Cell switching control method and device and electronic equipment

Abstract

The invention discloses a cell switching control method and device and electronic equipment. Belongs to the technical field of communication. The method comprises the following steps: when user equipment is located in a 5G network signal coverage area and the signal quality of a 4G network in which the user equipment resides is lower than a first threshold value, reporting a first measurement event to network side equipment, the first measurement event being used for starting configuration of a second measurement event, the second measurement event is used for starting switching from a 4G cell to a 5G neighbor cell, and the signal of the 5G network is sent by a base station in the 5G neighbor cell; receiving configuration information returned by the network side equipment, wherein the configuration information comprises a first triggering condition of the second measurement event; and under the condition that the service scene of the user equipment meets the delayed switching condition, updating the triggering condition of the second measurement event from the first triggering condition to a second triggering condition so as to delay starting of switching from the 4G cell to the 5G neighbor cell.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The embodiments of the present application relate to the field of communication technology, and specifically to a cell switching control method, device and electronic device. Background Art

[0002] 5G (5th Generation Mobile Communication Technology) is a new generation of broadband mobile communication technology with high speed, low latency and large connection characteristics. The transmission speed of 5G network is several times faster than that of 4G (4th Generation Mobile Communication Technology) network.

[0003] In the prior art, when a user device with 5G network connection function resides on a 4G network and detects a 5G network signal, it will usually switch directly to the 5G network. However, in some cases, the network switching operation may increase network latency or even interrupt network signals, resulting in reduced service continuity in the user device and reduced network stability. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a cell switching control method, device and electronic device, which can improve the continuity of user equipment services and the stability of the network.

[0005] In the first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a cell switching control method, which is executed by a user device, and the method includes: when the user device is located in a 5G network signal coverage area and the signal quality of the 4G network where the user device resides is lower than a first threshold value, reporting a first measurement event to a network side device, the first measurement event is used to start the configuration of a second measurement event, and the second measurement event is used to start switching from a 4G cell to a 5G neighboring cell, and the signal of the 5G network is sent by a base station in the 5G neighboring cell; receiving configuration information returned by the network side device, the configuration information including a first trigger condition for the second measurement event; when the business scenario of the user device meets the delayed switching condition, updating the trigger condition of the second measurement event from the first trigger condition to the second trigger condition, so as to delay the start of switching from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell.

[0006] In the second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a cell switching control device, which includes: a reporting module, used to report a first measurement event to a network side device when a user device is located in a 5G network signal coverage area and the signal quality of the 4G network where the user device resides is lower than a first threshold value, the first measurement event being used to start the configuration of a second measurement event, and the second measurement event being used to start switching from a 4G cell to a 5G neighboring cell, and the signal of the 5G network is sent by a base station in the 5G neighboring cell; a receiving module, used to receive configuration information returned by the network side device, the configuration information including a first trigger condition for the second measurement event; a delayed switching module, used to update the trigger condition of the second measurement event from the first trigger condition to the second trigger condition when the service scenario of the user device meets the delayed switching condition, so as to delay the start of switching from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell.

[0007] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, which includes a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores programs or instructions that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instructions are executed by the processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect are implemented.

[0008] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect above are implemented.

[0009] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip, comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run a program or instruction to implement the method described in the first aspect.

[0010] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product, which is stored in a storage medium and is executed by at least one processor to implement the method described in the first aspect.

[0011] In an embodiment of the present application, when the user equipment is located in the 5G network signal coverage area and the signal quality of the 4G network in which it resides is lower than the first threshold value, the first measurement event can be first reported to the network side device, the first measurement event is used to start the configuration of the second measurement event, and the second measurement event is used to start the switch from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell; then, the configuration information returned by the network side device is received, and the configuration information includes the first trigger condition of the second measurement event; when the service scenario of the user equipment meets the delayed switching condition, the trigger condition of the second measurement event is updated from the first trigger condition to the second trigger condition to delay the start of the switch from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell. Since the trigger condition of the second measurement event is changed when the service scenario of the user equipment meets the delayed switching condition, the triggering of the second measurement event can be delayed, so that the switching operation from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell is not performed temporarily, and the user equipment can continue to use the 4G network to process the current business, avoiding the problems of increased network delay and network signal interruption caused by the network switching operation, and improving the continuity of the user equipment business and the stability of the network. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 is a flowchart of a cell switching control method provided by some embodiments of the present application;

[0013] Figure 2 is a flowchart of a cell switching control method provided by some embodiments of the present application;

[0014] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a cell switching control device provided in some embodiments of the present application;

[0015] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided by some embodiments of the present application;

[0016] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of an electronic device provided in some embodiments of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field based on the embodiments in the present application belong to the scope of protection of this application.

[0018] The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchangeable under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described here, and the objects distinguished by "first", "second", etc. are generally of one type, and the number of objects is not limited. For example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "and / or" in the specification and claims represents at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates that the objects associated with each other are in an "or" relationship.

[0019] The cell switching control method and device provided in the embodiments of the present application are described in detail below through specific embodiments and their application scenarios in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0020] Measurement events refer to a series of predefined events involved in the mobility decision process made by the base station based on the measurement report of the mobile device. These events are used to trigger or cancel the switching process to ensure that the mobile device can connect to the cell with the best signal quality, thereby providing stable communication services. Measurement events include A2 measurement events, B1 measurement events, B2 measurement events, etc. The A2 measurement event is used to describe that the signal quality of the current service cell is lower than the first threshold value. When the signal quality of the current service cell of the user equipment is lower than the threshold value, the user equipment will report the A2 measurement event to the network side device.

[0021] The B1 measurement event is used to describe the situation where the network signal quality of the heterogeneous system neighboring cell is higher than a certain threshold. When the network signal quality of the heterogeneous system neighboring cell is higher than a certain threshold, the B1 measurement event can be triggered.

[0022] The B2 measurement event is used to describe the situation where the network signal quality of the current serving cell is lower than a certain threshold value 1, while the network signal quality of the heterogeneous system neighboring cell is higher than a certain threshold value 2. When this situation is met, the B2 measurement event can be triggered.

[0023] Inter-system neighbor cells refer to neighboring cells between different wireless communication systems. The purpose of configuring inter-system neighbor cells is to achieve seamless switching and interoperability between different wireless technology standards, thereby improving user experience and data transmission efficiency.

[0024] It should be noted that the cell switching control method provided in the embodiments of the present application can be executed by electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablet computers, laptop computers, PDAs, and vehicle-mounted electronic devices. In some embodiments of the present application, the cell switching control method provided in the embodiments of the present application is described by taking the electronic device as the execution subject to execute the cell switching control method as an example.

[0025] The cell switching control method provided in the embodiment of the present application can be applied to the scenario where the application device resides in the 4G network, wherein one specific application scenario is an online game scenario using the 4G network to run game applications, and another specific application scenario is a scenario where an application is downloaded through the 4G network.

