Paging processing method and device, terminal, and network equipment

Abstract

A paging processing method and device, terminal, and network equipment, the method comprising: receiving and recording redundant paging indication information sent by the network, the paging indication information at least used to indicate whether the corresponding user identification card allows redundant paging; when a paging collision occurs, determining the collision card, the collision card being two or more user identification cards among the multiple user identification cards with at least partially overlapping paging opportunities in at least one paging cycle, the at least partially overlapping paging opportunities of the two or more user identification cards being recorded as the first paging opportunity; determining whether the collision card allows redundant paging based on the redundant paging indication information of the collision card; if allowed, receiving redundant paging at a second paging opportunity other than the first paging opportunity. By using the present invention, the terminal can more effectively schedule its own paging reception and improve the probability of correct paging reception.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a paging processing method and device, a terminal, and a network device. Background Art

[0002] The Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), also known as the upgraded SIM, not only supports multiple applications, but also upgrades the algorithm in terms of security and adds the card-to-network authentication function, which can effectively prevent hackers from attacking the card. At present, many commercial wireless communication terminal devices support more than one USIM, and the typical application is to support two USIMs. Due to cost reasons, the current multi-USIM devices typically use wireless and baseband components in a way that multiple USIMs share wireless and baseband components. In this case, since the paging occasions (PO) of each USIM card in the multi-USIM system are calculated based on their respective UE identifiers, the two POs obtained may collide, that is, the paging subframes of the two USIM cards overlap partially or completely in time. Since the user equipment (UE) cannot receive two pages at the same time, paging loss may occur. For the problem of paging occasion collision, a current solution is to use redundant paging, that is, network repeated paging, so that the terminal has the opportunity to receive paging from multiple USIM cards in the event of a conflict, but this method still has the following problems:

[0003] 1) The terminal does not know whether the network repeats paging and the number of paging, so it still cannot effectively schedule its own paging reception;

[0004] 2) Too many repeated paging times will waste network resources, and it is likely that it is not necessary to repeat paging for each card in a multi-card terminal, or the contract information of a certain card does not allow duplication. Summary of the invention

[0005] The embodiment of the present invention provides a paging processing method and device, a terminal, and a network device, so as to enable the terminal to more effectively schedule its own paging reception and improve the probability of correct paging reception.

[0006] To this end, the embodiment of the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0007] A paging processing method, the method comprising:

[0008] Receiving and recording redundant paging indication information sent by the network, wherein the paging indication information is at least used to indicate whether the corresponding user identification card allows redundant paging;

[0009] When a paging collision occurs, determining a collision card, wherein the collision card is two or more user identification cards among the multiple user identification cards, and the paging opportunities of the two or more user identification cards at least partially overlap in at least one paging cycle, and the at least partially overlapping paging opportunities of the two or more user identification cards are recorded as first paging opportunities;

[0010] determining whether the collision card allows redundant paging according to the redundant paging indication information of the collision card;

[0011] If allowed, redundant paging is received at a second paging occasion other than the first paging occasion.

[0012] Optionally, the method further includes: during network registration, network attachment, or tracking area update, sending redundant paging request information to the network to apply to the network for redundant paging.

[0013] Optionally, the network registration includes any one or more of the following processes: initial registration, periodic registration, mobility registration, and general configuration update process.

[0014] Optionally, the method further includes: receiving redundant paging update information sent by the network during radio resource control reconfiguration and / or radio resource control connection reconfiguration; and updating redundant paging indication information of a corresponding user identification card according to the redundant paging update information.

[0015] Optionally, the receiving redundant paging indication information sent by the network includes: receiving a system message sent by the network, wherein the broadcast information in the system message includes indication information of whether the redundant paging indication information corresponding to the user identification card registered under the system is effective.

[0016] Optionally, the paging indication information is also used to indicate the paging times of the corresponding user identification card.

[0017] Optionally, the paging number is: the total paging number, or the repeated paging number; the total paging number is equal to the total number of first paging occasions and second paging occasions in a single paging cycle; the repeated paging number is equal to the number of second paging occasions in a single paging cycle.

[0018] Optionally, receiving redundant paging at a second paging opportunity other than the first paging opportunity according to the redundant paging indication information of the collision card includes: when the number of repeated paging of the collision card is greater than 2, receiving redundant paging at the second paging opportunities in chronological order; if the redundant paging is successfully received, stopping receiving the redundant paging at the remaining second paging opportunities.

[0019] A paging processing method comprises: sending redundant paging indication information to a terminal, wherein the paging indication information is at least used to indicate whether a corresponding user identification card allows redundant paging.

