An information processing method and apparatus

Abstract

This invention provides a service processing method and apparatus, relating to the field of wireless communication technology. The method is applied to a first base station, which is communicatively connected to a terminal and a second base station. The first base station uses a first network standard, and the second base station uses a second network standard, which is a network standard evolved from the first network standard. The terminal resides on the first base station. The method includes: receiving data packets sent by the terminal; and transmitting the data packets sent by the terminal to the core network via a carrier wave of the second network standard.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of wireless communication technology, and in particular to an information processing method and apparatus. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, there are situations where the core network has been upgraded to a second network standard, with some second-network standard base stations deployed, while base stations based on the original first network standard still exist. In this case, considering user load balancing, some terminals will camp on both the first and second network standard carriers. However, users camped on the first network standard carrier cannot enjoy the network advantages of the second network standard. To allow users camped on the first network standard carrier to enjoy the network advantages of the second network standard, the software of the first network standard base stations needs to be upgraded to support the new protocol stack. Taking 4G as the first network standard and 5G as the second network standard as an example, the software of the 4G base stations needs to be upgraded to support the Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) or Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) protocol stack. However, the development of the first network standard base stations is extensive, the software upgrade is complex, and the development cycle is long. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of this invention is to provide an information processing method and apparatus to solve the problem of how to prevent users residing on a first network standard carrier from enjoying the network advantages of a second network standard.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, embodiments of the present invention provide an information processing method applied to a first base station, the first base station being communicatively connected to a terminal and a second base station, the first base station being a base station using a first network standard, the second base station being a base station using a second network standard, the second network standard being an evolved version of the first network standard, the terminal residing on the first base station, the method comprising:

[0005] Receive data packets sent by the terminal;

[0006] The data packets sent by the terminal are transmitted to the core network via a second network standard carrier.

[0007] Optionally, before receiving the data packet sent by the receiving terminal, the method further includes:

[0008] When the terminal accesses the network, if it is determined that the terminal supports accessing the network through the second network standard, it sends inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information.

[0009] The measurement results sent by the terminal based on the inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information are obtained by the terminal measuring the cell corresponding to the second base station.

[0010] Based on the measurement results, a second network standard carrier for transmitting data packets sent by the terminal is determined.

[0011] Optionally, before sending the inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information, the method further includes:

[0012] Obtain network capability information sent by the terminal, the network capability information being used to indicate whether the terminal supports accessing the network via a second network standard.

[0013] Optionally, after determining the second network standard carrier for transmitting information sent by the terminal, the method further includes:

[0014] The first field is updated according to the second network standard carrier, and the first field is used to indicate at least one of the frequency point and physical cell identifier (PCI) information corresponding to the second network standard carrier.

[0015] Optionally, transmitting the data packets sent by the terminal to the core network via the second network standard carrier includes:

[0016] When the data packet sent by the terminal is control information, the data packet sent by the terminal is transmitted to the core network via the second network standard carrier.

[0017] Optionally, the method in this application embodiment further includes:

[0018] According to the type of data packet sent by the terminal, the value of the second field is updated. The value of the second field is either a first value or a second value. The first value is used to indicate that the data packet sent by the terminal needs to be sent to the core network through the second network standard carrier, and the second value is used to indicate that the data packet sent by the terminal does not need to be sent to the core network through the second network standard carrier.

[0019] When the value of the second field is the first value, the second field is sent to the second base station.

[0020] Optionally, the value of the second field is updated according to the type of data packet sent by the terminal, including:

[0021] If the data packet is of type control information, the value of the second field is updated to the first value;

[0022] Alternatively, if the data packet type is a data type, the value of the second field is updated to the second value.

[0023] Optionally, sending inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information includes:

[0024] The inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information is sent via broadcast message or Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration message.

[0025] Optionally, when the first base station and the second base station share the same baseband processing unit (BBU) board, the first base station and the second base station transmit control information through the Xn port or the BBU's internal private interface.

[0026] Alternatively, if the first base station and the second base station do not share a BBU board, the first base station and the second base station can transmit control information through the Xn port.

[0027] This invention also provides an information processing method applied to a terminal, wherein the terminal is communicatively connected to a first base station, the first base station is communicatively connected to a second base station, the first base station is a base station using a first network standard, the second base station is a base station using a second network standard, the second network standard is an evolved version of the first network standard, and the terminal resides on the first base station. The method includes:

[0028] Obtain inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information sent by the first base station;

[0029] Based on the inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information, the cell corresponding to the second base station is measured to obtain the measurement result. The measurement result is used to determine the second network standard carrier of the information sent by the transmission terminal.

