Paging method, device, terminal and network side equipment

Abstract

The application provides a paging method and device, a terminal and a network side equipment, and relates to the technical field of wireless communication. The method comprises the following steps: receiving a paging configuration message sent by a network side equipment; the paging configuration message comprises at least one of the following: a terminal identification threshold; and at least two paging periods. According to the method, the paging configuration message sent by the network side equipment to the terminal comprises a terminal identification threshold and / or at least two paging periods. The RedCap terminal is divided into different initial downlink BWP to listen to the paging occasion by using the terminal identification threshold, which can avoid the problem that the RedCap terminal switches between different initial downlink BWP to listen to the paging occasion, resulting in high energy consumption of the RedCap terminal. In addition, at least two paging periods are configured, so that different terminals can use different paging periods, thereby avoiding the problem of high energy consumption caused by frequent paging occasion listening of the RedCap terminal.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of wireless technology, and in particular to a paging method, apparatus, terminal, and network-side equipment. Background Technology

[0002] In NR, UE paging reception in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) idle state and the RRC inactive state must follow the Discontinuous Reception (DRX) principle.

[0003] Under NR's current paging design, only one Paging Control Channel (PCCH) configuration information is sent via system messages, and all terminals read the same paging configuration information. However, after NR introduced redcap (Reduced Cap) terminals, both redcap and non-redcap terminals receive paging in the initial downlink bandwidth part (BWP) according to the paging configuration information. This results in redcap and non-redcap terminals sharing the paging occasion (PO), leading to a problem where the large number of redcap terminals limits paging capacity, thus increasing paging latency for non-redcap terminals.

[0004] To address this technical issue, existing technologies employ a method of configuring a dedicated initial downlink BWP for each redcap terminal and also configuring a Point of Interest (PO) on the separate initial downlink BWP. This allows some redcap terminals to receive POs on the separate initial downlink BWP, thereby reducing PO capacity contention on the initial downlink BWP and avoiding increased paging latency for non-redcap terminals. However, with this method, redcap terminals need to frequently switch between the initial downlink BWP and the separate initial downlink BWP to receive POs, leading to increased power consumption for redcap terminals. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a paging method, apparatus, terminal, and network-side equipment to solve the problems of increased paging latency and high power consumption of redcap terminals caused by a large number of redcap terminals accessing the network in the prior art.

[0006] One embodiment of the present invention provides a paging method, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, the method comprising:

[0007] Receive a paging configuration message sent by a network-side device; the paging configuration message includes at least one of the following:

[0008] Terminal identification threshold;

[0009] At least two paging cycles.

[0010] Optionally, in the paging method, the first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles represents a discontinuous reception DRX cycle of a first type of terminal, and the second paging cycle represents a DRX cycle of a second type of terminal.

[0011] Optionally, the paging method, wherein when the terminal is a first type of terminal, further includes:

[0012] Based on the first paging cycle, determine the paging frame and paging timing for receiving the paging message.

[0013] Optionally, in the paging method, if the paging configuration message includes a terminal identifier threshold and the terminal is a first type of terminal, the method further includes:

[0014] If the terminal identifier of the terminal meets the indication range of the terminal identifier threshold, then listen for paging opportunities on the first initial downlink BWP;

[0015] If the terminal identifier of the terminal does not conform to the indication range of the terminal identifier threshold, then the paging opportunity is listened for on a second initial downlink BWP that is different from the first initial downlink BWP.

[0016] Optionally, the paging method, wherein the paging configuration message further includes at least two paging cycles, and the first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles represents a discontinuous reception DRX cycle of a first type of terminal, listening for paging opportunities on the first initial downlink BWP includes:

[0017] Within each of the first paging cycles, the paging opportunity is monitored on the first initial downlink BWP.

[0018] Optionally, the paging method, wherein the paging configuration message further includes at least two paging cycles, and the first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles represents a discontinuous reception DRX cycle of a first type of terminal, listening for paging opportunities on the second initial downlink BWP includes:

[0019] During each of the first paging cycles, the paging opportunity is monitored on the second initial downlink BWP.

[0020] This invention also provides a paging method, wherein the paging is performed by a network-side device, the method comprising:

[0021] Send a paging configuration message to the terminal; the paging configuration message includes at least one of the following:

[0022] Terminal identification threshold;

[0023] At least two paging cycles.

[0024] Optionally, in the paging method, the first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles represents a discontinuous reception DRX cycle of a first type of terminal, and the second paging cycle represents a DRX cycle of a second type of terminal.

[0025] This invention also provides a terminal, comprising a transceiver, for:

[0026] Receive a paging configuration message sent by a network-side device; the paging configuration message includes at least one of the following:

[0027] Terminal identification threshold;

[0028] At least two paging cycles.

[0029] Optionally, in the terminal, the first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles represents a discontinuous reception DRX cycle of the first type of terminal, and the second paging cycle represents a DRX cycle of the second type of terminal.

[0030] Optionally, the terminal further includes a processor, wherein, in the case that the terminal is a first type of terminal, the processor is configured to:

[0031] Based on the first paging cycle, determine the paging frame and paging timing for receiving the paging message.

