the auxiliary information is used to assist the network-side device in performing mobility management, and the reporting of the auxiliary information is not triggered based on the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions.

[0006] In this technical solution, the terminal device reports auxiliary information to the network-side device in response to the fulfillment of preset conditions. This auxiliary information assists the network-side device in performing mobility management, and its reporting is not triggered by the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions. Therefore, the terminal device can proactively report information to assist the network-side device in mobility management, actively perform cell handover, and avoid service interruptions.

[0007] Secondly, this disclosure provides another information reporting method, which is executed by a network-side device. The method includes: receiving auxiliary information reported by a terminal device, wherein the auxiliary information is used to assist the network-side device in performing mobility management, and the auxiliary information is reported by the terminal device when preset conditions are met, and the reporting of the auxiliary information is not triggered based on the satisfaction of measurement reporting conditions.

[0008] Thirdly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device that implements some or all of the functions of the terminal device described in the first aspect above. For example, the communication device may have the functions of some or all of the embodiments in this disclosure, or it may have the functions of any one embodiment in this disclosure implemented individually. The functions may be implemented by hardware or by hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more units or modules corresponding to the above functions.

[0009] In one implementation, the communication device may include a transceiver module and a processing module, the processing module being configured to support the communication device in performing the corresponding functions described in the above method. The transceiver module supports communication between the communication device and other devices. The communication device may also include a storage module, coupled to the transceiver module and the processing module, which stores necessary computer programs and data for the communication device.

[0010] In one implementation, the communication device includes a transceiver module configured to report auxiliary information to a network-side device in response to a preset condition being met, wherein the auxiliary information is used to assist the network-side device in performing mobility management, and the reporting of the auxiliary information is not triggered based on the fulfillment of a measurement reporting condition.

[0011] Fourthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide another communication device that has some or all of the functions of the network-side device in the method example described in the second aspect above. For example, the communication device may have the functions of some or all of the embodiments in this disclosure, or it may have the functions of any one embodiment in this disclosure implemented individually. The functions may be implemented by hardware or by hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more units or modules corresponding to the above functions.

[0012] In one implementation, the communication device may include a transceiver module and a processing module, the processing module being configured to support the communication device in performing the corresponding functions described in the above method. The transceiver module is used to support communication between the communication device and other devices. The communication device may also include a storage module, which is coupled to the transceiver module and the processing module, and stores the necessary computer programs and data of the communication device.

[0013] In one implementation, the communication device includes a transceiver module configured to receive auxiliary information reported by a terminal device, wherein the auxiliary information is used to assist the network-side device in performing mobility management, and the auxiliary information is reported by the terminal device when preset conditions are met, and the reporting of the auxiliary information is not triggered based on the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions.

[0014] Fifthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device including a processor that, when the processor invokes a computer program in memory, executes the method described in the first aspect.

[0015] In a sixth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device including a processor that, when the processor invokes a computer program in memory, executes the method described in the second aspect above.

[0016] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device including a processor and a memory, the memory storing a computer program; the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory to cause the communication device to perform the method described in the first aspect above.

[0017] Eighthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device including a processor and a memory storing a computer program; the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory to cause the communication device to perform the method described in the second aspect above.

[0018] Ninthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device including a processor and an interface circuit. The interface circuit is configured to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor, which is configured to execute the code instructions to cause the device to perform the method described in the first aspect above.

[0019] In a tenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device including a processor and an interface circuit. The interface circuit is configured to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor, which is configured to execute the code instructions to cause the device to perform the method described in the second aspect above.

[0020] Eleventhly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a random access system, the system including the communication device described in the third aspect and the communication device described in the fourth aspect, or the system including the communication device described in the fifth aspect and the communication device described in the sixth aspect, or the system including the communication device described in the seventh aspect and the communication device described in the eighth aspect, or the system including the communication device described in the ninth aspect and the communication device described in the tenth aspect.

[0021] In a twelfth aspect, embodiments of the present invention provide a computer-readable storage medium for storing instructions for use by the aforementioned terminal device, which, when executed, cause the terminal device to perform the method described in the first aspect.

[0022] In a thirteenth aspect, embodiments of the present invention provide a readable storage medium for storing instructions for use by the network-side device, which, when executed, cause the network-side device to perform the method described in the second aspect.

[0023] In a fourteenth aspect, this disclosure also provides a computer program product including a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method described in the first aspect above.

[0024] In a fifteenth aspect, this disclosure also provides a computer program product including a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method described in the second aspect above.

[0025] In a sixteenth aspect, this disclosure provides a chip system including at least one processor and an interface for supporting a terminal device in implementing the functions involved in the first aspect, such as determining or processing at least one of the data and information involved in the above methods. In one possible design, the chip system further includes a memory for storing computer programs and data necessary for the terminal device. The chip system may be composed of chips or may include chips and other discrete devices.

[0026] In a seventeenth aspect, this disclosure provides a chip system including at least one processor and an interface for supporting network-side devices in implementing the functions involved in the second aspect, such as determining or processing at least one of the data and information involved in the above methods. In one possible design, the chip system further includes a memory for storing computer programs and data necessary for the network-side device. The chip system may be composed of chips or may include chips and other discrete devices.

[0027] In an eighteenth aspect, this disclosure provides a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method described in the first aspect above.

[0028] In a nineteenth aspect, this disclosure provides a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method described in the second aspect above. Attached Figure Description

[0029] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments or background art of this disclosure, the accompanying drawings used in the embodiments or background art of this disclosure will be described below.

[0030] Figure 1 This is an architecture diagram of a communication system provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0031] Figure 2 This is a flowchart of an information reporting method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0032] Figure 3 This is a flowchart of another information reporting method provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0033] Figure 4 This is a flowchart of another information reporting method provided in this disclosure embodiment;

[0034] Figure 5 This is a flowchart of another information reporting method provided in this disclosure embodiment;

[0035] Figure 6 This is a flowchart of another information reporting method provided in this disclosure embodiment;

[0036] Figure 7 This is a flowchart of another information reporting method provided in this disclosure embodiment;

[0037] Figure 8 This is a flowchart of another information reporting method provided in this disclosure embodiment;

[0038] Figure 9 This is a flowchart of another information reporting method provided in this disclosure embodiment;

[0039] Figure 10 This is a structural diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0040] Figure 11 This is a structural diagram of another communication device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0041] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0042] To better understand the information reporting method and apparatus disclosed in this disclosure, the communication system to which this disclosure applies will be described first.

[0043] Please see Figure 1 , Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication system may include, but is not limited to, a network-side device and a terminal device. Figure 1 The number and form of devices shown are for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute a limitation on the embodiments of this disclosure. In actual applications, there may be two or more network-side devices and two or more terminal devices. Figure 1 The communication system 10 shown is exemplified by including a network-side device 101 and a terminal device 102.

[0044] It should be noted that the technical solutions of this disclosure can be applied to various communication systems. For example, Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems, 5th Generation (5G) mobile communication systems, 5G New Radio (NR) systems, or other future new mobile communication systems. It should also be noted that the side link in this disclosure can also be referred to as a side link or a direct link.

[0045] The network-side device 101 in this embodiment is a network-side entity used for transmitting or receiving signals. For example, the network-side device 101 can be an evolved NodeB (eNB), a transmission reception point (TRP), a next-generation NodeB (gNB) in an NR system, a base station in other future mobile communication systems, or an access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system. This disclosure does not limit the specific technology or device form used in the base station. The base station provided in this disclosure can be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU). The CU can also be called a control unit. Using a CU-DU structure, the base station, for example, can have its protocol layer separated. Some protocol layer functions are centrally controlled by the CU, while the remaining or all protocol layer functions are distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU.

[0046] The terminal device 102 in this disclosure is a user-side entity used to receive or transmit signals, such as a mobile phone. The terminal device can also be referred to as a terminal, user equipment (UE), mobile station (MS), mobile terminal (MT), etc. The terminal device can be a car with communication capabilities, a smart car, a mobile phone, a wearable device, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver capabilities, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, a wireless terminal device in a smart home, etc. This disclosure does not limit the specific technology or device form used in the terminal device.

[0047] It is understood that the communication system described in the embodiments of this disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this disclosure. As those skilled in the art will know, with the evolution of system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0048] The information reporting method and apparatus provided in this disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0049] In related technologies, terminal devices perform measurements based on the measurement configuration of network-side devices. The measurement configuration may include measurement object, report configuration, quantity configuration, etc.

[0050] The measurement object indicates the frequency and cell to be measured, and can include various access technologies, including NR, LTE or E-UTRAN cells. Each measurement object is bound to a measurement object index identifier (measObject ID).

[0051] The reporting configuration indicates the type of reporting from the terminal device, including periodic reporting and event-based reporting. It carries a reporting timer configuration to trigger measurement reporting; the reporting timers include T321, T322, and timetotrigger. Different reporting configurations can be used for measurement objects of different access technologies, and each reporting configuration is bound to a reporting configuration index identifier (reportconfig ID).

[0052] The event-based reporting configuration will provide the following settings:

[0053] The types of signals that trigger reporting include RSRP (Reference Signal Receiving Power), RSRQ (Reference Signal Receiving Quality), or SINR (Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio).

[0054] Threshold or bias.

