Information Processing Method and Apparatus, Communication Device, and Storage Medium

Abstract

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, apparatus, communication device, and storage medium. The information processing method executed by an access network device may include: transmitting paging assistance information for paging a user equipment (UE) to a core network device, where the paging assistance information is used to page the UE. The access network device and the core network device will interact with each other for paging assistance information for paging the UE. In this way, regardless of whether the paging assistance information is allocated by the core network device or the access network device, through such mutual transmission between the access network device and the core network device, when the access network device sends a paging message to the UE, it can be sent targeted according to the paging assistance information, thereby improving the paging success rate of the UE and reducing the sending of unnecessary paging messages.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technologies, and in particular, to an information processing method and apparatus, a communication device, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] According to the connection relationship between a User Equipment (UE) and the network side, it can be divided into: Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected state (simply referred to as connected state) and non-connected state. The non-connected state includes: an idle state visible to the core network device on the network side, and a non-active state that is only visible to the access network, that is, invisible to the Core Network (CN) device.

[0003] If the UE is currently in the idle state, but there is a UE for communication, the network side will perform CN paging. If the UE is currently in the non-active state and needs to be woken up for communication, similarly, the radio access network (RAN) will send a paging message.

[0004] The UE listens for paging messages on a Paging Occasion (PO), so as to exit the non-connected state and enter the connected state.

[0005] After receiving a paging instruction from the CN, the access network device will send a paging message to the UE. During the paging process, some information can be used to assist paging. Summary of the Invention

[0006] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method and apparatus, a communication device, and a storage medium.

[0007] In a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, an information processing method is provided, which is executed by an access network device. The method includes:

[0008] Transmitting paging auxiliary information for paging a User Equipment (UE) to a core network device, where the paging auxiliary information is used to page the UE.

[0009] In a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, an information processing method is provided, which is executed by a core network device. The method includes:

[0010] Transmitting paging auxiliary information for paging a User Equipment (UE) to an access network device, where the paging auxiliary information is used to page the UE.

[0011] In a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, an information processing apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes:

[0012] A transceiver module, configured to transmit paging auxiliary information for paging a user equipment (UE) between the access network device and the core network device, where the paging auxiliary information is used to page the UE.

[0013] A fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure provides an information processing apparatus, where the apparatus includes:

[0014] A transceiver module, configured to transmit paging auxiliary information for paging a user equipment (UE) between the access network device and the core network device, where the paging auxiliary information is used to page the UE.

[0015] A fifth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure provides a communication device, including a processor, a transceiver, a memory, and an executable program stored in the memory and capable of running on the processor. When the processor runs the executable program, it executes the information processing method provided in the foregoing first aspect or second aspect.

[0016] A sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure provides a computer storage medium, where the computer storage medium stores an executable program; after the executable program is executed by a processor, it can implement the information processing method provided in the foregoing first aspect or second aspect.

[0017] In the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, paging auxiliary information for paging a UE is exchanged between the access network device and the core network device. In this way, regardless of whether the paging auxiliary information is allocated by the core network device or the access network device, through the mutual transmission between the access network device and the core network device, when the access network device sends a paging message to the UE, it can be sent in a targeted manner according to the paging auxiliary information, thereby improving the paging success rate of the UE and reducing the sending of unnecessary paging messages.

[0018] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and explanatory, and cannot limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] The accompanying drawings herein are incorporated into the specification and constitute a part of the specification, showing embodiments consistent with the present invention and used together with the specification to explain the principles of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a wireless communication system shown according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0021] Figure 2A is a schematic flowchart of an information processing method shown according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0022] Figure 2B is a schematic flowchart of an information processing method shown according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0023] Figure 2C is a schematic flowchart of an information processing method shown according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0024] Figure 3A is a schematic flowchart of an information processing method shown according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0025] Figure 3B is a schematic flowchart of an information processing method shown according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0026] Figure 3C is a schematic flowchart of an information processing method shown according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0027] Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an information processing device shown according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0028] Figure 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an information processing device shown according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0029] Figure 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device shown according to an exemplary embodiment. Detailed implementation manners

[0030] Here, the exemplary embodiments will be described in detail, and examples thereof are shown in the drawings. When the following description refers to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the embodiments of the present invention. On the contrary, they are merely examples of devices and methods consistent with some aspects of the embodiments of the present invention as detailed in the appended claims.

[0031] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. The singular forms "a", "the", and "said" used in the embodiments of the present disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and / or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0032] It should be understood that although terms such as first, second, and third may be used in embodiments of the present disclosure to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first information may also be referred to as the second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as the first information. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "when" or "while" or "in response to determining".

[0033] Please refer to Figure 1 , which shows a schematic structural diagram of a wireless communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As Figure 1 shown, the wireless communication system is a communication system based on cellular mobile communication technology, and the wireless communication system may include: a plurality of UEs 11 and a plurality of access devices 12.

[0034] Among them, the UE 11 may be a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user. The UE 11 may communicate with one or more core network devices via a radio access network (RAN). The UE 11 may be an Internet of Things UE, such as a sensor device, a mobile phone (or referred to as a "cellular" phone), and a computer with an Internet of Things UE. For example, it may be a fixed, portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-integrated, or vehicle-mounted device. For example, a station (STA), a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a mobile, a remote station, an access point, a remote UE, an access terminal, a user terminal, a user agent, a user device, or a user equipment (UE). Or, the UE 11 may also be a device of an unmanned aerial vehicle. Or, the UE 11 may also be a vehicle-mounted device. For example, it may be an on-board computer with wireless communication functions, or a wireless communication device external to the on-board computer. Or, the UE 11 may also be a roadside device. For example, it may be a street lamp, a signal lamp, or other roadside devices with wireless communication functions.

[0035] The access device 12 may be a network-side device in a wireless communication system. Among them, the wireless communication system may be a fourth-generation mobile communication technology (4G) system, also known as the Long Term Evolution (LTE) system; or, the wireless communication system may also be a 5G system, also known as the new radio (NR) system or 5G NR system. Or, the wireless communication system may also be the next-generation system of the 5G system. Among them, the access network in the 5G system may be called the NG-RAN (New Generation-Radio Access Network). Or, the MTC system.

[0036] Among them, the access device 12 may be an evolved access device (eNB) adopted in the 4G system. Or, the access device 12 may also be an access device (gNB) with a centralized distributed architecture adopted in the 5G system. When the access device 12 adopts a centralized distributed architecture, it usually includes a central unit (CU) and at least two distributed units (DUs). The protocol stacks of the Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer, Radio Link Control (RLC) layer, and Media Access Control (MAC) layer are set in the central unit; the Physical (PHY) layer protocol stack is set in the distributed unit. The specific implementation manner of the access device 12 in the embodiments of the present disclosure is not limited.

[0037] A wireless connection may be established between the access device 12 and the UE 11 through a wireless air interface. In different embodiments, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on the fourth-generation mobile communication network technology (4G) standard; or, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on the fifth-generation mobile communication network technology (5G) standard, such as the new air interface; or, the wireless air interface may also be a wireless air interface based on the next-generation mobile communication network technology standard of 5G.

[0038] In some embodiments, an E2E (End to End) connection may also be established between UEs 11. For example, in scenarios such as V2V (vehicle to vehicle), V2I (vehicle to Infrastructure), and V2P (vehicle to pedestrian) communications in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication.

