Paging processing method and device, communication equipment and storage medium

Abstract

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a paging processing method and apparatus, a communication device, and a storage medium. The paging processing method executed by an inactive terminal device may include: monitoring a paging message according to paging group information.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technology but is not limited to the field of wireless communication technology, and in particular to a paging processing method and apparatus, a communication device, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] Based on the connection relationship between a terminal device, also known as user equipment (UE), and the network, it can be divided into two states: Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected state (referred to as connected state) and non-connected state. The non-connected state includes the idle state, which is visible to the core network on the network side, and the inactive state, which is visible only to the access network and not to the core network (CN device).

[0003] If the terminal device is currently in idle state but there is a terminal device communicating, the network side will page the CN device. If the terminal device is currently in inactive state and needs to be awakened for communication, the access network will also send a radio access network (Radio Access Network) paging.

[0004] The terminal device monitors the paging message on the paging occasion (PO), thereby exiting the non-connected state and entering the connected state.

[0005] Under normal circumstances, if the terminal device is in an inactive state (ie, an inactive terminal device), it will not receive CN paging. However, it is not ruled out that the CN device needs to page the inactive terminal device.

[0006] With the development of communication technology, broadband communication or ultra-wideband communication has emerged. However, if a larger bandwidth communication is always used, the power consumption of the terminal device will be larger, which will lead to the problem of short standby time of the terminal device. Summary of the Invention

[0007] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a paging processing method and apparatus, a communication device, and a storage medium.

[0008] A first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a paging processing method, wherein a terminal device monitors a paging message according to paging group information, wherein the terminal device is in an inactive state.

[0009] A second aspect of the present disclosure provides a paging processing method, wherein the method includes:

[0010] Send a paging message based on the paging group information.

[0011] A third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure provides a paging processing device, wherein the device includes:

[0012] The monitoring module is configured to monitor the paging message according to the paging group information; wherein the terminal device is in an inactive state.

[0013] A fourth aspect of the present disclosure provides a paging processing device, wherein the device includes:

[0014] The sending module is configured to send a paging message according to the paging group information.

[0015] A fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, comprising a processor, a transceiver, a memory, and an executable program stored in the memory and capable of being run by the processor, wherein when the processor runs the executable program, it executes the paging processing method provided in the first or second aspect above.

[0016] A sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure provides a computer storage medium storing an executable program. After the executable program is executed by a processor, the paging processing method provided in the first or second aspect can be implemented.

[0017] According to the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal device is in an inactive state, it will monitor the paging message according to the paging group information. In this way, the terminal device only needs to monitor the paging message of the paging group to which it belongs, rather than monitoring the paging messages of all paging groups on the entire PO, thereby reducing the power consumption of the terminal device due to monitoring all paging groups and extending the standby time of the terminal device.

[0018] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are merely exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the embodiments of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments of the present invention.

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

[0021] Figure 2 is a flowchart illustrating a paging processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0022] Figure 3 is a flowchart illustrating a paging processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0023] Figure 4FIG. 1 is a timing diagram illustrating an e-DRX mode according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0024] Figure 5A This is a schematic diagram showing the relative position relationship in the time domain between a first PTW in an idle eDRX mode and a second PTW in an inactive eDRX mode according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0025] Figure 5B This is a schematic diagram showing the relative position relationship in the time domain between a first PTW in an idle eDRX mode and a second PTW in an inactive eDRX mode according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0026] Figure 5C This is a schematic diagram showing the relative position relationship in the time domain between a first PTW in an idle eDRX mode and a second PTW in an inactive eDRX mode according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0027] Figure 6 is a flowchart illustrating a paging processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0028] Figure 7 is a structural diagram of a paging processing device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0029] Figure 8 is a structural diagram of a paging processing device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0030] Figure 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0031] Figure 10 The figure is a schematic structural diagram of a base station according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, with examples illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following description, when referring to the drawings, identical numerals in different figures represent identical or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments are not intended to represent all possible implementations consistent with the present invention. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present invention, as detailed in the appended claims.

[0033] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. The singular forms "a," "the," and "the" used in the embodiments of the present disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and / or" used herein refers to and includes any or all possible combinations of one or more associated listed items.

[0034] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used to describe various information in the embodiments of the present disclosure, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first information may also be referred to as the second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as the first information. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at the time of" or "when" or "in response to determining".

[0035] Please refer to Figure 1 , which shows a schematic structural diagram of a wireless communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 1 As shown, the wireless communication system is a communication system based on cellular mobile communication technology, and the wireless communication system may include: several terminal devices 11 and several access devices 12.

[0036] The terminal device 11 can be a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user. The terminal device 11 can communicate with one or more core networks via a radio access network (RAN). The terminal device 11 can be an IoT terminal device, such as a sensor device, a mobile phone (or "cellular" phone), and a computer with an IoT terminal device. For example, the terminal device 11 can be a fixed, portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-built-in, or vehicle-mounted device. For example, a station (STA), subscriber unit, subscriber station, mobile station, mobile station, remote station, access point, remote terminal, access terminal, user terminal, user agent, user device, or user equipment. Alternatively, the terminal device 11 can be a device on an unmanned aerial vehicle. Alternatively, the terminal device 11 can be a vehicle-mounted device, such as a vehicle-mounted computer with wireless communication capabilities, or a wireless communication device connected to an external vehicle-mounted computer. Alternatively, the terminal device 11 may also be a roadside device, for example, a street lamp, a traffic light or other roadside device with wireless communication function.

[0037] The access device 12 may be a network-side device in a wireless communication system. The wireless communication system may be a fourth generation mobile communication technology (4G) system, also known as a long term evolution (LTE) system; or, the wireless communication system may be a 5G system, also known as a new radio (NR) system or a 5G NR system. Alternatively, the wireless communication system may be a next generation system of the 5G system. The access network in the 5G system may be referred to as an NG-access network device (New Generation-Radio Access Network, a new generation of wireless access network). Alternatively, an MTC system.

[0038] Among them, the access device 12 can be an evolved access device (eNB) adopted in a 4G system. Alternatively, the access device 12 can also be an access device (gNB) adopting a centralized distributed architecture in a 5G system. When the access device 12 adopts a centralized distributed architecture, it usually includes a centralized unit (CU) and at least two distributed units (DU). The centralized unit is provided with a protocol stack of a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer, a radio link layer control protocol (RLC) layer, and a media access control (MAC) layer; the distributed unit is provided with a physical (PHY) layer protocol stack. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the specific implementation method of the access device 12.

[0039] A wireless connection can be established between the access device 12 and the terminal device 11 via a wireless air interface. In different implementations, 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, for example, the wireless air interface is a new air interface; or, the wireless air interface can also be a wireless air interface based on the next generation mobile communication network technology standard of 5G.

[0040] In some embodiments, an E2E (End to End) connection may be established between the terminal devices 11. For example, in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication scenarios, such as V2V (vehicle to vehicle), V2I (vehicle to infrastructure), and V2P (vehicle to pedestrian).

[0041] In some embodiments, the wireless communication system may further include a network management device 13 .

[0042] Several access devices 12 are respectively connected to a network management device 13. The network management device 13 may be a core network device in a 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 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). The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the implementation form of the network management device 13.

[0043] like Figure 2 As shown, the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a paging processing method, which may include:

[0044] S110: The terminal device monitors the paging message according to the paging group information, wherein the terminal device is in an inactive state.

[0045] The paging group information can be used to determine the paging group. Different paging groups can correspond to different paging subchannels or different paging bandwidths. For example, a PO within a cell occupies multiple bandwidth parts (BWPs), and different BWPs can be used for different paging groups. For example, a paging channel can be divided into multiple paging subchannels in the frequency domain. In this way, different paging groups can correspond to different paging subchannels.

[0046] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, in order to save power consumption of the terminal device, the paging message will be monitored according to the paging group information. In this way, the bandwidth required for the terminal device to monitor the paging message can be reduced, thereby reducing the power consumption of the terminal device.

[0047] Exemplarily, the terminal device may monitor the paging message on the paging sub-channel or BWP corresponding to the paging group to which it belongs according to the paging group information.

[0048] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, Figure 3 As shown, the method may further include:

[0049] S100: Receive paging packet information.

[0050] Exemplarily, the paging packet information may be sent in advance by the network side to the terminal device. Exemplarily, the paging packet information may be sent by the network side to the terminal device through a non-access stratum (NAS) message or an RRC message, or sent to the terminal device through a broadcast message.

[0051] Exemplarily, during the connection release process of switching from a connected state to an idle state or an inactive state, the terminal device receives an RRC message containing the paging assistance information. In this way, the terminal device can receive the paging assistance information without setting up a dedicated message to carry the paging assistance information.

[0052] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, there are several ways for the terminal device to obtain paging assistance information, and the specific implementation is not limited to any of the above examples. In some embodiments, due to the relative fixedness of the terminal device capabilities, terminal device types, and / or business services supported by the terminal device, the paging assistance information of the terminal device may be pre-written into the communication protocol, so the terminal device can determine the paging assistance information according to the protocol.

[0053] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the paging message may include: a paging message for CN paging and / or a paging message for access network device paging. The terminal device described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is in an idle state, and the idle state terminal device monitors the paging message according to the paging group information on the first type of PO corresponding to the idle state. If the terminal device is in an inactive state, the inactive state terminal device monitors the paging message according to the paging group information on the second type of PO corresponding to the inactive state. In short, no matter whether it is an idle state terminal device or an inactive state terminal device that monitors the paging message according to the paging group information, it is no longer necessary to monitor all the paging groups of the required monitoring PO, thereby saving terminal power consumption.

