System and method for DRX configuration

Abstract

A system and method for configuring radio resource configurations for different types of reduced-capability user equipment to achieve different power conservation requirements. The system and method include transmitting, by a wireless communication node, a signal to a plurality of wireless communication devices of different device types. In some embodiments, the signal includes a plurality of associations between the plurality of device types and the plurality of network types, each of the plurality of associations indicating a radio resource configuration for a corresponding device type of the plurality of device types.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates generally to wireless communications, and more particularly to systems and methods for configuring radio resource configurations (eg, DRX / eDRX) for different types of reduced capability user equipment (UE) to achieve different power saving requirements. Background Art

[0002] The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), which has developed the most successful standard technologies in the mobile communications market, such as Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) and Long Term Evolution (LTE), is currently standardizing fifth-generation (5G) mobile communications technology. Within 3GPP, the Services and Systems Aspects Working Group 2 (SA2) is responsible for identifying the main functions and entities of the network. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The example embodiments disclosed herein are intended to address issues related to one or more of the problems existing in the prior art, as well as to provide additional features that will become apparent with reference to the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. According to various embodiments, example systems, methods, devices, and computer program products are disclosed herein. However, it should be understood that these embodiments are presented as examples and not as limitations, and it will be clear to those of ordinary skill in the art reading this disclosure that various modifications may be made to the disclosed embodiments while remaining within the scope of this disclosure.

[0004] In one aspect, a method includes transmitting, by a wireless communication node, a signal to a plurality of wireless communication devices of different device types, wherein the signal includes a plurality of associations between the plurality of device types and a plurality of network types, each of the plurality of associations indicating a radio resource configuration for a corresponding device type of the plurality of device types.

[0005] In another aspect, a method includes receiving, by a wireless communication device, a signal from a wireless communication node, wherein the signal includes a plurality of associations between a plurality of device types and a plurality of network types, each of the plurality of associations indicating a radio resource configuration for a corresponding device type of the plurality of device types, wherein the signal is transmitted to a plurality of wireless communication devices of different device types.

[0006] In another aspect, a method includes receiving, by a wireless communication node, capability information indicating an ability of a wireless communication device to support battery status reporting; requesting, by the wireless communication node, the wireless communication device to report battery status information via a first message; and receiving, by the wireless communication node, the battery status information from the wireless communication device via a second message.

[0007] In another aspect, a change in system information is determined by a wireless communication node; a subset of a plurality of wireless communication devices affected by the change in system information is determined by the wireless communication node; and an indication of one or more device types corresponding to the subset of the plurality of wireless communication devices is transmitted by the wireless communication node.

[0008] These and other aspects and embodiments thereof are described in more detail in the drawings, the description and the claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009] Various example embodiments of the present solution are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings or figures. The drawings are provided for illustrative purposes only and depict only example embodiments of the present solution to facilitate the reader's understanding of the present solution. Therefore, the drawings should not be considered limiting of the breadth, scope, or applicability of the present solution. It should be noted that for clarity and ease of illustration, the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale.

[0010] Figure 1 An example cellular communication network is shown in which the techniques disclosed herein may be implemented according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0011] Figure 2 A block diagram of example base station and user equipment apparatus according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0012] Figure 3 A block diagram illustrating an example environment for configuring radio resource configuration by UE device type and / or by network according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0013] Figure 4 An example structure of a DownlinkConfigCommonSIB message according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0014] Figure 5 An example table illustrating different UE types corresponding to CAG1 / CAG2 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0015] Figure 6 An example table illustrating SI change indication and public warning system (PWS) notification according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0016] Figure 7 An example table illustrating modification periods according to UE type, default paging cycle, and system information according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0017] Figure 8 An example table illustrating bits of a paging message according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0018] Figure 9An example table illustrating bits of a paging message according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0019] Figure 10 An example table illustrating bits of a paging message according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0020] Figure 11 An example structure of a LoggedMeasurementConfiguration message according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0021] Figure 12 An example structure of a short message for indicating the affected UE type according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0022] Figure 13 An example structure of a short message for indicating the affected UE type according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0023] Figure 14 is a flow chart depicting a method for configuring radio resource configurations for different types of reduced capability UEs to achieve different power saving requirements according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0024] Figure 15 is a flow chart depicting a method for configuring radio resource configurations for different types of reduced capability UEs to achieve different power saving requirements according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] Various example embodiments of the present solution are described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings to enable a person of ordinary skill in the art to make and use the present solution. As will be clear to a person of ordinary skill in the art, after reading this disclosure, various changes or modifications may be made to the examples described herein without departing from the scope of the present solution. Therefore, the present solution is not limited to the example embodiments and applications described and illustrated herein. In addition, the specific order or hierarchy of steps in the methods disclosed herein are merely example methods. Based on design preferences, the specific order or hierarchy of steps of the disclosed methods or processes may be rearranged while remaining within the scope of the present solution. Therefore, unless expressly stated otherwise, a person of ordinary skill in the art will understand that the methods and techniques disclosed herein present various steps or actions in an example order, and that the present solution is not limited to the specific order or hierarchy presented.

