Information processing and devices, communication equipment and storage media

Abstract

An information processing method and apparatus, a communication device, and a storage medium. The information processing method executed by a user equipment (UE) includes: reporting auxiliary information of the UE, wherein the auxiliary information is at least used to determine a paging group for paging the UE.

Description

Technical Field

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

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

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

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

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

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

[0007] In view of this, it is proposed to group the UE into paging groups, and then the UE can monitor the paging message in the corresponding paging group, thereby achieving the purpose of saving UE power consumption. Summary of the Invention

[0008] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method and apparatus, a communication device, and a storage medium.

[0009] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, an information processing method is provided, which is performed by a user equipment (UE). The method may include:

[0010] Reporting auxiliary information of the UE, wherein the auxiliary information is at least used to determine a paging group for paging the UE.

[0011] A second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, wherein the method is performed by a network element on the network side, and the method may include:

[0012] Auxiliary information of the UE reported by the UE is received, wherein the auxiliary information is at least used to determine a paging group for paging the UE.

[0013] A third aspect of the present disclosure provides an information processing device, wherein the device may include:

[0014] The reporting module is configured to report auxiliary information of the UE, wherein the auxiliary information is at least used to determine a paging group for paging the UE.

[0015] A fourth aspect of the present disclosure provides an information processing device, wherein the device may include:

[0016] The receiving module is configured to receive auxiliary information of the UE reported by the UE, wherein the auxiliary information is at least used to determine a paging group for paging the UE.

[0017] A fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, comprising a processor, a transceiver, a memory, and an executable program stored in the memory and capable of being run by the processor, wherein the processor executes the information processing method provided in the first or second aspect above when running the executable program.

[0018] A sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure provides a computer storage medium, which stores an executable program; after the executable program is executed by a processor, it can implement the information processing method provided in the first or second aspect above.

[0019] According to the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE will report the auxiliary information of the UE on its own. The auxiliary information can be used by the network side to determine the paging group for paging the UE in this state, so that the network element on the network side refers to the reference basis provided by the UE when allocating the paging group to the UE, so that the paging group determined by the network side is more in line with the actual needs of the UE and / or the paging needs of the corresponding RRC state.

[0020] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are merely exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the embodiments of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 1is a schematic structural diagram of a wireless communication system according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0023] Figure 2 is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0024] Figure 3 is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0025] Figure 4 is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0026] Figure 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an information processing device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0027] Figure 6 is a schematic structural diagram of an information processing device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0028] Figure 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a UE according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0029] Figure 8 The figure is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, with examples illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following description, when referring to the drawings, identical numerals in different figures represent identical or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments are not intended to represent all possible implementations consistent with the present invention. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present invention, as detailed in the appended claims.

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

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

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

[0034] UE11 may refer to a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user. UE11 may communicate with one or more core networks via a Radio Access Network (RAN). UE11 may be an IoT UE, such as a sensor device, a mobile phone (also known as a "cellular" phone), or a computer with an IoT UE. For example, it may be a fixed, portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-built-in, or vehicle-mounted device. For example, a station (STA), subscriber unit, subscriber station, mobile station, mobile, remote station, access point, remote terminal, access terminal, user terminal, user agent, user device, or user equipment (UE). Alternatively, UE11 may be a device on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Alternatively, UE11 may be an in-vehicle device, such as a vehicle-mounted computer with wireless communication capabilities, or a wireless communication device connected to an external vehicle-mounted computer. Alternatively, UE11 may also be a roadside device, for example, a street lamp, a traffic light, or other roadside device with a wireless communication function.

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

[0036] The access device 12 may be an evolved NB (eNB) used in a 4G system. Alternatively, the access device 12 may be an gNB (gNB) using a centralized distributed architecture in a 5G system. When the access device 12 uses a centralized distributed architecture, it typically includes a central unit (CU) and at least two distributed units (DU). The centralized unit is provided with a protocol stack comprising the Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP), Radio Link Control (RLC), and Media Access Control (MAC) layers; the distributed units are provided with a physical (PHY) layer protocol stack. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the specific implementation of the access device 12.

[0037] A wireless connection can be established between access device 12 and UE 11 via a wireless air interface. In various implementations, the wireless air interface can be a wireless air interface based on the fourth-generation mobile communication network technology (4G) standard; or a wireless air interface based on the fifth-generation mobile communication network technology (5G) standard, e.g., a new air interface; or a wireless air interface based on a next-generation mobile communication network technology standard of 5G.

[0038] In some embodiments, UEs 11 can also establish E2E (End-to-End) connections, such as in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication scenarios such as V2V (vehicle-to-vehicle), V2I (vehicle-to-infrastructure), and V2P (vehicle-to-pedestrian).

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

[0040] Several access devices 12 are respectively connected to a network management device 13. The network management device 13 may be a core network device in a wireless communication system. For example, the network management device 13 may be a mobility management entity (MME) in an evolved packet core (EPC). Alternatively, the network management device may be other core network devices, such as a serving gateway (SGW), a public data network gateway (PGW), a policy and charging rules function (PCRF), or a home subscriber server (HSS). The embodiments of this disclosure do not limit the implementation of the network management device 13.

[0041] Exemplarily, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a paging mechanism based on probability grouping. That is, a paging probability (Pnas) is pre-negotiated between the terminal and the core network, and the base station broadcasts the relationship between Pnas and grouping, so that the terminal can determine the paging group. When the paging message arrives at the base station from the core network, the core network will also notify the base station of the Pnas of the terminal, which is used by the base station to determine the grouping of the terminal. When the core network does not provide this parameter, the terminal selects a default grouping. In this way, the three network elements of the terminal, the base station, and the core network reach a consistency in group confirmation. When the grouping scheme and the wake-up signal (Wake Up Signal, WUS) are used in combination, it becomes a problem of determining the Gwus grouping. The embodiment of the present disclosure will further define how to determine the paging grouping. Specifically, Figure 2 As shown, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is performed by a user equipment UE. The method may include:

[0042] S110: Report auxiliary information of the UE, wherein the auxiliary information is at least used to determine a paging group for paging the UE.

[0043] Exemplarily, the S110 may include: reporting auxiliary information associated with the RRC state of the UE, where the auxiliary information may be used at least to determine a paging packet for paging the UE in the RRC state associated with the auxiliary information.

[0044] The RRC state of the UE here refers to whether there is a connection between the UE and the network side and / or the state of the connection.

[0045] Exemplarily, the RRC state of the UE may include at least one of the following: an RRC connected state (referred to as the connected state), an RRC idle state (referred to as the idle state), an RRC inactive state (referred to as the inactive state), and an RRC non-connected state (referred to as the non-connected state). The idle state and the non-active state may be collectively referred to as the non-connected state.

[0046] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the auxiliary information used by the network side to determine the paging packet is targeted at the idle state, the inactive state and / or the non-connected state.

[0047] In the disclosed embodiments, the UE self-reports its auxiliary information, which facilitates the network side to determine a paging packet appropriate for the UE's corresponding RRC state based on the UE's RRC state. Of course, in other embodiments, the network side may ignore the auxiliary information reported by the UE and determine the paging packet appropriate for the UE's RRC state based solely on information obtained by the network side or the network side's needs.

[0048] For example, different paging groups are set up on a paging occasion (PO). These different paging groups can correspond to different sub-channels of the paging channel of the PO, or to different sub-bands of the frequency band where the PO is located. If the UE no longer monitors the entire channel of a PO or no longer monitors the entire frequency band of a PO, the frequency band or channel that the UE needs to monitor on a PO is significantly reduced, thereby saving the UE's power consumption. However, which sub-channel or sub-band of the paging channel the UE is more suitable for monitoring can be determined based on the auxiliary information associated with the UE's RRC state.