[0026] Please refer to Figure 1 , which shows one of the flow charts of the cell switching control method provided in the embodiment of the present application. The cell switching control method provided in the embodiment of the present application can be applied to user equipment. In practice, the user equipment can be various electronic devices capable of network connection, such as smart phones, tablet computers, laptops, wearable devices, etc.

[0027] The process of the cell switching control method provided in the embodiment of the present application includes the following steps:

[0028] Step 101: When the user equipment is located in a 5G network signal coverage area and the signal quality of the 4G network where the user equipment resides is lower than a first threshold value, report a first measurement event to a network side device.

[0029] In this embodiment, the user equipment may reside on the 4G network. Residing on the 4G network means selecting and staying on the 4G network for communication and data transmission. As the user moves, the user equipment may be located in the 5G network signal coverage area. When the user equipment is located in the 5G network signal coverage area and the signal quality of the 4G network is lower than the first threshold value, a first measurement event may be reported to the network side device. The above-mentioned network side device may include but is not limited to a wireless network base station.

[0030] In this embodiment, the first measurement event may be used to initiate configuration of the second measurement event. The second measurement event is used to initiate switching from a 4G cell to a 5G neighboring cell. The signal of the 4G network is sent by a base station in the 4G cell. The 5G neighboring cell may be a neighboring cell of the 4G cell, specifically, the 5G cell is a neighboring cell of a different system of the 4G cell. The signal of the 5G network is sent by a base station in the 5G neighboring cell.

[0031] In this embodiment, the first measurement event may be an A2 measurement event. The A2 measurement event is used to describe that the signal quality of the current serving cell is lower than the first threshold value. When the signal quality of the current serving cell of the user equipment is lower than the threshold value, the user equipment will report the A2 measurement event to the network side device. For the user equipment in the embodiment of the present application, the current serving cell is a 4G cell. The first threshold value in the embodiment of the present application may be set as needed. For example, the value range of the first threshold value may be [134dBm, -90dBm], and the first threshold value may be set to -100dBm.

[0032] In this embodiment, the second measurement event may be an inter-system measurement event, which may specifically include but is not limited to at least one of the following: a B1 measurement event and a B2 measurement event. The B1 measurement event is used to describe the situation where the network signal quality of the inter-system neighboring area is higher than a certain threshold value. When the network signal quality of the inter-system neighboring area is higher than a certain threshold value, the B1 measurement event can be triggered. At this time, the network side device may decide to switch the user equipment to the inter-system neighboring area to achieve load balancing or optimize network resource utilization. The specific value of the threshold value may be set as required. For example, the threshold value of the B1 measurement event may range from [-105dBm, -85dBm], and the threshold value of the B1 measurement event may be set to -105dBm. The B2 measurement event is used to describe the situation where the network signal quality of the current serving cell is lower than a certain threshold value 1, and the network signal quality of the inter-system neighboring area is higher than a certain threshold value 2. When this situation is met, the B2 measurement event may be triggered. The specific values ​​of threshold value 1 and threshold value 2 may be set as required. As an example, threshold 1 may be set to -100 dBm, and threshold 2 may be set to -105 dBm. It should be noted that the above-mentioned heterogeneous system neighboring cell may be a 5G neighboring cell adjacent to the above-mentioned 4G cell.

[0033] As an example, for an online gaming scenario that uses a 4G network to run gaming applications, during the game, if the user device is located in an area covered by a 5G network signal and the signal quality of the 4G network where the user device resides is lower than a first threshold value, an A2 measurement event can be reported to the network side device.

[0034] As another example, for the scenario of downloading an application through a 4G network, during the application download process, if the user device is located in an area covered by a 5G network signal and the signal quality of the 4G network where the user device resides is lower than a first threshold value, an A2 measurement event can be reported to the network side device.

[0035] Step 102: Receive configuration information of a second measurement event returned by a network-side device, where the configuration information includes a first trigger condition of the second measurement event.

[0036] In this embodiment, after reporting the first measurement event to the network side device, the configuration information of the second measurement event returned by the network side device may be received. The second measurement event is as described above and will not be repeated here. The above configuration information may include a first trigger condition for the second measurement event. The first trigger condition may be used to trigger the second measurement event so as to perform a switch from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell. For example, if the second measurement event is a B1 measurement event, the first trigger condition may be: the signal quality of the 5G network provided by the 5G neighboring cell adjacent to the above-mentioned 4G cell is higher than -105dBm. As another example, if the second measurement event is a B2 measurement event, the first trigger condition may be: the signal quality of the above-mentioned 4G cell is lower than -100dBm, and the signal quality of the 5G network provided by the 5G neighboring cell adjacent to the 4G cell is higher than -105dBm.

[0037] Step 103: When the service scenario of the user equipment meets the delayed switching condition, the trigger condition of the second measurement event is updated from the first trigger condition to the second trigger condition to delay the start of switching from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell.

[0038] In this embodiment, the delayed switching condition can be preset as needed. As an example, the delayed switching condition can be set as follows: the service scenario of the user equipment is a preset scenario. The preset scenario can be a scenario with high requirements for network stability and service continuity. For example, the preset scenario can include but is not limited to at least one of the following: a call scenario, a game scenario, a live broadcast scenario, a download scenario, an upload scenario, etc.

[0039] In this embodiment, when the service scenario of the user equipment meets the delayed switching condition, the trigger condition of the second measurement event can be updated from the first trigger condition to the second trigger condition to delay the start of the switching from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell. The second trigger condition is higher than the first trigger condition. For example, the first trigger condition can be used to indicate that when the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the second threshold value, the second measurement event is reported; the second trigger condition can be used to indicate that when the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the fourth threshold value, the second measurement event is reported; the fourth threshold value can be higher than the second threshold value.

[0040] As an example, if the second measurement event is a B1 measurement event, the second threshold value can be set to -105dBm, and the fourth threshold value can be set to -100dBm. This can make the second trigger condition higher than the first trigger condition, so that the second measurement event is not easily triggered, and the user equipment can continue to use the 4G network to process the current business, so as to avoid the impact on the continuity of the current business due to network switching.

[0041] Continuing with the above example, if the signal quality of the above 5G network is -102dBm, since -102dBm is less than the fourth threshold value -100dBm, the second trigger condition is not met. At this time, the above second measurement event is not reported. The user device can continue to use the 4G network to process the current business to avoid the impact on the continuity of the current business due to network switching. For online gaming scenarios that use the 4G network to run game applications, users can continue to use the 4G network for game operations, and the user device does not automatically switch to the 5G network. For scenarios where applications are downloaded through the 4G network, users can continue to use the 4G network to download applications, and the user device does not automatically switch to the 5G network.