[0020] Optionally, the method further comprises: receiving redundant paging request information sent by the terminal when performing network registration, network attachment, or tracking area update;

[0021] The sending redundant paging indication information to the terminal includes: after receiving redundant paging request information sent by the terminal, sending the redundant paging indication information to the terminal.

[0022] Optionally, the network registration includes any one or more of the following processes: initial registration, periodic registration, mobility registration, and general configuration update process.

[0023] Optionally, the method further includes: sending redundant paging update information to the terminal during the process of the terminal performing radio resource control reconfiguration and / or radio resource control connection reconfiguration.

[0024] Optionally, sending redundant paging indication information to the terminal includes: sending a system message to the terminal, wherein the broadcast information in the system message includes indication information of whether redundant paging indication information corresponding to a user identification card registered in the system is effective.

[0025] Optionally, the sending redundant paging indication information to the terminal includes: sending redundant paging update information to the terminal when the terminal is in an RRC inactive state.

[0026] Optionally, the paging indication information is also used to indicate the paging times of the corresponding user identification card.

[0027] Optionally, the paging number is: the total paging number, or the repeated paging number; the total paging number is equal to the total number of first paging occasions and second paging occasions in a single paging cycle; the repeated paging number is equal to the number of second paging occasions in a single paging cycle.

[0028] A paging processing device, the device comprising:

[0029] A receiving module, used for receiving and recording redundant paging indication information sent by the network, wherein the paging indication information is at least used for indicating whether the corresponding user identification card allows redundant paging;

[0030] A recording module, used for recording redundant paging indication information corresponding to the user identification card;

[0031] A collision card determination module, used for determining a collision card when a paging collision occurs, wherein the collision card is two or more user identification cards among the multiple user identification cards, and the paging opportunities of the two or more user identification cards at least partially overlap in at least one paging cycle, and the at least partially overlapping paging opportunities of the two or more user identification cards are recorded as first paging opportunities;

[0032] A checking module, used for determining whether the collision card is allowed to perform redundant paging according to the redundant paging indication information of the collision card;

[0033] The receiving module is further configured to receive redundant paging at a second paging occasion other than the first paging occasion when the checking module determines that the collision card allows redundant paging.

[0034] Optionally, the device further includes: a sending module, configured to send redundant paging request information to the network during network registration, network attachment, or tracking area update, so as to apply to the network for redundant paging.

[0035] Optionally, the receiving module receives a system message sent by the network, and the broadcast information in the system message includes indication information of whether redundant paging indication information corresponding to a user identification card registered under the system is effective.

[0036] A terminal comprises the paging processing device as described above.

[0037] An embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, which is a non-volatile storage medium or a non-transient storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the above method are executed.

[0038] An embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal, including a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program executable on the processor, and the processor executes the steps of the above method when running the computer program.

[0039] An embodiment of the present invention further provides a network device, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program executable on the processor, and the processor executes the steps of the above method when running the computer program.

[0040] The paging processing method and device, terminal, and network device provided by the embodiment of the present invention, for multiple USIM devices, pre-sends the redundant paging indication information for each user identification card to the terminal, so that the terminal can determine in advance whether each user identification card allows redundant paging based on the redundant paging indication information, and can further determine the number of paging for each user identification card. Once a paging collision occurs, the terminal can determine whether the collision card allows redundant paging based on the recorded redundant paging indication information corresponding to the collision card, and then effectively schedule its own paging reception, ensuring that each user card correctly receives the paging. Furthermore, different paging strategies can be used for different user identification cards to meet different application requirements, and unnecessary redundant paging caused by using the same paging strategy for all user identification cards can be avoided, effectively saving network resources. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0041] Figure 1 is a flow chart of a paging processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0042] Figure 2 is another flow chart of the paging processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0043] Figure 3 It is a structural block diagram of paging processing in an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0044] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and beneficial effects of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, specific embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0045] Taking Long Term Evolution (LTE) as an example, the standard protocol TS 36.304 specifies the calculation method of PO. A UE in the idle state (IDLE) of Radio Resource Control (RRC) monitors paging messages in a specific subframe (i.e., PO) and monitors the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) scrambled by the Paging-Radio Network Temporary Identity (P-RNTI). The radio frame in which the specific subframe is located is called a paging frame (PF), and the UE only needs to monitor one PO in each discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle. The DRX cycle refers to the specific time interval (Individual time interval) for a specific UE to monitor PO. In this article, according to the specific context, the paging cycle also refers to a period of time from a certain PO (inclusive) to the next PO (excluding), and its length is the aforementioned DRX time interval.