[0055] The reported measurement results include RSRP, RSRQ, or SINR.

[0056] The terminal device compares the relationship between the signal measurement results of the serving cell or neighboring cells or the relationship with a threshold. If the threshold requirement is met, the measurement result is reported.

[0057] Event-based measurement reporting includes A1-A6, B1-B2, D1, and T1. A-series events are used for intra-system mobility management, while B-series events are used for inter-system mobility management. D1 and T1 are used for satellite system mobility management. The A-series reported events are shown below.

[0058] Event A1: Serving becomes better than absolute threshold;

[0059] Event A2: Serving becomes worse than absolute threshold;

[0060] Event A3: Neighbour becomes a better amount of offset than PCell / PSCell (Event A3: The signal quality of the neighboring cell plus the offset is better than the signal quality of the primary cell);

[0061] Event A4: Neighbour becomes better than absolute threshold;

[0062] Event A5: PCell / PSCell becomes worse than absolute threshold1 AND Neighbour / SCell becomes better than another absolute threshold2 (Event A5: The signal quality of the primary cell is less than threshold1, while the signal quality of the neighboring cell is greater than threshold2).

[0063] Event A6: Neighbour becomes a better amount of offset than SCell.

[0064] In related technologies, during the handover process, the network-side equipment configures the terminal equipment to perform measurements. Based on the measurement results reported by the terminal equipment, the network-side equipment sends a handover request to the target cell. After the target cell is confirmed, a handover command (Reconfiguration with sync) is sent to the terminal equipment, carrying the configuration information of the target cell. After receiving the handover command, the terminal equipment synchronizes with the target cell and then initiates a random access procedure to access the target cell.

[0065] However, the measurement reporting conditions configured by the network-side equipment for the terminal device may be unreasonable. For example, RSRP-based measurement reporting may be configured, but if the RSRP of the serving cell corresponding to the terminal device is good, but the RSRQ is poor, measurement reporting cannot be triggered, causing the terminal device to be unable to perform cell handover and resulting in service interruption. Another example is that the current cell signal quality is good, but the terminal device does not receive uplink and downlink resources from the network-side equipment for an extended period (due to a large number of terminal devices serving the current cell, communication congestion, etc.). In this case, the terminal device will also be unable to perform cell handover, leading to service interruption, and so on.

[0066] Based on this, an information reporting method and apparatus are proposed. When preset conditions are met, the terminal device can report auxiliary information to the network-side device. This auxiliary information assists the network-side device in performing mobility management, and its reporting is not triggered by the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions. Therefore, the terminal device can proactively report information to assist the network-side device in mobility management, actively perform cell handover, and avoid service interruption.

[0067] Please see Figure 2 , Figure 2 This is a flowchart of an information reporting method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0068] like Figure 2 As shown, this method is executed by a terminal device, and the method may include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0069] S21: In response to the fulfillment of preset conditions, auxiliary information is reported to the network-side device. The auxiliary information is used to assist the network-side device in performing mobility management. The reporting of auxiliary information is not triggered based on the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions.

[0070] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal device may report auxiliary information to the network-side device when the preset conditions are met. The auxiliary information is used to assist the network-side device in performing mobility management.

[0071] The auxiliary information can include information related to the handover request, such as: handover request indication, target cell, measurement results of the target cell, and / or handover reason, etc. The auxiliary information can also include measurement reporting configurations requested from the network-side equipment, such as: measurement reporting event identifier, trigger signal type for measurement reporting, measurement reporting cycle, measurement target, and / or measurement reporting trigger time, etc.

[0072] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when preset conditions are met, the terminal device reports relevant information requesting handover to the network-side device, and can proactively apply for cell handover to complete the handover and avoid service interruption. When preset conditions are met, the terminal device also reports measurement reporting related configurations requested from the network-side device. The network-side device can consider the measurement reporting related configurations reported by the terminal device and configure reasonable measurement reporting conditions for the terminal device, enabling the terminal device to complete the cell handover and avoid service interruption.

[0073] It is understandable that the reporting of auxiliary information is not triggered by the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions, but rather is initiated by the terminal device.

[0074] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal device can determine whether to actively report auxiliary information to the network-side device based on the local measurement results and / or communication needs, taking into account the service quality of the serving cell and / or neighboring cells and / or its own communication needs.

[0075] By implementing the embodiments of this disclosure, the terminal device, in response to the fulfillment of preset conditions, reports auxiliary information to the network-side device. This auxiliary information assists the network-side device in performing mobility management, and the reporting of auxiliary information is not triggered based on the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions. Therefore, the terminal device can proactively report information to assist the network-side device in performing mobility management, proactively perform cell handover, and avoid service interruptions.

[0076] In a series of embodiments, the preset conditions include at least one of the following:

[0077] No uplink resources scheduled by network-side devices were received within a specific time period;

[0078] No downlink resources scheduled by network-side equipment were received within a specific time period;

[0079] The signal quality of the serving cell was below the signal quality threshold, and the measurement results could not be reported.

[0080] The signal quality of the serving cell is below the signal quality threshold, and no handover is performed.

[0081] In this embodiment of the disclosure, if the terminal device does not receive uplink resources scheduled by the network-side device within a certain period of time, it reports auxiliary information for mobility management to the network-side device.

[0082] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, if the terminal device does not receive downlink resources scheduled by the network-side device within a certain period of time, it reports auxiliary information for mobility management to the network-side device.

[0083] It is understandable that if a terminal device does not receive uplink and / or downlink resources scheduled by the network side within a specific time period, the signal quality of the serving cell is relatively good, and the network side does not send measurement configurations to the terminal device. However, if the terminal device does not receive uplink and / or downlink resources scheduled by the network side within a specific time period, it indicates that there are many terminal devices serving the serving cell, resulting in communication congestion. In this case, the terminal device can report auxiliary information to the network side to actively request cell handover and avoid service interruption.

[0084] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when the signal quality of the serving cell is lower than the signal quality threshold and the terminal device fails to report the measurement results, it reports auxiliary information for mobility management to the network side device.

[0085] It is understandable that if the signal quality of the serving cell is lower than the signal quality threshold and the measurement results cannot be reported, the measurement reporting conditions configured on the network side equipment may be unreasonable. In this case, the terminal equipment can report auxiliary information to the network side equipment to actively request cell handover and avoid service interruption.

[0086] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when the signal quality of the serving cell is lower than the signal quality threshold and no handover is performed, the terminal device reports auxiliary information for mobility management to the network side device.

[0087] Understandably, if the signal quality of the serving cell is below the signal quality threshold and no handover is performed, the target cell may be unable to provide communication services to the terminal device, or information between the terminal device, the target cell, and the network-side equipment may fail to be transmitted accurately. In this case, the terminal device can report auxiliary information to the network-side equipment to proactively request a cell handover and avoid service interruption.

[0088] It should be noted that the above embodiments are not exhaustive, but only illustrative of some embodiments. Furthermore, the above embodiments can be implemented individually or in combination. The above embodiments are only illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the embodiments disclosed herein.

[0089] In some embodiments, the terminal device receives first indication information sent by the network-side device, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate a specific duration.

[0090] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device receives first indication information sent by the network-side device. If the first indication information indicates a specific duration, the specific duration can be determined so that if no uplink or downlink resources are received from the network-side device within the specific duration, auxiliary information for mobility management can be reported to the network-side device.

[0091] Of course, in addition to determining the specific duration based on the first indication information sent by the network-side device, the terminal device can also determine the specific duration in other ways, such as: determining the specific duration according to the agreement, or determining the specific duration based on the indication information of the peer terminal device, or determining the specific duration based on the implementation of the terminal device, etc. This disclosure does not impose specific limitations on this.

[0092] In some embodiments, the terminal device receives second indication information sent by the network-side device, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate a signal quality threshold.

[0093] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device receives second indication information sent by the network-side device. When the second indication information is used to indicate a signal quality threshold, the terminal device can determine the signal quality threshold so that when the signal quality of the serving cell is lower than the signal quality threshold and the measurement results are not reported, the terminal device can report auxiliary information for mobility management to the network-side device, and / or when the signal quality of the serving cell is lower than the signal quality threshold and no handover is performed, the terminal device can report auxiliary information for mobility management to the network-side device.

[0094] Of course, in addition to determining the signal quality threshold based on the second indication information sent by the network-side device, the terminal device can also determine the specific duration in other ways, such as: determining the signal quality threshold according to the protocol agreement, or determining the signal quality threshold based on the indication information of the peer terminal device, or determining the signal quality threshold based on the terminal device, etc. This disclosure does not impose specific limitations on this.

[0095] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information includes first auxiliary information for indicating a request to switch related information, the first auxiliary information including at least one of the following:

[0096] Request a switching instruction;

[0097] Switch target cell;

[0098] The measurement results of the target cell are switched;

[0099] Reason for switching.

[0100] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports auxiliary information to the network side device. It can report first auxiliary information to the network side device to indicate the relevant information of the request for handover, so as to actively apply for cell handover and avoid service interruption.

[0101] The first auxiliary information includes a handover request instruction. When the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports the handover request instruction to the network side device to actively apply for cell handover and avoid service interruption.

[0102] The first auxiliary information includes the target cell for handover. When the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports the target cell for handover to the network side device in order to actively request to hand over to the target cell and avoid service interruption.

