Configuration changing method, terminal equipment and network equipment

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses a configuration change method, terminal equipment, network equipment and terminal equipment in a non-connection state. The terminal equipment in a non-connection state can indicate configuration change information to the network equipment, or receive the configuration change information of the network equipment, or request the network equipment to provide the configuration change information; based on the configuration change information, the configuration information of data collection and / or data reporting is changed, and the situation that the configuration information is changed after the terminal equipment is switched to the connection state is avoided, so that the power consumption of the terminal equipment can be reduced.

Description

Configuration change methods, terminal devices, network devices Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a configuration change method, a terminal device, and a network device. Background Art

[0002] Currently, training wireless artificial intelligence (AI) models requires a large amount of data, which terminal devices must collect and report to network equipment. Changes in the terminal device's state or network requirements may require changes to the configuration information used for data collection and reporting. However, how to modify this configuration information when the terminal device is disconnected is not currently addressed.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a configuration change method, a terminal device, and a network device, which can solve the problem of how to change the configuration information of data collection and / or data reporting of a terminal device in a non-connected state in the related art.

[0005] According to the first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a configuration change method is proposed: a terminal device in a non-connected state indicates configuration change information to a network device, or receives the configuration change information from the network device, or requests the network device to provide the configuration change information; the configuration change information is used to change the configuration information for data collection and / or data reporting.

[0006] According to the second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a configuration change method is proposed: in response to a terminal device being in a non-connected state, obtaining configuration change information of the terminal device, or sending the configuration change information to the terminal device, or providing the configuration change information according to a request of the terminal device; the configuration change information is used to change configuration information for data collection and / or data reporting.

[0007] According to the third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a configuration change method is proposed: in response to a terminal device being in a non-connected state, the terminal device indicates configuration change information to a network device, or receives the configuration change information from the network device, or requests the network device to provide the configuration change information; the configuration change information is used to change the configuration information for data collection and / or data reporting.

[0008] According to the fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a configuration change device is proposed, which includes: a transceiver module for indicating configuration change information to a network device in response to a terminal device being in a non-connected state, or receiving the configuration change information from the network device, or requesting the network device to provide the configuration change information; the configuration change information is used to change configuration information for data collection and / or data reporting.

[0009] According to the fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a configuration change device is proposed, which includes: a transceiver module, used to obtain configuration change information of the terminal device in response to the terminal device being in a non-connected state, or to send the configuration change information to the terminal device, or to provide the configuration change information according to the request of the terminal device; the configuration change information is used to change the configuration information of data collection and / or data reporting.

[0010] The solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure enables a terminal device in a non-connected state to indicate configuration change information to a network device, or to receive configuration change information from a network device, or to request the network device to provide configuration change information; the configuration change information is used to change the configuration information for data collection and / or data reporting, thereby realizing the change of configuration information when the terminal device is in a non-connected state. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure or the background technology, the drawings required for use in the embodiments of the present disclosure or the background technology will be described below.

[0012] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0013] FIG2 is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0014] FIG3A is a flow chart illustrating a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0015] FIG3B is a flow chart illustrating a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0016] FIG3C is a flow chart illustrating a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0017] FIG3D is a flow chart illustrating a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0018] FIG3E is a flow chart illustrating a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0019] FIG4A is a flow chart illustrating a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0020] FIG4B is a flow chart illustrating a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0021] FIG4C is a flow chart illustrating a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0022] FIG4D is a flow chart illustrating a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0023] FIG4E is a flow chart illustrating a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0024] FIG5 is a flow chart of a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0025] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0026] FIG7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0027] FIG7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] FIG8A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device 8100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] FIG8B is a schematic structural diagram of a chip 8200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a configuration change method, a terminal device, and a network device.

[0031] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a configuration change method, which is executed by a terminal device, and the method includes: the terminal device in a non-connected state indicates configuration change information to a network device, or receives the configuration change information from the network device, or requests the network device to provide the configuration change information; the configuration change information is used to change the configuration information for data collection and / or data reporting.

[0032] In the above embodiment, the terminal device in the non-connected state can indicate configuration change information to the network device, or receive configuration change information from the network device, or request the network device to provide configuration change information; based on the configuration change information, the configuration information for data collection and / or data reporting is changed, avoiding the terminal device from changing the configuration information after switching to the connected state, thereby reducing the power consumption of the terminal device.