[0054] In other embodiments, the terminal device is currently in an inactive state, but an abnormal situation such as context loss occurs on the network side. At this time, the CN device on the network side will think that the terminal device may enter an idle state. Under normal circumstances, the terminal device only needs to monitor the second type of PO corresponding to the inactive state in the inactive state. For example, it can monitor the paging according to the paging group information for the inactive state. However, due to the introduction of the above-mentioned abnormal situation, the CN device will page the terminal device, and the CN device paging the terminal device is based on the paging configuration of the idle state. In order to reduce the situation where the CN device fails to page the inactive terminal device due to this abnormal situation, in the disclosed embodiment, for the inactive terminal device, the paging message will be monitored on the first type PO and the second type PO respectively according to the paging group information. In this way, the paging failure rate of the network side through CN paging due to the abnormality when the terminal device is in the inactive state can be reduced.

[0055] In one embodiment, the S110 may include: monitoring paging messages on the first type PO and the second type PO according to the paging group information. The first type PO and the second type PO may have overlapping parts in the time domain, or may not have overlapping parts in the time domain.

[0056] In the disclosed embodiment, the first type of PO may be a PO for monitoring CN paging, and the second type of PO may be a PO for monitoring access network device paging.

[0057] The first type of PO and the second type of PO may be different POs determined according to a CN paging cycle, a RAN paging cycle, and a default paging cycle. As an embodiment, the first type of PO is a PO corresponding to a core network CN device paging cycle; the second type of PO is a PO corresponding to a radio access network RAN paging cycle or a PO corresponding to a default paging cycle.

[0058] For example, if the terminal device is in an inactive state and configured with {CN paging cycle, RAN paging cycle, default paging cycle} as {60, 10, 20} respectively, then the first type of PO is the PO corresponding to the paging cycle of the core network CN device, that is, a 60ms periodic repetition corresponding to 0ms, 60m, 120ms..., and the second type of PO is the PO corresponding to the paging cycle of the access network device, that is, a 10ms periodic repetition corresponding to 0ms, 10m, 20ms...; at this time, the first type of PO and the second type of PO have overlapping parts in the time domain.

[0059] As an embodiment, the first type of PO is a PO corresponding to the paging cycle of the core network CN device; the second type of PO is a PO corresponding to the default paging cycle.

[0060] For example, if the terminal device is in an inactive state and configured with {CN paging cycle, RAN paging cycle, default paging cycle} as {60, 20, 10} respectively, then the first type of PO is the PO corresponding to the CN paging cycle, that is, a 60ms periodic repetition corresponding to 0ms, 60m, 120ms..., and the second type of PO is the PO corresponding to the default paging cycle, that is, a 10ms periodic repetition corresponding to 0ms, 10m, 20ms...; at this time, the first type of PO and the second type of PO have overlapping parts in the time domain.

[0061] As an example, the first category of POs is a specific PO selected from all POs according to a specific pattern; the second category of POs is all POs. Here, the specific PO is a portion of all POs. The pattern of the specific PO can be pre-notified to the terminal device by the network side or determined based on the protocol.

[0062] All POs here may include: all POs determined by the CN paging cycle, the RAN paging cycle, and the default paging cycle.

[0063] For example, if {CN paging cycle, RAN paging cycle, default paging cycle} is configured in the inactive state of the terminal device, then it is used to perform paging monitoring with a paging cycle of 10ms, that is, all POs monitored by the terminal are repeated with a 10ms periodicity corresponding to 0ms, 10m, 20ms... Assuming that every 20ms interval period is selected as the first type of PO, then the first type of PO is repeated with a 20ms periodicity corresponding to 0ms, 20m, 40ms..., and all the second type of POs are repeated with a 10ms periodicity corresponding to 0ms, 10m, 20ms...;

[0064] As an embodiment, the first category of POs is a specific PO selected from all POs according to a pattern, and the second category of POs is the remaining POs. In this case, the first category of POs and the second category of POs do not overlap in the time domain.

[0065] In some embodiments, the paging group information includes at least one of the following:

[0066] A group identifier, used to indicate the paging group to which the terminal device belongs;

[0067] a paging probability value, wherein the paging probability value corresponds to the paging group; and

[0068] A paging probability level, wherein the paging probability level corresponds to the paging group.

[0069] In some embodiments, the paging group information is included in paging assistance information, wherein the paging assistance information further includes:

[0070] Paging cycle parameters, wherein the paging cycle parameters may include: the aforementioned CN paging cycle, RAN paging cycle and / or default paging cycle.

[0071] The group identifier is a group identifier that directly identifies the paging group.

[0072] If the paging group information carries a group identifier, the terminal device can directly determine the paging group it belongs to based on the group identifier, and then monitor the paging message in the corresponding paging group.

[0073] The paging probability value can range from 0 to 1. The paging probability value has a corresponding relationship with the paging group. Thus, if the paging group information is the paging probability value, after the terminal device receives the paging probability value, it monitors the paging message according to the paging group corresponding to the paging probability value.

[0074] In other embodiments, the paging group 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 the terminal device receives the paging probability level, it determines the paging group it is in based on the correspondence between the paging probability level and the paging group, and thus monitors the paging message in the corresponding paging group on the PO.

[0075] Exemplarily, the paging probability levels may be at least two. Exemplarily, the paging probability levels may be two, three, or four, etc.

[0076] In some embodiments, the paging group information includes:

[0077] First grouping information for idle terminal devices; and

[0078] Second grouping information for inactive terminal devices.

[0079] Exemplarily, the first group information and the second group information may point to the same paging group or to different paging groups.

[0080] In summary, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, in order to achieve independent control of paging monitoring for idle terminal devices and inactive terminal devices, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, paging groups are set for idle terminal devices (i.e., terminal devices in an idle state) and paging groups are set for inactive terminal devices (i.e., terminal devices in an inactive state). For example, paging groups are set separately based on the paging probability values of the terminal devices in the idle state and the inactive state. The paging probability values of the terminal devices in the idle state and the inactive state can be the same or different.

[0081] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0082] receiving the first group information and the second group information sent by the core network CN;

[0083] or,

[0084] receiving the first group information sent by the CN device, and receiving the second group information sent by the access network device;

[0085] or,

[0086] The first group information and the second group information sent by the access network device are received.

[0087] It can be understood that the above operations may be: receiving the first group information and the second group information allocated by the core network CN device; or, receiving the first group information allocated by the CN device and receiving the second group information allocated by the access network device; or, receiving the first group information and the second group information allocated by the access network device.

[0088] The first group information and the second group information may be allocated by the core network, or both may be allocated by a base station of an access network device. Alternatively, the first group information may be allocated by a CN device, while the second group information may be allocated by an access network device.

[0089] Exemplarily, the CN device includes at least an access management function (AMF) that can allocate paging group information for idle state and / or inactive state to the terminal device.

[0090] In some embodiments, the S110 may include:

[0091] Monitor paging messages according to the configuration status of the extended eDRX mode of the terminal device and the paging group information.

[0092] In some cases, the terminal device is configured only with DRX mode, and one or more paging cycles are configured for the DRX mode. In some embodiments, the terminal device is configured with eDRX mode, and a paging time window (PTW) is configured in the eDRX mode, and a PO corresponding to the paging cycle is configured within the PTW, and no PO corresponding to the paging cycle is configured outside the PTW.

[0093] Therefore, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the S110 may include:

[0094] Monitor paging messages according to the configuration status of the extended eDRX mode of the terminal device and the paging group information.

[0095] The configuration status of the eDRX mode of the terminal device includes: the terminal device is configured with the eDRX mode and / or the terminal device is not configured with the eDRX mode.

[0096] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, paging messages are monitored according to the configuration status of the eDRX mode and the paging group information.

[0097] For example, if the terminal device is not configured with the idle eDRX mode, due to the configuration association between the idle eDRX mode and the inactive eDRX mode, for example, if the terminal device is not configured with the idle eDRX mode, the inactive eDRX mode will not be configured for the terminal device; if the terminal device is configured with the idle eDRX mode, the inactive eDRX mode can be configured for the terminal device or the inactive eDRX mode can not be configured for the terminal device.

[0098] There are two ways for an inactive terminal device to monitor a CN device:

[0099] Method 1: S110 may include:

[0100] Monitoring a paging message based on the first group information on the first type of PO, and monitoring a paging message based on the second group information on the second type of PO, wherein the idle state eDRX mode is not configured for the terminal device. That is, in response to the terminal device not being configured with the idle state eDRX mode, monitoring a paging message based on the first group information on the first type of PO, and monitoring a paging message based on the second group information on the second type of PO.

[0101] When the terminal device is not configured with eDRX mode, it can only monitor the paging of the CN device based on the paging message of the first group information on the first type of PO corresponding to the idle state. In this way, it is equivalent to that the inactive terminal device will respectively monitor the paging message of the paging group corresponding to the idle state on the PO corresponding to the idle state. If the paging groups corresponding to the idle state and the inactive state are different, the inactive terminal device needs to monitor the paging message of the paging group corresponding to both the idle state and the inactive state on the first type of PO, so as not to miss the paging message of the core network when the terminal device and the network do not match the status. At this time, for the inactive terminal device, the first type of PO corresponding to the idle state is used to monitor the paging from the CN device. Because the inactive terminal device also needs to monitor the paging of the CN device in the aforementioned abnormal scenario.