[0042] Continuing with the above example, if the signal quality of the above 5G network is -90dBm, since -90dBm is greater than the fourth threshold value -100dBm, the second trigger condition is met. At this time, the above second measurement event can be reported. Since the second measurement event is used to initiate the switch from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell, after reporting the second measurement event, the user device switches the 4G network to the 5G network. For online gaming scenarios that use the 4G network to run game applications, there may be game interruptions during the network switching process. After the network switching is completed, the game can be reconnected automatically or manually by the user. For scenarios where the 4G network is used to download applications, there may be download interruptions during the network switching process. After the network switching is completed, the download can be resumed automatically or manually by the user.

[0043] In some optional implementations, when the service scenario of the user equipment satisfies the delayed switching condition, updating the triggering condition of the second measurement event from the first triggering condition to the second triggering condition includes the following steps:

[0044] Step 1031: Determine whether the service scenario satisfies a delayed switching condition based on an indicator value of a network indicator associated with the service scenario of the user equipment and an indicator threshold corresponding to the network indicator.

[0045] Here, the business scenario of the user device is the business activity or scenario involved in the current user device. The business scenario may include but is not limited to at least one of the following: a low-latency scenario, a continuous connection scenario, a download scenario, and an upload scenario. Among them, the low-latency scenario may further include but is not limited to at least one of the following: a game scenario, a live broadcast scenario. The above-mentioned continuous connection scenario may further include but is not limited to at least one of the following: a video call scenario, a voice call scenario, a video conference scenario, a voice conference scenario, etc. The above-mentioned download scenario may further include but is not limited to at least one of the following: an application download scenario, a file download scenario, an audio and video download scenario, etc. The above-mentioned upload scenario may further include but is not limited to at least one of the following: a live broadcast scenario, a file upload scenario, a video upload scenario, etc. The division of the above-mentioned business scenarios is not limited to the above-mentioned enumeration, and more business scenarios may be added or other divisions may be performed as needed.

[0046] Different business scenarios may be associated with different indicators. Optionally, when the above business scenario is a low-latency scenario, the above network indicator is the latency of the above 4G network; when the above business scenario is a continuous connection scenario, the above network indicator is the signal quality of the above 4G network; when the above business scenario is a download scenario, the above network indicator is the downlink rate of the above user device; when the above business scenario is an upload scenario, the above network indicator is the uplink rate of the above user device. Among them, the network latency refers to the time required for a message or packet to be transmitted from one end of a network to the other. The downlink rate refers to the rate at which data is downloaded from the network. The uplink rate refers to the data transmission rate when the user device sends information to the network.

[0047] Here, the indicator value of the network indicator associated with the business scenario of the user equipment and the indicator threshold corresponding to the network indicator can be numerically compared, and based on the numerical comparison result, it is determined whether the business scenario of the user equipment meets the delayed switching condition.

[0048] Optionally, when the above-mentioned business scenario is a low-latency scenario and the latency of the above-mentioned 4G network is less than the latency threshold, it can be determined that the above-mentioned business scenario meets the delayed switching condition; when the above-mentioned business scenario is a low-latency scenario and the latency of the above-mentioned 4G network is greater than or equal to the latency threshold, it can be determined that the above-mentioned business scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition. For example, the latency threshold can be set to 100ms. If the latency of the 4G network is less than 100ms, it can be determined that the business scenario of the user device meets the delayed switching condition. Otherwise, it can be determined that the business scenario of the user device does not meet the delayed switching condition. Therefore, for low-latency scenarios such as game scenarios and live broadcast scenarios, if the latency is low enough, it means that the current 4G network is sufficient to meet business needs, and there is no need to switch the network, so that the user device can continue to reside in the 4G network, avoiding business interruption or jamming caused by network switching operations.

[0049] Optionally, when the above-mentioned business scenario is a continuous connection scenario and the signal quality of the above-mentioned 4G network is higher than the signal quality threshold, it can be determined that the above-mentioned business scenario meets the delayed switching condition; when the above-mentioned business scenario is a continuous connection scenario and the signal quality of the above-mentioned 4G network is lower than or equal to the above-mentioned signal quality threshold, it can be determined that the above-mentioned business scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition. As an example, the signal quality of the 4G network can be measured using RSRP (Reference Signal Receiving Power). RSRP is an indicator for measuring the quality of signal reception. In wireless communications, RSRP is used to measure the signal reception capability of the receiving end, so that the reception quality of the signal can be measured. The signal quality threshold can be set to -106dBm. If the RSRP of the 4G network is higher than -106dBm, it can be determined that the business scenario of the user equipment meets the delayed switching condition. Otherwise, it can be determined that the business scenario of the user equipment does not meet the delayed switching condition. It should be noted that signal quality can also be characterized by other indicators, such as RSRQ (Reference Signal Receiving Quality), SINR (Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio), etc., which are not limited here. In addition, in addition to the signal quality of the 4G network being higher than the signal quality threshold, the delayed switching condition may further include other conditions such as the signal quality of the 5G signal being lower than a certain threshold, which will not be repeated here. Therefore, for continuous connection scenarios such as video call scenarios, voice call scenarios, video conferencing scenarios, and voice conferencing scenarios, if the signal quality of the currently used 4G network is higher than the threshold, it means that the currently used 4G network is sufficient to meet business needs and there is no need to switch networks, so that the user device can continue to reside on the 4G network, avoiding connection interruptions or freezes caused by network switching operations.

[0050] Optionally, when the above-mentioned business scenario is a download scenario and the downlink rate of the above-mentioned user equipment is higher than the downlink rate threshold, it can be determined that the above-mentioned business scenario meets the delayed switching condition; when the above-mentioned business scenario is a download scenario and the downlink rate of the above-mentioned user equipment is less than or equal to the above-mentioned downlink rate threshold, it can be determined that the above-mentioned business scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition. As an example, the downlink rate threshold can be set to 10Mbps. If the downlink rate is higher than 10Mbps, it can be determined that the business scenario of the user equipment meets the delayed switching condition. On the contrary, it can be determined that the business scenario of the user equipment does not meet the delayed switching condition. Therefore, for download scenarios such as application download scenarios, file download scenarios, audio and video download scenarios, if the downlink rate is higher than the downlink rate threshold, it means that the currently used 4G network is sufficient to meet the business needs, and there is no need to switch the network, so that the user equipment can continue to reside in the 4G network, avoiding business interruption or jamming caused by network switching operations.

[0051] Optionally, when the above-mentioned business scenario is an upload scenario and the uplink rate of the above-mentioned user equipment is higher than the uplink rate threshold, it can be determined that the above-mentioned business scenario meets the delayed switching condition; when the above-mentioned business scenario is an upload scenario and the uplink rate of the above-mentioned user equipment is less than or equal to the above-mentioned uplink rate threshold, it can be determined that the above-mentioned business scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition. As an example, the uplink rate threshold can be set to 10Mbps. If the uplink rate is higher than 10Mbps, it can be determined that the business scenario of the user equipment meets the delayed switching condition. On the contrary, it can be determined that the business scenario of the user equipment does not meet the delayed switching condition. Therefore, for upload scenarios such as application upload scenarios, file upload scenarios, audio and video upload scenarios, if the uplink rate is higher than the uplink rate threshold, it means that the currently used 4G network is sufficient to meet the business needs, and there is no need to switch the network, so that the user equipment can continue to reside in the 4G network, avoiding business interruption or jamming caused by network switching operations.