[0033] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration change information is used to indicate at least one of the following: terminating data collection and terminating data reporting; continuing data collection and terminating data reporting; changing the configuration parameters of data collection and / or data reporting; the configuration parameters are used to change the configuration information currently used by the terminal device.

[0034] In the above embodiment, the configuration change information may indicate at least one item, so that the terminal device or the network device can flexibly change the configuration information through the configuration change information, thereby improving the change flexibility and the change efficiency.

[0035] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the changed configuration parameters in the configuration change information include at least one of the following: configuration of the reference signal RS used for measurement; data acquisition format; configuration of data reporting by the terminal device.

[0036] In the above embodiment, the configuration change information can be used to flexibly change various configuration parameters in the configuration information, thereby improving the change efficiency.

[0037] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, indicating the configuration change information to the network device includes: explicitly sending a first message to the network device, where the first message carries the configuration change information.

[0038] In the above embodiment, the terminal device can send the configuration change information and change the configuration information by explicitly sending the first message to the network device.

[0039] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first message is carried by the physical random access channel PRACH resources of the terminal device; or, the first message is carried by Msg.3 in the random access process; or, the first message is carried by the uplink resources of the small data transmission SDT.

[0040] In the above embodiment, the first message is carried by the PRACH resources of the terminal device, Msg.3 in the random access process or the uplink resources of SDT, so as to avoid the terminal device entering the connected state to change the configuration information and reduce the power consumption of the terminal device.

[0041] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the uplink resources of the SDT only carry the first message, or the uplink resources of the SDT simultaneously carry the first message and the data collected by the terminal device.

[0042] In the above embodiment, the uplink resources of the SDT carry the first message alone, or carry the first message and the data collected by the terminal device at the same time, which can multiplex the uplink resources of the SDT and improve the utilization of resources.

[0043] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, indicating configuration change information to the network device includes: implicitly indicating configuration change information to the network device, wherein the configuration change information is at least used to indicate termination of data reporting.

[0044] In the above embodiment, the terminal device can implicitly indicate configuration change information, where the configuration change information can at least be used to indicate the termination of data reporting, so that the terminal device can flexibly change the configuration information, improve the change flexibility, and improve the change efficiency.

[0045] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the implicitly indicated configuration change information is only used to indicate the termination of data reporting, or is used to indicate the termination of data reporting and the termination of data collection at the same time.

[0046] In the above embodiment, the implicitly indicated configuration change information can indicate changes to the configuration information in different directions, thereby improving change flexibility and change efficiency.

[0047] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, configuration change information is implicitly indicated to the network device, including: stopping reporting data to the network device at N consecutive transmission opportunities; the transmission opportunities are used to transmit data collected by the terminal device; the value of N is configured in advance by the network device.

[0048] In the above embodiment, by stopping reporting data at N consecutive transmission opportunities, the configuration change information is implicitly indicated to the network device, thereby avoiding occupying additional resources to send the configuration change information to the network device and reducing resource waste.

[0049] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, receiving the configuration change information of the network device includes: receiving a second message from the network device, where the second message carries the configuration change information.

[0050] In the above embodiment, the terminal device can receive the configuration change information and change the configuration information by receiving the second message from the network device.

[0051] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second message is carried by downlink resources of small data transmission SDT.

[0052] In the above embodiment, the downlink resources of the SDT are used to carry the second message, thereby avoiding the network device from allocating new resources and reducing waste of resources.

[0053] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, requesting the network device to provide the configuration change information includes: sending configuration change request information to the network device; the configuration change request information is used to request the network device to provide the configuration change information.

[0054] In the above embodiment, the terminal device may send configuration change request information to the network device to request the network device to provide configuration change information to implement the change of configuration information.

[0055] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, sending configuration change request information to the network device includes: sending a third message to the network device, where the third message carries the configuration change request information.

[0056] In the above embodiment, the terminal device may send a third message to the network device to request the network device to provide configuration change information, thereby changing the configuration information.

[0057] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the third message is carried by the physical random access channel PRACH resources of the terminal device; or, the third message is carried by Msg.3 in the random access process; or, the third message is carried by the uplink resources of small data transmission SDT.