[0032] Optionally, the terminal, further comprising a processor, wherein when the paging configuration message includes a terminal identifier threshold and the terminal is a first type terminal, the processor is configured to:

[0033] If the terminal identifier of the terminal meets the indication range of the terminal identifier threshold, then listen for paging opportunities on the first initial downlink BWP;

[0034] If the terminal identifier of the terminal does not conform to the indication range of the terminal identifier threshold, then the paging opportunity is listened for on a second initial downlink BWP that is different from the first initial downlink BWP.

[0035] Optionally, in the terminal, where the paging configuration message further includes at least two paging cycles, and the first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles represents a discontinuous reception DRX cycle of a first type of terminal, the processor listens for paging opportunities on the first initial downlink BWP, including:

[0036] Within each of the first paging cycles, the paging opportunity is monitored on the first initial downlink BWP.

[0037] Optionally, in the terminal, where the paging configuration message further includes at least two paging cycles, and the first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles represents a discontinuous reception DRX cycle of a first type of terminal, the processor listens for paging opportunities on the second initial downlink BWP, including:

[0038] During each of the first paging cycles, the paging opportunity is monitored on the second initial downlink BWP.

[0039] This invention also provides a network-side device, comprising a transceiver for:

[0040] Send a paging configuration message to the terminal; the paging configuration message includes at least one of the following:

[0041] Terminal identification threshold;

[0042] At least two paging cycles.

[0043] Optionally, in the network-side device, the first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles represents the discontinuous reception DRX cycle of the first type of terminal, and the second paging cycle represents the DRX cycle of the second type of terminal.

[0044] This invention also provides a paging device, wherein the paging is performed by a terminal, and the device includes:

[0045] The message receiving unit is configured to receive a paging configuration message sent by a network-side device; the paging configuration message includes at least one of the following:

[0046] Terminal identification threshold;

[0047] At least two paging cycles.

[0048] This invention also provides a paging device, wherein the paging is performed by a network-side device, the device comprising:

[0049] The message sending unit is configured to send a paging configuration message to the terminal; the paging configuration message includes at least one of the following:

[0050] Terminal identification threshold;

[0051] At least two paging cycles.

[0052] This invention also provides a network device, including: a transceiver, a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor; characterized in that, when the processor executes the program or instructions, it implements the paging method as described in any of the preceding claims.

[0053] This invention also provides a readable storage medium storing a program or instructions thereon, characterized in that the program or instructions, when executed by a processor, implement the steps in the paging method as described in any of the preceding claims.

[0054] The beneficial effects of the above-described technical solution of the present invention are as follows:

[0055] The paging method described in this embodiment of the invention includes a terminal identification threshold and / or at least two paging cycles in the paging configuration message sent by the network-side device to the terminal. By using the terminal identification threshold, RedCap terminals are diverted to different initial downlink BWPs to listen for paging opportunities, which avoids the problem of high power consumption of RedCap terminals caused by switching between different initial downlink BWPs to listen for paging opportunities. In addition, by configuring at least two paging cycles, different terminals can use different paging cycles, avoiding the problem of high power consumption caused by terminals frequently listening for paging opportunities. Attached Figure Description

[0056] Figure 1 This is a schematic flowchart of a paging method according to one embodiment of the present invention;

[0057] Figure 2 A schematic diagram illustrating the relationship between the first initial downlink BWP and the second initial downlink BWP;

[0058] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of one embodiment of the paging method described in this invention;

[0059] Figure 4 This is a schematic flowchart of a paging method according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0060] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the terminal described in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0061] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the network-side device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0062] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the paging device according to one embodiment of the present invention;

[0063] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the paging device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0064] To make the technical problems, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, a detailed description will be given below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0065] It should be understood that the phrase "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" throughout the specification means that a specific feature, structure, or characteristic related to the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the invention. Therefore, "in one embodiment" or "in an embodiment" appearing throughout the specification do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. Furthermore, these specific features, structures, or characteristics can be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.

[0066] In various embodiments of the present invention, it should be understood that the sequence number of each process described below does not imply the order of execution. The execution order of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0067] To address the issues of increased paging latency and high power consumption caused by a large number of RedCap terminals accessing the network in existing technologies, this invention provides a paging method. The paging configuration message sent by the network-side device to the terminal includes a terminal identification threshold and / or at least two paging cycles. Using the terminal identification threshold, RedCap terminals are distributed to different initial downlink BWPs to listen for paging opportunities, avoiding capacity limitations caused by a large number of RedCap terminals and the resulting increase in paging latency. Simultaneously, it avoids the problem of RedCap terminals switching between different initial downlink BWPs to listen for paging opportunities, which leads to high power consumption. Furthermore, by configuring at least two paging cycles, different terminals can use different paging cycles, avoiding the high power consumption caused by frequent paging opportunity listening by terminals.

[0068] One embodiment of the present invention provides a paging method, executed by a terminal, such as... Figure 1 As shown, it includes:

[0069] S110, Receive a paging configuration message sent by a network-side device; the paging configuration message includes at least one of the following:

[0070] Terminal identification threshold;

[0071] At least two paging cycles.

[0072] Optionally, in this embodiment of the invention, the network-side device sends a paging configuration message via system messages. In one implementation, the network-side device sends the paging configuration message to the terminal via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling and / or core network signaling.

