Scg configuration method and apparatus, storage medium, user equipment, and network-side device

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a SCG configuration method, device, storage medium, user equipment and network side device, the method comprising: receiving a target evaluation condition and a target reconfiguration condition from a network side device; determining whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition. The present application determines whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition sent by the network side device, so as to reduce the power consumption of the user equipment in the SCG configuration process.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and particularly relates to a SCG configuration method and device, a storage medium, a user equipment and a network side device. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the rapid development of mobile Internet and Internet of Things technology, higher and higher requirements are put forward for the transmission rate and transmission delay of the wireless communication system. In order to realize higher transmission rate and lower transmission delay, the third generation partnership project (3GPP) introduces dual connectivity (DC) technology.

[0003] The dual connectivity technology refers to that a user equipment (UE) can establish a connection in two cell groups at the same time; the two cells are a master cell group (MCG) and a secondary cell group (SCG). The MCG includes a primary cell (PCell) and a secondary cell (SCell); the SCG includes a primary secondary cell (PSCell) and a SCell. With the development of technology, conditional PSCell addition (CPA) and conditional PSCell change are introduced. Therefore, how to configure the SCG is a technical problem to be solved. SUMMARY

[0004] In order to overcome the problems in the related art, the present disclosure provides a SCG configuration method and device, a storage medium, a user equipment and a network side device.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a SCG configuration method is provided, applied to a user equipment, and the method comprises:

[0006] receiving a target evaluation condition and a target reconfiguration condition from a network side device;

[0007] determining whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition.

[0008] According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a SCG configuration method is provided, applied to a network side device, and the method comprises:

[0009] The target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition are sent to the user equipment to instruct the user equipment to determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition.

[0010] According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, an SCG configuration apparatus is provided, applied to a user equipment, and the apparatus comprises:

[0011] a receiving module configured to receive a target evaluation condition and a target reconfiguration condition from a network side equipment;

[0012] a determining module configured to determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition.

[0013] According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, an SCG configuration apparatus is provided, applied to a network side equipment, and the apparatus comprises:

[0014] a sending module configured to send a target evaluation condition and a target reconfiguration condition to a user equipment to instruct the user equipment to determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition.

[0015] According to a fifth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a user equipment is provided, comprising:

[0016] a first processor;

[0017] a first memory for storing executable instructions of the first processor;

[0018] The first processor is configured to execute the executable instructions to implement the SCG configuration method provided in the first aspect of the present disclosure.

[0019] According to a sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a network side equipment is provided, comprising:

[0020] a second processor;

[0021] a second memory for storing executable instructions of the second processor;

[0022] The second processor is configured to execute the executable instructions to implement the SCG configuration method provided in the second aspect of the present disclosure.

[0023] According to a seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer readable storage medium is provided, which stores computer program instructions, and the program instructions are executed by a processor to implement the steps of the SCG configuration method provided in the first aspect or the second aspect of the present disclosure.

[0024] The technical scheme provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can have the following beneficial effects: by determining whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition sent by the network side device, the power consumption of the user equipment in the SCG configuration process can be reduced.

[0025] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and explanatory, and cannot limit the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0026] The above described and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent and easy to understand from the following description of the embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0027] Figure 1 is an application scenario to which a SCG configuration method according to some embodiments is applied.

[0028] Figure 2 is a flowchart of a SCG configuration method according to some embodiments.

[0029] Figure 3 is a communication timing diagram of a SCG configuration method according to some embodiments.

[0030] Figure 4 is a flowchart of a SCG configuration method according to some other embodiments.

[0031] Figure 5 is a flowchart of a SCG configuration method according to yet some other embodiments.

[0032] Figure 6 is a communication timing diagram of a SCG configuration method according to yet some other embodiments.

[0033] Figure 7 is a flowchart of a SCG configuration method according to still some other embodiments.

[0034] Figure 8 is a communication timing diagram of a SCG configuration method according to still some other embodiments.

[0035] Figure 9 is a flowchart of a SCG configuration method according to yet some other embodiments.

[0036] Figure 10 is a flowchart of a SCG configuration method according to still some other embodiments.

[0037] Figure 11 is a flowchart of a SCG configuration method according to yet some other embodiments.

[0038] Figure 12is a flow diagram of an SCG configuration method according to still further embodiments.

[0039] Figure 13 is a communication timing diagram of an SCG configuration method according to further embodiments.

[0040] Figure 14 is a flow diagram of an SCG configuration method according to some embodiments.

[0041] Figure 15 is a flow diagram of an SCG configuration method according to further embodiments.

[0042] Figure 16 is a flow diagram of an SCG configuration method according to still further embodiments.

[0043] Figure 17 is a flow diagram of an SCG configuration method according to still further embodiments.

[0044] Figure 18 is a block diagram of an SCG configuration apparatus according to some embodiments.

[0045] Figure 19 is a block diagram of an SCG configuration apparatus according to some embodiments.

[0046] Figure 20 is a block diagram of a user equipment according to some embodiments.

[0047] Figure 21 is a block diagram of a network-side equipment according to some embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0048] The exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein with reference to the attached drawings. The description of the exemplary embodiments is intended to apply to various alternative embodiments as well. The following description is not limited to the exemplary embodiments, but rather, is applicable to any apparatus and method consistent with the present disclosure. The following exemplary embodiments are described herein with reference to the figures. Similar components in the various figures are labeled with identical numerals. The following exemplary embodiments are described with reference to the following drawings:

[0049] To facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present application, the following explains some of the terms used in the embodiments of the present application, so as to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art.

[0050] 1) User equipment

[0051] User equipment includes devices that provide voice and / or data connectivity to users. Specifically, it includes devices that provide voice connectivity to users, or devices that provide data connectivity to users, or devices that provide both voice and data connectivity to users. For example, it may include handheld devices with wireless connectivity or processing devices connected to a wireless modem. Alternatively, user equipment may include user equipment (UE), wireless user equipment, mobile user equipment, or user device, etc.

[0052] 2) Network-side equipment

[0053] Network-side equipment, also known as wireless access network equipment, is a device that connects user equipment to a wireless network. It can include access network equipment, core network equipment, and service provider equipment (such as servers). Examples of network-side equipment include, but are not limited to: transmission reception points (TRPs), base stations (e.g., gNBs), radio network controllers (RNCs), Node Bs (NBs), base station controllers (BSCs), base transceiver stations (BTSs), home evolved Node Bs (HeNBs) or home Node Bs (HNBs), and baseband units (BBUs).

[0054] 3) Dual-connection architecture

[0055] A network architecture, in the DC architecture, a user equipment in the connected state can keep connection and communication with at least two different access network devices simultaneously, and can utilize the wireless resources of the two different access network devices, one of which is a master node (Master Node, Main Node or Primary Node, MN or PN), and the other is a secondary node (Secondary Node, SN), and the MN and the SN are connected with the same core network device. Compared with the SN, the MN can provide the signaling control function of the access network for the user equipment. The cell group on the MN side is the master cell group (Master Cell Group, Main Cell Group, or Primary Cell Group, MCG or PCG), and the MCG includes one primary cell (PCell) and M secondary cells (SCell), M≥0. The cell group on the SN side is the secondary cell group (Secondary Cell Group, SCG), and the SCG includes one primary secondary cell (PSCell) and N secondary cells (Secondary Cell, SCell), N≥0.

[0056] Among them, the PCell is the cell that the user equipment initially accesses on the MN side, the PCell and the SCell in the MCG work on different carriers and are combined together through the carrier aggregation (Carrier aggregation, CA) technology. Similarly, the PSCell is the cell that the user equipment initially accesses on the SN side, the PSCell and the SCell in the SCG work on different carriers and are combined together through the CA technology.

