Access method, apparatus, and electronic device

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides an access method, device and electronic equipment, and the method comprises the following steps: when an access request with combined characteristics is sent, according to the combined characteristics and configured characteristics, a to-be-used access resource is determined from the access resource configured for the configured characteristics; in this way, the user equipment can send the access request with the combined characteristics through the to-be-used resource, so that the access success rate of the user equipment is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to an access method, apparatus and electronic device. Background Technology

[0002] The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) protocol stipulates that when a user equipment (UE) initiates an access request, it must first determine the access resources and then send the access request through those resources. While the network can configure independent access resources to meet the needs of UEs, network resources are limited and cannot be configured with independent resources for all UE needs. In this scenario, how to determine the access resources so that UEs can send access requests through those resources and ensure a high success rate for UE access is a problem that urgently needs to be solved by those skilled in the art. Summary of the Invention

[0003] This application provides an access method, apparatus, and electronic device that can determine the access resources to be used from access resources configured with configured features, and send an access request with combined features through the access resources to be used, thereby improving the access success rate of user equipment.

[0004] In a first aspect, embodiments of this application provide an access method, which may include:

[0005] Based on the combined characteristics and the configured characteristics, the access resources to be used are determined from the access resources configured for the configured characteristics.

[0006] Send the access request with the combined characteristics using the access resources to be used.

[0007] In one possible implementation, determining the access resource to be used from the access resources configured for the configured characteristics based on the combined characteristics and the configured characteristics includes:

[0008] Determine the feature information of the configured characteristics.

[0009] Based on the combined characteristics and the feature information, the access resources to be used are determined from the access resources configured for the configured characteristics.

[0010] In one possible implementation, the access resources include a set of random access resources and / or RACH transport opportunities.

[0011] In one possible implementation, the feature information includes at least one of the following: priority, the number of features supported in the combined features, supported features, and the usage time of access resources.

[0012] In one possible implementation, the feature information includes a priority; wherein determining the access resource to be used from the access resources configured for the configured features based on the combined feature and the feature information includes:

[0013] Based on the combined characteristics, determine the first configured characteristic with the highest priority from at least one configured characteristic.

[0014] The access resources configured for the first configured feature are determined as the access resources to be used.

[0015] In one possible implementation, determining the first configured feature with the highest priority from at least one configured feature based on the combined features includes:

[0016] From the at least one configured characteristic, determine the configured characteristic that has a characteristic intersection with the combined characteristic.

[0017] Among the configured features that have an intersection, the first configured feature is determined.

[0018] In one possible implementation, the feature information includes the number of features supporting the combined features; wherein, determining the access resource to be used from the access resources configured for the configured features based on the combined features and the feature information includes:

[0019] From at least one configured feature, determine the configured feature that supports the maximum number of features in the combined features.

[0020] The access resources configured for the maximum number of features are determined as the access resources to be used.

[0021] In one possible implementation, the configured features supporting the maximum number of features among the combined features include at least two; wherein, determining the access resource configured for the configured features of the maximum number of features as the access resource to be used includes:

[0022] From at least two configured features with the highest number of features, determine the second configured feature with the highest priority.

[0023] The access resource configured for the second configured feature is determined as the access resource to be used.

[0024] In one possible implementation, the feature information includes supported features; wherein determining the access resource to be used from the access resources configured for the configured features based on the combined features and the feature information includes:

[0025] Based on the features supported by at least one configured feature, a third configured feature is determined from at least one configured feature, which includes the combined feature.

[0026] The access resources configured for the third configured feature are determined as the access resources to be used.

[0027] In one possible implementation, the number of the third configured features includes at least two; wherein, determining the access resource configured for the third configured feature as the access resource to be used includes:

[0028] From at least two third configured features, determine the fourth configured feature that includes the fewest features.

[0029] The access resources configured for the fourth configured feature are determined as the access resources to be used.

[0030] In one possible implementation, the feature information includes the usage time of the access resource; wherein, determining the access resource to be used from the access resources configured for the configured features based on the combined feature and the feature information includes:

[0031] Based on the usage time of the access resource with at least one configured characteristic, determine the fifth configured characteristic from the at least one configured characteristic that corresponds to the usage time closest to the predicted sending time of the access request.

[0032] The access resources configured for the fifth configured feature will be identified as the access resources to be used.

[0033] In one possible implementation, the number of the fifth configured features includes at least two; wherein, determining the access resource configured for the fifth configured feature as the access resource to be used includes:

[0034] From at least two fifth configured features, determine the sixth configured feature with the highest priority and / or that supports the largest number of features in the combined features.

[0035] The access resources configured for the sixth configured feature are determined as the access resources to be used.

[0036] In one possible implementation, the feature information includes the signal quality of the SSB and / or the number of SSBs in the supported combined features; wherein, determining the access resource to be used from the access resources configured for the configured features based on the combined features and the feature information includes:

[0037] Based on the feature information, a seventh configured feature is determined from at least one set of configured features.

[0038] The access resources configured for the seventh configured feature are determined as the access resources to be used.

[0039] In one possible implementation, the feature information includes the signal quality of the SSB, and the seventh configured feature is the configured feature with the strongest signal quality.

[0040] In one possible implementation, the feature information includes the number of SSBs among the supported combined features, and the seventh configured feature is a configured feature that includes the maximum number of SSBs among the combined features.

[0041] In one possible implementation, the number of the seventh configured features includes at least two groups; wherein, determining the access resources configured for the seventh configured features as the access resources to be used includes:

[0042] From at least two sets of seventh configured characteristics, the eighth configured characteristic is determined to be the one that is transmitted the most times on the SSB with the strongest signal quality in the combined characteristics.

[0043] The access resources configured for the eighth configured feature are determined as the access resources to be used.

[0044] In one possible implementation, the number of the eighth configured features includes at least two groups; wherein, determining the access resources configured for the eighth configured feature as the access resources to be used includes:

[0045] From at least two sets of eighth configured characteristics, a ninth configured characteristic is determined, which includes other SSBs with the best signal quality; wherein, the other SSBs include SSBs other than the SSB with the best signal quality in the eighth configured characteristics.

[0046] The access resources configured for the ninth configured feature are determined as the access resources to be used.

[0047] In one possible implementation, determining the seventh configured feature from at least one set of configured features based on the feature information includes:

[0048] Obtain multiple sets of initially configured features; wherein, the multiple sets of initially configured features include a tenth configured feature whose repeated transmission count is equal to the repeated transmission count of the combined feature, and an eleventh configured feature whose repeated transmission count is not equal to the repeated transmission count of the combined feature.

[0049] If the SSB included in the tenth configured feature is different from the SSB included in the combined feature, at least one set of eleventh configured features is determined as the at least one set of configured features.

[0050] Based on the feature information, the seventh configured feature is determined from the at least one set of configured features.

[0051] In one possible implementation, determining at least one set of eleventh configured features as the at least one set of configured features includes:

[0052] Obtain indication information; wherein the indication information is used to indicate that the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature is variable; and / or, interval information of the number of repeated transmissions; and / or, access resources that can be configured for the eleventh configured feature; wherein the eleventh configured feature is a configured feature whose number of repeated transmissions is different from the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature.

[0053] Based on the indicated information, the at least one set of eleventh configured features is determined as the at least one set of configured features.

[0054] Secondly, embodiments of this application also provide an access method, which may include:

[0055] Send a configuration message to the user equipment, the configuration message including the priority of the configured features and / or indication information.

[0056] Wherein, the indication information is used to indicate that the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature is variable; and / or, interval information of the number of repeated transmissions; and / or, can be used as access resources configured for configured features; wherein, the configured feature is a configured feature whose number of repeated transmissions is different from the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature.

[0057] Thirdly, embodiments of this application also provide a user equipment, which may include:

[0058] The determining unit is configured to determine the access resources to be used from the access resources configured for the configured characteristics, based on the combined characteristics and the configured characteristics.

[0059] The sending unit is used to send the access request of the combined characteristics through the access resource to be used.

[0060] In one possible implementation, the determining unit includes a first determining module and a second determining module.

[0061] The first determining module is used to determine the feature information of the configured characteristics.

[0062] The second determining module is used to determine the access resource to be used from the access resources configured for the configured features based on the combined features and the feature information.

[0063] In one possible implementation, the access resources include a set of random access resources and / or RACH transport opportunities.

[0064] In one possible implementation, the feature information includes at least one of the following: priority, the number of features supported in the combined features, supported features, and the usage time of access resources.

[0065] In one possible implementation, the feature information includes priority.

[0066] The second determining module is specifically configured to determine the first configured feature with the highest priority from at least one configured feature based on the combined features; and to determine the access resource configured for the first configured feature as the access resource to be used.

[0067] In one possible implementation, the second determining module is specifically configured to determine, from the at least one configured feature, a configured feature that has a feature intersection with the combined feature; and to determine the first configured feature from the configured features that have a feature intersection.

[0068] In one possible implementation, the feature information includes the number of features supporting the combined features.

[0069] The second determining module is specifically configured to determine, from at least one configured feature, the configured feature that supports the maximum number of features in the combined features; and to determine the access resource configured for the configured feature that supports the maximum number of features as the access resource to be used.

[0070] In one possible implementation, the configured features supporting the maximum number of features in the combined features include at least two.

[0071] The second determining module is specifically used to determine the second configured feature with the highest priority from at least two configured features with the highest number of features; and to determine the access resource configured for the second configured feature as the access resource to be used.

[0072] In one possible implementation, the feature information includes supported characteristics.

[0073] The second determining module is specifically configured to determine a third configured feature, including the combined feature, from at least one configured feature based on the features supported by at least one configured feature; and to determine the access resource configured for the third configured feature as the access resource to be used.

[0074] In one possible implementation, the number of the third configured features includes at least two.

[0075] The second determining module is specifically used to determine, from at least two third configured features, a fourth configured feature that includes the fewest features; and to determine the access resource configured for the fourth configured feature as the access resource to be used.

[0076] In one possible implementation, the feature information includes the usage time of the access resource.

[0077] The second determining module is specifically configured to determine, based on the usage time of at least one configured access resource, a fifth configured feature corresponding to the usage time closest to the predicted sending time of the access request from the at least one configured feature; and to determine the access resource configured for the fifth configured feature as the access resource to be used.

[0078] In one possible implementation, the number of the fifth configured features includes at least two.

[0079] The second determining module is specifically used to determine, from at least two fifth configured features, a sixth configured feature with the highest priority and / or supporting the most features among the combined features; and to determine the access resource configured for the sixth configured feature as the access resource to be used.

[0080] In one possible implementation, the feature information includes the signal quality of the SSB and / or the number of SSBs in the combined features supported.

[0081] The second determining module is specifically used to determine a seventh configured feature from at least one set of configured features based on the feature information; and to determine the access resource configured for the seventh configured feature as the access resource to be used.

[0082] In one possible implementation, the feature information includes the signal quality of the SSB, and the seventh configured feature is the configured feature with the strongest signal quality.

[0083] In one possible implementation, the feature information includes the number of SSBs among the supported combined features, and the seventh configured feature is a configured feature that includes the maximum number of SSBs among the combined features.

[0084] In one possible implementation, the number of the seventh configured features includes at least two groups.