[0030] The measurement results are sent to the first base station.

[0031] Optionally, before obtaining the inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information sent by the first base station, the method further includes:

[0032] The network capability information is reported to the first base station, and the network capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports accessing the network through the second network standard;

[0033] The inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information is sent by the first base station when the terminal supports accessing the network through the second network standard.

[0034] This invention also provides an information processing device applied to a first base station, which is communicatively connected to a terminal and a second base station. The first base station is a base station using a first network standard, and the second base station is a base station using a second network standard, which is an evolved version of the first network standard. The terminal resides on the first base station. The device includes:

[0035] The first receiving module is used to receive data packets sent by the terminal;

[0036] The first transmission module is used to transmit data packets sent by the terminal to the core network via a second network standard carrier.

[0037] This invention also provides an information processing device applied to a terminal, wherein the terminal is communicatively connected to a first base station, the first base station is communicatively connected to a second base station, the first base station is a base station using a first network standard, the second base station is a base station using a second network standard, the second network standard is an evolved version of the first network standard, and the terminal resides on the first base station. The device includes:

[0038] The second acquisition module is used to acquire inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information sent by the first base station;

[0039] The measurement module is used to measure the cell corresponding to the second base station according to the inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information and obtain the measurement result. The measurement result is used to determine the second network standard carrier of the information sent by the transmission terminal.

[0040] The third transmission module is used to send the measurement results to the first base station.

[0041] This invention also provides an information processing device applied to a first base station, which is communicatively connected to a terminal and a second base station. The first base station is a base station using a first network standard, and the second base station is a base station using a second network standard, which is an evolved version of the first network standard. The terminal resides on the first base station, and the device includes: a first transceiver and a first processor.

[0042] The first transceiver is used to: receive data packets sent by the terminal; and transmit the data packets sent by the terminal to the core network via a second network standard carrier.

[0043] This invention also provides an information processing device applied to a terminal, wherein the terminal is communicatively connected to a first base station, the first base station is communicatively connected to a second base station, the first base station is a base station using a first network standard, the second base station is a base station using a second network standard, the second network standard is an evolved version of the first network standard, the terminal resides on the first base station, and the device includes: a second transceiver and a second processor.

[0044] The second transceiver is used to: acquire inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information sent by the first base station;

[0045] The second processor is configured to: measure the cell corresponding to the second base station according to the inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information, and obtain the measurement result, wherein the measurement result is used to determine the second network standard carrier of the information sent by the transmission terminal;

[0046] The second transceiver is used to send the measurement results to the first base station.

[0047] This invention also provides an information processing apparatus applied to a first base station, which is communicatively connected to a terminal and a second base station. The first base station is a base station using a first network standard, and the second base station is a base station using a second network standard, which is an evolved version of the first network standard. The terminal resides on the first base station. The apparatus includes a transceiver, a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor. When the processor executes the program or instructions, it implements the steps in the information processing method described above.

[0048] This invention also provides an information processing device applied to a terminal. The terminal is communicatively connected to a first base station, and the first base station is communicatively connected to a second base station. The first base station is a base station using a first network standard, and the second base station is a base station using a second network standard, which is an evolved version of the first network standard. The terminal resides on the first base station. The device includes a transceiver, a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor. When the processor executes the program or instructions, it implements the steps in the information processing method described above.

[0049] 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 information processing method described above.

[0050] The beneficial effects of the above-described technical solution of the present invention are as follows:

[0051] In this embodiment of the invention, a first base station using a first network standard is connected to a second base station using a second network standard. When a terminal is camped on the first base station, the first base station sends the data packets sent by the terminal to the core network through the second base station. This allows users camped on the first network standard carrier to also enjoy the advantages of the second network standard network, and avoids the need for extensive upgrades to the first base station. Attached Figure Description

[0052] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the connection between the terminal and the network device in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0053] Figure 2This is one of the flowcharts illustrating the information processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0054] Figure 3 This is a second schematic flowchart of the information processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0055] Figure 4 This is a third schematic flowchart of the information processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0056] Figure 5 This is one of the schematic diagrams of the information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0057] Figure 6 This is a second schematic diagram of the information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0058] Figure 7 This is a third schematic diagram of the information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0059] Figure 8 This is a fourth schematic diagram of the information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0060] Figure 9 This is one of the structural block diagrams of the information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0061] Figure 10 This is a second structural block diagram of the information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0062] 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.

[0063] 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.

