Energy-saving methods, equipment and media for 5G small base stations

Abstract

This disclosure relates to methods, devices, and media for energy saving in 5G small base stations. An energy-saving device for a 5G small base station includes: an energy-saving control module; a gateway including a first 5G terminal identification module; and a 5G small base station including a second 5G terminal identification module; wherein, at a first time, the first and second 5G terminal identification modules initiate 5G terminal identification and send the identification result to the energy-saving control module; and when the identification result indicates no active 5G terminal, the energy-saving control module causes the 5G small base station to enter a sleep mode.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to 5G small base stations, and more specifically to energy saving of 5G small base stations. Background Technology

[0002] Fifth-generation mobile communication technology (5G) is a new generation of broadband mobile communication technology characterized by high speed, low latency, and massive connectivity. It serves as the network infrastructure for realizing the interconnection of people, machines, and things. 5G small base stations offer unparalleled flexibility in filling coverage gaps and absorbing hotspot traffic. In the future, large-scale deployment of 5G small base stations can improve indoor wireless network coverage and ensure a better user experience.

[0003] Currently, energy-saving technologies are still needed for 5G small base stations. Summary of the Invention

[0004] According to one aspect of this disclosure, an energy-saving device for a 5G small base station is provided, the device comprising: an energy-saving control module; a gateway including a first 5G terminal identification module; and a 5G small base station including a second 5G terminal identification module; wherein at a first time, the first 5G terminal identification module and the second 5G terminal identification module initiate 5G terminal identification and send the identification result to the energy-saving control module, and when the identification result indicates that there is no active 5G terminal, the energy-saving control module causes the 5G small base station to enter a sleep mode.

[0005] According to another aspect of this disclosure, a method for energy saving for 5G small base stations is provided, the method comprising: initiating 5G terminal identification through a first 5G terminal identification module of a gateway and a second 5G terminal identification module of the 5G small base station at a first time, sending the identification result to an energy-saving control module, and when the identification result indicates that there is no active 5G terminal, the energy-saving control module causes the 5G small base station to enter a sleep mode.

[0006] According to another aspect of this disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the method described above according to the present disclosure.

[0007] The above overview is provided merely to offer a basic understanding of the various aspects of the subject matter described herein. Therefore, the technical features in the above solutions are merely illustrative and should not be construed as limiting the scope or spirit of the subject matter described herein in any way. Other features, aspects, and advantages of the subject matter described herein will become apparent from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description

[0008] A better understanding of this disclosure can be obtained by considering the following detailed description of the embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The same or similar reference numerals are used in the drawings to denote the same or similar parts and operations. Wherein:

[0009] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0010] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of an exemplary network environment according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0011] Figure 3 An architecture diagram of a device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure and an example hibernation policy table are shown.

[0012] Figure 4 A hibernation flowchart according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown.

[0013] Figure 5 A wake-up flowchart according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown. Detailed Implementation

[0014] The following describes specific examples of methods and systems according to this disclosure. These examples are described only to provide context and aid in understanding the described embodiments. Therefore, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the embodiments described below can be practiced without some or all of the specific details described. In other instances, well-known operations are not described in detail to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the described embodiments. Other applications are also possible, and the scope of this disclosure is not limited to these specific examples.

[0015] As mentioned above, 5G small cells have unparalleled advantages in terms of coverage and absorbing hotspot traffic. In the future, large-scale deployment of 5G small cells can improve indoor wireless network coverage and ensure user experience. Therefore, energy-saving technology for small cells has become a key technology for their large-scale commercial application. Some existing energy-saving methods are described below.

[0016] For example, an automatic light control energy-saving method can be used. In this method, an automatic light control circuit module is added to the 5G small base station, using a photosensitive element to determine the presence of a user. When the light is very dim and below the lumen output of the photosensitive element, it is assumed that no user is using the station, and the small base station is shut down. The disadvantage of this method is that it requires a separate light-sensing module, making it inflexible. Furthermore, relying on the photosensitive element to determine the presence of a user is not accurate enough in nighttime scenarios, thus limiting the application scenarios of this method.