[0049] The auxiliary information associated with the RRC state of the UE may be carried in a UE Assistance Information message and reported. The UE Assistance Information message may also carry other auxiliary information that the UE needs to report, not limited to the auxiliary information used to determine the RRC state of the UE for paging.

[0050] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information includes at least one of the following:

[0051] Group identifier of the paging group;

[0052] Paging probability value;

[0053] Paging probability level.

[0054] The group identifier is a group identifier that directly identifies the paging group.

[0055] If the paging group information carries a group identifier, the terminal device can directly determine the paging group it belongs to based on the group identifier, and then monitor the paging message in the corresponding paging group.

[0056] The paging probability value can range from 0 to 1. The paging probability value has a corresponding relationship with the paging group. Thus, if the paging group information is the paging probability value, after the terminal device receives the paging probability value, it monitors the paging message according to the paging group corresponding to the paging probability value.

[0057] In other embodiments, the paging group information may be a probability level. For example, the paging probability value between 0 and 1 is divided into multiple paging probability value intervals, and different paging probability value intervals correspond to different paging probability levels. After the terminal device receives the paging probability level, it determines the paging group it is in based on the correspondence between the paging probability level and the paging group, and thus monitors the paging message in the corresponding paging group on the PO.

[0058] Exemplarily, the paging probability levels may be at least two. Exemplarily, the paging probability levels may be two, three, or four, etc.

[0059] In some embodiments, as Figure 3 As shown, the information processing method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure may include:

[0060] S120: Determine paging group information indicating a paging group. The paging group information may be one of the content items configured in the paging group.

[0061] Exemplarily, a system information block carrying the paging packet is received. The system information block may be a Master Information Block (MIB) or a System Information Block (SIB) x, where x may be any positive integer, specifically 1, 2, 3, or 4. The paging packet information may be provided by a base station or a core network device.

[0062] The paging group information may be determined based on the auxiliary information on the UE, or may be determined by the network side while ignoring the auxiliary information.

[0063] In other embodiments, the paging group information may also be sent in a connection release message or a connection suspend message.

[0064] Of course, the above are all examples, and the specific implementation is not limited to this.

[0065] In some embodiments, the assistance information is associated with an RRC state of the UE, where the RRC state includes:

[0066] First state;

[0067] or,

[0068] Second state.

[0069] Exemplarily, if the first state is an idle state, the second state is an inactive state; or, if the first state is an inactive state, the second state is an idle state.

[0070] In some embodiments, the RRC state of the UE further includes a third state, the third state including at least the first state and the second state. In some cases, the third state may include any state other than the RRC connected state.

[0071] The assistance information reported by the UE may include assistance information specifically for the first state, assistance information specifically for the second state, or assistance information specifically for the third state. Here, assistance information specifically for the third state may be understood as at least assistance information specifically for both the first and second states. Assistance information specifically for both the first and second states may be understood as covering (or affecting) the UE's RRC states for both the first and second states, meaning that the assistance information is at least common assistance information for both the first and second states.

[0072] Therefore, it can be understood that the auxiliary information may include:

[0073] auxiliary information of the first state;

[0074] and / or,

[0075] Auxiliary information of the second state.

[0076] It is worth noting that the correspondence between the RRC state of the UE and the auxiliary information can be indicated explicitly or implicitly, that is, the RRC state of the UE affected by the auxiliary information is an explicit indication; the state affected by the auxiliary information is an implicit indication.

[0077] The explicit indication may be through a specific indicator bit to indicate the state corresponding to the corresponding auxiliary information. Exemplarily, different bit values ​​of at least one bit are used to indicate the RRC state of the UE corresponding to the auxiliary information carried in the message carrying the indicator bit. Assuming that the value of one indicator bit is: "0" indicates the first state, and "1" indicates the second state, then the auxiliary information carried by the message carrying the one indicator bit, when the value of the indicator bit is "0", explicitly indicates that the auxiliary information acts on the auxiliary information of the first state, and when the value of the indicator bit is "1", explicitly indicates that the auxiliary information acts on the auxiliary information of the second state.

[0078] The number of the indication bits may be 1 or more. Exemplarily, the number of the indication bits is 2, and different bit values ​​of the 2 indication bits can be used to indicate any one of the first state, the second state and the third state. Assume that the values ​​of the 2 indication bits are: "00" indicates the first state, "01" indicates the second state, and "10" indicates the third state. When the value of the indication bit is "00", it is explicitly indicated that the auxiliary information acts on the auxiliary information of the first state. When the value of the indication bit is "01", it is explicitly indicated that the auxiliary information acts on the auxiliary information of the second state. When the value of the indication bit is "10", it is explicitly indicated that the auxiliary information acts on the auxiliary information of the third state.

[0079] Implicit indication can be understood as: at least the message carrying the auxiliary information does not carry any indication bit indicating the UE's RRC state. For example, in a message carrying different fields, one of which is explicitly configured as a reporting field for auxiliary information of a certain state, this reporting method does not explicitly indicate the UE's RRC state corresponding to the corresponding auxiliary information. However, because the correspondence between the UE's RRC state and the reporting field is known in advance, implicit indication is achieved.

[0080] In some embodiments, when implicitly indicating, if a message carries only one auxiliary information and does not carry an explicitly indicated RRC state, the auxiliary information of a certain state may be defaulted. For example, if a message carries one auxiliary information and does not carry an indication bit indicating whether the auxiliary information is associated with an idle state or an inactive state, according to a default rule, the RRC state associated with the auxiliary information may be defaulted to the idle state or the inactive state.

[0081] The default rule here may be: pre-agreed between the UE and the network element on the network side, or determined according to the communication protocol, or determined according to other configuration information in the UE and the network element except the communication protocol.

[0082] In one embodiment, the reporting of the auxiliary information of the UE includes at least one of the following:

[0083] Reporting the auxiliary information of the first state and / or the auxiliary information of the second state through one message;

[0084] The auxiliary information of the first state and the auxiliary information of the second state are reported through different messages.

[0085] The auxiliary information of the first state and the auxiliary information of the second state are reported through one message, that is, the UE will report the auxiliary information of the first state and the second state at the same time through one message, thereby realizing one-time reporting, reducing the number of unnecessary messages, and reducing signaling overhead.

[0086] In one embodiment, considering that the UE may currently be in only the first or second state, and not both simultaneously, auxiliary information for the first state and the second state may be reported using separate messages. Using separate messages to report the auxiliary information for the first state and the second state may involve using a single message with the same message format and / or the same information fields to report the auxiliary information for the first state and the second state separately at different times. For example, two UE assistance information messages sent at different times may be used to report the auxiliary information for the first state and the second state, respectively. For another example, reporting the auxiliary information for the first state and the second state using separate messages may also involve using different message formats and / or different message fields to report the auxiliary information for the first state and the second state. For example, message A may be used to report the auxiliary information for the first state, and message B may be used to report the auxiliary information for the second state. Messages A and B may have the same or different message formats, and may contain the same or different fields. Messages A and B may be reported simultaneously or at different times.

