Reporting methods for carrier aggregation capabilities, electronic devices, and computer-readable media.

Abstract

This application provides a method for reporting carrier aggregation capability, an electronic device, and a computer-readable medium. The method for reporting carrier aggregation capability includes: determining whether the network has sent neighbor cell information and whether the network has sent the frequency band configured by the network; and prioritizing the reporting of carrier aggregation combinations that the network can configure and that the terminal supports based on the determination results.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of carrier aggregation (CA) technology, and particularly to a method for reporting carrier aggregation capabilities, an electronic device, and a computer-readable medium. Background Technology

[0002] To meet the requirements of increased peak data rates per user and improved system capacity, the Long Term Evolution (LTE) Advanced system introduces a technology to increase transmission bandwidth: carrier aggregation. CA technology can aggregate 2 to 5 LTE component carriers (CCs) together to achieve a maximum transmission bandwidth of 100 MHz, effectively improving uplink and downlink transmission rates.

[0003] During the process of terminal accessing the LTE network, according to the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), rd According to the Generation Partnership Project (GPP) protocol specification, if the network wants to obtain information about a terminal's radio access capabilities, it sends a User Equipment (UE) Capability Enquiry signaling to the terminal. Upon receiving the UE Capability Enquiry signaling, the terminal reports information such as the frequency bands and CA combinations it supports to the network, based on its needs. The network then allocates resources to the terminal based on this information. Currently, the reporting method for CA combinations results in the terminal reporting CA combinations that are not configurable by the network, while the terminal does not report CA combinations that the network can configure. This prevents the terminal from activating CAs when performing data services, thus preventing it from reaching the maximum data service rate. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This application provides a method for reporting carrier aggregation capability, an electronic device, and a computer-readable medium.

[0005] In a first aspect, embodiments of this application provide a method for reporting carrier aggregation capability, including: determining whether the network sends out neighbor cell information and determining whether the network sends out frequency bands configured by the network; and prioritizing the reporting of carrier aggregation combinations that the network can configure and that the terminal supports based on the determination results.

[0006] Secondly, embodiments of this application provide an electronic device, including: at least one processor; and a memory storing at least one program, which, when executed by the at least one processor, implements any of the above-described carrier aggregation capability reporting methods.

[0007] Thirdly, embodiments of this application provide a computer-readable medium storing a computer program, which, when executed by a processor, implements any of the above-described methods for reporting carrier aggregation capabilities.

[0008] The carrier aggregation capability reporting method provided in this application prioritizes reporting carrier aggregation combinations that the network can configure and that the terminal supports, based on the judgment results of whether the network sends neighbor cell information and whether the network sends the frequency band configured by the network. This enables the terminal to activate CA and achieve the maximum data service rate when performing data services. Attached Figure Description

[0009] Figure 1 A flowchart illustrating a method for reporting carrier aggregation capability according to an embodiment of this application;

[0010] Figure 2 A flowchart illustrating a carrier aggregation capability reporting method provided as an example of an embodiment of this application;

[0011] Figure 3 A block diagram of a carrier aggregation capability reporting device provided in another embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0012] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solution of this application, the following detailed description of the carrier aggregation capability reporting method, electronic equipment, and computer-readable medium provided in this application is provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0013] Exemplary embodiments will be described more fully below with reference to the accompanying drawings; however, these exemplary embodiments may be embodied in different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this application will be thorough and complete, and will enable those skilled in the art to fully understand the scope of this application.

[0014] Where there is no conflict, the various embodiments of this application and the features thereof may be combined with each other.

[0015] As used herein, the term “and / or” includes any and all combinations of at least one related enumerated entry.

[0016] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the application. As used herein, the singular forms “a” and “the” are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will also be understood that when the terms “comprising” and / or “made of” are used in this specification, the presence of the stated feature, integral, step, operation, element, and / or component is specified, but the presence or addition of at least one other feature, integral, step, operation, element, component, and / or group thereof is not excluded.

[0017] Unless otherwise specified, all terms used herein (including technical and scientific terms) have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. It will also be understood that terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and this application, and will not be interpreted as having an idealized or overly formal meaning, unless expressly so defined herein.