[0064] 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.

[0065] In addition, the terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably in this article.

[0066] In the embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that "B corresponding to A" means that B is associated with A, and B can be determined based on A. However, it should also be understood that determining B based on A does not mean determining B solely based on A; B can also be determined based on A and / or other information.

[0067] This invention provides an information processing method executed by a first base station. The first base station is communicatively connected to a terminal and a second base station. The first base station uses a first network standard, and the second base station uses a second network standard, which is an evolved version of the first network standard. It can be understood that the second network standard can be a network standard evolved from the first network standard one or more times. For example, the first network standard can be the network standard corresponding to 2G, and the second network standard can be the network standard corresponding to 3G, 4G, 5G, and 6G respectively; or, for example, the first network standard can be the network standard corresponding to 3G, and the second network standard can be the network standard corresponding to 4G, 5G, and 6G respectively; or, for yet another example, the first network standard can be the network standard corresponding to 4G, and the second network standard can be the network standard corresponding to 5G and 6G respectively.

[0068] like Figure 1 As shown, Figure 1 Taking a 4G base station as the first base station and a 5G base station as an example, the connection relationship between the terminal, the first base station, the second base station, and the core network is illustrated. In this example, the terminal is camped on the first base station. The first network standard can be specifically Long Term Evolution (LTE) network standard, and the second network standard can be specifically New Radio (NR) network standard. The 5G base station is connected to the 5G core network, and the 4G base station is connected to the terminal. Figure 2 As shown, the method includes:

[0069] Step 201: Receive data packets sent by the terminal.

[0070] Step 202: Transmit the data packets sent by the terminal to the core network via the second network standard carrier.

[0071] Optionally, if the data packet sent by the terminal is control information, the data packet sent by the terminal is transmitted to the core network via the second network standard carrier.

[0072] In this embodiment of the invention, a first base station using a first network standard is connected to a second base station using a second network standard. When a terminal is camped on the first base station, the first base station sends the data packets sent by the terminal to the core network through the second base station. This allows users camped on the first network standard carrier to also enjoy the advantages of the second network standard network, and avoids the need for extensive upgrades to the first base station.

[0073] Optionally, before receiving the data packet sent by the terminal, the method further includes: Step 1: When the terminal accesses the network, if it is determined that the terminal supports accessing the network through a second network standard, send inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information. Here, when the terminal supports 5G network access, the first base station sends inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information to the terminal. In related technologies, neighbor cell inter-system measurement is only triggered when the quality of the serving cell is lower than a certain threshold, for handover or redirection. However, in this embodiment of the invention, based on the above-mentioned inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information, the terminal does not need to measure the signal quality of its own cell first after accessing the network, but can directly measure the signal quality of the neighboring cells to find an optimal 5G carrier for the terminal's information transmission.

[0074] The inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information is used to instruct the terminal to determine the optimal 5G carrier, which can also be described as a 5G secondary carrier.

[0075] Step 2: Obtain the measurement results sent by the terminal based on the inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information. The measurement results are obtained by the terminal measuring the cell corresponding to the second base station.

[0076] Based on the aforementioned inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information, the terminal periodically measures the 5G cells, finds 5G cells that meet the signal quality requirements, and reports them to the first base station.

[0077] Step 3: Based on the measurement results, determine the second network standard carrier used to transmit the data packets sent by the terminal.

[0078] Here, the first base station determines the 5G secondary carrier used to transmit data packets sent by the terminal based on the above measurement results.

[0079] Optionally, before sending the inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information, the method further includes:

[0080] Obtain network capability information sent by the terminal, the network capability information being used to indicate whether the terminal supports accessing the network via a second network standard.

[0081] For example, this network capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports 5G network access. If the first base station determines that the terminal supports 5G network access based on this network capability information, it sends the aforementioned inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information to the terminal.

[0082] Optionally, after determining the second network standard carrier for transmitting information sent by the terminal, the method further includes:

[0083] The first field is updated according to the second network standard carrier, and the first field is used to indicate at least one of the frequency point and physical cell identifier (PCI) information corresponding to the second network standard carrier.

[0084] For example, the first field mentioned above can be specifically supplementary_NR, which may include the frequency point, PCI and initial BWP corresponding to the 5G carrier, that is, the frequency point, PCI and other information of the measured 5G neighboring cells that meet the signal quality are saved through the supplementary_NR field.