[0052] Step 1032: When the service scenario satisfies the delayed switching condition, the triggering condition of the second measurement event is updated from the first triggering condition to the second triggering condition.

[0053] By obtaining the value of the indicator associated with the business scenario of the user equipment, and then based on the indicator value and the threshold value corresponding to the indicator, determining whether the business scenario of the user equipment meets the delayed switching condition, and when the delayed switching condition is met, updating the trigger condition of the second measurement event from the first trigger condition to the second trigger condition, thereby, it is possible to conveniently and quickly determine whether network switching is required, so as to avoid network switching when the current 4G network can fully meet the business needs, thereby avoiding the problem of business interruption or freeze caused by network switching, and improving business continuity and network stability.

[0054] The method provided by the above-mentioned embodiment of the present application, when the user equipment is located in the 5G network signal coverage area and the signal quality of the 4G network in which it resides is lower than the first threshold value, can first report the first measurement event to the network side device, the first measurement event is used to start the configuration of the second measurement event, and the second measurement event is used to start the handover from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell; then, receive the configuration information returned by the network side device, the configuration information includes the first trigger condition of the second measurement event; when the service scenario of the user equipment meets the delayed handover condition, update the trigger condition of the second measurement event from the first trigger condition to the second trigger condition, so as to delay the start of the handover from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell. Since the trigger condition of the second measurement event is changed when the service scenario of the user equipment meets the delayed handover condition, the triggering of the second measurement event can be delayed, so that the handover operation from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell is not performed temporarily, and the user equipment can continue to use the 4G network to process the current business, avoiding the problems of increased network delay and network signal interruption caused by the network switching operation, and improving the continuity of the user equipment business and the stability of the network.

[0055] In some optional embodiments, after executing the above step 102, or after executing the above step 103, the following steps may also be executed:

[0056] Step 104, when the service scenario of the user device does not meet the delayed switching condition, the trigger condition of the second measurement event is set to the first trigger condition. The above-mentioned first trigger condition can be used to indicate that when the signal quality of the above-mentioned 5G network is higher than the second threshold value, the above-mentioned second measurement event is reported. It can be understood that as the business progresses and the user's location changes, the signal quality, uplink rate, downlink rate, latency, etc. may change, causing the service scenario of the user device to fail to meet the delayed switching condition. At this time, the trigger condition of the second measurement event can be set to the first trigger condition. The above-mentioned first trigger condition can be used to indicate that when the signal quality of the above-mentioned 5G network is higher than the second threshold value, the above-mentioned second measurement event is reported.

[0057] Optionally, when the service scenario of the user device is a low-latency scenario, and its associated indicator is latency, the latency of the 4G network can be monitored. When the latency of the 4G network is greater than or equal to a preset latency threshold, for example, greater than or equal to 100ms, it can be determined that the service scenario of the user device does not meet the delay switching condition. At this time, the trigger condition of the second measurement event is set to the first trigger condition. Therefore, for low-latency scenarios such as gaming scenarios and live broadcast scenarios, if the latency is high, it means that the currently used 4G network is difficult to meet business needs, and network switching is required so that the user device can continue to use the 5G network with lower latency for business processing to maximize business continuity.

[0058] Optionally, when the service scenario of the user device is a continuous connection scenario, its associated indicator is signal quality, and the signal quality of the above-mentioned 4G network can be monitored, for example, RSRP. When RSRP is lower than or equal to a preset signal quality threshold, for example, when RSRP is lower than or equal to -106dBm, it can be determined that the service scenario of the user device does not meet the delayed switching condition. At this time, the trigger condition of the second measurement event is set to the first trigger condition. Alternatively, when the value is lower than the preset signal quality threshold and the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than a certain threshold, it can be determined that the service scenario of the user device does not meet the delayed switching condition. At this time, the trigger condition of the second measurement event is set to the first trigger condition. Therefore, for continuous connection scenarios such as video call scenarios, voice call scenarios, video conferencing scenarios, and voice conferencing scenarios, if the signal quality of the currently used 4G network is lower than the threshold, it means that the currently used 4G network is difficult to meet the business needs, and network switching is required so that the user device can use the 5G network for business processing to maximize business continuity.

[0059] Optionally, when the service scenario of the user device is a download scenario, the associated indicator is the downlink rate of the user device, and the downlink rate can be monitored. If the downlink rate is less than or equal to the downlink rate threshold, for example, less than or equal to 10Mbps, it can be determined that the service scenario of the user device does not meet the delayed switching condition. At this time, the trigger condition of the second measurement event is set to the first trigger condition. Therefore, for download scenarios such as application download scenarios, file download scenarios, audio and video download scenarios, if the downlink rate is less than the downlink rate threshold, it means that the currently used 4G network is sufficient to meet the business needs, and network switching is required so that the user device can switch to the 5G network to continue downloading, so as to maximize the continuity of the business.

[0060] Optionally, when the business scenario of the user device is an upload scenario, the associated indicator is the uplink rate of the user device, and the uplink rate can be monitored. If the uplink rate is less than or equal to the uplink rate threshold, for example, less than or equal to 10Mbps, it can be determined that the business scenario of the user device does not meet the delayed switching condition. At this time, the trigger condition of the second measurement event is set to the first trigger condition. Therefore, for upload scenarios such as application upload scenarios, file upload scenarios, audio and video upload scenarios, if the uplink rate is less than the uplink rate threshold, it means that the currently used 4G network is sufficient to meet the business needs, and network switching is required so that the user device can switch to the 5G network to continue uploading, so as to maximize the continuity of the business.

[0061] By setting different delayed switching conditions for different service scenarios, the decision of network switching can be adapted to the service scenarios of the user equipment, thereby improving the rationality of the decision of network switching.

[0062] Step 105: When the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the second threshold value, trigger a second measurement event to start switching from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell.

[0063] In actual applications, after the user equipment reports the second measurement event, the network side device will make a handover decision based on the measurement report of the second measurement event. The measurement report contains information about the current serving cell and the neighboring cell, such as RSRP, RSRQ, etc. The above-mentioned current serving cell is the 4G cell where the user equipment currently resides, and the above-mentioned neighboring cell is a heterogeneous system neighboring cell of the 4G cell, that is, a 5G neighboring cell. The neighboring cell may include one or more. The network side device will make a decision on whether to switch based on these measurement reports and radio resource management information. If the base station believes that switching is necessary, it will determine a suitable target cell from the neighboring cells and request access control to the target cell. Then, the target cell will perform resource admission and allocate air interface resources and SAE (System Architecture Evolution) bearer resources for the access of the user equipment. The current serving cell will generate an RRC (Connection Reconfiguration) message with the parameters required for the user equipment to access the target cell when the handover is executed, and send it to the user equipment to perform the handover, which includes the target cell's identifier, carrier frequency, target power and other radio resources and physical resource configuration information. Finally, after the user equipment completes uplink synchronization with the target cell and receives the RRC reconfiguration message containing MobilityControlInfo, it interrupts the wireless connection with the current serving cell and starts to establish a new wireless connection with the target cell. This process may include downlink synchronization establishment, timing advance, data transmission and other steps until the user equipment successfully accesses the target cell and sends the RRC connection reconfiguration completion information to the target cell. In short, after the user equipment reports the second measurement event, it will go through a series of measurement, reporting, judgment and execution processes to finally achieve network switching to ensure better communication quality and coverage.