[0085] The second determining module is specifically used to determine, from at least two sets of seventh configured characteristics, the eighth configured characteristic that is transmitted the most times on the SSB with the strongest signal quality in the combined characteristics; and to determine the access resource configured for the eighth configured characteristic as the access resource to be used.

[0086] In one possible implementation, the number of the eighth configured features includes at least two groups.

[0087] The second determining module is specifically configured to determine, from at least two sets of eighth configured features, a ninth configured feature including other SSBs with the best signal quality; wherein, the other SSBs include SSBs other than the SSB with the best signal quality in the eighth configured features; and to determine the access resources configured for the ninth configured feature as the access resources to be used.

[0088] In one possible implementation, the second determining module is specifically used to acquire multiple sets of initially configured features; wherein, the multiple sets of initially configured features include a tenth configured feature whose repeated transmission count is equal to the repeated transmission count of the combined feature, and an eleventh configured feature whose repeated transmission count is not equal to the repeated transmission count of the combined feature; if the SSB included in the tenth configured feature is different from the SSB included in the combined feature, at least one eleventh configured feature is determined as the at least one set of configured features; and the seventh configured feature is determined from the at least one set of configured features based on the feature information.

[0089] In one possible implementation, the second determining module is specifically used to acquire indication information; and, based on the indication information, determine the at least one set of eleventh configured features as the at least one set of configured features; wherein the indication information is used to indicate that the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature is variable; and / or, interval information of the number of repeated transmissions; and / or, access resources that can be configured for the eleventh configured feature; wherein the eleventh configured feature is a configured feature whose number of repeated transmissions is different from the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature.

[0090] Fourthly, embodiments of this application also provide a network device, which may include:

[0091] The sending unit is used to send a configuration message to the user equipment, the configuration message including the priority of the configured features and / or indication information.

[0092] Wherein, the indication information is used to indicate that the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature is variable; and / or, interval information of the number of repeated transmissions; and / or, can be used as access resources configured for configured features; wherein, the configured feature is a configured feature whose number of repeated transmissions is different from the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature.

[0093] Fifthly, embodiments of this application also provide a chip, which may include: a memory and a processor;

[0094] The memory is used to store computer programs;

[0095] The processor is configured to, when the computer program is executed, implement the access method as described in any possible implementation of the first aspect above; or implement the access method as described in the second aspect above.

[0096] Sixthly, embodiments of this application also provide a chip module, which may include: a memory and a processor;

[0097] The memory is used to store computer programs;

[0098] The processor is configured to, when the computer program is executed, implement the access method as described in any possible implementation of the first aspect above; or implement the access method as described in the second aspect above.

[0099] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this application also provide an electronic device, including a processor and a memory; wherein,

[0100] The memory is used to store computer programs;

[0101] The processor is configured to read the computer program stored in the memory and execute the access method described in any possible implementation of the first aspect according to the computer program in the memory; or, execute the access method described in the second aspect.

[0102] Eighthly, embodiments of this application also provide a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by a processor, implement the access method described in any possible implementation of the first aspect; or, implement the access method described in the second aspect.

[0103] Ninthly, embodiments of this application also provide a computer program product, including a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the access method described in any possible implementation of the first aspect; or implements the access method described in the second aspect.

[0104] Therefore, the access method, apparatus, and electronic device provided in this application can determine the access resource to be used from the access resources configured for the configured characteristics based on the combined characteristics and the configured characteristics when sending an access request with combined characteristics. In this way, the user equipment can send the access request with combined characteristics through the resource to be used, thereby improving the access success rate of the user equipment. Attached Figure Description

[0105] Figure 1 A flowchart illustrating an access method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0106] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram illustrating a process for determining the access resources to be used based on the priority of configured characteristics, as provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0107] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram illustrating a process for determining the access resources to be used based on the number of features in a configured feature support combination, as provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0108] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram illustrating a process for determining the access resources to be used based on the features supported by the configured features, as provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0109] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram illustrating a process for determining the access resource to be used based on the usage time of the access resource with configured characteristics, as provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0110] Figure 6 This application provides a schematic diagram of a process for determining access resources to be used from access resources configured for configured features based on feature information of combined features and configured features.

[0111] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of a process for determining a seventh configured feature from at least one set of configured features, provided for an embodiment of this application;

[0112] Figure 8 This application provides a schematic diagram of the structure of a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0113] Figure 9 This application provides a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0114] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0115] The accompanying drawings have illustrated specific embodiments of this disclosure, which will be described in more detail below. These drawings and descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the concept in any way, but rather to illustrate the concepts of this disclosure to those skilled in the art through reference to particular embodiments. Detailed Implementation

[0116] Exemplary embodiments will now be described in detail, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description relates to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numerals in different drawings denote the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with this disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of this disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

[0117] In embodiments of the present invention, "at least one" refers to one or more, and "more than one" refers to two or more. "And / or" describes the relationship between associated objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A existing alone, A and B existing simultaneously, and B existing alone, where A and B can be singular or plural. In the textual description of the present invention, the character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following associated objects have an "or" relationship.

[0118] The technical solutions provided in this application can be applied to random access scenarios. The 3GPP protocol introduces the concept of features. When a user equipment initiates a feature access request to a network device, it needs to first determine whether access resources are configured for that feature. If access resources are configured for that feature, the access request can be sent directly through those access resources.

[0119] For example, features can be user features (UE features), and may include features such as bundle size, synchronization signals block (SSB), and the number of times Msg1 is repeatedly transmitted on the SSB, which can be set according to actual needs. The bundle size is the number of times the user equipment needs to repeatedly transmit Msg1. For example, user features can be features such as reduced capability (Redcap), slice, small data transmission (SDT), coverage enhancement (CE), etc., or combinations of these features, or newly introduced user features and / or combinations thereof.

[0120] If no access resources are configured for a feature, how to effectively determine the access resources for that feature so as to send the access request for that feature through those access resources is a problem that urgently needs to be solved by those skilled in the art.

[0121] When a user equipment sends an access request for a combined feature, it takes into account that the network device has already configured access resources for the configured feature. Therefore, it can determine the resource to be used from the access resources configured by the network device for the configured feature and use the resource to be used as the access resource for the combined feature. In this way, the access request for the combined feature can be sent through the resource to be used, thereby improving the access success rate of the user equipment.

[0122] For example, a combined feature can be a feature that includes only one user feature, such as a single user feature like the SDT feature or the Redcap feature, or a feature that includes at least two user features, such as the RedcapSlice feature or the SliceCE feature. It can also be a set of features that include bundle size, candidate SSB, and the number of times Msg1 is repeatedly sent on the candidate SSB. The specific features can be set according to actual needs.

[0123] Based on the above technical concept, this application provides an access method. The access method provided by this application will be described in detail below through specific embodiments. It is understood that the following specific embodiments can be combined with each other, and the same or similar concepts or processes may not be described again in some embodiments.

[0124] Example 1

[0125] Figure 1 This is a flowchart illustrating an access method provided in an embodiment of this application. This access method can be executed by software and / or hardware devices; for example, the hardware device can be a signal decoding device. For an example, please refer to [link to example]. Figure 1 As shown, the access method may include:

[0126] S101. Based on the combined characteristics and the configured characteristics, determine the access resources to be used from the access resources configured for the configured characteristics.

[0127] Among them, the combined characteristics can be understood as the characteristics of the user equipment that initiates the access request this time; the configured characteristics can be understood as the characteristics that the network device has already configured for the user equipment; the access resources with configured characteristics can be understood as the access resources that the network device has pre-configured for the user equipment. For details, please refer to the relevant descriptions of existing access resource pre-configuration. Here, the embodiments of this application will not be repeated.

[0128] For example, a combined feature can be a feature that includes only one user feature, such as a single user feature like the SDT feature or the Redcap feature, or a feature that includes at least two user features, such as the RedcapSlice feature or the SliceCE feature. It can also be a set of features that include bundle size, candidate SSB, and the number of times Msg1 is repeatedly sent on the candidate SSB. The specific features can be set according to actual needs.

[0129] For example, in this embodiment of the application, access resources may include random access resources and / or a set of RACH transmission opportunities. The set of random access channel (RACH) transmission opportunities is used for repetition of Msg1.

[0130] For example, when determining the access resource to be used from the access resources configured for the configured characteristics based on the combined characteristics and the configured characteristics, considering that the configured characteristics have their own characteristic information, the characteristic information of the configured characteristics can be obtained first; and the access resource to be used can be determined from the access resources configured for the configured characteristics based on the combined characteristics and the characteristic information.

[0131] For example, the feature information may include at least one of the following: priority, number of features in the supported combined features, supported features, and access resource usage time; the feature information may also include the signal quality of the SSB and / or the number of SSBs in the supported combined features; the specific settings can be configured according to actual needs.

[0132] For example, in the embodiments of this application, when determining the access resource to be used from the access resources configured for the configured features based on the combined features and characteristic information, at least two of the following possible scenarios may be included:

[0133] In one possible scenario, when the combined characteristic is a user characteristic, the corresponding feature information may include at least one of the following: priority, the number of supported characteristics in the combined characteristic, supported characteristics, and the usage time of the access resource. Based on the combined characteristic and the feature information, the access resource to be used is determined from the access resources configured for the configured characteristic. For example, the access resource to be used may be a random access resource.

[0134] In this possible scenario, based on at least one of the following: priority, the number of features supported in the combined features, supported features, and the usage time of the access resource, the access resource to be used can be determined from the access resources configured for the configured features. In this way, access requests for combined features can be sent through the access resource to be used, thereby improving the access success rate of user equipment.

[0135] In another possible scenario, when the combined characteristics are a set of characteristics including bundle size, candidate SSB, and the number of times Msg1 is repeatedly transmitted on the candidate SSB, the corresponding feature information may include the signal quality of the SSB and / or the number of SSBs in the supported combined characteristics; based on the combined characteristics and feature information, the access resources to be used are determined from the access resources configured for the configured characteristics; for example, the access resources to be used may be a set of RACH transmission opportunities.

[0136] In this possible scenario, based on the signal quality of the SSB and / or the number of SSBs in the supported combined features, the access resources to be used can be determined from the access resources configured for the configured features. In this way, access requests for combined features can be sent through the resources to be used, thereby improving the access success rate of user equipment.

[0137] After determining the access resource to be used from the access resources configured for the configured features, an access request combining features can be sent through the access resource to be used, that is, the following S102 is executed:

[0138] S102. Send an access request with combined characteristics through the access resources to be used.

[0139] The access resources to be used can be understood as the access resources determined from the dedicated access resources configured by the network device for the configured features. They can be used as access resources for combined features to send access requests for combined features.

[0140] As can be seen from the embodiments of this application, when sending an access request for a combined feature, considering that the network device has already configured access resources for the configured feature, the access resource to be used can be determined from the access resources configured for the configured feature based on the combined feature and the configured feature. In this way, the user equipment can send an access request for the combined feature through the resource to be used, thereby improving the access success rate of the user equipment.