[0085] Optionally, the method in this embodiment of the invention further includes:

[0086] According to the type of data packet sent by the terminal, the value of the second field is updated. The value of the second field is either a first value or a second value. The first value is used to indicate that the data packet sent by the terminal needs to be sent to the core network through the second network standard carrier, and the second value is used to indicate that the data packet sent by the terminal does not need to be sent to the core network through the second network standard carrier.

[0087] When the value of the second field is the first value, the second field is sent to the second base station.

[0088] In this embodiment of the invention, the second field may specifically be transferOnNR.

[0089] The second field mentioned above can be a boolean type. If transferOnNR = 0, it means that the data packet is directly transmitted to the core network by the 4G base station; if transferOnNR = 1, it means that the data packet needs to be transmitted to the core network by the 5G base station.

[0090] The value of the second field is updated according to the type of data packet sent by the terminal, including:

[0091] If the data packet is of type control information, the value of the second field is updated to the first value;

[0092] Alternatively, if the data packet type is a data type, the value of the second field is updated to the second value.

[0093] Optionally, the first value mentioned above can be specifically 1, and the second value mentioned above can be specifically 0.

[0094] This field is transmitted along with the data packet. If the terminal is a 4G user, transferOnNR=0 can be set to transmit the data packet without going through the 5G base station. If the terminal is a 5G user, transferOnNR=1 should be set to transmit the data packet to the 5G base station. After the 4G base station recognizes this information, it can directly and losslessly transmit it to the corresponding 5G base station.

[0095] Optionally, sending inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information includes:

[0096] The inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information is sent via broadcast message or Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration message.

[0097] Optionally, the inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following fields:

[0098] measaccessCarrierList_NR, this field represents the NR carrier frequency to be measured;

[0099] measaccessDuration_NR, this field indicates the measurement period;

[0100] q-RxLev_NR, this field represents the decision threshold;

[0101] The validityAreaList_NR field represents the list of cells for the aforementioned frequency.

[0102] The contents of the above four fields can be reused from the following four fields already defined by 3GPP:

[0103] measIdleCarrierListNR-r16;

[0104] measIdleDuration-r16;

[0105] Q-RxLevMin;

[0106] ValidityAreaList-r16.

[0107] Optionally, when the first base station and the second base station share the same baseband processing unit (BBU) board, the first base station and the second base station transmit control information through the XN port or the BBU's internal private interface.

[0108] Alternatively, if the first base station and the second base station do not share a BBU board, the first base station and the second base station can transmit control information through the Xn port.

[0109] In this embodiment of the invention, lossless information transmission between the 4G base station and the 5G base station is achieved through the Xn interface or the BBU's internal private interface.

[0110] In one specific embodiment of the present invention, such as Figure 3 As shown, the method includes:

[0111] Step 31: After the terminal connects to the 4G network, it reports its network capabilities.

[0112] This network capability is used to indicate whether the terminal supports 5G network access.

[0113] Step 32: The 4G base station determines whether the terminal supports 5G network access.

[0114] Step 33: If the terminal supports 5G network access, configure the measurement system for the terminal. The configuration information includes the measurement carrier list, measurement period, measurement duration, etc. If it does not support 5G network access, proceed to step 362.

[0115] Step 34: The 4G base station updates the supplementary_NR information based on the measurement results from the terminal.

[0116] Step 35: The 4G base station determines whether the data packets transmitted by the terminal need to be transmitted through the 5G base station.

[0117] Step 361: If transmission is required through a 5G base station, add the tag transferOnNR=1 to indicate that the data packet needs to be transmitted to the core network through the 5G base station and the data packet will be transmitted to the 5G core network without loss.

[0118] Step 362: If transmission through a 5G base station is not required, add a tag with transferOnNR=0 and transmit the data packet to the MME.

[0119] In this embodiment of the invention, a first base station using a first network standard is connected to a second base station using a second network standard. When a terminal is camped on the first base station, the first base station sends the data packets sent by the terminal to the core network through the second base station. This allows users camped on the first network standard carrier to also enjoy the advantages of the second network standard network, and avoids the need for extensive upgrades to the first base station.

[0120] like Figure 4 As shown, this embodiment of the invention also provides an information processing method applied to a terminal, wherein the terminal is communicatively connected to a first base station, the first base station is communicatively connected to a second base station, the first base station is a base station using a first network standard, the second base station is a base station using a second network standard, the second network standard is an evolved version of the first network standard, and the terminal resides on the first base station. The method includes:

[0121] Step 401: Obtain the inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information sent by the first base station.