[0057] At present, when the cell switching is carried out, the network side device will configure the user equipment to measure, and according to the measurement result reported by the user equipment, the switching request is sent to the target cell. After the target cell confirms completion, it can send the user equipment a switching command, which can carry the configuration information of the target cell; the user equipment can implement the switching by the reconfiguration with sync. In addition, after the user equipment receives the switching command, it can synchronize with the target cell and initiate a random access process to access the target cell.

[0058] In order to improve the robustness of cell switching, 5G proposes conditional handover (CHO), that is, the network side device can configure a CHO switching command for the user equipment in advance, and the CHO switching command can include a switching target cell configuration and a switching trigger condition. Among them, the switching target cell configuration includes a reconfiguration message provided for the target cell, and the reconfiguration message can be an RRC reconfiguration message (RRCReconfiguration). The user equipment can store the CHO switching command received by it. On this basis, the user equipment can perform RRM (Radio Resource Management) measurement to determine whether it meets the switching condition. When it is determined that the switching trigger condition is met, the user equipment can perform a cell switching operation by itself, and the cell switching operation can be realized by performing a synchronous reconfiguration. In this way, wireless link failure caused by too late sending of the switching command by the base station can be avoided.

[0059] The existing switching condition can include A3 event and A5 event, wherein the A3 event is that the channel quality of a neighbor cell is higher than that of a serving cell, and the difference between the two is greater than a certain value, and the serving cell can be a cell currently camped by the user equipment; the A5 event is that the channel quality of a neighbor cell is higher than a first threshold, and the channel quality of a serving cell is lower than a second threshold, and the first threshold can be greater than the second threshold. In addition, the switching condition can also include the distance between the user equipment and the reference point and time, etc., wherein the reference point can be an absolute geographical position configured by the base station.

[0060] In some embodiments, the network side device can configure one or more switching conditions for a certain target cell, and when multiple switching conditions are configured, the switching to the target cell can be triggered when the multiple switching conditions are all met.

[0061] As known from the above introduction, in dual connectivity, the user equipment can maintain connection with two cell groups, which can be a master cell group (MCG) and a secondary cell group (SCG). Among them, there can be a primary cell (PCell) in the master cell group as the master cell of the master cell group to provide connection management and access control for the master cell group; there is a primary secondary cell (PSCell) in the secondary cell group as the master cell of the secondary cell group to provide connection management and access control for the secondary cell group.

[0062] Currently, a conditional PSCell addition (CPA) and conditional PSCell change (CPC) procedure similar to CHO is introduced, when the condition is met, the user equipment can perform PSCell addition or PSCell change by itself. In all embodiments of the present disclosure, the conditional PSCell change can be referred to as CPC change or CPC, and the SCG change can include the PSCell change. The user equipment can store the received CHO / CPA / CPC command and condition locally, and evaluate the stored condition, and when it is determined that the CHO / CPA / CPC condition is met, the user equipment can execute the command corresponding to the CHO / CPA / CPC. In addition, the user equipment can delete the stored CHO / CPA / CPC command and condition after successfully executing the command. In a possible implementation, the network side device does not configure the CPA and CPC commands for the user equipment at the same time. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the CHO / CPA / CPC condition is also referred to as a reconfiguration condition, or a handover condition, or a condition. CHO / CPA / CPC refers to at least one of CHO, CPA, and CPC.

[0063] In order to quickly switch between different PSCells, after successfully performing PSCell addition or PSCell change, the user equipment can continue to retain the stored CPA / CPC command and condition, and the UE can only maintain one MCG / Pcell and one SCG / PSCell.

[0064] After performing the PSCell addition or PSCell change operation, the user equipment continues to retain the stored CPA / CPC command, so that the user equipment may have configured the SCG, at this time, the user equipment also evaluates the stored CPA condition to determine whether the current state meets the CPA condition; however, even if the CPA condition is met, the user equipment cannot perform PSCell addition. In addition, the user equipment also evaluates the stored CPC condition even if it does not configure the SCG, at this time, even if the CPC condition is met, the user equipment cannot perform PSCell change (also referred to as SCG change). This can cause the user equipment to waste power during the evaluation process, and the behavior of the user equipment can be wrong when the condition is met.

[0065] In order to solve the above problems, the embodiments of the present application provide an SCG configuration method, device, storage medium, user equipment and network side device, to reduce the power consumption in the condition evaluation process.

[0066] An application environment of the SCG configuration method provided in the embodiment is described as follows, as shown in Figure 1 The application environment can include a user equipment 01 and a network side equipment 02, wherein the user equipment 01 and the network side equipment 02 can be connected through wired or wireless means.

[0067] The user equipment 01 can be a mobile station (MS) or a mobile terminal (MT), etc. Specifically, the user equipment 01 can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer or a computer with wireless transceiver function, and can also be a virtual reality (VR) terminal, an augmented reality (AR) terminal, a wireless terminal in industrial control, a wireless terminal in unmanned driving, a wireless terminal in remote medical treatment, a wireless terminal in smart grid, a wireless terminal in smart city, a smart home, a vehicle-mounted terminal, etc.

[0068] The network side equipment 02 can include an access network equipment, a core network equipment, a device (such as a server) of a service provider, etc., without limitation. The network side equipment 02 is mainly used to implement functions such as resource scheduling, radio resource management and radio access control of the user equipment 01. Specifically, the network side equipment 02 can be any one of a small base station, a wireless access point, a transmission receive point (TRP), a transmission point (TP) and some other access node.

[0069] Figure 2 A flowchart of an SCG configuration method according to some embodiments is shown. As shown in Figure 2 The SCG configuration method can be used in a user equipment in Figure 1 , and includes the following steps.

[0070] In step S110, the user equipment receives a target evaluation condition and a target reconfiguration condition from a network side equipment.

[0071] Those skilled in the art can understand that the user equipment receiving the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition from the network side equipment is explicitly defined in all embodiments of the disclosure; in an implementation manner, the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition can be sent to the user equipment by the network side equipment through the same signaling, or can be sent to the user equipment by the network side equipment through different signaling.

[0072] In an implementation, the network-side device can configure the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition to the user equipment directly through the same or different signaling. In another implementation, the network-side device can also send parameters for determining the target evaluation condition or parameters for determining the target reconfiguration condition to the user equipment through the same or different signaling. For example, the embodiments of the present application can determine one or more candidate target evaluation conditions through a communication protocol or pre-configuration, and indicate the identity or index of one of the target evaluation conditions through signaling. For another example, the embodiments of the present application can determine one or more candidate target reconfiguration conditions through a communication protocol or pre-configuration, and indicate the identity or index of one of the target reconfiguration conditions through signaling.

[0073] Those skilled in the art can understand that in all embodiments of the present disclosure, the target evaluation condition or the target reconfiguration condition can be determined through a communication protocol or pre-configuration. For example, the user equipment can determine the target evaluation condition through a communication protocol or pre-configuration, and determine the target reconfiguration condition through the signaling sent by the network-side device. For another example, the user equipment can determine the target evaluation condition through the signaling sent by the network-side device, and determine the target reconfiguration condition through a communication protocol or pre-configuration. For another example, the user equipment can determine the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition through a communication protocol or pre-configuration.