[0046] PF can be determined by the following formula: SFN mod T = (T div N) · (UE_ID mod N), where SFN represents the system frame number, T represents the non-continuous reception period of the UE, and the unit is a radio frame, div represents division, N = min (T, nB), the function min() represents taking the minimum value, and the value of nB is selected from 4T, 2T, T, T / 2, T / 4, T / 8, T / 16, T / 32, and this parameter represents the density of paging. For example, 4T means that each radio frame has 4 subframes for paging, and T / 2 means that every 2 radio frames has 1 subframe for paging. UE_ID represents the UE identifier, and its value is the modulo of the International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) and 1024 (that is, UE_ID = IMSI mod 1024).

[0047] PO can be determined by the following formula: i_s = floor(UE_ID / N) mod Ns. Where i_s represents the index of PO, N = min(T,nB), function min() represents the minimum value, T represents the non-continuous reception period of UE, the unit is radio frame, nB represents the paging density, the value is selected from 4T, 2T, T, T / 2, T / 4, T / 8, T / 16, T / 32. Ns = max(1,nB / T), function max() represents the maximum value.

[0048] Since the PO of each USIM card of the LTE terminal is calculated based on the respective UE identifier, the POs of different USIM cards may collide, that is, the paging subframes of the two cards partially overlap or completely overlap in time.

[0049] In view of the paging timing collision problem, the embodiment of the present invention provides a paging processing method and device, which sends redundant paging indication information for each user identification card to the terminal in advance, so that the terminal can determine in advance whether each user identification card allows redundant paging according to the redundant paging indication information, and can further determine the paging times of each user identification card. Once a paging timing collision occurs, the terminal can determine whether the collision card allows redundant paging according to the recorded redundant paging indication information corresponding to the collision card, thereby effectively scheduling its own paging reception, ensuring that each user card correctly receives the paging.

[0050] The following detailed description of various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure is made with reference to the accompanying drawings. The flowcharts and block diagrams in the accompanying drawings illustrate the possible architecture, functions and operations of the methods and devices according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. It should be noted that each box in the flowchart or block diagram may represent a module, a program segment or a part of a code, and the module, a program segment or a part of a code may include one or more executable instructions for implementing the logical functions specified in the various embodiments. It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions marked in the box may also occur in an order different from that marked in the accompanying drawings. For example, two boxes represented in succession may actually be executed substantially in parallel, or they may sometimes be executed in the opposite order, depending on the functions involved. It should also be noted that each box in the flowchart and / or block diagram, and the combination of boxes in the flowchart and / or block diagram, can be implemented using a dedicated hardware-based system that performs a specified function or operation, or can be implemented using a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions. It should also be noted that the sequence numbers of the various steps in the flowchart do not represent a limitation on the execution order of the various steps.

[0051] It should be noted that the user identification card mentioned in the following embodiments may be a USIM card, and the network mentioned may be a core network or an access network.

[0052] like Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a paging processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0053] The paging processing method of this embodiment can be executed by a user equipment, and the user equipment can support multiple user identification cards. For example, it can be executed by a multi-card multi-mode mobile phone terminal supporting LTE and / or NR. The method specifically includes the following steps:

[0054] Step 101: receiving and recording redundant paging indication information sent by a network, wherein the paging indication information is at least used to indicate whether a corresponding user identification card allows redundant paging.

[0055] Furthermore, the paging indication information may also be used to indicate the paging times of the corresponding subscriber identification card.

[0056] It should be noted that, in actual applications, for UEs of different categories, the network may allow or prohibit them from performing redundant paging, which may be determined based on application requirements; moreover, the number of paging repetitions for UEs of different categories may be the same or different, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present invention.

[0057] In addition, there may be multiple opportunities for the UE to receive the redundant paging indication information sent by the network and specific messages carrying the redundant paging indication information, for example, there may be the following situations:

[0058] (1) During UE network registration, network attachment, or tracking area update

[0059] In this case, the UE needs to apply to the network first, that is, in a non-limiting embodiment, the method of the present invention may further include the following steps: sending redundant paging request information to the network to apply to the network for redundant paging.

[0060] For example, a UE in a 5G NR system sends redundant paging request information to the network during the UE's initial registration, periodic registration, or mobility registration, or general UE configuration radio resource control reconfiguration and / or radio resource control connection reconfiguration with the core network. Correspondingly, after receiving the redundant paging request information, the network sends redundant paging indication information to the UE.

[0061] For another example, for a UE in a 4G system, when the UE performs network attachment and tracking area update to an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), the network sends redundant paging indication information to the UE.