[0017] For example, a macro base station control-based energy-saving method can be used. In this method, small base stations and macro base stations share coverage, and energy saving is achieved through load information exchange between them. Specifically, when the load threshold meets the small base station shutdown threshold, if there are still connected terminals at the small base station, a forced switch to the macro base station is performed; if there are no connected terminals at the small base station, the small base station is shut down. The disadvantages of this method are that it requires X2 interface support and deployment between the small base station and the macro base station. Furthermore, this method relies on the macro base station and cannot be used in scenarios without macro base station coverage. Extended protocols are needed to support information exchange between the small base station and the macro base station, and compatibility issues may exist between devices.

[0018] Another example is the energy-saving method controlled by an application (APP). In this method, users control the sleep and wake-up of the home cell tower via a terminal application. The drawback of this method is that it requires too much user intervention, making it less flexible and affecting the user experience.

[0019] The inventors of this application recognize that the primary users of home small base stations are home users, whose base stations typically have long dormant periods, such as during sleep at night or when no one is home during the day. Dormantling the small base station during these dormant periods can efficiently save energy. On the other hand, home users may have internet access needs during the small base station's dormant period. To address such sudden service demands, the home small base station needs to be woken up promptly to provide service to the user.

[0020] This disclosure proposes an energy-saving control method for 5G small base stations integrated with a 5G home gateway. This method primarily achieves energy saving by adding a 5G small base station energy-saving control module to the integrated 5G home gateway, a sleep policy configuration module and a 5G terminal identification module on the 5G small base station side, and a 5G terminal identification module on the WiFi side. During the permitted sleep period, the 5G small base station energy-saving control module comprehensively analyzes the number of active 5G users on both the 5G small base station and WiFi sides. When there are no active 5G users, the 5G small base station can intelligently enter sleep mode. During the sleep period of the 5G small base station, the 5G terminal identification module on the gateway side monitors the number of active 5G users and intelligently wakes up the 5G small base station when an active 5G user is detected.

[0021] The embodiments of this disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0022] Figure 1 A block diagram illustrating an example of an electronic device 100 according to some embodiments is presented.

[0023] Electronic device 100 can be used to perform various embodiments of the methods according to this disclosure described below. Electronic device 100 may include a processing subsystem 110, a memory subsystem 112, and a networking subsystem 114. Processing subsystem 110 includes one or more devices configured to perform computational operations. For example, processing subsystem 110 may include one or more microprocessors, ASICs, microcontrollers, programmable logic devices, graphics processing units (GPUs), and / or one or more digital signal processors (DSPs).

[0024] The memory subsystem 112 includes one or more devices for storing data and / or for processing instructions for the subsystem 110 and the networking subsystem 114. For example, the memory subsystem 112 may include dynamic random access memory (DRAM), static random access memory (SRAM), and / or other types of memory (sometimes collectively or individually referred to as "computer-readable storage media").

[0025] In some embodiments, the memory subsystem 112 is coupled to one or more high-capacity mass storage devices (not shown). For example, the memory subsystem 112 may be coupled to a magnetic or optical drive, a solid-state drive, or another type of mass storage device. In these embodiments, the electronic device 100 may use the memory subsystem 112 as fast-access storage for frequently used data, while the mass storage device is used to store data that is not frequently used.

[0026] The networking subsystem 114 includes one or more devices configured to couple to and communicate over wired and / or wireless networks (i.e., to perform network operations), including: control logic 116, interface circuitry 118, and one or more antennas 120 (or antenna elements). (Although) Figure 1 The electronic device 100 may include one or more antennas 120, but in some embodiments, it may include one or more nodes, such as node 108, which may be coupled to one or more antennas 120. Therefore, the electronic device 100 may or may not include one or more antennas 120. For example, the networking subsystem 114 may include a Bluetooth networking system, a cellular networking system (e.g., 3G / 4G / 5G networks, such as UMTS, LTE, etc.), a USB networking system, a networking system based on standards described in IEEE 802.11 (e.g., a Wi-Fi networking system), an Ethernet networking system, and / or another networking system.

[0027] Within electronic device 100, a processing subsystem 110, a memory subsystem 112, and a networking subsystem 114 are coupled together using a bus 128. The bus 128 may include electrical, optical, and / or electro-optical connections that the subsystems can use to communicate commands and data, etc. Although only one bus 128 is shown for clarity, different embodiments may include different numbers or configurations of electrical, optical, and / or electro-optical connections within the subsystems.