[0141] Based on the above Figure 1 In order to facilitate understanding of how to determine the access resource to be used from the access resources configured for the configured characteristics based on the feature information of the combined characteristics and the configured characteristics in the above-described S101, the following will describe in detail how to determine the access resource to be used from the access resources configured for the configured characteristics based on the feature information of the combined characteristics and the configured characteristics in the two different scenarios shown in the above-described S101. For details, please refer to Embodiment 2 and Embodiment 3 below.

[0142] Example 2

[0143] In one scenario, the combined characteristic is a user characteristic, and the feature information corresponding to the configured characteristic includes at least one of the following: priority, number of supported characteristics in the combined characteristic, supported characteristics, and access resource usage time. Based on the combined characteristic and the feature information of the configured characteristic, the access resource to be used is determined from the access resources configured for the configured characteristic. For example, the access resource to be used can be a random access resource.

[0144] For example, an applicable scenario is: network devices have limited wireless resources and cannot configure corresponding dedicated random access resources for all combinations of features. As a result, when user devices initiate such combinations of features, they do not have corresponding dedicated random access resources and can only initiate random access for such combinations of features through general random access resources. This will result in lower access speed and lower access success rate for user devices.

[0145] To improve the access speed of user equipment in a low-speed environment and increase the success rate of access, in this scenario, given the different feature information, when determining the access resource to be used from the access resources configured for the configured features based on the feature information of the combined features and the configured features, at least the following four possible implementation methods can be included:

[0146] In one possible implementation, the characteristic information of the configured feature includes priority. When determining the access resource to be used from the access resources configured for the configured feature based on the combined feature and the priority of the configured feature, for example, see [link to relevant documentation]. Figure 2 As shown, Figure 2 This application provides a schematic diagram of a process for determining the access resources to be used based on the priority of configured characteristics. The method may include:

[0147] S201. Based on the combined characteristics, determine the first configured characteristic with the highest priority from at least one configured characteristic.

[0148] For example, the priority of a feature can be configured by the network device for the user device; it can also be set by the user device; or it can be jointly determined by the network device and the user device. For example, the network device configures the user device, and the user device then adjusts the priority of the configuration. The specific settings can be made according to actual needs. Here, this application embodiment does not impose specific restrictions on the method of obtaining feature priority.

[0149] For example, when configuring the priority of features for user equipment, network devices can configure the priority of features for user equipment through broadcast messages, dedicated signaling, or pre-configuration information; other methods can also be used to configure the priority of features for user equipment. The specific settings can be configured according to actual needs, and this application embodiment does not impose specific limitations.

[0150] For example, when determining the highest priority configured feature from at least one configured feature based on the combined feature, for ease of distinction, the highest priority configured feature here can be denoted as the first configured feature. Considering that the access resource of the selected configured feature is for sending access requests for the combined feature, in order to better send access requests for the combined feature, the configured feature that has a feature intersection with the combined feature can be determined from at least one configured feature. The configured feature with feature intersection is more conducive to sending access requests for the combined feature. Therefore, the first configured feature can be determined from the configured features with feature intersection.

[0151] In one example, it is assumed that the network device configures the user equipment with the following features: Redcap and slice. That is, the configured features Redcap and slice each have their own access resources. The combined feature is RedcapSlice. And the priority of the features from high to low is as follows: Redcap, slice, CE, and SDT.

[0152] When determining the first configured feature from the configured features Redcap and slice based on the combined feature RedcapSlice, the highest priority configured feature among the configured features Redcap and slice can be selected. Since the priority of the configured feature Redcap is higher than that of the configured feature slice, the highest priority configured feature Redcap can be determined as the first configured feature, thus identifying the first configured feature Redcap. The access resources of this first configured feature Redcap can be used as resources to send access requests for the combined feature RedcapSlice.

[0153] In another example, assume that the network device configures the user equipment with the following features: RedcapSlice, RedcapCE, and SliceCE. That is, each of the three features RedcapSlice, RedcapCE, and SliceCE has its own access resources. The combined feature is RedcapSliceCE. The priority of the configured features from high to low is RedcapSlice, RedcapCE, and SliceCE.

[0154] When determining the first configured feature from the configured features RedcapSlice, RedcapCE, and SliceCE based on the combined feature RedcapSliceCE, the highest priority configured feature among RedcapSlice, RedcapCE, and SliceCE can be selected. Since the priority of the configured feature RedcapSlice is higher than that of RedcapCE and SliceCE, the highest priority configured feature RedcapSlice can be determined as the first configured feature, thus identifying the first configured feature RedcapSlice. The access resources of this first configured feature RedcapSlice can be used as resources to send access requests for the combined feature RedcapSliceCE.

[0155] In another example, suppose the network device configures the user equipment with the following features: RedcapSliceCE, RedcapSliceSDT, and RedcapSlice. That is, the features RedcapSliceCE, RedcapSliceSDT, and RedcapSlice each have their own access resources; the combined feature is RedcapSliceCESDT; and the priority of the configured features from high to low is as follows: Redcap, slice, CE, and SDT.

[0156] When determining the first configured feature from the configured features RedcapSliceCE, RedcapSliceSDT, and RedcapSlice based on the combined feature RedcapSliceCESDT, the first configured feature can be determined according to its respective priority among RedcapSliceCE, RedcapSliceSDT, and RedcapSlice. Since RedcapSliceCE has a higher priority than RedcapSliceSDT and RedcapSlice, it can be determined as the first configured feature, thus identifying RedcapSliceCE. The access resources of this first configured feature RedcapSliceCE can be used as resources to send access requests for the combined feature RedcapSliceCESDT.

[0157] It should be noted that, in this possible implementation, when describing how to determine the first configured feature with the highest priority from at least one configured feature based on the combined features, these three examples are used as examples only, and do not mean that the embodiments of this application are limited to these.

[0158] The above method determines the highest priority configured feature from at least one configured feature. This makes it easier to send access requests with combined features when sending access resources configured for the highest priority configured feature, thereby improving the success rate of user equipment access.

[0159] Based on the combined characteristics, after determining the highest priority first configured characteristic from at least one configured characteristic, the access resource configured for the first configured characteristic can be determined as the access resource to be used to send the access request for the combined characteristics, that is, the following S202 is executed:

[0160] S202. The access resource configured for the first configured feature is identified as the access resource to be used.

[0161] As can be seen, in this possible implementation, when determining the access resource to be used for sending the combined feature, the highest priority first configured feature can be determined from at least one configured feature based on the combined feature. The access resource of the highest priority first configured feature can be used to send the access request for the combined feature. In this way, even if the network device has not configured access resources for the combined feature, the user equipment can still send the access request for the combined feature through the access resource of the highest priority first configured feature, avoiding competition with other ordinary users for general access resources. This not only improves the access speed of the user equipment, but also improves the access success rate of the user equipment.

[0162] In one possible implementation, the characteristic information of the configured feature includes the number of features supported in the combined feature. When determining the access resource to be used from the access resources configured for the configured feature based on the combined feature and the number of features supported in the combined feature, for example, see [link to example]. Figure 3 As shown, Figure 3 This application provides a schematic diagram of a process for determining the access resources to be used based on the number of features in a configured feature support combination. The method may include:

[0163] S301. From at least one configured feature, determine the configured feature that supports the maximum number of features in the combined features.

[0164] In one example, it is assumed that the network device configures the user equipment with the following features: RedcapSliceCE, RedcapSlice, and Redcap. That is, the features RedcapSliceCE, RedcapSlice, and Redcap each have their own access resources; the combined feature is RedcapSliceCESDT.

[0165] When determining the configured feature that supports the most features among the combined features RedcapSliceCESDT from the configured features RedcapSliceCE, RedcapSlice, and Redcap, given that the configured feature RedcapSliceCE supports the features Redcap, Slice, and CE in the combined feature RedcapSliceCESDT (i.e., it supports 3 features in the combined feature RedcapSliceCESDT); the configured feature RedcapSlice supports the features Redcap and Slice in the combined feature RedcapSliceCESDT (i.e., it supports 2 features in the combined feature RedcapSliceCESDT); and the configured feature Redcap supports the feature Redcap in the combined feature RedcapSliceCESDT (i.e., it supports 1 feature in the combined feature RedcapSliceCESDT), it can be seen that the configured feature RedcapSliceCE is the configured feature that supports the most features among the combined features RedcapSliceCESDT. Therefore, the configured feature RedcapSliceCE is determined to be the one that supports the most features among the combined features. The access resources of the configured feature RedcapSliceCE can be used as resources to send access requests for the combined feature RedcapSliceCESDT.

[0166] In another example, it is assumed that the network device configures the user equipment with the following features: RedcapSlice, RedcapSTD, and RedcapSTD. That is, the configured features RedcapSlice, RedcapSTD, and RedcapSTD each correspond to their own access resources; the combined feature is RedcapSliceCE.

[0167] When determining the configured feature that supports the most features in the combined feature RedcapSliceCE from the configured features RedcapSlice, RedcapSTD, and RedcapSTD, given that the configured feature RedcapSlice supports the features Redcap and Slice in the combined feature RedcapSliceCE (i.e., it supports 2 features in RedcapSliceCE); the configured feature RedcapSTD supports the feature Redcap in the combined feature RedcapSliceCE (i.e., it supports 1 feature in RedcapSliceCE); and the configured feature RedcapSTD supports the feature Redcap in the combined feature RedcapSliceCE (i.e., it supports 1 feature in RedcapSliceCE), it can be seen that the configured feature RedcapSlice is the configured feature that supports the most features in the combined feature RedcapSliceCE. Therefore, the configured feature RedcapSlice that supports the most features in the combined feature RedcapSliceCE is determined. The access resource of this configured feature RedcapSlice can be used as a resource to send access requests for the combined feature RedcapSliceCE.

[0168] It should be noted that, in this possible implementation, when describing how to determine the configured feature that supports the maximum number of features in the combined features from at least one configured feature, these two examples are used as examples only, and do not mean that the embodiments of this application are limited to these.

[0169] Based on the number of features in the supported combination features, the configured feature that supports the most features in the combination features is determined from at least one configured feature. This makes it easier to send access requests for the combination features when sending access resources configured for the configured feature that supports the most features in the combination features, thereby improving the access success rate of user equipment.

[0170] After determining the configured feature that supports the maximum number of features in the combined features from at least one configured feature, the access resource configured for the configured feature with the maximum number of features can be determined as the access resource to be used to send the access request for the combined features, that is, the following S302 is executed:

[0171] S302. The access resources configured for the most features are identified as the access resources to be used.

[0172] For example, if the configured features that support the most features in a combination include at least two, then when determining the access resource configured for the configured feature with the most features as the access resource to be used, one of the configured features with the most features can be randomly selected from the at least two configured features with the most features, and the access resource configured for that configured feature can be determined as the access resource to be used; alternatively, the second configured feature with the highest priority can be determined from the at least two configured features with the most features, and the access resource configured for the second configured feature can be determined as the access resource to be used.

[0173] In the example, it is assumed that the network device has configured RedcapSlice, RedcapCE and Slice as the configured features for the user equipment. That is, the configured features RedcapSlice, RedcapCE and SliceCE each have their own access resources; the combined feature is RedcapSliceCE; and the priority of the configured features from high to low is RedcapSlice, RedcapCE and Slice.