[0122] In this embodiment of the invention, the first network standard can be specifically the Long Term Evolution (LTE) network standard, and the second network standard can be specifically the New Radio (NR) network standard.

[0123] Here, when the terminal supports 5G network access, the first base station sends inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information to the terminal. In related technologies, inter-system neighbor cell measurement is only triggered when the quality of the serving cell falls below a certain threshold, for handover or redirection. However, in this embodiment of the invention, based on the aforementioned inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information, the terminal does not need to measure the signal quality of its own cell after access; it can directly measure the signal quality of neighboring cells to find an optimal 5G carrier for information transmission.

[0124] The inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information is used to instruct the terminal to determine the optimal 5G carrier, which can also be described as a 5G secondary carrier.

[0125] Step 402: Based on the inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information, measure the cell corresponding to the second base station to obtain the measurement result. The measurement result is used to determine the second network standard carrier of the information sent by the transmission terminal.

[0126] Step 403: Send the measurement results to the first base station.

[0127] Here, the terminal periodically measures the 5G cell based on the above inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information, finds the 5G cell that meets the signal quality requirements, and reports it to the first base station.

[0128] Optionally, before obtaining the inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information sent by the first base station, the method further includes:

[0129] The network capability information is reported to the first base station, and the network capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports accessing the network through the second network standard;

[0130] The inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information is sent by the first base station when the terminal supports accessing the network through the second network standard.

[0131] In this embodiment of the invention, a first base station using a first network standard is connected to a second base station using a second network standard. When a terminal is camped on the first base station, the first base station sends the data packets sent by the terminal to the core network through the second base station. This allows users camped on the first network standard carrier to also enjoy the advantages of the second network standard network, and avoids the need for extensive upgrades to the first base station.

[0132] like Figure 5 As shown, this embodiment of the invention also provides an information processing device 500, applied to a first base station. The first base station is communicatively connected to a terminal and a second base station. The first base station is a base station using a first network standard, and the second base station is a base station using a second network standard, which is an evolved version of the first network standard. The terminal resides on the first base station. The device includes:

[0133] The first receiving module 501 is used to receive data packets sent by the terminal;

[0134] The first transmission module 502 is used to transmit the data packets sent by the terminal to the core network via a second network standard carrier.

[0135] Optionally, the apparatus of this embodiment further includes:

[0136] The second transmission module is used to send inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information when the terminal accesses the network, if it is determined that the terminal supports accessing the network through the second network standard.

[0137] The first acquisition module is used to acquire the measurement results sent by the terminal according to the inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information, wherein the measurement results are obtained by the terminal measuring the cell corresponding to the second base station;

[0138] The first determining module is used to determine, based on the measurement results, a second network standard carrier for transmitting data packets sent by the terminal.

[0139] Optionally, the apparatus in this application embodiment further includes:

[0140] The third acquisition module is used to acquire network capability information sent by the terminal before the second transmission module sends inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information. The network capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports accessing the network through the second network standard.

[0141] Optionally, the apparatus in this application embodiment further includes:

[0142] The update module is configured to update a first field based on the second network carrier after the first determining module determines the second network carrier for transmitting information sent by the terminal. The first field is used to indicate at least one of the frequency point and physical cell identifier (PCI) information corresponding to the second network carrier.

[0143] Optionally, the first transmission module is used to transmit the data packet sent by the terminal to the core network via the second network standard carrier when the data packet sent by the terminal is control information.

[0144] Optionally, the apparatus of this embodiment further includes:

[0145] The first update module is used to update the value of the second field according to the type of data packet sent by the terminal. The value of the second field is either a first value or a second value. The first value is used to indicate that the data packet sent by the terminal needs to be sent to the core network through the second network standard carrier, and the second value is used to indicate that the data packet sent by the terminal does not need to be sent to the core network through the second network standard carrier.

[0146] The fourth transmission module is used to send the second field to the second base station when the value of the second field is the first value.

[0147] Optionally, the first update module is used to update the value of the second field to the first value when the type of the data packet is control information type;

[0148] Alternatively, if the data packet type is a data type, the value of the second field is updated to the second value.

[0149] Optionally, the first transmission module is used to send the inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information via broadcast messages or Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration messages.

[0150] Optionally, when the first base station and the second base station share the same baseband processing unit (BBU) board, the first base station and the second base station transmit control information through the Xn port or the BBU's internal private interface.

[0151] Alternatively, if the first base station and the second base station do not share a BBU board, the first base station and the second base station can transmit control information through the Xn port.