[0062] Whether it is redundant paging request information sent by the UE to the network or redundant paging indication information sent by the network to the UE, the redundant paging request information and the redundant paging indication information can be respectively carried in existing messages by extending some existing messages. Of course, new messages can also be added in the corresponding interaction process to carry the information, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

[0063] For example, the existing interactive messages between the UE and the network during the registration process may be expanded, and the redundant paging request information and the redundant paging indication information may be respectively carried in the expanded corresponding messages.

[0064] For example, for the UE of the 5G system, the redundant paging request information is carried in a registration request message (REGISTRATION REQUEST message), and the redundant paging indication information is carried in a registration acceptance message (REGISTRATION ACCEPT message); or, the redundant paging request information is carried in a configuration update command message (CONFIGURATION UPDATE COMMAND message), and the redundant paging indication information is carried in a configuration update command message (CONFIGURATION UPDATE COMPLETE message); or, the redundant paging request information is carried in a UE ASSISTANT INFORMATION message (UE ASSISTANT INFORMATION message), and the redundant paging indication information is carried in an RRC reconfiguration message (RRC RECONFIGURATION message).

[0065] For another example, for a UE of a 4G system, the redundant paging request information may be carried in an ATTACH REQUEST message, and the redundant paging indication information may be carried in an ATTACH ACCEPT message; or, the redundant paging request information may be carried in a TRACKINGAREA UPDATE message, and the redundant paging indication information may be carried in a TRACKINGAREA ACCEPT message; or, the redundant paging request information may be carried in a UE ASSISTANT INFORMATION message, and the redundant paging indication information may be carried in an RRC CONNECTION RECONFIGURATION message.

[0066] For another example, the above information may also be carried in messages of other processes, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

[0067] (2) Access the network and send system messages

[0068] The UE receives a system message sent by the network, wherein the broadcast information in the system message includes indication information of whether redundant paging indication information corresponding to a user identification card registered under the system is effective.

[0069] It should be noted that the broadcast information may specify that redundant paging is allowed for all or some UEs with user identification cards, or paging may be repeated only for UEs that have applied for redundant paging (for example, a redundant paging request from the UE has been received) and approved. This is because not all cells support redundant paging, that is, the core network (CN) supports it, but the radio access network (RAN) may not support it. In this case, the access network may notify the terminal through a system message of the cell.

[0070] It should be noted that the above-mentioned situations are only some examples of the UE receiving redundant paging indication information sent by the network in step 101. In practical applications, there may be other receiving times and information carrying methods, which are not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0071] Step 102, when a paging collision occurs, determining a collision card, wherein the collision card is two or more user identification cards among the multiple user identification cards, whose paging opportunities at least partially overlap in at least one paging cycle, and the at least partially overlapping paging opportunities of the two or more user identification cards are recorded as first paging opportunities.

[0072] It should be noted that when the UE supports multiple subscriber identification cards, the paging timings of the multiple subscriber identification cards can be determined according to corresponding protocols.

[0073] For example, the UE has two user identification cards, namely card A and card B. According to the time arrangement, a paging opportunity of card A is subframe 2 of a radio frame with SFN 28, and a paging opportunity of card B is subframe 7 of a radio frame with SFN 36. The subframe 2 and subframe 7 partially overlap or completely overlap in the time domain position. The DRX cycles of card A and card B can be the same or different. In this case, card A and card B are collision cards. Further, the UE can record the at least partially overlapping paging opportunities of the two or more user identification cards as the first paging opportunity.

[0074] Step 103: determining whether the collision card allows redundant paging according to the redundant paging indication information of the collision card.

[0075] Step 104: If permitted, receiving redundant paging at a second paging occasion other than the first paging occasion.

[0076] It should be noted that the network may notify the UE through the redundant paging indication information. Of course, a corresponding calculation rule may also be set through protocol agreement or notification, and the UE determines the second paging opportunity according to the calculation rule, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

[0077] Further, in other non-limiting embodiments, the UE may also receive redundant paging update information sent by the network during the configuration update process, and update the redundant paging indication information of the corresponding user identification card according to the redundant paging update information. For example, the station carries the redundant paging update information to the UE via RRC signaling, or the core network carries the redundant paging update information to the UE via NAS signaling.

[0078] Furthermore, in another embodiment, the UE may also send redundant paging update request information to the network. Specifically, the UE may send the redundant paging update request information to a base station on the network side, or may send the redundant paging update request information to a core network on the network side.