[0174] When determining the configured feature that supports the most features among the combined features RedcapSlice, RedcapCE, and Slice based on the combined feature RedcapSliceCE, given that the configured feature RedcapSlice supports the features Redcap and Slice in the combined feature RedcapSliceCE (i.e., it supports 2 features in the combined feature RedcapSliceCE); the configured feature RedcapCE supports the features Redcap and CE in the combined feature RedcapSliceCE (i.e., it supports 2 features in the combined feature RedcapSliceCE); and the configured feature Redcap supports the feature Redcap in the combined feature RedcapSliceCE (i.e., it supports 1 feature in the combined feature RedcapSliceCE), it can be seen that both the configured features RedcapSliceCE and RedcapCE are the configured features that support the most features among the combined feature RedcapSliceCE.

[0175] When determining the access resource to be used from the configured features RedcapSliceCE and RedcapCE that support the most features in the combined feature RedcapSliceCE, since the priority of the configured feature RedcapSlice is higher than that of RedcapCE, the access resource of the configured feature RedcapSlice with the highest priority can be used as the resource to send the access request of the combined feature RedcapSliceCE.

[0176] As can be seen, in this possible implementation, when determining the access resources to be used for sending combined features, the configured feature that supports the most features in the combined features can be determined from at least one configured feature. The access resources configured for the configured feature with the most features are then determined as the access resources to be used. These access resources can be used to send access requests for combined features. In this way, even if the network device has not configured access resources for the combined features, the user equipment can still send access requests for combined features through the access resources of the configured feature with the most features. This avoids competing with other ordinary users for general access resources, which not only improves the access speed of the user equipment but also improves the access success rate of the user equipment.

[0177] In another possible implementation, the feature information of the configured feature includes supported features. When determining the access resource to be used from the access resources configured for the configured feature based on the combined feature and the features supported by the configured feature, for example, see [link to relevant documentation]. Figure 4 As shown, Figure 4 This application provides a schematic diagram of a process for determining the access resource to be used based on the features supported by the configured features. The method may include:

[0178] S401. Based on the features supported by at least one configured feature, determine a third configured feature that includes the combined feature from at least one configured feature.

[0179] For example, suppose the network device has configured RedcapSliceCE and Redcap as the configured features for the user equipment, that is, the configured features RedcapSliceCE and Redcap each have their own access resources; the combined feature is RedcapSlice.

[0180] When determining a third configured feature that includes a combined feature from the configured features RedcapSliceCE and Redcap, based on the configured feature RedcapSliceCE and the features supported by Redcap, since the features supported by the configured feature RedcapSliceCE include the combined feature RedcapSlice, and the features supported by the configured feature Redcap only include a portion of the combined feature Redcap, the configured feature RedcapSliceCE that supports the combined feature RedcapSlice can be determined as the third configured feature, thus determining the third configured feature RedcapSliceCE. The access resources of this third configured feature RedcapSliceCE can be used as resources to send access requests for the combined feature RedcapSlice.

[0181] Based on the supported features, the above method determines the configured features that include the combined features from at least one configured feature. This makes it easier to send access requests for the combined features when sending access resources configured with the combined features, thereby improving the success rate of user equipment access.

[0182] After determining a third configured feature, which includes the combined feature, from at least one configured feature, the access resource configured for the third configured feature can be determined as the access resource to be used to send the access request for the combined feature, i.e., the following S402 is executed:

[0183] S402. The access resources configured for the third configured feature are identified as access resources to be used.

[0184] For example, if the number of third configured features includes at least two, when determining the access resource configured for the third configured feature as the access resource to be used, one third configured feature can be arbitrarily selected from the at least two third configured features, and the access resource configured for that third configured feature can be determined as the access resource to be used; alternatively, one can first determine the fourth configured feature with the fewest features from the at least two third configured features, and the access resource configured for the fourth configured feature can be determined as the access resource to be used.

[0185] In the example, it is assumed that the network device has configured RedcapSliceCESTD and RedcapSliceCE as the configured features for the user equipment, that is, the configured features RedcapSliceCESTD and RedcapSliceCE each have their own access resources; the combined feature is RedcapSlice.

[0186] When determining a third configured feature that includes a combined feature from the configured features RedcapSliceCESTD and RedcapSliceCE based on the features supported by the configured features RedcapSliceCESTD and RedcapSliceCE, since the configured feature RedcapSliceCESTD supports features including the combined feature RedcapSlice; and the configured feature RedcapSliceCE also supports features only including the combined feature RedcapSlice; therefore, both the configured features RedcapSliceCESTD and RedcapSliceCE can be determined as the third configured feature.

[0187] When determining the access resource to be used from the configured features RedcapSliceCESTD and RedcapSliceCE, which include the combined feature RedcapSlice, given that RedcapSliceCESTD includes 4 features and RedcapSliceCE includes 3 features, the configured feature RedcapSliceCE, which includes the fewest features, can be identified as the fourth configured feature. The access resource of the fourth configured feature RedcapSliceCE can then be used as the resource to send the access request for the combined feature RedcapSlice.

[0188] As can be seen, in this possible implementation, when determining the access resource to be used for sending the combined feature, a third configured feature including the combined feature can be determined from at least one configured feature supported by at least one configured feature. The access resource configured for the third configured feature is then determined as the access resource to be used. This access resource can be used to send the access request for the combined feature. In this way, even if the network device has not configured the access resource for the combined feature, the user equipment can still send the access request for the combined feature through the access resource of the configured feature including the combined feature, avoiding competition with other ordinary users for general access resources. This not only improves the access speed of the user equipment, but also improves the access success rate of the user equipment.

[0189] In another possible implementation, the characteristic information of the configured feature includes the usage time of the access resource. When determining the access resource to be used from the access resources configured for the configured feature based on the combined feature and the usage time of the access resource for the configured feature, for example, see [link to example]. Figure 5 As shown, Figure 5 This application provides a schematic diagram of a process for determining the access resource to be used based on the usage time of the access resource with configured characteristics. The method may include:

[0190] S501. Based on the usage time of the access resource with at least one configured characteristic, determine the fifth configured characteristic from the at least one configured characteristic that corresponds to the usage time closest to the predicted sending time of the access request.

[0191] For example, when the combined characteristics include a latency-sensitive characteristic, a fifth configured characteristic can be determined from at least one configured characteristic based on the usage time of the access resource of the configured characteristics, the usage time of which is closest to the predicted sending time of the access request.

[0192] For example, suppose the network device has configured the following features for the user equipment: RedcapSliceCE, RedcapSliceSDT, and RedcapSlice. That is, each of the configured features RedcapSliceCE, RedcapSliceSDT, and RedcapSlice has its own access resources. The combined feature is SliceCESDT, and the Slice feature in the combined feature SliceCESDT is a latency-sensitive feature.

[0193] When determining the fifth configured feature corresponding to the usage time closest to the predicted transmission time of the access request from among the configured features RedcapSliceCE, RedcapSliceSDT, and RedcapSlice, based on the usage time of the access resources of the configured features RedcapSliceCE, RedcapSliceSDT, and RedcapSlice, it is assumed that the usage time of the access resources of the configured feature RedcapSlice is closest to the predicted transmission time of the access request in the time domain. Therefore, the configured feature RedcapSlice corresponding to the usage time closest to the predicted transmission time of the access request can be determined as the fifth configured feature, thus determining the fifth configured feature RedcapSlice. The access resources of this fifth configured feature RedcapSlice can be used as resources to send access requests for the combined feature SliceCESDT.

[0194] Based on the usage time of the access resource, the configured feature corresponding to the usage time closest to the predicted sending time of the access request is determined from at least one configured feature. This makes it more advantageous to send access requests with combined features when sending access requests with access resources configured for that configured feature, thereby improving the success rate of user equipment access.

[0195] After determining the fifth configured feature from at least one configured feature that corresponds to the usage time closest to the predicted sending time of the access request, the access resource configured for the fifth configured feature can be determined as the access resource to be used to send the access request combining features, i.e., the following S502 is executed:

[0196] S502. The access resources configured for the fifth configured feature are identified as access resources to be used.

[0197] For example, if the number of fifth configured features includes at least two, when determining the access resource configured for the fifth configured feature as the access resource to be used, one fifth configured feature can be randomly selected from the at least two fifth configured features, and the access resource configured for that fifth configured feature can be determined as the access resource to be used; alternatively, one can first determine the sixth configured feature with the highest priority and / or the feature that supports the most features in the combination from the at least two fifth configured features, and then determine the access resource configured for the sixth configured feature as the access resource to be used.

[0198] It is understood that when determining the sixth configured feature with the highest priority and / or the feature that supports the most features in the combined features, the specific implementation method is similar to the implementation method described above, which only determines the configured feature with the highest priority and the implementation method described above, which only determines the configured feature that supports the most features in the combined features. Please refer to the relevant descriptions in the above possible implementation methods. Here, the embodiments of this application will not be repeated.

[0199] As can be seen, in this possible implementation, when determining the access resource to be used for sending the combined feature, the fifth configured feature corresponding to the usage time closest to the predicted sending time of the access request can be determined from at least one configured feature based on the usage time of the access resource of at least one configured feature. The access resource configured for the fifth configured feature is then determined as the access resource to be used. This access resource to be used can be used to send the access request for the combined feature. In this way, even if the network device has not configured the access resource for the combined feature, the user equipment can still send the access request for the combined feature through the access resource of the configured feature determined based on the usage time of the access resource. This avoids competing with other ordinary users for general access resources, which not only improves the access speed of the user equipment, but also improves the access success rate of the user equipment.

[0200] The above embodiment two describes in detail a technical solution for determining the access resource to be used from the access resources configured for the configured characteristics in a scenario where the combined characteristic is a user characteristic, and the feature information corresponding to the configured characteristic includes at least one of priority, the number of supported characteristics in the combined characteristic, supported characteristics, and the usage time of the access resource; based on the feature information of the combined characteristic and the configured characteristic. For example, the access resource can be a random access resource.

[0201] The following will describe in detail, through the following embodiment three, how to determine the access resources to be used from the access resources configured for the configured features based on the feature information of the combined features and the configured features in another scenario.

[0202] Example 3

[0203] In another scenario, the combined characteristics are a set of characteristics including bundle size, candidate SSBs, and the number of Msg1 retransmissions on the candidate SSBs. The feature information corresponding to the configured characteristics includes the signal quality of the SSB and / or the number of SSBs supported in the combined characteristics. Based on the feature information of the combined characteristics and the configured characteristics, the access resources to be used are determined from the access resources configured for the configured characteristics. For example, the access resources to be used can be a set of RACH transmission opportunities.

[0204] For example, an applicable scenario is as follows: In 3GPP coverage enhancement, to ensure the access success rate of user equipment (UE), when the UE detects a signal quality below a certain threshold, it will perform repeated transmission of Msg1 to guarantee the UE's access success rate. Typically, the UE will perform repeated transmission of Msg1 on one or more candidate SSBs. The network device will configure several fixed sets of RACH transmission opportunities for the UE to repeatedly transmit Msg1. For example, one possible configuration format for the set of RACH transmission opportunities is as follows: including bundle size, candidate SSBs, and the number of times Msg1 is repeatedly transmitted on the candidate SSBs. For example, see Table 1 below, where bundle size is the number of times the UE needs to repeatedly transmit Msg1, and the specific content in the table is the number of times the UE can repeatedly transmit within an SSB.