[0073] The paging period is also known as the DRX period. During each DRX period, the terminal listens for a paging occasion (PO). A PO includes a set of monitoring occasions (MOs) on the Physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), which can contain multiple time slots (e.g., subframes or Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols). Downlink Control Information (DCI) is transmitted on the PDCCH MOs.

[0074] Optionally, the paging configuration message may further include at least one of the following:

[0075] The number of paging frames N sent during the paging cycle;

[0076] The number of paging opportunities Ns within a paging frame;

[0077] Paging frame offset value PF_offset.

[0078] In the paging method described in this embodiment of the invention, in step S110, the paging configuration message sent by the network-side device to the terminal includes at least two paging cycles, wherein the first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles represents the discontinuous reception DRX cycle of the first type of terminal, and the second paging cycle represents the DRX cycle of the second type of terminal.

[0079] The first paging cycle is different from the second paging cycle.

[0080] In this embodiment of the invention, optionally, the first type of terminal includes at least a low-capability RedCap terminal, and the second type of terminal includes at least a non-low-capability RedCap terminal.

[0081] In addition, when the first type of terminal is a low-capability RedCap terminal and the second type of terminal is a non-low-capability RedCap terminal, in at least two paging cycles, the first paging cycle is greater than or equal to the second paging cycle.

[0082] By adopting this implementation method, by including at least two paging cycles in the paging configuration message, the paging timing listening cycle of the low-capacity RedCap terminal is longer than that of the non-low-capacity RedCap terminal, so that the frequency of the low-capacity RedCap terminal listening to the paging timing is less than that of the non-low-capacity RedCap terminal, thereby achieving the energy-saving effect of the low-capacity RedCap terminal.

[0083] In this embodiment of the invention, in step S110, the paging configuration message sent by the network-side device to the terminal includes a terminal identification threshold used by low-capability RedCap terminals to determine the paging timing.

[0084] In the case where the terminal is a low-capability RedCap terminal (Type 1 terminal), the method further includes:

[0085] Based on the first paging cycle, determine the paging frame and paging timing for receiving the paging message;

[0086] The system frame number of the paging frame satisfies a first preset relationship with the first paging cycle, and the index of the paging timing satisfies a second preset relationship with the first paging cycle.

[0087] In this embodiment of the invention, the first preset relation is expressed as:

[0088]

[0089] Wherein, SFN represents the system frame number corresponding to the paging frame PF; PF_offset is the paging frame offset value; T_R is the first paging cycle, which is also the DRX cycle of the RedCap UE; N is the number of paging frames in the second paging cycle; Ns is the number of paging opportunities included in a paging frame; and UE_ID is the terminal identifier.

[0090] In this embodiment of the invention, the second preset relation is expressed as:

[0091]

[0092] Where i_s represents the index of the paging timing.

[0093] Optionally, the number of paging frames in the first paging cycle may be the same as or different from the number of paging frames in the second paging cycle.

[0094] In this embodiment of the invention, optionally, if the paging configuration message includes a terminal identifier threshold and the terminal is a first type of terminal, the method further includes:

[0095] If the terminal identifier of the terminal meets the indication range of the terminal identifier threshold, then listen for paging opportunities on the first initial downlink BWP;

[0096] If the terminal identifier of the terminal does not conform to the indication range of the terminal identifier threshold, then the paging opportunity is listened for on a second initial downlink BWP that is different from the first initial downlink BWP.

[0097] Optionally, the terminal identification threshold can be a single threshold, wherein the indication range of the terminal identification threshold includes 0 to the value corresponding to the terminal identification threshold or the value corresponding to the terminal identification threshold to 1023; in another embodiment, the terminal identification threshold can be two thresholds, wherein the indication range of the terminal identification threshold includes the value between the two thresholds.

[0098] In one embodiment, when the terminal identification threshold is a threshold, the paging method described in this embodiment of the invention is used. In the paging configuration message sent by the network-side device to the terminal, the terminal identification threshold is used to determine the paging timing for low-capability RedCap terminals (first type terminals). For the terminal identification threshold in the paging configuration message, when the terminal is a low-capability RedCap terminal, it is usually 0 <= UE_ID < 1024. When UE_ID is less than the terminal identification threshold t, the paging timing is listened for on the first initial downlink BWP. When UE_ID is greater than or equal to the terminal identification threshold t, the paging timing is listened for on a second initial downlink BWP that is different from the first initial downlink BWP.

[0099] In this embodiment of the invention, optionally, the frequency domain of the first initial downlink BWP is lower than the frequency domain of the second initial downlink BWP.

[0100] Optionally, the paging configuration message further includes at least two paging cycles, and if the first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles is greater than the second paging cycle, the paging timing is monitored on the first initial downlink BWP, including:

[0101] Within each of the first paging cycles, the paging opportunity is monitored on the first initial downlink BWP.

[0102] Listen for paging opportunities on the second initial downlink BWP, including:

[0103] During each of the first paging cycles, the paging opportunity is monitored on the second initial downlink BWP.

[0104] The paging method described in this embodiment of the invention, combined with Figure 2As shown, the network-side equipment configures a first initial downlink BWP and a second initial downlink BWP for low-capability RedCap terminals. The second initial downlink BWP is a separate initial downlink BWP configured by the network-side equipment for the low-capability RedCap terminals. When sending paging opportunities, the network-side equipment can send paging opportunities separately via the first initial downlink BWP and the second initial downlink BWP. By configuring the second initial downlink BWP, some low-capability RedCap terminals can be offloaded to receive paging opportunities on the second initial downlink BWP, thereby reducing capacity contention for paging opportunities on the first initial downlink BWP.