[0079] Furthermore, the redundant paging update request information may be used to request the network to adjust any one or more of the following information: paging occasion parameters, paging times, paging frame parameters, etc. The paging occasion parameters may include a paging occasion index, and the paging frame parameters may include a paging frame position adjustment parameter.

[0080] Accordingly, after the base station or core network receives the redundant paging update request information, it can determine the parameters that need to be adjusted based on the redundant paging update request information, and send redundant paging update information containing the corresponding parameters to the UE. After receiving the redundant paging update information, the UE updates the corresponding parameters in the corresponding redundant paging indication information, and determines a paging opportunity (for example, a second paging opportunity) different from the first paging opportunity based on the adjusted redundant paging parameters, and receives paging at the paging opportunity. It should be noted that the paging opportunity can be determined by the base station or core network using the paging frame parameters or paging opportunity parameters uploaded by the UE, or it can be determined directly by the base station or core network without using the paging frame parameters or paging opportunity parameters uploaded by the UE.

[0081] The paging processing method provided by the embodiment of the present invention, for a multi-user identification card device, pre-sends redundant paging indication information for each user identification card to the terminal, so that the terminal can determine in advance whether each user identification card allows redundant paging according to the redundant paging indication information, and can further determine the paging times of each user identification card. Once a paging timing collision occurs, the terminal can determine whether the collision card allows redundant paging according to the recorded redundant paging indication information corresponding to the collision card, and then effectively schedule its own paging reception, ensuring that each user card correctly receives the paging. Furthermore, different paging strategies can be adopted for different user identification cards to meet different application requirements, and unnecessary redundant paging caused by adopting the same paging strategy for all user identification cards can be avoided, effectively saving network resources.

[0082] like Figure 2 FIG. 2 is another flow chart of a paging processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprising the following steps:

[0083] Step 201: receiving and recording redundant paging indication information sent by the network, wherein the paging indication information is at least used to indicate whether the corresponding user identification card allows redundant paging.

[0084] Step 202, when a paging collision occurs, determining a collision card, wherein the collision card is two or more user identification cards among the multiple user identification cards, whose paging opportunities at least partially overlap in at least one paging cycle, and the at least partially overlapping paging opportunities of the two or more user identification cards are recorded as first paging opportunities.

[0085] Step 203: Determine whether the collision card allows redundant paging according to the redundant paging indication information of the collision card.

[0086] The above steps 201 to 203 are the same as the previous Figure 1 Steps 101 to 103 are the same and will not be described again.

[0087] Step 204: If permitted, receiving redundant paging at each second paging opportunity in a corresponding paging cycle in chronological order.

[0088] The second paging occasion refers to a paging occasion other than the first paging occasion.

[0089] Step 205: After successfully receiving a redundant paging, stop receiving redundant paging on the remaining second paging occasions.

[0090] Compared to Figure 1 In the illustrated embodiment, the paging processing method of this embodiment, when there are multiple second paging occasions, the UE can receive the redundant paging at each second paging occasion in a chronological order within the corresponding paging cycle. Once a redundant paging is successfully received, the UE can stop receiving redundant paging at the remaining second paging occasions, thereby effectively saving UE power consumption.

[0091] Corresponding to the above-mentioned paging processing method on the terminal side, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a paging processing method based on the network side, the method specifically comprising: sending redundant paging indication information to the terminal, the paging indication information at least used to indicate whether the corresponding user identification card allows redundant paging. The redundant paging indication information can be sent to the terminal specifically by a base station or a core network device.

[0092] In other non-limiting embodiments, the paging indication information may also be used to indicate the paging times of the corresponding user identification card. The paging times may be: the total paging times or the repeated paging times; the total paging times are equal to the total number of the first paging occasions and the second paging occasions in a single paging cycle; the repeated paging times are equal to the number of the second paging occasions in a single paging cycle.

[0093] Accordingly, there may be various times and methods for sending redundant paging indication information to the terminal, such as:

[0094] (1) Send based on terminal request

[0095] Specifically, the base station or the core network device receives redundant paging request information sent by the terminal during network registration, network attachment, or tracking area update; after receiving the redundant paging request information sent by the terminal, the base station or the core network device sends the redundant paging indication information to the terminal.

[0096] The network registration process includes any one or more of the following: initial registration, periodic registration, mobility registration, and general configuration update process.

[0097] (2) Active sending

[0098] The network sends a system message to the terminal, and the broadcast information in the system message includes indication information of whether the redundant paging indication information corresponding to the user identification card registered under the system is effective.

[0099] Further, in another embodiment, the base station or the core network device may also send redundant paging update information to the terminal when the terminal performs configuration update. For example, the base station carries the redundant paging update information to the terminal via RRC signaling, or the core network device carries the redundant paging update information to the terminal via NAS signaling.