[0205] Table 1

[0206] Bundle size SSB1 SSB2 SSB3 2 1 1 x 2 1 x 1 2 x 1 1 3 2 1 x 3 x 2 1 4 3 1 x 4 x 3 1 4 2 1 1

[0207] As shown in Table 1 above, the network device will configure 8 fixed sets of RACH transmission opportunities for repeated Msg1 transmissions for the user equipment. Taking the first set of RACH transmission opportunities as an example, the bundle size of this first set of RACH transmission opportunities is 2, the candidate SSBs include SSB1 and SSB2, and the number of times Msg1 is repeatedly transmitted on the candidate SSBs are as follows: Msg1 is repeatedly transmitted once on SSB1 and once on SSB2.

[0208] It should be noted that, in the embodiments of this application, for a specific set of RACH transmission opportunities, within a specific SSB, the user equipment needs to repeatedly transmit Msg1 on the SSB. This part belongs to network configuration and is not within the scope of this application.

[0209] When a user equipment (UE) performs repeated transmission of Msg1, if the bundle size, the number of repeated transmissions of Msg1 on the candidate SSB and on the candidate SSB are determined, and the fixed set of RACH transmission opportunities configured by the network device for repeated transmission of Msg1 also includes the same bundle size, and the configured number of repeated transmissions of Msg1 on the SSB and on the candidate SSB is the same as the number of repeated transmissions of Msg1 on the candidate SSB determined by the UE, then the UE can directly use the configured set of RACH transmission opportunities to repeatedly transmit Msg1.

[0210] For example, assuming the network device is configured with SSBs including SSB1 and SSB2, and the candidate SSBs also include SSB1 and SSB2, then it is understood that the configured SSBs and the candidate SSBs are the same; or, if the configured SSBs include SSB1, SSB2, and SSB, and the candidate SSBs also include SSB1, SSB2, and SSB, then it is understood that the configured SSBs and the candidate SSBs are the same. That is, if the configured SSBs and the candidate SSBs match one-to-one, then it can be understood that the configured SSBs and the candidate SSBs are the same.

[0211] For example, assuming the network device's configured SSB includes SSB1, and the candidate SSBs include SSB1 and SSB2, then it is understood that the configured SSB and the candidate SSB are different; or, if the configured SSB includes SSB1 and SSB3, and the candidate SSBs include SSB1 and SSB2, then it is understood that the configured SSB and the candidate SSB are different; or, if the configured SSB includes SSB1 and SSB2, and the candidate SSBs include SSB3 and SSB4, then it is understood that the configured SSB and the candidate SSB are different; that is, if at least one SSB among the configured SSB and the candidate SSB does not match, then it can be understood that the configured SSB and the candidate SSB are different.

[0212] However, when a user equipment (UE) performs repeated transmission of Msg1, it determines the bundle size and the number of times Msg1 is repeatedly transmitted on the candidate SSB and on the candidate SSB. But if the network device configures different SSBs for the UE, the UE will be unable to repeatedly transmit Msg1, resulting in a low access success rate for the UE.

[0213] To improve the access success rate of user equipment, for example, in this scenario, when determining the access resource to be used from the access resources configured for the configured characteristics based on the feature information of the combined characteristics and the configured characteristics, please refer to... Figure 6 As shown, Figure 6This application provides a schematic diagram of a process for determining access resources to be used from access resources configured for configured characteristics based on feature information of combined characteristics and configured characteristics. The method may include:

[0214] S601. Based on the feature information, determine the seventh configured feature from at least one set of configured features.

[0215] For example, the feature information includes the signal quality of the SSB and / or the number of SSBs in the combined features supported.

[0216] For example, in one possible implementation, when the feature information includes the signal quality of the SSB, when determining the seventh configured feature from at least one set of configured features based on the signal quality of the SSB included in the configured features, the configured feature with the strongest signal quality can be determined from at least one set of configured features based on the signal quality of the SSB among the configured features; the configured feature with the strongest signal quality is the seventh configured feature.

[0217] For example, the signal quality of the SSB can be monitored by the user equipment or by other electronic devices received by the user equipment, and can be set according to actual needs.

[0218] For example, suppose the network device configures two sets of configured features for the user equipment. One set of configured features can be denoted as configured feature 1, which includes a bundle size of 3 and SSBs including SSB1 and SSB3. Msg1 is retransmitted twice on SSB1 and once on SSB3. The other set of configured features can be denoted as configured feature 2, which includes a bundle size of 3 and SSBs including SSB2 and SSB3. Msg1 is retransmitted twice on SSB2 and once on SSB3. Both sets of configured features correspond to their respective access resources. The combined feature includes a bundle size of 3, and the candidate SSBs include SSB1 and SSB2.

[0219] When determining the configured feature with the strongest signal quality from configured feature 1 and configured feature 2 based on the signal quality of SSBs, since the signal quality of SSB1 is stronger than that of SSB2, configured feature 1, which includes the highest signal quality SSB2, can be determined as the seventh configured feature. The access resource of configured feature 1 is then used as a resource to send access requests for combined features. In this way, the network device can repeatedly send Msg1 through the access resource of configured feature 1, thereby effectively improving the access success rate of user equipment.

[0220] For example, in another possible implementation, when the feature information includes the number of SSBs in the supported combined features, when determining the seventh configured feature from at least one set of configured features based on the number of SSBs in the supported combined features, the configured feature that supports the most SSBs in the combined features can be determined from at least one set of configured features based on the number of SSBs in the supported combined features; the configured feature that includes the number of SSBs in the combined features is the seventh configured feature.

[0221] For example, suppose the network device configures two sets of configured features for the user equipment. One set of configured features can be denoted as configured feature 1, which includes a bundle size of 3 and SSBs including SSB1, SSB2, and SSB3. Among them, Msg1 is retransmitted 1 time on SSB1, 1 time on SSB2, and 1 time on SSB3. The other set of configured features can be denoted as configured feature 2, which includes a bundle size of 3 and SSBs including SSB2 and SSB3. Among them, Msg1 is retransmitted 2 times on SSB2 and 1 time on SSB3. Both sets of configured features correspond to their respective access resources. The combined feature includes a bundle size of 3, and the candidate SSBs include SSB1 and SSB2.

[0222] Both sets of configured features include a bundle size of 3; among them,

[0223] Feature 1 is configured: SSB1 2, SSB2 1, SSB3 1;

[0224] Feature 2 is configured: SSB1 2, SSB3 1.

[0225] When determining the configured feature that supports the most SSBs in the combined feature based on the number of SSBs supported in configured feature 1 and configured feature 2, since configured feature 1 includes both SSB1 and SSB2 in the combined feature, and includes 2 SSBs; while configured feature 2 only includes SSB2 in the combined feature, and includes 1 SSB, configured feature 1 that supports the most SSBs in the combined feature can be determined as the seventh configured feature. The access resource of configured feature 1 can be used as a resource to send access requests for the combined feature. In this way, the network device can repeatedly send Msg1 through the access resource of configured feature 1, thereby effectively improving the access success rate of user equipment.

[0226] It should be noted that when the feature information includes the signal quality of the SSB and the number of SSBs in the supported combined features, the method for determining the seventh configured feature from at least one set of configured features based on the signal quality of the SSB and the number of SSBs in the supported combined features is similar to the above-described methods for determining the seventh configured feature from at least one set of configured features based solely on the signal quality of the SSB and the methods for determining the seventh configured feature from at least one set of configured features based solely on the number of SSBs in the supported combined features. Please refer to the relevant descriptions above. Here, the embodiments of this application will not be repeated.

[0227] Based on the signal quality of the SSB and / or the number of SSBs in the combined characteristics it supports, the above-mentioned configuration characteristic is determined from at least one configured characteristic to identify the SSB with the strongest signal quality and / or the configuration characteristic that supports the most SSBs in the combined characteristics. This makes it more advantageous to send access requests for combined characteristics through access resources configured for the configured characteristic, thereby improving the success rate of user equipment access.

[0228] After determining the seventh configured feature from at least one set of configured features, the access resource configured for the seventh configured feature can be identified as the access resource to be used to send the access request for the combined feature, that is, the following S602 is executed:

[0229] S602. The access resources configured for the seventh configured feature are identified as access resources to be used.

[0230] For example, if the number of seventh configured features includes at least two, when determining the access resource configured for the seventh configured feature as the access resource to be used, one seventh configured feature can be randomly selected from the at least two seventh configured features, and the access resource configured for the seventh configured feature can be determined as the access resource to be used; alternatively, one can first determine the eighth configured feature that is transmitted the most times on the SSB with the strongest signal quality in the combination features from the at least two sets of seventh configured features; and determine the access resource configured for the eighth configured feature as the access resource to be used, thereby obtaining the access resource to be used.

[0231] In one example, suppose the network device configures two sets of configured features for the user equipment. One set of configured features can be denoted as configured feature 1, which includes a bundle size of 3 and SSBs including SSB1 and SSB2. Msg1 is retransmitted twice on SSB1 and once on SSB2. The other set of configured features can be denoted as configured feature 2, which includes a bundle size of 3 and SSBs including SSB1 and SSB2. Msg1 is retransmitted once on SSB1 and twice on SSB2. Both sets of configured features correspond to their respective access resources. The combined feature includes a bundle size of 3, and the candidate SSBs include SSB1 and SSB2, with SSB1 having a stronger signal quality than SSB2.

[0232] Both sets of configured features include a bundle size of 3; among them,

[0233] Feature 1 is configured: SSB1 2, SSB2 1;

[0234] Feature 2 is configured: SSB1 1, SSB2 2.

[0235] When determining the eighth configured feature based on the number of transmissions on the SSB with the strongest signal quality among configured features 1 and 2, since the signal quality of SSB1 is stronger than that of SSB2, SSB1 is the SSB with the strongest signal quality among the combined features. Configured feature 1 is transmitted 2 times on SSB1, and configured feature 2 is transmitted 1 time on SSB1. Therefore, configured feature 1, which is transmitted most frequently on SSB1, can be determined as the eighth configured feature, and its access resource can be used as a resource to send access requests for the combined features. This allows network devices to repeatedly send Msg1 through the access resource of configured feature 1, effectively improving the access success rate of user equipment.

[0236] In another example, suppose the network device configures three sets of configured characteristics for the user equipment. One set of configured characteristics, denoted as Configured Characteristic 1, includes a bundle size of 4, and SSBs including SSB1, SSB2, and SSB3; wherein Msg1 is retransmitted twice on SSB1, once on SSB2, and once on SSB3. Another set of configured characteristics, denoted as Configured Characteristic 2, includes a bundle size of 4, and SSBs including SSB1, SSB2, and SSB3; wherein Msg1 is retransmitted once on SSB1, twice on SSB2, and once on SSB3. A third set of configured characteristics, denoted as Configured Characteristic 3, includes a bundle size of 4, and SSBs including SSB1, SSB2, and SSB3; wherein Msg1 is retransmitted once on SSB1, twice on SSB2, and once on SSB3. Size 4, SSB includes SSB1, SSB2 and SSB3; among them, Msg1 is retransmitted 1 time on SSB1, Msg1 is retransmitted 1 time on SSB2, and Msg1 is retransmitted 2 times on SSB3; each of the three configured features has its own access resources; the combined feature includes a bundle size of 4, candidate SSBs include SSB1 and SSB2, and the signal quality of SSB1 is stronger than that of SSB2.

