Connection control method and connection control device

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a connection control method, comprising: during communication between a first SIM card and a first network-side device, determining that a communication connection needs to be established with the second network-side device via a second SIM card; and sending a request message to the second network-side device via the second SIM card, wherein the request message is used to adjust the first SIM card from a connected state to a disconnected state. According to the present disclosure, the first SIM card is adjusted from a connected state to a disconnected state only after a communication connection is successfully established between the second SIM card and the second network-side device, thereby ensuring a communication connection between at least one SIM card in a terminal and the network-side device, thereby ensuring efficient communication between the terminal.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] In a multi-card terminal, the terminal can use multiple SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) cards for communication, and communication conflicts may occur during the communication process of multiple SIM cards. For example, during the process of using the first SIM card to communicate with the first base station, it is determined that the second SIM card needs to be used to communicate with the second base station.

[0003] In related technologies, in order to ensure smooth communication with the second base station through the second SIM card, the first SIM card will request the first base station to disconnect the communication connection. However, in some cases, the second SIM card has not established a communication connection with the second base station, and the first base station has already disconnected the communication connection with the first SIM card. This results in no communication connection between the first SIM card and the second SIM card in the terminal and the base station. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of this, embodiments of the present disclosure propose a connection control method, a connection control device, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium to solve the technical problems in related technologies.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a connection control method is provided, applicable to a terminal, wherein at least a first SIM card and a second SIM card are provided in the terminal, the method comprising:

[0006] During the communication between the first SIM card and the first network-side device, determining to establish a communication connection with the second network-side device through the second SIM card, where the second network-side device is the same as or different from the first network-side device;

[0007] Sending a request message to the second network-side device through the second SIM card, wherein the request message is used to adjust the first SIM card from a connected state to a non-connected state.

[0008] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a connection control method is provided, applicable to a first network-side device, the method comprising:

[0009] receiving a request message sent by the second network-side device after establishing a communication connection with the second SIM card in the terminal, wherein the request message is used to request the first network-side device to adjust the first SIM card in the terminal communicating with the first network-side device from a connected state to a non-connected state;

[0010] Send a connection release signaling to the first SIM card.

[0011] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a connection control method is provided, applicable to a second network-side device, the method comprising:

[0012] Receiving a request message sent by a second SIM card in a terminal, wherein the request message is used to request the first network-side device to adjust the first SIM card from a connected state to a non-connected state;

[0013] Send the request information to the first network side device.

[0014] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a connection control device is provided, applicable to a terminal, wherein at least a first SIM card and a second SIM card are provided in the terminal, the device comprising:

[0015] a connection establishing module, configured to determine, during the process of communication between the first SIM card and the first network-side device, to establish a communication connection with the second network-side device through the second SIM card, where the second network-side device is the same as or different from the first network-side device;

[0016] The request sending module is configured to send a request message to the second network side device through the second SIM card, wherein the request message is used to adjust the first SIM card from a connected state to a non-connected state.

[0017] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a connection control device is provided, applicable to a first network-side device, the device including:

[0018] a request receiving module, configured to receive a request message sent by the second network-side device after establishing a communication connection with the second SIM card in the terminal, wherein the request message is used to request the first network-side device to adjust the first SIM card in the terminal communicating with the first network-side device from a connected state to a non-connected state;

[0019] The signaling sending module is configured to send a connection release signaling to the first SIM card.

[0020] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a connection control device is provided, applicable to a second network-side device, the device comprising:

[0021] a request receiving module configured to receive a request message sent by a second SIM card in the terminal, wherein the request message is used to request the first network-side device to adjust the first SIM card from a connected state to a non-connected state;

[0022] The request sending module is configured to send the request information to the first network side device.

[0023] According to a seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device is provided, including:

[0024] processor;

[0025] a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

[0026] The processor is configured to implement the above method.

[0027] According to an eighth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which a computer program is stored, and when the program is executed by a processor, the steps in the above method are implemented.

[0028] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a request message can be sent to the second network-side device through the second SIM card, so that after the second SIM card successfully establishes a communication connection with the second network-side device, the request message sent by the second SIM card requests the second network-side device to adjust the first SIM card from a connected state to a non-connected state.