[0028] In some embodiments, electronic device 100 includes a display subsystem 126 for displaying information on a display, which may include a display driver and a display, such as a liquid crystal display, a multi-touch screen, etc.

[0029] Although specific components are used to describe electronic device 100, different components and / or subsystems may be present in alternative embodiments. For example, electronic device 100 may include one or more additional processing subsystems, memory subsystems, networking subsystems, and / or display subsystems. Additionally, one or more of these subsystems may not be present in electronic device 100. Furthermore, in some embodiments, electronic device 100 may include... Figure 1 One or more additional subsystems not shown. Additionally, although in Figure 1 Individual subsystems are shown, but in some embodiments, some or all of a given subsystem or component may be integrated into one or more other subsystems or components in electronic device 100. For example, in some embodiments, program instructions 122 are included in operating system 124 and / or control logic 116 is included in interface circuitry 118.

[0030] Figure 2 This illustrates embodiments according to the present disclosure, including... Figure 1 A schematic diagram of an example network environment 100 for the electronic device shown.

[0031] Example network environment 200 may include AP 210 and one or more client devices 220A, 220B, 220C (hereinafter collectively referred to as client device 220 for simplicity). Figure 1 The electronic device 100 shown can be implemented as follows: Figure 2 The AP210 or a part thereof shown can also be implemented as a client device or a part thereof.

[0032] An AP (Access Point) refers to an access point defined according to protocols such as 802.11. AP 210 is used to provide wireless network connectivity to client device 220. Specifically, AP 210 can receive / route various types of communication from client device 220 and / or transmit / route various types of communication to client device 220. It should be noted that the AP described herein may include devices such as routers, gateways, and home controllers with AP functionality.

[0033] In some embodiments, client device 220 can be any electronic device having at least one network interface. For example, client device 220 can be: a desktop computer, laptop computer, server, mainframe computer, cloud-based computer, tablet computer, smartphone, smartwatch, wearable device, consumer electronics device, portable computing device, radio node, router, switch, repeater, access point, and / or other electronic device. Client device 220 uses its network interface to communicate with AP 210, thereby accessing external network 230 via AP 210. Although in Figure 2 Three client devices are shown, but it should be understood that the number of client devices that the AP 210 can connect to can be less or more than three, depending on the network capacity supported by the AP 210.

[0034] External network 230 can be a wide area network (WAN), such as the Internet.

[0035] Figure 3 An architecture diagram of a device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure and an example hibernation policy table are shown.

[0036] The energy-saving device for 5G small base stations described in this disclosure may be Figure 3 The diagram shows a converged 5G home gateway. This converged 5G home gateway may include a 5G small cell power-saving control module, a home gateway, and 5G small cells. 4G and 5G terminals, such as laptops and smart devices, connect to the wireless network through the home gateway. The home gateway includes a Wi-Fi side and a PON side. Both the Wi-Fi side of the home gateway and the 5G small cells include a 5G terminal identification module. When enabled, the 5G terminal identification module identifies active 5G terminals and reports them to the 5G small cell power-saving control module. The 5G small cell power-saving control module may put the 5G small cells to sleep or wake them up as needed.

[0037] 5G small base stations may also include a sleep policy configuration module. This module allows configuration of the 5G small base station's sleep start time, sleep end time, and wake-up-to-sleep interval. The sleep start time and sleep end time limit the time period during which the 5G small base station can enter sleep mode. The sleep policy configuration module can actively learn historical sleep or wake-up data from the 5G small base station to maintain its sleep policy table. Figure 3 The right side shows an example hibernation policy table. For instance, in the first hibernation policy, the hibernation start time is 23:00, the hibernation end time is 6:00, and the wake-up-to-hibernation interval is 30 minutes. This first hibernation policy repeats from Monday to Friday. In the second hibernation policy, the hibernation start time is 0:00, the hibernation end time is 6:00, and the wake-up-to-hibernation interval is 1 hour. This second hibernation policy repeats on Saturdays and Sundays. Those skilled in the art will understand that other hibernation policies can be implemented as needed.