[0039] In some embodiments, the above wireless communication system may further include a network management device 13.

[0040] A plurality of access devices 12 are respectively connected to the network management device 13. Among them, the network management device 13 may be a core network device in the wireless communication system. For example, the network management device 13 may be a Mobility Management Entity (MME) in an Evolved Packet Core (EPC). Alternatively, the network management device may also be other core network devices, such as a Serving GateWay (SGW), a Public Data Network GateWay (PGW), a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF), or a Home Subscriber Server (HSS), etc. The implementation form of the network management device 13 is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0041] As Figures 2A to 2C shown, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method, which is executed by an access network device. The method includes:

[0042] S110: Transmit paging assistance information for paging a UE to a core network device, where the paging assistance information is used to page the UE.

[0043] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the access network device interacts with the core network device for paging assistance information, and the paging assistance information can be used to page the UE, for example, at least for paging an inactive UE.

[0044] Exemplarily, the access network device interacts with the core network device for paging assistance information. The core network device includes, but is not limited to, an Access Management Function (AMF).

[0045] As Figure 2Band Figure 2C As shown in Figure 2C , S110 may include at least one of the following:

[0046] S110A: The access network device sends the paging assistance information allocated by the access network device to the core network device; and S110B: The access network device receives the paging assistance information sent by the core network device.

[0047] The access network device sends the paging assistance information allocated by the access network device to the core network device, which is equivalent to reporting the paging assistance information allocated by the access network device.

[0048] For another example, the access network device receives the paging assistance information from the core network device. The paging assistance information can be allocated by the core network device or reported by the access network device. The paging assistance information received from the core network device can be used by the access network device to page non-active state UEs and / or idle state UEs.

[0049] In some embodiments, the paging assistance information includes at least one of the following:

[0050] Assistance information for paging non-active state UEs;

[0051] Assistance information for paging idle state UEs.

[0052] For example, the access network device reports the assistance information for paging non-active state UEs allocated by itself to the core network device; the core network device sends the assistance information for paging idle state UEs allocated by itself to the access network device; or the core network device sends the assistance information for paging non-active state UEs allocated by itself to the access network device.

[0053] Exemplarily, the paging assistance information includes at least one of the following:

[0054] Paging packet information allocated for the non-active state UE, where the paging packet information is used for the UE to listen to the paging packet where the paging message is located;

[0055] Paging cycle information allocated for the non-active state UE, where the paging cycle information is at least used to indicate the paging frame for the non-active state UE to listen to the paging message.

[0056] The paging packet where the UE listens to the paging message indicated by the paging packet information is also equivalent to the paging packet for the access network device to send the paging message on the PO.

[0057] The paging cycle may include: the paging cycle in the discontinuous reception (DRX) mode and / or the paging cycle in the eDRX mode.

[0058] Exemplarily, paging cycle information is allocated to the inactive UE, where the paging cycle information is at least used to indicate the paging frame for the inactive UE to monitor paging messages.

[0059] Of course, in some other embodiments, the paging assistance information may further include: paging cycle information sent by the core network device to the access network device for paging the idle UE.

[0060] In some embodiments, the paging packet information includes at least one of the following:

[0061] A packet identifier, which is used to indicate the paging packet where the UE is located;

[0062] A paging probability value, where the paging probability value has a corresponding relationship with the paging packet; and

[0063] A paging probability level, where the paging probability level has a corresponding relationship with the paging packet.

[0064] The packet identifier is a group identifier that directly identifies the paging packet.

[0065] If the paging packet information carries a packet identifier, the UE directly determines the paging packet where it is located according to the packet identifier, and then monitors the paging message on the corresponding paging packet.

[0066] The value range of the paging probability value can be any value between 0 and 1. The paging probability value has a corresponding relationship with the paging packet. Thus, if the paging packet information is the paging probability value, after receiving the paging probability value, the UE monitors the paging message according to the paging packet corresponding to the paging probability value.

[0067] In some other embodiments, the paging packet information may be a probability level. For example, the paging probability value between 0 and 1 is divided into multiple paging probability value intervals, and different paging probability value intervals correspond to different paging probability levels. After receiving the paging probability level, the UE determines the paging packet where it is located according to the corresponding relationship between the paging probability level and the paging packet, and then monitors the paging message on the corresponding paging packet on the PO.

[0068] Exemplarily, the paging probability level may be at least two. Exemplarily, the paging probability level may be two, three, or four, etc.

[0069] In some embodiments, the paging packet information includes at least one of the following:

[0070] Packet information indicating the paging packet for transmitting the paging message of the idle UE, which indicates the paging packet for transmitting the paging message of the idle UE;

[0071] The packet information indicating the paging packet of the paging message for the inactive UE indicates the packet information of the paging packet of the paging message for the inactive UE.

[0072] Exemplarily, the packet information indicating the paging packet of the paging message for the idle UE and the packet information indicating the paging packet of the paging message for the inactive UE may point to the same paging packet or different paging packets.

[0073] In summary, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, in order to implement independent control of paging monitoring for idle UEs and inactive UEs, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, paging packets will be set respectively for idle UEs (i.e., UEs in the idle state) and paging packets will be set for inactive UEs (i.e., UEs in the inactive state). Exemplarily, according to the paging probability values of the UE in the idle state and the inactive state, paging packets are set respectively. And the paging probability values of the UE in the idle state and the inactive state may be the same or different.

[0074] In some embodiments, the packet information indicating the paging packet of the paging message for the idle UE and the packet information indicating the paging packet of the paging message for the inactive UE may both be allocated by the core network device, or the packet information indicating the paging packet of the paging message for the idle UE and the packet information indicating the paging packet of the paging message for the inactive UE may both be allocated by the access network device, or the packet information indicating the paging packet of the paging message for the idle UE may be allocated by the core network device, while the packet information indicating the paging packet of the paging message for the inactive UE may be allocated by the access network device.

[0075] In some embodiments, the paging assistance information for paging the user equipment UE sent to the core network device includes one of the following:

[0076] Sending the paging assistance information to the core network device through a radio connection control inactive state conversion request message;

[0077] Sending the paging assistance information to the core network device through an initial context setup response message (INITIAL CONTEXT SETUP RESPONSE);

[0078] Sending the paging assistance information to the core network device through a UE context modification response message (UE CONTEXT MODIFICATION RESPONSE); sending the paging assistance information to the core network device through a UE context modification indication message; UE CONTEXT MODIFICATION INDICATION

[0079] Send the paging assistance information to the core network device through a UE CONTEXT SUSPEND REQUEST message;

[0080] Send the paging assistance information to the core network device through a RETRIEVE UE INFORMATION message;

[0081] Send the paging assistance information to the core network device through a HANDOVER REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGE message;

[0082] Send the paging assistance information to the core network device through a PATH SWITCH REQUEST message; In addition to the messages listed above, it is also possible to be other existing messages sent by the access network device to the core network device, which will not be enumerated one by one.

[0083] Send the paging assistance information to the core network device through a dedicated message.

[0084] The radio connection control inactive state transition request message here is: RRC INACTIVE TRANSITION REPORT message.