[0087] In one embodiment, considering that the UE is currently unable to accurately determine the desired state and only notifies the network that it will leave the connected state, it is possible that the UE will be in the third state, and the UE can report auxiliary information for the third state. Of course, it is not ruled out that the UE uses different messages to report at least one of the auxiliary information for the first state, the auxiliary information for the second state, and the auxiliary information for the third state. The UE can use different fields of a message with the same message format and / or carrying the same information field to report at least one of the auxiliary information for the first state, the auxiliary information for the second state, and the auxiliary information for the third state.

[0088] In summary, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, if different messages are used to report the auxiliary information of the first state and the auxiliary information of the second state respectively, the different messages here can be: different messages sent at different times in the same message format, or different messages in different message formats.

[0089] In some embodiments, the UE assistance information reported by the UE may also include: reporting assistance information of the third state, and the auxiliary information reported of the third state includes but is not limited to: the aforementioned UE assistance information message.

[0090] If the UE uses the same message to report the auxiliary information in the first state and the auxiliary information in the second state, the UE may use different fields in the same message to report the auxiliary information in the first state and the auxiliary information in the second state respectively.

[0091] Exemplarily, the first field in the message is used to report auxiliary information of the first state, and the second field is used to report auxiliary information of the second state. Therefore, reporting the auxiliary information of the first state and / or the auxiliary information of the second state through a message includes: using the first field in a message to report the auxiliary information of the first state and using the second field to report the auxiliary information of the second state. If only the auxiliary information of the first state is reported, the value of the first field can be 1, the value of the second field can be 0, or the first field can be a certain value and the second field can be empty; conversely, if only the auxiliary information of the second state is reported, the value of the first field can be 0, the value of the second field can be 1, or the first field can be empty and the second field can be a certain value.

[0092] The first field and the second field are different fields.

[0093] The first field and the second field may each include: one or more bits.

[0094] In some embodiments, any one of the first field and the second field is empty, and the RRC state of the UE corresponding to the empty field maintains the configuration of the current paging group or cancels the configuration of the current paging group.

[0095] For example, a message containing both the first field and the second field is the aforementioned message for simultaneously reporting auxiliary information for the first state and the second state. If the UE currently only needs to report auxiliary information for one of the first and second states, the message content carried by the other field may be empty. In the disclosed embodiments, the UE may default to requesting the UE to maintain the current paging group or cancel the configuration of the current paging group for the RRC state corresponding to the empty field.

[0096] Specifically, whether to maintain the configuration of the current paging group or cancel the configuration of the current paging group can be determined according to actual needs and is not clearly defined here.

[0097] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the paging group configuration of the state corresponding to the empty field is maintained or canceled. In the case of maintenance, for example, the field corresponding to the first state is empty, the configuration of the paging group of the first state remains unupdated, and the paging group of the UE in the first state is maintained. In the case of maintenance, for example, the field corresponding to the second state is empty, the configuration of the paging group of the second state remains unupdated, and the paging group of the UE in the second state is maintained. The UE continues to listen to the paging message on the corresponding PO according to the configuration of the current paging group. The configuration of the paging group here may at least include: paging group information. The paging group information can at least be used to determine the paging group.

[0098] In the case of cancellation, for example, if the field corresponding to the first state is empty, the configuration of the paging packet in the first state remains cancelled. In the case of maintenance, for example, if the field corresponding to the second state is empty, the configuration of the paging packet in the second state is cancelled.

[0099] If the configuration of the paging group of the RRC state of a certain UE is canceled, it can be assumed that in the RRC state of the UE, the paging message monitoring will no longer be performed according to the paging group, but all paging groups of the entire PO will be monitored. Alternatively, if the configuration of the paging group of the RRC state of a certain UE is canceled, the UE will believe that the network side will send down an updated paging group, and the UE will receive the updated paging group from the network side and re-determine the paging group information of the paging group of the RRC state corresponding to the UE.

[0100] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, in order to reduce unnecessary or arbitrary reporting by the UE, the network side may configure a prohibit timer for the UE, prohibiting the UE from reporting the auxiliary information associated with the UE's RRC state within the timing range of the prohibit timer. For example, outside the timing range of the prohibit timer, the UE may report the UE's auxiliary information accordingly based on the reporting requirements. It is understood that being outside the timer range of the prohibit timer may include: after the prohibit timer has expired and / or the prohibit timer has not been started.

[0101] Exemplarily, outside the timing range of the prohibit timer, the UE reports the auxiliary information of the UE according to the reporting requirement, including but not limited to one of the following instructions:

[0102] When there is updated auxiliary information outside the timing range of the prohibition timer, the updated auxiliary information is reported;

[0103] When the timer is outside the prohibition timer range, the current auxiliary information is reported when the reporting period is reached.

[0104] Here, the reported auxiliary information may be any one of the auxiliary information of the first state, the auxiliary information of the second state, and / or the auxiliary information of the third state.

[0105] The following uses the reporting of auxiliary information in the first state and the reporting of auxiliary information in the second state as examples for explanation:

[0106] The reporting of the auxiliary information for the first state and the auxiliary information for the second state share a prohibit timer. That is, the UE will report auxiliary information specifically for the first state and auxiliary information specifically for the second state, but the reporting of the auxiliary information for the first state and the reporting of the auxiliary information for the second state may share a prohibit timer. That is, within the timing range of the prohibit timer, the UE will neither report auxiliary information for the first state nor report auxiliary information for the second state.

[0107] Specifically, when is the auxiliary information of the first state and the auxiliary information of the second state reported? The auxiliary information reported to the UE includes:

[0108] The auxiliary information corresponding to the RRC state of the UE is reported according to the timing status of the common prohibit timer and the update status of any one of the auxiliary information of the first state and the auxiliary information of the second state.

[0109] The timing status of the prohibit timer includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0110] The timer is prohibited from starting and not timing out, that is, the timer is prohibited from being within the timing range;

[0111] The timer is prohibited from starting and timing out;

[0112] The inhibit timer has not started.

[0113] The prohibit timer starts and times out and the prohibit timer does not start, both of which are outside the timing range of the prohibit timer.

[0114] The update status may include: updated and / or not updated.

[0115] Exemplarily, the UE may update the auxiliary information of the RRC state of the corresponding UE based on the service emergency situation in the idle state and / or the inactive state, the number and / or probability of being successfully paged. If the auxiliary information of the RRC state of a certain UE is updated, the update status is updated; if the auxiliary information of the RRC state of a certain UE is not updated, the update status is not updated.

[0116] In one embodiment, reporting the auxiliary information corresponding to the RRC state of the UE according to the timing status of the shared prohibit timer and the update status of any one of the auxiliary information of the first state and the auxiliary information of the second state includes at least one of the following:

[0117] After the prohibition timer times out or is not started, and the auxiliary information of the first state is updated and the auxiliary information of the second state is not updated, reporting the updated auxiliary information of the first state after the auxiliary information of the first state is updated;

[0118] After the prohibition timer times out or is not started, and the auxiliary information of the second state is updated and the auxiliary information of the first state is not updated, reporting the updated auxiliary information of the second state after the auxiliary information of the second state is updated;

[0119] After the prohibition timer times out or is not started, and the auxiliary information of the first state and the second state are both updated, after the auxiliary information of the first state and the auxiliary information of the second state are both updated, the updated auxiliary information of the first state and the updated auxiliary information of the second state are reported.

[0120] In summary, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, outside the timing range of the prohibition timer, if any one of the auxiliary information in the first state and the auxiliary information in the second state is updated, the updated auxiliary information is reported, otherwise the auxiliary information is not reported, thereby reducing unnecessary reporting by the UE and unnecessary reception by network elements on the network side such as base stations; and if any one of the auxiliary information in the first state and the auxiliary information in the second state is updated, the updated auxiliary information of the corresponding state is reported, which also ensures that the network side can obtain the updated auxiliary information on the UE side in a timely manner.