[0058] In the above embodiment, the third message is carried by the PRACH resources of the terminal device, Msg.3 in the random access process or the uplink resources of SDT, so as to avoid the terminal device entering the connected state to change the configuration information and reduce the power consumption of the terminal device.

[0059] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the uplink resources of the SDT only carry the third message, or the uplink resources of the SDT simultaneously carry the third message and the data collected by the terminal device.

[0060] In the above embodiment, the uplink resources of the SDT carry the third message alone, or carry the third message and the data collected by the terminal device at the same time, which can multiplex the uplink resources of the SDT and improve the utilization of resources.

[0061] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: in response to the configuration change information indicating to continue data collection and terminate data reporting, uploading the collected data during the random access process, or uploading the collected data when the terminal device is in a connected state.

[0062] In the above embodiment, uploading the collected data during the random access process, or uploading the collected data when the terminal device is in a connected state, can improve the comprehensiveness of the collected data.

[0063] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the triggering condition for uploading the collected data includes at least one of the following: the amount of collected data meets a specified quantity requirement and reaches a specified upload time point.

[0064] In the above embodiment, when the amount of collected data meets the specified amount requirement, or when the specified upload time point is reached, uploading of the collected data is triggered, thereby avoiding frequent uploading of collected data and improving resource utilization.

[0065] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a configuration change method, which is executed by a network device, and the method includes: in response to a terminal device being in a non-connected state, obtaining configuration change information of the terminal device, or sending the configuration change information to the terminal device, or providing the configuration change information according to a request of the terminal device; the configuration change information is used to change the configuration information of data collection and / or data reporting.

[0066] In the above embodiment, in response to the terminal device being in a non-connected state, configuration change information of the terminal device is obtained, or configuration change information is sent to the terminal device, or configuration change information is provided according to a request of the terminal device; the configuration change information is used to change the configuration information for data collection and / or data reporting, avoiding changes to the configuration information after the terminal device switches to a connected state, thereby reducing the power consumption of the terminal device.

[0067] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration change information is used to indicate at least one of the following: terminating data collection and terminating data reporting; continuing data collection and terminating data reporting; changing the configuration parameters of data collection and / or data reporting; the configuration parameters are used to change the configuration information currently used by the terminal device.

[0068] In the above embodiment, the configuration change information may indicate at least one item, so that the terminal device or the network device can flexibly change the configuration information through the configuration change information, thereby improving the change flexibility and the change efficiency.

[0069] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the changed configuration parameters in the configuration change information include at least one of the following: configuration of the reference signal RS used for measurement; data acquisition format; configuration of data reporting by the terminal device.

[0070] In the above embodiment, the configuration change information can be used to flexibly change various configuration parameters in the configuration information, thereby improving the change efficiency.

[0071] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, obtaining the configuration change information of the terminal device includes: explicitly receiving a first message from the terminal device, where the first message carries the configuration change information.

[0072] In the above embodiment, the network device can receive the configuration change information and change the configuration information by explicitly receiving the first message from the terminal device.

[0073] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first message is carried by the physical random access channel PRACH resources of the terminal device; or, the first message is carried by Msg.3 in the random access process; or, the first message is carried by the uplink resources of the small data transmission SDT.

[0074] In the above embodiment, the first message is carried by the PRACH resources of the terminal device, Msg.3 in the random access process or the uplink resources of SDT, so as to avoid the terminal device entering the connected state to change the configuration information and reduce the power consumption of the terminal device.

[0075] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the uplink resources of the SDT only carry the first message, or the uplink resources of the SDT simultaneously carry the first message and the data collected by the terminal device.

[0076] In the above embodiment, the uplink resources of the SDT carry the first message alone, or carry the first message and the data collected by the terminal device at the same time, which can multiplex the uplink resources of the SDT and improve the utilization of resources.

[0077] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, obtaining the configuration change information of the terminal device includes: implicitly obtaining the configuration change information of the terminal device, wherein the configuration change information is at least used to indicate the termination of data reporting.

[0078] In the above embodiment, the network device can implicitly obtain configuration change information, wherein the configuration change information can at least be used to indicate the termination of data reporting, so that the terminal device can flexibly change the configuration information, improve the change flexibility, and improve the change efficiency.

[0079] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the implicitly indicated configuration change information is only used to indicate the termination of data reporting, or is used to indicate the termination of data reporting and the termination of data collection at the same time.