[0105] Furthermore, in the paging method described in this embodiment of the invention, the network-side device indicates a terminal identification threshold in the paging configuration message sent to the terminal. For low-capacity RedCap terminals with a terminal identification UE_ID greater than or equal to the terminal identification threshold, the RedCap terminal can be directly diverted to the second initial downlink BWP to receive paging opportunities. Under the condition of reducing the capacity contention of paging opportunities in the first initial downlink BWP, the problem of high power consumption of RedCap terminals caused by frequent paging opportunity listening between the first and second initial downlink BWPs can be avoided.

[0106] In addition, by using the paging method described in the embodiments of the present invention, the paging configuration message sent by the network-side device to the terminal indicates the terminal identification threshold. By using the indicated terminal identification threshold, a portion of low-capability RedCap terminals are diverted to the second initial downlink BWP to receive paging opportunities, which can ensure that the number of terminals corresponding to each paging opportunity on different BWPs is more even.

[0107] For example, if the percentage of non-RedCap terminals in the total number of terminals is ρ... n The percentage of RedCap terminals in the total number of terminals is ρ. R In this case, The proportion of RedCap UEs receiving paging in the first initial downlink BWP, The proportion of RedCap UEs receiving paging in the first initial downlink BWP; where t is the terminal identifier threshold indicated in the paging configuration message.

[0108] To ensure a more even distribution of terminals paging by the PO at each paging time on different BWPs, the following relationship must be satisfied:

[0109]

[0110] in, The number of terminals listening on a PO paging PDCCH on the second initial downlink BWP; The number of terminals listening on a PO paging PDCCH on the first initial downlink BWP;

[0111] Based on the above relationship, the method for determining the terminal identifier threshold t can be determined as follows:

[0112]

[0113] Where T_R is the first paging cycle, which is the paging cycle of RedCap terminals; T is the second paging cycle, which is the paging cycle of non-RedCap terminals.

[0114] Therefore, in the paging method described in this embodiment of the invention, when the network-side device indicates the terminal identification threshold in the system message, it can determine the threshold based on the proportion ρ of the number of non-RedCap terminals in the total number of terminals. n The percentage of RedCap terminals in the total number of terminals (ρ) R The first paging cycle T_R and the second paging cycle T are determined, and the determined terminal identification threshold can ensure that the number of terminals in the PO at each paging time on different BWPs is more even.

[0115] The following combination Figure 3 The following are examples illustrating specific implementations of the paging method described in the embodiments of the present invention.

[0116] In this implementation, it is assumed that the paging configuration message includes at least two paging cycles, wherein the second paging cycle T is 32 radio frames, the first paging cycle T_R is 64 radio frames, the number of paging frames N sent within the paging cycle is 4, the number of paging opportunities Ns within a paging frame is 2, and the paging frame offset value PF_offset is oneEighthT.

[0117] The percentage ρ of non-RedCap terminals in the total number of terminals in the system is set. n The percentage of RedCap terminals in the total number of terminals is 40%. R To ensure a more even distribution of terminals across all paging events, the terminal identification threshold t is set at 102.

[0118] like Figure 3As shown, non-RedCap terminals and RedCap terminals each listen for a paging opportunity PO within one DRX cycle. If UE1's terminal identifier is 1 and it is a non-RedCap terminal; UE2's terminal identifier is 2 and it is a RedCap terminal; and UE120's terminal identifier is 120 and it is a RedCap terminal, then UE1 listens for PO 0 of the second paging frame PF in each non-RedCap DRX cycle (second paging cycle) of the first initial downlink BWP, UE2 listens for PO 0 of the third PF in each RedCap DRX cycle (first paging cycle) of the first initial downlink BWP, and UE120 listens for PO 1 of the first PF in each RedCap DRX cycle of the second initial downlink BWP.

[0119] Since the DRX cycle of a RedCap terminal is twice that of a non-RedCap terminal, the RedCap terminal listens to the PO at a lower frequency, thus achieving energy saving.

[0120] The paging method of this embodiment of the invention, in step S110, after receiving the paging configuration message sent by the network-side device, wherein the first paging cycle in at least two paging cycles is represented as a discontinuous DRX reception cycle of a low-capability RedCap terminal, and the second paging cycle is represented as a DRX cycle of a non-low-capability RedCap terminal, and the first paging cycle is greater than the second paging cycle, when the terminal is a non-low-capability RedCap terminal, the method further includes:

[0121] The paging frame and paging timing for receiving the paging message are determined according to the second paging cycle;

[0122] The system frame number of the paging frame satisfies a third preset relationship with the second paging cycle, and the index of the paging timing satisfies a fourth preset relationship with the second paging cycle.

[0123] In this embodiment of the invention, the third preset relation is expressed as:

[0124] (SFN+PF_offset)mod T=(T div N)*(UE_ID mod N);

[0125] Wherein, SFN represents the system frame number corresponding to the paging frame PF; PF_offset is the paging frame offset value; T is the second paging period, which is also the DRX period for non-RedCap UEs; N is the number of paging frames in the second paging period; Ns is the number of paging opportunities included in a paging frame; and UE_ID is the terminal identifier.