[0038] Figure 4 A hibernation flowchart according to an embodiment of this disclosure is shown. Hibernation policy configuration can be performed first, such as setting the hibernation start time, hibernation end time, wake-up and hibernation interval, and the applicable time of the hibernation policy. The hibernation policy table can be modified as needed. Alternatively, a previously configured hibernation policy table can be used instead of configuring it every time the device is enabled. The hibernation policy configuration module can also automatically maintain the hibernation policy table based on the hibernation history data of the 5G small base station, eliminating the need for manual configuration of the hibernation policy table.

[0039] In the pre-sleep decision-making step, when the allowed sleep start time is reached or the time for sleep again after wake-up is reached, the 5G small cell power saving control module instructs the 5G small cell and WiFi to prepare for sleep.

[0040] In the 5G terminal identification process, at the first time point, such as the allowed sleep start time or the time to sleep again after waking up, 5G terminal identification is initiated through the first 5G terminal identification module of the home gateway and the second 5G terminal identification module of the 5G small base station, and the identification result is sent to the energy-saving control module.

[0041] In the hibernation decision-making step, when the identification result indicates that there are no active 5G terminals, the energy-saving control module causes the 5G small base station to enter hibernation mode.

[0042] Figure 5 A wake-up flowchart according to an embodiment of this disclosure is shown. When the 5G small cell is in sleep mode, the WiFi side of the home gateway remains online. If there is a sudden surge in traffic, it will be carried by the WiFi side of the home gateway.

[0043] In the 5G terminal identification process, the first 5G terminal identification module on the WiFi side of the home gateway performs 5G terminal identification.

[0044] During the wake-up decision-making process, when an active 5G terminal is identified, the energy-saving control module enables the 5G small base station to enter normal mode.

[0045] During the step of stopping 5G terminal identification, the energy-saving control module causes the first 5G terminal identification module on the WiFi side of the home gateway to stop 5G terminal identification.

[0046] Additionally, at a second time point, for example, when the user-set sleep time ends, the energy-saving control module also causes the 5G small base station to enter normal mode and causes the first 5G terminal identification module in the WiFi side of the home gateway to stop 5G terminal identification.

[0047] Figure 4 The hibernation flowchart shown and Figure 5 The wake-up flowchart shown can be used in the energy-saving device for 5G small base stations disclosed in this application.

[0048] According to this disclosure, a 5G small cell sleep policy table can be automatically maintained based on historical sleep or wake-up data of the 5G small cell. When sleep mode is required, the 5G terminal identification module on the WiFi side of the 5G small cell and the gateway detects the presence of active 5G users. If no active 5G users are detected, the energy-saving control module instructs the 5G small cell to enter sleep mode, saving energy consumption during the quiet period. In sleep mode, sudden service requests are initially carried through the WiFi side of the gateway. When the 5G terminal identification module on the WiFi side of the gateway detects an active 5G user, the energy-saving control module wakes up the 5G small cell to continue providing service, without affecting the user experience.

[0049] This disclosure fully leverages the existing advantages of converged 5G home gateways, integrating the gateway's WiFi and 5G small cell base stations. This allows the function of waking up the small cell base station using the 5G terminal identification module on the WiFi side to be implemented internally within the product, making it convenient and feasible. Furthermore, the power consumption of the 5G small cell base station is twice that of the home gateway's WiFi, making power saving even more significant. All implementations are focused within the converged 5G home gateway, requiring no other network elements, and can be widely applied in converged 5G home gateways.

[0050] In embodiments according to this disclosure, for users who have purchased a converged 5G home gateway, the user can customize the sleep period according to their lifestyle habits, for example, by defining a sleep start time and a sleep end time. During the sleep period, based on the number of active 5G users detected by the home gateway's WiFi and the 5G small cell, the 5G small cell is put into sleep mode to reduce its power consumption. When there is uplink or downlink data transmission, the always-online WiFi of the home gateway is used to provide service first, and then the 5G small cell is woken up to continue providing service to the user.