[0064] By setting the trigger condition of the second measurement event to the first trigger condition when the business scenario of the user equipment does not meet the delayed switching condition, and triggering the second measurement event when the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the second threshold value indicated by the first trigger condition, so as to initiate the switching from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell, the network switching can be performed when the currently used 4G network is sufficient to meet the business needs, so that the user equipment can switch to the 5G network to continue uploading, so as to maximize the continuity of the business.

[0065] In some optional embodiments, see Figure 2, you can also perform the following steps:

[0066] Step 201: When the user equipment is located in the 5G network signal coverage area and the signal quality of the 4G network is lower than the first threshold value, detect the signal quality of the 5G network.

[0067] In this embodiment, the signal quality may be characterized by using but not limited to at least one of the following indicators: RSRP, RSRQ, and SINR.

[0068] Step 202: When the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the third threshold value and the service scenario of the user equipment meets the delayed switching condition, the 5G neighboring cell is taken as a candidate cell and stored in the cell list.

[0069] In this embodiment, the third threshold value can be set as needed, for example, it can be set to -106dBm, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit its specific value. The above-mentioned 5G neighboring cell is a cell providing the above-mentioned 5G network, which is an adjacent cell of the 4G cell where the user equipment resides.

[0070] It should be noted that for the determination of whether the service scenario of the user equipment satisfies the delayed switching condition, reference may be made to the above step 103, which will not be described again here to avoid repetition.

[0071] It should be pointed out that Figure 1 The first trigger condition in the corresponding embodiment can be used to indicate that when the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the second threshold value, the second measurement event is reported. Since the second threshold value is set by the network side device, it may be higher than the third threshold value or lower than the third threshold value.

[0072] When the second threshold value is higher than the third threshold value, for example, the second measurement event is a B1 measurement event, the second threshold value is -105dBm, and the third threshold value is -106dBm, if the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the third threshold value -106dBm, this step 202 can be executed; if the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the second threshold value -105dBm, this step 202 and step 103 in the above embodiment can both be executed.

[0073] When the second threshold value is lower than the third threshold value, for example, the second measurement event is a B1 measurement event, the second threshold value is -107dBm, and the third threshold value is -106dBm, if the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the second threshold value -107dBm, step 103 in the above embodiment can be executed; if the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the third threshold value -106dBm, this step 202 and step 103 in the above embodiment can both be executed.

[0074] Step 203: When the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the third threshold value and the service scenario of the user equipment does not meet the delayed switching condition, a target cell is selected from the cell list based on the signal quality of each candidate cell in the cell list, and the target cell is registered.

[0075] In this embodiment, the 4G cell where the user equipment resides may have multiple 5G neighboring cells, and there may be one or more 5G neighboring cells that meet the 5G network signal quality higher than the third threshold value, so the cell list may include one or more 5G neighboring cells. In order to evaluate the best 5G neighboring cell, the signal quality of each candidate cell in the cell list can be based on, for example, determining the average signal quality of each candidate cell within a certain period of time, and the candidate cell with the highest average value is the 5G neighboring cell with the best network conditions, that is, the target cell.

[0076] After determining the target cell, the user equipment can use the AFR (Auto Fast Return) method to quickly return to the target cell from the current serving cell. The specific principle is that the user equipment locally releases the RRC connection and then quickly registers on the target cell, thereby achieving the purpose of quickly returning to the target cell.

[0077] In the related technology, when the user equipment is located in the 5G network signal coverage area and the signal quality of the 4G network is lower than the first threshold value, it is usually switched directly to the 5G network through the AFR method when it is detected that the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the locally set threshold value. This method will directly cause a brief interruption of the service.

[0078] In an embodiment of the present application, by detecting the signal quality of the 5G network when the user equipment is located in the 5G network signal coverage area and the signal quality of the 4G network is lower than a first threshold value, when the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than a third threshold value and the service scenario of the user equipment meets the delayed switching condition, the 5G neighboring area is taken as a candidate cell and stored in a cell list, and when the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the third threshold value and the service scenario of the user equipment does not meet the delayed switching condition, based on the signal quality of each candidate cell in the cell list, a target cell is selected from the cell list and registered with the target cell, thereby achieving delayed cell switching, and the user equipment can continue to use the 4G network to process the current service, avoiding problems such as increased network latency and network signal interruption caused by network switching operations, thereby improving service continuity and network stability.

[0079] It should be noted that the cell switching control method provided in the embodiment of the present application can be executed by a cell switching control device. In the embodiment of the present application, the cell switching control device executing the cell switching control method is taken as an example to illustrate the cell switching control device provided in the embodiment of the present application.

[0080] like Figure 3 As shown, the cell switching control device 300 of this embodiment includes: a reporting module 301, which is used to report a first measurement event to a network side device when the user equipment is located in a 5G network signal coverage area and the signal quality of the 4G network where the user equipment resides is lower than a first threshold value, wherein the first measurement event is used to start the configuration of the second measurement event, and the second measurement event is used to start the switching from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell, and the signal of the 5G network is sent by the base station in the 5G neighboring cell; a receiving module 302, which is used to receive the configuration information returned by the network side device, and the configuration information includes a first trigger condition for the second measurement event; a delayed switching module 303, which is used to update the trigger condition of the second measurement event from the first trigger condition to the second trigger condition when the service scenario of the user equipment meets the delayed switching condition, so as to delay the start of the switching from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell.

[0081] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the first trigger condition is used to indicate that the second measurement event is reported when the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the second threshold value; the device also includes a switching module, which is used to set the trigger condition of the second measurement event to the first trigger condition when the service scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition; when the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the second threshold value, the second measurement event is triggered to start the switch from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell. Thus, when the currently used 4G network is sufficient to meet the service requirements, the network switch can be performed, so that the user equipment can switch to the 5G network to continue uploading, so as to maximize the continuity of the service.