[0026] The following acronyms are used throughout this disclosure:

[0027] 3GPP Third Generation Partnership Project

[0028] 5G 5th generation mobile network

[0029] 5G-AN 5G Access Network

[0030] 5G gNB Next Generation Base Station

[0031] CAG Closed Access Group

[0032] CCA Idle Channel Access

[0033] CCE Control Channel Element

[0034] CDRX Connected Mode Discontinuous Receive

[0035] CE Control Elements

[0036] CG has configured authorization

[0037] COT Channel Occupancy Time

[0038] DCI Downlink Control Information

[0039] DG Dynamic Authorization

[0040] DL Downlink

[0041] DRX Discontinuous Receive Cycle

[0042] eDRX Extended DRX

[0043] eMBB Enhanced Mobile Broadband

[0044] eNB Evolved Node B

[0045] ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute

[0046] LBT Listen before speaking / Listen before speaking

[0047] LTE Long Term Evolution

[0048] MAC Media Access Control

[0049] MBMS Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service

[0050] MBS Multicast and Broadcast Service

[0051] MDT Drives Minimization of Tests

[0052] MNO Mobile Network Operator

[0053] MCS Mobile Switching Center

[0054] NACK Negative Acknowledgement

[0055] NAS Non-Access Stratum

[0056] NR Next Generation RAN

[0057] OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing

[0058] OFDMA Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access

[0059] OSI Open Systems Interconnection

[0060] PDCP Packet Data Convergence Protocol

[0061] PNI-NPN Public Network Integrated Non-Public Network

[0062] RAN Radio Access Network

[0063] RLC Radio Link Control

[0064] RNTI Radio Network Temporary Identifier

[0065] RRC Radio Resource Control

[0066] RV Redundancy Version

[0067] SNPN Standalone Non-Public Network

[0068] SFN System Frame Number

[0069] UE User Equipment

[0070] UL Uplink

[0071] Reduced Capability UEs were introduced in 3GPP Rel-17. This standard defines three different RedCap UE types—industrial sensors, video surveillance, and wearables—each with different battery life requirements. For example, for industrial sensors, the battery should last for at least several years. As a primary power conservation measure, the network can configure radio resource configurations for the UE, allowing the UE to periodically go into sleep mode. For example, this radio resource configuration may include discontinuous reception / extended discontinuous reception (DRX / eDRX).

[0072] However, in the current design, a cell (e.g. Figure 1 Therefore, a mechanism is needed to configure different radio resource configurations for the three different RedCap UE types supported by 3GPP Rel-17.

[0073] In addition, non-public networks (NPNs) are discussed in 3GPP WI16 for public network integrated NPNs (PNI-NPNs) deployed by public mobile network operators (MNOs). According to this standard, public MNOs should provide one or more interfaces for customers to perform authorized network control or configuration according to their agreements. For example, a customer may want to configure radio resource configuration (e.g., long eDRX cycle) for their redCap devices. Therefore, a mechanism is needed to configure radio resource configuration by PNI-NPN and / or by UE device type.

[0074] Therefore, the systems and methods discussed herein provide a mechanism for configuring different radio resource configurations for the three different RedCap UE types supported by 3GPP Rel-17. The systems and methods discussed herein also provide a mechanism for configuring radio resource configurations per PNI-NPN and / or per UE device type.

[0075] 1. Mobile communication technology and environment

[0076] Figure 1 An example wireless communication network and / or system 100 is shown in which the techniques disclosed herein may be implemented according to embodiments of the present disclosure. In the following discussion, the wireless communication network 100 may be any wireless network, such as a cellular network or a narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) network, and is referred to herein as "network 100." Such an example network 100 includes a base station 102 (hereinafter referred to as "BS 102"; also referred to as a wireless communication node) and a user equipment device 104 (hereinafter referred to as "UE 104"; also referred to as a wireless communication device) that may communicate with each other via a communication link 110 (e.g., a wireless communication channel), and a cluster of cells 126, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, and 140 covering a geographic area 101. Figure 1 1 , BS 102 and UE 104 are contained within the respective geographic boundaries of cell 126. Each of the other cells 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, and 140 may include at least one base station operating within its allocated bandwidth to provide adequate radio coverage to its intended users.