[0152] It should be noted that this device is the same as the method embodiment on the base station side described above. All implementations of the method embodiment described above can be applied to this device embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect, which will not be repeated here.

[0153] like Figure 6 As shown, this embodiment of the invention also provides an information processing device 600, applied to a terminal. The terminal is communicatively connected to a first base station, and the first base station is communicatively connected to a second base station. The first base station is a base station using a first network standard, and the second base station is a base station using a second network standard, which is an evolved version of the first network standard. The terminal resides on the first base station. The device includes:

[0154] The second acquisition module 601 is used to acquire inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information sent by the first base station;

[0155] Measurement module 602 is used to measure the cell corresponding to the second base station according to the inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information and obtain measurement results. The measurement results are used to determine the second network standard carrier of the information sent by the transmission terminal.

[0156] The third transmission module 603 is used to send the measurement results to the first base station.

[0157] Optionally, the apparatus of this embodiment further includes:

[0158] The reporting module is used to report network capability information to the first base station before the second acquisition module acquires the inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information sent by the first base station. The network capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports accessing the network through the second network standard.

[0159] The inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information is sent by the first base station when the terminal supports accessing the network through the second network standard.

[0160] It should be noted that this device is the same as the method embodiment on the terminal side described above. All implementations of the method embodiment described above can be applied to this device embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect, which will not be repeated here.

[0161] like Figure 7 As shown, this embodiment of the invention also provides an information processing device applied to a first base station. The first base station is communicatively connected to a terminal and a second base station. The first base station is a base station using a first network standard, and the second base station is a base station using a second network standard. The second network standard is an evolved version of the first network standard. The terminal resides on the first base station. The device includes a first transceiver 720 and a first processor 710. The first transceiver 720 is used to: receive data packets sent by the terminal; and transmit the data packets sent by the terminal to the core network via a second network standard carrier.

[0162] This device can implement all the above-described base station-side method embodiments and achieve the same technical effect, which will not be elaborated here.

[0163] like Figure 8 As shown, this embodiment of the invention also provides an information processing device applied to a terminal. The terminal is communicatively connected to a first base station, and the first base station is communicatively connected to a second base station. The first base station is a base station using a first network standard, and the second base station is a base station using a second network standard. The second network standard is an evolved version of the first network standard. The terminal resides on the first base station. The device includes: a second transceiver 820 and a second processor 810.

[0164] The second transceiver 820 is used to: acquire inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information sent by the first base station;

[0165] The second processor 810 is configured to: measure the cell corresponding to the second base station according to the inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information, and obtain the measurement result, wherein the measurement result is used to determine the second network standard carrier of the information sent by the transmission terminal;

[0166] The second transceiver 820 is used to send the measurement results to the first base station.

[0167] This device can implement all the above-described terminal-side method embodiments and achieve the same technical effect, which will not be elaborated here.

[0168] like Figure 9 As shown, this embodiment of the invention also provides an information processing device applied to a first base station. The first base station is communicatively connected to a terminal and a second base station. The first base station is a base station using a first network standard, and the second base station is a base station using a second network standard. The second network standard is an evolved version of the first network standard. The terminal resides on the first base station. The device includes: a transceiver 910, a processor 900, a memory 920, and a program or instructions stored in the memory 920 and executable on the processor 900. When the processor 900 executes the program or instructions, it implements the steps in the information processing method on the base station side as described above.

[0169] The transceiver 910 is used to receive and send data under the control of the processor 900.

[0170] Among them, Figure 9In this context, the bus architecture can include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking various circuits together, represented by one or more processors (processor 900) and memory (memory 920). The bus architecture can also link various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and therefore will not be described further herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 910 can be multiple elements, including transmitters and receivers, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium. The processor 900 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 920 can store data used by the processor 900 during operation.

[0171] like Figure 10 As shown, this embodiment of the invention also provides an information processing device applied to a terminal. The terminal is communicatively connected to a first base station, and the first base station is communicatively connected to a second base station. The first base station is a base station using a first network standard, and the second base station is a base station using a second network standard. The second network standard is an evolved version of the first network standard. The terminal resides on the first base station. The device includes: a transceiver 1010, a processor 1000, a memory 1020, and a program or instructions stored in the memory 1020 and executable on the processor 1000. When the processor 1000 executes the program or instructions, it implements the aforementioned terminal-side information processing method.

[0172] The transceiver 1010 is used to receive and send data under the control of the processor 1000.