[0082] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the device further includes: a detection module for detecting the signal quality of the 5G network when the user equipment is located in the 5G network signal coverage area and the signal quality of the 4G network is lower than the first threshold value; a storage module for, when it is detected that the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the third threshold value and the service scenario of the user equipment meets the delayed switching condition, taking the 5G neighboring area as a candidate cell and storing the cell parameters of the candidate cell in the cell list; a registration module for, when it is detected that the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the third threshold value and the service scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition, selecting the candidate cell with the highest average signal quality in the statistical period from the cell list and registering it to the candidate cell. In this way, delayed cell switching can be achieved, and the user equipment can continue to use the 4G network to process the current business, avoiding problems such as increased network delay and network signal interruption caused by network switching operations, and improving business continuity and network stability.

[0083] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the delayed switching module 303 is also used to: determine whether the business scenario meets the delayed switching condition based on the indicator value of the network indicator associated with the business scenario of the user equipment and the indicator threshold corresponding to the network indicator; when the business scenario meets the delayed switching condition, update the trigger condition of the second measurement event from the first trigger condition to the second trigger condition. In this way, it is convenient and quick to determine whether a network switch is required to avoid network switching when the current 4G network can fully meet the business needs, thereby avoiding the problem of business interruption or freeze caused by network switching, and improving business continuity and network stability.

[0084] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the network indicator includes at least one of the following: the latency of the 4G network, the signal quality of the 4G network, the downlink rate of the user equipment, and the uplink rate of the user equipment; when the business scenario is a low-latency scenario, the network indicator is the latency of the 4G network; when the business scenario is a continuous connection scenario, the network indicator is the signal quality of the 4G network; when the business scenario is a download scenario, the network indicator is the downlink rate of the user equipment; when the business scenario is an upload scenario, the network indicator is the uplink rate of the user equipment. By setting different delay switching conditions for different business scenarios, the determination of network switching can be adapted to the current business scenario, thereby improving the rationality of the network switching determination.

[0085] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the delayed switching module 303 is further used to: when the business scenario is a low-latency scenario and the delay of the 4G network is less than the delay threshold, determine that the business scenario meets the delayed switching condition; when the business scenario is a low-latency scenario and the delay of the 4G network is greater than or equal to the delay threshold, determine that the business scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition; when the business scenario is a continuous connection scenario and the signal quality of the 4G network is higher than the signal quality threshold, determine that the business scenario meets the delayed switching condition; when the business scenario is a continuous connection scenario and the signal quality of the 4G network is lower than or equal to the signal quality threshold, determine that The business scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition; when the business scenario is a downloading scenario and the downlink rate of the user device is higher than the downlink rate threshold, it is determined that the business scenario meets the delayed switching condition; when the business scenario is a downloading scenario and the downlink rate of the user device is less than or equal to the downlink rate threshold, it is determined that the business scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition; when the business scenario is an uploading scenario and the uplink rate of the user device is higher than the uplink rate threshold, it is determined that the business scenario meets the delayed switching condition; when the business scenario is an uploading scenario and the uplink rate of the user device is less than or equal to the uplink rate threshold, it is determined that the business scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition. By setting different delayed switching conditions for different business scenarios, the determination of network switching can be adapted to the current business scenario, thereby improving the rationality of network switching determination.

[0086] The device provided by the above-mentioned embodiment of the present application can first report a first measurement event to the network side device when the user equipment is located in the 5G network signal coverage area and the signal quality of the 4G network in which it resides is lower than the first threshold value. The first measurement event is used to start the configuration of the second measurement event, and the second measurement event is used to start the handover from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell; then, receive the configuration information returned by the network side device, the configuration information includes the first trigger condition of the second measurement event; when the service scenario of the user equipment meets the delayed handover condition, update the trigger condition of the second measurement event from the first trigger condition to the second trigger condition to delay the start of the handover from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell. Since the trigger condition of the second measurement event is changed when the service scenario of the user equipment meets the delayed handover condition, the triggering of the second measurement event can be delayed, so that the handover operation from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell is not performed temporarily, and the user equipment can continue to use the 4G network to process the current business, avoiding the problems of increased network delay and network signal interruption caused by the network switching operation, and improving the continuity of the user equipment business and the stability of the network.

[0087] The cell switching control device in the embodiment of the present application may be an electronic device, or a component in the electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or a chip. The electronic device may be a terminal, or may be other devices other than a terminal. Exemplarily, the electronic device may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a PDA, a vehicle-mounted electronic device, a mobile Internet device (Mobile Internet Device, MID), an augmented reality (Augmented Reality, AR) / virtual reality (Virtual Reality, VR) device, a robot, a wearable device, an ultra-mobile personal computer (Ultra-Mobile Personal Computer, UMPC), a netbook or a personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), etc., and may also be a server, a network attached storage (Network Attached Storage, NAS), a personal computer (Personal Computer, PC), a television (Television, TV), a teller machine or a self-service machine, etc., which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0088] The cell switching control device in the embodiment of the present application may be a device having an operating system. The operating system may be an Android operating system, an iOS operating system, or other possible operating systems, which are not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0089] The cell switching control device provided in the embodiment of the present application can achieve Figure 1 To avoid repetition, the various processes implemented by the method embodiment are not described here.

[0090] Alternatively, if Figure 4 As shown, an embodiment of the present application also provides an electronic device 400, including a processor 401 and a memory 402, wherein the memory 402 stores a program or instruction that can be executed on the processor 401, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor 401, the various steps of the above-mentioned cell switching control method embodiment are implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0091] It should be noted that the electronic devices in the embodiments of the present application include the above-mentioned mobile electronic devices and non-mobile electronic devices.

[0092] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of an electronic device to implement an embodiment of the present application.

[0093] The electronic device 500 includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 501, a network module 502, an audio output unit 503, an input unit 504, a sensor 505, a display unit 506, a user input unit 507, an interface unit 508, a memory 509, and a processor 510.

[0094] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the electronic device 500 may also include a power source (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components, and the power source may be logically connected to the processor 510 through a power management system, thereby implementing functions such as managing charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. Figure 5 The electronic device structure shown in the figure does not constitute a limitation on the electronic device. The electronic device may include more or fewer components than shown in the figure, or combine certain components, or arrange the components differently, which will not be described in detail here.

[0095] Among them, the processor 510 is used to report a first measurement event to a network side device when the user equipment is located in a 5G network signal coverage area and the signal quality of the 4G network where the user equipment resides is lower than a first threshold value, the first measurement event is used to start the configuration of the second measurement event, and the second measurement event is used to start the switching from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell, and the signal of the 5G network is sent by the base station in the 5G neighboring cell; receive the configuration information returned by the network side device, the configuration information including the first trigger condition of the second measurement event; when the business scenario of the user equipment meets the delayed switching condition, update the trigger condition of the second measurement event from the first trigger condition to the second trigger condition to delay the start of the switching from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell.

[0096] Since the triggering condition of the second measurement event is changed when the service scenario of the user equipment meets the delayed switching condition, the triggering condition of the second measurement event can be delayed, so that the switching operation from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell is not executed temporarily, and the user equipment can continue to use the 4G network to process the current business, avoiding the problems of increased network delay and network signal interruption caused by the network switching operation, thereby improving the continuity of the user equipment business and the stability of the network.