[0085] The above initial context establishment response message, UE context modification response message, UE context suspend request message, handover request acknowledge message, and path switch request message are all messages related to UE context processing, cell handover, and / or path handover in the related art. By carrying the paging assistance information through these messages, new messages do not need to be added, and it has the characteristic of good compatibility. In addition to the messages listed above, it is also possible to be other existing messages sent by the access network device to the core network device, which will not be enumerated one by one.

[0086] The dedicated message here can be a new message. The dedicated message can be understood as: a message dedicated to carrying the paging assistance information, or a message specially designed to carry the paging assistance information.

[0087] In some embodiments, the sending of the paging assistance information for an inactive user equipment (UE) to the core network device includes:

[0088] After receiving the reporting indication sent by the core network device, send the paging assistance information to the core network device.

[0089] The access network device sends the paging assistance information to the core network device only when it receives the reporting indication, so unnecessary reporting of the access network device can be reduced.

[0090] In another embodiment, the access network device may send paging assistance information to the core network device based on a pre-agreed protocol.

[0091] The core network device may use any message sent to the access network device to carry the reporting indication, so as to trigger the access network device to return the paging assistance information to the core network device after receiving the reporting indication.

[0092] Exemplarily, the reporting indication is carried by at least one of the following messages;

[0093] Initial context establishment request message;

[0094] UE context modification request message;

[0095] Handover request message;

[0096] Path switch request response message.

[0097] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the initial context establishment request is used to request the context of the UE. The UE context modification request is used to modify the context of the UE.

[0098] The handover request message is used to switch the serving cell of the UE.

[0099] The path switch request response message can be used after the access network device to which the UE is switched. After the core network device receives a handover request for switching the transmission link between the UE and the core network device sent by the access network device to which the UE is switched, the path request response will be returned.

[0100] The reporting indication may be carried by one or more bits. For example, the reporting indication may be carried by 1 bit, and the two bit values of 1 bit respectively represent indicating reporting and indicating not reporting.

[0101] One or more bits carrying the reporting indication may be reserved bits of any of the above messages; or reserved bit values. Some of the bit values corresponding to the reserved bits may have been used, but some bit values are not used (i.e., reserved), and these reserved bit values can be used to carry the reporting indication.

[0102] In some embodiments, the reporting indication may also be carried in the newly added bits of any of the above messages, so that the bits corresponding to other contents in the above messages will not be occupied.

[0103] Receiving the paging assistance information sent by the core network device includes at least one of the following:

[0104] Receiving the paging assistance information allocated by the core network device;

[0105] Receive the paging assistance information returned by the core network device after receiving the paging assistance information allocated by the access network device.

[0106] Exemplarily, the paging assistance information allocated by the core network device may include: the paging assistance information allocated by the core network device for an idle-state UE. Exemplarily, the paging assistance information may at least include: an indication of a paging packet for the idle-state UE, and packet information of the paging packet for transmitting the paging message of the idle-state UE.

[0107] Exemplarily, if the core network device also allocates paging assistance information for a non-active state UE, the paging assistance information received by the access network device from the core network device may further include: the paging assistance information allocated by the core network device for the non-active state UE.

[0108] In some embodiments, the paging assistance information for the non-active state UE may be allocated by the access network device itself. After the access network device allocates the paging assistance information for the non-active state UE, it will report it to the core network device. Subsequently, if the access network device loses the paging assistance information for the non-active state UE allocated by itself, it can request it from the core network device; or, when the core network device detects that a specific sending event is satisfied, it will send the paging assistance information to the core network device.

[0109] In some embodiments, the receiving the paging assistance information sent by the core network device includes:

[0110] Receiving the paging assistance information carried in a paging instruction, where the paging instruction is an indication sent by the core network device to page the UE.

[0111] To reduce unnecessary message interactions between the core network device and the access network device, the paging assistance information sent by the core network device to the access network device will be carried in the paging instruction. The paging instruction carries at least a paging identifier, and the paging identifier indicates the UE that the core network device needs to page. After receiving the paging instruction, the access network device will send the UE carrying the paging identifier. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the paging instruction further carries paging assistance information, and the paging assistance information can be at least used by the access network device to determine the paging packet for sending the paging message. After determining the paging packet, the access network device will send the paging message for paging the UE on the corresponding paging packet of the PO, rather than sending the paging message on all paging packets of the entire PO. In this way, unnecessary paging message sending is reduced. At the same time, the UE can also send a paging message only on the corresponding paging packet, which also reduces the paging packets that the UE needs to monitor and reduces the power consumption of the UE.

[0112] The paging assistance information carried by the paging instruction may be: paging assistance information for the inactive state and / or paging assistance information for the idle state UE. The paging assistance information may include: packet information indicating the paging packet and / or paging cycle information indicating the paging cycle.

[0113] In some embodiments, after the UE enters the inactive state, the access network device may report the assistance information for paging the inactive state UE to the core network device. In this way, the core network device will know that the UE has entered the inactive state. Of course, the access network device may also report the indication information that the UE has entered the inactive state to the core network device. In this way, the core network device will also know that the UE has entered the inactive state.

[0114] Exemplarily, the paging packet information is carried in: the paging instruction of the core network device CN for paging the UE. At this time, the paging assistance information carried in the paging instruction (CN paging) by the CN may include: paging assistance information for the idle state UE and / or paging assistance information for the inactive state UE.

[0115] Exemplarily, the paging instruction of the CN for paging the UE carries both the paging assistance information for the inactive state UE and the paging assistance information for the idle state UE: or, the paging instruction of the CN for paging the UE carries the paging assistance information for the inactive state UE.

[0116] Exemplarily, if the CN determines that the UE is in the idle state, the paging instruction of the CN for paging the UE may separately carry the paging assistance information for the idle state UE. Exemplarily, if the CN determines that the UE is in the inactive state, the paging instruction of the CN for paging the UE carries at least the paging assistance information for the inactive state UE. Exemplarily, if the CN determines that the UE is in the inactive state and an exception occurs, such as the access network device loses the context and notifies the core network device, the paging instruction of the CN for paging the UE carries at least the paging assistance information for the inactive state UE. In this way, after the second assistance information is received by the access network device, the access network device will send the paging message triggered by the paging instruction of the CN for paging the UE on the paging packet corresponding to the inactive state according to the paging assistance information for the inactive state UE. A possible implementation of the core network device is that if the CN determines that the UE is in the idle state, the paging instruction of the CN for paging the UE may separately carry the paging assistance information for the idle state UE; and when the CN determines that the UE is in the inactive state, the paging instruction of the CN for paging the UE carries at least the paging assistance information for the inactive state UE. Subsequently, when the UE enters the idle state again, the paging instruction of the CN for paging the UE may separately carry the paging assistance information for the idle state UE again, that is, a fallback occurs.

[0117] The paging assistance information for the inactive state UE in the paging instruction of the CN for paging the UE includes:

[0118] The paging instruction for paging the UE by the CN separately carries the auxiliary information of the paging inactive-state UE;

[0119] Or,

[0120] The paging instruction for paging the UE by the CN simultaneously carries the auxiliary information of the paging inactive-state UE and the auxiliary information of the paging idle-state UE.