[0029] Accordingly, it can be ensured that the first SIM card is adjusted from the connected state to the unconnected state only after the second SIM card successfully establishes a communication connection with the second network side device, so that a communication connection exists between at least one SIM card in the terminal and the network side device, thereby ensuring the communication efficiency of the terminal. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0030] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0031] Figure 1 It is a schematic flow chart of a connection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0032] Figure 2 is a schematic flow chart of another connection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0033] Figure 3 is a schematic flow chart of another connection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0034] Figure 4 is a schematic flow chart of another connection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0035] Figure 5 is a schematic flow chart of another connection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0036] Figure 6 is a schematic flow chart of another connection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0037] Figure 7 It is a schematic flow chart of a connection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0038] Figure 8 is a schematic flow chart of another connection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0039] Figure 9 is a schematic flow chart of another connection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0040] Figure 10 It is a schematic flow chart of a connection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0041] Figure 11 is a schematic flow chart of another connection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0042] Figure 12 is a schematic flow chart of another connection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0043] Figure 13 This is a schematic block diagram of a connection control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0044] Figure 14 is a schematic block diagram of another connection control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0045] Figure 15 is a schematic block diagram of another connection control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0046] Figure 16 is a schematic block diagram of another connection control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0047] Figure 17 This is a schematic block diagram of a connection control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0048] Figure 18 is a schematic block diagram of another connection control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0049] Figure 19 is a schematic block diagram of another connection control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0050] Figure 20This is a schematic block diagram of a connection control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0051] Figure 21 is a schematic block diagram of another connection control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0052] Figure 22 This is a schematic block diagram of a device for connection control according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0053] Figure 23 This is a schematic block diagram of a device for connection control according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0054] The following will be combined with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making any creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0055] Figure 1 This is a schematic flow chart of a connection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The connection control method shown in this embodiment can be applied to terminals, including but not limited to mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, sensors, Internet of Things devices and other electronic devices. The terminal can communicate with a network-side device as a user device. The network-side device can be, for example, a base station or a core network. Taking a base station as an example, the base station includes but is not limited to a 4G base station, a 5G base station, and a 6G base station. In one embodiment, the network-side device can be a network-side device to which the connection control method described in any subsequent embodiment is applicable.

[0056] The terminal may be a multi-card terminal, that is, multiple SIM cards may be provided in the terminal, and the multiple SIM cards include at least a first SIM card and a second SIM card. The first SIM card and the second SIM card may belong to the same operator network or different operator networks. In the case where the first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to different operator networks, the first network-side device that establishes a communication connection with the first SIM card and the second network-side device that establishes a communication connection with the second SIM card are different. In the case where the first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to the same operator network, the first network-side device that establishes a communication connection with the first SIM card and the second network-side device that establishes a communication connection with the second SIM card may be the same network-side device or different network-side devices.

[0057] like Figure 1 As shown, the connection control method may include the following steps:

[0058] In step S101, during the communication between the first SIM card and the first network-side device, it is determined to establish a communication connection with a second network-side device through the second SIM card, where the second network-side device is the same as or different from the first network-side device;

[0059] In step S102, a request message is sent to the second network-side device via the second SIM card, wherein the request message is used to adjust the first SIM card from a connected state to a non-connected state.

[0060] In one embodiment, during the communication between the first SIM card and the first network side device, if it is determined that communication with the second network side device needs to be carried out through the second SIM card, a communication connection may be established with the second network side device through the second SIM card.

[0061] For example, during the communication between the first SIM card and the first base station, the second SIM card receives a paging message sent by the second base station, and the terminal determines that it needs to respond to the paging message through the second SIM card, for example, determines that it needs to initiate random access to the second base station through the second SIM card, then establishes a communication connection with the second network side device through the second SIM card.

[0062] In related technologies, the first SIM card may request the first base station to disconnect the communication connection with the first SIM card to ensure that the second SIM card can successfully establish a communication connection with the second SIM card.

[0063] However, in some cases, the second SIM card cannot successfully establish a communication connection with the second base station for a long time, or the second SIM card fails to establish a communication connection with the second base station. For example, the second SIM card establishes a communication connection with the second network side device when the second SIM card initiates a random access request to the second base station based on the received paging message, but the random access contention fails, thereby failing to successfully establish a communication connection with the second base station.

[0064] This causes the communication connection between the first SIM card and the first base station to be disconnected, and the second SIM card fails to successfully establish a communication connection with the second base station, causing the terminal to interrupt communication with the base station, affecting communication efficiency.

[0065] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a request message can be sent to the second network-side device through the second SIM card, so that after the second SIM card successfully establishes a communication connection with the second network-side device, the request message sent by the second SIM card requests the second network-side device to adjust the first SIM card from a connected state to a non-connected state.

[0066] Accordingly, it can be ensured that the first SIM card is adjusted from the connected state to the unconnected state only after the second SIM card successfully establishes a communication connection with the second network side device, so that a communication connection exists between at least one SIM card in the terminal and the network side device, thereby ensuring the communication efficiency of the terminal.

[0067] In one embodiment, when the first network side device and the second network side device are the same network side device, the second network side device may directly send signaling to the first SIM card to instruct the first SIM card to switch from the connected state to the unconnected state.