[0051] According to embodiments of this disclosure, 5G small base stations can be flexibly put into hibernation or wake up, thereby achieving efficient energy saving. When a 5G small base station is in hibernation, sudden service demands are carried on the WiFi side of the home gateway without affecting the user experience. On the other hand, personalized configuration can be achieved by supporting automatic maintenance of the 5G small base station hibernation policy table.

[0052] According to one embodiment of the present invention, a computer-readable storage medium is also provided, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the method described above.

[0053] In some embodiments, the memory may include mounting media (e.g., CD-ROM, floppy disk, or magnetic tape devices), random access memory (such as DRAM, DDR RAM, SRAM, EDO RAM, Rambus RAM, etc.), non-volatile memory (such as flash memory, magnetic media, or optical storage devices), registers, or other similar types of memory elements. Memory 1102 may also include other types of memory or combinations thereof.

[0054] The processor can be any processor capable of processing information, such as a microprocessor, digital signal processor, microcontroller, multi-core processor, dedicated processor, interface for network communication, etc. The processor can run various software components stored in the storage device (such as possible software components according to embodiments of this disclosure) to perform various functions of the system.

[0055] The aspects of this disclosure may take the form of a completely hardware embodiment, a completely software embodiment (including firmware, resident software, microcode, etc.), or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects, and all of the foregoing may be generally referred to herein as a "circuit," "module," or "system." Any combination of one or more computer-readable storage media may be used. The computer-readable storage media may be a computer-readable signal medium or a computer-readable storage medium.

[0056] Computer-readable storage media can be, for example, but not limited to, electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor systems, apparatuses, or devices, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. More specific examples of computer-readable storage media (a non-exhaustive list) will include the following: electrical connections having one or more wires, portable computer disks, hard disks, random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), optical fiber, portable optical disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), optical storage devices, magnetic storage devices, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. In the context of this document, computer-readable storage media can be any tangible medium that contains or stores a program used by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.

[0057] This disclosure includes, in various embodiments, configurations, and aspects, components, methods, processes, systems, and / or apparatuses substantially as depicted and described herein, including various embodiments, sub-combinations, and subsets thereof. Those skilled in the art will understand how to make and use the systems and methods disclosed herein after understanding this disclosure. In various embodiments, configurations, and aspects, this disclosure includes apparatuses and processes that provide the absence of items not depicted and / or described herein, or in various embodiments, configurations, or aspects herein, the absence of items that might have already been used in prior apparatuses or processes, for example, to improve performance, ease of implementation, and / or reduce implementation costs.

[0058] In addition, embodiments of this disclosure may also include the following examples:

[0059] Project 1. An energy-saving device for 5G small base stations, the device comprising: an energy-saving control module; a gateway, the gateway including a first 5G terminal identification module; and a 5G small base station, the 5G small base station including a second 5G terminal identification module; wherein at a first time, the first 5G terminal identification module and the second 5G terminal identification module initiate 5G terminal identification and send the identification result to the energy-saving control module, and when the identification result indicates that there is no active 5G terminal, the energy-saving control module causes the 5G small base station to enter a sleep mode.

[0060] Project 2. According to the device described in Project 1, the 5G small base station further includes a sleep policy configuration module, wherein the first time is set through the sleep policy configuration module.

[0061] Project 3. According to the device described in Project 2, when the 5G small base station is in sleep mode, the first 5G terminal identification module performs 5G terminal identification, and when an active 5G terminal is identified, the energy-saving control module causes the 5G small base station to enter normal mode and causes the first 5G terminal identification module to stop 5G terminal identification.

[0062] Project 4. The device according to Project 3, wherein at the second time, the energy-saving control module enables the 5G small base station to enter normal mode, wherein the second time is set by the sleep strategy configuration module.

[0063] Item 5. The device according to Item 4, wherein the second time is a predetermined time period following the first time.

[0064] Item 6. The device according to Item 4, wherein the first time is a predetermined time period after the second time.

[0065] Project 7. According to the device described in Project 4, the sleep policy configuration module maintains the sleep policy table based on the sleep history data of the 5G small base station.

[0066] Project 8. A method for energy saving for 5G small base stations, the method comprising: initiating 5G terminal identification through a first 5G terminal identification module of a gateway and a second 5G terminal identification module of the 5G small base station at a first time, sending the identification result to an energy-saving control module, and when the identification result indicates that there is no active 5G terminal, the energy-saving control module causes the 5G small base station to enter a sleep mode.