[0121] In another embodiment, reporting the auxiliary information corresponding to the RRC state of the UE according to the timing status of the common prohibit timer and the auxiliary information update status of any one of the first state and the second state includes:

[0122] In response to the prohibition timer timing out or not being started and the auxiliary information of the first state and the second state being updated, after the auxiliary information of the first state and the auxiliary information of the second state are updated, the updated auxiliary information of the first state and the updated auxiliary information of the second state are reported.

[0123] In the disclosed embodiment, since the reporting of the auxiliary information in the first state and the reporting of the auxiliary information in the second state share a prohibition timer, in order to further reduce the number of auxiliary information reports, outside the timing range of the prohibition timer, the auxiliary information after the first state update and the auxiliary information after the second state update are reported only when the auxiliary information in the first state and the auxiliary information in the second state are updated at the same time. If, outside the timing range of the prohibition timer, only one of the auxiliary information in the first state and the auxiliary information in the second state is updated, or neither is updated, the UE will not report the auxiliary information in either the first state or the second state.

[0124] In one scenario, to enable targeted reporting of auxiliary information in the first state and the second state, a prohibition timer can be set for each auxiliary information reporting state. Therefore, a first timer corresponds to the first state, and a second timer corresponds to the second state. During the first timer's duration, the UE is prohibited from reporting auxiliary information in the first state, and during the second timer's duration, the UE is prohibited from reporting auxiliary information in the second state.

[0125] In the case where the first timer and the second timer are set separately, the auxiliary information of the reported UE includes at least one of the following:

[0126] Reporting auxiliary information of the first state according to a timing status of the first timer;

[0127] Report auxiliary information of the second state according to the timing status of the second timer.

[0128] The reporting of the auxiliary information of the first state according to the timing status of the first timer includes:

[0129] In response to the auxiliary information of the first state being updated after the first timer times out or is not started, after the auxiliary information of the first state is updated, the updated auxiliary information of the first state is reported.

[0130] Outside the timing range such as after the first timer times out or is not started, the updated auxiliary information of the first state is reported only when the auxiliary information of the first state is updated, and the auxiliary information of the first state is not reported at other times, thereby reducing unnecessary reporting.

[0131] Reporting the auxiliary information of the second state according to the timing status of the second timer includes: in response to the auxiliary information of the second state being updated after the second timer times out or is not started, reporting the updated auxiliary information of the second state after the auxiliary information of the second state is updated.

[0132] Outside the timing range, such as after the second timer times out or is not started, the updated auxiliary information of the second state is reported only when the auxiliary information of the second state is updated, and the auxiliary information of the second state is not reported at other times, thereby reducing unnecessary reporting.

[0133] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information and the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter are reported in different messages; wherein the message containing the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter is: a preamble message of the message containing the auxiliary information.

[0134] The UE may release the connection, thereby switching from the connected state to the inactive state or the idle state. For example, the UE may request the network side to release the connection, and the UE may receive an instruction from the network side to release the connection. In this case, if the previous message sent by the UE indicates the RRC state of the UE that it expects to enter, the subsequent message will report the auxiliary information. Although the subsequent auxiliary information does not clearly indicate the RRC state of the UE associated with the auxiliary information, or the reporting field in the message has not previously established a correspondence or association with the RRC state of a certain UE, the RRC state of the UE to which the auxiliary information carried by the subsequent message acts can also be determined based on the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter reported in the previous message. For example, if message A reports that the UE expects to enter the idle state, the auxiliary information reported in the subsequent message B sent by message A acts on the idle state. Message A is a preamble message of message B, that is, message B is the postamble information of message A.

[0135] In another embodiment, the auxiliary information and the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter are reported through different fields of the same message.

[0136] Exemplarily, a message carries multiple fields, one field is used to carry the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter, and another field is used to carry the auxiliary information associated with the RRC state of the UE. In this way, it can be assumed by default that the auxiliary information is the auxiliary information that acts on the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter.

[0137] Exemplarily, the assistance information and the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter may be reported in different fields of the UE assistance information message.

[0138] It is understandable that the field carrying the information indicating the RRC state the UE desires to enter may be the Release Preference field, and the auxiliary information may be other fields such as Assistance. Of course, the auxiliary information reporting fields here are merely examples, and in specific implementations, any fields that can be carried in a UE assistance information message may be considered.

[0139] In summary, in the first two embodiments, the auxiliary information is directed to the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter.

[0140] like Figure 4 As shown, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, wherein the method is performed by a network element on the network side, and the method may include:

[0141] S210: Receive auxiliary information reported by the UE, wherein the auxiliary information is at least used to determine a paging group associated with the RRC state of the UE.

[0142] The network elements on the network side here may include: access equipment of the access network and / or core network equipment of the core network.

[0143] Typical access devices include but are not limited to base stations; typical core network devices include but are not limited to access management functions (AMF).

[0144] Here, S210 may include: receiving auxiliary information associated with the RRC state reported by the UE, where the auxiliary information may be used at least to determine a paging packet for paging the UE in the RRC state associated with the auxiliary information.

[0145] If the paging group information for paging groups in different states can be determined by the access network device, it can also be determined by the core network device. For example, the access network device determines the paging group information for the inactive UE based on the inactive state auxiliary information; and / or the core network device determines the paging group information for the idle state UE based on the idle state auxiliary information. The paging group information can at least be used to determine the paging group.

[0146] At this time, if the reported auxiliary information involves an inactive state, the network side network elements at least include: access network devices such as base stations. If the reported auxiliary information involves an idle state, the network side network elements at least include: core network devices.

[0147] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information includes at least one of the following:

[0148] Group identifier of the paging group;

[0149] Paging probability value;

[0150] Paging probability level.

[0151] For the description of the group identifier, the paging probability value and the paging probability level, reference may be made to the aforementioned corresponding embodiments, and the specific implementation is not limited thereto.

[0152] In some embodiments, the assistance information is associated with an RRC state of the UE, where the RRC state includes:

[0153] First state;

[0154] or,

[0155] Second state.

[0156] In some other embodiments, the RRC state of the UE may further include: a third state.

[0157] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information includes:

[0158] auxiliary information of the first state;

[0159] and / or,

[0160] Auxiliary information of the second state.

[0161] If the first state is the idle state, the second state is the inactive state; or if the second state is the idle state, the first state is the inactive state.

[0162] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information may further include auxiliary information of a third state, wherein the third state at least includes the aforementioned non-connected state.

[0163] In some embodiments, the receiving of the auxiliary information of the UE reported by the UE includes at least one of the following:

[0164] Receiving auxiliary information of the first state and / or auxiliary information of the second state reported in a message;

[0165] Receive the auxiliary information of the first state and the auxiliary information of the second state reported by different messages.

[0166] The auxiliary information for the first state and the auxiliary information for the second state may be received simultaneously in the same message, or may be received separately in different messages.

[0167] In some embodiments, the receiving the auxiliary information of the first state and / or the auxiliary information of the second state reported in a message includes:

[0168] A message is received in which the first field reports the auxiliary information of the first state and the second field reports the auxiliary information of the second state.

[0169] If the auxiliary information of the first state and the auxiliary information of the second state are reported in the same message, they can be carried by different fields in the same message, so that the network elements on the network side can easily decode the auxiliary information separately.