[0018] Figure 1 A flowchart illustrating a method for reporting carrier aggregation capabilities according to an embodiment of this application.

[0019] Firstly, referring to Figure 1 One embodiment of this application provides a method for reporting carrier aggregation capability, including:

[0020] Step 100: Determine whether the network has sent out neighbor cell information and whether the network has sent out the frequency band configured by the network.

[0021] In some exemplary embodiments, determining whether the network has sent neighbor cell information includes: determining whether the network has sent a System Information Block (SIB) 5 message, and determining whether the SIB5 message contains neighbor cell information, which typically carries neighbor cell information for inter-frequency cell reselection.

[0022] Specifically, if the network sends an SIB5 message and the SIB5 message contains neighbor cell information, it is determined that the network has sent neighbor cell information; if the network does not send an SIB5 message; or if the network sends an SIB5 message but the SIB5 message does not contain neighbor cell information, it is determined that the network has not sent neighbor cell information.

[0023] In some exemplary embodiments, determining whether the network has issued a frequency band configured by the network includes determining whether the UE Capability Enquiry issued by the network carries the frequency band configured by the network.

[0024] Specifically, the presence of a "requested frequency bands" field in the UE capability query signaling sent by the network can be used to determine whether the signaling carries network-configured frequency bands. If the "requested frequency bands" field is present, it indicates that the signaling contains network-configured frequency bands, and therefore, the network has indeed issued those frequency bands. Conversely, if the "requested frequency bands" field is absent, it indicates that the signaling does not contain network-configured frequency bands, and therefore, the network has not issued those frequency bands.

[0025] In some exemplary embodiments, it can be determined whether the network sends neighbor cell information and whether the network sends the frequency band configured by the network during the terminal accessing the network, or it can be determined whether the network sends neighbor cell information and whether the network sends the frequency band configured by the network after the terminal accesses the network.

[0026] In some exemplary embodiments, all CA combinations supported by the terminal can be stored in a CA combination list when the terminal is powered on.

[0027] In some exemplary embodiments, the CA combination list may include 2CA combinations or may not include 2CA combinations.

[0028] Step 101: Based on the judgment result, prioritize reporting the carrier aggregation combinations that the network can configure and that the terminal supports.

[0029] In some exemplary embodiments, the carrier aggregation combinations that the network can configure and the terminal supports include at least one of the following carrier aggregation combinations: all carrier aggregation combinations including the current registered cell frequency band, all carrier aggregation combinations including the neighboring cell frequency band, all carrier aggregation combinations including the network-configured frequency band and the current registered cell frequency band, all carrier aggregation combinations including the network-configured frequency band and the neighboring cell frequency band, and all carrier aggregation combinations including the network-configured frequency band and other frequency bands; wherein, the other frequency bands are frequency bands other than the network-configured frequency band, the current registered cell frequency band, and the neighboring cell frequency band.

[0030] In some exemplary embodiments, priority can be given to reporting carrier aggregation combinations that the network can configure and that the terminal supports by adjusting the order of CA combinations supported by the terminal in the CA combination list, and then reporting the CA combinations in the order of the CA combinations in the CA combination list. Alternatively, after obtaining the judgment result, the CA combinations that need to be reported first can be selected from the CA combination list for reporting.

[0031] In some exemplary embodiments, the carrier aggregation combinations that the network can configure and the terminal supports may include 2CA combinations or may not include 2CA combinations. If the carrier aggregation combinations that the network can configure and the terminal supports include 2CA combinations, then 2CA combinations are reported first. That is, 2CA combinations are listed at the top of the CA combination list.

[0032] If the network is configurable and the carrier aggregation combinations supported by the terminal include 2CA combinations, then this includes all carrier aggregation combinations of the currently registered cell frequency band, all carrier aggregation combinations of the neighboring cell frequency band, all carrier aggregation combinations of the frequency band configured by the network and the currently registered cell frequency band, all carrier aggregation combinations of the frequency band configured by the network and the neighboring cell frequency band, and all carrier aggregation combinations of the frequency band configured by the network and other frequency bands; wherein, other frequency bands refer to frequency bands other than the frequency band configured by the network, the frequency band of the currently registered cell, and the neighboring cell frequency band, and all combinations of 3CA and above, such as 4CA combinations, 5CA combinations, etc.