[0074] In all embodiments of the present application, the target evaluation condition is used to determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition, and the target evaluation condition can be related to the SCG. Specifically, the target evaluation condition can include that the user equipment has performed an operation related to the SCG, has not performed an operation related to the SCG, or other evaluation conditions. Among them, the operation related to the SCG can be at least one of that the SCG is configured, the SCG is established, the PSCell exists, and the SCG that has been activated exists; the operation not related to the SCG can be at least one of that the SCG is not configured, the SCG is not established, the PSCell does not exist, and the SCG that has been activated does not exist; and the other evaluation condition can be that the PSCell or the PCell of the user equipment is consistent with a specified cell identity.

[0075] Here, the target reconfiguration condition can be related to a secondary cell group, which can be at least one of the above-mentioned handover conditions. Specifically, the target reconfiguration condition can be related to CPC change or SCG change, and can also be related to CPA or SCG addition. As a specific implementation, the target reconfiguration condition can include at least one of the following: the channel quality of a neighboring cell is higher than the channel quality of a serving cell, and the channel quality is higher than a specified value, where the serving cell can be a cell in which the user equipment currently resides; the channel quality of the neighboring cell is higher than a first threshold, and the channel quality of the serving cell is lower than a second threshold, where the first threshold can be higher than the second threshold; the distance between the user equipment and a specified reference point exceeds a preset distance, where the specified reference point can be an absolute physical address sent by a network side device, i.e., the specified reference point can be a GPS point; and the current time is within a specified time period.

[0076] As an optional manner, after receiving the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition, the user equipment can store the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition. In addition, when the target reconfiguration condition includes different types of reconfiguration conditions, the user equipment can store the different types of reconfiguration conditions in different local variables, where the different types of reconfiguration conditions can include reconfiguration conditions related to CPC or SCG change and reconfiguration conditions related to CPA or SCG addition.

[0077] Optionally, when storing different types of reconfiguration conditions, the embodiments of the present application can also add additional indications to the different types of reconfiguration conditions to distinguish which type of reconfiguration condition the reconfiguration condition to be stored is by using the indications, where the different types of reconfiguration conditions can be stored in the same local variable.

[0078] As an optional manner, after receiving the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition, the user equipment can determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition, i.e., entering step S120.

[0079] In step S120, the user equipment determines whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition.

[0080] In some embodiments, the user equipment can determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition received from the network side device. If it is determined to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition sent by the network side device, the present application can perform the operation of evaluating the target reconfiguration condition.

[0081] In addition, if it is determined according to the target evaluation condition received by the network side device that the target reconfiguration condition is not to be evaluated, the embodiment of the application can not perform the operation of evaluating the target reconfiguration condition, so as to avoid unnecessary power consumption caused by condition evaluation.

[0082] The embodiment of the application provides that the user equipment can determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition sent by the network side device, so as to reduce the power consumption of the user equipment in the SCG configuration process.

[0083] Figure 3 is a communication timing diagram of an SCG configuration method according to some embodiments. As shown in Figure 3 , the user equipment can receive the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition sent by the network side device. On this basis, the user equipment can determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition.

[0084] Figure 4 is a flow chart of an SCG configuration method according to some embodiments. As shown in Figure 4 , the SCG configuration method can be used in the user equipment in Figure 1 , and includes the following steps.

[0085] In step S210, the user equipment receives the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition from the network side device.

[0086] In the embodiment of the application, the target reconfiguration condition can include a first reconfiguration condition and a second reconfiguration condition. The first reconfiguration condition can be related to CPC or SCG change, and the second reconfiguration condition can be related to CPA or SCG addition.

[0087] As an optional way, after receiving the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition, the user equipment can store the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition. In addition, as known from the above introduction, the target reconfiguration condition can include a first reconfiguration condition and a second reconfiguration condition, and the user equipment can store the first reconfiguration condition and the second reconfiguration condition in different local variables.

[0088] Optionally, when storing the first reconfiguration condition and the second reconfiguration condition, the embodiment of the application can also add an additional indication to the first reconfiguration condition and the second reconfiguration condition, so as to distinguish whether the reconfiguration condition to be stored is the first reconfiguration condition or the second reconfiguration condition through the indication. At this time, the first reconfiguration condition and the second reconfiguration condition can be stored in the same local variable.

[0089] In the embodiments of the present application, the first reconfiguration condition or the second reconfiguration condition can include at least one of the following: the channel quality of the neighboring cell is higher than the channel quality of the serving cell, and the channel quality is higher than a specified value, wherein the serving cell can be a cell in which the user equipment currently resides; the channel quality of the neighboring cell is higher than a first threshold, and the channel quality of the serving cell is lower than a second threshold, and the first threshold can be higher than the second threshold; the distance between the user equipment and a specified reference point exceeds a preset distance, and the specified reference point can be an absolute physical address sent by the network side device, i.e., the specified reference point can be a GPS point; the current time is within a specified time period.

[0090] In step S220, the user equipment acquires the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition.

[0091] As an optional manner, after receiving the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition, the user equipment can acquire the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition, and then determine whether the target reconfiguration condition is the first reconfiguration condition or the second reconfiguration condition based on the target reconfiguration condition, i.e., enter step S230.

[0092] In step S230, the user equipment determines whether the target reconfiguration condition is the first reconfiguration condition or the second reconfiguration condition according to the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition.

[0093] In the embodiments of the present application, the configuration corresponding to the first reconfiguration condition can include a CPC or SCG change reconfiguration condition, and the configuration corresponding to the second reconfiguration condition can include a CPA or SCG addition reconfiguration condition.

[0094] As a specific implementation, when it is detected that the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition includes a CPC or SCG change reconfiguration condition, the user equipment can determine that the target reconfiguration condition is the first reconfiguration condition, and at this time, it can take the first reconfiguration condition as the target reconfiguration condition.

[0095] As another specific implementation, when it is detected that the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition includes a CPA or SCG addition reconfiguration condition, the user equipment can determine that the target reconfiguration condition is the second reconfiguration condition, and at this time, it can take the second reconfiguration condition as the target reconfiguration condition.

[0096] In step S240, the user equipment determines whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition.

[0097] As an optional mode, after obtaining the target reconfiguration condition, the user equipment can determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition. Specifically, when the target reconfiguration condition is the first reconfiguration condition, the user equipment can determine whether to evaluate the first reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition, that is, the user equipment can determine whether to evaluate the CPC or SCG change according to the target evaluation condition.

[0098] Optionally, when the target reconfiguration condition is the second reconfiguration condition, the user equipment can determine whether to evaluate the second reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition, that is, the user equipment can determine whether to evaluate the CPA or SCG addition according to the target evaluation condition.

[0099] The embodiments of the present application provide that the user equipment can determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition sent by the network side equipment, wherein the target reconfiguration condition can include the first reconfiguration condition and the second reconfiguration condition, and the first reconfiguration condition is related to the CPC or SCG change, and the second reconfiguration condition is related to the CPA or SCG addition. In this way, not only the power consumption of the user equipment in the condition evaluation process can be reduced, but also the error of the behavior of the user equipment when the evaluation condition is met can be avoided.

[0100] Figure 5 is a flow chart of an SCG configuration method according to still another embodiment. As shown in Figure 5 , the SCG configuration method can be used in the user equipment in Figure 1 , and includes the following steps.

[0101] In step S310, the user equipment receives the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition from the network side equipment.

[0102] Wherein, step S310 refers to the introduction of step S210 in the above embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0103] In step S320, the user equipment receives the first network indication information from the network side equipment.

[0104] As an optional mode, the user equipment can receive the first network indication information from the network side equipment, wherein the first network indication information is used to indicate whether the configuration of the target reconfiguration condition stored by the user equipment is related to the first reconfiguration condition or the second reconfiguration condition.