[0237] All three configured features include a bundle size of 4; among them,

[0238] Feature 1 is configured: SSB1 2, SSB2 1, SSB3 1;

[0239] Feature 2 is configured: SSB1 1, SSB2 2, SSB3 1;

[0240] Feature 3 is configured: SSB1 1, SSB2 1, SSB3 2.

[0241] Based on the number of transmissions on the SSB with the strongest signal quality, when determining the eighth configured feature from among configured features 1, 2, and 3, the SSB with the strongest signal quality among the combined features is the eighth configured feature. Since the signal quality of SSB1 is stronger than that of SSB2, SSB1 is the SSB with the strongest signal quality among the combined features. Configured feature 1 is transmitted 2 times on SSB1, while configured features 2 and 9 are each transmitted 1 time on SSB1. Therefore, configured feature 1, which is transmitted most frequently on SSB1, can be determined as the eighth configured feature. The access resource of configured feature 1 is then used as a resource to send access requests for the combined features. This allows network devices to repeatedly send Msg1 through the access resource of configured feature 1, effectively improving the access success rate of user equipment.

[0242] For example, if the number of eighth configured features determined based on the number of transmissions on the SSB with the strongest signal quality includes at least two groups, then when determining the access resources configured for the eighth configured features as access resources to be used, a ninth configured feature can first be determined from the at least two groups of eighth configured features, including other SSBs with the best signal quality; wherein, other SSBs include SSBs other than the SSB with the best signal quality among the eighth configured features; and the access resources configured for the ninth configured feature are determined as access resources to be used.

[0243] For example, suppose the network device configures three sets of configured characteristics for the user equipment. One set of configured characteristics can be denoted as Configured Characteristic 1, including bundle size 3, and SSBs including SSB1 and SSB2; wherein Msg1 is retransmitted twice on SSB1 and once on SSB2. Another set of configured characteristics can be denoted as Configured Characteristic 2, including bundle size 3, and SSBs including SSB1 and SSB3; wherein Msg1 is retransmitted twice on SSB1 and once on SSB3. Yet another set of configured characteristics can be denoted as Configured Characteristic 3, including bundle size 3, and SSBs including SSB2 and SSB3; wherein Msg1 is retransmitted twice on SSB2 and once on SSB3. Each of these three sets of configured characteristics corresponds to its own access resources; the combined characteristic includes bundle size. 3. The candidate SSBs include SSB1, SSB2 and SSB3, and the signal quality of SSB1 is stronger than that of SSB2, and the signal quality of SSB2 is stronger than that of SSB3.

[0244] All three configured features include a bundle size of 3; among them,

[0245] Feature 1 is configured: SSB1 2, SSB2 1;

[0246] Feature 2 is configured: SSB1 2, SSB3 1;

[0247] Feature 3 is configured: SSB2 2, SSB3 1.

[0248] When determining the ninth configured feature from configured features 1, 2, and 3 based on the other SSBs with the best signal quality, given that SSB1 has a stronger signal quality than SSB2, and SSB2 has a stronger signal quality than SSB3, SSB1 is the SSB with the strongest signal quality in the combined features. Both configured features 1 and 2 are transmitted twice on SSB1, which has the strongest signal quality in the combined features, meaning there are two eighth configured features. Then, based on the other SSBs, the ninth configured feature is determined from configured features 1 and 2. Given that SSB2 has a stronger signal quality than SSB3, configured feature 1 can be designated as the ninth configured feature. The access resource of configured feature 1 is then used as a resource to send access requests for the combined features. This allows network devices to repeatedly send Msg1 through the access resource of configured feature 1, effectively improving the access success rate of user equipment.

[0249] As can be seen, in this possible implementation, when determining the access resource to be used for sending the combined feature, a seventh configured feature can be determined from at least one set of configured features based on feature information including the signal quality of the SSB and / or the number of SSBs in the supported combined feature. The access resource configured for the seventh configured feature is then determined as the access resource to be used. This access resource can be used to send the access request for the combined feature. In this way, even if the network device has not configured the access resource for the combined feature, the user equipment can still repeatedly send Msg1 based on the access resource of the determined configured feature, thereby improving the access success rate of the user equipment.

[0250] Based on the above Figure 6 The illustrated embodiment, for example, in the above-described S601, when determining the seventh configured feature from at least one set of configured features based on feature information, can be found in [reference needed]. Figure 7 As shown, Figure 7 A flowchart illustrating the process of determining a seventh configured feature from at least one set of configured features, as provided in this application embodiment, may include:

[0251] S701, Obtain multiple sets of initially configured features.

[0252] Among the multiple initially configured characteristics, there is a tenth configured characteristic where the number of repeated transmissions is equal to the number of repeated transmissions of the combined characteristic, and an eleventh configured characteristic where the number of repeated transmissions is not equal to the number of repeated transmissions of the combined characteristic. The number of repeated transmissions refers to the number of times the user equipment needs to repeatedly transmit Msg1.

[0253] In one example, suppose the network device configures three sets of configured features for the user equipment. One set of configured features can be denoted as configured feature 1, including bundle size 2, and SSBs including SSB1 and SSB3; wherein Msg1 is retransmitted 1 time on SSB1 and Msg1 is retransmitted 1 time on SSB3. Another set of configured features can be denoted as configured feature 2, including bundle size 3, and SSBs including SSB1, wherein Msg1 is retransmitted 3 times on SSB1. Yet another set of configured features can be denoted as configured feature 3, including bundle size 3, and SSBs including SSB1 and SSB2; wherein Msg1 is retransmitted 2 times on SSB1 and Msg1 is retransmitted 1 time on SSB2. Each of these three sets of configured features corresponds to its own access resources; the combined feature includes bundle size 2, and the candidate SSB includes SSB1.

[0254] The three configured features can be accessed as follows:

[0255] Feature 1 is configured: SSB2 1, SSB3 1;

[0256] Feature 2 is configured: SSB1 3;

[0257] Feature 3 is configured: SSB1 2, SSB2 1.

[0258] In this example, given that the bundle size of configured feature 1 and the bundle size of the combined feature are both 2, configured feature 1 is the tenth configured feature with the same number of repeated transmissions as the combined feature; given that the bundle size of configured feature 2 and the bundle size of configured feature 3 are both 3, while the bundle size of the combined feature is 2, configured feature 2 and configured feature 3 are both eleventh configured features with a number of repeated transmissions that is not equal to the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature.

[0259] In another example, suppose the network device configures three sets of configured features for the user equipment. One set of configured features can be denoted as configured feature 1, which includes a bundle size of 3 and SSBs including SSB1 and SSB3. Msg1 is retransmitted twice on SSB1 and once on SSB3. Another set of configured features can be denoted as configured feature 2, which includes a bundle size of 3 and SSBs including SSB2 and SSB3. Msg1 is retransmitted twice on SSB2 and once on SSB3. A third set of configured features can be denoted as configured feature 3, which includes a bundle size of 4 and SSBs including SSB1 and SSB2. Msg1 is retransmitted three times on SSB1 and once on SSB2. Each of these three sets of configured features corresponds to its own access resources. The combined feature includes a bundle size of 3, and the candidate SSBs include SSB1 and SSB2.

[0260] The three configured features are shown below:

[0261] Feature 1 is configured: SSB1 2, SSB3 1;

[0262] Feature 2 is configured: SSB2 2, SSB3 1;

[0263] Feature 3 is configured: SSB1 3, SSB2 1.

[0264] In this example, given that the bundle size of configured feature 1 and configured feature 2 are both 3, and the bundle size of the combined feature is also 3, configured feature 1 and configured feature 2 are the tenth configured feature whose number of repeated transmissions is equal to the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature; given that the bundle size of configured feature 3 is 4, while the bundle size of the combined feature is 3, configured feature 3 is the eleventh configured feature whose number of repeated transmissions is not equal to the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature.

[0265] When determining the seventh configured characteristic from multiple initial configured characteristics, it is usually considered to first determine the seventh configured characteristic from the tenth configured characteristic whose retransmission count is equal to the retransmission count of the combined characteristic. However, if the SSB included in the tenth configured characteristic is different from the SSB included in the combined characteristic, see configured characteristic 1 in the first example above, and configured characteristic 1 and configured characteristic 2 in the second example above. Then, the seventh configured characteristic can be determined from the eleventh configured characteristic whose retransmission count is not equal to the retransmission count of the combined characteristic, that is, the following S702 is executed:

[0266] S702. If the SSB included in the tenth configured feature is different from the SSB included in the combined feature, at least one set of eleventh configured features shall be determined as at least one set of configured features.

[0267] For example, when determining at least one set of eleventh configured features as at least one set of configured features, indication information can be obtained first; and based on the indication information, at least one set of eleventh configured features can be determined as at least one set of configured features. The indication information is used to indicate that the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature is variable; and / or, interval information of the number of repeated transmissions; and / or, access resources that can be configured for the eleventh configured feature; wherein the eleventh configured feature is a configured feature whose number of repeated transmissions differs from the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature.

[0268] For example, the indication information can be sent from the network device to the user device, or it can be configured by the user device itself, depending on actual needs. For example, when the network device sends indication information to the user device, it can send it through a configuration message. For example, in addition to the indication information, the configuration message can also include the priority of the configured features described in Embodiment 2 above, which can be set according to actual needs.

[0269] For example, the number of times a combined feature is repeatedly transmitted can be varied, which can be understood as the number of times a combined feature is repeatedly transmitted can change. For instance, the number of times a combined feature is repeatedly transmitted can be different from the expected number of times a combined feature is transmitted.

[0270] For example, if the interval information for the number of repeated transmissions can be 'b', then the number of repeated transmissions for the combined characteristic can be considered within the interval [ab, a+b], where 'a' represents the expected number of repeated transmissions for the combined characteristic. Furthermore, the interval information can exist in various forms. For instance, if the interval information for the number of repeated transmissions can be 'b', then the number of repeated transmissions for the combined characteristic can be considered within the interval [a, a+b], where 'a' represents the expected number of repeated transmissions for the combined characteristic. Similarly, if the interval information for the number of repeated transmissions can be [-c, +d], then the number of repeated transmissions for the combined characteristic can be considered within the interval [ac, a+d], where 'a' represents the expected number of repeated transmissions for the combined characteristic.

[0271] By instructing the user equipment to identify at least one set of eleventh configured features as at least one set of configured features when the SSB included in the tenth configured feature is different from the SSB included in the combined feature.

[0272] For example, combining with the first example in S701 above, assume that the network device has configured the following three sets of features for the user equipment:

[0273] Feature 1 is configured: SSB2 1, SSB3 1;

[0274] Feature 2 is configured: SSB1 3;

[0275] Feature 3 is configured: SSB1 2, SSB2 1.

[0276] The combined feature includes bundle size2, and the candidate SSB includes SSB1. In this example, the configured features include configured feature 2 and configured feature 3, whose number of repeated transmissions is not equal to the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature.