[0121] In some embodiments, the information processing method performed by the access network device may include:

[0122] Receiving a paging instruction from the CN, which carries the auxiliary information of the paging inactive-state UE, and sending a paging message to the UE on the paging packet indicated by the auxiliary information of the paging idle-state UE on the PO in the idle state; here, the PO in the idle state is the PO for paging the idle-state UE, that is, the first type of PO; its calculation method can be determined by the paging period carried in the auxiliary information of the paging inactive-state UE.

[0123] Not receiving a paging instruction from the CN, and sending a paging message to the inactive-state UE on the paging packet corresponding to the paging packet information for the inactive-state UE on the PO in the inactive state (that is, on the second type of PO); here, the PO in the inactive state is the second type of PO; the PO in the inactive state is the PO for paging the inactive-state UE; its calculation method can be determined by the paging period carried in the paging packet information for the inactive-state UE.

[0124] Receiving a paging instruction from the CN, which carries the auxiliary information of the paging inactive-state UE, and sending a paging message to the UE on the paging packet indicated by the auxiliary information of the paging inactive-state UE on the PO in the inactive state; here, the PO in the inactive state is the PO for paging the inactive-state UE, that is, the second type of PO; its calculation method can be determined by the paging period carried in the auxiliary information of the paging inactive-state UE.

[0125] The above methods can be combined and used. For example, the paging instruction for paging the UE by the CN simultaneously carries the auxiliary information of the paging inactive-state UE and the auxiliary information of the paging idle-state UE. Then, the access network device sends the paging message according to the two types of auxiliary information simultaneously.

[0126] When the paging packet information of the inactive-state UE is not obtained when the inactive-state UE needs to be paged, then send a paging message for the inactive-state UE on any paging packet on the PO for the inactive-state UE;

[0127] When both the status information and the paging packet information of the UE are lost, then send a paging message for the inactive-state UE on any paging packet on all POs; here, all POs may include: the first type of PO and the second type of PO.

[0128] Of course, the above is only an illustrative example of paging based on paging grouping information, and the specific implementation is not limited to the above example.

[0129] Through the above method, even when the UE is in the inactive state, it can listen for paging information on the paging group corresponding to the inactive state according to the paging assistance information, and can also listen for the CN paging initiated by the access network device for the UE according to the paging instruction sent by the CN.

[0130] In another embodiment, an information processing method executed by an access network device may include: when the paging grouping information of the inactive state UE cannot be obtained when paging the inactive state UE is required, a paging message for paging the UE is sent on the first type of PO for the UE and the paging group corresponding to the idle state. In this case, if the inactive state UE needs to listen for CN paging, it is required to listen for paging messages on the paging group corresponding to the idle state according to the paging assistance information for the idle state UE on the first type of PO, and also required to listen for paging messages on the paging group corresponding to the inactive state UE according to the paging assistance information for the inactive state UE on the second type of PO.

[0131] In some embodiments, the method further includes: the paging grouping information indicating the paging group for transmitting the paging message of the inactive state UE is allocated by the RAN, and the paging grouping information indicating the paging group for transmitting the paging message of the inactive state UE is sent to the CN.

[0132] If the access network device allocates the paging grouping information indicating the paging group for transmitting the paging message of the inactive state UE, considering that the CN may use it, or considering the case where the access network device is lost, it can be requested from the CN. At this time, even if the paging grouping information indicating the paging group for transmitting the paging message of the inactive state UE does not involve CN paging, the RAN can also report the paging grouping information indicating the paging group for transmitting the paging message of the inactive state UE allocated by itself to the CN.

[0133] In some embodiments, an information processing method executed by an access network device may include at least one of the following:

[0134] Obtain the paging grouping information of the paging group indicating the paging message of the idle state UE, and send a paging message for paging the UE on the first type of PO according to the paging grouping information of the paging group indicating the paging message of the idle state UE;

[0135] Obtain the paging grouping information of the paging group indicating the paging message of the inactive state UE, and send a paging message for paging the UE on the second type of PO according to the paging grouping information of the paging group indicating the paging message of the inactive state UE;

[0136] If paging packet information of a paging packet indicating a paging message for an inactivated UE is not obtained, a paging message for paging the UE is sent on any paging packet of a first type of PO;

[0137] A paging instruction for paging a UE in the inactivated state is received from a CN, and according to the acquisition status of paging packet information of a paging packet indicating a paging message for an inactivated UE, the paging message for paging the UE is sent.

[0138] There may be an overlapping part in the time domain between a first type of PO and a second type of PO, or there may be no overlap in the time domain.

[0139] The first type of PO and the second type of PO can be obtained by calculating the paging periods indicated by the auxiliary information for paging an inactivated UE and the paging periods indicated by the auxiliary information for paging an idle UE respectively.

[0140] As an embodiment, the first type of PO is a PO corresponding to a core network CN paging period; the second type of PO is a PO corresponding to a radio access network RAN paging period or a default paging period.

[0141] Exemplarily, if {CN paging period, RAN paging period, default paging period} are configured as {60, 10, 20} respectively in the inactivated state of a UE, at this time the first type of PO is a PO corresponding to the CN paging period, that is, it repeats periodically every 60 ms corresponding to 0 ms, 60 m, 120 ms..., and at this time the second type of PO is a PO corresponding to the RAN paging period, that is, it repeats periodically every 10 ms corresponding to 0 ms, 10 m, 20 ms...; at this time, there is an overlapping part between the first type of PO and the second type of PO in the time domain.

[0142] As an embodiment, the first type of PO is a PO corresponding to a core network CN paging period; the second type of PO is a PO corresponding to a default paging period.

[0143] Exemplarily, if {CN paging period, RAN paging period, default paging period} are configured as {60, 20, 10} respectively in the inactivated state of a UE, at this time the first type of PO is a PO corresponding to the CN paging period, that is, it repeats periodically every 60 ms corresponding to 0 ms, 60 m, 120 ms..., and at this time the second type of PO is a PO corresponding to the default paging period, that is, it repeats periodically every 10 ms corresponding to 0 ms, 10 m, 20 ms...; at this time, there is an overlapping part between the first type of PO and the second type of PO in the time domain.

[0144] As an example, the first type of PO is a specific PO selected from all POs according to a pattern; the second type of PO is all POs. The specific PO here is a part of all POs. At this time, the pattern of the specific PO can be pre-notified to the UE by the network side or determined based on the protocol.

[0145] All POs here may include: all POs determined by the CN paging cycle, RAN paging cycle, and default paging cycle.

[0146] Exemplarily, if {CN paging cycle, RAN paging cycle, default paging cycle} is configured in the non-active state of the UE, paging monitoring will be performed with a 10 ms paging cycle at this time, that is, all POs monitored by the terminal are periodically repeated every 10 ms corresponding to 0 ms, 10 m, 20 ms... Assuming that every 20 ms cycle is selected as the first type of PO, then the first type of PO is periodically repeated every 20 ms corresponding to 0 ms, 20 m, 40 ms..., and the second type of PO is all POs at this time, that is, it is periodically repeated every 10 ms corresponding to 0 ms, 10 m, 20 ms...;

[0147] As an example, the first type of PO is a specific PO selected from all POs according to a pattern; the second type of PO is the remaining POs. At this time, there is no overlapping part between the first type of PO and the second type of PO in the time domain.