[0068] In one embodiment, when the first network side device and the second network side device are different network side devices, the second SIM card can send information of the first network side device to the second network side device, so that the second network side device can determine the first network side device, and then the second network side device sends a request to the first network side device to request the first network side device to send signaling to the first SIM card to instruct the first SIM card to enter a non-connected state from a connected state.

[0069] Optionally, the type of the unconnected state includes at least one of the following:

[0070] Idle state, inactive state.

[0071] In one embodiment, based on the different non-connected states entered by the first SIM card, the signaling used to instruct the terminal to enter the non-connected state may also be different. For example, the first SIM card may be instructed to enter the idle state through RRC (Radio Resource Control) connection release signaling, and the first SIM card may be instructed to enter the inactive state through RRC connection suspension release signaling.

[0072] Figure 2 FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of another connection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 2 As shown, the sending of request information to the second network side device through the second SIM card includes:

[0073] In step S201, the second network side device is a second base station, and the request information is sent to the second base station through the fifth message in the random access process.

[0074] In one embodiment, when the second network-side device is a second base station, the second SIM card can initiate random access to the second base station and then send the request information to the second base station via the fifth message MSG5 of the random access process. MSG5 can be, for example, an RRC Connection Complete message. This eliminates the need to separately send the request information to the second base station, thereby improving communication resource utilization.

[0075] Figure 3 FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of another connection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 3 As shown, the sending of request information to the second network side device through the second SIM card includes:

[0076] In step S301, the second network side device is a second core network, and the request information is sent to the second core network through an attach completion message in the attach process.

[0077] In one embodiment, when the second network-side device is a second core network, the second SIM card can initiate an attach request to the second core network. After the attach is completed, the second SIM card can send the attach request information to the second base station via an attach complete message. This eliminates the need to send a separate request message to the second base station, thereby improving communication resource utilization.

[0078] Optionally, the request information is also used to indicate information of the first network side device to the second network side device.

[0079] In one embodiment, the request information may also include information of the first network side device, such as the identification, location, interface type, and other information of the first network side device, so that the second network side device can determine the first network side device based on the information of the first network side device, and then request the first network side device to send signaling to the first SIM card to instruct the first SIM card to enter the non-connected state from the connected state.

[0080] For example, if the second network-side device can establish an interface with the first network-side device, it can establish an interface with the first network-side device and then directly send the request information to the first network-side device through the interface. For example, if the second network-side device cannot establish an interface with the first network-side device, it can send the request information to the core network, which will forward the request information to the first network-side device.

[0081] In one embodiment, the information of the first network side device may be indicated to the second network side device through the request information only when the second network side device and the first network side device are different network side devices.

[0082] In one embodiment, the first SIM card can obtain the information of the first network side device, and then send the information of the first network side device to the second SIM card through the first SIM card; or after the first SIM card obtains the information of the first network side device, the information of the first network side device is stored in the processor of the terminal, and then the second SIM card obtains the information of the first network side device from the processor of the terminal.

[0083] Figure 4 FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of another connection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 4 As shown, the method further includes:

[0084] In step S401, a target time required for the second SIM card to establish a communication connection with the second network-side device is determined (e.g., predicted based on historical information);

[0085] In step S402, first auxiliary information is sent to the first network side device through the first SIM card, wherein the first auxiliary information is used to indicate to the first network side device the reason why the first SIM card disconnects the communication connection with the first network side device within at least the target time.

[0086] In one embodiment, the first SIM card needs to disconnect the communication connection with the first network side device within the target time required for the second SIM card to establish a communication connection with the second network side device, that is, within the target time from when the second SIM card establishes a communication connection with the second network side device to when the second SIM card completes establishing a communication connection with the second network side device.

[0087] In the relevant technical center, when the first network side device detects that the first SIM card is disconnected from the communication connection, it will regard this situation as a communication problem (such as a shadow effect), and will adopt actions such as increasing the transmission power and increasing the paging frequency to solve the communication problem in order to re-establish a communication connection with the first SIM card. However, in this case, the first SIM card disconnects the communication connection not because of a communication problem, but because the first SIM card actively disconnects the communication connection with the first network side device in order to ensure that the second SIM card establishes a communication connection with the second network side device. Therefore, even if the first network side device adopts actions such as increasing the transmission power and increasing the paging frequency, it cannot re-establish a communication connection with the first SIM card within the target time, thereby resulting in a waste of resources of the first network side device.

[0088] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in this case, a target time required for establishing a communication connection between the second SIM card and the second network-side device can be determined, and then first auxiliary information can be sent to the first network-side device. The first auxiliary information indicates to the first network-side device the reason why the first SIM card disconnected from the first network-side device within at least the target time. This allows the first network-side device to clearly understand that it was the first SIM card that proactively disconnected the communication connection with the first network-side device, rather than due to a communication problem. As a result, the first network-side device will not perform actions to resolve the communication problem, such as increasing transmit power or paging frequency, thereby avoiding waste of resources on the first network-side device.