[0033] For example, after determining whether the network has sent neighbor cell information, if the network has not sent neighbor cell information, then all CA combinations in the CA combination list that include the frequency band of the currently registered cell are placed at the top of the CA combination list except for the 2CA combination; if the network has sent neighbor cell information, then all CA combinations in the CA combination list that include the frequency band of the currently registered cell and all CA combinations that include the frequency band of the neighbor cell are placed at the top of the CA combination list except for the 2CA combination.

[0034] For example, after determining whether the network has allocated the network-configured frequency bands, if the network has not allocated the network-configured frequency bands, the order of the CA combinations in the CA combination list remains unchanged; if the network has allocated the network-configured frequency bands, then all carrier aggregation combinations in the CA combination list that include the network-configured frequency bands and the frequency bands of the currently registered cell are placed at the top of the CA combination list, except for the 2CA combination, followed by all carrier aggregation combinations that include the network-configured frequency bands and the frequency bands of neighboring cells, followed by all carrier aggregation combinations that include the network-configured frequency bands and other frequency bands; or, all carrier aggregation combinations in the CA combination list that include the network-configured frequency bands and the frequency bands of the currently registered cell are placed at the top of the CA combination list, except for the 2CA combination, followed by all carrier aggregation combinations that include the network-configured frequency bands and other frequency bands.

[0035] In some exemplary embodiments, prioritizing the reporting of carrier aggregation combinations that the network can configure and the terminal supports based on the judgment result includes: when the judgment result is that the network has not issued neighbor cell information and the network has not issued frequency bands configured by the network, prioritizing the reporting of all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band of the currently registered cell.

[0036] In some exemplary embodiments, prioritizing the reporting of carrier aggregation combinations that the network can configure and that the terminal supports based on the judgment result includes: when the judgment result is that the network has issued neighbor cell information and the network has not issued frequency bands configured by the network, prioritizing the reporting of all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band of the currently registered cell and all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band of neighbor cells.

[0037] In some exemplary embodiments, prioritizing the reporting of all carrier aggregation combinations including the current registered cell frequency band and all carrier aggregation combinations including the neighboring cell frequency band includes: prioritizing the reporting of all carrier aggregation combinations including the current registered cell frequency band, and then reporting all carrier aggregation combinations including the neighboring cell frequency band.

[0038] In some exemplary embodiments, the carrier aggregation combinations that can be configured by the network and supported by the terminal are reported first based on the judgment result, including: when the judgment result is that the network has not issued neighbor cell information and the network issues the frequency band configured by the network, all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and the frequency band of the currently registered cell are reported first, as well as all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and other frequency bands.

[0039] In some exemplary embodiments, prioritizing the reporting of all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and the frequency band of the currently registered cell, as well as all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and other frequency bands, includes: prioritizing the reporting of all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and the frequency band of the currently registered cell, and then reporting all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and other frequency bands.

[0040] In some exemplary embodiments, the carrier aggregation combinations that can be configured by the network and supported by the terminal are reported first based on the judgment result, including: when the judgment result is that the network sends neighbor cell information and the network sends the frequency band configured by the network, the carrier aggregation combinations that include the frequency band configured by the network and the frequency band of the currently registered cell are reported first, as well as the carrier aggregation combinations that include the frequency band configured by the network and the frequency band of the neighbor cell, and the carrier aggregation combinations that include the frequency band configured by the network and other frequency bands are reported first.

[0041] In some exemplary embodiments, prioritizing the reporting of all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and the frequency band of the currently registered cell, all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and the frequency band of neighboring cells, and all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and other frequency bands includes: prioritizing the reporting of all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and the frequency band of the currently registered cell, then reporting all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and the frequency band of neighboring cells, and then reporting all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and other frequency bands.