[0148] Obtaining the status of the packet information of the paging packet for transmitting the paging message of the non-active state UE according to the indication, and sending the paging message of the UE in the non-active state includes at least one of the following:

[0149] Receiving a paging instruction for a UE in the non-active state from the CN and obtaining the two-packet information, and sending the paging message of the UE in the non-active state according to the indication to transmit the packet information of the paging packet of the non-active state UE on the second type of PO;

[0150] Receiving a paging instruction for a UE in the idle state from the CN and not obtaining the two-packet information, and sending the paging message according to the indication to transmit the packet information of the paging packet of the idle state UE on the first type of PO.

[0151] The above methods can be used in combination. For example, the paging instruction for paging the UE by the CN carries the auxiliary information for paging the non-active state UE and the auxiliary information for paging the idle state UE at the same time. Then the access network device sends the paging message according to the two types of auxiliary information at the same time.

[0152] Such as Figures 3A to 3CAs shown, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by a core network device. The method includes:

[0153] S210: Transmit paging assistance information for paging a user equipment (UE) to / from an access network device, where the paging assistance information is used to page the UE.

[0154] The information processing method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied to network elements of a core network device. The network elements of the core network device include, but are not limited to: AMF.

[0155] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, a network element of the core network device will interact with the access network device for paging assistance information.

[0156] In an application scenario, when the terminal device is in the idle state, the network will send a paging message for the idle state device according to the idle state paging packet information. When the terminal device enters the inactive state, the network will send a paging message for the inactive state terminal device according to the inactive state paging packet information. However, in the inactive state, since the state stored in the network may be inconsistent with the actual state of the terminal, that is, the network believes that the terminal device is in the idle state, and still sends a paging message for the idle state terminal device according to the idle state paging packet information; while the terminal device is still in the inactive state and will listen for the paging message sent by the network for the inactive state terminal device according to the inactive state paging packet information (that is, the terminal is not aware of the occurrence of this abnormality). That is, in the inactive state, the terminal device needs to listen for the paging message sent by the network for the idle state terminal device according to the idle state paging packet information and the paging message sent by the network for the inactive state terminal device according to the inactive state paging packet information at the same time. The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a mechanism for the core network device and the access network device to interact for paging assistance information, so that the inactive state user can listen for the paging packet information of the idle state terminal device sent by the network and / or the paging packet information for the inactive state terminal device sent by the network in the inactive state, so as not to miss the paging message of the network in abnormal situations.

[0157] Exemplarily, as Figure 3B and Figure 3C shown, S210 may include: [[ID=X]] [[ID=Y]]

[0158] S210A: The core network device receives the paging assistance information sent by the access network device;

[0159] and / or,

[0160] S210B: The core network device sends the paging assistance information to the access network device.

[0161] The paging assistance information received by the core network device from the access network device may include: the paging assistance information allocated by the access network device itself. The paging assistance information allocated by the access network device here may include: the paging assistance information for the inactive UE and / or the paging assistance information for the idle UE.

[0162] In some embodiments, the paging assistance information sent to the access network device may include: the paging assistance information allocated by the core network device and / or the paging assistance information received from the access network device.

[0163] The paging assistance information allocated by the core network device may include at least one of the following:

[0164] The paging assistance information allocated by the core network device for the idle UE;

[0165] The paging assistance information allocated by the core network device for the inactive UE.

[0166] Therefore, it can be understood that sending the paging assistance information to the access network device includes:

[0167] Sending the paging assistance information allocated by the core network device to the access network device;

[0168] And / or,

[0169] After receiving the paging assistance information from the access network device, sending the paging assistance information to the access network device.

[0170] In some embodiments, the paging assistance information includes at least one of the following: the assistance information for paging the inactive UE; and / or, the assistance information for paging the idle UE.

[0171] Exemplarily, the paging assistance information includes at least one of the following:

[0172] The paging packet information allocated for the inactive UE, where the paging packet information is used for the UE to listen to the paging packet where the paging message is located;

[0173] The paging cycle information allocated for the inactive UE, where the paging cycle information is at least used to indicate the paging frame for the inactive UE to listen to the paging message.

[0174] It can be understood that the paging packet information includes at least one of the following:

[0175] The packet identifier, which is used to indicate the paging packet where the UE is located;

[0176] The paging probability value, where the paging probability value has a corresponding relationship with the paging packet; and

[0177] Paging probability level, where the paging probability level has a corresponding relationship with the paging group.

[0178] In some embodiments, the paging group information includes at least one of the following:

[0179] , a paging group indicating the paging message for the idle state UE;

[0180] A paging group indicating the paging message for the inactive state UE.

[0181] It can be understood that the received paging assistance information for paging the user equipment UE sent by the access network device includes one of the following:

[0182] Receiving a radio connection control inactive state conversion request message carrying the paging assistance information;

[0183] Receiving an initial context establishment response message carrying the paging assistance information;

[0184] Receiving a UE context modification response message carrying the paging assistance information;

[0185] Receiving a UE context modification indication message carrying the paging assistance information through;

[0186] Receiving a context suspension request message carrying the paging assistance information;

[0187] Receiving a UE information acquisition message carrying the paging assistance information;

[0188] Receiving a handover request response message carrying the paging assistance information, sending the paging assistance information to the core network device; sending the paging assistance information to the core network device through a path switch request message;

[0189] Receiving a dedicated message carrying the paging assistance information.

[0190] The paging assistance information reported by the access network device can be carried in the existing messages in the related technology or in the newly added dedicated messages.

[0191] In some embodiments, the method includes:

[0192] Sending a reporting indication for indicating the access network device to report the paging assistance information.

[0193] This reporting indication is used to indicate the access network device to report the paging assistance information. Exemplarily, this reporting indication is used to indicate the access network device to report the paging assistance information allocated by the access network device itself.

[0194] In some embodiments, the reporting indication is carried by at least one of the following messages;

[0195] Initial context establishment request message;

[0196] UE context modification request message;

[0197] Handover request message; and

[0198] Path switch request response message.

[0199] There are many ways for the core network device to send the reporting indication to the access network device. Exemplarily, the reporting indication is carried in any of the above messages.

[0200] In some embodiments, sending the paging assistance information to the access network device includes:

[0201] When sending a paging instruction for paging the UE to the access network device, sending the paging instruction carrying the paging assistance information to the access network device.

[0202] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, when the CN notifies the access network device to page the UE, a paging instruction carrying the paging assistance information is sent to the access network device. In this way, when the access network device receives the paging instruction sent by the CN, it can page the UE targeted according to the paging assistance information. In particular, the paging assistance information carried by the paging instruction may at least include: paging assistance information for non-active UEs. In this way, after the access network device receives the paging assistance information, since it receives the paging assistance information from the CN, even if the UE currently paged by the CN is not in the idle state due to abnormal situations such as context, it can page the non-active UE on the PO of the non-active UE and on the corresponding paging group according to the paging assistance information of the non-active UE. Thus, on the one hand, it realizes the targeted paging of the UE by the access network device, and on the other hand, it can improve the paging success rate of the UE.

[0203] In some embodiments, the paging group information is carried in: the paging instruction for the core network device CN to page the UE.