[0105] In addition, the first network indication information can be received by the user equipment together with the target reconfiguration condition, that is, the first network indication information can be carried in the target reconfiguration condition. Alternatively, the first network indication information can also be received by the user after receiving the target reconfiguration condition, that is, the first network indication information can be sent to the user equipment separately. The specific way and time when the first network indication information is sent to the user equipment are not specified here and can be selected according to actual conditions.

[0106] In step S330, the user equipment determines the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition according to the first network indication information.

[0107] As an optional way, the user equipment can determine the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition according to the first network indication information after receiving the first network indication information, and then determine whether the target reconfiguration condition is the first reconfiguration condition or the second reconfiguration condition according to the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition, that is, enter step S340.

[0108] As a specific embodiment, the first network indication information can be used to indicate that the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition is the first configuration, and the first configuration can include the CPC or SCG change reconfiguration condition.

[0109] As another specific embodiment, the first network indication information can be used to indicate that the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition is the second configuration, and the second configuration can include the CPA or SCG addition reconfiguration condition.

[0110] In step S340, the user equipment determines whether the target reconfiguration condition is the first reconfiguration condition or the second reconfiguration condition according to the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition.

[0111] As can be known from the above description, the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition can include the first configuration and the second configuration, wherein the first configuration can include the CPC or SCG change reconfiguration condition, and the second configuration can include the CPA or SCG addition reconfiguration condition.

[0112] As an optional way, when the user equipment determines that the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition is the first configuration, it can determine that the target reconfiguration condition is the first reconfiguration condition. Alternatively, when the user equipment determines that the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition is the second configuration, it can determine that the target reconfiguration condition is the second reconfiguration condition.

[0113] In step S350, the user equipment determines whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition.

[0114] The above embodiments of step S350 have been described in detail, and will not be repeated here.

[0115] Figure 6 is a communication timing diagram illustrating an SCG configuration method according to still some embodiments. As shown in Figure 6 , the user equipment can receive the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition sent by the network side equipment. In addition, the user equipment can also receive the first network indication information sent by the network side equipment, to determine the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition according to the first network indication information, and determine whether the target reconfiguration condition is the first reconfiguration condition or the second reconfiguration condition according to the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition. On this basis, the user equipment can determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition.

[0116] The embodiments of the present application provide that the user equipment can determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition sent by the network side equipment, wherein the target reconfiguration condition can include the first reconfiguration condition and the second reconfiguration condition, and the first reconfiguration condition is related to the CPC or the SCG change, and the second reconfiguration condition is related to the CPA or the SCG addition. In this way, not only the power consumption of the user equipment in the condition evaluation process can be reduced, but also the error of the behavior of the user equipment when the evaluation condition is met can be avoided. In addition, the embodiments of the present application can determine the configuration corresponding to the target condition according to the first network indication information sent by the network side equipment, which can simply and effectively realize the configuration of the SCG, and can avoid the error of the behavior of the user equipment when the evaluation condition is met.

[0117] Figure 7 is a flow chart of an SCG configuration method according to still some embodiments. As shown in Figure 7 , the SCG configuration method can be used in the user equipment in Figure 1 , and includes the following steps.

[0118] In step S410, the user equipment receives the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition from the network side equipment.

[0119] Wherein, step S410 refers to the introduction of step S210 in the above embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0120] In step S420, the user equipment receives the second network indication information from the network side equipment.

[0121] As an optional way, the user equipment can receive the second network indication information from the network side equipment, which is used to indicate whether the target reconfiguration condition stored by the user equipment is the first reconfiguration condition or the second reconfiguration condition.

[0122] In the embodiments of the present application, the second network indication information can be received by the user equipment together with the target reconfiguration condition, i.e., the second network indication information can be carried in the target reconfiguration condition. Alternatively, the second network indication information can also be received by the user after receiving the target reconfiguration condition, i.e., the second network indication information can be sent to the user equipment separately. The specific way and time when the second network indication information is sent to the user equipment are not specified here and can be selected according to actual conditions.

[0123] In step S430, the user equipment determines whether the target reconfiguration condition is the first reconfiguration condition or the second reconfiguration condition according to the second network indication information.

[0124] As an optional way, after receiving the second network indication information sent by the network side equipment, the user equipment can determine whether the target reconfiguration condition is the first reconfiguration condition or the second reconfiguration condition according to the second network indication information.

[0125] As a specific implementation, when the second network indication information indicates that the target reconfiguration condition is the first reconfiguration condition, the user equipment can determine whether to evaluate the first reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition. Alternatively, when the second network indication information indicates that the target reconfiguration condition is the second reconfiguration condition, the user equipment can determine whether to evaluate the second reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition.

[0126] In step S440, the user equipment determines whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition.

[0127] The above embodiments of step S440 have been described in detail and will not be repeated here.

[0128] Figure 8 is a communication timing diagram of an SCG configuration method according to still another embodiment. As shown in Figure 8 The user equipment can receive the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition sent by the network side equipment. In addition, the user equipment can also receive the second network indication information sent by the network side equipment to determine whether the target reconfiguration condition is the first reconfiguration condition or the second reconfiguration condition according to the second network indication information. On this basis, the user equipment can determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition.

[0129] The embodiments of the present application provide that the user equipment can determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition sent by the network side equipment, wherein the target reconfiguration condition can include the first reconfiguration condition and the second reconfiguration condition, and the first reconfiguration condition is related to the CPC or SCG change, and the second reconfiguration condition is related to the CPA or SCG addition. In this way, not only the power consumption of the user equipment in the condition evaluation process can be reduced, but also the error of the behavior of the user equipment when the evaluation condition is met can be avoided. In addition, the embodiments of the present application can determine the target reconfiguration condition according to the second network indication information sent by the network side equipment, so that the power consumption of the user equipment can be further reduced, and the error of the user equipment when the evaluation condition is met can be avoided.

[0130] Figure 9 is a flowchart of an SCG configuration method according to still another embodiment. As shown in Figure 9 , the SCG configuration method can be used in the user equipment in Figure 1 , and includes the following steps.

[0131] In step S510, the user equipment receives the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition from the network side equipment.

[0132] Wherein, step S510 refers to the introduction of the above embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0133] In step S520, the user equipment evaluates the first reconfiguration condition when the first evaluation condition is met, and the first evaluation condition is that the user equipment has performed an operation related to the SCG.

[0134] As an optional way, the user equipment can evaluate the first reconfiguration condition when the first evaluation condition is met. Wherein, the first evaluation condition can be that the user equipment has performed an operation related to the SCG. Specifically, the first evaluation condition can be at least one of that the user equipment is configured with the SCG, the user equipment establishes the SCG, the user equipment has the PSCell, and the user equipment has the activated SCG.

[0135] As an example, when it is determined that the user equipment has been configured with the SCG, the embodiments of the present application can evaluate the first reconfiguration condition.

[0136] As another example, when it is determined that the user equipment has established the SCG, the embodiments of the present application can evaluate the first reconfiguration condition.

[0137] As another example, when it is determined that the user equipment has the PSCell, the embodiments of the present application can evaluate the first reconfiguration condition.

[0138] As another example, when it is determined that there is an already activated SCG in the user equipment, the embodiments of the present application can evaluate the first reconfiguration condition.

[0139] In addition, if it is determined that the user equipment does not meet the first evaluation condition, the embodiments of the present application can not evaluate the first reconfiguration condition.