[0102] For example, if the paging cycle of the idle CN device is an integer multiple of the RAN paging cycle, and the starting times of the CN paging cycle and the RAN paging cycle are aligned, there are some POs that are both first-class POs and second-class POs. Since the terminal device will monitor the paging message based on the first group information on the first-class PO and the second-class PO based on the second group information on the second-class PO, the paging message will be monitored based on both the first group information and the second group information on the PO that is both the first-class PO and the second-class PO; and the paging message will only be monitored based on the second group information on the PO that is not the first-class PO and is specifically for the second-class PO.

[0103] For example, assume the CN paging cycle is four times the RAN paging cycle, and the start times of the CN and RAN paging cycles are aligned. Assume the POs corresponding to the RAN paging cycle include: PO1, PO2, PO3, and PO4. In this case, PO4 is both a first- and second-category PO. If paging messages are monitored based on the first grouping information on the first-category PO and based on the second grouping information on the second-category PO, the terminal device will monitor both the paging packets indicated by the first grouping information and the paging packets indicated by the second grouping information on PO4. However, at PO1 through PO3, only the second grouping information is monitored.

[0104] If the CN paging cycle and the RAN paging cycle are not integer multiples and / or their starting times are not aligned, POs 1 to 4 belong to the second category, and there is a PO5 that does not overlap with any of POs 1 to 4 in the time domain. In this case, POs 1 to 4 monitor access network device paging based on the second grouping information, and PO 5 monitors CN device paging based on the first grouping information.

[0105] If monitoring is performed in this manner, the number of paging messages monitored by the terminal device can be reduced as much as possible, thus saving power consumption of the terminal.

[0106] The S110 may further include:

[0107] The paging message is monitored on the first type PO according to the first group information and the second group information, and the paging message is monitored on the second type PO according to the second group information. The purpose of this is that for non-activated terminal devices, in addition to using the second group information to monitor the paging message, the first type PO corresponding to the idle state is used to monitor the paging of the CN device, so that the paging of the CN device will not be missed. This way of monitoring paging messages is applicable to scenarios where the first type PO and the second type PO do not overlap in the time domain; wherein, the terminal device is not configured with the idle state eDRX mode.

[0108] Method 2:

[0109] The S110 may include:

[0110] On the first type PO and the second type PO, the paging message is monitored according to the first group information and the second group information; wherein, the terminal device is not configured with an idle eDRX mode.

[0111] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, in order to simplify the behavior of the terminal device and realize that there is no need for the terminal device to determine which POs to monitor according to the first group information and which POs to monitor according to the second group information, the non-activated terminal device monitors both the first and second category POs according to the first group information and the second group information at the same time.

[0112] In this case, if the first type of PO overlaps with the second type of PO, the monitoring effect is equivalent to monitoring the paging message according to the first group information and the second group information on all the second type of POs respectively.

[0113] In this case, the first type of PO does not overlap with the second type of PO, and the monitoring effect is equivalent to monitoring the paging message according to the first group information and the second group information on all POs respectively.

[0114] In some embodiments, if the terminal device is configured with an occasional idle eDRX mode and not configured with an inactive eDRX mode, the terminal device will have a PTW (i.e., a first PTW) for the idle eDRX mode. Paging monitoring for CN devices only occurs within the first PTW. Therefore, outside the first PTW, it is only necessary to monitor paging messages on the second type PO according to the second grouping information. Paging monitoring is performed on the first type PO within the first PTW according to the first grouping information, and paging monitoring is performed on the second type PO within the first PTW at least according to the second grouping information.

[0115] Therefore, in some embodiments, monitoring the paging message according to the configuration status of the extended eDRX mode of the terminal device and the paging group information includes: in response to the terminal device being configured with an idle eDRX mode and not being configured with an inactive eDRX mode, monitoring the paging message according to the second group information on the second type of PO outside the first paging time window PTW.

[0116] Figures 5A to 5C The relative position relationship between the first PTW and the second PTW on the time axis (ie, time domain) is shown. Figure 5A The first PTW and the second PTW are shown to be completely separated; Figure 5B The first PTW and the second PTW are partially overlapped. Figure 5C Shown is a complete overlap between the first PTW and the second PTW. Figure 5B and Figure 5C It is shown that the first PTW and the second PTW have an overlapping relationship.

[0117] The monitoring behavior within the first PTW can be further divided into two categories. For example, the monitoring behavior within the first PTW can be divided into two categories:

[0118] The first one:

[0119] The terminal device is configured with an idle eDRX mode and is not configured with an inactive eDRX mode, monitors paging messages according to first group information on the first type PO of the first PTW, and monitors paging messages according to second group information on the second type PO.

[0120] The first PTW includes a first type of PO and a second type of PO. In the first PTW, paging monitoring is performed on the first type of PO according to the first group information, and paging monitoring is performed on the second type of PO according to the second group information.

[0121] At this time, if the first category PO overlaps with the second category PO, paging monitoring will be performed on this PO that belongs to both the first category PO and the second category PO according to both the first group information and the second group information; and on the exclusive PO that does not belong to the first category PO and only belongs to the second category PO, paging monitoring will only be performed according to the second group information. In this way, the failure of CN device paging monitoring under abnormal circumstances can be minimized, and the number of paging groups that inactive terminal devices need to monitor can be reduced as much as possible, thereby reducing power consumption as much as possible.

[0122] The second type:

[0123] The terminal device is configured with an idle eDRX mode and not configured with an inactive eDRX mode, monitors paging messages based on the first group information and the second group information on the first type PO on the first PTW, and monitors paging messages based on the second group information on the second type PO. This corresponds to a scenario where the first type PO and the second type PO do not overlap.

[0124] The third type:

[0125] The terminal device is configured with an idle eDRX mode and is not configured with an inactive eDRX mode, and monitors paging messages on the first type PO and the second type PO within the first PTW according to the first group information and the second group information.

[0126] Exemplarily, the terminal device is configured with an idle eDRX mode and is not configured with an inactive eDRX mode. On the first type PO and the second type PO within the first PTW, the terminal device monitors paging messages according to the first group information and the second group information, and on the second type PO outside the first PTW, the terminal device monitors paging messages according to the second group information.

[0127] The POs within the first PTW may include first-category POs and second-category POs. For the terminal device behavior, it is necessary to perform paging monitoring on the first-category POs and the second-category POs simultaneously according to the first group information and the second group information.

[0128] If the first-category PO and the second-category PO within the first PTW overlap, that is, all the first-category POs within the first PTW are still second-category POs, in this case, the monitoring behavior performed by the terminal device is equivalent to: performing paging monitoring on all second-category POs within the first PTW according to the first group information and the second group information at the same time, and only performing paging monitoring on the second-category POs outside the first PTW according to the second group information.

[0129] If the first type of PO and the second type of PO within the first PTW do not overlap, that is, the first type of PO is different from the second type of PO, then at this time, the first type of PO and the second type of PO within the first PTW can monitor paging messages according to the first group information and the second group information respectively, while the second type of PO outside the first PTW can only monitor paging messages according to the second group information.

[0130] In some embodiments, the terminal device is configured with both the idle eDRX mode and the inactive eDRX mode. The PTW in the idle eDRX mode is referred to as the first PTW, and the PTW in the inactive eDRX mode is referred to as the second PTW.

[0131] like Figure 4 As shown, the eDRX mode includes an eDRX cycle, a PTW is set in the eDRX cycle, and a PO is only set in the PTW, and no PO is set outside the PTW of the eDRX cycle.

[0132] At this time, the S110 may include at least one of the following:

[0133] monitoring a paging message according to the first grouping information on the first type PO of the first PTW, and monitoring a paging message according to the second grouping information on the second type PO of the second PTW;

[0134] In the overlapping area between the first PTW and the second PTW, the paging message is monitored on the first type PO of the first PTW according to the first group information and the second group information, and the paging message is monitored on the second type PO of the second type PTW according to the first group information and the second group information; and outside the overlapping area between the first PTW and the second PTW, the paging message is monitored on the first type PO of the first PTW according to the first group information, and the paging message is monitored on the second type PO of the second type PTW according to the second group information outside the overlapping area;

[0135] The first PTW is the PTW of the idle eDRX mode; the second PTW is the PTW of the inactive eDRX mode;

[0136] The terminal device is configured with an idle state eDRX mode and an inactive state eDRX mode.

[0137] Since both the idle eDRX mode and the inactive eDRX mode are configured, there are three alternative monitoring modes:

[0138] Method 1:

[0139] The terminal device monitors paging based on the first group information on the first type of PO of the first PTW (in this case, the paging of the CN device is monitored), and monitors paging based on the second group information on the second type of PO of the second PTW (in this case, the paging of the access network device is monitored). At this time, the relative position relationship between the first PTW and the second PTW in the time domain can be arbitrary. For example, the first PTW and the second PTW can be separated or overlapped. The overlapping relationship between the first PTW and the second PTW is divided into: partial overlap and full overlap. All kinds of POs in each PTW can be monitored according to the corresponding paging groups. In this way, the paging groups monitored by the inactive terminal device can be as few as possible, and the problem of missing paging monitoring of abnormal CN devices in the inactive state is solved. Figure 5A A schematic diagram of the separation of the first PTW and the second PTW; Figure 5B This is a schematic diagram showing that the first PTW and the second PTW partially overlap; Figure 5C This is a schematic diagram of the complete overlap of the first PTW and the second PTW.

[0140] In this case, if the first category PO contained in the first PTW overlaps with the second category PO contained in the second PTW, then on such PO that belongs to both the first category PO and the second category PO, the terminal device will perform paging monitoring based on the first group information and the second group information at the same time, but on the PO that belongs only to the second category and is contained in the second PTW, it will only perform paging monitoring based on the second group information.

[0141] If the first PTW overlaps with the second PTW, but the first type PO and the second type PO do not overlap, then on the first type PO, the terminal device will perform paging monitoring based on the first group information and the second group information at the same time, and on the second type PO, it will perform paging monitoring based on the second group information.