[0100] Further, in another embodiment, the method further includes: the station or core network device receives redundant paging update request information sent by the terminal. After receiving the redundant paging update request information, the redundant paging update information is sent to the terminal. Specifically, the station or core network device can determine the parameters that need to be adjusted based on the redundant paging update request information, and send redundant paging update information containing the corresponding parameters to the terminal. After receiving the redundant paging update information, the terminal updates the corresponding parameters in the corresponding redundant paging indication information, and determines a paging opportunity (for example, a second paging opportunity) different from the first paging opportunity based on the adjusted redundant paging parameters, and receives paging at the paging opportunity. It should be noted that the paging opportunity can be determined by the base station or core network device using the paging frame parameters or paging opportunity parameters uploaded by the terminal, or it can be determined directly by the base station or core network device without using the paging frame parameters or paging opportunity parameters uploaded by the terminal.

[0101] The paging processing method provided by the embodiment of the present invention, for a multi-user identification card device, pre-sends redundant paging indication information for each user identification card to the terminal, so that the terminal can determine in advance whether each user identification card allows redundant paging according to the redundant paging indication information, and can further determine the paging times of each user identification card. Once a paging timing collision occurs, the terminal can determine whether the collision card allows redundant paging according to the recorded redundant paging indication information corresponding to the collision card, and then effectively schedule its own paging reception, ensuring that each user card correctly receives the paging. Furthermore, different paging strategies can be adopted for different user identification cards to meet different application requirements, and unnecessary redundant paging caused by adopting the same paging strategy for all user identification cards can be avoided, effectively saving network resources.

[0102] Accordingly, the embodiment of the present invention further provides a paging processing device, such as Figure 3 Shown is a structural block diagram of the device.

[0103] In this embodiment, the device includes the following modules:

[0104] The receiving module 31 is used to receive and record redundant paging indication information sent by the network, wherein the paging indication information is at least used to indicate whether the corresponding user identification card allows redundant paging;

[0105] A recording module 32, used for recording redundant paging indication information corresponding to the user identification card;

[0106] A collision card determination module 33 is used to determine a collision card when a paging collision occurs, wherein the collision card is two or more user identification cards among the multiple user identification cards, and the paging opportunities of the two or more user identification cards are at least partially overlapped in at least one paging cycle, and the at least partially overlapped paging opportunities of the two or more user identification cards are recorded as first paging opportunities;

[0107] A checking module 34, configured to determine whether the collision card is allowed to perform redundant paging according to the redundant paging indication information of the collision card;

[0108] The receiving module 31 is further configured to receive redundant paging at a second paging occasion other than the first paging occasion when the checking module 34 determines that the collision card allows redundant paging.

[0109] It should be noted that, in a specific implementation, the paging indication information can be further used to indicate the paging times of the corresponding user identification card. The paging times can be: the total paging times, or the repeated paging times; the total paging times are equal to the total number of the first paging occasions and the second paging occasions in a single paging cycle; the repeated paging times are equal to the number of the second paging occasions in a single paging cycle.

[0110] There are many ways for the receiving module 31 to receive the redundant paging indication information sent by the network and the specific message carrying the redundant paging indication information, such as:

[0111] In a specific embodiment, the device may further include: a sending module (not shown) configured to send redundant paging request information to the network during network registration, network attachment, or tracking area update to apply to the network for redundant paging. Correspondingly, after receiving the redundant paging request information, the network sends the redundant paging indication information.

[0112] In another specific embodiment, the receiving module 31 receives a system message sent by the network, and the broadcast information in the system message includes indication information of whether redundant paging indication information corresponding to a user identification card registered under the system is effective.

[0113] For more information about the working principle and working method of the paging processing device, please refer to the above Figure 1 and Figure 2 The relevant description of the corresponding paging processing method technical solution will not be repeated here.

[0114] Above Figure 3 The paging processing device shown may be located at the terminal side, such as NR UE, and implement Figure 1 or Figure 2 The technical solution of the method shown.

[0115] Another paging processing device provided by an embodiment of the present invention can be located on the network side and executed by some functional modules or units in the network equipment (such as core network equipment or base station). More details on its working principle and working method can refer to the previous technical solution of the paging processing method based on the network side and will not be described in detail here.