[0126] In this embodiment of the invention, the fourth preset relation is expressed as:

[0127]

[0128] Where i_s represents the index of the paging timing.

[0129] Using the paging method described in this embodiment of the invention, when the terminal is a non-low-capability RedCap terminal, the terminal determines the paging frame and paging timing for receiving the paging message according to the second paging cycle, and listens for the paging timing on the first initial downlink BWP in each second paging cycle.

[0130] The paging method described in this embodiment of the invention includes a terminal identification threshold and / or at least two paging cycles in the paging configuration message sent by the network-side device to the terminal. By utilizing the terminal identification threshold, RedCap terminals are diverted to different initial downlink BWPs to listen for paging opportunities. This avoids the problem of high energy consumption of RedCap terminals caused by switching between different initial downlink BWPs to listen for paging opportunities. In addition, by configuring at least two paging cycles, the paging opportunity listening cycle of low-capacity RedCap terminals is longer than that of non-low-capacity RedCap terminals, so that the frequency of paging opportunity listening by low-capacity RedCap terminals is less than that of non-low-capacity RedCap terminals, achieving energy-saving effects for low-capacity RedCap terminals.

[0131] One embodiment of the present invention also provides a paging method, executed by a network-side device, such as... Figure 4 As shown, the method includes:

[0132] S410, a paging configuration message is sent to the terminal; the paging configuration message includes at least one of the following:

[0133] Terminal identification threshold;

[0134] At least two paging cycles.

[0135] The paging method described in this embodiment of the invention includes a terminal identification threshold and / or at least two paging cycles in the paging configuration message sent by the network-side device to the terminal. The terminal identification threshold is used to distribute RedCap terminals to different initial downlink BWPs for listening to paging opportunities, avoiding capacity limitations caused by a large number of RedCap terminals and resulting in increased paging latency. Simultaneously, it avoids the problem of RedCap terminals switching between different initial downlink BWPs for paging opportunity listening, which leads to high power consumption. Furthermore, by configuring at least two paging cycles, different terminals can use different paging cycles, avoiding the problem of high power consumption caused by frequent paging opportunity listening by terminals.

[0136] Optionally, in the paging method, the first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles represents a discontinuous reception DRX cycle of a first type of terminal, and the second paging cycle represents a DRX cycle of a second type of terminal.

[0137] Wherein, the first paging cycle is greater than or equal to the second paging cycle.

[0138] In this embodiment of the invention, optionally, the first type of terminal is a low-capability RedCap terminal, and the second type of terminal is a non-low-capability RedCap terminal.

[0139] In addition, when the first type of terminal is a low-capability RedCap terminal and the second type of terminal is a non-low-capability RedCap terminal, the first paging cycle must be longer than the second paging cycle in at least two paging cycles.

[0140] Optionally, the paging method further includes:

[0141] The terminal identification threshold is determined based on the first paging cycle, the second paging cycle, the proportion of low-capability RedCap terminals in the total number of terminals, and the proportion of non-low-capability RedCap terminals in the total number of terminals.

[0142] Optionally, in the paging method, the paging configuration message further includes at least one of the following:

[0143] The number of paging frames sent during the paging cycle;

[0144] The number of paging opportunities within a paging frame;

[0145] Paging frame offset value.

[0146] It should be noted that the specific implementation of the paging method described in the embodiments of the present invention applied to the terminal side is also applicable to the network side device. Therefore, the specific implementation of the paging method described in the embodiments of the present invention executed on the network side device will not be described in detail here.

[0147] Another embodiment of the present invention also provides a terminal, such as Figure 5 As shown, the terminal 500 provided in this embodiment of the invention includes a transceiver 510 and a processor 520, wherein the transceiver 510 is used for:

[0148] Receive a paging configuration message sent by a network-side device; the paging configuration message includes at least one of the following:

[0149] Terminal identification threshold;

[0150] At least two paging cycles.

[0151] Optionally, in the terminal, the first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles represents a discontinuous reception DRX cycle of the first type of terminal, and the second paging cycle represents a DRX cycle of the second type of terminal.

[0152] Optionally, the first paging cycle is greater than or equal to the second paging cycle.

[0153] Optionally, in the case of a low-capability RedCap terminal, the processor 520 is configured to:

[0154] Based on the first paging cycle, determine the paging frame and paging timing for receiving the paging message;

[0155] The system frame number of the paging frame satisfies a first preset relationship with the first paging cycle, and the index of the paging timing satisfies a second preset relationship with the first paging cycle.

[0156] Optionally, in the terminal, where the paging configuration message includes a terminal identifier threshold and the terminal is a first type of terminal, the processor 520 is configured to:

[0157] If the terminal identifier of the terminal meets the indication range of the terminal identifier threshold, then listen for paging opportunities on the first initial downlink BWP;

[0158] If the terminal identifier of the terminal meets the indication range of the terminal identifier threshold, then the paging opportunity is listened for on a second initial downlink BWP that is different from the first initial downlink BWP.