[0103] The first auxiliary information includes the measurement results of the target cell for handover. Under the condition that the preset conditions are met, the terminal device reports the measurement results of the target cell for handover to the network side device in order to actively request handover to the target cell for handover and avoid service interruption.

[0104] The first auxiliary information includes the handover reason. Under the condition that the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports the handover reason to the network side device in order to actively request cell handover and avoid service interruption.

[0105] The reasons for handover could include not receiving uplink or downlink resources, poor channel quality of the serving cell, or services not meeting requirements, etc.

[0106] It should be noted that the above embodiments are not exhaustive, but only illustrative of some embodiments. Furthermore, the above embodiments can be implemented individually or in combination. The above embodiments are only illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the embodiments disclosed herein.

[0107] In some embodiments, the terminal device receives a handover command sent by the network-side device based on first auxiliary information.

[0108] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports first auxiliary information to the network side device to indicate the relevant information of the handover request. After receiving the first auxiliary information reported by the terminal device, the network side device can consider the first auxiliary information and send a handover command to the terminal device according to the first auxiliary information to instruct the terminal device to perform cell handover, thereby avoiding service interruption of the terminal device.

[0109] In some embodiments, the terminal device stops reporting auxiliary information to the network side device in response to a measurement report reported to the network side device including measurement results of the target cell being switched.

[0110] In this embodiment of the disclosure, if the terminal device has already reported a measurement report to the network-side device, and the reported measurement report includes the measurement results of the target cell handover, then the terminal device can stop reporting auxiliary information to the network-side device, for example, stop reporting the first auxiliary information to the network-side device.

[0111] In some embodiments, in response to a measurement report reported to a network-side device including measurement results of handover target cell, the terminal device stops reporting auxiliary information to the network-side device, including: in response to a measurement report reported to the network-side device including measurement results of handover target cell, starting a first timer, and stopping reporting auxiliary information to the network-side device within a first time period of the first timer.

[0112] In this embodiment of the disclosure, if the terminal device has already reported a measurement report to the network-side device, and the reported measurement report includes the measurement results of the target cell handover, then the terminal device can stop reporting auxiliary information to the network-side device, for example, stop reporting the first auxiliary information to the network-side device.

[0113] Furthermore, the measurement report reported by the terminal device to the network-side device includes the measurement results of the target cell handover, and a first timer is started. During the first timer duration, the reporting of auxiliary information to the network-side device is stopped.

[0114] In some embodiments, the terminal device receives first configuration information from the network-side device, wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate a first timing duration.

[0115] In this embodiment, the terminal device receives first configuration information sent by the network-side device and determines a first timer duration based on the first configuration information. The measurement report reported by the terminal device to the network-side device includes measurement results of the handover target cell. The terminal device starts the first timer and stops reporting auxiliary information to the network-side device within the first timer duration.

[0116] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information includes second auxiliary information for instructing the network-side device to configure measurement reporting-related settings, the second auxiliary information including at least one of the following:

[0117] Measurement reporting event identifier;

[0118] Trigger measurement reporting signal type;

[0119] Measurement reporting cycle;

[0120] Target to be measured;

[0121] Measure and report trigger time.

[0122] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports auxiliary information to the network-side device. It can report second auxiliary information to the network-side device to indicate the request for the network-side device to configure measurement reporting related configurations, so as to actively request the network-side device to configure the corresponding measurement configuration information, perform cell handover, and avoid service interruption.

[0123] The second auxiliary information includes a measurement reporting event identifier. When the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports the measurement reporting event identifier to the network side device to actively request the network side device to configure measurement configuration information including the measurement reporting event identifier.

[0124] It is understandable that the event identifier for measurement reporting can be any of the following: A1-A6, B1-B2, D1, T1, X1, X2, Y1, and Y2. For different events, a threshold or offset value can also be indicated.

[0125] The second auxiliary information includes the trigger measurement reporting signal type. When the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports the trigger measurement reporting signal type to the network side device to actively request the network side device to configure measurement configuration information including the trigger measurement reporting signal type.

[0126] Understandably, the trigger measurement reporting signal type can be RSRP, RSRQ, or SINR.

[0127] The second auxiliary information includes the measurement reporting cycle. When the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports the measurement reporting cycle to the network-side device in order to actively request the network-side device to configure measurement configuration information including the measurement reporting cycle.

[0128] It is understandable that the measurement reporting cycle can be a single report or a periodic report, and the measurement reporting cycle can indicate the cycle length.

[0129] The second auxiliary information includes the measurement target. When the preset conditions are met, the terminal device reports the measurement target to the network side device to actively request the network side device to configure measurement configuration information including the measurement target.

[0130] Understandably, the measurement target could be a frequency, or it could be a target cell identifier, and so on.

[0131] The second auxiliary information includes the measurement reporting trigger time. When the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports the measurement reporting trigger time to the network side device in order to actively request the network side device to configure measurement configuration information including the measurement reporting trigger time.

[0132] It should be noted that the above embodiments are not exhaustive, but only illustrative of some embodiments. Furthermore, the above embodiments can be implemented individually or in combination. The above embodiments are only illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the embodiments disclosed herein.

[0133] In some embodiments, the terminal device receives measurement configuration information sent by the network-side device based on the second auxiliary information.

[0134] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it sends second auxiliary information to the network side device to indicate the second auxiliary information for requesting the network side device to configure the measurement reporting related configuration. After receiving the second auxiliary information reported by the terminal device, the network side device can consider the second auxiliary information and send measurement configuration information to the terminal device according to the second auxiliary information to instruct the terminal device to report the measurement results and perform cell handover, thereby avoiding service interruption of the terminal device.

[0135] In some embodiments, after reporting auxiliary information to the network-side device, the terminal device starts a second timer, and stops reporting auxiliary information to the network-side device within a second time interval of the second timer.

[0136] In this embodiment, the terminal device reports auxiliary information to the network-side device in response to the fulfillment of preset conditions. This auxiliary information assists the network-side device in performing mobility management, and its reporting is not triggered by the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions. Furthermore, after reporting the auxiliary information to the network-side device, a second timer is started. During the second timer's second duration, reporting of auxiliary information to the network-side device ceases. This avoids the terminal device repeatedly reporting auxiliary information, saving energy consumption.

[0137] In some embodiments, the terminal device receives second configuration information from the network-side device, wherein the second configuration information is used to indicate a second timing duration.

[0138] In this embodiment, the terminal device receives second configuration information from the network-side device, wherein the second configuration information is used to indicate a second timeout duration. Therefore, after reporting auxiliary information to the network-side device, the terminal device starts a second timer, and within the second timeout duration of the second timer, stops reporting auxiliary information to the network-side device. This avoids the terminal device repeatedly reporting auxiliary information, saving energy consumption.

[0139] Please see Figure 3 , Figure 3 This is a flowchart of another information reporting method provided in this embodiment.

[0140] like Figure 3 As shown, this method is executed by a terminal device, and the method may include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0141] S31: In response to the fulfillment of preset conditions, report first auxiliary information to the network-side device, wherein the first auxiliary information is used to indicate relevant information for requesting a switch, and the reporting of the first auxiliary information is not triggered based on the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions.

[0142] The descriptions of the preset conditions can be found in the descriptions in the above embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0143] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports first auxiliary information to the network side device. The first auxiliary information is used to indicate the relevant information for requesting a switch.

[0144] The first auxiliary information includes at least one of the following:

[0145] Request a switching instruction;

[0146] Switch target cell;

[0147] The measurement results of the target cell are switched;

[0148] Reason for switching.

[0149] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports auxiliary information to the network side device. It can report first auxiliary information to the network side device to indicate the relevant information of the request for handover, so as to actively apply for cell handover and avoid service interruption.

[0150] The first auxiliary information includes a handover request instruction. When the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports the handover request instruction to the network side device to actively apply for cell handover and avoid service interruption.

[0151] The first auxiliary information includes the target cell for handover. When the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports the target cell for handover to the network side device in order to actively request to hand over to the target cell and avoid service interruption.

[0152] The first auxiliary information includes the measurement results of the target cell for handover. Under the condition that the preset conditions are met, the terminal device reports the measurement results of the target cell for handover to the network side device in order to actively request handover to the target cell for handover and avoid service interruption.

[0153] The first auxiliary information includes the handover reason. Under the condition that the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports the handover reason to the network side device in order to actively request cell handover and avoid service interruption.

[0154] The reasons for handover could include not receiving uplink or downlink resources, poor channel quality of the serving cell, or services not meeting requirements, etc.

[0155] It should be noted that the above embodiments are not exhaustive, but only illustrative of some embodiments. Furthermore, the above embodiments can be implemented individually or in combination. The above embodiments are only illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the embodiments disclosed herein.

[0156] S32: Receive the handover command sent by the network-side device based on the first auxiliary information.

[0157] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports first auxiliary information to the network side device to indicate the relevant information of the handover request. After receiving the first auxiliary information reported by the terminal device, the network side device can consider the first auxiliary information and send a handover command to the terminal device according to the first auxiliary information to instruct the terminal device to perform cell handover, thereby avoiding service interruption of the terminal device.