[0077] For example, BS 102 may operate with the allocated channel transmission bandwidth to provide sufficient coverage to UE 104. BS 102 and UE 104 may communicate via downlink radio frames 118 and uplink radio frames 124, respectively. Each radio frame 118 / 124 may be further divided into subframes 120 / 127, which may include data symbols 122 / 128. In the present disclosure, BS 102 and UE 104 are described herein as non-limiting examples of "communication nodes," which may generally practice the methods disclosed herein. According to various embodiments of the present solution, such communication nodes may be capable of wireless and / or wired communication.

[0078] Figure 2 A block diagram of an example wireless communication system 200 for transmitting and receiving wireless communication signals (e.g., OFDM / OFDMA signals) according to some embodiments of the present solution is shown. The system 200 may include components and elements configured to support known or conventional operating features that need not be described in detail herein. In one illustrative embodiment, the system 200 may be used in applications such as Figure 1 Data symbols are communicated (eg, transmitted and received) in a wireless communication environment such as the wireless communication environment 100 of FIG. 1 , as described above.

[0079] System 200 generally includes a base station 202 (hereinafter referred to as "BS 202") and a user equipment device 204 (hereinafter referred to as "UE 204"). BS 202 includes a BS (base station) transceiver module 210, a BS antenna 212, a BS processor module 214, a BS memory module 216, and a network communication module 218, each of which is coupled to and interconnected with each other via a data communication bus 220 as needed. UE 204 includes a UE (user equipment) transceiver module 230, a UE antenna 232, a UE memory module 234, and a UE processor module 236, each of which is coupled to and interconnected with each other via a data communication bus 240 as needed. BS 202 communicates with UE 204 via a communication channel 250, which can be any wireless channel or other medium suitable for data transmission as described herein.

[0080] As will be understood by those skilled in the art, the system 200 may also include Figure 2Any number of other modules outside the modules shown. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the various illustrative blocks, modules, circuits, and processing logic described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in hardware, computer-readable software, firmware, or any actual combination thereof. In order to clearly illustrate this interchangeability and compatibility of hardware, firmware, and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and steps are generally described in terms of their functions. Whether such functions are implemented as hardware, firmware, or software can depend on the specific application and the design constraints imposed on the entire system. People familiar with the concepts described herein can implement such functions in an appropriate manner for each specific application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of this disclosure.

[0081] According to some embodiments, the UE transceiver 230 may be referred to herein as an "uplink" transceiver 230, and includes a radio frequency (RF) transmitter and an RF receiver, each of which includes circuitry coupled to an antenna 232. A duplex switch (not shown) may alternatively couple the uplink transmitter or receiver to the uplink antenna in a time-duplexed manner. Similarly, according to some embodiments, the BS transceiver 210 may be referred to herein as a "downlink" transceiver 210, and includes an RF transmitter and an RF receiver, each of which includes circuitry coupled to an antenna 212. A downlink duplex switch may alternatively couple the downlink transmitter or receiver to the downlink antenna 212 in a time-duplexed manner. The operations of the two transceiver modules 210 and 230 may be temporally coordinated such that the uplink receiver circuitry is coupled to the uplink antenna 232 for transmission and reception over the wireless transmission link 250 when the downlink transmitter is coupled to the downlink antenna 212. Rather, the operation of the two transceivers 210 and 230 may be coordinated in time such that the downlink receiver is coupled to the downlink antenna 212 for reception of transmissions over the wireless transmission link 250 while the uplink transmitter is coupled to the uplink antenna 232. In some embodiments, there is tight time synchronization with minimal guard times between changes in duplex direction.

[0082] The UE transceiver 230 and the base station transceiver 210 are configured to communicate via a wireless data communication link 250 and to cooperate with an appropriately configured RF antenna arrangement 212 / 232 capable of supporting a specific wireless communication protocol and modulation scheme. In some illustrative embodiments, the UE transceiver 210 and the base station transceiver 210 are configured to support industry standards such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) and emerging 5G standards. However, it should be understood that the present disclosure is not necessarily limited to application to specific standards and related protocols. Instead, the UE transceiver 230 and the base station transceiver 210 can be configured to support alternative or additional wireless data communication protocols, including future standards or variants thereof.

[0083] According to various embodiments, for example, BS202 can be an evolved Node B (eNB), a serving eNB, a target eNB, a femto station, or a micro station. In some embodiments, UE 204 can be implemented in various types of user equipment, such as mobile phones, smart phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), tablet computers, laptop computers, wearable computing devices, etc. Processor modules 214 and 236 can be implemented or implemented with a general-purpose processor, content addressable memory, digital signal processor, application-specific integrated circuit, field programmable gate array, any suitable programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein. In this way, the processor can be implemented as a microprocessor, a controller, a microcontroller, a state machine, etc. The processor can also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, for example, a combination of a digital signal processor and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors combined with a digital signal processor core, or any other such configuration.