[0089] Figure 5FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of another connection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 5 As shown, the method further includes:

[0090] In step S501, second auxiliary information is sent to the first network side device via the first SIM card, wherein the second auxiliary information is used to indicate to the first network side device the type of the non-connected state when the first SIM card needs to enter the non-connected state.

[0091] In one embodiment, before disconnecting the communication connection with the first network-side device, the first SIM card may further send second auxiliary information to the first network-side device, indicating, via the second auxiliary information, the type of the non-connected state to be entered by the first SIM card. Accordingly, the first network-side device may send signaling corresponding to the type of the non-connected state to the first SIM card, thereby instructing the first SIM card to enter the desired non-connected state.

[0092] For example, if the first network side device determines, based on the second auxiliary information, that the type of non-connected state that the first SIM card needs to enter is the idle state, then the first network side device may send an RRC link release signaling to the first SIM card to put the first SIM card into the idle state; for example, if the first network side device determines, based on the second auxiliary information, that the type of non-connected state that the first SIM card needs to enter is the inactive state, then the first network side device may send an RRC link suspension release signaling to the first SIM card to put the first SIM card into the inactive state.

[0093] Figure 6 FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of another connection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 6 As shown, the method further includes:

[0094] In step S601, after the second SIM card establishes a communication connection with the second network side device, a connection release signaling sent by the first network side device is received, and the first SIM card is controlled to enter a disconnected state according to the connection release signaling.

[0095] In one embodiment, the connection release signaling sent by the first network-side device may be received only after the second SIM card establishes a communication connection with the second network-side device, and the first SIM card may be controlled to enter a disconnected state based on the connection release signaling. This ensures that the first SIM card is adjusted from a connected state to a disconnected state only after the second SIM card establishes a communication connection with the second network-side device, thereby ensuring a communication connection between at least one SIM card in the terminal and the network-side device, thereby ensuring communication efficiency of the terminal.

[0096] In one embodiment, the connection release signaling sent by the first network side device can be received directly by the first SIM card from the first network side device, or can be received by the second SIM card from the first network side device. For example, after the second SIM card establishes a communication connection with the second network side device, the second network side device can obtain the connection release signaling from the first network side device, and then send the connection release signaling to the second SIM card, and then the second SIM card sends the connection release signaling to the first network side device.

[0097] Figure 7 This is a schematic flow chart of a connection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The connection control method shown in this embodiment can be applied to a first network-side device, which can be a base station or a core network. The base station includes but is not limited to a 4G base station, a 5G base station, and a 6G base station. The first network-side device can communicate with a terminal as a user device, which includes but is not limited to electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, sensors, and Internet of Things devices. In one embodiment, the terminal can be a terminal to which the connection control method described in any of the above embodiments is applicable.

[0098] like Figure 7 As shown, the connection control method may include the following steps:

[0099] In step S701, a request message is received after a second network-side device establishes a communication connection with a second SIM card in a terminal, wherein the request message is used to request the first network-side device to adjust the first SIM card in the terminal communicating with the first network-side device from a connected state to a non-connected state;

[0100] In step S702, a connection release signaling is sent to the first SIM card.

[0101] In one embodiment, after establishing a communication connection with the second SIM card in the terminal, the second network side device can send a request message to the first network side device, requesting the first network side device to adjust the first SIM card in the terminal from a connected state to a non-connected state through the request message, so that the first network side device sends a connection release signaling to the first SIM card.

[0102] Accordingly, it can be ensured that the first SIM card is adjusted from the connected state to the unconnected state only after the second SIM card successfully establishes a communication connection with the second network side device, so that a communication connection exists between at least one SIM card in the terminal and the network side device, thereby ensuring the communication efficiency of the terminal.

[0103] Figure 8 FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of another connection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 8As shown, the method further includes:

[0104] In step S801, first auxiliary information sent by the first SIM card is received;

[0105] In step S802, a reason why the first SIM card disconnects the communication connection with the first network-side device within at least a target time is determined based on the first auxiliary information.

[0106] In one embodiment, the first SIM card may send first auxiliary information to the first network-side device, indicating, via the first auxiliary information, the reason why the first SIM card disconnected from the first network-side device within at least the target time. This allows the first network-side device to clearly understand that it was the first SIM card that proactively disconnected the communication connection with the first network-side device, rather than due to a communication problem. Consequently, the first network-side device will not perform actions to resolve the communication problem, such as increasing transmit power or paging frequency, thereby avoiding waste of first network-side device resources.

[0107] The target time may be the time required from the second SIM card establishing a communication connection with the second network-side device to the second SIM card completing the communication connection with the second network-side device.