[0173] Among them, Figure 10 In this context, the bus architecture can include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking various circuits of one or more processors represented by processor 1000 and memory represented by memory 1020 together. The bus architecture can also link various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and therefore will not be described further herein. The bus interface provides an interface. Transceiver 1010 can be multiple elements, including transmitters and receivers, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium. For different user equipment, user interface 1030 can also be an interface capable of connecting external or internal devices, including but not limited to keypads, displays, speakers, microphones, joysticks, etc.

[0174] The processor 1000 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, while the memory 1020 can store the data used by the processor 1000 when performing operations.

[0175] This invention also provides a readable storage medium storing a program or instructions. When the program or instructions are executed by a processor, they implement the steps in the information processing method described above and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, they will not be described again here.

[0176] The processor is the processor in the information processing device described in the above embodiments. 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.

[0177] 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.

[0178] 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.

[0179] 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.

[0180] 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.

[0181] 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.

[0182] 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. An information processing method, characterized in that, The method is applied to a first base station, which is communicatively connected to a terminal and a second base station. The first base station uses a first network standard, and the second base station uses a second network standard, which is an evolved version of the first network standard. The terminal resides on the first base station. Receive data packets sent by the terminal; The data packets sent by the terminal are transmitted to the core network via a second network standard carrier. The method further includes: According to the type of data packet sent by the terminal, the value of the second field is updated. The value of the second field is either a first value or a second value. The first value is used to indicate that the data packet sent by the terminal needs to be sent to the core network through the second network standard carrier, and the second value is used to indicate that the data packet sent by the terminal does not need to be sent to the core network through the second network standard carrier. When the value of the second field is the first value, the second field is sent to the second base station.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Before receiving data packets sent by the receiving terminal, the method further includes: When the terminal accesses the network, if it is determined that the terminal supports accessing the network through the second network standard, it sends inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information. The measurement results sent by the terminal based on the inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information are obtained by the terminal measuring the cell corresponding to the second base station. Based on the measurement results, a second network standard carrier for transmitting data packets sent by the terminal is determined.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, Before sending the inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information, the method further includes: Obtain network capability information sent by the terminal, the network capability information being used to indicate whether the terminal supports accessing the network via a second network standard.

4. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, After determining the second network standard carrier for transmitting information sent by the terminal, the method further includes: The first field is updated according to the second network standard carrier, and the first field is used to indicate at least one of the frequency point and physical cell identifier (PCI) information corresponding to the second network standard carrier.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Transmitting data packets sent by the terminal to the core network via a second network standard carrier includes: When the data packet sent by the terminal is control information, the data packet sent by the terminal is transmitted to the core network via the second network standard carrier.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The value of the second field is updated according to the type of data packet sent by the terminal, including: If the data packet is of type control information, the value of the second field is updated to the first value; Alternatively, if the data packet type is a data type, the value of the second field is updated to the second value.

7. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, Sending inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information includes: The inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information is sent via broadcast message or Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration message.

8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, When the first base station and the second base station share the same baseband processing unit (BBU) board, the first base station and the second base station transmit control information through the Xn port or the BBU's internal private interface. Alternatively, if the first base station and the second base station do not share a BBU board, the first base station and the second base station can transmit control information through the Xn port.

9. An information processing method, characterized in that, The method is applied to a terminal, wherein the terminal is communicatively connected to a first base station, the first base station is communicatively connected to a second base station, the first base station is a base station using a first network standard, the second base station is a base station using a second network standard, the second network standard is an evolved version of the first network standard, and the terminal resides on the first base station. The method includes: Obtain inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information sent by the first base station; Based on the inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information, the cell corresponding to the second base station is measured to obtain the measurement result. The measurement result is used to determine the second network standard carrier of the information sent by the transmission terminal. The measurement results are sent to the first base station; Specifically, the first base station updates the value of the second field according to the type of data packet sent by the terminal. The value of the second field is either a first value or a second value. The first value indicates that the data packet sent by the terminal needs to be sent to the core network via the second network standard carrier, and the second value indicates that the data packet sent by the terminal does not need to be sent to the core network via the second network standard carrier. When the value of the second field is the first value, the second field is sent to the second base station.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that, Before obtaining the inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information sent by the first base station, the method further includes: The network capability information is reported to the first base station, and the network capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports accessing the network through the second network standard; The inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information is sent by the first base station when the terminal supports accessing the network through the second network standard.