[0067] Project 9. According to the method described in Project 8, the 5G small base station further includes a sleep policy configuration module, and the method further includes setting a first time through the sleep policy configuration module.

[0068] Project 10. According to the method described in Project 9, the method further includes: when the 5G small base station is in a dormant mode, the first 5G terminal identification module performs 5G terminal identification, and when an active 5G terminal is identified, the energy-saving control module causes the 5G small base station to enter a normal mode and causes the first 5G terminal identification module to stop 5G terminal identification.

[0069] Project 11. According to the method described in Project 10, the method further includes: at a second time, the energy-saving control module causes the 5G small base station to enter normal mode, wherein the second time is set by the sleep strategy configuration module.

[0070] Item 12. According to the method described in Item 11, the second time is a predetermined time period after the first time.

[0071] Item 13. The method described in Item 11, wherein the first time is the time of a predetermined period after the second time.

[0072] Item 14. The method according to Item 11, further comprising:

[0073] The hibernation policy configuration module maintains the hibernation policy table based on the hibernation history data of 5G small base stations.

[0074] Item 15. A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the method according to any one of items 8-14.

[0075] Furthermore, while the description of this disclosure includes descriptions of one or more embodiments, configurations, or aspects, certain variations and modifications, other variations, combinations, and modifications are also within the scope of this disclosure, for example, which may be within the scope of the technology and knowledge of those skilled in the art after understanding this disclosure. This disclosure is intended to provide a right that includes alternative embodiments, configurations, or aspects within the permissible scope, including alternative, interchangeable, and / or equivalent structures, functions, scopes, or steps to those claimed, regardless of whether such alternative, interchangeable, and / or equivalent structures, functions, scopes, or steps are specifically described herein. This document is not intended to publicly contribute any patentable technical solutions.

Claims

1. An energy-saving device for 5G small base stations, the device comprising: Energy-saving control module; The gateway includes a first 5G terminal identification module; as well as A 5G small base station, comprising a second 5G terminal identification module and a sleep policy configuration module, wherein the 5G small base station is a home small base station; In the first instance, the first 5G terminal identification module and the second 5G terminal identification module start 5G terminal identification and send the identification result to the energy-saving control module. When the identification results of the first 5G terminal identification module and the second 5G terminal identification module indicate that there is no active 5G terminal, the energy-saving control module causes the 5G small base station to enter the sleep mode. When the 5G small base station is in sleep mode, the first 5G terminal identification module performs 5G terminal identification, and when an active 5G terminal is identified, the energy-saving control module causes the 5G small base station to enter normal mode and causes the first 5G terminal identification module to stop 5G terminal identification. At the second time point, the energy-saving control module enables the 5G small base station to enter normal mode. The first and second time are set through the sleep policy configuration module, and the sleep policy configuration module maintains the sleep policy table based on the sleep history data of 5G small base stations.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the second time is a predetermined time period after the first time.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the first time is a predetermined time period after the second time.

4. An energy-saving method for 5G small base stations, the method comprising: 5G terminal identification is initiated at the first moment through the first 5G terminal identification module of the gateway and the second 5G terminal identification module of the 5G small base station. The identification results are sent to the energy-saving control module. When the identification results from the first and second 5G terminal identification modules indicate that there are no active 5G terminals, the energy-saving control module causes the 5G small base station to enter sleep mode. When the 5G small base station is in sleep mode, the first 5G terminal identification module performs 5G terminal identification. Upon identifying an active 5G terminal, the power-saving control module causes the 5G small base station to enter normal mode and stops the first 5G terminal identification module from identifying 5G terminals. At the second time point, the energy-saving control module enables the 5G small base station to enter normal mode. The 5G small base station is a home small base station. The 5G small base station also includes a sleep policy configuration module. The sleep policy configuration module sets a first time and a second time, and maintains a sleep policy table based on the sleep history data of the 5G small base station.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the second time is a predetermined time period after the first time.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the first time is a predetermined time period after the second time.

7. A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the method according to any one of claims 4-6.

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