[0108] Figure 9 FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of another connection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 9 As shown, the method further includes:

[0109] In step S901, second auxiliary information sent by the first SIM card is received;

[0110] In step S902, determining, according to the second auxiliary information, a type of the non-connected state that the first SIM card needs to enter when entering the non-connected state;

[0111] The sending of a connection release signaling to the first SIM card includes:

[0112] In step S903, a connection release signaling is sent to the first SIM card according to the type of the non-connected state.

[0113] In one embodiment, before disconnecting the communication connection with the first network-side device, the first SIM card may further send second auxiliary information to the first network-side device, indicating, via the second auxiliary information, the type of the non-connected state to be entered by the first SIM card. Accordingly, the first network-side device may send signaling corresponding to the type of the non-connected state to the first SIM card, thereby instructing the first SIM card to enter the desired non-connected state.

[0114] Optionally, the type of the unconnected state includes at least one of the following:

[0115] Idle state, inactive state.

[0116] For example, if the first network side device determines, based on the second auxiliary information, that the type of non-connected state that the first SIM card needs to enter is the idle state, then the first network side device may send an RRC link release signaling to the first SIM card to put the first SIM card into the idle state; for example, if the first network side device determines, based on the second auxiliary information, that the type of non-connected state that the first SIM card needs to enter is the inactive state, then the first network side device may send an RRC link suspension release signaling to the first SIM card to put the first SIM card into the inactive state.

[0117] Figure 10 This is a schematic flow chart of a connection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The connection control method shown in this embodiment can be applied to a second network side device, which can be a base station or a core network. The base station includes but is not limited to a 4G base station, a 5G base station, and a 6G base station. The second network side device can communicate with a terminal as a user device, which includes but is not limited to electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, sensors, and Internet of Things devices. In one embodiment, the terminal can be a terminal to which the connection control method described in any of the above embodiments is applicable.

[0118] like Figure 10 As shown, the connection control method may include the following steps:

[0119] In step S1001, a request message sent by a second SIM card in a terminal is received, wherein the request message is used to request a first network-side device to adjust the first SIM card from a connected state to a non-connected state;

[0120] In step S1002, the request information is sent to the first network side device.

[0121] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, after the second SIM card successfully establishes a communication connection with the second network side device, a request message can be sent to the second network side device through the second SIM card, and the request message sent by the second SIM card requests the second network side device to adjust the first SIM card from a connected state to a non-connected state.

[0122] Accordingly, it can be ensured that the first SIM card is adjusted from the connected state to the unconnected state only after the second SIM card successfully establishes a communication connection with the second network side device, so that a communication connection exists between at least one SIM card in the terminal and the network side device, thereby ensuring the communication efficiency of the terminal.

[0123] Figure 11FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of another connection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 11 As shown, the method further includes:

[0124] In step S1101, the first network side device is determined according to the information of the first network side device in the request information.

[0125] In one embodiment, the request information may also include information of the first network side device, such as the identification, location, interface type, and other information of the first network side device, so that the second network side device can determine the first network side device based on the information of the first network side device, and then request the first network side device to send signaling to the first SIM card to instruct the first SIM card to enter the non-connected state from the connected state.

[0126] Figure 12 FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of another connection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 12 As shown, the sending of the request information to the first network side device includes:

[0127] In step S1201, in response to the first network side device and the second network side device being base stations, the request information is sent to the first network side device through the base station interface, and / or the request information is sent to the first network side device through the core network.

[0128] In one embodiment, if the first network side device and the second network side device are base stations, then if the second base station can establish an interface with the first base station, it can establish an interface with the first base station, and then send a request message directly to the first base station through the interface. If the second base station cannot establish an interface with the first base station, it can send the request message to the core network, and the core network forwards the request message to the first base station.

[0129] Corresponding to the aforementioned embodiment of the connection control method, the present disclosure also provides an embodiment of a connection control device.

[0130] Figure 13 This is a schematic block diagram of a connection control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The connection control device shown in this embodiment can be applicable to terminals, including but not limited to mobile phones, tablet computers, wearable devices, sensors, Internet of Things devices and other electronic devices. The terminal can communicate with a network-side device as a user device. The network-side device can be, for example, a base station or a core network. Taking a base station as an example, the base station includes but is not limited to a 4G base station, a 5G base station, and a 6G base station. In one embodiment, the network-side device can be a network-side device to which the connection control device described in any subsequent embodiment is applicable.

[0131] The terminal may be a multi-card terminal, that is, the terminal may be provided with multiple SIM cards, the multiple SIM cards including at least a first SIM card and a second SIM card. The first SIM card and the second SIM card may belong to the same carrier network or different carrier networks. When the first SIM card and the second SIM card belong to the same carrier network, the first network-side device that establishes a communication connection with the first SIM card and the second network-side device that establishes a communication connection with the second SIM card may be the same network-side device or different network-side devices.