[0170] Exemplarily, the auxiliary information of the first state and the auxiliary information of the second state can be reported simultaneously by the UE auxiliary information message. In this way, the network element on the network side can receive the auxiliary information of the first state and the auxiliary information of the second state at one time through a UE auxiliary information message.

[0171] Of course, in other embodiments, the auxiliary information received by the network element on the network side may also be auxiliary information in the third state, and is not limited to the auxiliary information in the first state and / or the auxiliary information in the second state.

[0172] In some embodiments, any one of the first field and the second field is empty, and the RRC state of the UE corresponding to the empty field maintains the configuration of the current paging group or cancels the configuration of the current paging group.

[0173] If auxiliary information in a first state and auxiliary information in a second state are received in a single message, and different fields are used to carry the auxiliary information in the first state and the second state, respectively, and one of the first and second fields is empty, the value of a field may be empty if all bits of the field are set to a preset value, or if the field is removed from the message, resulting in a shortened message length after the field is removed. The preset value may be 0, 1, or a sequence of 01s indicating message content without auxiliary information.

[0174] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the paging group configuration of the state corresponding to the empty field is maintained or canceled. In the case of maintenance, for example, if the field corresponding to the first state is empty, the paging group configuration of the first state remains unchanged, and the paging group of the UE in the first state is maintained. In the case of maintenance, for example, if the field corresponding to the second state is empty, the paging group configuration of the second state remains unchanged, and the paging group of the UE in the second state is maintained.

[0175] In the case of cancellation, for example, if the field corresponding to the first state is empty, the configuration of the paging packet in the first state remains cancelled. In the case of maintenance, for example, if the field corresponding to the second state is empty, the configuration of the paging packet in the second state is cancelled.

[0176] If the configuration of the paging group of the RRC state of a certain UE is canceled, it can be assumed that in the RRC state of the UE, the paging message monitoring is no longer performed according to the paging group, but paging messages are sent to all the paging groups of the entire PO. Alternatively, if the configuration of the paging group of the RRC state of a certain UE is canceled, the network side will re-determine the paging group associated with the RRC state of the UE and send the updated paging group configuration. The configuration of the paging group may at least include: paging group information indicating the paging group. In other embodiments, the configuration of the paging group may also indicate the paging cycle of the RRC state of the corresponding UE, etc.

[0177] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0178] Send timer information;

[0179] The timer information is used to determine a common prohibition timer for reporting the auxiliary information in the first state and the auxiliary information in the second state; the timing status of the timer is used for the UE to determine a reporting time for reporting the auxiliary information in the first state and / or the auxiliary information in the second state;

[0180] or,

[0181] The timer information is used to determine a first timer and a second timer; wherein the timing status of the first timer is used for the UE to determine the reporting time of reporting the auxiliary information of the first state; the timing status of the second timer is used for the UE to determine the reporting time of reporting the auxiliary information of the second state.

[0182] Any prohibit timer running in the UE can be configured by the network side, or determined by the UE itself according to the communication protocol.

[0183] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, in order to facilitate the network side's control over the degree of auxiliary information reported by the UE, timer information of the prohibition timer may be issued by the network side.

[0184] The timer information sent by the network side may include at least one of the following:

[0185] Indication of the timing duration;

[0186] Indication of a start event that prohibits the timer from starting;

[0187] Indicates the stop event of the inhibit timer.

[0188] The indication information of the timer duration may include: a maximum timing value of the timer, or time information indicating the start time and end time of the timer.

[0189] For example, the start event of the prohibit timer includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0190] The UE enters an RRC state of the UE associated with an inhibit timer; illustratively, the inhibit timer associated with the idle state, when the UE enters the idle state, it can be considered that a start event of the inhibit timer is detected;

[0191] The previous auxiliary information reporting has been completed.

[0192] Of course, the above is a specific example of the start event of the prohibition timer, and the specific implementation is not limited to this.

[0193] For example, the stopping event of the prohibit timer includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0194] The UE exit prohibit timer is associated with the RRC state of the UE and the prohibit timer in the inactive state. When the UE exits the inactive state, it is considered that a stop event of the prohibit timer is detected.

[0195] The timing number of the timer is prohibited from reaching a predetermined number, which can be 1, 2 or 3 times.

[0196] Of course, the above is a specific example of a stop event of the prohibition timer, and the specific implementation is not limited thereto.

[0197] In some embodiments,

[0198] The auxiliary information and the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter are received through different messages; wherein the message containing the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter is: a preceding message of the message containing the auxiliary information;

[0199] or,

[0200] The auxiliary information and the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter are received through different fields of the same message;

[0201] The auxiliary information is for the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter.

[0202] The auxiliary information and the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter can be reported in different fields of the same message or in different messages. There are many specific implementation methods. The above only provides a relatively simple implementation method, and the specific implementation is not limited to the above embodiment.

[0203] The UE reports specific auxiliary information for different RRC states. The RRC states here may include: RRC connected state, RRC idle state, RRC inactive state, or RRC non-connected state. The RRC non-connected state here includes: RRC idle state and RRC inactive state.

[0204] Different RRC states include: idle state, inactive state or non-connected state, which can be respectively corresponded to: first state, second state and third state)

[0205] The auxiliary information is used as a reference for the UE to determine the configuration of paging groups associated with different RRC states;

[0206] As an embodiment, the auxiliary information may be directly a group identifier (Group ID) of the group.

[0207] As an embodiment, the auxiliary information may be a paging probability calculated by UE statistics.

[0208] In one embodiment, the auxiliary information may be a paging probability indication calculated by the UE, and the paging probability indication may include at least the aforementioned paging probability level. For example, the paging probability level includes a high paging probability level, a medium paging probability level, and a low paging probability level, with paging probabilities decreasing in sequence.

[0209] The UE reports in an explicit indication manner which RRC state the auxiliary information is reported for.

[0210] As an embodiment, the paging probability calculated by UE statistics for the first state and the paging probability calculated by UE statistics for the second state may be reported simultaneously; that is, in the same message, it is respectively indicated which target state the auxiliary information is used for.

[0211] As an embodiment, the paging probability calculated by UE statistics for the first state and the paging probability calculated by UE statistics for the third state may be reported simultaneously; that is, in the same message, it is indicated respectively which target state the auxiliary information is used for.

[0212] As an embodiment: different messages may be used to differentiate reports; for example, two new messages may be defined, one for reporting auxiliary information for the first state, and the other for reporting auxiliary information for the second state.

[0213] As an embodiment: different messages may be used to differentiate reports; for example, three new messages may be defined, one for reporting auxiliary information for the first state, one for reporting auxiliary information for the second state, and one for reporting auxiliary information for the third state.

[0214] As an embodiment, if there is no indication, a certain reported auxiliary information is set to a default state according to an agreed manner, for example, it is set to the auxiliary information used for the first state by default.

[0215] It can be understood that if the UE reports the auxiliary information of multiple RRC states in the same message, then for the auxiliary information of one of the RRC states, if it is reported in the same message, it means that the reporting field corresponding to the other RRC state is empty. The configuration of the paging group corresponding to the empty reporting field may include but is not limited to the following two optional methods:

[0216] In one embodiment, if the reporting field associated with another RRC state is empty, it means that the UE has no new auxiliary information to report for the other RRC state. In this case, the network may understand that the original configuration of the RRC state is maintained. The original configuration here includes but is not limited to the configuration of the paging packet.