[0042] The carrier aggregation capability reporting method provided in this application prioritizes reporting carrier aggregation combinations that the network can configure and that the terminal supports, based on the judgment results of whether the network sends neighbor cell information and whether the network sends the frequency band configured by the network. This enables the terminal to activate CA and achieve the maximum data service rate when performing data services.

[0043] In some exemplary embodiments, after prioritizing the reporting of carrier aggregation combinations that the network can configurate and that the terminal supports based on the judgment result, the method further includes: reporting uplink carrier aggregation combinations among the carrier aggregation combinations that the network can configurate and that the terminal supports.

[0044] In some exemplary embodiments, uplink carrier aggregation combination refers to a carrier aggregation combination that can be used by the terminal for uplink transmission.

[0045] In some exemplary embodiments, the reporting order of uplink carrier aggregation combinations is consistent with the carrier aggregation combinations that the network can configure and the terminal supports.

[0046] For example, when prioritizing the reporting of all carrier aggregation combinations including the current registered cell frequency band, after prioritizing the reporting of all carrier aggregation combinations including the current registered cell frequency band, priority should be given to reporting the uplink carrier aggregation combination among all carrier aggregation combinations including the current registered cell frequency band.

[0047] When prioritizing the reporting of all carrier aggregation combinations including the current registered cell frequency band and all carrier aggregation combinations including the neighboring cell frequency band, after prioritizing the reporting of all carrier aggregation combinations including the current registered cell frequency band and all carrier aggregation combinations including the neighboring cell frequency band, priority should be given to the reporting of uplink carrier aggregation combinations among all carrier aggregation combinations including the current registered cell frequency band and all carrier aggregation combinations including the neighboring cell frequency band.

[0048] When prioritizing the reporting of all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency bands configured by the network and the frequency bands of the currently registered cell, as well as all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency bands configured by the network and other frequency bands, priority should be given to reporting all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency bands configured by the network and the frequency bands of the currently registered cell, and all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency bands configured by the network and other frequency bands. Then, priority should be given to reporting all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency bands configured by the network and the frequency bands of the currently registered cell, and uplink carrier aggregation combinations among all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency bands configured by the network and other frequency bands.

[0049] When prioritizing the reporting of all carrier aggregation combinations including the network-configured frequency band and the current registered cell frequency band, as well as all carrier aggregation combinations including the network-configured frequency band and neighboring cell frequency bands, and all carrier aggregation combinations including the network-configured frequency band and other frequency bands, the following priority is given: First, all carrier aggregation combinations including the network-configured frequency band and the current registered cell frequency band, as well as all carrier aggregation combinations including the network-configured frequency band and neighboring cell frequency bands, and all carrier aggregation combinations including the network-configured frequency band and other frequency bands. Then, the following priority is given to reporting all carrier aggregation combinations including the network-configured frequency band and the current registered cell frequency band, as well as all carrier aggregation combinations including the network-configured frequency band and neighboring cell frequency bands, and uplink carrier aggregation combinations among all carrier aggregation combinations including the network-configured frequency band and other frequency bands.

[0050] To more fully illustrate the specific implementation process of the carrier aggregation capability reporting method in the embodiments of this application, an example is provided below. The example is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the embodiments of this application.

[0051] Example

[0052] like Figure 2 As shown, the method includes:

[0053] Step 200: Power on the terminal, initialize all CA combinations supported by the terminal, and store all CA combinations supported by the terminal in the CA combination list.

[0054] Step 201: The terminal searches for LTE cells and initiates registration according to the normal protocol procedure.

[0055] Step 202: The terminal receives the SIB1 message sent by the network, obtains the frequency band information of the currently registered cell in the SIB1 message, and stores it.

[0056] Step 203: The terminal determines whether the network has sent an SIB5 message and whether the SIB5 message contains neighbor cell information. If the network has not sent an SIB5 message; or, if the network has sent an SIB5 message but the SIB5 message does not contain neighbor cell information, then proceed to step 204; if the network has sent an SIB5 message and the SIB5 message contains neighbor cell information, then proceed to step 205.

[0057] Step 204: Adjust all CA combinations in the CA combination list that include the frequency band of the currently registered cell to the top of the CA combination list except for CA combination 2, and then proceed to step 206.