[0159] Optionally, in the terminal, where the paging configuration message further includes at least two paging cycles, and the first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles represents a discontinuous reception DRX cycle of a first type of terminal, the processor listens for paging opportunities on the first initial downlink BWP, including:

[0160] Within each of the first paging cycles, the paging opportunity is monitored on the first initial downlink BWP.

[0161] Optionally, the paging configuration message further includes at least two paging cycles, and when the first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles represents a discontinuous reception DRX cycle of a first type of terminal, the processor listens for paging opportunities on the second initial downlink BWP, including:

[0162] During each of the first paging cycles, the paging opportunity is monitored on the second initial downlink BWP.

[0163] Optionally, in the case that the terminal is a second type of terminal, the processor 520 is used to:

[0164] The paging frame and paging timing for receiving the paging message are determined according to the second paging cycle;

[0165] The system frame number of the paging frame satisfies a third preset relationship with the second paging cycle, and the index of the paging timing satisfies a fourth preset relationship with the second paging cycle.

[0166] Optionally, the terminal, wherein the paging configuration message further includes at least one of the following:

[0167] The number of paging frames sent during the paging cycle;

[0168] The number of paging opportunities within a paging frame;

[0169] Paging frame offset value.

[0170] This invention also provides a network-side device, such as... Figure 6 As shown, the network-side device 600 includes a transceiver 610 and a processor 620, wherein the transceiver 610 is used for:

[0171] Send a paging configuration message to the terminal; the paging configuration message includes at least one of the following:

[0172] Terminal identification threshold;

[0173] At least two paging cycles.

[0174] Optionally, in the network-side device, the first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles represents a discontinuous reception DRX cycle of a first type of terminal, and the second paging cycle represents a DRX cycle of a second type of terminal.

[0175] Optionally, the first paging cycle is greater than or equal to the second paging cycle.

[0176] Optionally, in the network-side device, the processor 620 is used for:

[0177] The terminal identification threshold is determined based on the first paging cycle, the second paging cycle, the proportion of the number of terminals of the first type in the total number of terminals, and the proportion of the number of terminals of the second type in the total number of terminals.

[0178] Optionally, in the network-side device, the paging configuration message further includes at least one of the following:

[0179] The number of paging frames sent during the paging cycle;

[0180] The number of paging opportunities within a paging frame;

[0181] Paging frame offset value.

[0182] Another embodiment of the present invention also provides a paging device, executed by a terminal, such as... Figure 7 As shown, the paging device 700 includes:

[0183] The message receiving unit 710 is configured to receive a paging configuration message sent by a network-side device; the paging configuration message includes at least one of the following:

[0184] Terminal identification threshold;

[0185] At least two paging cycles.

[0186] Optionally, in the paging device, the first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles represents a discontinuous reception DRX cycle of a first type of terminal, and the second paging cycle represents a DRX cycle of a second type of terminal.

[0187] Optionally, the first paging cycle is greater than or equal to the second paging cycle.

[0188] Optionally, the paging device, wherein when the terminal is a first type of terminal, further includes:

[0189] The first determining unit 720 is used to determine the paging frame and paging timing of the paging message reception based on the first paging cycle.

[0190] Optionally, in the paging device, where the paging configuration message includes a terminal identification threshold and the terminal is a first type terminal, the device further includes a listening unit 730, configured to:

[0191] If the terminal identifier of the terminal meets the indication range of the terminal identifier threshold, then listen for paging opportunities on the first initial downlink BWP;

[0192] If the terminal identifier of the terminal does not meet the terminal identifier threshold, then the paging opportunity is listened for on a second initial downlink BWP that is different from the first initial downlink BWP.

[0193] Optionally, in the paging device, where the paging configuration message further includes at least two paging cycles, and the first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles represents a discontinuous reception DRX cycle of a first type of terminal, the listening unit 730 listens for the paging timing on the first initial downlink BWP, including:

[0194] Within each of the first paging cycles, the paging opportunity is monitored on the first initial downlink BWP.

[0195] Optionally, in the paging device, where the paging configuration message further includes at least two paging cycles, and the first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles represents a discontinuous reception DRX cycle of a first type of terminal, the listening unit 730 listens for the paging timing on the second initial downlink BWP, including:

[0196] During each of the first paging cycles, the paging opportunity is monitored on the second initial downlink BWP.

[0197] Optionally, the paging device, wherein when the terminal is a second type terminal, further includes:

[0198] The second determining unit 740 is used to determine the paging frame and paging timing of the paging message reception according to the second paging period;

[0199] The system frame number of the paging frame satisfies a third preset relationship with the second paging cycle, and the index of the paging timing satisfies a fourth preset relationship with the second paging cycle.

[0200] Optionally, the paging device further includes at least one of the following in the paging configuration message:

[0201] The number of paging frames sent during the paging cycle;

[0202] The number of paging opportunities within a paging frame;

[0203] Paging frame offset value.

[0204] This invention also provides a paging device, executed by a network-side device, such as... Figure 8 As shown, the paging device 800 includes:

[0205] The message sending unit 810 is configured to send a paging configuration message to a terminal; the paging configuration message includes at least one of the following:

[0206] Terminal identification threshold;

[0207] At least two paging cycles.

[0208] Optionally, in the paging device, the first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles represents a discontinuous reception DRX cycle of a first type of terminal, and the second paging cycle represents a DRX cycle of a second type of terminal.