[0277] For example, combining with the second example in S701 above, assume that the network device has configured the following three sets of features for the user equipment:

[0278] Feature 1 is configured: SSB1 2, SSB3 1;

[0279] Feature 2 is configured: SSB2 2, SSB3 1;

[0280] Feature 3 is configured: SSB1 3, SSB2 1.

[0281] The combined feature includes bundle size 3, and the candidate SSBs include SSB1 and SSB2. In this example, the configured feature includes configured feature 3, whose number of repeated transmissions is not equal to the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature.

[0282] After determining at least one set of configured characteristics from multiple initial configured characteristics, a seventh configured characteristic can be determined from at least one set of configured characteristics based on the characteristic information, i.e., the following S703 is executed:

[0283] S703. Based on the feature information, determine the seventh configured feature from at least one set of configured features.

[0284] For example, the feature information includes the signal quality of the SSB and / or the number of SSBs in the combined features supported.

[0285] It is understood that in S703, when determining the seventh configured feature from at least one set of configured features based on feature information, the implementation method is similar to that in S601 above, when determining the seventh configured feature from at least one set of configured features based on feature information. Please refer to the relevant description in S601 above, which describes determining the seventh configured feature from at least one set of configured features based on feature information. Here, the embodiments of this application will not be repeated.

[0286] For example, combining with the first example in S702 above, assume that the network device has configured the following three sets of features for the user equipment:

[0287] Feature 1 is configured: SSB2 1, SSB3 1;

[0288] Feature 2 is configured: SSB1 3;

[0289] Feature 3 is configured: SSB1 2, SSB2 1.

[0290] The combined feature includes bundle size2, and the candidate SSB includes SSB1. In this example, the configured features include configured feature 2 and configured feature 3, whose number of repeated transmissions is not equal to the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature.

[0291] When determining the seventh configured feature from configured feature 2 and configured feature 3, since configured feature 2 includes SSB1, which is exactly the same as the SSB1 included in the combined feature, configured feature 2 can be determined as the seventh configured feature. The access resource of configured feature 2 can be used as a resource to send the access request of the combined feature. In this way, the network device can repeatedly send Msg1 through the access resource of configured feature 2, thereby effectively improving the access success rate of user equipment.

[0292] For example, combining with the second example in S702 above, assume that the network device configures the following three sets of configured features for the user equipment:

[0293] Feature 1 is configured: SSB1 2, SSB3 1;

[0294] Feature 2 is configured: SSB2 2, SSB3 1;

[0295] Feature 3 is configured: SSB1 3, SSB2 1.

[0296] The combined feature includes bundle size 3, and the candidate SSBs include SSB1 and SSB2. In this example, the configured feature includes configured feature 3, whose number of repeated transmissions is not equal to the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature.

[0297] When determining the seventh configured feature from the configured feature 3, since SSB1 and SSB2 included in configured feature 3 are exactly the same as SSB1 and SSB2 included in the combined feature, configured feature 3 can be determined as the seventh configured feature, and the access resource of configured feature 3 can be used as a resource to send the access request of the combined feature. In this way, the network device can repeatedly send Msg1 through the access resource of configured feature 3, thereby effectively improving the access success rate of user equipment.

[0298] It should be noted that, in Figure 7 In the illustrated embodiment, when the user equipment determines the seventh configured feature from multiple sets of initially configured features based on the indication information, it may include at least two possible implementation methods. In one possible implementation method, the user equipment may first obtain the initial configured features together and determine whether the SSB included in the tenth configured feature is the same as the SSB included in the combined feature. If the SSB included in the tenth configured feature is different from the SSB included in the combined feature, then at least one set of eleventh configured features is determined as at least one set of configured features; then, based on the feature information, the seventh configured feature is determined from at least one set of configured features.

[0299] In another possible implementation, the user equipment can first obtain the tenth configured feature in the initial configured features whose repeated transmission count is equal to the repeated transmission count of the combined feature, and determine whether the SSB included in the tenth configured feature is the same as the SSB included in the combined feature; if the SSB included in the tenth configured feature is different from the SSB included in the combined feature, then according to the indication information, obtain the eleventh configured feature in the initial configured features whose repeated transmission count is not equal to the repeated transmission count of the combined feature, and determine at least one set of eleventh configured features as at least one set of configured features; then according to the feature information, determine the seventh configured feature from at least one set of configured features.

[0300] As can be seen from the embodiments of this application, when determining the seventh configured feature, multiple sets of initial configured features can be obtained first. Among these multiple sets of initial configured features, there are tenth configured features whose repeated transmission count is equal to the repeated transmission count of the combined feature, and eleventh configured features whose repeated transmission count is not equal to the repeated transmission count of the combined feature. If the SSB included in the tenth configured feature is different from the SSB included in the combined feature, then at least one eleventh configured feature is determined as at least one set of configured features. Then, based on the feature information, the seventh configured feature is determined from the at least one set of configured features. The access resources configured by the seventh configured feature can be used to send access requests for the combined feature. In this way, even if the network device does not configure access resources for the combined feature, the user equipment can still repeatedly send Msg1 based on the access resources of the determined configured feature, thereby improving the access success rate of the user equipment.

[0301] This application also provides an access method in which a network device can send a configuration message to a user equipment. The configuration message includes the priority of configured features and / or indication information. This allows the user equipment to determine the access resources to be used from the access resources configured for the configured features based on the configuration message. In this way, the user equipment can send an access request combining features using the access resources to be used.

[0302] The indication information is used to indicate that the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature is variable; and / or, the interval information of the number of repeated transmissions; and / or, the access resources that can be configured for the configured feature; wherein the configured feature is a configured feature whose number of repeated transmissions is different from the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature.

[0303] It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the method by which the user equipment determines the access resource to be used from the access resources configured for the configured features based on the configuration message is similar to the method in the above embodiment. For details, please refer to the relevant description in the above embodiment of the user equipment determining the access resource to be used from the access resources configured for the configured features based on the configuration message. Here, this embodiment will not repeat the description.

[0304] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a user equipment 80 provided in an embodiment of this application. For example, see [link to relevant documentation]. Figure 8 As shown, the user equipment 80 may include:

[0305] The determining unit 801 is used to determine the access resources to be used from the access resources configured for the configured characteristics based on the combined characteristics and the configured characteristics.

[0306] The sending unit 802 is used to send an access request with combined characteristics through the access resources to be used.

[0307] Optionally, the determining unit 801 includes a first determining module and a second determining module.

[0308] The first determining module is used to determine the feature information of the configured characteristics.

[0309] The second determining module is used to determine the access resources to be used from the access resources configured for the configured features based on the combined characteristics and feature information.

[0310] Optionally, access resources include a set of random access resources and / or RACH transport opportunities.

[0311] Optionally, the feature information includes at least one of the following: priority, number of features in the supported combined features, supported features, and usage time of access resources.

[0312] Optionally, the feature information includes priority.

[0313] The second determining module is specifically used to determine the first configured feature with the highest priority from at least one configured feature based on the combined features; and to determine the access resource configured for the first configured feature as the access resource to be used.

[0314] Optionally, the second determining module is specifically configured to determine, from at least one configured feature, a configured feature that has a feature intersection with the combined feature; and among the configured features that have a feature intersection, determine a first configured feature.

[0315] Optionally, the feature information includes the number of features supported in the combined features.

[0316] The second determining module is specifically used to determine, from at least one configured feature, the configured feature that supports the maximum number of features in the combined features; and to determine the access resource configured for the configured feature that supports the maximum number of features as the access resource to be used.

[0317] Optionally, the configured features that support the maximum number of features in a combination include at least two.

[0318] The second determining module is specifically used to determine the second configured feature with the highest priority from at least two configured features with the maximum number of features; and to determine the access resource configured for the second configured feature as the access resource to be used.

[0319] Optionally, the feature information includes supported characteristics.

[0320] The second determining module is specifically used to determine a third configured feature, including a combination feature, from at least one configured feature based on the features supported by at least one configured feature; and to determine the access resource configured for the third configured feature as the access resource to be used.

[0321] Optionally, the number of third configured features may include at least two.

[0322] The second determining module is specifically used to determine the fourth configured feature with the fewest features from at least two third configured features; and to determine the access resource configured for the fourth configured feature as the access resource to be used.

[0323] Optionally, the feature information includes the usage time of the accessed resources.

[0324] The second determining module is specifically used to determine, based on the usage time of the access resource with at least one configured characteristic, a fifth configured characteristic that corresponds to the usage time closest to the predicted sending time of the access request from at least one configured characteristic; and to determine the access resource configured for the fifth configured characteristic as the access resource to be used.

[0325] Optionally, the number of fifth configured features may include at least two.

[0326] The second determining module is specifically used to determine the sixth configured feature with the highest priority and / or the feature that supports the most number of features among the combined features from at least two fifth configured features; and to determine the access resource configured for the sixth configured feature as the access resource to be used.

[0327] Optionally, the feature information includes the signal quality of the SSB and / or the number of SSBs in the combined features supported.

[0328] The second determining module is specifically used to determine the seventh configured feature from at least one set of configured features based on feature information; and to determine the access resource configured for the seventh configured feature as the access resource to be used.

[0329] Optionally, the feature information includes the signal quality of the SSB, and the seventh configured feature is the configured feature with the strongest signal quality.

[0330] Optionally, the feature information includes the number of SSBs in the supported combined features, and the seventh configured feature is the configured feature that supports the most SSBs in the combined features.

[0331] Optionally, the number of seventh configured features includes at least two groups.

[0332] The second determining module is specifically used to determine, from at least two sets of seventh configured characteristics, the eighth configured characteristic that is transmitted the most times on the SSB with the strongest signal quality in the combined characteristics; and to determine the access resource configured for the eighth configured characteristic as the access resource to be used.

[0333] Optionally, the number of the eighth configured features includes at least two groups.

[0334] The second determining module is specifically used to determine, from at least two sets of eighth configured characteristics, a ninth configured characteristic including other SSBs with the best signal quality; wherein, other SSBs include SSBs other than the SSB with the best signal quality among the eighth configured characteristics; and to determine the access resources configured for the ninth configured characteristic as access resources to be used.

[0335] Optionally, the second determining module is specifically used to obtain multiple sets of initially configured features; wherein, the multiple sets of initially configured features include a tenth configured feature whose repeated transmission count is equal to the repeated transmission count of the combined feature, and an eleventh configured feature whose repeated transmission count is not equal to the repeated transmission count of the combined feature; if the SSB included in the tenth configured feature is different from the SSB included in the combined feature, at least one eleventh configured feature is determined as at least one set of configured features; and a seventh configured feature is determined from at least one set of configured features based on feature information.

[0336] Optionally, the second determining module is specifically used to acquire indication information; and based on the indication information, determine at least one set of eleventh configured features as at least one set of configured features; wherein, the indication information is used to indicate that the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature is variable; and / or, interval information of the number of repeated transmissions; and / or, access resources that can be configured for the eleventh configured feature; wherein, the eleventh configured feature is a configured feature whose number of repeated transmissions is different from the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature.