[0217] For one embodiment: the reporting field associated with another RRC state is empty, which means another RRC state. At this time, the network can understand that the UE wants to cancel the original configuration of the RRC state. The original configuration here includes but is not limited to: paging group configuration.

[0218] For example, the original configuration may further include: other paging configurations besides the paging group configuration, for example, the configuration of the paging cycle and / or the configuration of the paging time window (PTW).

[0219] It can be understood that the UE may share a prohibit timer for reporting auxiliary information of multiple RRC states.

[0220] In one embodiment: when the prohibit timer is not started or times out, as long as there is an update to the auxiliary information of the RRC state, the reporting of the auxiliary information is triggered. For example, when the prohibit timer is not started, at least one auxiliary information of the RRC state is updated, and the auxiliary information after the RRC state update is reported. The reporting of the auxiliary information triggers the start of the prohibit timer, and then enters the timing range of the prohibit timer. Within the timing range of the prohibit timer, the UE is prohibited from reporting the auxiliary information. If during this period, at least one auxiliary information of the RRC state is updated, it is necessary to wait until the prohibit timer times out before reporting.

[0221] In one embodiment, when the prohibition timer is not started or times out, the auxiliary information of multiple RRC states needs to be updated at the same time to trigger the reporting of the updated auxiliary information.

[0222] In one embodiment, the reporting of auxiliary information for multiple RRC states by the UE may be performed using independent prohibit timers (prohibit timers), that is, the triggering of the reporting is completely independent and the two do not interfere with each other.

[0223] In some embodiments, the UE reports in an implicit manner which RRC state the auxiliary information is reported for.

[0224] The specific working method is that when the UE reports a preamble message related to an RRC state, it means that the carried auxiliary information is for that RRC state.

[0225] In one embodiment, if the desired target RRC state in the release priority (ReleasePreference) of the UE assistance information message reported by the UE is the idle state, the reported assistance information is reported for the idle state.

[0226] In one embodiment, if the desired target RRC state in the ReleasePreference reported by the UE is an inactive state, the reported auxiliary information is for the inactive state.

[0227] In one embodiment, if the desired target RRC state in the ReleasePreference reported by the UE is non-connected, the auxiliary information reported is reported for the inactive state and the idle state.

[0228] In one embodiment, the desired target RRC state in the ReleasePreference reported by the UE and the subsequent auxiliary information may not be sent in the same message.

[0229] In one embodiment, the protocol stipulates that the UE reports the auxiliary information of the paging packet only in an implicit indication manner (ie, implicit for short).

[0230] like Figure 5 As shown, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing device, which may include:

[0231] The reporting module 110 is configured to report auxiliary information of the UE, wherein the auxiliary information is at least used to determine a paging group for paging the UE.

[0232] In some embodiments, the reporting module 110 may be a program module; after being executed by a processor, the program module can implement reporting of the auxiliary information associated with the UE.

[0233] In other embodiments, the reporting module 110 may be a software-hard combination module; the software-hard combination module includes but is not limited to: various programmable arrays; the programmable arrays include but are not limited to: field programmable arrays and / or complex programmable arrays.

[0234] In some other embodiments, the reporting module 110 may be a pure hardware module; the pure hardware module includes but is not limited to: a dedicated integrated circuit.

[0235] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information includes at least one of the following:

[0236] Group identifier of the paging group;

[0237] Paging probability value;

[0238] Paging probability level.

[0239] In some embodiments, the assistance information is associated with an RRC state of the UE, where the RRC state includes:

[0240] First state;

[0241] or,

[0242] Second state.

[0243] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information includes:

[0244] auxiliary information of the first state;

[0245] and / or,

[0246] Auxiliary information of the second state.

[0247] In some embodiments, the reporting module 110 is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0248] Reporting the auxiliary information of the first state and / or the auxiliary information of the second state through one message;

[0249] The auxiliary information of the first state and the auxiliary information of the second state are reported through different messages.

[0250] In some embodiments, the reporting module 110 is configured to use a first field in a message to report the auxiliary information of the first state and use a second field in a message to report the auxiliary information of the second state.

[0251] In some embodiments, any one of the first field and the second field is empty, and the RRC state of the UE corresponding to the empty field maintains the configuration of the current paging group or cancels the configuration of the current paging group.

[0252] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information of the first state and the auxiliary information of the second state are reported using a common prohibition timer;

[0253] The reporting module 110 is configured to report the auxiliary information corresponding to the RRC state of the UE according to the timing status of the common prohibit timer and the update status of any one of the auxiliary information of the first state and the auxiliary information of the second state.

[0254] In some embodiments, the reporting module 110 is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0255] After the prohibition timer times out or is not started, and the auxiliary information of the first state is updated and the auxiliary information of the second state is not updated, reporting the updated auxiliary information of the first state after the auxiliary information of the first state is updated;

[0256] After the prohibition timer times out or is not started, and the auxiliary information of the second state is updated and the auxiliary information of the first state is not updated, reporting the updated auxiliary information of the second state after the auxiliary information of the second state is updated;

[0257] After the prohibition timer times out or is not started, and the auxiliary information of the first state and the second state are both updated, after the auxiliary information of the first state and the auxiliary information of the second state are both updated, the updated auxiliary information of the first state and the updated auxiliary information of the second state are reported.

[0258] In some embodiments, the reporting module 110 is configured to, in response to the prohibition timer timing out or not being started and the auxiliary information of the first state and the second state being updated, report the updated auxiliary information of the first state and the updated auxiliary information of the second state after the auxiliary information of the first state and the auxiliary information of the second state are updated.

[0259] In some embodiments, the first state corresponds to a first timer; the second state corresponds to a second timer;

[0260] The reporting module 110 is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0261] Reporting auxiliary information of the first state according to a timing status of the first timer;

[0262] Report auxiliary information of the second state according to the timing status of the second timer.

[0263] In some embodiments, the reporting module 110 is configured to report the updated auxiliary information of the first state in response to the auxiliary information of the first state being updated after the first timer expires or is not started.

[0264] In some embodiments, the reporting module 110 is configured to report the updated auxiliary information of the second state in response to the auxiliary information of the second state being updated after the second timer expires or is not started.

[0265] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information and the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter are reported in different messages; wherein the message containing the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter is: a preceding message of the message containing the auxiliary information;

[0266] or,

[0267] The auxiliary information and the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter are reported through different fields of the same message;

[0268] The auxiliary information is for the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter.

[0269] like Figure 6 As shown, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing device, which may include:

[0270] The receiving module 210 is configured to receive auxiliary information reported by the UE, wherein the auxiliary information is at least used to determine a paging group for paging the UE.

[0271] In some embodiments, the receiving module 210 may be a program module; after being executed by a processor, the program module can receive auxiliary information associated with the RRC state of the UE.

[0272] In other embodiments, the receiving module 210 may be a soft-hard combination module; the soft-hard combination module includes but is not limited to: various programmable arrays, and the programmable arrays include but are not limited to: field programmable arrays and / or complex programmable arrays.

[0273] In some other embodiments, the receiving module 210 may be a pure hardware module; the pure hardware module includes but is not limited to: a dedicated integrated circuit.

[0274] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information includes at least one of the following:

[0275] Group identifier of the paging group;

[0276] Paging probability value;

[0277] Paging probability level.

[0278] In some embodiments, the assistance information is associated with an RRC state of the UE, where the RRC state includes:

[0279] First state;

[0280] or,

[0281] Second state.

[0282] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information includes:

[0283] auxiliary information of the first state;

[0284] and / or,

[0285] Auxiliary information of the second state.