11. An information processing device, characterized in that, The device is applied to a first base station, which is communicatively connected to a terminal and a second base station. The first base station uses a first network standard, and the second base station uses a second network standard, which is an evolved version of the first network standard. The terminal resides on the first base station. The device includes: The first receiving module is used to receive data packets sent by the terminal; The first transmission module is used to transmit the data packets sent by the terminal to the core network via a second network standard carrier. The device further includes: The first update module is used to update the value of the second field according to the type of data packet sent by the terminal. The value of the second field is either a first value or a second value. The first value is used to indicate that the data packet sent by the terminal needs to be sent to the core network through the second network standard carrier, and the second value is used to indicate that the data packet sent by the terminal does not need to be sent to the core network through the second network standard carrier. The fourth transmission module is used to send the second field to the second base station when the value of the second field is the first value.

12. An information processing device, characterized in that, An apparatus is applied to a terminal, wherein the terminal is communicatively connected to a first base station, the first base station is communicatively connected to a second base station, the first base station is a base station using a first network standard, the second base station is a base station using a second network standard, the second network standard being an evolved version of the first network standard, and the terminal resides on the first base station. The apparatus includes: The second acquisition module is used to acquire inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information sent by the first base station; The measurement module is used to measure the cell corresponding to the second base station according to the inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information and obtain the measurement result. The measurement result is used to determine the second network standard carrier of the information sent by the transmission terminal. The third transmission module is used to send the measurement results to the first base station; Specifically, the first base station updates the value of the second field according to the type of data packet sent by the terminal. The value of the second field is either a first value or a second value. The first value indicates that the data packet sent by the terminal needs to be sent to the core network via the second network standard carrier, and the second value indicates that the data packet sent by the terminal does not need to be sent to the core network via the second network standard carrier. When the value of the second field is the first value, the second field is sent to the second base station.

13. An information processing device, characterized in that, The device is applied to a first base station, which is communicatively connected to a terminal and a second base station. The first base station is a base station using a first network standard, and the second base station is a base station using a second network standard. The second network standard is an evolved version of the first network standard. The terminal resides on the first base station. The device includes: a first transceiver and a first processor. The first transceiver is used to: receive data packets sent by the terminal; and transmit the data packets sent by the terminal to the core network via a second network standard carrier. The first processor is configured to: update the value of a second field according to the type of data packet sent by the terminal, wherein the value of the second field is either a first value or a second value, wherein the first value is used to indicate that the data packet sent by the terminal needs to be sent to the core network via a second network standard carrier, and the second value is used to indicate that the data packet sent by the terminal does not need to be sent to the core network via a second network standard carrier; the first transceiver is configured to: send the second field to the second base station when the value of the second field is the first value.

14. An information processing device, characterized in that, The device is applied to a terminal, which is communicatively connected to a first base station, which is communicatively connected to a second base station. The first base station is a base station using a first network standard, and the second base station is a base station using a second network standard. The second network standard is an evolved version of the first network standard. The terminal resides on the first base station. The device includes: a second transceiver and a second processor. The second transceiver is used to: acquire inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information sent by the first base station; The second processor is configured to: measure the cell corresponding to the second base station according to the inter-system neighbor cell measurement configuration information, and obtain the measurement result, wherein the measurement result is used to determine the second network standard carrier of the information sent by the transmission terminal; The second transceiver is used to: send the measurement results to the first base station; Specifically, the first base station updates the value of the second field according to the type of data packet sent by the terminal. The value of the second field is either a first value or a second value. The first value indicates that the data packet sent by the terminal needs to be sent to the core network via the second network standard carrier, and the second value indicates that the data packet sent by the terminal does not need to be sent to the core network via the second network standard carrier. When the value of the second field is the first value, the second field is sent to the second base station.

15. An information processing device, characterized in that, The device is applied to a first base station, which is communicatively connected to a terminal and a second base station. The first base station is a base station using a first network standard, and the second base station is a base station using a second network standard, which is an evolved version of the first network standard. The terminal resides on the first base station. The device includes a transceiver, a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor. When the processor executes the program or instructions, it implements the steps of the information processing method as described in any one of claims 1 to 8.

16. An information processing device, characterized in that, The device is applied to a terminal, wherein the terminal is communicatively connected to a first base station, the first base station is communicatively connected to a second base station, the first base station is a base station using a first network standard, the second base station is a base station using a second network standard, the second network standard is an evolved version of the first network standard, the terminal resides on the first base station, and the device includes: a transceiver, a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor; when the processor executes the program or instructions, it implements the steps of the information processing method as described in any one of claims 9 to 10.

17. 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 information processing method as described in any one of claims 1 to 8 or the steps of the information processing method as described in any one of claims 9 to 10.

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