[0084] Furthermore, the steps of the methods or algorithms described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented directly in hardware, in firmware, in software modules executed by the processor modules 214 and 236, respectively, or in any practical combination thereof. The memory modules 216 and 234 may be implemented as RAM memory, flash memory, ROM memory, EPROM memory, EEPROM memory, registers, a hard disk, a removable disk, a CD-ROM, or any other form of storage medium known in the art. In this regard, the memory modules 216 and 234 may be coupled to the processor modules 214 and 236, respectively, such that the processor modules 214 and 236 can read information from and write information to the memory modules 216 and 234, respectively. The memory modules 216 and 234 may also be integrated into their respective processor modules 214 and 236. In some embodiments, each of the memory modules 216 and 234 may include a cache memory for storing temporary variables or other intermediate information during the execution of instructions to be executed by the processor modules 214 and 236, respectively. The memory modules 216 and 234 may also each include non-volatile memory for storing instructions to be executed by the processor modules 214 and 236, respectively.

[0085] The network communication module 218 generally represents the hardware, software, firmware, processing logic, and / or other components of the base station 202 that enable bidirectional communication between the base station transceiver 210 and other network components and communication nodes configured to communicate with the network base station 202. For example, the network communication module 218 can be configured to support Internet or WiMAX services. In a typical deployment, and without limitation, the network communication module 218 provides an 802.3 Ethernet interface so that the base station transceiver 210 can communicate with a conventional Ethernet-based computer network. In this manner, the network communication module 218 can include a physical interface for connection to a computer network (e.g., a mobile switching center (MSC)). As used herein with respect to a specified operation or function, the terms "configured for," "configured to," and variations thereof refer to a device, component, circuit, structure, machine, signal, etc. that is physically constructed, programmed, formatted, and / or arranged to perform the specified operation or function.

[0086] The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model (referred to herein as the "OSI model") is a conceptual and logical arrangement that defines network communications used by systems (e.g., wireless communication devices, wireless communication nodes) that are open to interconnection and communication with other systems. The model is divided into seven subcomponents or layers, each of which represents a conceptual set of services provided to the layers above and below it. The OSI model also defines a logical network and effectively describes computer packet transmission by using different layer protocols. The OSI model may also be referred to as a seven-layer OSI model or a seven-layer model. In some embodiments, the first layer may be a physical layer. In some embodiments, the second layer may be a media access control (MAC) layer. In some embodiments, the third layer may be a radio link control (RLC) layer. In some embodiments, the fourth layer may be a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer. In some embodiments, the fifth layer may be a radio resource control (RRC) layer. In some embodiments, the sixth layer may be a non-access stratum (NAS) layer or an Internet Protocol (IP) layer, and the seventh layer is another layer.

[0087] 2. Configure radio resource configuration by UE device type and / or network

[0088] Figure 3 A block diagram of an example environment for configuring radio resource configuration by UE device type and / or by network according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown. Environment 300 may include a public land mobile network (PLMN) 302 (sometimes referred to as "PLMN1"). Environment 300 may include a facility (Factory) 1 corresponding to a closed access group 1 (CAG1) 304. CAG1 304 may correspond to a first network slice (in Figure 3 The environment 300 may include a facility 2 corresponding to a closed access group 2 (CAG2) 306. CAG2 306 may correspond to a second network slice (shown as "Slice A" in FIG. Figure 3 shown as "Slice B" in FIG.

[0089] In some embodiments, a cell (e.g., Figure 1 BS102, Network, Figure 3 302 in the UE) and / or by network) can configure (e.g., initialize, adjust, etc.) radio resource configuration (e.g., eDRX / DRX) in system information and / or in radio resource control (RRC) signals, per UE device type (e.g., industrial sensor, video surveillance, and wearable device) and / or per network. For example, Figure 4 An example structure of a DownlinkConfigCommonSIB message according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0090] 2.1 Broadcasting DRX / eDRX Configuration Information

[0091] In some embodiments, a cell may broadcast (eg, transmit, send, etc.) a radio resource configuration (eg, DRX / eDRX) according to structure 400 .

[0092] In some embodiments, the cell may be shared by PLMN1 / PLMN1+CAG1 / PLMN1 / CAG2. In some embodiments, PLMN1 may be accessed from a public UE (e.g., Figure 1 In some embodiments, PLMN1+CAG1 may be deployed by Facility 1, where the 3GPP operator may create a separate slice for the customer (e.g., sometimes referred to as "Slice A"). In some embodiments, PLMN1+CAG2 may be deployed by Facility 2, where the 3GPP operator may create a separate slice for the customer (e.g., sometimes referred to as "Slice B").