[0286] In some embodiments, the receiving module 210 is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0287] Receiving auxiliary information of the first state and / or auxiliary information of the second state reported in a message;

[0288] Receive the auxiliary information of the first state and the auxiliary information of the second state reported by different messages.

[0289] In some embodiments, the receiving module 210 is configured to receive auxiliary information of the first state reported in a first field and auxiliary information of the second state reported in a second field of a message.

[0290] In some embodiments, any one of the first field and the second field is empty, and the RRC state of the UE corresponding to the empty field maintains the configuration of the current paging group or cancels the configuration of the current paging group.

[0291] In some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises:

[0292] a sending module, configured to send timer information;

[0293] The timer information is used to determine a common prohibition timer for reporting the auxiliary information in the first state and the auxiliary information in the second state; the timing status of the timer is used for the UE to determine a reporting time for reporting the auxiliary information in the first state and / or the auxiliary information in the second state;

[0294] or,

[0295] The timer information is used to determine a first timer and a second timer; wherein the timing status of the first timer is used for the UE to determine the reporting time of reporting the auxiliary information of the first state; the timing status of the second timer is used for the UE to determine the reporting time of reporting the auxiliary information of the second state.

[0296] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information and the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter are received through different messages; wherein the message containing the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter is: a preceding message of the message containing the auxiliary information;

[0297] or,

[0298] The auxiliary information and the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter are received through different fields of the same message;

[0299] The auxiliary information is for the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter.

[0300] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, including:

[0301] a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

[0302] Processor, respectively memory connected;

[0303] The processor is configured to execute the information processing method provided by any of the aforementioned technical solutions.

[0304] The processor may include various types of storage media, which are non-transitory computer storage media that can continue to store information after the communication device loses power.

[0305] Here, the communication device includes: access device or UE or core network device.

[0306] The processor can be connected to the memory via a bus or the like, and is used to read the executable program stored in the memory, for example, Figures 2 to 4 At least one of any of the information processing methods shown.

[0307] Figure 7 8 is a block diagram of a UE 800 according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, the UE 800 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast user equipment, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, etc.

[0308] Reference Figure 7 UE 800 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 802 , a memory 804 , a power component 806 , a multimedia component 808 , an audio component 810 , an input / output (I / O) interface 812 , a sensor component 814 , and a communication component 816 .

[0309] The processing component 802 generally controls the overall operation of the UE 800, such as operations associated with display, phone calls, data communications, camera operation, and recording operations. The processing component 802 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the above-described method. In addition, the processing component 802 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between the processing component 802 and other components. For example, the processing component 802 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 808 and the processing component 802.

[0310] The memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of the UE 800. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the UE 800, contact data, phone book data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. The memory 804 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device, or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0311] The power component 806 provides power to various components of the UE 800. The power component 806 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to the UE 800.

[0312] The multimedia component 808 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the UE 800 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen 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 sensors may not only sense the boundaries of a touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide action. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 808 includes a front-facing camera and / or a rear-facing camera. When the UE 800 is in an operating mode, such as a capture mode or a video mode, the front-facing camera and / or the rear-facing camera may receive external multimedia data. Each front-facing camera and the rear-facing camera may have a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

[0313] The audio component 810 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 810 includes a microphone (MIC) that is configured to receive external audio signals when the UE 800 is in an operating mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, or a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in the memory 804 or transmitted via the communication component 816. In some embodiments, the audio component 810 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0314] I / O interface 812 provides an interface between processing component 802 and peripheral interface modules, such as a keyboard, click wheel, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to, a home button, volume buttons, a start button, and a lock button.

[0315] The sensor assembly 814 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of the status assessment of the UE 800. For example, the sensor assembly 814 can detect the open / closed state of the UE 800, the relative positioning of components, such as the display and keypad of the UE 800. The sensor assembly 814 can also detect changes in the position of the UE 800 or a component of the UE 800, the presence or absence of user contact with the UE 800, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of the UE 800, and changes in the temperature of the UE 800. The sensor assembly 814 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 814 may also include an optical sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 814 may also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0316] The communication component 816 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the UE 800 and other devices. The UE 800 can access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G, or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 also includes a near-field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module can be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

[0317] In an exemplary embodiment, the UE 800 may 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 methods.

[0318] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as the memory 804 including instructions. The instructions may be executed by the processor 820 of the UE 800 to perform the above method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, a random access memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, or the like.

[0319] like Figure 8 As shown, an embodiment of the present disclosure shows a structure of an access device. For example, the communication device 900 can be provided as a network side device. The communication device can be the aforementioned access device and / or core network device.

[0320] Reference Figure 8 The communication device 900 includes a processing component 922, which further includes one or more processors, and a memory resource represented by a memory 932 for storing instructions executable by the processing component 922, such as applications. The applications stored in the memory 932 may include one or more modules, each corresponding to a set of instructions. In addition, the processing component 922 is configured to execute instructions to perform any of the aforementioned methods applied to the access device, such as, Figures 2 to 4 Any of the information processing methods shown.

[0321] The communication device 900 may also include a power supply component 1926 configured to perform power management of the communication device 900, a wired or wireless network interface 950 configured to connect the communication device 900 to a network, and an input / output (I / O) interface 958. The communication device 900 may operate based on an operating system stored in the memory 932, such as Windows Server™, Mac OS X™, Unix™, Linux™, FreeBSD™, or the like.

[0322] Other embodiments of the present invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention that follow from the general principles of the invention and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The description and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.

[0323] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the exact construction described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An information processing method, wherein: The method may be performed by a user equipment UE and may include: Reporting auxiliary information of the UE, wherein the auxiliary information is at least used to determine a paging group for paging the UE; The auxiliary information reported to the UE includes: Using a first field in a message to report auxiliary information of a first state and using a second field to report auxiliary information of a second state; wherein the first state is an idle state and the second state is an inactive state, or the first state is an inactive state and the second state is an idle state; either the first field or the second field is empty, and the radio resource control RRC state of the UE corresponding to the empty field maintains the configuration of the current paging group or cancels the configuration of the current paging group; In a case where the configuration of the paging packet in the RRC state of the UE is cancelled, the UE monitors all paging packets in the entire paging occasion.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The auxiliary information includes at least one of the following: Group identifier of the paging group; Paging probability value; Paging probability level.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein The auxiliary information of the first state and the auxiliary information of the second state are reported using a common prohibition timer; The auxiliary information reported to the UE includes: The auxiliary information of the UE is reported according to a timing status of the common prohibit timer and an update status of any one of the auxiliary information in the first state and the auxiliary information in the second state.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein: The reporting of the auxiliary information of the UE according to the timing status of the common prohibit timer and the update status of any one of the auxiliary information in the first state and the auxiliary information in the second state includes at least one of the following: After the prohibition timer times out or is not started, and the auxiliary information of the first state is updated and the auxiliary information of the second state is not updated, reporting the updated auxiliary information of the first state after the auxiliary information of the first state is updated; After the prohibition timer times out or is not started, and the auxiliary information of the second state is updated and the auxiliary information of the first state is not updated, reporting the updated auxiliary information of the second state after the auxiliary information of the second state is updated; After the prohibition timer times out or is not started, and the auxiliary information of the first state and the second state are both updated, after the auxiliary information of the first state and the auxiliary information of the second state are both updated, the updated auxiliary information of the first state and the updated auxiliary information of the second state are reported.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein The first state corresponds to a first timer; the second state corresponds to a second timer; The auxiliary information reported for the UE includes at least one of the following: Reporting auxiliary information of the first state according to a timing status of the first timer; Report auxiliary information of the second state according to the timing status of the second timer.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein: The reporting of the auxiliary information of the first state according to the timing status of the first timer includes: In response to the auxiliary information of the first state being updated after the first timer times out or is not started, after the auxiliary information of the first state is updated, the updated auxiliary information of the first state is reported.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein: The reporting of the auxiliary information of the second state according to the timing status of the second timer includes: In response to the auxiliary information of the second state being updated after the second timer times out or is not started, after the auxiliary information of the second state is updated, the updated auxiliary information of the second state is reported.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein: The auxiliary information and the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter are reported in different messages; wherein the message containing the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter is: a preceding message of the message containing the auxiliary information; or, The auxiliary information and the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter are reported through different fields of the same message; The auxiliary information is for the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter.