[0204] Exemplarily, the paging instruction for the CN to page the UE carries both the assistance information for paging non-active UEs and the assistance information for paging idle UEs: or, the paging instruction for the CN to page the UE carries the assistance information for paging non-active UEs.

[0205] Under normal circumstances, the core network device does not know whether the UE is currently in the inactive state. When the CN receives the second auxiliary information reported by the access network device for the inactive UE, it can determine that the UE has entered the inactive state; or, after receiving the indication from the access network device that the UE has entered the inactive state, it determines that the UE has entered the inactive state.

[0206] If the CN needs to page an inactive UE, it can carry at least the auxiliary information for paging the inactive UE in the paging instruction, so that the access network device can send a paging message on the paging packet listened to by the inactive UE according to the auxiliary information for paging the inactive UE.

[0207] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for paging a UE according to the paging packet of the UE to solve the processing of paging monitoring in the case where the access network device and the core network device maintain inconsistent terminal states.

[0208] Exemplarily, the access network device sends paging auxiliary information for an inactive UE to the core network device for the core network device to send a paging message for the UE; the paging auxiliary information is paging packet information. The paging packet information may include one of the following:

[0209] The paging packet information assigned by the access network device to the UE, which is used for the terminal to determine the packet to listen to when listening to the paging signal.

[0210] As an embodiment, the paging packet information provided or assigned by the network may be a specific assigned packet identifier (Grouping ID).

[0211] As an embodiment, the paging packet information provided or assigned by the network is a paging probability value determined by the network;

[0212] As an embodiment, the paging packet information provided or assigned by the network is a paging probability indication determined by the network, and the paging probability indication may include a paging probability level and / or a paging probability interval.

[0213] The paging cycle information assigned by the access network device to the UE, which is used for the terminal to determine the paging frame to listen to when listening to the paging signal;

[0214] The paging packet information may be notified to the core network device in the following information; the paging packet information is one of the information included in the paging auxiliary information.

[0215] As an embodiment, the access network device may carry the auxiliary information in the existing message RRC INACTIVE TRANSITION REPORT;

[0216] As an embodiment, the access network device may carry the paging assistance information based on the newly added message;

[0217] As an implementation manner: the access network device sends paging assistance information for an inactive UE to the core network device. As another implementation manner: it may also be that the core network device configures paging assistance information for the inactive UE and distributes it to the access network device. If the access network device configures the paging assistance information for the inactive UE by itself, it may refer to the paging assistance information configured by the core network device for the idle UE to determine the paging assistance information for the inactive UE. For the hereditary domain, the paging packet information included in the paging assistance information of the inactive UE may point to the same paging packet as the paging packet information configured by the core network device for the idle state. Of course, in some other embodiments, the paging packet information of the inactive state and the paging packet information of the idle state of the same UE may also point to different paging packets.

[0218] As an embodiment, the core network device may carry the indication in the following message to indicate whether the access network device can report or stop reporting the assistance information;

[0219] Initial Context Setup Request message;

[0220] UE Context Modification Request message;

[0221] Handover Request message;

[0222] Path Switch Request Acknowledge message.

[0223] When the reporting indication is the first value, it indicates that the access network device is instructed to report paging assistance information to the core network device; if the reporting indication is the second value, it indicates that the access network device is instructed to stop reporting paging assistance information to the core network device or not to report paging assistance information to the core network device.

[0224] Meanwhile, if the access network device supports reporting of assistance information, the access network device will report the assistance information.

[0225] In some embodiments, the core network device will carry the following information in the paging message sent to the UE, including any one of the following:

[0226] The paging packet information allocated by the access network device to the UE; and

[0227] The paging cycle information allocated by the access network device to the UE is used for the terminal to determine the paging frame in which to listen when listening for paging signals.

[0228] As Figure 4 shown, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing device, where the device includes:

[0229] A transceiver module 410, configured to transmit paging assistance information for paging the UE to and from a core network device, where the paging assistance information is used to page the UE.

[0230] Exemplarily, the device can be applied to an access network device.

[0231] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 410 may include: a program module; after being executed by a processor, the program module can implement the transmission of paging assistance information for paging the UE between the access network device and the core network device.

[0232] In some embodiments, the paging assistance information may at least include: paging assistance information for an inactive UE.

[0233] In other embodiments, the transceiver module 410 may include: a software-hardware combined module; the software-hardware combined module includes, but is not limited to: various programmable arrays; the programmable arrays include, but are not limited to: field programmable arrays and / or complex programmable arrays.

[0234] In still other embodiments, the transceiver module 410 includes, but is not limited to: a pure hardware module; the pure hardware module includes, but is not limited to: application specific integrated circuits.

[0235] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 410 is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0236] Send the paging assistance information allocated by the access network device to the core network device;

[0237] Receive the paging assistance information sent by the core network device.

[0238] In some embodiments, the paging assistance information includes at least one of the following:

[0239] Assistance information for paging an inactive UE;

[0240] Assistance information for paging an idle UE.

[0241] In some embodiments, the paging assistance information includes at least one of the following:

[0242] Paging packet information allocated for the inactivated UE, where the paging packet information is used for the UE to monitor the paging packet to which the paging message belongs;

[0243] Paging cycle information allocated for the inactivated UE, where the paging cycle information is at least used to indicate the paging frame for the inactivated UE to monitor the paging message.

[0244] In some embodiments, the paging packet information includes at least one of the following:

[0245] Packet identifier, which is used to indicate the paging packet to which the UE belongs;

[0246] Paging probability value, where the paging probability value has a corresponding relationship with the paging packet; and

[0247] Paging probability level, where the paging probability level has a corresponding relationship with the paging packet.

[0248] In some embodiments, the paging packet information includes at least one of the following:

[0249] The paging packet that indicates the paging message for the idle state UE and transmits the paging message for the inactivated UE.

[0250] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 410 is used to perform at least one of the following:

[0251] Control the inactivated state conversion request message through a wireless connection and send the paging assistance information to the core network device;

[0252] Send the paging assistance information to the core network device through an initial context establishment response message;

[0253] Send the paging assistance information to the core network device through a UE context modification response message;

[0254] Send the paging assistance information to the core network device through a UE context modification indication message;

[0255] Send the paging assistance information to the core network device through a context suspension request message;

[0256] Send the paging assistance information to the core network device through an obtain UE information message;

[0257] Send the paging assistance information to the core network device through a handover request response message; send the paging assistance information to the core network device through a path switch request message; and

[0258] Send the paging assistance information to the core network device via a dedicated message.

[0259] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 410 is configured to send the paging assistance information to the core network device after receiving the reporting indication sent by the core network device.

[0260] In some embodiments, the reporting indication is carried by at least one of the following messages:

[0261] Initial context setup request message;

[0262] UE context modification request message;

[0263] Handover request message; and

[0264] Path switch request response message.

[0265] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 410 is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0266] Receive the paging assistance information allocated by the core network device; and

[0267] Receive the paging assistance information returned by the core network device after receiving the paging assistance information allocated by the access network device.

[0268] As Figure 5 shown, an information processing apparatus is provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. The apparatus includes:

[0269] A transceiver module 510 is configured to transmit paging assistance information for paging a user equipment (UE) between an access network device and a core network device, where the paging assistance information is used to page the UE.

[0270] Exemplarily, the apparatus can be applied to a core network device, and the core network device includes but is not limited to: AMF.