[0058] Step 205: Adjust all CA combinations including the current registered cell frequency band and all CA combinations including the neighboring cell frequency band in the CA combination list to the top of all other CA combinations except for CA combination 2, and then execute step 208; wherein, all CA combinations including the current registered cell frequency band can be placed before all CA combinations including the neighboring cell frequency band.

[0059] Step 206: Determine whether the UE capability query signaling sent by the network carries a request frequency band field. If the UE capability query signaling sent by the network carries a request frequency band field, proceed to step 207; if the UE capability query signaling sent by the network does not carry a request frequency band field, proceed to steps 210-211.

[0060] Step 207: Adjust all CA combinations of the network-configured frequency band and the current registered cell frequency band, as well as all CA combinations including the network-configured frequency band and other frequency bands, to the top of the CA combination list except for the 2CA combination; wherein, all CA combinations of the network-configured frequency band and the current registered cell frequency band are located before all CA combinations including the network-configured frequency band and other frequency bands, and execute steps 210-211.

[0061] Step 208: Determine whether the UE capability query signaling sent by the network carries a request frequency band field. If the UE capability query signaling sent by the network carries a request frequency band field, proceed to step 209; if the UE capability query signaling sent by the network does not carry a request frequency band field, proceed to steps 210-211.

[0062] Step 209: Adjust all CA combinations of the network-configured frequency band and the current registered cell frequency band, as well as all CA combinations including the network-configured frequency band and the neighboring cell frequency band, and all CA combinations including the network-configured frequency band and other frequency bands, to the top of the CA combination list except for the 2CA combination; wherein, all CA combinations of the network-configured frequency band and the current registered cell frequency band are placed before all CA combinations including the network-configured frequency band and the neighboring cell frequency band, and all CA combinations including the network-configured frequency band and the neighboring cell frequency band are placed before all CA combinations including the network-configured frequency band and other frequency bands, and then execute steps 210-211.

[0063] Step 210: The terminal returns UE Capability Information to the network. The UE Capability Information reports the CA combinations that the terminal network can configure and that the terminal supports in the order of the CA combination list.

[0064] Step 211: The terminal reports the uplink CA combination among the CA combinations that the network can configure and that the terminal supports.

[0065] Secondly, embodiments of this application provide an electronic device, including: at least one processor; and a memory storing at least one program, which, when executed by at least one processor, implements any of the above-described carrier aggregation capability reporting methods.

[0066] Among them, the processor is a device with data processing capabilities, including but not limited to the central processing unit (CPU); the memory is a device with data storage capabilities, including but not limited to random access memory (RAM, more specifically such as SDRAM, DDR, etc.), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), and flash memory (FLASH).

[0067] In some embodiments, the processor and memory are interconnected via a bus, and thus connected to other components of the computing device.

[0068] Thirdly, embodiments of this application provide a computer-readable medium storing a computer program, which, when executed by a processor, implements any of the above-described methods for reporting carrier aggregation capabilities.

[0069] Figure 3 A block diagram of a carrier aggregation capability reporting device provided in another embodiment of this application.

[0070] Fourthly, refer to Figure 3 Another embodiment of this application provides a carrier aggregation capability reporting device, including: a judgment module 301, used to judge whether the network sends neighbor cell information and whether the network sends the frequency band configured by the network; and a reporting module 302, used to prioritize reporting carrier aggregation combinations that the network can configure and that the terminal supports, based on the judgment results.

[0071] In some exemplary embodiments, the carrier aggregation combinations that the network can configure and the terminal supports include at least one of the following carrier aggregation combinations: all carrier aggregation combinations including the current registered cell frequency band, all carrier aggregation combinations including the neighboring cell frequency band, all carrier aggregation combinations including the network-configured frequency band and the current registered cell frequency band, all carrier aggregation combinations including the network-configured frequency band and the neighboring cell frequency band, and all carrier aggregation combinations including the network-configured frequency band and other frequency bands; wherein, the other frequency bands are frequency bands other than the network-configured frequency band, the current registered cell frequency band, and the neighboring cell frequency band.