[0097] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the first trigger condition is used to indicate that the second measurement event is reported when the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the second threshold value; the processor 510 is also used to set the trigger condition of the second measurement event to the first trigger condition when the service scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition; when the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the second threshold value, the second measurement event is triggered to start the switch from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell. Thus, the network switch can be performed when the currently used 4G network is sufficient to meet the service requirements, so that the user equipment can switch to the 5G network to continue uploading, so as to maximize the continuity of the service.

[0098] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the processor 510 is also used to detect the signal quality of the 5G network when the user equipment is located in the 5G network signal coverage area and the signal quality of the 4G network is lower than the first threshold value; when it is detected that the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the third threshold value and the service scenario of the user equipment meets the delayed switching condition, the 5G neighboring area is used as a candidate cell and the cell parameters of the candidate cell are stored in the cell list; when it is detected that the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the third threshold value and the service scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition, the candidate cell with the highest average signal quality in the statistical period is selected from the cell list and registered with the candidate cell. In this way, delayed cell switching can be achieved, and the user equipment can continue to use the 4G network to process the current business, avoiding problems such as increased network delay and network signal interruption caused by network switching operations, thereby improving business continuity and network stability.

[0099] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the processor 510 is further used to determine whether the business scenario meets the delayed switching condition based on the indicator value of the network indicator associated with the business scenario of the user equipment and the indicator threshold corresponding to the network indicator; when the business scenario meets the delayed switching condition, the trigger condition of the second measurement event is updated from the first trigger condition to the second trigger condition. In this way, it is convenient and quick to determine whether a network switch is required to avoid network switching when the current 4G network can fully meet the business needs, thereby avoiding the problem of business interruption or freeze caused by network switching, and improving business continuity and network stability.

[0100] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the network indicator includes at least one of the following: the latency of the 4G network, the signal quality of the 4G network, the downlink rate of the user equipment, and the uplink rate of the user equipment; when the business scenario is a low-latency scenario, the network indicator is the latency of the 4G network; when the business scenario is a continuous connection scenario, the network indicator is the signal quality of the 4G network; when the business scenario is a download scenario, the network indicator is the downlink rate of the user equipment; when the business scenario is an upload scenario, the network indicator is the uplink rate of the user equipment. By setting different delay switching conditions for different business scenarios, the determination of network switching can be adapted to the current business scenario, thereby improving the rationality of the network switching determination.

[0101] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the processor 510 is further used to determine that the business scenario satisfies the delayed switching condition when the business scenario is a low-latency scenario and the delay of the 4G network is less than the delay threshold; determine that the business scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition when the business scenario is a low-latency scenario and the delay of the 4G network is greater than or equal to the delay threshold; determine that the business scenario meets the delayed switching condition when the business scenario is a continuous connection scenario and the signal quality of the 4G network is higher than the signal quality threshold; determine that the business scenario is a continuous connection scenario and the signal quality of the 4G network is lower than or equal to the signal quality threshold. The scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition; when the business scenario is a download scenario and the downlink rate of the user device is higher than the downlink rate threshold, it is determined that the business scenario meets the delayed switching condition; when the business scenario is a download scenario and the downlink rate of the user device is less than or equal to the downlink rate threshold, it is determined that the business scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition; when the business scenario is an upload scenario and the uplink rate of the user device is higher than the uplink rate threshold, it is determined that the business scenario meets the delayed switching condition; when the business scenario is an upload scenario and the uplink rate of the user device is less than or equal to the uplink rate threshold, it is determined that the business scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition. By setting different delayed switching conditions for different business scenarios, the determination of network switching can be adapted to the current business scenario, thereby improving the rationality of network switching determination.

[0102] It should be understood that in the embodiment of the present application, the input unit 504 may include a graphics processor (GPU) 5041 and a microphone 5042, and the graphics processor 5041 processes the image data of a static picture or video obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. The display unit 506 may include a display panel 5061, and the display panel 5061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, etc. The user input unit 507 includes a touch panel 5071 and at least one of other input devices 5072. The touch panel 5071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 5071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 5072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as a volume control button, a switch button, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and a joystick, which will not be repeated here.

[0103] The memory 509 can be used to store software programs and various data. The memory 509 may mainly include a first storage area for storing programs or instructions and a second storage area for storing data, wherein the first storage area may store an operating system, an application program or instructions required for at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.), etc. In addition, the memory 509 may include a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or the memory 509 may include both volatile and non-volatile memories. Among them, the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory may be a random access memory (RAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), a dynamic random access memory (DRAM), a synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), a double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDRSDRAM), an enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), a synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM) and a direct memory bus random access memory (DRRAM). The memory 509 in the embodiment of the present application includes but is not limited to these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0104] The processor 510 may include one or more processing units; optionally, the processor 510 integrates an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly processes operations related to an operating system, a user interface, and application programs, and the modem processor mainly processes wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It is understandable that the modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 510.

[0105] An embodiment of the present application also provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the various processes of the above-mentioned cell switching control method embodiment are implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0106] The processor is the processor in the electronic device described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes a computer readable storage medium, such as a computer read-only memory ROM, a random access memory RAM, a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

[0107] An embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the various processes of the above-mentioned cell switching control method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0108] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can also be called a system-level chip, a system chip, a chip system or a system-on-chip chip, etc.

[0109] An embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product, which is stored in a storage medium. The program product is executed by at least one processor to implement the various processes of the above-mentioned cell switching control method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0110] It should be noted that, in this article, the terms "comprise", "include" or any other variant thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that the process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also includes other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprise one..." do not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, and may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in reverse order according to the functions involved, for example, the described method may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted, or combined. In addition, the features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0111] Through the description of the above implementation methods, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment methods can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on such an understanding, the technical solution of the present application, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a computer software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, a disk, or an optical disk), and includes a number of instructions for a terminal (which can be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in each embodiment of the present application.