[0142] Method 2:

[0143] Within the overlapping area between the first PTW and the second PTW, monitoring the paging message on the first type PO of the first PTW according to the first group information and the second group information, and monitoring the paging message on the second type PO of the second type PTW according to the first group information and the second group information; and outside the overlapping area between the first PTW and the second PTW, monitoring the paging message on the first type PO of the first PTW according to the first group information, and monitoring the paging message on the second type PO of the second type PTW according to the second group information outside the overlapping area;

[0144] The terminal device is configured with an idle state eDRX mode and an inactive state eDRX mode.

[0145] If the first PTW and the second PTW have no overlapping area in the time domain, the terminal device performs paging monitoring according to the first group information on the first type PO of the first PTW, and performs paging monitoring according to the second group information on the second type PO of the first PTW.

[0146] If the first PTW and the second PTW have an overlapping area in the time domain, and the overlapping area does not completely cover the first PTW and / or the second PTW individually, the paging message is monitored based on the first group information and the second group information on both the first type PO and the second type PO in the overlapping area, while the paging monitoring is only performed based on the first group information on the first type PO of the first PTW outside the overlapping area, and the paging monitoring is only performed based on the second group information on the second type PO of the second PTW outside the overlapping area.

[0147] like Figure 6 As shown, the present disclosure provides a paging processing method, the method comprising:

[0148] S210: Send a paging message according to the paging group information.

[0149] The present disclosure provides a paging processing method that can be executed by an access network device, specifically a base station of the access network device. In order to reduce power consumption of a terminal device, the present disclosure utilizes paging groups for the terminal device, and thus transmits a paging message based on the paging group information. The access network device may include at least a terminal.

[0150] Exemplarily, the S210 may include at least one of the following:

[0151] Upon receiving the paging instruction from the CN device, a paging message is sent to the idle terminal device on the idle PO according to the paging group corresponding to the paging group information for the idle terminal device; the idle PO here is the aforementioned first type of PO;

[0152] If no paging instruction from the CN device is received, a paging message is sent to the inactive terminal device on an inactive PO, i.e., a second-type PO, according to the paging group information corresponding to the inactive terminal device; the inactive PO here is the aforementioned second-type PO;

[0153] The access network device receives a paging instruction from the CN device and the paging instruction instructs paging the inactive terminal device, and sends a paging message to the inactive terminal device according to the paging group information for the inactive terminal device on the second type PO according to the paging group for the inactive terminal device;

[0154] If the inactive state paging group information is not obtained when the inactive state terminal device needs to be paged, a paging message for the inactive state terminal device is sent on any paging group on the PO for the inactive state terminal device;

[0155] When both the status information and the paging group information of the terminal device are lost, a paging message for paging the inactive terminal device is sent on any paging group on all POs; all POs here may include: first-category POs and second-category POs.

[0156] Of course, the above is only an example of performing paging according to paging group information, and the specific implementation is not limited to the above example.

[0157] In some embodiments, the paging group information includes at least one of the following:

[0158] A group identifier, used to indicate the paging group to which the terminal device belongs;

[0159] a paging probability value, wherein the paging probability value corresponds to the paging group; and

[0160] A paging probability level, wherein the paging probability level corresponds to the paging group.

[0161] In some embodiments, the paging group information is included in paging assistance information, wherein the paging assistance information further includes:

[0162] Paging cycle parameters, wherein the paging cycle parameters may include: the aforementioned CN paging cycle, RAN paging cycle and / or default paging cycle.

[0163] In some embodiments, the paging group information includes:

[0164] First grouping information for idle terminal devices; and

[0165] Second grouping information for inactive terminal devices.

[0166] The first group information indicates a paging group for an idle terminal device; the second group information indicates a paging group for an inactive terminal device. When the terminal device is in the idle state, it only needs to monitor the paging message from the core network through the first group information; when the terminal enters the inactive state, it needs to monitor the paging message of the core network and the paging message of the access network device at the same time according to the second group information. Exemplarily, the method also includes:

[0167] Sending the first group information and the second group information allocated by the core network CN device to the terminal device;

[0168] or,

[0169] Sending the first group information sent by the CN device to the terminal device, and sending the second group information by the access network device;

[0170] or,

[0171] The first group information and the second group information are sent by the access network device.

[0172] The first group information and the second group information may be allocated by a CN device or an access network device. If the AMF of the CN device allocates at least one of the first group information and the second group information, the base station of the access network device may allocate at least one of the first group information and the second group information.

[0173] The paging groups pointed to by the first group information and the second group information may be the same or different.

[0174] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0175] The first group information is allocated by the access network device, and the first group information is sent to the CN device;

[0176] and / or,

[0177] The second group information is allocated by the access network device, and the second group information is sent to the CN device.

[0178] If the access network device allocates paging for the CN device involved in the first group information, the first group information needs to be sent to the CN device.

[0179] If the access network device allocates the second group information, considering that the CN device may use it, or considering that the access network device is lost, it can be requested from the CN device. At this time, even if the second group information does not involve CN device paging, the access network device can also report the second group information allocated by itself to the CN device.

[0180] In some embodiments, the S210 may include at least one of the following:

[0181] Obtain the first group information, and send a paging message to the idle terminal device according to the first group information on the first type PO;

[0182] Obtain the second group information, and send a paging message to the inactive terminal device according to the second group information on the second type PO;

[0183] If the second group information is not obtained, a paging message for the inactive terminal device is sent on any paging group of the first type PO;

[0184] receiving a paging instruction for paging the terminal device in the inactive state from the CN device, and sending the paging message for paging the terminal device in the inactive state according to the acquisition status of the second group information;

[0185] As an embodiment, the first type of PO is a PO corresponding to a paging cycle of a core network CN device; the second type of PO is a PO corresponding to a paging cycle of a radio access network RAN.

[0186] As an embodiment, the first type of PO is a PO corresponding to a core network CN device paging cycle, wherein the core network CN device paging cycle may be a CN device paging cycle configured by the core network for the terminal, or may be min{CN device paging cycle, default paging cycle}; the second type of PO is a PO corresponding to a radio access network RAN paging cycle, wherein the RAN paging cycle may be an access network device paging cycle configured by the base station for the terminal, or may be min{CN device paging cycle, default paging cycle, access network device paging cycle};

[0187] As an embodiment, the first type of PO is the paging PO corresponding to the core network period, and all monitored POs are the second type of POs;

[0188] As an embodiment, the first type of PO is a PO corresponding to a CN paging cycle; the second type of PO is a PO corresponding to a default paging cycle.

[0189] As an embodiment, the first category of POs is a specific PO selected from all POs according to a pattern; the second category of POs is all POs.

[0190] As an embodiment, the first category of POs is a specific PO selected from all POs according to a pattern, and the second category of POs is the remaining POs. In this case, the first category of POs and the second category of POs do not overlap in the time domain.

[0191] In some embodiments, the receiving a paging instruction from the CN device to page the terminal device in the inactive state, and sending the paging message to page the terminal device in the inactive state according to the acquisition status of the second group information, includes:

[0192] Solution 1: receiving a paging instruction for paging the terminal device in the inactive state from the CN device and obtaining the second group information, and sending the paging message for paging the terminal device in the inactive state according to the second group information on the second type PO;

[0193] Solution 2: receiving a paging instruction for the terminal device in the inactive state from the CN device and failing to obtain the second group information, sending the paging message on any paging group on the first type PO;

[0194] Solution 3: In response to receiving a paging instruction for paging the terminal device in the inactive state from the CN device and failing to obtain the second grouping information, sending the paging message according to the first grouping information on the first type PO.

[0195] In solution 1, a paging instruction is received from a CN device to an inactive terminal device. If the base station knows that the terminal device is currently in an inactive state and is aware of the second grouping information of the inactive terminal device, in order to successfully page the inactive terminal device, the inactive terminal device is directly paged on the paging group indicated by the second grouping information on the second type PO. In this case, the inactive terminal device does not need to monitor the first type PO, nor does it need to monitor the paging group indicated by the first grouping information on any PO. In this way, the terminal device can maintain the normal paging monitoring of the inactive terminal device and send CN device paging to the inactive terminal device. Alternatively, the base station does not need to determine the current state of the terminal device, but only needs to send a paging message based on the paging grouping information sent by the core network, that is, directly page the inactive terminal device on the paging group indicated by the second grouping information on the second type PO.

[0196] Solution 2: If a paging instruction is received from a CN device to page an inactive terminal device and the second group information is not obtained, the base station can send a paging message in any paging group on the first type PO, and the inactive terminal device will be successfully paged. In this case, the terminal device can maintain regular paging monitoring for inactive terminal devices and send CN device pages to the inactive terminal device.

[0197] In the disclosed embodiment, the inactive terminal device monitors any group on the first type PO, so the terminal device can maintain the normal paging monitoring of the inactive terminal device and send CN device paging to the inactive terminal device.

[0198] In the disclosed embodiments, the second grouping information obtained includes: second grouping information locally stored by a base station of an access network device, or second grouping information requested by the access network device from a CN device. The second grouping information requested from the CN device may be second grouping information allocated by the access network device and previously reported by the access network device, or may be allocated by the CN device.

[0199] Option 3:

[0200] The base station of the access network device does not perform redundant transmission, but sends a paging message according to the first grouping information on the first PO after receiving the paging instruction of the CN device to page the inactive terminal device.