[0158] By implementing the embodiments of this disclosure, in response to the fulfillment of preset conditions, a first auxiliary information is reported to the network-side device. This first auxiliary information indicates information related to a handover request. The reporting of the first auxiliary information is not triggered by the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions. The device then receives a handover command sent by the network-side device based on the first auxiliary information. Therefore, the terminal device can proactively request a handover to perform a cell handover, avoiding service interruption.

[0159] Please see Figure 4 , Figure 4 This is a flowchart of another information reporting method provided in this embodiment.

[0160] like Figure 4 As shown, this method is executed by a terminal device, and the method may include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0161] S41: In response to the fulfillment of preset conditions, report first auxiliary information to the network-side device, wherein the first auxiliary information is used to indicate relevant information for requesting a switch, and the reporting of the first auxiliary information is not triggered based on the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions.

[0162] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the relevant description of S41 can be found in the relevant description in the above embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0163] S42: In response to the measurement report reported to the network-side device including the measurement results of the target cell for handover, stop reporting the first auxiliary information to the network-side device.

[0164] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, if the terminal device has already reported a measurement report to the network-side device, and the reported measurement report includes the measurement results of the handover target cell, then the terminal device may stop reporting the first auxiliary information to the network-side device.

[0165] In some embodiments, in response to a measurement report reported to a network-side device including measurement results of handover target cell, the terminal device stops reporting auxiliary information to the network-side device, including: in response to a measurement report reported to the network-side device including measurement results of handover target cell, starting a first timer, and stopping reporting auxiliary information to the network-side device within a first time period of the first timer.

[0166] In this embodiment of the disclosure, if the terminal device has already reported a measurement report to the network-side device, and the reported measurement report includes the measurement results of the target cell handover, then the terminal device can stop reporting auxiliary information to the network-side device, for example, stop reporting the first auxiliary information to the network-side device.

[0167] Furthermore, the measurement report reported by the terminal device to the network-side device includes the measurement results of the target cell handover, and a first timer is started. During the first timer duration, the reporting of auxiliary information to the network-side device is stopped.

[0168] In some embodiments, the first timer may include: T321, T322 and Time To Trigger.

[0169] In some embodiments, the terminal device receives first configuration information from the network-side device, wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate a first timing duration.

[0170] In this embodiment, the terminal device receives first configuration information sent by the network-side device and determines a first timer duration based on the first configuration information. The measurement report reported by the terminal device to the network-side device includes measurement results of the handover target cell. The terminal device starts the first timer and stops reporting auxiliary information to the network-side device within the first timer duration.

[0171] For example, the measurement report reported by the terminal device to the network-side device includes the measurement results of switching the target cell. When T321 is initiated, if the terminal device receives the first configuration information from the network-side device indicating that the first timing duration is 5 minutes, then within 5 minutes, the terminal device stops reporting the first auxiliary information to the network-side device.

[0172] It should be noted that in the embodiments of this disclosure, S41 and S42 can be implemented individually or in combination with any other step in the embodiments of this disclosure, such as in combination with S21 and / or S31 and S32 in the embodiments of this disclosure. The embodiments of this disclosure do not limit this.

[0173] By implementing the embodiments of this disclosure, the terminal device, in response to meeting preset conditions, reports first auxiliary information to the network-side device. The first auxiliary information is used to indicate information related to a handover request. The reporting of the first auxiliary information is not triggered based on the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions. In response to the measurement report reported to the network-side device including measurement results of the handover target cell, the terminal device stops reporting the first auxiliary information to the network-side device. Therefore, the terminal device can avoid duplicate reporting, saving energy consumption.

[0174] Please see Figure 5 , Figure 5 This is a flowchart of another information reporting method provided in this embodiment.

[0175] like Figure 5 As shown, this method is executed by a terminal device, and the method may include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0176] S51: In response to the fulfillment of preset conditions, report second auxiliary information to the network-side device, wherein the second auxiliary information is used to indicate the measurement reporting related configuration requested by the network-side device, and the reporting of the second auxiliary information is not triggered based on the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions.

[0177] The descriptions of the preset conditions can be found in the descriptions in the above embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0178] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports second auxiliary information to the network-side device. The second auxiliary information is used to indicate the measurement reporting related configuration requested by the network-side device.

[0179] The second auxiliary information includes at least one of the following:

[0180] Measurement reporting event identifier;

[0181] Trigger measurement reporting signal type;

[0182] Measurement reporting cycle;

[0183] Target to be measured;

[0184] Measure and report trigger time.

[0185] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports auxiliary information to the network-side device. It can report second auxiliary information to the network-side device to indicate the request for the network-side device to configure measurement reporting related configurations, so as to actively request the network-side device to configure the corresponding measurement configuration information, perform cell handover, and avoid service interruption.

[0186] The second auxiliary information includes a measurement reporting event identifier. When the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports the measurement reporting event identifier to the network side device to actively request the network side device to configure measurement configuration information including the measurement reporting event identifier.

[0187] It is understandable that the event identifier for measurement reporting can be any of the following: A1-A6, B1-B2, D1, T1, X1, X2, Y1, and Y2. For different events, a threshold or offset value can also be indicated.

[0188] The second auxiliary information includes the trigger measurement reporting signal type. When the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports the trigger measurement reporting signal type to the network side device to actively request the network side device to configure measurement configuration information including the trigger measurement reporting signal type.

[0189] Understandably, the trigger measurement reporting signal type can be RSRP, RSRQ, or SINR.

[0190] The second auxiliary information includes the measurement reporting cycle. When the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports the measurement reporting cycle to the network-side device in order to actively request the network-side device to configure measurement configuration information including the measurement reporting cycle.

[0191] It is understandable that the measurement reporting cycle can be a single report or a periodic report, and the measurement reporting cycle can indicate the cycle length.

[0192] The second auxiliary information includes the measurement target. When the preset conditions are met, the terminal device reports the measurement target to the network side device to actively request the network side device to configure measurement configuration information including the measurement target.

[0193] Understandably, the measurement target could be a frequency, or it could be a target cell identifier, and so on.

[0194] The second auxiliary information includes the measurement reporting trigger time. When the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports the measurement reporting trigger time to the network side device in order to actively request the network side device to configure measurement configuration information including the measurement reporting trigger time.

[0195] It should be noted that the above embodiments are not exhaustive, but only illustrative of some embodiments. Furthermore, the above embodiments can be implemented individually or in combination. The above embodiments are only illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the embodiments disclosed herein.

[0196] S52: Receive measurement configuration information sent by the network-side device based on the second auxiliary information.

[0197] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it sends second auxiliary information to the network side device to indicate the second auxiliary information for requesting the network side device to configure the measurement reporting related configuration. After receiving the second auxiliary information reported by the terminal device, the network side device can consider the second auxiliary information and send measurement configuration information to the terminal device according to the second auxiliary information to instruct the terminal device to report the measurement results and perform cell handover, thereby avoiding service interruption of the terminal device.

[0198] It should be noted that in the embodiments of this disclosure, S51 and S52 can be implemented individually or in combination with any other step in the embodiments of this disclosure, such as in combination with S21 and / or S31 and S32 and / or S41 and S42 in the embodiments of this disclosure. The embodiments of this disclosure do not limit this.

[0199] By implementing the embodiments of this disclosure, in response to the fulfillment of preset conditions, second auxiliary information is reported to the network-side device. This second auxiliary information indicates the request for the network-side device to configure measurement reporting-related settings. The reporting of the second auxiliary information is not triggered by the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions. The terminal device receives measurement configuration information sent by the network-side device based on the second auxiliary information. Therefore, the terminal device can proactively request the network-side device to configure corresponding measurement configuration information to report measurement results, perform cell handover, and avoid service interruption.

[0200] Please see Figure 6 , Figure 6 This is a flowchart of another information reporting method provided in this embodiment.

[0201] like Figure 6 As shown, this method is executed by a terminal device, and the method may include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0202] S61: In response to the fulfillment of preset conditions, auxiliary information is reported to the network-side device. The auxiliary information is used to assist the network-side device in performing mobility management. The reporting of auxiliary information is not triggered based on the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions.

[0203] The relevant description of S61 can be found in the relevant description in the above embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0204] S62: After reporting auxiliary information to the network-side device, start a second timer, and stop reporting auxiliary information to the network-side device within the second time interval of the second timer.

[0205] In this embodiment, the terminal device reports auxiliary information to the network-side device in response to the fulfillment of preset conditions. This auxiliary information assists the network-side device in performing mobility management, and its reporting is not triggered by the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions. Furthermore, after reporting the auxiliary information to the network-side device, a second timer is started. During the second timer's second duration, reporting of auxiliary information to the network-side device ceases. This avoids the terminal device repeatedly reporting auxiliary information, saving energy consumption.

[0206] In some embodiments, the terminal device receives second configuration information from the network-side device, wherein the second configuration information is used to indicate a second timing duration.

[0207] In this embodiment, the terminal device receives second configuration information from the network-side device, wherein the second configuration information is used to indicate a second timeout duration. Therefore, after reporting auxiliary information to the network-side device, the terminal device starts a second timer, and within the second timeout duration of the second timer, stops reporting auxiliary information to the network-side device. This avoids the terminal device repeatedly reporting auxiliary information, saving energy consumption.