[0112] The embodiments of the present application are described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementation methods. The above-mentioned specific implementation methods are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Under the guidance of the present application, ordinary technicians in this field can also make many forms without departing from the purpose of the present application and the scope of protection of the claims, all of which are within the protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A cell handover control method, executed by a user equipment, characterized in that: The method comprises: When the user equipment is located in the 5G network signal coverage area and the signal quality of the 4G network where the user equipment resides is lower than the first threshold value, reporting a first measurement event to the network side device, where the first measurement event is used to start the configuration of the second measurement event, and the second measurement event is used to start the handover from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell, and the signal of the 5G network is sent by the base station in the 5G neighboring cell; receiving configuration information returned by the network side device, where the configuration information includes a first trigger condition for a second measurement event; When the service scenario of the user equipment meets the delayed switching condition, the triggering condition of the second measurement event is updated from the first triggering condition to the second triggering condition to delay the start of switching from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first trigger condition is used to indicate that when the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than a second threshold value, the second measurement event is reported; The method further comprises: When the service scenario does not satisfy the delayed switching condition, setting the triggering condition of the second measurement event to the first triggering condition; When the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the second threshold value, the second measurement event is triggered to start switching from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method further comprises: When the user equipment is located in a 5G network signal coverage area and the signal quality of the 4G network is lower than a first threshold, detecting the signal quality of the 5G network; When it is detected that the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the third threshold value and the service scenario of the user equipment meets the delayed switching condition, the 5G neighboring cell is used as a candidate cell, and the cell parameters of the candidate cell are stored in a cell list; When it is detected that the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the third threshold value and the service scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition, the candidate cell with the highest average signal quality during the statistical period is selected from the cell list and registered with the candidate cell.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that When the service scenario of the user equipment satisfies the delayed switching condition, updating the triggering condition of the second measurement event from the first triggering condition to the second triggering condition includes: Determining whether the service scenario meets the delayed switching condition based on an indicator value of a network indicator associated with the service scenario of the user equipment and an indicator threshold corresponding to the network indicator; When the service scenario satisfies the delayed switching condition, the triggering condition of the second measurement event is updated from the first triggering condition to a second triggering condition.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The network indicator includes at least one of the following: the latency of the 4G network, the signal quality of the 4G network, the downlink rate of the user equipment, and the uplink rate of the user equipment; When the service scenario is a low-latency scenario, the network indicator is the latency of the 4G network; When the service scenario is a continuous connection scenario, the network indicator is the signal quality of the 4G network; When the service scenario is a download scenario, the network indicator is a downlink rate of the user equipment; When the service scenario is an upload scenario, the network indicator is an uplink rate of the user equipment.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The determining whether the service scenario satisfies the delayed switching condition based on a numerical comparison result of an indicator value of a network indicator associated with a service scenario of the user equipment and an indicator threshold value corresponding to the network indicator, comprises: When the service scenario is a low-latency scenario and the latency of the 4G network is less than a latency threshold, determining that the service scenario meets a delayed switching condition; When the service scenario is a low-latency scenario and the latency of the 4G network is greater than or equal to the latency threshold, determining that the service scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition; When the service scenario is a continuous connection scenario and the signal quality of the 4G network is higher than a signal quality threshold, determining that the service scenario meets a delayed switching condition; When the service scenario is a continuous connection scenario and the signal quality of the 4G network is lower than or equal to the signal quality threshold, determining that the service scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition; When the service scenario is a download scenario and the downlink rate of the user equipment is higher than a downlink rate threshold, determining that the service scenario meets a delayed switching condition; When the service scenario is a download scenario and the downlink rate of the user equipment is less than or equal to the downlink rate threshold, determining that the service scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition; When the service scenario is an upload scenario and the uplink rate of the user equipment is higher than an uplink rate threshold, determining that the service scenario meets a delayed switching condition; When the service scenario is an upload scenario and the uplink rate of the user equipment is less than or equal to the uplink rate threshold, it is determined that the service scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition.

7. A cell switching control device, characterized in that: The device comprises: A reporting module, configured to report a first measurement event to a network side device when the user equipment is located in a 5G network signal coverage area and the signal quality of the 4G network where the user equipment resides is lower than a first threshold value, wherein the first measurement event is used to start the configuration of the second measurement event, and the second measurement event is used to start the handover from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell, and the signal of the 5G network is sent by the base station in the 5G neighboring cell; A receiving module, configured to receive configuration information returned by the network side device, wherein the configuration information includes a first trigger condition for a second measurement event; A delayed switching module is used to update the trigger condition of the second measurement event from the first trigger condition to the second trigger condition when the business scenario of the user equipment meets the delayed switching condition, so as to delay the start of switching from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell.

8. The device according to claim 7, characterized in that The first trigger condition is used to indicate that when the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than a second threshold value, the second measurement event is reported; The device also includes a switching module, which is used to set the trigger condition of the second measurement event to the first trigger condition when the business scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition; when the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the second threshold value, trigger the second measurement event to start switching from the 4G cell to the 5G neighboring cell.

9. The device according to claim 7, characterized in that The device also includes: A detection module, configured to detect the signal quality of the 5G network when the user equipment is located in a 5G network signal coverage area and the signal quality of the 4G network is lower than a first threshold; A storage module, configured to, when it is detected that the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than a third threshold value and the service scenario of the user equipment meets the delayed switching condition, use the 5G neighboring cell as a candidate cell and store the cell parameters of the candidate cell in a cell list; A registration module is used to select a candidate cell with the highest average signal quality during the statistical period from the cell list and register with the candidate cell when it is detected that the signal quality of the 5G network is higher than the third threshold value and the business scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition.

10. The device according to claim 7, characterized in that The delayed switching module is further used for: Based on the indicator value of the network indicator associated with the business scenario of the user equipment and the indicator threshold corresponding to the network indicator, determine whether the business scenario meets the delayed switching condition; if the business scenario meets the delayed switching condition, update the trigger condition of the second measurement event from the first trigger condition to the second trigger condition.

11. The device according to claim 10, characterized in that The network indicator includes at least one of the following: the latency of the 4G network, the signal quality of the 4G network, the downlink rate of the user equipment, and the uplink rate of the user equipment; When the service scenario is a low-latency scenario, the network indicator is the latency of the 4G network; When the service scenario is a continuous connection scenario, the network indicator is the signal quality of the 4G network; When the service scenario is a download scenario, the network indicator is a downlink rate of the user equipment; When the service scenario is an upload scenario, the network indicator is an uplink rate of the user equipment.

12. The device according to claim 11, characterized in that The delayed switching module is further used for: When the service scenario is a low-latency scenario and the latency of the 4G network is less than a latency threshold, determining that the service scenario meets a delayed switching condition; When the service scenario is a low-latency scenario and the latency of the 4G network is greater than or equal to the latency threshold, determining that the service scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition; When the service scenario is a continuous connection scenario and the signal quality of the 4G network is higher than a signal quality threshold, determining that the service scenario meets a delayed switching condition; When the service scenario is a continuous connection scenario and the signal quality of the 4G network is lower than or equal to the signal quality threshold, determining that the service scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition; When the service scenario is a download scenario and the downlink rate of the user equipment is higher than a downlink rate threshold, determining that the service scenario meets a delayed switching condition; When the service scenario is a download scenario and the downlink rate of the user equipment is less than or equal to the downlink rate threshold, determining that the service scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition; When the service scenario is an upload scenario and the uplink rate of the user equipment is higher than an uplink rate threshold, determining that the service scenario meets a delayed switching condition; When the service scenario is an upload scenario and the uplink rate of the user equipment is less than or equal to the uplink rate threshold, it is determined that the service scenario does not meet the delayed switching condition.

13. An electronic device, characterized in that: It comprises a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or instruction that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the cell switching control method according to any one of claims 1 to 6 are implemented.

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