[0201] Solution 1 and Solution 3 can be combined and used together. That is, when the first grouping parameter and the second grouping parameter are received from the core network, a paging message is sent on the first PO according to the first grouping information and on the second PO according to the second grouping information, respectively. The inactive terminal device performs redundant monitoring as needed.

[0202] In some embodiments, the acquiring of the second group information includes at least one of the following:

[0203] The access network device stores the second grouping information;

[0204] as well as

[0205] The second grouping information is received from the CN device.

[0206] For example, if the second grouping information is allocated by the base station itself, the base station will store the second grouping information. If the second grouping information is allocated by the CN device, the CN device may distribute the second grouping information to the base station in advance after allocating the second grouping information, so the base station will also store the second grouping information.

[0207] In another case, the second grouping information is allocated by the CN device, or is allocated by the access network device itself but is lost locally, and then the second grouping information needs to be obtained from the CN device.

[0208] For example, the base station may request the second grouping information from the CN device by sending a request, or the CN device may actively send the second grouping information.

[0209] Exemplarily, the receiving the second group information from the CN device includes: receiving the second group information carried in the paging instruction from the CN device.

[0210] At this time, the base station receives the second group information when receiving the paging instruction, and the second group information is carried in the paging instruction. In this way, the base station can send a paging message to the terminal device according to the second group information carried by the paging instruction; and the paging message does not contain the second group information.

[0211] In the disclosed embodiments, when a terminal device is in an inactive state, the terminal device needs to monitor both core network paging (CN paging) and radio access network paging (RAN paging). In this case, CN paging is only used in special cases where there is a mismatch between the network and the terminal device. For example, the terminal device context may be lost on the network side, and the network may believe that the terminal device is in an idle state, so it initiates CN paging. In this case, from the terminal device's perspective, the terminal device is still in an inactive state; from the network's perspective, it is already in an idle state.

[0212] It is worth noting that: regardless of CN paging or RAN paging, the base station will send a paging message carrying the paged terminal device on the paging channel. Therefore, from the perspective of the terminal device, the paging message of CN paging and access network device paging may be the same.

[0213] For an inactive terminal device, the group ID of its paging packet may be assigned by the base station. However, for an idle terminal device, its group ID is likely assigned by the core network. For example, the core network assigns a paging packet ID 1 to an idle terminal device. When the terminal device enters the inactive state, the base station assigns a paging packet ID 2 to the inactive user. Under normal circumstances, if there is no mismatch as described above, the base station sends a paging message to the terminal device using group ID 2, and the terminal device listens for both types of paging messages under group ID 2. However, if the terminal device context is lost on the network side (group ID 2 maintained by the base station no longer exists), the network may assume that the terminal device is in the idle state and initiate a paging call from the CN. In this case, the base station will page the terminal device using group ID 1 carried in the paging message sent by the core network. However, the terminal device is still listening for packets using group ID 2, resulting in a lost paging message.

[0214] In response to the above phenomenon, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a paging group-based approach to solve the problem of paging monitoring when the base station and the core network maintain inconsistent terminal device states.

[0215] The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method of grouping users during paging to solve the problem of processing paging monitoring when the base station and the core network maintain inconsistent terminal device states.

[0216] The terminal device status here may include at least: the aforementioned idle state and / or inactive state. A terminal device in the idle state is referred to as an idle state terminal device; a terminal device in the inactive state is referred to as an inactive state terminal device.

[0217] The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a mechanism for protecting an inactive terminal device from monitoring paging messages in a paging group manner.

[0218] The paging group information is provided or allocated by the network (base station or core network), and its purpose is for the terminal device to determine the group to be monitored when monitoring the paging message. Here, the network side provides the paging group information to the terminal device. When the terminal device is in an inactive state and / or idle state, it listens to the network side's paging of itself on the paging sub-channel or paging resource of the corresponding paging group of the PO according to the paging group information. Compared with monitoring the entire paging channel or all paging resources of a PO, the power consumption generated by the terminal device monitoring the paging message can be reduced, thereby saving the power consumption of the terminal device and extending the standby time of the terminal device.

[0219] When the terminal device is in an idle state, the network will send a paging message to the idle device according to the idle state paging group information, and when the terminal enters an inactive state, the network will send a paging message to the inactive device according to the inactive state paging group information. However, in the inactive state, because the state stored in the network may be inconsistent with the actual state of the terminal device, that is, the network believes that the terminal device is in an idle state, that is, it still sends a paging message to the idle terminal device according to the idle state paging group information; and the terminal device is still in an inactive state, it will monitor the paging message sent by the network to the inactive terminal device according to the inactive state paging group information (that is, the terminal is not aware of the occurrence of the abnormality). That is, when the terminal device is in an inactive state, it needs to simultaneously receive the paging message sent by the network to the idle terminal device according to the idle state paging group information and the paging message sent by the network to the inactive terminal device according to the inactive state paging group information. The present disclosure provides a mechanism for an inactive user to monitor the first group information sent by the network to the idle terminal device and / or the second group information sent by the network to the inactive terminal device in an inactive state.

[0220] As an embodiment, the paging group information provided or allocated by the network may be a grouping ID of a specific allocated paging group;

[0221] As an embodiment, the paging group information provided or allocated by the network is a paging probability value determined by the network;

[0222] As an embodiment, the paging packet information provided or allocated by the network is a paging probability indication determined by the network.

[0223] The paging probability indication may be the level at which the paging probability value is located (the paging probability level) or the probability value interval of the paging probability value at which the paging probability value is located. The paging probability level may include at least two levels. Exemplarily, the paging probability level may include: 3 levels, namely, medium level, high level and low level; the paging probability value corresponding to the medium level is between the paging probability values corresponding to the high level and the low level. The paging probability value corresponding to the high level is higher than the paging probability value corresponding to the low level. Exemplarily, the paging probability level may also include: 4 levels, namely, the first to fourth levels, and the paging probability values corresponding to the first to fourth levels increase in sequence.

[0224] It can be understood that the network provides or allocates paging group information for monitoring different types of paging messages.

[0225] The first method: the core network allocates parameters for paging the terminal devices in the idle state and the inactive state respectively; the allocated parameters include at least the aforementioned paging group. In some embodiments, the allocated parameters may also include: paging cycle and / or paging resources, etc.

[0226] As an embodiment, the core network provides or allocates paging packet information for paging the CN device when the CN device is in an idle state before entering an inactive state.

[0227] As an embodiment, the core network allocates paging packet information to the inactive terminal device for simultaneous paging of the inactive terminal device accessing the network device paging + CN device paging.

[0228] At this time, the allocated paging packet information will be carried in the Core Network Assistance Information for RRC INACTIVE;

[0229] The core network may allocate the same or different paging group information to the idle state terminal device and the inactive state terminal device. For example, the core network allocates the same group ID to the two states.

[0230] The core network and the base station respectively allocate paging packet information for paging of idle state terminal devices and inactive state terminal devices.

[0231] As an embodiment, the core network provides or allocates paging packet information for CN paging when the terminal device is in idle state before entering inactive state. The paging packet information sent by the core network to the idle state can be carried in the information exchanged during the terminal device attach process.

[0232] As an embodiment, the base station provides or allocates paging packet information for simultaneous paging of an inactive terminal device access network device paging and core network paging.

[0233] At this time, the base station may use the auxiliary information provided by the core network when allocating the information. The allocated paging packet information will be carried in the inactive core network auxiliary information (Core Network Assistance Information for RRC INACTIVE);

[0234] One embodiment is: the base station directly uses the paging packet information provided by the core network for paging monitoring of the inactive terminal device.

[0235] The core network and base station may allocate the same or different paging group information to idle terminal devices and inactive terminal devices; for example, to facilitate control, the core network and / or base station may allocate the same paging group information to idle terminal devices and inactive terminal devices.

[0236] In one embodiment, the base station allocates paging for idle state terminal devices and inactive state terminal devices respectively.

[0237] As an embodiment, the base station provides or allocates paging packet information for CN paging of idle terminal equipment; and the paging packet information is stored in the core network when the terminal equipment is released.

[0238] As an embodiment, the base station provides or allocates paging packet information for RAN paging and CN paging of an inactive terminal device;

[0239] At this time, the base station may use the auxiliary information provided by the core network when allocating the paging packet information. The allocated paging packet information will be carried in the core network assistance information for RRC inactive state (Core Network Assistance Information for RRC INACTIVE).

[0240] In one embodiment, the base station directly uses the paging packet information provided by the core network for paging monitoring of inactive terminal devices.

[0241] In one embodiment, the base station may allocate the same or different paging group information to the idle terminal device and the inactive terminal device.

[0242] In one embodiment, when the network allocates different paging group information to an idle terminal device and an inactive terminal device, the aforementioned mismatch situation may occur, and needs to be handled according to the following method 1 or method 2.

[0243] Method 1:

[0244] The terminal device receives the paging message transmitted on the redundant paging packet to avoid missing the paging message transmitted on the paging packet.

[0245] At this time, the base station will only transmit a paging message on the corresponding paging group based on one paging group information to wake up the terminal device. For example, due to a mismatch (terminal device paging reception failure), the paging message is transmitted on paging group 2.

[0246] For example, if the idle eDRX mode is not configured, the monitoring mechanism of the terminal device for the paging message in the paging group mode is as follows:

[0247] At the PO moment corresponding to the paging cycle of the access network device only, the paging message is monitored according to the paging group information provided or allocated by the network to the inactive terminal device.

[0248] As an embodiment, if the base station provides or allocates paging group 1 (group 1), the terminal device monitors the paging message according to paging group 1.

[0249] At the PO corresponding to the terminal device paging cycle (specific cycle) configured by the CN device, the paging message monitoring is performed according to the paging group information of the inactive terminal device provided or allocated by the network and the paging group information of the idle terminal device provided or allocated by the network.