[0072] In some exemplary embodiments, the reporting module 302 is specifically used to: when the determination result is that the network has not issued the neighbor cell information and the network has not issued the frequency band configured by the network, prioritize reporting all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band of the currently registered cell.

[0073] In some exemplary embodiments, the reporting module 302 is specifically used to: when the determination result is that the network has issued neighbor cell information and the network has not issued the frequency band configured by the network, prioritize reporting all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band of the currently registered cell and all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band of the neighbor cell.

[0074] In some exemplary embodiments, the reporting module 302 is specifically used to: prioritize reporting all carrier aggregation combinations including the current registered cell frequency band and all carrier aggregation combinations including the neighboring cell frequency band in the following manner: prioritize reporting all carrier aggregation combinations including the current registered cell frequency band, and then report all carrier aggregation combinations including the neighboring cell frequency band.

[0075] In some exemplary embodiments, the reporting module 302 is specifically used to: when the determination result is that the network has not sent neighbor cell information and the network sends the frequency band configured by the network, prioritize reporting all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and the frequency band of the currently registered cell, as well as all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and other frequency bands.

[0076] In some exemplary embodiments, the reporting module 302 is specifically used to: prioritize reporting all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and the frequency band of the currently registered cell, and all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and other frequency bands in the following manner: prioritize reporting all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and the frequency band of the currently registered cell, and then report all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and other frequency bands.

[0077] In some exemplary embodiments, the reporting module 302 is specifically used to: when the determination result is that the network sends out neighbor cell information and the network sends out the frequency band configured by the network, prioritize reporting all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and the frequency band of the currently registered cell, all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and the frequency band of the neighbor cell, and all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and other frequency bands.

[0078] In some exemplary embodiments, the reporting module 302 is specifically used to: prioritize reporting all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and the frequency band of the currently registered cell, as well as all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and the frequency band of neighboring cells, and all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and other frequency bands in the following manner: prioritize reporting all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and the frequency band of the currently registered cell, then report all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and the frequency band of neighboring cells, and then report all carrier aggregation combinations including the frequency band configured by the network and other frequency bands.

[0079] In some exemplary embodiments, the determination module 301 is specifically used to determine whether the network has sent neighbor cell information in the following ways: determining whether the network has sent the system information block 5 message, and determining whether the system information block 5 message contains neighbor cell information.

[0080] In some exemplary embodiments, the determination module 301 is specifically used to determine whether the network has issued a frequency band configured by the network by determining whether the user equipment (UE) capability query signaling issued by the network carries the frequency band configured by the network.

[0081] In some exemplary embodiments, the reporting module 302 is further configured to: report uplink carrier aggregation combinations among carrier aggregation combinations that are configurable by the network and supported by the terminal.

[0082] The specific implementation process of the above-mentioned carrier aggregation capability reporting device is the same as the specific implementation process of the carrier aggregation capability reporting method in the aforementioned embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0083] It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or some of the steps, systems, or apparatuses disclosed above, and their functional modules / units, can be implemented as software, firmware, hardware, or suitable combinations thereof. In hardware implementations, the division between functional modules / units mentioned above does not necessarily correspond to the division of physical components; for example, a physical component may have multiple functions, or a function or step may be performed collaboratively by several physical components. Some or all physical components may be implemented as software executed by a processor, such as a central processing unit, digital signal processor, or microprocessor, or as hardware, or as an integrated circuit, such as an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). Such software may be distributed on a computer-readable medium, which may include computer storage media (or non-transitory media) and communication media (or transient media). As is known to those skilled in the art, the term computer storage media includes volatile and non-volatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storing information (such as computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data). Computer storage media include, but are not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technologies, CD-ROM, digital versatile disc (DVD) or other optical disc storage, magnetic cartridges, magnetic tape, disk storage or other magnetic storage, or any other medium that can be used to store desired information and can be accessed by a computer. Furthermore, it is well known to those skilled in the art that communication media typically contain computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in modulated data signals such as carrier waves or other transmission mechanisms, and may include any information delivery medium.