[0140] The embodiments of the present application provide that the user equipment can determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition sent by the network side device, thereby reducing the power consumption of the user equipment in the SCG configuration process. In addition, the embodiments of the present application evaluate the first reconfiguration condition when it is determined that the user equipment meets the first evaluation condition, which can avoid unnecessary CPA or SCG evaluation, so as to not only further reduce the power consumption of the user equipment, but also avoid errors in the behavior of the user equipment when the evaluation condition is met.

[0141] Figure 10 is a flowchart of an SCG configuration method according to still another embodiment. As shown in Figure 10 , the SCG configuration method can be used in the user equipment in Figure 1 , and includes the following steps.

[0142] In step S610, the user equipment receives a target evaluation condition and a target reconfiguration condition from a network side device.

[0143] Wherein, step S610 please refer to the introduction of the above embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0144] In step S620, the user equipment evaluates the second reconfiguration condition when meeting the second evaluation condition, and the second evaluation condition is that the user equipment does not perform an operation related to the SCG.

[0145] As an optional way, the user equipment can evaluate the second reconfiguration condition when meeting the second evaluation condition. Wherein, the second evaluation condition can be that the user equipment does not perform an operation related to the SCG. Specifically, the second evaluation condition can be at least one of that the user equipment is not configured with the SCG, the user equipment does not establish the SCG, the user equipment does not exist PSCell, and the user equipment does not exist an already activated SCG.

[0146] As an example, when it is determined that the user equipment is not configured with the SCG, the embodiments of the present application can evaluate the second reconfiguration condition.

[0147] As another example, when it is determined that the user equipment does not establish the SCG, the embodiments of the present application can evaluate the second reconfiguration condition.

[0148] As another example, when it is determined that the user equipment does not have the PSCell, the embodiments of the present application can evaluate the second reconfiguration condition.

[0149] As another example, when it is determined that the user equipment does not have the SCG that has been activated, the embodiments of the present application can evaluate the second reconfiguration condition.

[0150] In addition, if it is determined that the user equipment does not meet the second evaluation condition, the embodiments of the present application can not evaluate the second reconfiguration condition.

[0151] The embodiments of the present application provide that the user equipment can determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition sent by the network side equipment, thereby reducing the power consumption of the user equipment in the SCG configuration process. In addition, the embodiments of the present application evaluate the second reconfiguration condition when it is determined that the user equipment meets the second evaluation condition, which can avoid unnecessary CPC or SCG evaluation, thereby further reducing the power consumption of the user equipment and avoiding errors of the user equipment when the evaluation condition is met.

[0152] Figure 11 is a flowchart of an SCG configuration method according to still another embodiment. As shown in Figure 11 , the SCG configuration method can be used in the user equipment in Figure 1 , and includes the following steps.

[0153] In step S710, the user equipment receives the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition from the network side equipment.

[0154] Wherein, step S710 refers to the introduction of the above embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0155] In step S720, the user equipment evaluates the third reconfiguration condition when the third evaluation condition is met, the third evaluation condition being that the PSCell or PCell of the user equipment is consistent with a specified cell identifier, and the third reconfiguration condition corresponding to the third evaluation condition.

[0156] As an optional way, the user equipment can evaluate the third reconfiguration condition when the third evaluation condition is met. Wherein, the third evaluation condition can be that the PSCell or PCell of the user equipment is consistent with a specified cell identifier, and the specified cell identifier can be sent by the network side equipment. In addition, the third reconfiguration condition can correspond to the third evaluation condition.

[0157] As an optional manner, the user equipment can receive a plurality of third evaluation conditions from the network side equipment, each of which is different. In addition, each of the third evaluation conditions can correspond to one or more third reconfiguration conditions, and if the third evaluation condition is satisfied, the embodiments of the present application can evaluate the third reconfiguration condition corresponding to the third evaluation condition.

[0158] In the embodiments of the present application, the first reconfiguration condition, the second reconfiguration condition and the third reconfiguration condition can include at least one of the following: the channel quality of the neighboring cell is higher than the channel quality of the serving cell, and the channel quality is higher than a specified value, wherein the serving cell can be the cell currently camped by the user equipment; the channel quality of the neighboring cell is higher than a first threshold, and the channel quality of the serving cell is lower than a second threshold, wherein the first threshold can be higher than the second threshold; the distance between the user equipment and a specified reference point exceeds a preset distance, wherein the specified reference point can be an absolute physical address sent by the network side equipment, i.e. the specified reference point can be a GPS point; the current time is within a specified time period.

[0159] In addition, if it is determined that the user equipment does not satisfy the third evaluation condition, the embodiments of the present application can not evaluate the third reconfiguration condition.

[0160] The embodiments of the present application provide that the user equipment can determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition sent by the network side equipment, thereby reducing the power consumption of the user equipment in the SCG configuration process. In addition, the embodiments of the present application evaluate the third reconfiguration condition when it is determined that the user equipment satisfies the third evaluation condition, which can further reduce the power consumption of the user equipment, and can accurately and effectively realize the configuration of the SCG, and can avoid errors of the user equipment when the evaluation condition is satisfied.

[0161] Figure 12 is a flow chart of an SCG configuration method according to still another embodiment. As shown in Figure 12 , the SCG configuration method can be used in the user equipment in Figure 1 , and includes the following steps.

[0162] In step S810, the user equipment receives a target evaluation condition and a target reconfiguration condition from the network side equipment.

[0163] Wherein, step S810 please refer to the introduction of the above embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0164] In step S820, the user equipment receives the correspondence between the third evaluation condition and the third reconfiguration condition sent by the network side equipment.

[0165] In the embodiments of the present application, the user equipment can receive the correspondence between the third evaluation condition and the third configuration condition sent by the network side device. The network side device can be a base station, i.e., the user equipment can receive the correspondence between the third evaluation condition and the third configuration condition sent by the base station. In addition, the correspondence between the third evaluation condition and the third configuration condition can be stored in a relationship lookup table, and through the relationship lookup table, the user equipment can quickly obtain the third configuration condition corresponding thereto.

[0166] On this basis, after determining the third evaluation condition, the user equipment can obtain the third reconfiguration condition corresponding thereto through the correspondence between the third evaluation condition and the third reconfiguration condition.

[0167] In step S830, the user equipment evaluates the third reconfiguration condition in the case that the third evaluation condition is met. The third evaluation condition is that the PSCell or PCell of the user equipment is consistent with the specified cell identifier, and the third reconfiguration condition corresponds to the third evaluation condition.

[0168] In the embodiments of the present application, the third evaluation condition can be that the PSCell or PCell of the user equipment is consistent with the specified cell identifier, and the third reconfiguration condition corresponds to the third evaluation condition.

[0169] The embodiments of the present application provide that the user equipment can determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition sent by the network side device, thereby reducing the power consumption of the user equipment in the SCG configuration process. In addition, the present application evaluates the third reconfiguration condition in the case that the third evaluation condition of the user equipment is met. The third reconfiguration condition can be obtained through the correspondence sent by the network side device, which can further reduce the power consumption of the user equipment and simply and flexibly implement the configuration of the SCG.

[0170] Figure 13 is a communication timing diagram of an SCG configuration method according to still some embodiments. As shown in Figure 13 The user equipment can receive the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition sent by the network side device. In addition, the user equipment can also receive the correspondence between the third evaluation condition and the third reconfiguration condition sent by the network side device, so as to obtain the third reconfiguration condition corresponding to the third evaluation condition through the correspondence. The user equipment can evaluate the third reconfiguration condition in the case that the third evaluation condition is met. The third evaluation condition can be that the PSCell or PCell of the user equipment is consistent with the specified cell identifier, and the third reconfiguration condition corresponds to the third evaluation condition.