[0250] As an embodiment, if the base station provides or allocates paging group 1 (group 1), and the core network provides or allocates paging group 2 (Group 2), the terminal device needs to monitor paging messages according to both paging group 1 and paging group 2.

[0251] As an embodiment, paging message monitoring is performed on all POs according to both the inactive state paging group information provided or assigned by the network and the idle state paging group information provided or assigned by the network. All POs here can be: POs corresponding to the idle state paging cycle and POs corresponding to the inactive state paging cycle. Compared with the above PO differentiation, this method is simpler.

[0252] In some embodiments, if only the idle state eDRX mode is configured, the monitoring mechanism of the terminal device for the paging message in the paging group mode is as follows;

[0253] Monitor paging messages outside the PTW window of the idle eDRX mode according to the paging group information provided or allocated by the network for the inactive state;

[0254] In the idle eDRX mode, the following mechanism can be used to monitor paging messages within the PTW window:

[0255] Mechanism 1:

[0256] All POs monitor paging messages simultaneously according to the paging group information of the inactive terminal equipment provided or allocated by the network and the paging group information of the idle terminal equipment provided or allocated by the network.

[0257] Mechanism 2:

[0258] Within the PTW window, there are two situations:

[0259] Case 1: At the PO time corresponding to the paging cycle of the access network device only, the paging message is monitored according to the paging group information of the inactive terminal device provided or allocated by the network;

[0260] Case 2: In the PO corresponding to the terminal device paging cycle (specific cycle) configured by the CN device, paging message monitoring is performed according to the paging group information of the inactive terminal device provided or allocated by the network and the paging group information of the idle terminal device provided or allocated by the network.

[0261] In some embodiments, if the idle eDRX mode and the inactive eDRX mode are configured, the monitoring mechanism of the terminal device for the paging message in the paging group mode is as follows;

[0262] In the PTW window corresponding to the inactive eDRX mode, paging messages are monitored according to the paging group information of the inactive terminal device provided or allocated by the network.

[0263] When the PTW windows corresponding to the inactive eDRX mode and the idle eDRX mode overlap, the terminal device needs to monitor the CN device paging according to the paging packet information of the idle terminal device during the overlapping time period, and at the same time monitor the access network device paging according to the paging packet information of the inactive terminal device.

[0264] In the PTW window, you can monitor paging as follows:

[0265] Option 1:

[0266] All POs monitor paging messages according to the paging group information of inactive terminal devices provided or allocated by the network and the paging group information of idle terminal devices provided or allocated by the network at the same time;

[0267] Option 2:

[0268] Within the PTW window, there are two situations:

[0269] Case 1: At the PO time corresponding to the paging cycle of the access network device only, the paging message is monitored according to the paging group information of the inactive terminal device provided or allocated by the network;

[0270] Case 2: In the PO corresponding to the idle paging cycle (terminal device specific cycle) configured by the CN device, paging message monitoring is performed according to the paging group information of the inactive terminal device provided or allocated by the network and the paging group information of the idle terminal device provided or allocated by the network.

[0271] In the PTW window of the idle eDRX mode, only CN device paging can be monitored. For example, in the PTW window, only paging message monitoring is performed according to the paging packet information provided or allocated by the network to the idle terminal device.

[0272] Mode 2: The base station sends redundant paging messages.

[0273] The base station sends redundant paging messages as follows:

[0274] If the base station receives a paging message from the core network, in addition to sending a paging message according to the paging group information of the idle terminal device provided or allocated by the network, it can also send additional paging messages to the terminal device:

[0275] Case 1: Blind sending method: the paging message is sent in all paging groups. For example, assuming that the base station has a total of 4 paging groups, the paging message of the terminal device needs to be sent in all paging groups. Because a mismatch occurs at this time, that is, the inactive terminal device originally received the paging message in paging group 1, but the paging message sent by the CN device is in paging group 2. The base station does not know which group the terminal device is in. One optional method is to send a paging message for the terminal device in each paging group.

[0276] Case 2: If the core network's paging message includes additional paging packet information for inactive devices provided or allocated by the network, the paging message can be sent based on the network-provided or allocated inactive device paging packet information, or based on both the network-provided or allocated inactive device paging packet information and the network-provided or allocated idle device paging packet information. In the former case, the core network only issues one set of paging parameters, namely the inactive device paging packet information; in the latter case, the core network provides both the inactive device paging packet information and the idle device paging packet information. The latter case indicates redundant transmission by the base station.

[0277] like Figure 7As shown, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a paging processing device, wherein the device includes:

[0278] The monitoring module 110 is configured to monitor the paging message according to the paging group information.

[0279] In some embodiments, the monitoring module 110 includes: a program module; after the program module is executed by the processor, it can monitor the paging message based on the paging group information.

[0280] In other embodiments, the monitoring module 110 further includes: a software-hard combination module; the software-hard combination module includes but is not limited to: various programmable arrays; the programmable arrays include but are not limited to: complex programmable arrays and / or field programmable arrays.

[0281] In some other embodiments, the monitoring module 110 includes but is not limited to: a pure hardware module; the pure hardware module includes but is not limited to: a dedicated integrated circuit.

[0282] In some embodiments, the monitoring module 110 is configured to monitor paging messages on a first type of paging opportunity PO and a second type of PO according to paging group information, wherein the first type of PO is the PO corresponding to the paging cycle of the core network CN device; the second type of PO is the PO corresponding to the paging cycle of the wireless access network RAN.

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

[0284] A group identifier, used to indicate the paging group to which the terminal device belongs;

[0285] a paging probability value, wherein the paging probability value corresponds to the paging group; and

[0286] A paging probability level, wherein the paging probability level corresponds to the paging group.

[0287] In some embodiments, the paging group information includes:

[0288] First grouping information for idle terminal devices; and

[0289] Second grouping information for inactive terminal devices.

[0290] In some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises:

[0291] a first receiving module, configured to receive the first group information and the second group information;

[0292] The first group information and the second group information are allocated by a core network device;

[0293] Alternatively, the first grouping information is allocated by the core network device, and the second grouping information is allocated by the access network device;

[0294] Alternatively, the first group information and the second group information are allocated by an access network device.

[0295] In some embodiments, the monitored module 110 is configured to monitor paging messages according to the configuration status of the extended eDRX mode of the terminal device and the paging group information.

[0296] In some embodiments, the monitoring module 110 is specifically configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0297] monitoring a paging message according to first group information on the first type PO, and monitoring a paging message according to second group information on the second type PO;

[0298] monitoring paging messages on the first type PO and the second type PO according to the first group information and the second group information;

[0299] The terminal device is not configured with idle eDRX mode.

[0300] In some embodiments, the monitoring module 110 is configured to monitor the paging message according to the second group information on the second type PO outside the first paging time window PTW; wherein, the first PTW is the PTW of the idle eDRX mode, wherein the terminal device is configured with the idle eDRX mode and is not configured with the inactive eDRX mode.

[0301] In some embodiments, the monitoring module 110 is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0302] monitoring a paging message according to first group information on the first type PO, and monitoring a paging message according to second group information on the second type PO;

[0303] On the first type PO and the second type PO within the first PTW, monitoring a paging message according to the first group information and the second group information;

[0304] The first PTW is the PTW of the idle eDRX mode;

[0305] The terminal device is configured with an idle eDRX mode and is not configured with an inactive eDRX mode.

[0306] In some embodiments, the monitoring module 110 is further configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0307] monitoring a paging message according to the first grouping information on the first type PO of the first PTW, and monitoring a paging message according to the second grouping information on the second type PO of the second PTW;

[0308] Within the overlapping area between the first PTW and the second PTW, monitoring the paging message on the first type PO of the first PTW according to the first group information and the second group information, and monitoring the paging message on the second type PO of the second type PTW according to the first group information and the second group information; and outside the overlapping area between the first PTW and the second PTW, monitoring the paging message on the first type PO of the first PTW according to the first group information, and monitoring the paging message on the second type PO of the second type PTW according to the second group information outside the overlapping area;

[0309] The first PTW is the PTW of the idle eDRX mode; the second PTW is the PTW of the inactive eDRX mode;

[0310] The terminal device is configured with an idle state eDRX mode and an inactive state eDRX mode.

[0311] like Figure 8 As shown, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a paging processing device, wherein the device includes:

[0312] The sending module 210 is configured to send a paging message according to the paging group information.

[0313] In some embodiments, the sending module 210 includes: a program module; after the program module is executed by the processor, it can monitor the paging message based on the paging group information.

[0314] In some embodiments, the sending module 210 further includes: a soft-hard combination module; the soft-hard combination module includes but is not limited to: various programmable arrays; the programmable arrays include but are not limited to: complex programmable arrays and / or field programmable arrays.

[0315] In some other embodiments, the monitoring module includes but is not limited to: a pure hardware module; the pure hardware module includes but is not limited to: a dedicated integrated circuit.

[0316] In some embodiments, the sending module 210 is configured to monitor paging messages on the first type of paging occasion PO and the second type of paging occasion PO according to the paging group information.

[0317] In some embodiments, the paging group information includes at least one of the following:

[0318] A group identifier, used to indicate the paging group to which the terminal device belongs;

[0319] a paging probability value, wherein the paging probability value corresponds to the paging group; and

[0320] A paging probability level, wherein the paging probability level corresponds to the paging group.

[0321] In some embodiments, the paging group information is included in paging assistance information, wherein the paging assistance information further includes:

[0322] Paging cycle parameters, wherein the paging cycle parameters may include: the aforementioned CN paging cycle, RAN paging cycle and / or default paging cycle.