[0208] It should be noted that in the embodiments of this disclosure, S61 and S62 can be implemented individually or in combination with any other step in the embodiments of this disclosure, such as in combination with S21 and / or S31 and S32 and / or S41 and S42 and / or S51 and S52 in the embodiments of this disclosure. The embodiments of this disclosure do not limit this.

[0209] By implementing the embodiments of this disclosure, in response to the fulfillment of preset conditions, auxiliary information is reported to the network-side device. This auxiliary information assists the network-side device in performing mobility management. The reporting of auxiliary information is not triggered by the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions. After reporting auxiliary information to the network-side device, a second timer is started. Within the second timer's second duration, the reporting of auxiliary information to the network-side device stops. This avoids the terminal device repeatedly reporting auxiliary information, saving the terminal device's energy consumption.

[0210] Please see Figure 7 , Figure 7 This is a flowchart of another information reporting method provided in this embodiment.

[0211] like Figure 7 As shown, this method is executed by a network-side device, and the method may include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0212] S71: Receive auxiliary information reported by the terminal device. The auxiliary information is used to assist the network-side device in performing mobility management. The auxiliary information is reported by the terminal device when preset conditions are met. The reporting of auxiliary information is not triggered based on the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions.

[0213] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal device may report auxiliary information to the network-side device when the preset conditions are met. The auxiliary information is used to assist the network-side device in performing mobility management.

[0214] The auxiliary information can include information related to the handover request, such as: handover request indication, target cell, measurement results of the target cell, and / or handover reason, etc. The auxiliary information can also include measurement reporting configurations requested from the network-side equipment, such as: measurement reporting event identifier, trigger signal type for measurement reporting, measurement reporting cycle, measurement target, and / or measurement reporting trigger time, etc.

[0215] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when preset conditions are met, the terminal device reports relevant information requesting handover to the network-side device, and can proactively apply for cell handover to complete the handover and avoid service interruption. When preset conditions are met, the terminal device also reports measurement reporting related configurations requested from the network-side device. The network-side device can consider the measurement reporting related configurations reported by the terminal device and configure reasonable measurement reporting conditions for the terminal device, enabling the terminal device to complete the cell handover and avoid service interruption.

[0216] It is understandable that the reporting of auxiliary information is not triggered by the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions, but rather is initiated by the terminal device.

[0217] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal device can determine whether to actively report auxiliary information to the network-side device based on the local measurement results and / or communication needs, taking into account the service quality of the serving cell and / or neighboring cells and / or its own communication needs.

[0218] By implementing the embodiments of this disclosure, the network-side device receives auxiliary information reported by the terminal device. This auxiliary information assists the network-side device in performing mobility management. The auxiliary information is reported by the terminal device when preset conditions are met, and the reporting of auxiliary information is not triggered based on the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions. Therefore, the terminal device can proactively report information to assist the network-side device in performing mobility management, proactively perform cell handover, and avoid service interruptions.

[0219] In a series of embodiments, the preset conditions include at least one of the following:

[0220] No uplink resources scheduled by network-side devices were received within a specific time period;

[0221] No downlink resources scheduled by network-side equipment were received within a specific time period;

[0222] The signal quality of the serving cell was below the signal quality threshold, and the measurement results could not be reported.

[0223] The signal quality of the serving cell is below the signal quality threshold, and no handover is performed.

[0224] In this embodiment of the disclosure, if the terminal device does not receive uplink resources scheduled by the network-side device within a certain period of time, it reports auxiliary information for mobility management to the network-side device.

[0225] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, if the terminal device does not receive downlink resources scheduled by the network-side device within a certain period of time, it reports auxiliary information for mobility management to the network-side device.

[0226] It is understandable that if a terminal device does not receive uplink and / or downlink resources scheduled by the network side within a specific time period, the signal quality of the serving cell is relatively good, and the network side does not send measurement configurations to the terminal device. However, if the terminal device does not receive uplink and / or downlink resources scheduled by the network side within a specific time period, it indicates that there are many terminal devices serving the serving cell, resulting in communication congestion. In this case, the terminal device can report auxiliary information to the network side to actively request cell handover and avoid service interruption.

[0227] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when the signal quality of the serving cell is lower than the signal quality threshold and the terminal device fails to report the measurement results, it reports auxiliary information for mobility management to the network side device.

[0228] It is understandable that if the signal quality of the serving cell is lower than the signal quality threshold and the measurement results cannot be reported, the measurement reporting conditions configured on the network side equipment may be unreasonable. In this case, the terminal equipment can report auxiliary information to the network side equipment to actively request cell handover and avoid service interruption.

[0229] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when the signal quality of the serving cell is lower than the signal quality threshold and no handover is performed, the terminal device reports auxiliary information for mobility management to the network side device.

[0230] Understandably, if the signal quality of the serving cell is below the signal quality threshold and no handover is performed, the target cell may be unable to provide communication services to the terminal device, or information between the terminal device, the target cell, and the network-side equipment may fail to be transmitted accurately. In this case, the terminal device can report auxiliary information to the network-side equipment to proactively request a cell handover and avoid service interruption.

[0231] It should be noted that the above embodiments are not exhaustive, but only illustrative of some embodiments. Furthermore, the above embodiments can be implemented individually or in combination. The above embodiments are only illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the embodiments disclosed herein.

[0232] In some embodiments, the network-side device sends a first indication information to the terminal device, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate a specific duration.

[0233] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device receives first indication information sent by the network-side device. If the first indication information indicates a specific duration, the specific duration can be determined so that if no uplink or downlink resources are received from the network-side device within the specific duration, auxiliary information for mobility management can be reported to the network-side device.

[0234] In some embodiments, the network-side device sends a second indication information to the terminal device, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate a signal quality threshold.

[0235] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device receives second indication information sent by the network-side device. When the second indication information is used to indicate a signal quality threshold, the terminal device can determine the signal quality threshold so that when the signal quality of the serving cell is lower than the signal quality threshold and the measurement results are not reported, the terminal device can report auxiliary information for mobility management to the network-side device, and / or when the signal quality of the serving cell is lower than the signal quality threshold and no handover is performed, the terminal device can report auxiliary information for mobility management to the network-side device.

[0236] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information includes first auxiliary information for indicating a request to switch related information, the first auxiliary information including at least one of the following:

[0237] Request a switching instruction;

[0238] Switch target cell;

[0239] The measurement results of the target cell are switched;

[0240] Reason for switching.

[0241] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports auxiliary information to the network side device. It can report first auxiliary information to the network side device to indicate the relevant information of the request for handover, so as to actively apply for cell handover and avoid service interruption.

[0242] The first auxiliary information includes a handover request instruction. When the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports the handover request instruction to the network side device to actively apply for cell handover and avoid service interruption.

[0243] The first auxiliary information includes the target cell for handover. When the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports the target cell for handover to the network side device in order to actively request to hand over to the target cell and avoid service interruption.

[0244] The first auxiliary information includes the measurement results of the target cell for handover. Under the condition that the preset conditions are met, the terminal device reports the measurement results of the target cell for handover to the network side device in order to actively request handover to the target cell for handover and avoid service interruption.

[0245] The first auxiliary information includes the handover reason. Under the condition that the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports the handover reason to the network side device in order to actively request cell handover and avoid service interruption.

[0246] The reasons for handover could include not receiving uplink or downlink resources, poor channel quality of the serving cell, or services not meeting requirements, etc.

[0247] It should be noted that the above embodiments are not exhaustive, but only illustrative of some embodiments. Furthermore, the above embodiments can be implemented individually or in combination. The above embodiments are only illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the embodiments disclosed herein.

[0248] In some embodiments, the network-side device sends a handover command to the terminal device based on the first auxiliary information.

[0249] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports first auxiliary information to the network side device to indicate the relevant information of the handover request. After receiving the first auxiliary information reported by the terminal device, the network side device can consider the first auxiliary information and send a handover command to the terminal device according to the first auxiliary information to instruct the terminal device to perform cell handover, thereby avoiding service interruption of the terminal device.

[0250] In some embodiments, the network-side device sends first configuration information to the terminal device, wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate a first timing duration.

[0251] In this embodiment, the terminal device receives first configuration information sent by the network-side device and determines a first timer duration based on the first configuration information. The measurement report reported by the terminal device to the network-side device includes measurement results of the handover target cell. The terminal device starts the first timer and stops reporting auxiliary information to the network-side device within the first timer duration.

[0252] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information includes second auxiliary information for instructing the network-side device to configure measurement reporting-related settings, the second auxiliary information including at least one of the following:

[0253] Measurement reporting event identifier;

[0254] Trigger measurement reporting signal type;

[0255] Measurement reporting cycle;

[0256] Target to be measured;

[0257] Measure and report trigger time.

[0258] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports auxiliary information to the network-side device. It can report second auxiliary information to the network-side device to indicate the request for the network-side device to configure measurement reporting related configurations, so as to actively request the network-side device to configure the corresponding measurement configuration information, perform cell handover, and avoid service interruption.

[0259] The second auxiliary information includes a measurement reporting event identifier. When the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports the measurement reporting event identifier to the network side device to actively request the network side device to configure measurement configuration information including the measurement reporting event identifier.