[0171] Figure 14 is a flow chart of an SCG configuration method according to some embodiments. As shown in Figure 14As shown, the SCG configuration method can be used in a network side device in Figure 1 , and includes the following steps.

[0172] In step S910, the network side device sends a target evaluation condition and a target reconfiguration condition to the user equipment, to instruct the user equipment to determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition.

[0173] The introduction of the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition can refer to the above embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0174] In the embodiments of the present application, the network side device can send a target evaluation condition and a target reconfiguration condition to the user equipment, to instruct the user equipment to determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition. In this way, the power wasted by the user equipment in the condition evaluation process can be reduced.

[0175] Figure 15 is a flowchart of an SCG configuration method according to still other embodiments. As shown in Figure 15 , the SCG configuration method can be used in a network side device in Figure 1 , and includes the following steps.

[0176] In step S1010, the network side device sends a target evaluation condition and a target reconfiguration condition to the user equipment, to instruct the user equipment to determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition.

[0177] In step S1020, the network side device sends first network indication information to the user equipment, to instruct the user equipment to determine the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition.

[0178] The introduction of the first network indication information can refer to the above embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0179] In the embodiments of the present application, the network side device can send a target evaluation condition and a target reconfiguration condition to the user equipment, to instruct the user equipment to determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition, to reduce the power wasted by the user equipment in the condition evaluation process. In addition, the network side device can also send first network indication information to the user equipment, so that the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition can be quickly and effectively obtained, and the configuration of the SCG can be accelerated.

[0180] Figure 16 is a flowchart of an SCG configuration method according to still other embodiments. As shown in Figure 16 , the SCG configuration method can be used in a network side device in Figure 1 , and includes the following steps.

[0181] In step S1110, the network-side device sends the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition to the user equipment to instruct the user equipment to determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition.

[0182] In step S1120, the network-side device sends the second network indication information to the user equipment to instruct the user equipment to determine whether the target reconfiguration condition is the first reconfiguration condition or the second reconfiguration condition.

[0183] The introduction of the second network indication information can refer to the above-mentioned embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0184] In the embodiments of the present application, the network-side device can send the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition to the user equipment to instruct the user equipment to determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition, so as to reduce the power wasted by the user equipment in the condition evaluation process. In addition, the network-side device can also send the second network indication information to the user equipment, so that the user equipment can quickly and effectively determine whether the target reconfiguration condition is the first reconfiguration condition or the second reconfiguration condition, and then the configuration of the SCG can be accelerated.

[0185] Figure 17 is a flowchart of an SCG configuration method according to still some embodiments. As shown in Figure 17 , the SCG configuration method can be used in the network-side device in Figure 1 , and includes the following steps.

[0186] In step S1210, the network-side device sends the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition to the user equipment to instruct the user equipment to determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition.

[0187] In step S1220, the network-side device sends the correspondence between the third evaluation condition and the third reconfiguration condition to the user equipment.

[0188] The third evaluation condition, the third reconfiguration condition, and the correspondence between the two can refer to the above-mentioned embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0189] In the embodiments of the present application, the network-side device can send the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition to the user equipment to instruct the user equipment to determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition, so as to reduce the power wasted by the user equipment in the condition evaluation process. In addition, the network-side device can also send the correspondence between the third evaluation condition and the third reconfiguration condition to the user equipment, so that the user equipment can be more flexible in the configuration of the SCG.

[0190] Figure 18 is a block diagram of an SCG configuration apparatus 1300 according to some embodiments. Referring to Figure 18 , the SCG configuration apparatus 1300 is applied to a user equipment, and the SCG configuration apparatus 1300 can include a receiving module 1310 and a determining module 1320.

[0191] The receiving module 1310 is configured to receive a target evaluation condition and a target reconfiguration condition from a network side device;

[0192] The determining module 1320 is configured to determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition.

[0193] In some embodiments, the target reconfiguration condition includes a first reconfiguration condition and a second reconfiguration condition, the first reconfiguration condition is related to CPC or SCG change, and the second reconfiguration condition is related to CPA or SCG addition.

[0194] In some embodiments, the SCG configuration apparatus 1300 can further include:

[0195] A configuration obtaining module configured to obtain a configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition;

[0196] A first determining module configured to determine whether the target reconfiguration condition is the first reconfiguration condition or the second reconfiguration condition according to the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition, the configuration corresponding to the first reconfiguration condition including a CPC or SCG change reconfiguration condition, and the configuration corresponding to the second reconfiguration condition including a CPA or SCG addition reconfiguration condition.

[0197] In some embodiments, the configuration obtaining module can include:

[0198] A first indication receiving submodule configured to receive first network indication information from the network side device;

[0199] A configuration determining submodule configured to determine the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition according to the first network indication information.

[0200] In some embodiments, the SCG configuration apparatus 1300 can further include:

[0201] A second indication receiving module configured to receive second network indication information from the network side device;

[0202] A second determining module configured to determine whether the target reconfiguration condition is the first reconfiguration condition or the second reconfiguration condition according to the second network indication information.

[0203] In some embodiments, the first reconfiguration condition and the second reconfiguration condition are stored in different local variables.

[0204] In some embodiments, the determining module 1320 can comprise:

[0205] a first evaluating submodule configured to evaluate the first reconfiguration condition if a first evaluating condition is met, the first evaluating condition being that the user equipment performs an operation related to SCG.

[0206] In some embodiments, the performing an operation related to SCG comprises at least one of configuring SCG, establishing SCG, existing PSCell, and existing activated SCG.

[0207] In some embodiments, the determining module 1320 can further comprise:

[0208] a second evaluating submodule configured to evaluate the second reconfiguration condition if a second evaluating condition is met, the second evaluating condition being that the user equipment does not perform an operation related to SCG.

[0209] In some embodiments, the not performing an operation related to SCG comprises at least one of not configuring SCG, not establishing SCG, not existing PSCell, and not existing activated SCG.

[0210] In some embodiments, the determining module 1320 can further comprise:

[0211] a third evaluating submodule configured to evaluate a third reconfiguration condition if a third evaluating condition is met, the third evaluating condition being that a PSCell or a PCell of the user equipment is consistent with a specified cell identity, the third reconfiguration condition corresponding to the third evaluating condition.

[0212] In some embodiments, the SCG configuration apparatus 1300 can further comprise:

[0213] a relationship receiving module configured to receive a correspondence between the third evaluating condition and the third reconfiguration condition sent by a network side device.

[0214] In some embodiments, the first reconfiguration condition, the second reconfiguration condition, and the third reconfiguration condition comprise at least one of:

[0215] a channel quality of a neighboring cell being higher than a channel quality of a serving cell, and the channel quality being higher than a specified value, the serving cell being a cell in which the user equipment camps;

[0216] The channel quality of the neighboring cell is higher than a first threshold, and the channel quality of the serving cell is lower than a second threshold.

[0217] The distance between the user equipment and the specified reference point exceeds a preset distance.

[0218] The current time is within a specified time period.

[0219] The embodiments of the present application provide that the user equipment can determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition sent by the network side equipment, which can not only reduce the power consumption of the user equipment in the SCG configuration process, but also avoid errors of the user equipment when the evaluation condition is met.

[0220] Figure 19 is a block diagram of an SCG configuration apparatus 1400 according to some embodiments. Referring to Figure 19 The SCG configuration apparatus 1400 is applied to a network side equipment, and the SCG configuration apparatus 1400 can include a sending module 1410.