[0323] In some embodiments, the paging group information includes:

[0324] First grouping information for idle terminal devices; and

[0325] Second grouping information for inactive terminal devices.

[0326] In some embodiments, the sending module 210 is further configured to send the first packet information and the second packet information sent by the core network CN device; or, to send the first packet information sent by the CN device and the second packet information sent by the access network device; or, to send the first packet information and the second packet information sent by the access network device.

[0327] In some embodiments, the sending module 210 is further configured to send the first group information and the second group information;

[0328] The first group information and the second group information are allocated by a core network device;

[0329] Alternatively, the first grouping information is allocated by the core network device, and the second grouping information is allocated by the access network device;

[0330] Alternatively, the first group information and the second group information are allocated by an access network device.

[0331] In some embodiments, the sending module is further configured to send the first group information to the CN device after the first group information is allocated by the access network device;

[0332] and / or,

[0333] The second group information is allocated by the access network device, and the second group information is sent to the CN device.

[0334] In some embodiments, the sending module 210 is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0335] Obtain the first group information, and send a paging message to the idle terminal device according to the first group information on the first type PO;

[0336] Obtain the second group information, and send a paging message to the inactive terminal device according to the second group information on the second type PO;

[0337] If the second group information is not obtained, a paging message for the inactive terminal device is sent on any paging group of the first type PO;

[0338] A paging instruction for paging the terminal device in the inactive state is received from the CN device, and the paging message for paging the terminal device in the inactive state is sent according to the acquisition status of the second group information.

[0339] In some embodiments, the sending module 210 is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0340] receiving a paging instruction for paging the terminal device in the inactive state from the CN device and obtaining the second group information, and sending the paging message for paging the terminal device in the inactive state according to the second group information on the second type PO;

[0341] receiving a paging instruction for paging the terminal device in the inactive state from the CN device and failing to obtain the second group information, and sending the paging message on any paging group on the second type PO;

[0342] A paging instruction for paging the terminal device in the inactive state is received from the CN device and the second group information is not obtained, and the paging message is sent according to the first group information on the first type PO.

[0343] In some embodiments, the acquiring of the second group information includes at least one of the following:

[0344] The access network device stores the second grouping information; and

[0345] The second grouping information is received from the CN device.

[0346] In some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises:

[0347] The receiving module is configured to receive the second group information carried in the paging instruction from the CN device.

[0348] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, including:

[0349] a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

[0350] Processor, respectively memory connected;

[0351] The processor is configured to execute the terminal control method and / or information processing method provided by any of the aforementioned technical solutions.

[0352] The processor may include various types of storage media, which are non-transitory computer storage media that can continue to store information after the communication device loses power.

[0353] Here, the communication device includes: access device, terminal device or core network device.

[0354] The processor can be connected to the memory via a bus or the like, and is used to read the executable program stored in the memory, for example, Figure 2 、 Figure 3 to and / or Figure 6 At least one of the methods shown.

[0355] Figure 8 FIG1 is a block diagram of a terminal device 800 according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, the terminal device 800 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast user device, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, etc.

[0356] Reference Figure 8 The terminal device 800 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 802 , a memory 804 , a power component 806 , a multimedia component 808 , an audio component 810 , an input / output (I / O) interface 812 , a sensor component 814 , and a communication component 816 .

[0357] The processing component 802 generally controls the overall operation of the terminal device 800, such as operations associated with display, phone calls, data communications, camera operation, and recording operations. The processing component 802 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to complete all or part of the steps of the above-described method. In addition, the processing component 802 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between the processing component 802 and other components. For example, the processing component 802 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 808 and the processing component 802.

[0358] The memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operations on the terminal device 800. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the terminal device 800, contact data, phone book data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. The memory 804 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0359] The power supply component 806 provides power to various components of the terminal device 800. The power supply component 806 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to the terminal device 800.

[0360] The multimedia component 808 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the terminal device 800 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen can be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touch, slide, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor can not only sense the boundaries of the touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 808 includes a front camera and / or a rear camera. When the terminal device 800 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front camera and / or the rear camera can receive external multimedia data. Each front camera and rear camera can be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

[0361] The audio component 810 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 810 includes a microphone (MIC), which is configured to receive external audio signals when the terminal device 800 is in an operating mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signal can be further stored in the memory 804 or transmitted via the communication component 816. In some embodiments, the audio component 810 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0362] I / O interface 812 provides an interface between processing component 802 and peripheral interface modules, such as a keyboard, click wheel, buttons, etc. These buttons may include but are not limited to: a home button, volume buttons, a start button, and a lock button.

[0363] The sensor assembly 814 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of status assessment for the terminal device 800. For example, the sensor assembly 814 can detect the open / closed state of the terminal device 800, the relative positioning of components, such as the display and keypad of the terminal device 800. The sensor assembly 814 can also detect changes in the position of the terminal device 800 or a component of the terminal device 800, the presence or absence of user contact with the terminal device 800, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of the terminal device 800, and temperature changes of the terminal device 800. The sensor assembly 814 can include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 814 can also include an optical sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 814 can also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0364] The communication component 816 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the terminal device 800 and other devices. The terminal device 800 can access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 also includes a near field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module can be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology and other technologies.

[0365] In an exemplary embodiment, the terminal device 800 can be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the above method.

[0366] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 804 including instructions, and the instructions can be executed by the processor 820 of the terminal device 800 to perform the above method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium can be a ROM, a random access memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, etc.

[0367] like Figure 9As shown, an embodiment of the present disclosure shows a structure of an access device. For example, base station 900 can be provided as a network-side device. The communication device can be the aforementioned access device and / or core network device.

[0368] Reference Figure 9 , the base station 900 includes a processing component 922, which further includes one or more processors, and a memory resource represented by a memory 932 for storing instructions executable by the processing component 922, such as applications. The applications stored in the memory 932 may include one or more modules, each corresponding to a set of instructions. In addition, the processing component 922 is configured to execute instructions to perform any of the aforementioned methods applied to the access device, such as Figure 2 、 Figure 3 and Figure 6 At least one of the methods shown.

[0369] The base station 900 may also include a power supply component 1926 configured to perform power management for the base station 900, a wired or wireless network interface 950 configured to connect the base station 900 to a network, and an input / output (I / O) interface 958. The base station 900 may operate based on an operating system stored in the memory 932, such as Windows Server™, Mac OS X™, Unix™, Linux™, FreeBSD™, or the like.

[0370] Other embodiments of the present invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention that follow from the general principles of the invention and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The description and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.

[0371] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the exact construction described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A paging processing method, the method comprising: The terminal device monitors the paging message according to the paging group information, wherein the terminal device is in an inactive state; the paging group information includes first group information for the idle state terminal device and second group information for the inactive state terminal device; The terminal device monitors the paging message according to the paging group information, including: When the first paging time window PTW overlaps with the second PTW, and the first type of paging opportunity PO and the second type of PO do not overlap, on the first type of PO, the terminal device performs paging monitoring according to the first group information and the second group information at the same time, and on the second type of PO, the terminal device performs paging monitoring according to the second group information; Among them, the terminal device is configured with idle eDRX mode and inactive eDRX mode, the first PTW is the PTW of idle eDRX mode, and the second PTW is the PTW of inactive eDRX mode; the first type of PO is the PO corresponding to the idle state, and the second type of PO is the PO corresponding to the inactive state.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The monitoring of the paging message according to the paging group information includes: According to the paging group information, the paging message is monitored on the first type PO and the second type PO.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein The paging group information includes one of the following: A group identifier, used to indicate the paging group to which the terminal device belongs; a paging probability value, wherein the paging probability value corresponds to the paging group; and A paging probability level, wherein the paging probability level corresponds to the paging group.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein The method further comprises: receiving the first group information and the second group information; The first group information and the second group information are allocated by a core network CN device; or The first grouping information is allocated by the CN device, and the second grouping information is allocated by the access network device; or, The first group information and the second group information are allocated by an access network device.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein The monitoring of the paging message according to the paging group information includes: Monitor the paging message according to the configuration status of the extended eDRX mode of the terminal device and the paging group information.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein: The monitoring of the paging message according to the configuration state of the extended eDRX mode of the terminal device and the paging group information includes at least one of: monitoring a paging message according to first group information on the first type PO, and monitoring a paging message according to second group information on the second type PO; as well as monitoring paging messages on the first type PO and the second type PO according to the first group information and the second group information; Wherein, the terminal device is not configured with idle eDRX mode.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein: The monitoring of a paging message according to the configuration state of the extended eDRX mode of the terminal device and the paging group information includes: monitoring a paging message according to the second group information on a second type of PO outside the first PTW; The terminal device is configured with an idle eDRX mode and is not configured with an inactive eDRX mode.

8. The method according to claim 5, wherein The monitoring of the paging message according to the configuration state of the extended eDRX mode of the terminal device and the paging group information includes at least one of the following: monitoring a paging message according to the first grouping information on the first type PO within the first PTW, and monitoring a paging message according to the second grouping information on the second type PO; as well as On the first type PO and the second type PO within the first PTW, monitoring a paging message according to the first group information and the second group information; The terminal device is configured with an idle eDRX mode and is not configured with an inactive eDRX mode.