[0271] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 510 may include: a program module; after being executed by a processor, the program module can implement the transmission of paging assistance information for paging a UE between an access network device and a core network device.

[0272] In some embodiments, the paging assistance information may at least include: paging assistance information for an inactive UE.

[0273] In other embodiments, the transceiver module may include: a software and hardware combined module; the software and hardware combined module includes but is not limited to: various programmable arrays; the programmable arrays include but are not limited to: field programmable arrays and / or complex programmable arrays.

[0274] In some other embodiments, the transceiver module includes, but is not limited to: a pure hardware module; and the pure hardware module includes, but is not limited to: an application specific integrated circuit.

[0275] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 510 is configured to receive paging assistance information sent by the access network device; and / or, send paging assistance information to the access network device.

[0276] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 510 is configured to send the paging assistance information allocated by the core network device to the access network device; and / or, after receiving paging assistance information from the access network device, send the paging assistance information to the access network device.

[0277] In some embodiments, the paging assistance information includes at least one of the following:

[0278] Assistance information for paging an inactive UE; and

[0279] Assistance information for paging an idle UE.

[0280] In some embodiments, the paging assistance information includes at least one of the following:

[0281] Paging packet information allocated for the inactive UE, where the paging packet information is used for the UE to monitor the paging packet in which the paging message is located;

[0282] Paging cycle information allocated for the inactive UE, where the paging cycle information is at least used to indicate the paging frame for the inactive UE to monitor the paging message.

[0283] In some embodiments, the paging packet information includes at least one of the following:

[0284] A packet identifier, which is used to indicate the paging packet where the UE is located;

[0285] A paging probability value, where the paging probability value has a corresponding relationship with the paging packet; and

[0286] A paging probability level, where the paging probability level has a corresponding relationship with the paging packet.

[0287] In some embodiments, the paging packet information includes at least one of the following:

[0288] A paging packet indicating the paging message of the idle UE;

[0289] A paging packet indicating the paging message of the inactive UE.

[0290] In some embodiments, the paging assistance information for paging a user equipment (UE) sent by the receiving access network device includes one of the following:

[0291] Receiving a radio link control inactive state transition request message carrying the paging assistance information;

[0292] Receiving an initial context setup response message carrying the paging assistance information;

[0293] Receiving a UE context modification response message carrying the paging assistance information;

[0294] Receiving a UE context modification indication message carrying the paging assistance information;

[0295] Receiving a context suspension request message carrying the paging assistance information;

[0296] Receiving a UE information acquisition message carrying the paging assistance information;

[0297] Receiving a handover request response message carrying the paging assistance information, sending the paging assistance information to the core network device; sending the paging assistance information to the core network device through a path switch request message; and

[0298] Receiving a dedicated message carrying the paging assistance information.

[0299] In some embodiments, the transceiver module is further configured to send a reporting indication for instructing the access network device to report the paging assistance information.

[0300] In some embodiments, the reporting indication is carried by at least one of the following messages:

[0301] Initial context setup request message;

[0302] UE context modification request message;

[0303] Handover request message; and

[0304] Path switch request response message.

[0305] In some embodiments, the paging packet information is carried in: a paging instruction for the core network device (CN) to page the UE.

[0306] In some embodiments, the paging instruction for the CN to page the UE carries both the assistance information for paging an inactive UE and the assistance information for paging an inactive UE:

[0307] Or,

[0308] The paging instruction for paging the UE by the CN carries the auxiliary information of the paging non-active state UE.

[0309] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, including:

[0310] A memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

[0311] A processor, connected to the memory respectively;

[0312] Wherein, the processor is used to execute the information processing method provided by any of the foregoing technical solutions. The information processing method can be an information processing method executed by an access network device, and / or an information processing method executed by a network element of a core network device.

[0313] The processor may include various types of storage media, which are non-temporary computer storage media and can continue to memorize and store the information thereon after the communication device is powered off.

[0314] Here, the communication device includes: an access device or a UE or a core network device.

[0315] The processor can be connected to the memory through a bus or the like, and is used to read the executable program stored on the memory. For example, it is at least one of the information processing methods as Figures 2A to 2C 、 Figures 3A to 3C shown.

[0316] As Figure 6 shown, an embodiment of the present disclosure shows the structure of a communication device. For example, the communication device 900 can be provided as a network-side device. The communication device can be a network element of the foregoing access network device and / or core network device.

[0317] Referring to Figure 6 , the communication device 900 includes a processing component 922, which further includes one or more processors, and memory resources represented by a memory 932, for storing instructions executable by the processing component 922, such as application programs. The application programs stored in the memory 932 can include one or more modules corresponding to each set of instructions. In addition, the processing component 922 is used to execute instructions to execute any method of the foregoing application in the communication device, for example, it is at least one of the information processing methods as Figures 2A to 2C 、 Figures 3A to 3C shown.

[0318] The communication device 900 may further include a power supply component 1926 for performing power management of the communication device 900, a wired or wireless network interface 950 for connecting the communication device 900 to a network, and an input / output (I / O) interface 958. The communication device 900 may operate based on an operating system stored in the memory 932, such as Windows Server TM, Mac OS XTM, UnixTM, LinuxTM, FreeBSDTM, or the like.

[0319] Those skilled in the art will readily conceive of other embodiments of the present invention after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present invention that follow the general principles of the present invention and include common general knowledge or conventional technical means in the technical field not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are only to be considered as exemplary, and the true scope and spirit of the present invention are pointed out by the following claims.

[0320] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the exact structures described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of the present invention is only limited by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An information processing method, wherein, Performed by an access network device, the method includes: Transmitting paging assistance information for paging a user equipment (UE) to a core network device, where the paging assistance information is used to page the UE; The transmitting paging assistance information for paging a user equipment (UE) to a core network device includes: When the core network device determines that the UE is in the inactive state, receiving a paging instruction for paging the UE sent by the core network device, where the paging instruction carries both assistance information for paging an inactive UE and assistance information for paging an idle UE; Simultaneously sending paging messages according to the assistance information for paging an inactive UE and the assistance information for paging an idle UE.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The paging assistance information includes at least one of the following: Paging group information allocated for the inactive UE, where the paging group information is used for the UE to monitor the paging group where the paging message is located; and Paging cycle information allocated for the inactive UE, where the paging cycle information is at least used to indicate the paging frame for the inactive UE to monitor paging messages.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein, The paging group information includes at least one of the following: A group identifier for indicating the paging group where the UE is located; A paging probability value, where the paging probability value has a corresponding relationship with the paging group; and A paging probability level, where the paging probability level has a corresponding relationship with the paging group.

4. The method according to claim 2 or 3, wherein, The paging group information includes: Paging group information indicating the paging group for transmitting paging messages of idle UEs; and Paging group information indicating the paging group for transmitting paging messages of inactive UEs.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The transmitting paging assistance information for paging a user equipment (UE) to a core network device includes one of the following: Sending the paging assistance information to the core network device through a radio connection control inactive state conversion request message; Sending the paging assistance information to the core network device through an initial context establishment response message; Sending the paging assistance information to the core network device through a UE context modification response message; Sending the paging assistance information to the core network device through a UE context modification indication message; Sending the paging assistance information to the core network device through a context suspension request message; Sending the paging assistance information to the core network device through an obtaining UE information message; Sending the paging assistance information to the core network device through a handover request response message; Sending the paging assistance information to the core network device through a path switch request message; And Sending the paging assistance information to the core network device through a dedicated message.