[0260] It is understandable that the event identifier for measurement reporting can be any of the following: A1-A6, B1-B2, D1, T1, X1, X2, Y1, and Y2. For different events, a threshold or offset value can also be indicated.

[0261] The second auxiliary information includes the trigger measurement reporting signal type. When the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports the trigger measurement reporting signal type to the network side device to actively request the network side device to configure measurement configuration information including the trigger measurement reporting signal type.

[0262] Understandably, the trigger measurement reporting signal type can be RSRP, RSRQ, or SINR.

[0263] The second auxiliary information includes the measurement reporting cycle. When the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports the measurement reporting cycle to the network-side device in order to actively request the network-side device to configure measurement configuration information including the measurement reporting cycle.

[0264] It is understandable that the measurement reporting cycle can be a single report or a periodic report, and the measurement reporting cycle can indicate the cycle length.

[0265] The second auxiliary information includes the measurement target. When the preset conditions are met, the terminal device reports the measurement target to the network side device to actively request the network side device to configure measurement configuration information including the measurement target.

[0266] Understandably, the measurement target could be a frequency, or it could be a target cell identifier, and so on.

[0267] The second auxiliary information includes the measurement reporting trigger time. When the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports the measurement reporting trigger time to the network side device in order to actively request the network side device to configure measurement configuration information including the measurement reporting trigger time.

[0268] It should be noted that the above embodiments are not exhaustive, but only illustrative of some embodiments. Furthermore, the above embodiments can be implemented individually or in combination. The above embodiments are only illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the embodiments disclosed herein.

[0269] In some embodiments, the network-side device sends measurement configuration information to the terminal device based on the second auxiliary information.

[0270] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it sends second auxiliary information to the network side device to indicate the second auxiliary information for requesting the network side device to configure the measurement reporting related configuration. After receiving the second auxiliary information reported by the terminal device, the network side device can consider the second auxiliary information and send measurement configuration information to the terminal device according to the second auxiliary information to instruct the terminal device to report the measurement results and perform cell handover, thereby avoiding service interruption of the terminal device.

[0271] In some embodiments, the network-side device sends second configuration information to the terminal device, wherein the second configuration information is used to indicate a second timing duration.

[0272] In this embodiment, the terminal device receives second configuration information from the network-side device, wherein the second configuration information is used to indicate a second timeout duration. Therefore, after reporting auxiliary information to the network-side device, the terminal device starts a second timer, and within the second timeout duration of the second timer, stops reporting auxiliary information to the network-side device. This avoids the terminal device repeatedly reporting auxiliary information, saving energy consumption.

[0273] Please see Figure 8 , Figure 8 This is a flowchart of another information reporting method provided in this embodiment.

[0274] like Figure 8 As shown, this method is executed by a network-side device, and the method may include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0275] S81: Receive first auxiliary information reported by the terminal device, wherein the first auxiliary information is used to indicate the request to switch related information, the first auxiliary information is reported by the terminal device when preset conditions are met, and the reporting of the first auxiliary information is not triggered based on the satisfaction of measurement reporting conditions.

[0276] The descriptions of the preset conditions can be found in the descriptions in the above embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0277] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports first auxiliary information to the network side device. The first auxiliary information is used to indicate the relevant information for requesting a switch.

[0278] The relevant description of the first auxiliary information can be found in the relevant description in the above embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0279] S82: Based on the first auxiliary information, send a handover command to the terminal device.

[0280] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports first auxiliary information to the network side device to indicate the relevant information of the handover request. After receiving the first auxiliary information reported by the terminal device, the network side device can consider the first auxiliary information and send a handover command to the terminal device according to the first auxiliary information to instruct the terminal device to perform cell handover, thereby avoiding service interruption of the terminal device.

[0281] It should be noted that in the embodiments of this disclosure, S81 and S82 can be implemented individually or in combination with any other step in the embodiments of this disclosure, such as in combination with S71 in the embodiments of this disclosure. The embodiments of this disclosure do not limit this.

[0282] By implementing the embodiments of this disclosure, the network-side device receives first auxiliary information reported by the terminal device. This first auxiliary information indicates information related to a handover request. The first auxiliary information is reported by the terminal device when preset conditions are met, and its reporting is not triggered by the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions. Based on the first auxiliary information, a handover command is sent to the terminal device. Thus, the terminal device can proactively request a handover to perform a cell handover, avoiding service interruption.

[0283] Please see Figure 9 , Figure 9 This is a flowchart of another information reporting method provided in this embodiment.

[0284] like Figure 9 As shown, this method is executed by a network-side device, and the method may include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0285] S91: Receive second auxiliary information reported by the terminal device, wherein the second auxiliary information is used to indicate the measurement reporting related configuration requested by the network side device, the second auxiliary information is reported by the terminal device when preset conditions are met, and the reporting of the second auxiliary information is not triggered based on the satisfaction of the measurement reporting conditions.

[0286] The descriptions of the preset conditions can be found in the descriptions in the above embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0287] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it reports second auxiliary information to the network-side device. The first auxiliary information is used to indicate the measurement reporting related configuration requested by the network-side device.

[0288] The relevant description of the second auxiliary information can be found in the relevant description in the above embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0289] S92: Based on the second auxiliary information, send measurement configuration information to the terminal device.

[0290] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal device meets the preset conditions, it sends second auxiliary information to the network side device to indicate the second auxiliary information for requesting the network side device to configure the measurement reporting related configuration. After receiving the second auxiliary information reported by the terminal device, the network side device can consider the second auxiliary information and send measurement configuration information to the terminal device according to the second auxiliary information to instruct the terminal device to report the measurement results and perform cell handover, thereby avoiding service interruption of the terminal device.

[0291] It should be noted that in the embodiments of this disclosure, S91 and S92 can be implemented individually or in combination with any other step in the embodiments of this disclosure, such as in combination with S71 and / or S81 and S82 in the embodiments of this disclosure. The embodiments of this disclosure do not limit this.

[0292] By implementing the embodiments of this disclosure, the network-side device receives second auxiliary information reported by the terminal device. This second auxiliary information is used to instruct the network-side device to configure measurement reporting-related settings. The second auxiliary information is reported by the terminal device when preset conditions are met; however, the reporting of the second auxiliary information is not triggered by the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions. Based on the second auxiliary information, measurement configuration information is sent to the terminal device. Therefore, the terminal device can proactively request the network-side device to configure corresponding measurement configuration information to report measurement results, perform cell handover, and avoid service interruption.

[0293] In the embodiments provided above, the methods provided by the present disclosure have been described from the perspectives of both terminal devices and network-side devices. To implement the functions of the methods provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal device and the network-side device may include hardware structures and software modules, implementing the above functions in the form of hardware structures, software modules, or a combination of hardware structures and software modules. One of the above functions can be executed in the form of hardware structures, software modules, or a combination of hardware structures and software modules.

[0294] Please see Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 1 provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 10The communication device 1 shown may include a transceiver module 11 and a processing module. The transceiver module may include a sending module and / or a receiving module. The sending module is used to implement the sending function, and the receiving module is used to implement the receiving function. The transceiver module can implement both sending and / or receiving functions.

[0295] Communication device 1 can be a terminal device, a device within a terminal device, or a device compatible with a terminal device. Alternatively, communication device 1 can be a network-side device, a device within a network-side device, or a device compatible with a network-side device.

[0296] Communication device 1 is a terminal device:

[0297] The device includes a transceiver module 11.

[0298] The transceiver module 11 is configured to report auxiliary information to the network-side device in response to the fulfillment of preset conditions. The auxiliary information is used to assist the network-side device in performing mobility management, and the reporting of auxiliary information is not triggered based on the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions.

[0299] In some embodiments, the preset conditions include at least one of the following:

[0300] No uplink resources scheduled by the network-side device were received within a specific time period;

[0301] No downlink resources scheduled by the network-side device were received within a specific time period;

[0302] The signal quality of the serving cell was below the signal quality threshold, and the measurement results could not be reported.

[0303] The signal quality of the serving cell is below the signal quality threshold, and no handover is performed.

[0304] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 11 is further configured to receive first indication information sent by the network-side device, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate a specific duration.

[0305] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 11 is further configured to receive second indication information sent by the network-side device, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate a signal quality threshold.

[0306] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information includes first auxiliary information for indicating a request to switch related information, the first auxiliary information including at least one of the following:

[0307] Request a switching instruction;

[0308] Switch target cell;

[0309] The measurement results of the target cell are switched;

[0310] Reason for switching.

[0311] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 11 is further configured to receive a handover command sent by the network-side device based on the first auxiliary information.

[0312] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 11 is further configured to stop reporting auxiliary information to the network-side device in response to a measurement report reported to the network-side device including measurement results of the target cell being switched.

[0313] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 11 is further configured to, in response to a measurement report reported to the network-side device including measurement results of handover target cell, start a first timer and stop reporting the auxiliary information to the network-side device within a first time period of the first timer.

[0314] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 11 is further configured to receive first configuration information from the network-side device, wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate a first timing duration.

[0315] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information includes second auxiliary information for instructing the network-side device to configure measurement reporting-related settings, the second auxiliary information including at least one of the following:

[0316] Measurement reporting event identifier;

[0317] Trigger measurement reporting signal type;

[0318] Measurement reporting cycle;

[0319] Target to be measured;

[0320] Measure and report trigger time.