[0132] like Figure 13 As shown, the connection control device may include:

[0133] The connection establishing module 1301 is configured to determine, during the communication between the first SIM card and the first network side device, to establish a communication connection with a second network side device through the second SIM card, where the second network side device is the same as or different from the first network side device;

[0134] The request sending module 1302 is configured to send a request message to the second network-side device through the second SIM card, wherein the request message is used to adjust the first SIM card from a connected state to a non-connected state.

[0135] Optionally, the communication request sending module is configured such that the second network side device is a second base station, and sends the request information to the second base station through the fifth message in the random access process.

[0136] Optionally, the request sending module is configured so that the second network side device is a second core network, and sends the request information to the second core network through an attachment completion message in the attachment process.

[0137] Optionally, the request information is also used to indicate information of the first network side device to the second network side device.

[0138] Figure 14 FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of another connection control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 14 As shown, the device also includes:

[0139] The time determination module 1401 is configured to determine a target time required for the second SIM card to establish a communication connection with the second network side device;

[0140] The first information sending module 1402 is configured to send first auxiliary information to the first network side device through the first SIM card, wherein the first auxiliary information is used to indicate to the first network side device the reason why the first SIM card disconnected the communication connection with the first network side device within at least the target time.

[0141] Figure 15 FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of another connection control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 15 As shown, the device also includes:

[0142] The second information sending module 1501 is configured to send second auxiliary information to the first network side device through the first SIM card, wherein the second auxiliary information is used to indicate to the first network side device the type of the non-connected state when the first SIM card needs to enter the non-connected state.

[0143] Optionally, the type of the unconnected state includes at least one of the following:

[0144] Idle state, inactive state.

[0145] Figure 16 FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of another connection control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 16 As shown, the device also includes:

[0146] The signaling receiving module 1601 is configured to receive a connection release signaling sent by the first network side device after the second SIM card establishes a communication connection with the second network side device, and control the first SIM card to enter a disconnected state according to the connection release signaling.

[0147] Figure 17 This is a schematic block diagram of a connection control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The connection control device shown in this embodiment can be applicable to a first network-side device, which can be a base station or a core network. The base station includes but is not limited to a 4G base station, a 5G base station, and a 6G base station. The first network-side device can communicate with a terminal as a user device, which includes but is not limited to electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, sensors, and Internet of Things devices. In one embodiment, the terminal can be a terminal to which the connection control device described in any of the above embodiments is applicable.

[0148] like Figure 17 As shown, the connection control device may include:

[0149] a request receiving module 1701 configured to receive a request message sent by a second network-side device after establishing a communication connection with a second SIM card in a terminal, wherein the request message is used to request the first network-side device to adjust the first SIM card in the terminal communicating with the first network-side device from a connected state to a disconnected state;

[0150] The signaling sending module 1702 is configured to send a connection release signaling to the first SIM card.

[0151] Figure 18 FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of another connection control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 18 As shown, the device also includes:

[0152] The first information receiving module 1801 is configured to receive first auxiliary information sent by the first SIM card;

[0153] The reason determination module 1802 is configured to determine, based on the first auxiliary information, a reason why the first SIM card disconnects the communication connection with the first network-side device within at least a target time.

[0154] Figure 19 FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of another connection control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 19 As shown, the device also includes:

[0155] The second information receiving module 1901 is configured to receive the second auxiliary information sent by the first SIM card;

[0156] The type determination module 1902 is configured to determine, according to the second auxiliary information, a type of the non-connected state when the first SIM card needs to enter the non-connected state;

[0157] The signaling sending module 1702 is configured to send a connection release signaling to the first SIM card according to the type of the non-connected state.

[0158] Optionally, the type of the unconnected state includes at least one of the following:

[0159] Idle state, inactive state.

[0160] Figure 20This is a schematic block diagram of a connection control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The connection control device shown in this embodiment can be applicable to a second network side device, which can be a base station or a core network. The base station includes but is not limited to a 4G base station, a 5G base station, and a 6G base station. The second network side device can communicate with a terminal as a user device, which includes but is not limited to electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, sensors, and Internet of Things devices. In one embodiment, the terminal can be a terminal to which the connection control device described in any of the above embodiments is applicable.

[0161] like Figure 20 As shown, the connection control device may include:

[0162] The request receiving module 2001 is configured to receive a request message sent by a second SIM card in the terminal, wherein the request message is used to request the first network-side device to adjust the first SIM card from a connected state to a non-connected state;

[0163] The request sending module 2002 is configured to send the request information to the first network side device.