[0209] Optionally, the first paging cycle is greater than or equal to the second paging cycle.

[0210] Optionally, the paging device further includes a processing unit 820 for:

[0211] The terminal identification threshold is determined based on the first paging cycle, the second paging cycle, the proportion of the number of terminals of the first type in the total number of terminals, and the proportion of the number of terminals of the second type in the total number of terminals.

[0212] Optionally, the paging device further includes at least one of the following in the paging configuration message:

[0213] The number of paging frames sent during the paging cycle;

[0214] The number of paging opportunities within a paging frame;

[0215] Paging frame offset value.

[0216] This invention also provides a network device, including: a transceiver, a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor; wherein, when the processor executes the program or instructions, it implements the paging method as described in any of the preceding claims.

[0217] Specifically, the network device described in this embodiment of the invention can be a terminal or a network-side device. The processor of the terminal or network-side device executes programs or instructions. For specific implementation methods of the paging method described in this embodiment of the invention, please refer to the detailed description above, which will not be repeated here.

[0218] This invention also provides a readable storage medium storing a program or instructions thereon. When the program or instructions are executed by a processor, they implement the steps in the paging method described above and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, they will not be described again here.

[0219] The readable storage medium includes computer-readable storage media, such as computer read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0220] It should be further noted that the terminals described in this specification include, but are not limited to, smartphones, tablets, etc., and many of the functional components described are referred to as modules in order to emphasize the independence of their implementation.

[0221] In this embodiment of the invention, the module can be implemented in software so that it can be executed by various types of processors. For example, an identified executable code module may include one or more physical or logical blocks of computer instructions, which may be constructed as objects, procedures, or functions. Nevertheless, the executable code of the identified module does not need to be physically located together, but may include different instructions stored in different bits, which, when logically combined, constitute the module and achieve the module's intended purpose.

[0222] In practice, an executable code module can be a single instruction or many instructions, and can even be distributed across multiple different code segments, different programs, and across multiple memory devices. Similarly, operational data can be identified within the module and can be implemented in any suitable form and organized within any suitable type of data structure. This operational data can be collected as a single dataset or distributed across different locations (including different storage devices), and can exist, at least in part, solely as electronic signals within the system or network.

[0223] When a module can be implemented using software, considering the current level of hardware technology, modules that can be implemented in software can be implemented using hardware circuits by those skilled in the art to achieve the corresponding functions, without considering cost. These hardware circuits include conventional very-large-scale integrated circuits (VLSI) or gate arrays, as well as existing semiconductors such as logic chips and transistors, or other discrete components. Modules can also be implemented using programmable hardware devices, such as field-programmable gate arrays, programmable array logic, and programmable logic devices.

[0224] The exemplary embodiments described above are with reference to the accompanying drawings. Many different forms and embodiments are feasible without departing from the spirit and teachings of the invention. Therefore, the invention should not be construed as limiting the exemplary embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these exemplary embodiments are provided to make the invention complete and convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. In these drawings, component dimensions and relative dimensions may be exaggerated for clarity. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular exemplary embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, unless clearly indicated otherwise, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include all such forms. It will be further understood that the terms “comprising” and / or “including”, when used in this specification, indicate the presence of the stated features, integers, steps, operations, components, and / or elements, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, and / or groups thereof. Unless otherwise indicated, when stated, a range of values ​​includes the upper and lower limits of the range and any subranges in between.

[0225] The above description represents the preferred embodiments of the present invention. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various improvements and modifications without departing from the principles of the present invention, and these improvements and modifications should also be considered within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A paging method, characterized in that, The method, executed by a terminal, includes: Receive a paging configuration message sent by a network-side device; the paging configuration message includes: Terminal identification threshold; If the paging configuration message includes a terminal identifier threshold, and the terminal is a first type of terminal, the method further includes: If the terminal identifier of the terminal meets the indication range of the terminal identifier threshold, then listen for paging opportunities on the first initial downlink bandwidth portion (BWP). If the terminal identifier of the terminal does not meet the indication range of the terminal identifier threshold, then the paging opportunity is monitored on a second initial downlink BWP that is different from the first initial downlink BWP. The first type of terminal includes low-capability RedCap terminals.

2. The paging method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The paging configuration message also includes: At least two paging cycles; Wherein, the first paging cycle in the at least two paging cycles represents the discontinuous reception DRX cycle of the first type of terminal, and the second paging cycle represents the DRX cycle of the second type of terminal.

3. The paging method according to claim 2, characterized in that, When the terminal is a first type of terminal, the method further includes: Based on the first paging cycle, determine the paging frame and paging timing for receiving the paging message.

4. The paging method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The paging configuration message further includes at least two paging cycles, and in the case that the first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles represents a discontinuous reception DRX cycle of a first type of terminal, the paging timing is monitored on the first initial downlink BWP, including: Within each of the first paging cycles, the paging opportunity is monitored on the first initial downlink BWP.

5. The paging method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The paging configuration message further includes at least two paging cycles, and in the case that the first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles represents a discontinuous reception DRX cycle of a first type of terminal, the paging timing is monitored on the second initial downlink BWP, including: During each of the first paging cycles, the paging opportunity is monitored on the second initial downlink BWP.