[0321] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 11 is further configured to receive measurement configuration information sent by the network-side device based on the second auxiliary information.

[0322] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 11 is further configured to start a second timer after reporting the auxiliary information to the network-side device, and stop reporting the auxiliary information to the network-side device within a second time interval of the second timer.

[0323] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 11 is further configured to receive second configuration information from the network-side device, wherein the second configuration information is used to indicate a second timing duration.

[0324] Communication device 1 is a network-side device:

[0325] The device includes a transceiver module 11.

[0326] The transceiver module 11 is configured to receive auxiliary information reported by the terminal device. The auxiliary information is used to assist the network-side device in performing mobility management. The auxiliary information is reported by the terminal device when preset conditions are met. The reporting of auxiliary information is not triggered based on the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions.

[0327] In some embodiments, the preset conditions include at least one of the following:

[0328] No uplink resources scheduled by the network-side device were received within a specific time period;

[0329] No downlink resources scheduled by the network-side device were received within a specific time period;

[0330] The signal quality of the serving cell was below the signal quality threshold, and no measurement or result reporting was possible.

[0331] The signal quality of the serving cell is below the signal quality threshold, and no handover is performed.

[0332] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 11 is further configured to send a first indication information to the terminal device, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate a specific duration.

[0333] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 11 is further configured to send second indication information to the terminal device, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate a signal quality threshold.

[0334] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information includes first auxiliary information for indicating a request to switch related information, the first auxiliary information including at least one of the following:

[0335] Request a switching instruction;

[0336] Switch target cell;

[0337] The measurement results of the target cell are switched;

[0338] Reason for switching.

[0339] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 11 is further configured to send a switching command to the terminal device based on the first auxiliary information.

[0340] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 11 is further configured to send first configuration information to the terminal device, wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate a first timing duration.

[0341] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information includes second auxiliary information for instructing the network-side device to configure measurement reporting-related settings, the second auxiliary information including at least one of the following:

[0342] Measurement reporting event identifier;

[0343] Trigger measurement reporting signal type;

[0344] Measurement reporting cycle;

[0345] Target to be measured;

[0346] Measure and report trigger time.

[0347] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 11 is further configured to send measurement configuration information to the terminal device based on the second auxiliary information.

[0348] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 11 is further configured to send second configuration information to the terminal device, wherein the second configuration information is used to indicate a second timing duration.

[0349] Regarding the communication device 1 in the above embodiments, the specific manner in which each module performs its operation has been described in detail in the embodiments related to the method, and will not be elaborated here.

[0350] The communication device 1 provided in the above embodiments of this disclosure achieves the same or similar beneficial effects as the information reporting methods provided in some of the above embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0351] Please see Figure 11 , Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of another communication device 1000 provided in this embodiment. The communication device 1000 can be a network-side device, a terminal device, a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the network-side device in implementing the above methods, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the terminal device in implementing the above methods. This communication device 1000 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments; for details, please refer to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0352] The communication device 1000 may include one or more processors 1001. The processor 1001 may be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, such as a baseband processor or a central processing unit (CPU). The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, while the CPU can be used to control the communication device (e.g., network-side equipment, baseband chip, terminal equipment, terminal equipment chip, DU or CU, etc.), execute computer programs, and process data from the computer programs.

[0353] Optionally, the communication device 1000 may further include one or more memories 1002, which may store a computer program 1004. The memories 1002 execute the computer program 1004 to cause the communication device 1000 to perform the methods described in the above method embodiments. Optionally, the memories 1002 may also store data. The communication device 1000 and the memories 1002 may be provided separately or integrated together.

[0354] Optionally, the communication device 1000 may further include a transceiver 1005 and an antenna 1006. The transceiver 1005 may be referred to as a transceiver unit, transceiver, or transceiver circuit, etc., and is used to implement the transmission and reception functions. The transceiver 1005 may include a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver may be referred to as a receiver or receiving circuit, etc., and is used to implement the receiving function; the transmitter may be referred to as a transmitter or transmitting circuit, etc., and is used to implement the transmitting function.

[0355] Optionally, the communication device 1000 may further include one or more interface circuits 1007. The interface circuit 1007 is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor 1001. The processor 1001 executes the code instructions to cause the communication device 1000 to perform the method described in the above method embodiments.

[0356] Communication device 1000 is the first terminal device: transceiver 1005 is used to perform... Figure 2 S21 in; Figure 3 S31 and S32 in the text; Figure 4 S41 and S42 in the text; Figure 5 S51 and S52 in the text; Figure 6 S61 and S62 in the text.

[0357] Communication device 1000 is a network-side device: transceiver 1005 is used to perform... Figure 7 S71 in the middle; Figure 8 S81 and S82 in the text; Figure 9 S91 and S92 in the text.

[0358] In one implementation, the processor 1001 may include a transceiver for implementing receiving and transmitting functions. For example, the transceiver may be a transceiver circuit, an interface, or an interface circuit. The transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit for implementing receiving and transmitting functions may be separate or integrated. The aforementioned transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit can be used for reading and writing code / data, or it can be used for transmitting or relaying signals.

[0359] In one implementation, processor 1001 may store computer program 1003, which runs on processor 1001 and causes communication device 1000 to execute the methods described in the above method embodiments. Computer program 1003 may be embedded in processor 1001, in which case processor 1001 may be implemented in hardware.

[0360] In one implementation, the communication device 1000 may include circuitry capable of performing the functions of transmitting, receiving, or communicating as described in the foregoing method embodiments. The processor and transceiver described in this disclosure can be implemented on integrated circuits (ICs), analog ICs, radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs), mixed-signal ICs, application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), printed circuit boards (PCBs), electronic devices, etc. The processor and transceiver can also be manufactured using various IC process technologies, such as complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS), n-metal-oxide-semiconductor (NMOS), positive-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor (PMOS), bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), bipolar CMOS (BiCMOS), silicon-germanium (SiGe), gallium arsenide (GaAs), etc.

[0361] The communication device described in the above embodiments may be a terminal device, but the scope of the communication device described in this disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device may vary. Figure 11 The communication device may be a standalone device or part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be:

[0362] (1) Independent integrated circuit IC, or chip, or chip system or subsystem;

[0363] (2) A collection of one or more ICs, optionally including storage components for storing data and computer programs;

[0364] (3) ASIC, such as modem;

[0365] (4) Modules that can be embedded in other devices;

[0366] (5) Receivers, terminal equipment, smart terminal equipment, cellular phones, wireless equipment, handheld devices, mobile units, vehicle-mounted equipment, network equipment, cloud equipment, artificial intelligence equipment, etc.

[0367] (6) Others, etc.

[0368] For cases where the communication device can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to [link / reference]. Figure 12 This is a structural diagram of a chip provided in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0369] Chip 1100 includes processor 1101 and interface 1103. The number of processors 1101 can be one or more, and the number of interfaces 1103 can be multiple.

[0370] For cases where the chip is used to implement the functions of the network-side device in the embodiments of this disclosure:

[0371] Interface 1103 is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor.

[0372] Processor 1101 is configured to run code instructions to perform the information reporting method as described in some of the embodiments above.

[0373] Regarding the case where the chip is used to implement the functions of the terminal device in the embodiments of this disclosure:

[0374] Interface 1103 is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor.

[0375] Processor 1101 is configured to run code instructions to perform the information reporting method as described in some of the embodiments above.

[0376] Optionally, chip 1100 may also include memory 1102, which is used to store necessary computer programs and data.

[0377] Those skilled in the art will also understand that the various illustrative logical blocks and steps listed in the embodiments of this disclosure can be implemented by electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of both. Whether such functionality is implemented in hardware or software depends on the specific application and the overall system design requirements. Those skilled in the art can implement the described functionality using various methods for each specific application, but such implementation should not be construed as exceeding the scope of protection of the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0378] This disclosure also provides an information reporting system, which includes the aforementioned... Figure 10 In the embodiments, the communication device serves as a terminal device and the communication device serves as a network-side device; alternatively, the system includes the aforementioned components. Figure 11 The embodiments include a communication device as a terminal device and a communication device as a network-side device.

[0379] This disclosure also provides a readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computer, implement the functions of any of the above method embodiments.

[0380] This disclosure also provides a computer program product that, when executed by a computer, implements the functions of any of the above method embodiments.

[0381] In the above embodiments, implementation can be achieved, in whole or in part, through software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, it can be implemented, in whole or in part, as a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions described in the embodiments of this disclosure are generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transferred from one computer-readable storage medium to another. For example, the computer program can be transferred from one website, computer, server, or data center to another via wired (e.g., coaxial cable, fiber optic, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) means. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium accessible to a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that integrates one or more available media. The available media may be magnetic media (e.g., floppy disks, hard disks, magnetic tapes), optical media (e.g., high-density digital video discs (DVDs)), or semiconductor media (e.g., solid-state disks (SSDs)).

[0382] Those skilled in the art will understand that the various numerical designations such as "first," "second," etc., used in this disclosure are merely for the convenience of description and are not intended to limit the scope of the embodiments of this disclosure, nor do they indicate the order of events.