[0084] Example embodiments have been disclosed herein, and while specific terminology has been used, it is for illustrative purposes only and should be construed as such, and is not intended to be limiting. In some instances, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that features, characteristics, and / or elements described in connection with particular embodiments may be used alone, or in combination with features, characteristics, and / or elements described in connection with other embodiments, unless otherwise expressly indicated. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that various changes in form and detail may be made without departing from the scope of this application as set forth by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method for reporting carrier aggregation capability, comprising: judging whether a network issues a neighbor information and whether the network issues a network configured frequency band; reporting, according to a judgment result, a carrier aggregation combination that can be configured by the network and supported by a terminal in priority; the carrier aggregation combination that can be configured by the network and supported by the terminal comprises at least one of the following carrier aggregation combinations: all carrier aggregation combinations including the network configured frequency band and a current registered cell frequency band, all carrier aggregation combinations including the network configured frequency band and the neighbor frequency band, and all carrier aggregation combinations including the network configured frequency band and other frequency bands, wherein the other frequency bands are frequency bands other than the network configured frequency band, the current registered cell frequency band and the neighbor frequency band.

2. The method for reporting carrier aggregation capability according to claim 1, wherein, the carrier aggregation combination that can be configured by the network and supported by the terminal comprises at least one of the following carrier aggregation combinations: all carrier aggregation combinations including the current registered cell frequency band, and all carrier aggregation combinations including the neighbor frequency band.

3. The method for reporting carrier aggregation capability according to claim 2, wherein, the reporting, according to the judgment result, the carrier aggregation combination that can be configured by the network and supported by the terminal comprises: in a case where the judgment result is that the network does not issue the neighbor information and the network does not issue the network configured frequency band, reporting all carrier aggregation combinations including the current registered cell frequency band in priority.

4. The method for reporting carrier aggregation capability according to claim 2, wherein, the reporting, according to the judgment result, the carrier aggregation combination that can be configured by the network and supported by the terminal comprises: in a case where the judgment result is that the network issues the neighbor information and the network does not issue the network configured frequency band, reporting all carrier aggregation combinations including the current registered cell frequency band and all carrier aggregation combinations including the neighbor frequency band in priority.

5. The method for reporting carrier aggregation capability according to claim 2, wherein, the reporting, according to the judgment result, the carrier aggregation combination that can be configured by the network and supported by the terminal comprises: in a case where the judgment result is that the network does not issue the neighbor information and the network issues the network configured frequency band, reporting all carrier aggregation combinations including the network configured frequency band and the current registered cell frequency band, and all carrier aggregation combinations including the network configured frequency band and other frequency bands in priority.

6. The method for reporting carrier aggregation capability according to claim 2, wherein, the reporting, according to the judgment result, the carrier aggregation combination that can be configured by the network and supported by the terminal comprises: in a case where the judgment result is that the network issues the neighbor information and the network issues the network configured frequency band, reporting all carrier aggregation combinations including the network configured frequency band and the current registered cell frequency band, all carrier aggregation combinations including the network configured frequency band and the neighbor frequency band, and all carrier aggregation combinations including the network configured frequency band and other frequency bands in priority.

7. The method for reporting carrier aggregation capability according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein, the judging whether the network issues the neighbor information comprises: judging whether the network issues a SIB5 message and whether the neighbor information is contained in the SIB5 message.

8. The method for reporting carrier aggregation capability according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein, the judging whether the network issues the network configured frequency band comprises: judging whether the network configured frequency band is carried in UE capability query signaling issued by the network.

9. The method of claim 1-6, after the network configurable and UE supported carrier aggregation combinations are reported according to the judgment result, the method further comprises: reporting uplink carrier aggregation combinations in the network configurable and UE supported carrier aggregation combinations.

10. An electronic device, comprising: at least one processor; a memory, having at least one program stored thereon, when the at least one program is executed by the at least one processor, the method of reporting carrier aggregation capability according to any one of claims 1-9 is implemented.

11. A computer readable medium, having a computer program stored thereon, when the computer program is executed by a processor, the method of reporting carrier aggregation capability according to any one of claims 1-9 is implemented.

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