[0093] Figure 5 An example table showing different UE types corresponding to CAG1 / CAG2 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown. By facility 1, type 1 UE (industrial sensor) may correspond to preferred DRX configuration "A"; type 2 UE (video surveillance) may correspond to preferred DRX configuration "A"; and / or type 3 UE (wearable device) may correspond to preferred DRX configuration "B".

[0094] According to facility 2, type 1 UE (industrial sensor) can correspond to the preferred radio resource configuration (e.g., DRX) "C"; type 2 UE (video surveillance) can correspond to the preferred radio resource configuration (e.g., DRX) "C"; and / or type 3 UE (wearable device) can correspond to the preferred radio resource configuration (e.g., DRX) "B".

[0095] In some embodiments, pcch-ConfigSpecificList[0] may correspond to {in the network of PLMN+CAG1, UEType 1 and UEType 2 are configured with pcch-Config A}. In some embodiments, pcch-ConfigSpecificList[1] may correspond to {PLMN+CAG1 / in the network of PLMN+CAG, UEType 3 is configured with pcch-Config B}. In some embodiments, pcch-ConfigSpecificList[2] may correspond to {in the network of PLMN+CAG2: UEType1+UEtype2 are configured with pcch-Config C}.

[0096] 3. Monitor changes in system information

[0097] The following embodiments describe how the network and / or client monitors changes (e.g., changes, modifications, deviations, adjustments, etc.) in system information. In conventional schemes, the modification period is determined based on the paging cycle broadcast in the system information. For example, Figure 6 An example table illustrating SI change indication and public warning system (PWS) notification according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0098] However, different UE types and / or networks may configure different paging cycles. The modification period may also be different for different system information elements. Therefore, conventional solutions do not provide a mechanism for determining the modification period to take these real-world scenarios into account.

[0099] To solve this problem, the network should be allowed to configure different modification periods for different system information and / or different system information elements.

[0100] To achieve this, in some embodiments, a cell (e.g. Figure 1 BS102, Network, Figure 3 302 in the system information, etc.) can configure different modification periods for a portion of the system information (e.g., part, subset, segment, etc.). For example, a cell can configure UE type and / or network specific system information elements.

[0101] To achieve this, in some embodiments, the cell may include information in the paging / short message, where the information may indicate (eg, identify, define, etc.) which modification should and / or be adopted.

[0102] 3.1Configure modification period

[0103] Figure 7 An example table illustrating modification periods according to UE type, default paging cycle, and system information according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0104] In some embodiments, the UE type may include a network type. For example, the network type may be a cell access group (CAG), a standalone non-public network (SNPN), and / or a standalone PLMN.

[0105] In some embodiments, the UE type may include a network identifier (ID). For example, the network ID may be a PLMN, a tracking area code (TAC), a CAG ID, and / or a SNPN ID.

[0106] In some embodiments, the UE type may include an access category and / or an access class. In some embodiments, the UE type may include different beams and / or corresponding CSI-RS resources. In some embodiments, the UE type may include different slices.

[0107] In some embodiments, the modification period may be configured by different M values ​​with the same paging cycle, different cycles with the same M value, and / or different M values ​​and / or cycles.

[0108] In some embodiments, on the UE side, the UE may adopt one or more modification periods. In some embodiments, paging and / or short messages (DCI) may explicitly and / or implicitly indicate which modification period(s) should be and / or adopted. In some embodiments, implicit adoption may mean that the UE determines the modification period based on predefined criteria (e.g., UE type).

[0109] 3.2 Instruction modification period

[0110] In some embodiments, if the system information of UE type 1 changes, the network may indicate the modification period explicitly or implicitly in the paging message. Figure 8 An example table illustrating bits of a paging message according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown. In a paging message, there are four bits, starting from the leftmost bit, indicating four UE types. For example, bit 1 may correspond to UE type 1, bit 2 may correspond to UE type 2, bit 3 may correspond to UE type 3, and bit 4 may correspond to UE type 4.

[0111] In some embodiments, once a UE detects paging, only type 1 UEs will attempt to receive system information in the next modification period with system frame number (SFN) mod (M1*cycle1) = 0. For example, Figure 9 An example table illustrating bits of a paging message according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0112] In some embodiments, if the bits of Type 1 UE and "All UEs" are both set to 1, then for Type 1 UE, system information may be received in the next modification period of SFN mod (M1*cycle 1) = 0 and / or in another next modification period of SFN mod (M4*cycle 4). For example, Figure 10 An example table illustrating bits of a paging message according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0113] 4. Determine radio resource configuration for one or more device types

[0114] The following embodiments describe how a network and / or customer determines (e.g., identifies, selects, confirms, etc.) a radio resource configuration (e.g., eDRX / DRX) for one or more device types. In some embodiments, a public MNO deploying a PNI-NPN may collect (e.g., aggregate, store, retrieve, etc.) UE-related information according to customer requirements. In some embodiments, a customer may adjust (e.g., modify, configure, etc.) a configuration based on UE-related information (e.g., UE battery status). In some embodiments, a UE may log (e.g., store, record, etc.) its battery status in Minimization of Drive Test (MDT) data. In some embodiments, a customer may adjust a radio resource configuration (e.g., DRX / eDRX cycle) based on statistical results.