[0164] Figure 21 FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of another connection control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 20 As shown, the device also includes:

[0165] The device determining module 2101 is configured to determine the first network side device according to the information of the first network side device in the request information.

[0166] Optionally, the request sending module is configured to send the request information to the first network side device through the base station interface in response to the first network side device and the second network side device being base stations, and / or send the request information to the first network side device through the core network.

[0167] Regarding the apparatus in the above embodiments, the specific manner in which each module performs operations has been described in detail in the embodiments of the relevant methods and will not be elaborated on here.

[0168] For the device embodiment, since it basically corresponds to the method embodiment, the relevant parts can be referred to the partial description of the method embodiment. The device embodiment described above is merely illustrative, wherein the modules described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as modules may or may not be physical modules, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network modules. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the scheme of this embodiment. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without paying any creative work.

[0169] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an electronic device, including:

[0170] processor;

[0171] a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

[0172] The processor is configured to implement the method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0173] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, which implements the steps of the method described in any of the above embodiments when the program is executed by a processor.

[0174] like Figure 22 As shown, Figure 22 2 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus 2200 for connection control according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The apparatus 2200 may be provided as a base station. Figure 22 The apparatus 2200 includes a processing component 2222, a wireless transmitting / receiving component 2224, an antenna component 2226, and a signal processing portion specific to the wireless interface. The processing component 2222 may further include one or more processors. One of the processors in the processing component 2222 may be configured to implement the connection control method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0175] Figure 23 2 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus 2300 for connection control according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, apparatus 2300 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, etc.

[0176] Reference Figure 23 , device 2300 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 2302 , a memory 2304 , a power component 2306 , a multimedia component 2308 , an audio component 2310 , an input / output (I / O) interface 2312 , a sensor component 2314 , and a communication component 2316 .

[0177] Processing component 2302 generally controls the overall operation of device 2300, such as operations associated with display, phone calls, data communications, camera operation, and recording operations. Processing component 2302 may include one or more processors 2320 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the above-described method. In addition, processing component 2302 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between processing component 2302 and other components. For example, processing component 2302 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 2308 and processing component 2302.

[0178] The memory 2304 is configured to store various types of data to support the operations of the device 2300. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the device 2300, contact data, phone book data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. The memory 2304 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.

[0179] The power supply component 2306 provides power to the various components of the device 2300. The power supply component 2306 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to the device 2300.

[0180] The multimedia component 2308 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the device 2300 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 may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, slides, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor can not only sense the boundaries of the touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 2308 includes a front camera and / or a rear camera. When the device 2300 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front camera and / or the rear camera can receive external multimedia data. Each front camera and rear camera can be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

[0181] The audio component 2310 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 2310 includes a microphone (MIC) that is configured to receive external audio signals when the device 2300 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 2304 or transmitted via the communication component 2316. In some embodiments, the audio component 2310 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0182] I / O interface 2312 provides an interface between processing component 2302 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.

[0183] Sensor assembly 2314 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of the status assessment of device 2300. For example, sensor assembly 2314 can detect the open / closed state of device 2300, the relative positioning of components, such as the display and keypad of device 2300. Sensor assembly 2314 can also detect changes in the position of device 2300 or a component of device 2300, the presence or absence of user contact with device 2300, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of device 2300, and changes in the temperature of device 2300. Sensor assembly 2314 can include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Sensor assembly 2314 can also include an optical sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, sensor assembly 2314 can also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0184] The communication component 2316 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the device 2300 and other devices. The device 2300 can access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, 4G LTE, 5GNR or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 2316 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 2316 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.

[0185] In an exemplary embodiment, the device 2300 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-mentioned methods.

[0186] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 2304 including instructions, which can be executed by the processor 2320 of the device 2300 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.

[0187] Other embodiments of the present disclosure will readily occur to those skilled in the art after considering the specification and practicing the disclosure herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present disclosure that follow the general principles of the present disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The description and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the present disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

[0188] It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the exact structures that have been described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

[0189] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. The terms "comprise", "include" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device that includes a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements that are not explicitly listed, or also includes elements that are inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, an element defined by the sentence "comprises a..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device that includes the element.