[0080] In the above embodiment, the implicitly indicated configuration change information can indicate changes to the configuration information in different directions, thereby improving change flexibility and change efficiency.

[0081] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration change information of the terminal device is implicitly obtained, including: no reported data of the terminal device is received at N consecutive transmission opportunities; the transmission opportunity is used to transmit data collected by the terminal device; the value of N is configured in advance by the network device.

[0082] In the above embodiment, by not receiving the reported data on N consecutive transmission occasions, it is implicitly determined that the terminal device indicates configuration change information, thereby avoiding occupying additional resources to receive the configuration change information sent by the terminal device and reducing resource waste.

[0083] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, sending the configuration change information to the terminal device includes: sending a second message to the terminal device, where the second message carries the configuration change information.

[0084] In the above embodiment, the network device can send the second message to the terminal device to implement the sending of configuration change information and the change of configuration information.

[0085] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second message is carried by downlink resources of small data transmission SDT.

[0086] In the above embodiment, the downlink resources of the SDT are used to carry the second message, thereby avoiding the network device from allocating new resources and reducing waste of resources.

[0087] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, providing the configuration change information according to the request of the terminal device includes: receiving configuration change request information of the terminal device; and providing the configuration change information to the terminal device according to the configuration change request information.

[0088] In the above embodiment, after receiving the configuration change request information, the network device may provide the configuration change information to the terminal device to implement the change of the configuration information.

[0089] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the receiving of configuration change request information of the terminal device includes: receiving a third message from the terminal device, wherein the third message carries the configuration change request information.

[0090] In the above embodiment, the network device may provide the terminal device with configuration change information according to the third message from the terminal device, thereby implementing the change of the configuration information.

[0091] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the third message is carried by the physical random access channel PRACH resources of the terminal device; or, the third message is carried by Msg.3 in the random access process; or, the third message is carried by the uplink resources of small data transmission SDT.

[0092] In the above embodiment, the third message is carried by the PRACH resources of the terminal device, Msg.3 in the random access process or the uplink resources of SDT, so as to avoid the terminal device entering the connected state to change the configuration information and reduce the power consumption of the terminal device.

[0093] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the uplink resources of the SDT only carry the third message, or the uplink resources of the SDT simultaneously carry the third message and the data collected by the terminal device.

[0094] In the above embodiment, the uplink resources of the SDT carry the third message alone, or carry the third message and the data collected by the terminal device at the same time, which can multiplex the uplink resources of the SDT and improve the utilization of resources.

[0095] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a configuration change method, which is executed by a communication system, and the method includes: in response to a terminal device being in a non-connected state, the terminal device indicates configuration change information to a network device, or receives the configuration change information from the network device, or requests the network device to provide the configuration change information; the configuration change information is used to change the configuration information for data collection and / or data reporting.

[0096] In the above embodiment, in response to the terminal device being in a non-connected state, the terminal device can indicate configuration change information to the network device, or receive configuration change information from the network device, or request the network device to provide configuration change information; based on the configuration change information, the configuration information for data collection and / or data reporting is changed to avoid changing the configuration information after the terminal device switches to a connected state, thereby reducing the power consumption of the terminal device.

[0097] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration change information is used to indicate at least one of the following: terminating data collection and terminating data reporting; continuing data collection and terminating data reporting; changing the configuration parameters of data collection and / or data reporting; the configuration parameters are used to change the configuration information currently used by the terminal device.

[0098] In the above embodiment, the configuration change information may indicate at least one item, so that the terminal device or the network device can flexibly change the configuration information through the configuration change information, thereby improving the change flexibility and the change efficiency.

[0099] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the changed configuration parameters in the configuration change information include at least one of the following: configuration of the reference signal RS used for measurement; data acquisition format; configuration of data reporting by the terminal device.

[0100] In the above embodiment, the configuration change information can be used to flexibly change various configuration parameters in the configuration information, thereby improving the change efficiency.

[0101] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal device indicates configuration change information to the network device, including: the terminal device explicitly sends a first message to the network device, and the first message carries the configuration change information.

[0102] In the above embodiment, the terminal device can send the configuration change information and change the configuration information by explicitly sending the first message to the network device.