[0115] In some embodiments, the UE may have one or more thresholds (e.g., predetermined values, etc.) that define low, medium, and / or high battery states corresponding to the UE battery. In some embodiments, the UE may log and / or report (e.g., send, transmit, etc.) battery state change events to the network via logged MDT messages. In some embodiments, the same methods and / or embodiments as discussed herein may be applied to public networks.

[0116] 4.1 Configuring and / or reporting changes in UE battery status

[0117] Figure 11 An example structure of a LoggedMeasurementConfiguration message according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0118] In some embodiments, in response to receiving the radio resource configuration, the UE may store the received ueBatteryStatusChange configuration in VarLogMeasConfig. In some embodiments, in response to receiving the LoggedMeasurementConfiguration and / or detecting (e.g., determining, etc.) a battery status change event, the UE may store the received and / or detected information in a UE variable (e.g., VarLogMeasReport). In some embodiments, the UE variable includes measurement information recorded with the log. In some embodiments, when the UE establishes a connection and / or switches from another RAT, the UE may indicate the battery change available information to the network through a message (e.g., RRCResumeComplete / RRCSetupComplete / RestabilishMentComplete / RR CReconfiguration Msg). In some embodiments, if the network includes battery information in a UE information request message (e.g., Battery InfoReq), the UE may include battery-related information in a response message (e.g., UE Information Response message).

[0119] 5. Reduce the impact of reduced UE capabilities due to changes in system information

[0120] The following embodiments describe how the network and / or clients can reduce the impact of reduced capability UEs (eg, power savings) when system information changes.

[0121] In some embodiments, in response to the network detecting a change in radio resource configuration (eg, DRX / eDRX cycle), the network may indicate the affected UE type in a DCI and / or paging message to reduce the impact of other types of UEs.

[0122] 5.1 Indication of affected UE type

[0123] In some embodiments, the network and / or client may indicate the affected UE type in the DCI and / or paging message.

[0124] Figure 12An example structure of a short message for indicating the affected UE type according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown. As shown, the short message includes 8 bits. Bit 1 may correspond to systemInfoModification, which, if set to 1, indicates BCCH modification in addition to SIB6, SIB7, and SIB8. Bit 2 may correspond to etwsAndCmasIndication, which, if set to 1, indicates ETWS primary notification and / or ETWS secondary notification and / or CMAS notification. Bit 3 may correspond to stopPagingMonitoring, which, if set to 1, indicates stopping monitoring of (multiple) PDCCH opportunities for paging in this paging opportunity. Bits 4-7 may indicate the affected UE device type of the reduced capability UE. That is, bit 4 may correspond to an industrial sensor, bit 5 may correspond to video surveillance, and / or bit 6 may correspond to a wearable device. In some embodiments, a bit with a value of 1 may indicate that the corresponding UE device type is affected by the change in system information. In some embodiments, if bit 8 is received, the UE may not use and / or ignore bit 8.

[0125] Figure 13 An example structure of a short message for indicating the affected UE type according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown. As shown, the short message includes 8 bits. Bit 1 may correspond to systemInfoModification. Bit 2 corresponds to etwsAndCmasIndication. Bit 3 corresponds to stopPagingMonitoring. Bits 4-7 indicate the affected UE device type of the reduced capability UE. In some embodiments, a bit with a value of 1 indicates that a RedCap UE is affected by the change in system information. In some embodiments, a bit with a value of 0 indicates that a RedCap UE is not affected by the change in system information. In some embodiments, if bit 8 is received, the UE may not use and / or ignore bit 8.

[0126] 6. Methods for Implementing Exemplary Embodiments

[0127] Figure 14 is a flow chart describing a method for configuring radio resource configurations for different types of reduced capability UEs to achieve different power saving requirements. Depending on the particular embodiment, more, fewer, or different operations may be performed in the method. In some embodiments, some or all of the operations of method 1400 may be performed by a wireless communication node such as Figure 1 In some operations, some or all of the operations of method 1400 may be performed by a wireless communication device such as a BS 102. Figure 1Each operation may be reordered, added, deleted, or repeated.

[0128] As shown, in some embodiments, method 1400 includes operation 1402: receiving, by a wireless communication node, capability information indicating a wireless communication device's ability to support battery status reporting. In some embodiments, the method includes operation 1404: requesting, by the wireless communication node, via a first message, that the wireless communication device report battery status information. In some embodiments, the method includes operation 1406: receiving, by the wireless communication node, battery status information from the wireless communication device via a second message.