[0190] The above is a detailed introduction to the methods and devices provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Specific examples are used herein to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of the present disclosure. The description of the above embodiments is only used to help understand the methods and core ideas of the present disclosure. At the same time, for those skilled in the art, according to the ideas of the present disclosure, there may be changes in the specific implementation methods and application scopes. In summary, the contents of this specification should not be understood as limiting the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A connection control method, characterized in that: The method is executed by a terminal in which at least a first SIM card and a second SIM card are provided, and includes: During the communication between the first SIM card and the first network-side device, determining to establish a communication connection with a second network-side device through the second SIM card, where the second network-side device is the same as or different from the first network-side device; Sending a request message to the second network-side device through the second SIM card, wherein the request message is carried in a random access message MSG5 or an attach complete message, and the request message is used to request that the first SIM card be adjusted from a connected state to a non-connected state after a communication connection is successfully established between the second SIM card and the second network-side device; Determining a target time required for the second SIM card to establish a communication connection with the second network-side device; First auxiliary information is sent to the first network-side device through the first SIM card, wherein the first auxiliary information is used to indicate to the first network-side device a reason why the first SIM card disconnected the communication connection with the first network-side device within at least the target time, the reason including the first SIM card actively disconnecting the communication connection with the first network-side device.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The sending the request information to the second network side device through the second SIM card includes: The second network side device is a second base station, and the request information is sent to the second base station through the fifth message in the random access process.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The sending of the request information to the second network side device through the second SIM card includes: The second network side device is a second core network, and the request information is sent to the second core network through an attachment completion message in the attachment process.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein The request information is further used to indicate information of the first network side device to the second network side device.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The method further comprises: Second auxiliary information is sent to the first network side device through the first SIM card, wherein the second auxiliary information is used to indicate to the first network side device the type of the non-connected state when the first SIM card needs to enter the non-connected state.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The type of the disconnected state includes at least one of the following: Idle state, inactive state.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The method further comprises: After the second SIM card establishes a communication connection with the second network-side device, a connection release signaling sent by the first network-side device is received, and the first SIM card is controlled to enter a disconnected state according to the connection release signaling.

8. A connection control method, characterized in that: The method is performed by a first network-side device and includes: receiving second request information sent by a second network-side device based on the first request information of the terminal, wherein the first request information is in a random access message MSG5 or carried in an attach complete message, and the first request information is used to request that after the second SIM card in the terminal successfully establishes a communication connection with the second network-side device, the first SIM card in the terminal be adjusted from a connected state to a non-connected state; and the second request information is used to request the first network-side device to adjust the first SIM card in the terminal communicating with it from a connected state to a non-connected state; Sending a connection release signaling to the first SIM card; receiving first auxiliary information sent by the first SIM card; A reason why the first SIM card disconnects the communication connection with the first network side device within at least a target time is determined according to the first auxiliary information, where the reason includes the first SIM card actively disconnecting the communication connection with the first network side device.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The method further comprises: receiving second auxiliary information sent by the first SIM card; determining, according to the second auxiliary information, a type of the disconnected state that the first SIM card needs to enter when entering the disconnected state; The sending of a connection release signaling to the first SIM card includes: Send a connection release signaling to the first SIM card according to the type of the non-connected state.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The type of the disconnected state includes at least one of the following: Idle state, inactive state.

11. A connection control device, characterized in that: Applicable to a terminal, in which at least a first SIM card and a second SIM card are provided, the device comprises: a connection establishing module, configured to determine, during the communication between the first SIM card and the first network-side device, to establish a communication connection with a second network-side device through the second SIM card, where the second network-side device is the same as or different from the first network-side device; a request sending module, configured to send a request message to the second network-side device through the second SIM card, wherein the request message is carried in a random access message MSG5 or in an attach complete message, and the request message is used to request that the first SIM card be adjusted from a connected state to a non-connected state after the second SIM card successfully establishes a communication connection with the second network-side device; a time determination module, configured to determine a target time required for the second SIM card to establish a communication connection with the second network-side device; a first information sending module configured to send first auxiliary information to the first network-side device through the first SIM card, wherein the first auxiliary information is used to indicate to the first network-side device a reason why the first SIM card disconnected the communication connection with the first network-side device within at least the target time, the reason including the first SIM card actively disconnecting the communication connection with the first network-side device.

12. A connection control device, characterized in that: Applicable to a first network-side device, the apparatus includes: a request receiving module, configured to receive second request information sent by a second network-side device based on the first request information of the terminal, wherein the first request information is in a random access message MSG5 or carried in an attach complete message, and the first request information is used to request that after the second SIM card of the terminal successfully establishes a communication connection with the second network-side device, the first SIM card in the terminal be adjusted from a connected state to a non-connected state; and the second request information is used to request the first network-side device to adjust the first SIM card in the terminal communicating with it from a connected state to a non-connected state; a signaling sending module, configured to send a connection release signaling to the first SIM card; a first information receiving module, configured to receive first auxiliary information sent by the first SIM card; a cause determination module configured to determine, based on the first auxiliary information, a reason why the first SIM card disconnects the communication connection with the first network-side device within at least a target time, wherein the reason includes the first SIM card actively disconnecting the communication connection with the first network-side device.

13. A communication device, characterized in that: include: processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; The processor is configured to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

14. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that: When the program is executed by a processor, the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10 are implemented.

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