6. A paging method, characterized in that, Performed by a network-side device, the method includes: Send a paging configuration message to the terminal; the paging configuration message includes: Terminal identification threshold; Wherein, the terminal identification threshold is used to indicate a first type of terminal whose terminal identification conforms to the indication range of the terminal identification threshold, to listen for paging opportunities on the first initial downlink bandwidth portion (BWP); and to indicate a first type of terminal whose terminal identification does not conform to the indication range of the terminal identification threshold, to listen for paging opportunities on a second initial downlink BWP that is different from the first initial downlink BWP. The first type of terminal includes low-capability RedCap terminals.

7. The paging method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The paging configuration message also includes: At least two paging cycles; The first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles is represented as the discontinuous reception DRX cycle of the first type of terminal, and the second paging cycle is represented as the DRX cycle of the second type of terminal.

8. A terminal, characterized in that, Includes a transceiver and a processor, used for: Receive a paging configuration message sent by a network-side device; the paging configuration message includes: Terminal identification threshold; When the paging configuration message includes a terminal identifier threshold, and the terminal is a first type terminal, the processor is configured to: If the terminal identifier of the terminal meets the indication range of the terminal identifier threshold, then listen for paging opportunities on the first initial downlink bandwidth portion (BWP). If the terminal identifier of the terminal does not meet the indication range of the terminal identifier threshold, then the paging opportunity is monitored on a second initial downlink BWP that is different from the first initial downlink BWP. The first type of terminal includes low-capability RedCap terminals.

9. The terminal according to claim 8, characterized in that, The paging configuration message also includes: At least two paging cycles; The first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles is represented as the discontinuous reception DRX cycle of the first type of terminal, and the second paging cycle is represented as the DRX cycle of the second type of terminal.

10. The terminal according to claim 9, characterized in that, In the case that the terminal is a first type of terminal, the processor is further configured to: Based on the first paging cycle, determine the paging frame and paging timing for receiving the paging message.

11. The terminal according to claim 9, characterized in that, The paging configuration message further includes at least two paging cycles, and in the case where the first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles represents a discontinuous reception DRX cycle of a first type of terminal, the processor listens for the paging timing on the first initial downlink BWP, including: Within each of the first paging cycles, the paging opportunity is monitored on the first initial downlink BWP.

12. The terminal according to claim 9, characterized in that, The paging configuration message further includes at least two paging cycles, and in the case where the first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles represents a discontinuous reception DRX cycle of a first type of terminal, the processor listens for paging opportunities on the second initial downlink BWP, including: During each of the first paging cycles, the paging opportunity is monitored on the second initial downlink BWP.

13. A network-side device, characterized in that, Including transceivers, used for: Send a paging configuration message to the terminal; the paging configuration message includes: Terminal identification threshold; Wherein, the terminal identification threshold is used to indicate a first type of terminal whose terminal identification conforms to the indication range of the terminal identification threshold, to listen for paging opportunities on the first initial downlink bandwidth portion (BWP); and to indicate a first type of terminal whose terminal identification does not conform to the indication range of the terminal identification threshold, to listen for paging opportunities on a second initial downlink BWP that is different from the first initial downlink BWP. The first type of terminal includes low-capability RedCap terminals.

14. The network-side device according to claim 13, characterized in that, The paging configuration message also includes: At least two paging cycles; The first paging cycle of the at least two paging cycles is represented as the discontinuous reception DRX cycle of the first type of terminal, and the second paging cycle is represented as the DRX cycle of the second type of terminal.

15. A paging device, characterized in that, Executed by a terminal, the device includes: The message receiving unit is used to receive paging configuration messages sent by network-side devices; the paging configuration messages include: Terminal identification threshold; The monitoring unit is configured to, when the paging configuration message includes a terminal identifier threshold and the terminal is a first type of terminal, if the terminal identifier of the terminal conforms to the indication range of the terminal identifier threshold, then monitor the paging opportunity on the first initial downlink bandwidth portion (BWP); if the terminal identifier of the terminal does not conform to the indication range of the terminal identifier threshold, then monitor the paging opportunity on a second initial downlink BWP that is different from the first initial downlink BWP. The first type of terminal includes low-capability RedCap terminals.

16. A paging device, characterized in that, Performed by a network-side device, the apparatus includes: The message sending unit is used to send a paging configuration message to the terminal; the paging configuration message includes: Terminal identification threshold; Wherein, the terminal identification threshold is used to indicate a first type of terminal whose terminal identification conforms to the indication range of the terminal identification threshold, to listen for paging opportunities on the first initial downlink bandwidth portion (BWP); and to indicate a first type of terminal whose terminal identification does not conform to the indication range of the terminal identification threshold, to listen for paging opportunities on a second initial downlink BWP that is different from the first initial downlink BWP. The first type of terminal includes low-capability RedCap terminals.

17. A network device, comprising: A transceiver, a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor; characterized in that, when the processor executes the program or instructions, it implements the paging method as described in any one of claims 1-5, or implements the paging method as described in any one of claims 6-7.

18. A readable storage medium having a program or instructions stored thereon, characterized in that, When the program or instructions are executed by the processor, they implement the steps of the paging method as described in any one of claims 1-5, or the steps of the paging method as described in any one of claims 6-7.

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