6. An information processing method, wherein, Performed by a core network device, the method includes: Transmitting paging assistance information for paging a user equipment (UE) to an access network device, where the paging assistance information is used to page the UE; The transmitting paging assistance information for paging a user equipment (UE) to an access network device includes: When the core network device determines that the UE is in the inactive state, it sends a paging instruction for paging the UE to the access network device, and the paging instruction carries the auxiliary information for paging the inactive UE and the auxiliary information for paging the idle UE at the same time; the auxiliary information for paging the inactive UE and the auxiliary information for paging the idle UE are both used by the access network device to send paging messages.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein, The paging auxiliary information includes at least one of the following: Paging group information allocated for the inactive UE, where the paging group information is used for the UE to listen to the paging group where the paging message is located; and Paging cycle information allocated for the inactive UE, where the paging cycle information is at least used to indicate the paging frame for the inactive UE to listen to the paging message.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein, The paging group information includes at least one of the following: Group identifier, which is used to indicate the paging group where the UE is located; Paging probability value, where the paging probability value has a corresponding relationship with the paging group; and Paging probability level, where the paging probability level has a corresponding relationship with the paging group.

9. The method according to claim 7 or 8, wherein The paging group information includes: Paging group information indicating the paging group for transmitting the paging message of the idle UE; and Paging group information indicating the paging group for transmitting the paging message of the inactive UE.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein, The paging group information is carried in: the paging instruction for the core network device CN to page the UE.

11. The method according to claim 6, wherein, The paging auxiliary information transmitted between the access network device and the core network device for paging the user equipment UE includes one of the following: Receiving a radio connection control inactive state conversion request message carrying the paging auxiliary information; Receiving an initial context establishment response message carrying the paging auxiliary information; Receiving a UE context modification response message carrying the paging auxiliary information; Receiving a UE context modification indication message carrying the paging auxiliary information through; Receiving a context suspension request message carrying the paging auxiliary information; Receiving an obtain UE information message carrying the paging auxiliary information; Receiving a handover request response message carrying the paging auxiliary information; Receiving a path switch request message carrying the paging auxiliary information; Receiving a dedicated message carrying the paging auxiliary information.

12. An information processing apparatus, wherein, The device includes: A transceiver module, which is used to transmit the paging auxiliary information for paging the user equipment UE between the core network device, where the paging auxiliary information is used to page the UE; The transceiver module is used to transmit the paging auxiliary information for paging the user equipment UE between the core network device, including: when the core network device determines that the UE is in the inactive state, receiving the paging instruction for paging the UE sent by the core network device, and the paging instruction carries the auxiliary information for paging the inactive UE and the auxiliary information for paging the idle UE at the same time; and simultaneously sending paging messages according to the auxiliary information for paging the inactive UE and the auxiliary information for paging the idle UE.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein, The paging auxiliary information includes at least one of the following: Paging packet information allocated for the inactivated UE, where the paging packet information is used for the UE to monitor the paging packet in which the paging message is located; and Paging cycle information allocated for the inactivated UE, where the paging cycle information is at least used to indicate the paging frame for the inactivated UE to monitor the paging message.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein, The paging packet information includes at least one of the following: Packet identifier, used to indicate the paging packet where the UE is located; Paging probability value, where the paging probability value has a corresponding relationship with the paging packet; and Paging probability level, where the paging probability level has a corresponding relationship with the paging packet.

15. The device according to claim 13 or 14, wherein The paging packet information includes: Paging packet information indicating the paging packet for transmitting the paging message of the idle-state UE; and Paging packet information indicating the paging packet for transmitting the paging message of the inactivated UE.

16. The device according to claim 12, wherein, The transceiver module is used to transmit paging auxiliary information of the paging user equipment UE to the core network device, including at least one of the following: Sending the paging auxiliary information to the core network device by a radio connection control inactivated state conversion request message; Sending the paging auxiliary information to the core network device by an initial context establishment response message; Sending the paging auxiliary information to the core network device by a UE context modification response message; Sending the paging auxiliary information to the core network device by a UE context modification indication message; Sending the paging auxiliary information to the core network device by a context suspension request message; Sending the paging auxiliary information to the core network device by an obtaining UE information message; Sending the paging auxiliary information to the core network device by a handover request response message; Sending the paging auxiliary information to the core network device by a path switch request message; Sending the paging auxiliary information to the core network device by a dedicated message.

17. An information processing apparatus, wherein, The device includes: A transceiver module, used to transmit paging auxiliary information of the paging user equipment UE to the access network device, where the paging auxiliary information is used to page the UE; The transceiver module is used to transmit paging auxiliary information of the paging user equipment UE to the access network device, including: when the core network device determines that the UE is in the inactivated state, sending a paging instruction for paging the UE to the access network device, and the paging instruction carries the auxiliary information for paging the inactivated UE and the auxiliary information for paging the idle-state UE at the same time; the auxiliary information for paging the inactivated UE and the auxiliary information for paging the idle-state UE are both used for the access network device to send paging messages.

18. The device according to claim 17, wherein, The paging auxiliary information includes at least one of the following: Paging packet information allocated for the inactivated UE, where the paging packet information is used for the UE to monitor the paging packet in which the paging message is located; and Paging cycle information allocated for the inactivated UE, where the paging cycle information is at least used to indicate the paging frame for the inactivated UE to monitor the paging message.

19. The device according to claim 18, wherein, The paging packet information includes at least one of the following: A grouping identifier, used to indicate the paging group where the UE is located; A paging probability value, where the paging probability value has a corresponding relationship with the paging group; and A paging probability level, where the paging probability level has a corresponding relationship with the paging group.

20. The device according to claim 18 or 19, wherein, The paging group information includes: Paging group information indicating the paging group for transmitting paging messages to idle-mode UEs; Paging group information indicating the paging group for transmitting paging messages to non-active UEs.

21. The apparatus according to claim 20, wherein, The paging group information is carried in: the paging instruction for the core network device to page the UE.

22. The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein, The transceiver module is used to transmit paging assistance information for paging a user equipment (UE) to / from an access network device, including one of the following: Receiving a radio link control non-active state transition request message carrying the paging assistance information; Receiving an initial context establishment response message carrying the paging assistance information; Receiving a UE context modification response message carrying the paging assistance information; Receiving a UE context modification indication message carrying the paging assistance information; Receiving a context suspension request message carrying the paging assistance information; Receiving an obtain UE information message carrying the paging assistance information; Receiving a handover request acknowledgment message carrying the paging assistance information; Receiving a path switch request message carrying the paging assistance information; Receiving a dedicated message carrying the paging assistance information.

23. A communication device, comprising a processor, a transceiver, a memory, and an executable program stored on the memory and capable of being run by the processor, wherein, When the processor runs the executable program, it executes the method provided in any one of claims 1 to 5 or 6 to 11.

24. A computer storage medium storing an executable program; after the executable program is executed by a processor, it can implement the method provided in any one of claims 1 to 5 or 6 to 11.

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