[0221] The sending module 1410 is configured to send a target evaluation condition and a target reconfiguration condition to a user equipment, to instruct the user equipment to determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition.

[0222] In some embodiments, the SCG configuration apparatus 900 can further include:

[0223] A first indication information sending module is configured to send first network indication information to the user equipment, to instruct the user equipment to determine a configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition, the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition including at least one of a CPC or SCG change reconfiguration condition and a CPA or SCG addition reconfiguration condition.

[0224] In some embodiments, the SCG configuration apparatus 900 can further include:

[0225] A second indication information sending module is configured to send second network indication information to the user equipment, to instruct the user equipment to determine whether the target reconfiguration condition is a first reconfiguration condition or a second reconfiguration condition.

[0226] In some embodiments, the target evaluation condition includes a first evaluation condition representing that the user equipment has performed an operation related to SCG, and the target reconfiguration condition includes a first reconfiguration condition for changing the CPC or SCG; or

[0227] The target evaluation condition comprises a second evaluation condition representing that the user equipment does not perform an operation related to the SCG, and the target reconfiguration condition comprises a second reconfiguration condition of adding the CPA or the SCG; or

[0228] The target evaluation condition comprises a third evaluation condition that the PSCell or the PCell of the user equipment is consistent with a specified cell identifier, and the target reconfiguration condition comprises a third reconfiguration condition.

[0229] In some embodiments, the SCG configuration apparatus 1400 can further include:

[0230] The relationship sending module is configured to send the correspondence between the third evaluation condition and the third reconfiguration condition to the user equipment.

[0231] In the embodiments of the present application, the network side device can send the target evaluation condition and the target reconfiguration condition to the user equipment to instruct the user equipment to determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition. In this way, not only the power wasted by the user equipment in the condition evaluation process can be reduced, but also the error of the user equipment when the evaluation condition is met can be avoided.

[0232] As to the apparatus in the above-mentioned embodiments, the specific manners in which various modules perform operations have been described in detail in the embodiments of the method, and will not be described here in detail.

[0233] The present disclosure also provides a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer program instructions, which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the SCG configuration method provided by the present disclosure.

[0234] Figure 20 is a block diagram of a user equipment according to some embodiments. For example, the user equipment 1500 can be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging equipment, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, a smart car, etc.

[0235] Referring to Figure 20 , the user equipment 1500 can include one or more of the following components: a first processing component 1502, a first memory 1504, a first power supply component 1506, a multimedia component 1508, an audio component 1510, a first input / output interface 1512, a sensor component 1514, and a communication component 1516.

[0236] The first processing component 1502 generally controls the overall operation of the user equipment 1500 such as the operations associated with display, telephony calls, data communication, camera operation and recording operation. The first processing component 1502 can include one or more first processors 1520 to execute instructions to complete all or a part of steps of the SCG configuration method described above. Additionally, the first processing component 1502 can include one or more modules to facilitate the interaction between the first processing component 1502 and other components. For example, the first processing component 1502 can include a multimedia module to facilitate the interaction between the multimedia component 1508 and the first processing component 1502.

[0237] The first memory 1504 is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of the user equipment 1500. Examples of these data include instructions for any application or method operating on the user equipment 1500, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and the like. The first memory 1504 can be implemented by any type of volatile or nonvolatile memory devices or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic disk or optical disk.

[0238] The first power component 1506 provides power to the various components of the user equipment 1500. The first power component 1506 can include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing and distributing power for the user equipment 1500.

[0239] The multimedia component 1508 includes a screen providing an output interface between the user equipment 1500 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen can include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes the touch panel, the screen can be implemented as a touch screen to receive an input signal from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense a touch, a slide and a gesture on the touch panel. The touch sensors can not only sense a boundary of a touching or a sliding action, but also detect duration and pressure related to the touching or sliding action. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 1508 includes a front camera and / or a back camera. The front and / or back camera can receive external multimedia data when the user equipment 1500 is in an operation mode such as a photographing mode or a video mode. Each of the front and back camera can be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

[0240] The audio component 1510 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 1510 includes a microphone (MIC) that is configured to receive an external audio signal when the user device 1500 is in an operation mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signal can be further stored in the first memory 1504 or transmitted via the communication component 1516. In some embodiments, the audio component 1510 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0241] The first input / output interface 1512 provides an interface between the first processing component 1502 and peripheral interface modules, which can be a keypad, a click wheel, buttons, and the like. The buttons can include, but are not limited to, a home button, a volume button, a start button, and a lock button.

[0242] The sensor component 1514 includes one or more sensors for providing various state assessments for the user device 1500. For example, the sensor component 1514 can detect an open / closed state of the user device 1500, relative positioning of components, such as a display and a keypad of the user device 1500, a change in position of the user device 1500 or a component of the user device 1500, presence or absence of user contact with the user device 1500, orientation or acceleration / deceleration / g-force and a temperature change of the user device 1500. The sensor component 1514 can include an orientation sensor, a proximity sensor configured to detect presence of an object in proximity to the user device 1500, an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0243] The communication component 1516 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the user device 1500 and another device. The user device 1500 can access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G, or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an example embodiment, the communication component 1516 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an example embodiment, the communication component 1516 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module can be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) techniques, infrared data association (IrDA) techniques, ultra-wideband (UWB) techniques, Bluetooth (BT) techniques, and other techniques.

[0244] In exemplary embodiments, the user equipment 1500 can be implemented by one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, or other electronic elements for executing the above-mentioned SCG configuration method.

[0245] In exemplary embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions, such as the first memory 1504 including instructions, is also provided, which can be executed by the first processor 1520 of the user equipment 1500 to complete the above-mentioned SCG configuration method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium can be a ROM, a random access memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, and an optical data storage device, etc.

[0246] The above-mentioned apparatus can be an independent electronic device, or can be a part of an independent electronic device, such as an integrated circuit (IC) or a chip in an embodiment. The integrated circuit can be an IC or a collection of multiple ICs. The chip can include, but is not limited to, GPUs (Graphics Processing Units), CPUs (Central Processing Units), FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays), DSPs (Digital Signal Processors), ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits), SoCs (System on Chips), etc. The above-mentioned integrated circuit or chip can execute executable instructions (or code) to implement the above-mentioned SCG configuration method. The executable instructions can be stored in the integrated circuit or chip, or obtained from other apparatuses or devices, such as the integrated circuit or chip including a processor, a memory, and an interface for communicating with other apparatuses. The executable instructions can be stored in the memory and executed by the processor to implement the above-mentioned SCG configuration method. Alternatively, the integrated circuit or chip can receive executable instructions through the interface and transmit the executable instructions to the processor for execution to implement the above-mentioned SCG configuration method.

[0247] In another exemplary embodiment, a computer program product is also provided, the computer program product comprising a computer program capable of being executed by a programmable device, the computer program having code portions for performing the above-mentioned SCG configuration method when executed by the programmable device.

[0248] Figure 21 is a block diagram of a network-side device according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, the network-side device 1600 can be provided as a server. Referring to Figure 21 , the network-side device 1600 includes a second processing component 1622, which further includes one or more processors, and memory resources represented by a second memory 1632 for storing instructions, such as an application program, executable by the second processing component 1622. The application program stored in the second memory 1632 can include one or more than one module each corresponding to a set of instructions. In addition, the second processing component 1622 is configured to execute the instructions to perform the SCG configuration method.