[0129] Figure 15 is a flow chart describing a method for configuring radio resource configurations for different types of reduced capability UEs to achieve different power saving requirements. Depending on the particular embodiment, more, fewer, or different operations may be performed in the method. In some embodiments, some or all of the operations of method 1300 may be performed by a wireless communication node such as Figure 1 In some operations, some or all of the operations of method 1500 may be performed by a wireless communication device such as a BS 102. Figure 1 Each operation may be reordered, added, deleted, or repeated.

[0130] As shown, in some embodiments, method 1500 includes operation 1502: determining, by a wireless communication node, a change in system information. In some embodiments, the method includes operation 1504: determining, by the wireless communication node, a subset of a plurality of wireless communication devices affected by the change in system information. In some embodiments, the method includes operation 1506: transmitting, by the wireless communication node, an indication of one or more device types corresponding to the subset of the plurality of wireless communication devices.

[0131] Although various embodiments of the present solution have been described above, it should be understood that they are presented as examples only and not as limitations. Similarly, various figures may depict example architectures or configurations, which are provided to enable those of ordinary skill in the art to understand the example features and functions of the present solution. However, such persons will understand that the solution is not limited to the example architectures or configurations shown, but can be implemented using various alternative architectures and configurations. In addition, as those of ordinary skill in the art will understand, one or more features of one embodiment may be combined with one or more features of another embodiment described herein. Therefore, the breadth and scope of the present disclosure should not be limited by any of the above-described illustrative embodiments.

[0132] It should also be understood that any reference to an element herein using names such as "first," "second," etc. does not generally limit the number or order of those elements. Rather, these names may be used herein as a convenient means of distinguishing between two or more elements or instances of an element. Thus, a reference to a first element and a second element does not imply that only two elements may be used, or that the first element must precede the second element in some manner.

[0133] Furthermore, persons of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that information and signals may be represented using any of a variety of different methods and techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, and symbols, etc., as referenced in the above description, may be represented by voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or particles, optical fields or particles, or any combination thereof.

[0134] Those of ordinary skill in the art will further understand that any of the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, processors, components, circuits, methods, and functions described in conjunction with the aspects disclosed herein may be implemented by electronic hardware (e.g., digital implementation, analog implementation, or a combination of the two), firmware, various forms of programs incorporating instructions (e.g., computer program products), or design code (which, for convenience, may be referred to herein as "software" or "software modules"), or any combination of these technologies. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware, firmware, and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and steps have been generally described above in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware, firmware, software, or a combination of these technologies depends on the specific application and the design constraints imposed on the overall system. A skilled person may implement the described functionality in various ways for each specific application, but such implementation decisions do not result in a departure from the scope of this disclosure.

[0135] In addition, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the various illustrative logic blocks, modules, devices, components, and circuits described herein may be implemented within or performed by an integrated circuit (IC), which may include a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or other programmable logic device, or any combination thereof. The logic blocks, modules, and circuits may also include an antenna and / or a transceiver to communicate with various components within a network or within a device. The general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in an alternative, the processor may be any conventional processor, controller, or state machine. The processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, for example, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in combination with a DSP core, or any other suitable configuration for performing the functions described herein.

[0136] If implemented in software, these functions can be stored as one or more instructions or codes on a computer-readable medium. Therefore, the steps of the method or algorithm disclosed herein can be implemented as software stored on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media include both computer storage media and communication media, including any medium capable of transferring a computer program or code from one place to another. The storage medium can be any available medium that a computer can access. By way of example and not limitation, such computer-readable media can include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage device, or any other medium that can be used to store the desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer.

[0137] In this document, the term "module" as used herein refers to software, firmware, hardware, and any combination of these elements for performing the relevant functions described herein. In addition, for the purpose of discussion, various modules are described as discrete modules; however, as is clear to one of ordinary skill in the art, two or more modules can be combined to form a single module that performs the associated functions according to embodiments of the present solution.

[0138] In addition, memory or other storage devices and communication components may be used in embodiments of the present solution. It should be understood that for clarity, the above description has described embodiments of the present solution with reference to different functional units and processors. However, it is clear that any suitable distribution of functionality between different functional units, processing logic elements or domains may be used without departing from the present solution. For example, functions illustrated as being performed by separate processing logic elements or controllers may be performed by the same processing logic element or controller. Therefore, references to specific functional units are merely references to appropriate means for providing the described functionality, rather than representing a strict logical or physical structure or organization.