[0103] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first message is carried by the physical random access channel PRACH resources of the terminal device; or, the first message is carried by Msg.3 in the random access process; or, the first message is carried by the uplink resources of the small data transmission SDT.

[0104] In the above embodiment, the first message is carried by the PRACH resources of the terminal device, Msg.3 in the random access process or the uplink resources of SDT, so as to avoid the terminal device entering the connected state to change the configuration information and reduce the power consumption of the terminal device.

[0105] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the uplink resources of the SDT only carry the first message, or the uplink resources of the SDT simultaneously carry the first message and the data collected by the terminal device.

[0106] In the above embodiment, the uplink resources of the SDT carry the first message alone, or carry the first message and the data collected by the terminal device at the same time, which can multiplex the uplink resources of the SDT and improve the utilization of resources.

[0107] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal device indicates configuration change information to the network device, including: the terminal device implicitly indicates configuration change information to the network device, wherein the configuration change information is at least used to indicate the termination of data reporting.

[0108] In the above embodiment, the terminal device implicitly indicates configuration change information to the network device, where the configuration change information can at least be used to indicate the termination of data reporting, so that the terminal device can flexibly change the configuration information, improve the change flexibility, and improve the change efficiency.

[0109] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration change information implicitly indicated by the terminal device is only used to indicate the termination of data reporting, or is used to indicate the termination of data reporting and the termination of data collection at the same time.

[0110] In the above embodiment, the implicitly indicated configuration change information can indicate changes to the configuration information in different directions, thereby improving change flexibility and change efficiency.

[0111] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal device implicitly indicates configuration change information to the network device, including: the terminal device stops reporting data to the network device at N consecutive transmission opportunities; the transmission opportunities are used to transmit data collected by the terminal device; the value of N is configured in advance by the network device.

[0112] In the above embodiment, by stopping reporting data at N consecutive transmission opportunities, the configuration change information is implicitly indicated to the network device, thereby avoiding occupying additional resources to send the configuration change information to the network device and reducing resource waste.

[0113] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal device receives the configuration change information of the network device, including: the terminal device receives a second message from the network device, and the second message carries the configuration change information.

[0114] In the above embodiment, the terminal device can receive the configuration change information and change the configuration information by receiving the second message from the network device.

[0115] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the second message is carried by downlink resources of small data transmission SDT.

[0116] In the above embodiment, the downlink resources of the SDT are used to carry the second message, thereby avoiding the network device from allocating new resources and reducing waste of resources.

[0117] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the requesting the network device to provide the configuration change information includes: the terminal device sending configuration change request information to the network device; the configuration change request information is used to request the network device to provide the configuration change information.

[0118] In the above embodiment, the terminal device may send configuration change request information to the network device to request the network device to provide configuration change information to implement the change of configuration information.

[0119] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal device sends configuration change request information to the network device, including: sending a third message to the network device, wherein the third message carries the configuration change request information.

[0120] In the above embodiment, the terminal device may send a third message to the network device to request the network device to provide configuration change information, thereby changing the configuration information.

[0121] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the third message is carried by the physical random access channel PRACH resources of the terminal device; or, the third message is carried by Msg.3 in the random access process; or, the third message is carried by the uplink resources of small data transmission SDT.

[0122] In the above embodiment, the third message is carried by the PRACH resources of the terminal device, Msg.3 in the random access process or the uplink resources of SDT, so as to avoid the terminal device entering the connected state to change the configuration information and reduce the power consumption of the terminal device.

[0123] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the uplink resources of the SDT only carry the third message, or the uplink resources of the SDT simultaneously carry the third message and the data collected by the terminal device.

[0124] In the above embodiment, the uplink resources of the SDT carry the third message alone, or carry the third message and the data collected by the terminal device at the same time, which can multiplex the uplink resources of the SDT and improve the utilization of resources.

[0125] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: in response to the configuration change information indicating to continue data collection and terminate data reporting, the terminal device uploads the collected data during the random access process, or the terminal device uploads the collected data when in a connected state.

[0126] In the above embodiment, uploading the collected data during the random access process, or uploading the collected data when the terminal device is in a connected state, can improve the comprehensiveness of the collected data.

[0127] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the triggering condition for uploading the collected data includes at least one of the following: the amount of collected data meets the specified quantity requirement and reaches the specified upload time point.