9. The method according to claim 5, wherein: The monitoring of the paging message according to the configuration state of the extended eDRX mode of the terminal device and the paging group information further includes at least one of the following: monitoring a paging message according to the first grouping information on the first type PO of the first PTW, and monitoring a paging message according to the second grouping information on the second type PO of the second PTW; In an overlapping area of the first PTW and the second PTW, monitoring a paging message on a first type PO of the first PTW according to the first group information and the second group information, and monitoring a paging message on a second type PO of the second type PTW according to the first group information and the second group information; and monitoring a paging message according to the first grouping information on a first type PO of the first PTW outside the overlapping area between the first PTW and the second PTW, and monitoring a paging message according to the second grouping information on a second type PO of the second type PTW outside the overlapping area; The terminal device is configured with an idle state eDRX mode and an inactive state eDRX mode.

10. A paging processing method, wherein: The method comprises: Sending a paging message according to the paging group information; the paging group information includes first group information for idle state terminal devices and second group information for inactive state terminal devices; When the first paging time window PTW overlaps with the second PTW, and the first type of paging opportunity PO does not overlap with the second type, the first group information and the second group information are simultaneously used by the terminal device to perform paging monitoring on the first type of PO, and the second group information is also used by the terminal device to perform paging monitoring on the second type of PO; Among them, the terminal device is in an inactive state, and the terminal device is configured with an idle eDRX mode and an inactive eDRX mode; the first PTW is the PTW of the idle eDRX mode, and the second PTW is the PTW of the inactive eDRX mode; the first type of PO is the PO corresponding to the idle state, and the second type of PO is the PO corresponding to the inactive state.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein: The paging group information includes at least one of the following: A group identifier, used to indicate the paging group to which the terminal device belongs; a paging probability value, wherein the paging probability value corresponds to the paging group; and A paging probability level, wherein the paging probability level corresponds to the paging group.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein: The method further comprises: sending the first group information and the second group information; The first group information and the second group information are allocated by a core network CN device; Alternatively, the first grouping information is allocated by the CN device, and the second grouping information is allocated by the access network device; Alternatively, the first group information and the second group information are allocated by an access network device.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein: The method further comprises: The first group information is allocated by the access network device, and the first group information is sent to the CN device; and / or, The second group information is allocated by the access network device, and the second group information is sent to the CN device.

14. The method according to claim 10, wherein: The sending of the paging message according to the paging group information includes at least one of the following: Obtain the first group information, and send a paging message to the idle terminal device according to the first group information on the first type PO; Obtain the second group information, and send a paging message to the inactive terminal device according to the second group information on the second type PO; If the second group information is not obtained, a paging message for the inactive terminal device is sent on any paging group of the first type PO; A paging instruction for paging the terminal device in the inactive state is received from the CN device, and the paging message for paging the terminal device in the inactive state is sent according to the acquisition status of the second group information.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein The receiving, from the CN device, a paging instruction for paging the terminal device in the inactive state, and sending, based on an acquisition status of the second group information, the paging message for paging the terminal device in the inactive state, includes at least one of the following: receiving a paging instruction for paging the terminal device in the inactive state from the CN device and acquiring the second group information, and sending the paging message for paging the terminal device in the inactive state according to the second group information on the second type PO; A paging instruction for paging the terminal device in the inactive state is received from the CN device and in response to not acquiring the second group information, the paging message is sent on any paging group on the second type PO.

16. The method according to claim 14 or 15, wherein: The second group information obtained includes at least one of the following: The access network device stores the second grouping information; The second grouping information is received from the CN device.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein: The receiving the second grouping information from the CN device includes: The second group information carried in the paging instruction is received from the CN device.

18. A paging processing device, comprising: A monitoring module is configured to monitor a paging message according to paging group information; wherein the apparatus is in an inactive state; the paging group information includes first group information for an idle state terminal device and second group information for an inactive state terminal device; The terminal device monitors the paging message according to the paging group information, including: When the first paging time window PTW overlaps with the second PTW, and the first type of paging opportunity PO and the second type of PO do not overlap, on the first type of PO, the terminal device performs paging monitoring according to the first group information and the second group information at the same time, and on the second type of PO, the terminal device performs paging monitoring according to the second group information; Among them, the terminal device is configured with idle eDRX mode and inactive eDRX mode, the first PTW is the PTW of idle eDRX mode, and the second PTW is the PTW of inactive eDRX mode; the first type of PO is the PO corresponding to the idle state, and the second type of PO is the PO corresponding to the inactive state.

19. The device according to claim 18, wherein The monitoring module is configured to monitor the paging message on the first type PO and the second type PO according to the paging group information.

20. The device according to claim 18 or 19, wherein The paging group information includes at least one of the following: A group identifier, used to indicate the paging group to which the device belongs; a paging probability value, wherein the paging probability value corresponds to the paging group; and A paging probability level, wherein the paging probability level corresponds to the paging group.

21. The apparatus according to claim 18, wherein The device further comprises: a receiving module, configured to receive the first group information and the second group information; The first group information and the second group information are allocated by a core network CN device; or the first group information is allocated by the CN device, and the second group information is allocated by an access network device; or The first group information and the second group information are allocated by an access network device.

22. The apparatus according to claim 18, wherein The monitoring module is configured to monitor the paging message according to the configuration status of the extended eDRX mode of the terminal device and the paging group information.

23. The device according to claim 22, wherein The monitoring module is specifically configured to perform at least one of the following: monitoring a paging message according to first group information on the first type PO, and monitoring a paging message according to second group information on the second type PO; monitoring paging messages on the first type PO and the second type PO according to the first group information and the second group information; Wherein, the terminal device is not configured with idle eDRX mode.

24. The apparatus according to claim 22, wherein The monitoring module is configured to monitor the paging message according to the second group information on the second type PO outside the first PTW; The terminal device is configured with an idle eDRX mode and is not configured with an inactive eDRX mode.

25. The apparatus according to claim 22, wherein The monitoring module is configured to perform at least one of the following: monitoring a paging message according to the first grouping information on the first type PO within the first PTW, and monitoring a paging message according to the second grouping information on the second type PO; On the first type PO and the second type PO within the first PTW, monitoring a paging message according to the first group information and the second group information; The terminal device is configured with an idle eDRX mode and is not configured with an inactive eDRX mode.

26. The apparatus according to claim 22, wherein The monitoring module is further configured to perform at least one of the following: monitoring a paging message according to the first grouping information on the first type PO of the first PTW, and monitoring a paging message according to the second grouping information on the second type PO of the second PTW; In an overlapping area of the first PTW and the second PTW, monitoring a paging message on a first type PO of the first PTW according to the first group information and the second group information, and monitoring a paging message on a second type PO of the second type PTW according to the first group information and the second group information; and monitoring a paging message according to the first grouping information on a first type PO of the first PTW outside the overlapping area between the first PTW and the second PTW, and monitoring a paging message according to the second grouping information on a second type PO of the second type PTW outside the overlapping area; The terminal device is configured with an idle state eDRX mode and an inactive state eDRX mode.

27. A paging processing device, wherein: The device comprises: A sending module configured to send a paging message according to paging group information; the paging group information includes first group information for idle state terminal devices and second group information for inactive state terminal devices; When the first paging time window PTW overlaps with the second PTW, and the first type of paging opportunity PO does not overlap with the second type, the first group information and the second group information are simultaneously used by the terminal device to perform paging monitoring on the first type of PO, and the second group information is also used by the terminal device to perform paging monitoring on the second type of PO; Among them, the terminal device is in an inactive state, and the terminal device is configured with an idle eDRX mode and an inactive eDRX mode; the first PTW is the PTW of the idle eDRX mode, and the second PTW is the PTW of the inactive eDRX mode; the first type of PO is the PO corresponding to the idle state, and the second type of PO is the PO corresponding to the inactive state.

28. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein The paging group information includes at least one of the following: A group identifier, used to indicate the paging group to which the terminal device belongs; a paging probability value, wherein the paging probability value corresponds to the paging group; A paging probability level, wherein the paging probability level corresponds to the paging group.

29. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein The sending module is further configured to send the first group information and the second group information; The first group information and the second group information are allocated by a core network CN device; Alternatively, the first grouping information is allocated by the CN device, and the second grouping information is allocated by the access network device; Alternatively, the first group information and the second group information are allocated by an access network device.

30. The apparatus according to claim 29, wherein The sending module is further configured to allocate the first packet information by the access network device and send the first packet information to the CN device; and / or, The second group information is allocated by the access network device, and the second group information is sent to the CN device.

31. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein The sending module is configured to perform at least one of the following: Obtain the first group information, and send a paging message to the idle terminal device according to the first group information on the first type PO; Obtain the second group information, and send a paging message to the inactive terminal device according to the second group information on the second type PO; If the second group information is not obtained, a paging message for the inactive terminal device is sent on any paging group of the first type PO; A paging instruction for paging the terminal device in the inactive state is received from the CN device, and the paging message for paging the terminal device in the inactive state is sent according to the acquisition status of the second group information.

32. The apparatus according to claim 31, wherein The sending module is configured to perform at least one of the following: receiving a paging instruction for paging the terminal device in the inactive state from the CN device and acquiring the second group information, and sending the paging message for paging the terminal device in the inactive state according to the second group information on the second type PO; A paging instruction for paging the terminal device in the inactive state is received from the CN device and the second group information is not obtained, and the paging message is sent on any paging group on the second type PO.

33. The device according to claim 31 or 32, wherein The second group information obtained includes at least one of the following: The access network device stores the second grouping information; The second grouping information is received from the CN device.

34. The apparatus according to claim 33, wherein The device further comprises: The receiving module is configured to receive the second group information carried in the paging instruction from the CN device.

35. A communication device comprising a processor, a transceiver, a memory, and an executable program stored in the memory and capable of being run by the processor, wherein: When the processor runs the executable program, the method provided in any one of claims 1 to 9 or 10 to 17 is executed.

36. 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 9 or 10 to 17.

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