[0337] The user equipment 80 provided in this embodiment can execute the technical solution of the access method shown in any of the above embodiments. Its implementation principle and beneficial effects are similar to those of the access method. Please refer to the implementation principle and beneficial effects of the access method. It will not be repeated here.

[0338] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device 90 provided in an embodiment of this application. For example, see [link to relevant documentation]. Figure 9 As shown, the network device 90 may include:

[0339] The sending unit 901 is used to send a configuration message to the user equipment. The configuration message includes the priority of the configured features and / or indication information.

[0340] The indication information is used to indicate that the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature is variable; and / or, the interval information of the number of repeated transmissions; and / or, the access resources that can be configured for the configured feature; wherein the configured feature is a configured feature whose number of repeated transmissions is different from the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature.

[0341] The network device 90 provided in this embodiment can execute the technical solution of the access method shown in any of the above embodiments. Its implementation principle and beneficial effects are similar to those of the access method. Please refer to the implementation principle and beneficial effects of the access method. It will not be repeated here.

[0342] The application provides a chip that may include a memory and a processor; the memory is used to store computer programs.

[0343] The processor is used to implement the access method as described in the above embodiments when the computer program is executed. Its implementation principle and beneficial effects are similar to those of the access method, and can be found in the implementation principle and beneficial effects of the access method, which will not be repeated here.

[0344] This application also provides a chip module, which may include: a memory and a processor; the memory is used to store computer programs.

[0345] The processor is used to implement the access method as described in the above embodiments when the computer program is executed. Its implementation principle and beneficial effects are similar to those of the access method, and can be found in the implementation principle and beneficial effects of the access method, which will not be repeated here.

[0346] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device 100 provided in an embodiment of this application. For example, please refer to [link / reference]. Figure 10 As shown, the electronic device 100 may include a processor 1001 and a memory 1002; wherein,

[0347] The memory 1002 is used to store computer programs.

[0348] The processor 1001 is used to read the computer program stored in the memory 1002 and execute the access method technical solution in any of the above embodiments according to the computer program in the memory 1002.

[0349] Optionally, the memory 1002 can be either standalone or integrated with the processor 1001. When the memory 1002 is a device independent of the processor 1001, the electronic device 100 may further include a bus for connecting the memory 1002 and the processor 1001.

[0350] Optionally, this embodiment further includes a communication interface, which can be connected to the processor 1001 via a bus. The processor 1001 can control the communication interface to realize the acquisition and transmission functions of the above-mentioned electronic device 100.

[0351] The electronic device 100 shown in the embodiments of this application can execute the technical solution of the access method in any of the above embodiments. Its implementation principle and beneficial effects are similar to those of the access method. Please refer to the implementation principle and beneficial effects of the access method. It will not be repeated here.

[0352] This application also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions. When a processor executes the computer-executable instructions, it implements the technical solution of the access method in any of the above embodiments. The implementation principle and beneficial effects are similar to those of the access method, and can be found in the implementation principle and beneficial effects of the access method, which will not be repeated here.

[0353] This application also provides a computer program product, including a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the technical solution of the access method in any of the above embodiments. Its implementation principle and beneficial effects are similar to those of the access method. Please refer to the implementation principle and beneficial effects of the access method. It will not be repeated here.

[0354] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the apparatus embodiments described above are merely illustrative; for instance, the division of units is only a logical functional division, and in actual implementation, there may be other division methods. For example, multiple units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored or not executed. Furthermore, the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed may be through some interfaces; the indirect coupling or communication connection between apparatuses or units may be electrical, mechanical, or other forms.

[0355] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate. The components shown as units may or may not be physical units; that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of the units can be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs. Furthermore, the functional units in the various embodiments of this application can be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit can exist physically separately, or two or more units can be integrated into one unit. The integrated units described above can be implemented in hardware or in a combination of hardware and software functional units.

[0356] The integrated modules described above, implemented as software functional modules, can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. These software functional modules, stored in a storage medium, include several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) or processor to execute some steps of the methods of the various embodiments of this application.

[0357] It should be understood that the aforementioned processor can be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), or other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSPs), application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), etc. A general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor or any conventional processor. The steps of the method disclosed in this invention can be directly manifested as being executed by a hardware processor, or executed by a combination of hardware and software modules within the processor.

[0358] The memory may include high-speed RAM, and may also include non-volatile storage (NVM), such as at least one disk storage device, and may also be a USB flash drive, external hard drive, read-only memory, disk or optical disc, etc.

[0359] The bus can be an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus, or an Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus, etc. Buses can be categorized as address buses, data buses, control buses, etc. For ease of illustration, the buses shown in the accompanying drawings are not limited to a single bus or a single type of bus.

[0360] The aforementioned computer-readable storage medium can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic storage, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk. The storage medium can be any available medium accessible to general-purpose or special-purpose computers.

[0361] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this application, and are not intended to limit them. Although this application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some or all of the technical features therein. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application.

Claims

1. An access method, characterized in that, include: Receive a configuration message sent by a network device, the configuration message including the priority of multiple user characteristics; the user characteristics are Reduced Capability (Redcap), Slice, Small Packet Transmission (SDT), or Enhanced Coverage (CE); Determine the combined characteristics of random access; the combined characteristics include at least two user characteristics; Based on the priority of the user characteristics in the combined characteristics and the configured characteristics, the random access resources to be used are determined from the random access resources with configured characteristics; wherein, the configured characteristics are characteristics that the network device has configured for the user equipment, and the characteristics include the user characteristics and / or combinations of the user characteristics; there is a characteristic intersection between the configured characteristics and the combined characteristics; The access request with the combined characteristics is sent using the random access resources to be used.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The step of determining the access resource to be used from the random access resources with configured characteristics includes: Determine the characteristic information of the configured features; Based on the combined characteristics and the feature information, the random access resources to be used are determined from the random access resources configured for the configured characteristics.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The random access resources include a set of RACH transmission opportunities.

4. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The feature information includes at least one of the following: priority, number of features supported in the combined features, supported features, and usage time of access resources.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The feature information includes priority; The process of determining the access resource to be used from the random access resources configured for the configured features, based on the combined characteristics and the feature information, includes: Based on the combined characteristics, determine the first configured characteristic with the highest priority from at least one configured characteristic; The random access resource configured for the first configured feature is determined as the random access resource to be used.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The step of determining the first configured feature with the highest priority from at least one configured feature based on the combined features includes: From the at least one configured feature, determine the configured feature that has a feature intersection with the combined feature; Among the configured features that have an intersection, the first configured feature is determined.

7. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The feature information includes the number of features supporting the combined features; The step of determining the random access resource to be used from the random access resources configured for the configured features based on the combined characteristics and the feature information includes: From at least one configured feature, determine the configured feature that supports the maximum number of features in the combined features; The random access resources configured for the configured features of the maximum number of features are determined as the random access resources to be used.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that, The configured features that support the maximum number of features in the combined features include at least two; The step of determining the random access resources configured for the most numerous features as the random access resources to be used includes: From at least two configured features with the highest number of features, determine the second configured feature with the highest priority; The random access resource configured for the second configured feature is determined as the random access resource to be used.

9. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The feature information includes supported characteristics; The step of determining the random access resource to be used from the random access resources configured for the configured features based on the combined characteristics and the feature information includes: Based on the features supported by at least one configured feature, determine a third configured feature that includes the combined feature from at least one configured feature; The random access resource configured for the third configured feature is determined as the random access resource to be used.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The number of the third configured features includes at least two; The step of determining the random access resource configured for the third configured feature as the random access resource to be used includes: From at least two third configured features, determine the fourth configured feature that includes the fewest features; The random access resource configured for the fourth configured feature is determined as the random access resource to be used.

11. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The feature information includes the usage time of the access resources; The step of determining the random access resource to be used from the random access resources configured for the configured features based on the combined characteristics and the feature information includes: Based on the usage time of random access resources with at least one configured characteristic, determine a fifth configured characteristic from the at least one configured characteristic that corresponds to the usage time closest to the predicted sending time of the access request. The random access resource configured for the fifth configured feature is determined as the random access resource to be used.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that, The number of the fifth configured feature includes at least two; The step of determining the random access resource configured for the fifth configured feature as the random access resource to be used includes: From at least two fifth configured features, determine the sixth configured feature with the highest priority and / or that supports the largest number of features in the combined features; The random access resource configured for the sixth configured feature is determined as the random access resource to be used.

13. An access method, characterized in that, include: Send a configuration message to the user equipment, the configuration message including the priority of multiple user characteristics, and / or, indication information; The user characteristics are Reduced Capability (Redcap), Slice, Small Packet Transport (SDT), or Enhanced Coverage (CE); the priority of these characteristics is used by the user equipment to determine the random access resources to be used from the configured random access resources. Wherein, the indication information is used to indicate that the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature is variable; and / or, interval information of the number of repeated transmissions; and / or, can be used as access resources configured for configured features; wherein, the configured feature is a configured feature whose number of repeated transmissions is different from the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature.

14. A user equipment, characterized in that, include: A receiving unit is configured to receive configuration messages sent by a network device, wherein the configuration messages include the priority of user characteristics; The user characteristics are reduced capability Redcap, Slice, Small Packet Transmission (SDT), or Enhanced Coverage (CE). A determining unit is configured to determine a combination of random access characteristics, the combination of characteristics including at least two user characteristics, and to determine random access resources to be used from random access resources with configured characteristics based on the priority of the user characteristics in the combination of characteristics and configured characteristics; wherein, the configured characteristics are characteristics that the network device has configured for the user equipment, and the characteristics include the user characteristics and / or combinations of the user characteristics; the configured characteristics and the combination characteristics have characteristic intersections; The sending unit is configured to send the access request for the combined characteristics through the random access resources to be used.

15. A network device, characterized in that, include: A sending unit is used to send a configuration message to a user equipment, the configuration message including the priority of multiple user characteristics and / or indication information; The user characteristics are Reduced Capability (Redcap), Slice, Small Packet Transport (SDT), or Enhanced Coverage (CE); the priority of these characteristics is used by the user equipment to determine the random access resources to be used from the configured random access resources. Wherein, the indication information is used to indicate that the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature is variable; and / or, interval information of the number of repeated transmissions; and / or, can be used as access resources configured for configured features; wherein, the configured feature is a configured feature whose number of repeated transmissions is different from the number of repeated transmissions of the combined feature.

16. A chip, characterized in that, include: Memory and processor; The memory is used to store computer programs; The processor is configured to, when the computer program is executed, implement the access method as described in any one of claims 1-12; or implement the access method as described in claim 13.

17. A chip module, characterized in that, include: Memory and processor; The memory is used to store computer programs; The processor is configured to, when the computer program is executed, implement the access method as described in any one of claims 1-12; or implement the access method as described in claim 13.

18. An electronic device, characterized in that, Includes processor and memory; among which, The memory is used to store computer programs; The processor is configured to read the computer program stored in the memory and execute the access method according to any one of claims 1-12 according to the computer program in the memory; or, execute the access method according to claim 13.

19. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium stores computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by the processor, implement the access method according to any one of claims 1-12; or, implement the access method according to claim 13.

20. A computer program product, comprising a computer program, characterized in that, When the computer program is executed by the processor, it implements the access method according to any one of claims 1-12; or, it implements the access method according to claim 13.

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