[0116] The base station (BS) in the embodiment of the present invention, which may also be referred to as a base station device, is a device deployed in a radio access network (RAN) to provide wireless communication functions. For example, the device providing the base station function in the 2G network includes a base transceiver station (BTS), the device providing the base station function in the 3G network includes a node B (NodeB), the device providing the base station function in the 4G network includes an evolved node B (eNB), and in the wireless local area network (Wireless Local Area Networks, referred to as WLAN), the device providing the base station function is an access point (Access Point, AP), the device providing the base station function in the 5G new radio (New Radio, referred to as NR) is a gNB, and the evolving node B (ng-eNB), wherein the gNB and the terminal use NR technology for communication, and the ng-eNB and the terminal use E-UTRA (Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access) technology for communication, and both the gNB and the ng-eNB can be connected to the 5G core network. The base station in the embodiment of the present invention also includes a device providing the base station function in a future new communication system, etc.

[0117] The terminal in the embodiment of the present invention may refer to various forms of user equipment (UE), access terminal, user unit, user station, mobile station, mobile station (MS), remote station, remote terminal, mobile device, user terminal, terminal equipment (Terminal Equipment), wireless communication equipment, user agent or user device. The terminal equipment may also be a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phone, a Wireless Local Loop (WLL) station, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a handheld device with wireless communication function, a computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, a terminal device in a future 5G network or a terminal device in a future evolved Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), etc., and the embodiment of the present invention does not limit this.

[0118] In a specific implementation, the paging processing device may correspond to a chip in a network device, such as a SoC (System-On-a-Chip), a baseband chip, a chip module, etc.

[0119] In a specific implementation, each module / unit included in each device or product described in the above embodiments may be a software module / unit or a hardware module / unit, or may be partly a software module / unit and partly a hardware module / unit.

[0120] For example, for each device or product applied to or integrated in a chip, each module / unit contained therein may be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits, or at least some of the modules / units may be implemented in the form of software programs, which run on a processor integrated inside the chip, and the remaining (if any) modules / units may be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits; for each device or product applied to or integrated in a chip module, each module / unit contained therein may be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits, and different modules / units may be located in the same component (such as a chip, circuit module, etc.) or different components of the chip module, or at least some of the modules / units may be implemented in the form of software programs. The element can be implemented in the form of a software program, which runs on a processor integrated inside the chip module, and the remaining (if any) modules / units can be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits; for various devices and products applied to or integrated in the terminal, the various modules / units contained therein can be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits, and different modules / units can be located in the same component (for example, chip, circuit module, etc.) or in different components in the terminal, or, at least some modules / units can be implemented in the form of a software program, which runs on a processor integrated inside the terminal, and the remaining (if any) modules / units can be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits.

[0121] The embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, which is a non-volatile storage medium or a non-transient storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, and the computer program is executed by a processor when it is executed. Figure 1 or Figure 2 The steps of the method provided in the corresponding embodiment. Alternatively, the computer program is executed by the processor when it is executed Figure 1 The steps of the method provided in the corresponding embodiment.

[0122] The embodiment of the present invention also provides another paging processing device, including a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can be run on the processor, and the processor executes the above-mentioned Figure 1 or Figure 2 The steps of the method provided in the corresponding embodiment.

[0123] Furthermore, an embodiment of the present invention also discloses a terminal, including a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores computer instructions that can be executed on the processor, and the processor executes the above-mentioned Figure 1 or Figure 2 The method and technical solution described in the illustrated embodiment. Preferably, the terminal may be a multi-card multi-mode terminal supporting 4G and 5G access technologies.

[0124] Furthermore, an embodiment of the present invention also discloses a network device, including a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores computer instructions that can be run on the processor, and the processor executes the method and technical solution described in the above network-based embodiment when running the computer instructions. Preferably, the network device can be a core network, such as a 4G core network EPC and a 5G core network 5GC.

[0125] In the several embodiments provided by the present invention, it should be understood that the disclosed methods, devices and systems can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are only schematic; for example, the division of the units is only a logical function division, and there may be other division methods in actual implementation; for example, multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0126] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

[0127] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may be physically included separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit. The above-mentioned integrated unit may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of hardware plus software functional units.

[0128] Although the present invention is disclosed as above, the present invention is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the scope defined by the claims.