[0249] The network-side device 1600 can also include a second power supply component 1626 configured to perform power management of the network-side device 1600, a wired or wireless network interface 1650 configured to connect the network-side device 1600 to a network, and a second input / output interface 1658. The network-side device 1600 can operate based on an operating system stored in the memory 1632, such as Windows Server TM , Mac OS X TM , Unix TM , Linux TM , FreeBSD TM or the like.

[0250] Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses or adaptations of the disclosure that are deemed to fall within the general principles of the disclosure and include commonly known or customary practice in the art. The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

[0251] It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise structures herein described and illustrated, and that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the claims that follow.

Claims

1. An SCG configuration method, characterized in that, The method is applied to a user equipment, and comprises: receiving a target evaluation condition and a target reconfiguration condition from a network side device; determining whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition; the target evaluation condition comprises a first evaluation condition and a second evaluation condition, the first evaluation condition is that the user equipment performs an operation related to SCG, and the second evaluation condition is that the user equipment does not perform an operation related to SCG, the operation related to SCG comprises at least one of the following: the SCG is configured, the SCG is established, the PSCell exists, and the SCG that has been activated exists, and the operation not related to SCG comprises at least one of the following: the SCG is not configured, the SCG is not established, the PSCell does not exist, and the SCG that has been activated does not exist, the target reconfiguration condition comprises a first reconfiguration condition and a second reconfiguration condition, the first reconfiguration condition is related to CPC or SCG change, and the second reconfiguration condition is related to CPA or SCG addition; the determining whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition comprises: in a case where the first evaluation condition is met, evaluating the first reconfiguration condition; in a case where the second evaluation condition is met, evaluating the second reconfiguration condition.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The method further comprises: obtaining a configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition; determining whether the target reconfiguration condition is the first reconfiguration condition or the second reconfiguration condition according to the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition, the configuration corresponding to the first reconfiguration condition comprises a CPC or SCG change reconfiguration condition, and the configuration corresponding to the second reconfiguration condition comprises a CPA or SCG addition reconfiguration condition.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein, The obtaining the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition comprises: receiving first network indication information from the network side device; determining the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition according to the first network indication information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, The method further comprises: receiving second network indication information from the network side device; determining whether the target reconfiguration condition is the first reconfiguration condition or the second reconfiguration condition according to the second network indication information.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, The first reconfiguration condition and the second reconfiguration condition are stored in different local variables.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, The determining whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition comprises: in a case where a third evaluation condition is met, evaluating a third reconfiguration condition, the third evaluation condition is that a PSCell or a PCell of the user equipment is consistent with a specified cell identifier, and the third reconfiguration condition corresponds to the third evaluation condition.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein, The method further comprises: receiving a correspondence between the third evaluation condition and the third reconfiguration condition sent by the network side device.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein, The first reconfiguration condition, the second reconfiguration condition, and the third reconfiguration condition comprise at least one of the following: a channel quality of a neighboring cell is higher than a channel quality of a serving cell, and the channel quality is higher than a specified value, and the serving cell is a cell in which the user equipment camps; The channel quality of the neighboring cell is higher than a first threshold, and the channel quality of the serving cell is lower than a second threshold; A distance between the user equipment and a specified reference point exceeds a preset distance; A current time is within a specified time period. 9.A method for SCG configuration, characterized in that, Applied to a network side device, comprising: Sending a target evaluation condition and a target reconfiguration condition to the user equipment to instruct the user equipment to determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition; The target evaluation condition comprises a first evaluation condition and a second evaluation condition, the first evaluation condition is that the user equipment has performed an operation related to SCG, the second evaluation condition is that the user equipment has not performed an operation related to SCG, the operation related to SCG includes at least one of configuring SCG, establishing SCG, existing PSCell and existing activated SCG, and the operation not related to SCG includes at least one of not configuring SCG, not establishing SCG, not existing PSCell and not existing activated SCG, the target reconfiguration condition comprises a first reconfiguration condition and a second reconfiguration condition, the first reconfiguration condition is related to CPC or SCG change, and the second reconfiguration condition is related to CPA or SCG addition; The first evaluation condition is used for the user equipment to evaluate the first reconfiguration condition when the first evaluation condition is met, and the second evaluation condition is used for the user equipment to evaluate the second reconfiguration condition when the second evaluation condition is met.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein, The method further comprises: Sending first network indication information to the user equipment to instruct the user equipment to determine a configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition, the configuration corresponding to the target reconfiguration condition comprising at least one of CPC or SCG change reconfiguration condition and CPA or SCG addition reconfiguration condition.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein, The method further comprises: Sending second network indication information to the user equipment to instruct the user equipment to determine whether the target reconfiguration condition is a first reconfiguration condition or a second reconfiguration condition.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the target evaluation condition comprises a third evaluation condition that a PSCell or a PCell of the user equipment is consistent with a specified cell identity, and the target reconfiguration condition comprises a third reconfiguration condition.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein, The method further comprises: Sending a correspondence between the third evaluation condition and the third reconfiguration condition to the user equipment.

14. An SCG configuration apparatus, comprising: Applied to a user equipment, comprising: A receiving module configured to receive a target evaluation condition and a target reconfiguration condition from a network side device; A determining module configured to determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition; The target evaluation condition comprises a first evaluation condition and / or a second evaluation condition, the first evaluation condition is that the user equipment performs an operation related to SCG, the second evaluation condition is that the user equipment does not perform an operation related to SCG, the operation related to SCG comprises at least one of the following: SCG is configured, SCG is established, PSCell exists, and SCG that has been activated exists, the operation not related to SCG comprises at least one of the following: SCG is not configured, SCG is not established, PSCell does not exist, and SCG that has been activated does not exist, the target reconfiguration condition comprises a first reconfiguration condition and a second reconfiguration condition, the first reconfiguration condition is related to CPC or SCG change, and the second reconfiguration condition is related to CPA or SCG addition; The determination module is used to: In a case where the first evaluation condition is met, the first reconfiguration condition is evaluated; In a case where the second evaluation condition is met, the second reconfiguration condition is evaluated.

15. An SCG configuration apparatus, comprising: Applied to a network side device, comprising: A sending module configured to send a target evaluation condition and a target reconfiguration condition to a user equipment, to instruct the user equipment to determine whether to evaluate the target reconfiguration condition according to the target evaluation condition; The target evaluation condition comprises a first evaluation condition and a second evaluation condition, the first evaluation condition is that the user equipment performs an operation related to SCG, the second evaluation condition is that the user equipment does not perform an operation related to SCG, the operation related to SCG comprises at least one of the following: SCG is configured, SCG is established, PSCell exists, and SCG that has been activated exists, the operation not related to SCG comprises at least one of the following: SCG is not configured, SCG is not established, PSCell does not exist, and SCG that has been activated does not exist, the target reconfiguration condition comprises a first reconfiguration condition and a second reconfiguration condition, the first reconfiguration condition is related to CPC or SCG change, and the second reconfiguration condition is related to CPA or SCG addition; The first evaluation condition is used for the user equipment to evaluate the first reconfiguration condition in a case where the first evaluation condition is met, and the second evaluation condition is used for the user equipment to evaluate the second reconfiguration condition in a case where the second evaluation condition is met.

16. A user equipment, comprising: Comprise: A processor; A memory for storing processor executable instructions; The processor is configured to execute the executable instructions to implement the method in any one of claims 1 to 8.

17. A network-side device, comprising: Comprise: A processor; A memory for storing processor executable instructions; The processor is configured to execute the executable instructions to implement the method in any one of claims 9 to 13.

18. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer program instructions, wherein, The program instructions are executed by a processing device to implement the steps of the method in any one of claims 1 to 13.

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