[0139] Various modifications to the embodiments described in this disclosure will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the scope of this disclosure. Therefore, the present disclosure is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the novel features and principles disclosed herein, as set forth in the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method of signaling an association between a device type and a network, the method comprising: transmitting, by a wireless communication node, a signal to a plurality of wireless communication devices of different device types, wherein the signal comprises a plurality of associations between the plurality of device types and a plurality of network slices; wherein a first association of the plurality of associations indicates a first radio resource configuration, the first radio resource configuration being for implementation within a first network slice of the plurality of network slices by one or more first wireless communication devices of the plurality of wireless communication devices, the one or more first wireless communication devices having a first device type of the plurality of device types and being located within the first network slice; and A second association among the multiple associations indicates a second radio resource configuration, and the second radio resource configuration is used to be implemented by one or more second wireless communication devices among the multiple wireless communication devices within a second network slice among the multiple network slices, and the one or more second wireless communication devices have the first device type and are located within the second network slice. 2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one radio resource configuration included in the signal comprises a physical channel configuration, a reference signal configuration, or a logical channel configuration.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the logical channel configuration comprises a broadcast channel, a paging channel, a control channel, or a data channel configuration. 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication node broadcasts the signal to the plurality of wireless communication devices via a system information signal or a radio resource control signal. The method of claim 1 , wherein an association in the plurality of associations corresponds to a public land mobile network and a non-public network. The method of claim 5 , wherein the non-public network comprises at least one of an independent non-public network or a public integrated non-public network. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first device type corresponds to an industrial sensor, a video surveillance device, or a wearable device.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: The wireless communication node configures different paging cycles for the multiple wireless communication devices based on at least one of the multiple device types or the multiple network slices.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: The wireless communication node configures different modification periods for system information changes.

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: The wireless communication node configures different modification periods for different system information element groups based on at least one of: different network types, different network identifiers, different access categories, different access levels, different beams or corresponding channel state information reference signal resources, different slices, or device types, wherein the different network types correspond to at least one of the following: a cell access group, an independent non-public network, or an independent public land mobile network, wherein the different network identifier corresponds to at least one of: a public land mobile network, a tracking area code, a cell access group identifier, or a standalone non-public network identifier, and The device type corresponds to at least one of the following: an industrial sensor, a video surveillance device, or a wearable device.

11. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: The wireless communication node configures different modification periods for different system information element groups, wherein the different modification periods are configured based on different M values ​​for the same paging cycle, different paging cycles with the same M value, or different M values ​​for different paging cycles. 12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the value of M corresponds to a coefficient of a modification period in the different modification periods, wherein the modification period corresponds to M*PagingCycle.

13. The method according to claim 9, further comprising: The wireless communication node indicates modification period information in a paging message, wherein the modification period information indicates one or more modification periods to be adopted. 14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein a wireless communication device of the plurality of wireless communication devices determines the modification period information based on a device type.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the wireless communication device of the plurality of wireless communication devices: receiving a paging message including a bitmap indicating an affected device type; and The modification period information is determined based on the affected device type.

16. The method according to claim 9, further comprising: A paging message is transmitted by the wireless communication node indicating one or more modification time periods.

17. A method for receiving an association between a device type and a network, the method comprising: receiving, by a wireless communication device, a signal from a wireless communication node, wherein the signal includes a plurality of associations between a plurality of device types and a plurality of networks, each of the plurality of associations indicating a radio resource configuration configured for a respective device type of the plurality of device types, wherein the signal is broadcast to a plurality of wireless communication devices of different device types; as well as A first paging cycle is configured by the wireless communication device based on: (i) the wireless communication device having a first device type among the multiple device types, and (ii) the wireless communication device corresponding to a first network slice within the multiple networks, wherein the signal includes at least one second paging cycle, the at least one second paging cycle is different from the first paging cycle, and the second paging cycle corresponds to one or more wireless communication devices having the first device type and corresponding to a second network slice within the multiple networks.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the radio resource configuration comprises a physical channel configuration, a reference signal configuration, or a logical channel configuration.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the logical channel configuration comprises a broadcast channel, a paging channel, a control channel, or a data channel configuration.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the wireless communication node broadcasts the signal to the plurality of wireless communication devices via a system information signal or a radio resource control signal.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein an association in the plurality of associations corresponds to a public land mobile network and a non-public network.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the non-public network comprises at least one of an independent non-public network or a public integrated non-public network.

23. The method of claim 17, wherein at least one of the plurality of device types corresponds to an industrial sensor, video surveillance, or a wearable device.

24. The method of claim 17, further comprising: One or more modification periods are determined by the wireless communication device based on a network configuration.

25. The method of claim 17, further comprising: A paging message is received by the wireless communication device indicating one or more modification time periods.

26. The method according to claim 25, further comprising: Changed system information is received by the wireless communication device within the one or more modification time periods.

27. A wireless communication device comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the processor is configured to read code from the memory and implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 26.

28. A computer program product comprising computer-readable program medium code stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 26.

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