[0383] At least one of the features described in this disclosure can also be described as one or more, and multiple features can be two, three, four or more, and this disclosure does not impose any limitations. In the embodiments of this disclosure, for a technical feature, the technical features in that technical feature are distinguished by "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C" and "D", etc., and there is no sequential order or size order among the technical features described by "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C" and "D".

[0384] The correspondences shown in the tables of this disclosure can be configured or predefined. The values ​​of the information in each table are merely examples and can be configured to other values; this disclosure is not limiting. When configuring the correspondences between information and parameters, it is not necessarily required to configure all the correspondences shown in each table. For example, the correspondences shown in some rows of the tables in this disclosure may not be configured. Furthermore, appropriate modifications and adjustments can be made based on the above tables, such as splitting, merging, etc. The names of the parameters shown in the headers of the above tables can also use other names that the communication device can understand, and the values ​​or representations of the parameters can also be other values ​​or representations that the communication device can understand. In the implementation of the above tables, other data structures can also be used, such as arrays, queues, containers, stacks, linear lists, pointers, linked lists, trees, graphs, structures, classes, heaps, hash tables, or hash tables, etc.

[0385] The predefined terms in this disclosure can be understood as defined, predefined, stored, pre-stored, pre-negotiated, pre-configured, solidified, or pre-burned.

[0386] Those skilled in the art will recognize that the units and algorithm steps of the various examples 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 implemented in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art 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 disclosure.

[0387] Those skilled in the art will understand that, for the sake of convenience and brevity, the specific working processes of the systems, devices, and units described above can be referred to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0388] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of this disclosure, but the scope of protection of this disclosure is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in this disclosure should be included within the scope of protection of this disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of this disclosure should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An information reporting method, characterized in that, The method is executed by a terminal device and includes: In response to the fulfillment of preset conditions, auxiliary information is proactively reported to the network-side device. This auxiliary information assists the network-side device in performing mobility management. The reporting of this auxiliary information is not triggered based on the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions. The preset conditions include at least one of the following: No uplink resources scheduled by the network-side device were received within a specific time period; No downlink resources scheduled by the network-side device were received within a specific time period; The signal quality of the serving cell was below the signal quality threshold, and the measurement results could not be reported. The signal quality of the serving cell is below the signal quality threshold, and no handover is performed. The auxiliary information includes first auxiliary information for indicating a request to switch related information, wherein the first auxiliary information includes: Request a handover instruction to proactively request a cell handover; The target cell and its measurement results are used to actively request a handover to the target cell. The handover reason includes at least one of the following: no uplink resources or no downlink resources received, poor channel quality of the serving cell, or service not meeting requirements; The method further includes: Report the measurement report to the network-side device; Receive first configuration information from the network-side device, wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate a first timing duration; In response to the measurement report reported to the network-side device including the measurement result of handover target cell, a first timer is started, and within a first time period of the first timer, the reporting of the first auxiliary information to the network-side device is stopped.

2. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: The system receives a first indication message sent by the network-side device, wherein the first indication message is used to indicate the specific duration.

3. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: The system receives a second indication message sent by the network-side device, wherein the second indication message is used to indicate the signal quality threshold.

4. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: Receive the handover command sent by the network-side device based on the first auxiliary information.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, The auxiliary information includes second auxiliary information for instructing the network-side device to configure measurement reporting-related settings, wherein the second auxiliary information includes at least one of the following: Measurement reporting event identifier; Trigger measurement reporting signal type; Measurement reporting cycle; Target to be measured; Measure and report trigger time.

6. The method as described in claim 5, characterized in that, Also includes: Receive measurement configuration information sent by the network-side device based on the second auxiliary information.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, Also includes: After reporting the auxiliary information to the network-side device, a second timer is started, and within the second time interval of the second timer, the reporting of the auxiliary information to the network-side device is stopped.

8. The method as described in claim 7, characterized in that, Also includes: The second configuration information of the network-side device is received, wherein the second configuration information is used to indicate the second timing duration.

9. An information reporting method, characterized in that, The method is executed by a network-side device and includes: The system receives auxiliary information proactively reported by a terminal device. This auxiliary information assists the network-side device in performing mobility management. The auxiliary information is reported by the terminal device when preset conditions are met. The reporting of this auxiliary information is not triggered by the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions. The preset conditions include at least one of the following: No uplink resources scheduled by the network-side device were received within a specific time period; No downlink resources scheduled by the network-side device were received within a specific time period; The signal quality of the serving cell was below the signal quality threshold, and the measurement results could not be reported. The signal quality of the serving cell is below the signal quality threshold, and no handover is performed. The auxiliary information includes first auxiliary information for indicating a request to switch related information, wherein the first auxiliary information includes: Request a handover instruction to proactively request a cell handover; The target cell and its measurement results are used to actively request a handover to the target cell. The handover reason includes at least one of the following: no uplink resources or no downlink resources received, poor channel quality of the serving cell, or service not meeting requirements; The method further includes: Send first configuration information to the terminal device, wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate a first timing duration; The measurement report reported by the terminal to the network-side device includes the measurement results of the target cell handover. A first timer is started, and within the first time period of the first timer, the terminal stops reporting the first auxiliary information to the network-side device.

10. The method as described in claim 9, characterized in that, Also includes: Send a first indication message to the terminal device, wherein the first indication message is used to indicate the specific duration.

11. The method as described in claim 9, characterized in that, Also includes: Send a second indication message to the terminal device, wherein the second indication message is used to indicate the signal quality threshold.

12. The method as described in claim 9, characterized in that, Also includes: Based on the first auxiliary information, a switching command is sent to the terminal device.

13. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, characterized in that, The auxiliary information includes second auxiliary information for instructing the network-side device to configure measurement reporting-related settings, wherein the second auxiliary information includes at least one of the following: Measurement reporting event identifier; Trigger measurement reporting signal type; Measurement reporting cycle; Target to be measured; Measure and report trigger time.

14. The method as described in claim 13, characterized in that, Also includes: Based on the second auxiliary information, measurement configuration information is sent to the terminal device.

15. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, characterized in that, Also includes: Send second configuration information to the terminal device, wherein the second configuration information is used to indicate the second timing duration.

16. A communication device, characterized in that, The device includes: The transceiver module is configured to proactively report auxiliary information to the network-side device in response to the fulfillment of preset conditions. The auxiliary information is used to assist the network-side device in mobility management. The reporting of the auxiliary information is not triggered based on the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions. The preset conditions include at least one of the following: No uplink resources scheduled by the network-side device were received within a specific time period; No downlink resources scheduled by the network-side device were received within a specific time period; The signal quality of the serving cell was below the signal quality threshold, and the measurement results could not be reported. The signal quality of the serving cell is below the signal quality threshold, and no handover is performed. The auxiliary information includes first auxiliary information used to indicate a request to switch related information. The first auxiliary information includes: Request a handover instruction to proactively request a cell handover; The target cell and its measurement results are used to actively request a handover to the target cell. The handover reason includes at least one of the following: no uplink resources or no downlink resources received, poor channel quality of the serving cell, or service not meeting requirements; The transceiver module is configured to report a measurement report to the network-side device; receive first configuration information from the network-side device, wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate a first time interval; and, in response to the measurement report reported to the network-side device including measurement results of handover target cell, start a first timer and stop reporting the first auxiliary information to the network-side device within the first time interval of the first timer.

17. A communication device, characterized in that, The device includes: The transceiver module is configured to receive auxiliary information actively reported by the terminal device. This auxiliary information assists the network-side device in performing mobility management. The auxiliary information is reported by the terminal device when preset conditions are met. The reporting of this auxiliary information is not triggered based on the fulfillment of measurement reporting conditions. The preset conditions include at least one of the following: No uplink resources scheduled by the network-side device were received within a specific time period; No downlink resources scheduled by the network-side device were received within a specific time period; The signal quality of the serving cell was below the signal quality threshold, and the measurement results could not be reported. The signal quality of the serving cell is below the signal quality threshold, and no handover is performed. The auxiliary information includes first auxiliary information for indicating a request to switch related information, wherein the first auxiliary information includes: Request a handover instruction to proactively request a cell handover; The target cell and its measurement results are used to actively request a handover to the target cell. The handover reason includes at least one of the following: no uplink resources or no downlink resources received, poor channel quality of the serving cell, or service not meeting requirements; The transceiver module is configured to send first configuration information to the terminal device, wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate a first time interval; the measurement report reported by the terminal to the network-side device includes the measurement result of handover target cell, and a first timer is started. During the first time interval of the first timer, the terminal stops reporting the first auxiliary information to the network-side device.

18. A communication device, characterized in that, The device includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing a computer program, the processor executing the computer program stored in the memory to cause the device to perform the method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, or the processor executing the computer program stored in the memory to cause the device to perform the method as claimed in any one of claims 9 to 15.

19. A communication device, characterized in that, include: Processor and interface circuitry; The interface circuit is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor; The processor is configured to execute the code instructions to perform the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 8, or to execute the code instructions to perform the method as described in any one of claims 9 to 15.

20. A computer-readable storage medium for storing instructions that, when executed, cause the method of any one of claims 1 to 8 to be implemented, or, when executed, cause the method of any one of claims 9 to 15 to be implemented.

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