Claims

1. A paging processing method for a multi-user identity card terminal, characterized in that: The method comprises: During the network registration, network attachment, or tracking area update process, a redundant paging request message is sent to the network to apply for a corresponding user identification card from the network for redundant paging; Receiving and recording redundant paging indication information sent by the network, wherein the redundant paging indication information is used to indicate whether the corresponding user identification card allows redundant paging; When a paging collision occurs, determining a collision card, wherein the collision card is two or more user identification cards among a plurality of user identification cards, and the paging opportunities of the two or more user identification cards are at least partially overlapped in at least one paging cycle, and the at least partially overlapped paging opportunities of the two or more user identification cards are recorded as first paging opportunities; determining whether the collision card allows redundant paging according to the redundant paging indication information of the collision card; If allowed, redundant paging is received at a second paging occasion other than the first paging occasion.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The network registration includes any one or more of the following processes: initial registration, periodic registration, mobility registration, and general configuration update process.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The method further comprises: During a radio resource control reconfiguration and / or a radio resource control connection reconfiguration process, receiving redundant paging update information sent by a network; The redundant paging indication information of the corresponding user identification card is updated according to the redundant paging update information.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The receiving network sent redundant paging indication information includes: A system message sent by a network is received, wherein the broadcast information in the system message includes indication information of whether redundant paging indication information corresponding to a user identification card registered under the system is effective.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The redundant paging indication information is also used to indicate the paging times of the corresponding user identification card.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The paging times are: total paging times or repeated paging times; the total paging times are equal to the total number of first paging opportunities and second paging opportunities in a single paging cycle; the repeated paging times are equal to the number of second paging opportunities in a single paging cycle.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that The receiving redundant paging at a second paging opportunity other than the first paging opportunity according to the redundant paging indication information of the collision card comprises: When the number of repeated paging of the collision card is greater than 2, receiving redundant paging at the second paging opportunity in chronological order; If the redundant paging is successfully received, stopping receiving the redundant paging at the remaining second paging occasions.

8. A paging processing method, characterized in that: The method comprises: Receiving redundant paging request information sent by a multi-user identity card terminal during network registration, network attachment, or tracking area update, wherein the redundant paging request information is used to apply to the network for a corresponding user identity card to perform redundant paging; After receiving the redundant paging request information sent by the terminal, redundant paging indication information is sent to the terminal, and the redundant paging indication information is used to indicate whether the corresponding user identification card allows redundant paging, so that when a paging collision occurs subsequently, the user identification card determines whether redundant paging is allowed according to the redundant paging indication information, and receives redundant paging if allowed.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The network registration includes any one or more of the following processes: initial registration, periodic registration, mobility registration, and general configuration update process.

10. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The method further comprises: During the process of the terminal performing radio resource control reconfiguration and / or radio resource control connection reconfiguration, redundant paging update information is sent to the terminal.

11. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The sending redundant paging indication information to the terminal includes: A system message is sent to the terminal, wherein the broadcast information in the system message includes indication information of whether redundant paging indication information corresponding to a user identification card registered under the system is effective.

12. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 11, characterized in that The redundant paging indication information is also used to indicate the paging times of the corresponding user identification card.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that The paging times are: total paging times or repeated paging times; the total paging times are equal to the total number of first paging opportunities and second paging opportunities in a single paging cycle; the repeated paging times are equal to the number of second paging opportunities in a single paging cycle.

14. A paging processing device for a multi-user identity card terminal, characterized in that: The device comprises: A sending module, used to send redundant paging request information to the network during network registration, network attachment, or tracking area update, so as to apply to the network for a corresponding user identification card for redundant paging; A receiving module, used for receiving and recording redundant paging indication information sent by the network, wherein the redundant paging indication information is used for indicating whether the corresponding user identification card allows redundant paging; A recording module, used for recording redundant paging indication information corresponding to the user identification card; A collision card determination module, used for determining a collision card when a paging collision occurs, wherein the collision card is two or more user identification cards among a plurality of user identification cards, the paging opportunities of which at least partially overlap in at least one paging cycle, and the at least partially overlapping paging opportunities of the two or more user identification cards are recorded as first paging opportunities; A checking module, used for determining whether the collision card is allowed to perform redundant paging according to the redundant paging indication information of the collision card; The receiving module is further configured to receive redundant paging at a second paging occasion other than the first paging occasion when the checking module determines that the collision card allows redundant paging.

15. The device according to claim 14, characterized in that The receiving module receives a system message sent by a network, wherein the broadcast information in the system message includes indication information of whether redundant paging indication information of a user identification card registered under the system is effective.

16. A terminal, characterized in that: It comprises the paging processing device as claimed in any one of claims 14 to 15.

17. A computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium is a non-volatile storage medium or a non-transient storage medium, and a computer program is stored thereon, wherein: When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 or 8 to 13 are performed.

18. A terminal comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can be run on the processor, characterized in that: When the processor runs the computer program, the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 are performed.

19. A network device comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can be run on the processor, wherein: When the processor runs the computer program, the steps of the method according to any one of claims 8 to 13 are performed.

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