[0128] In the above embodiment, when the amount of collected data meets the specified amount requirement or reaches the specified upload time point, uploading of the collected data is triggered, thereby avoiding frequent uploading of collected data and improving resource utilization.

[0129] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a configuration change device, which includes: a transceiver module, used to indicate configuration change information to a network device in response to a terminal device being in a non-connected state, or to receive the configuration change information from the network device, or to request the network device to provide the configuration change information; the configuration change information is used to change the configuration information for data collection and / or data reporting.

[0130] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration change information is used to indicate at least one of the following: terminating data collection and terminating data reporting; continuing data collection and terminating data reporting; changing the configuration parameters of data collection and / or data reporting; the configuration parameters are used to change the configuration information currently used by the terminal device.

[0131] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the changed configuration parameters in the configuration change information include at least one of the following: configuration of the reference signal RS used for measurement; data acquisition format; configuration of data reporting by the terminal device.

[0132] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module is specifically used to explicitly send a first message to the network device, where the first message carries the configuration change information.

[0133] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first message is carried by the physical random access channel PRACH resources of the terminal device; or, the first message is carried by Msg.3 in the random access process; or, the first message is carried by the uplink resources of the small data transmission SDT.

[0134] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the uplink resources of the SDT only carry the first message, or the uplink resources of the SDT simultaneously carry the first message and the data collected by the terminal device.

[0135] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module is specifically used to implicitly indicate configuration change information to the network device, wherein the configuration change information is at least used to indicate the termination of data reporting.

[0136] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the implicitly indicated configuration change information is only used to indicate the termination of data reporting, or is used to indicate the termination of data reporting and the termination of data collection at the same time.

[0137] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module is specifically used to stop reporting data to the network device at N consecutive transmission opportunities; the transmission opportunities are used to transmit data collected by the terminal device; the value of N is configured in advance by the network device.

[0138] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module is specifically used to receive a second message from the network device, where the second message carries the configuration change information.

[0139] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the second message is carried by downlink resources of small data transmission SDT.

[0140] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module is specifically used to send configuration change request information to the network device; the configuration change request information is used to request the network device to provide the configuration change information.

[0141] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module is specifically used to send a third message to the network device, where the third message carries the configuration change request information.

[0142] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the third message is carried by the physical random access channel PRACH resources of the terminal device; or, the third message is carried by Msg.3 in the random access process; or, the third message is carried by the uplink resources of the small data transmission SDT.

[0143] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the uplink resources of the SDT only carry the third message, or the uplink resources of the SDT simultaneously carry the third message and the data collected by the terminal device.

[0144] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module is also used to upload the collected data during the random access process in response to the configuration change information indicating to continue data collection and terminate data reporting, or to upload the collected data when the terminal device is in a connected state.

[0145] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the triggering condition for uploading the collected data includes at least one of the following: the amount of collected data meets the specified quantity requirement and reaches the specified upload time point.

[0146] In the fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a configuration change device, which includes: a transceiver module, used to obtain configuration change information of the terminal device in response to the terminal device being in a non-connected state, or to send the configuration change information to the terminal device, or to provide the configuration change information according to the request of the terminal device; the configuration change information is used to change the configuration information of data collection and / or data reporting.

[0147] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration change information is used to indicate at least one of the following: terminating data collection and terminating data reporting; continuing data collection and terminating data reporting; changing the configuration parameters of data collection and / or data reporting; the configuration parameters are used to change the configuration information currently used by the terminal device.

[0148] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the changed configuration parameters in the configuration change information include at least one of the following: configuration of the reference signal RS used for measurement; data acquisition format; configuration of data reporting by the terminal device.

[0149] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module is specifically used to explicitly receive a first message from the terminal device, where the first message carries the configuration change information.

[0150] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first message is carried by the physical random access channel PRACH resources of the terminal device; or, the first message is carried by Msg.3 in the random access process; or, the first message is carried by the uplink resources of the small data transmission SDT.

[0151] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the uplink resources of the SDT only carry the first message, or the uplink resources of the SDT simultaneously carry the first message and the data collected by the terminal device.

[0152] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module is specifically used to implicitly obtain configuration change information of the terminal device, wherein the configuration change information is at least used to indicate the termination of data reporting.