9. An information processing method, wherein: The method may be performed by a network element on the network side and may include: receiving auxiliary information reported by a user equipment (UE), wherein the auxiliary information is at least used to determine a paging group for paging the UE; The receiving auxiliary information reported by the UE includes: Receive auxiliary information of a first state reported by a first field and auxiliary information of a second state reported by a second field in a message; wherein, the first state is an idle state and the second state is an inactive state, or, the first state is an inactive state and the second state is an idle state; any one of the first field and the second field is empty, and the wireless resource control RRC state of the UE corresponding to the empty field maintains the configuration of the current paging group or cancels the configuration of the current paging group; when the configuration of the paging group of the RRC state of the UE is canceled, all paging packets on the entire paging occasion are monitored by the UE.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein: The auxiliary information includes at least one of the following: Group identifier of the paging group; Paging probability value; Paging probability level.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein The method further comprises: Send timer information; The timer information is used to determine a common prohibition timer for reporting the auxiliary information in the first state and the auxiliary information in the second state; the timing status of the timer is used for the UE to determine a reporting time for reporting the auxiliary information in the first state and / or the auxiliary information in the second state; or, The timer information is used to determine a first timer and a second timer; wherein the timing status of the first timer is used for the UE to determine the reporting time of reporting the auxiliary information of the first state; the timing status of the second timer is used for the UE to determine the reporting time of reporting the auxiliary information of the second state.

12. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein: The auxiliary information and the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter are received through different messages; wherein the message containing the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter is: a preceding message of the message containing the auxiliary information; or, The auxiliary information and the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter are received through different fields of the same message; The auxiliary information is for the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter.

13. An information processing device, wherein: The apparatus may include: The reporting module is configured to report auxiliary information of a user equipment UE, wherein the auxiliary information is at least used to determine a paging group for paging the UE; the reporting of the auxiliary information of the UE includes: Using a first field in a message to report auxiliary information of a first state and using a second field to report auxiliary information of a second state; wherein the first state is an idle state and the second state is an inactive state, or the first state is an inactive state and the second state is an idle state; either the first field or the second field is empty, and the radio resource control RRC state of the UE corresponding to the empty field maintains the configuration of the current paging group or cancels the configuration of the current paging group; A module configured to, when the configuration of the paging packet in the RRC state of the UE is canceled, cause the UE to monitor all paging packets in the entire paging occasion.

14. The device according to claim 13, wherein The auxiliary information includes at least one of the following: Group identifier of the paging group; Paging probability value; Paging probability level.

15. The device according to claim 13, wherein The auxiliary information of the first state and the auxiliary information of the second state are reported using a common prohibition timer; The reporting module is configured to report the auxiliary information corresponding to the RRC state of the UE according to the timing status of the common prohibition timer and the update status of any one of the auxiliary information of the first state and the auxiliary information of the second state.

16. The device according to claim 15, wherein The reporting module is configured to perform at least one of the following: After the prohibition timer times out or is not started, and the auxiliary information of the first state is updated and the auxiliary information of the second state is not updated, reporting the updated auxiliary information of the first state after the auxiliary information of the first state is updated; After the prohibition timer times out or is not started, and the auxiliary information of the second state is updated and the auxiliary information of the first state is not updated, reporting the updated auxiliary information of the second state after the auxiliary information of the second state is updated; After the prohibition timer times out or is not started, and the auxiliary information of the first state and the second state are both updated, after the auxiliary information of the first state and the auxiliary information of the second state are both updated, the updated auxiliary information of the first state and the updated auxiliary information of the second state are reported.

17. The device according to claim 13, wherein The first state corresponds to a first timer; the second state corresponds to a second timer; The reporting module is configured to perform at least one of the following: Reporting auxiliary information of the first state according to a timing status of the first timer; Report auxiliary information of the second state according to the timing status of the second timer.

18. The device according to claim 17, wherein The reporting module is configured to report the updated auxiliary information of the first state in response to the auxiliary information of the first state being updated after the first timer expires or is not started.

19. The device according to claim 17, wherein The reporting module is configured to, in response to the auxiliary information of the second state being updated after the second timer times out or is not started, report the updated auxiliary information of the second state after the auxiliary information of the second state is updated.

20. The device according to any one of claims 13 to 19, wherein The auxiliary information and the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter are reported in different messages; wherein the message containing the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter is: a preceding message of the message containing the auxiliary information; or, The auxiliary information and the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter are reported through different fields of the same message; The auxiliary information is for the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter.

21. An information processing device, wherein: The apparatus may include: A receiving module is configured to receive auxiliary information reported by a user equipment (UE), wherein the auxiliary information is at least used to determine a paging group for paging the UE; the receiving of the auxiliary information reported by the UE includes: Receive auxiliary information of a first state reported by a first field and auxiliary information of a second state reported by a second field in a message; wherein, the first state is an idle state and the second state is an inactive state, or, the first state is an inactive state and the second state is an idle state; any one of the first field and the second field is empty, and the wireless resource control RRC state of the UE corresponding to the empty field maintains the configuration of the current paging group or cancels the configuration of the current paging group; when the configuration of the paging group of the RRC state of the UE is canceled, all paging packets on the entire paging occasion are monitored by the UE.

22. The device according to claim 21, wherein The auxiliary information includes at least one of the following: Group identifier of the paging group; Paging probability value; Paging probability level.

23. The device according to claim 21, wherein The device further comprises: a sending module, configured to send timer information; The timer information is used to determine a common prohibition timer for reporting the auxiliary information in the first state and the auxiliary information in the second state; the timing status of the timer is used for the UE to determine a reporting time for reporting the auxiliary information in the first state and / or the auxiliary information in the second state; or, The timer information is used to determine a first timer and a second timer; wherein the timing status of the first timer is used for the UE to determine the reporting time of reporting the auxiliary information of the first state; the timing status of the second timer is used for the UE to determine the reporting time of reporting the auxiliary information of the second state.

24. The device according to any one of claims 21 to 23, wherein The auxiliary information and the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter are received through different messages; wherein the message containing the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter is: a preceding message of the message containing the auxiliary information; or, The auxiliary information and the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter are received through different fields of the same message; The auxiliary information is for the RRC state of the UE that the UE expects to enter.

25. A communication device comprising a processor, a transceiver, a memory, and an executable program stored in the memory and capable of being run by the processor, wherein: When the processor runs the executable program, the method provided in any one of claims 1 to 8 or 9 to 12 is performed.

26. A computer storage medium storing an executable program; after being executed by a processor, the executable program can implement the method provided in any one of claims 1 to 8 or 9 to 12.

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