[0153] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the implicitly indicated configuration change information is only used to indicate the termination of data reporting, or is used to indicate the termination of data reporting and the termination of data collection at the same time.

[0154] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module is specifically used to fail to receive the reported data of the terminal device at N consecutive transmission opportunities; the transmission opportunity is used to transmit the data collected by the terminal device; the value of N is configured in advance by the network device.

[0155] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module is specifically used to send a second message to the terminal device, where the second message carries the configuration change information.

[0156] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the second message is carried by downlink resources of small data transmission SDT.

[0157] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module is specifically used to receive configuration change request information of the terminal device; and provide the configuration change information to the terminal device based on the configuration change request information.

[0158] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module is specifically used to receive a third message from the terminal device, where the third message carries the configuration change request information.

[0159] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the third message is carried by the physical random access channel PRACH resources of the terminal device; or, the third message is carried by Msg.3 in the random access process; or, the third message is carried by the uplink resources of small data transmission SDT.

[0160] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the uplink resources of the SDT only carry the third message, or the uplink resources of the SDT simultaneously carry the third message and the data collected by the terminal device.

[0161] In the sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal device, which includes: one or more processors; one or more memories for storing instructions; wherein the processor is used to call the instructions so that the terminal device executes the configuration change method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation method of the first aspect.

[0162] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network device, which includes: one or more processors; one or more memories for storing instructions; wherein the processor is used to call the instructions so that the network device executes the configuration change method described in the second aspect and the optional implementation method of the second aspect.

[0163] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, which includes: a terminal device and a network device; wherein the terminal device is configured to execute the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to execute the method described in the second aspect and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0164] In the ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the first and second aspects, and the optional implementation methods of the first and second aspects.

[0165] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the first and second aspects, and the optional implementation methods of the first and second aspects.

[0166] In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the methods described in the first and second aspects, and the optional implementations of the first and second aspects.

[0167] It is understandable that the configuration change device, terminal device, network device, communication system, storage medium, program product, and computer program are all used to execute the method proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding method and will not be repeated here.

[0168] The present disclosure provides a configuration change method, terminal device, and network device. In some embodiments, the terms "configuration change method" and "information processing method" and "communication method" are interchangeable; the terms "configuration change device" and "information processing device" and "communication device" are interchangeable; and the terms "information processing system" and "communication system" are interchangeable.

[0169] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive and are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0170] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0171] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0172] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0173] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0174] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one (at least one item, at least one) (at least one of)", "one or more (one or more)", "plurality (aplurality of)", "multiple (multiple)" and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0175] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "A in one case, B in another case," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0176] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other descriptions may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0177] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restriction should be constituted due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0178] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0179] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0180] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0181] In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

[0182] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0183] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station (radio base station)", "fixed station (fixed station)", "node (node)", "access point (access point)", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)" "panel (panel)", "antenna panel (antenna panel)", "antenna array (antenna array)" "cell (cell)", "macrocell (macrocell)", "small cell (smallcell)", "femtocell (femtocell)", "picocell (picocell)", "sector (sector)", "cell group (cell group)", "serving cell (serving cell)", "carrier (carrier)", "component carrier (component carrier)", "bandwidth part (bandwidth part, BWP)" and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0184] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal" "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0185] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it is also possible to set the structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by terms corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

[0186] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0187] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0188] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0189] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0190] In order to better understand a configuration change method disclosed in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication system to which the embodiment of the present disclosure is applicable is first described below.

[0191] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0192] As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 includes a terminal device 101 and a network device 102 .

[0193] In some embodiments, the terminal device 101 includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0194] In some embodiments, the network device 102 is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The network device may include an evolved Node B (eNB), a next generation evolved Node B (ng-eNB), a next generation Node B (gNB), a Node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved node B (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a baseband unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (OpenRAN), a cloud base station (CloudRAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0195] In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure can be applied to the OpenRAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of OpenRAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0196] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (central unit, CU) and a distributed unit (distributed unit, DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit (control unit). The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0197] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0198] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1 , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1 are examples. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1 , or may include other entities outside of FIG1 . The number and form of the entities are arbitrary, and the entities may be physical or virtual. The connection relationship between the entities is illustrative, and the entities may be connected or disconnected. The connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0199] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER3G, IMT-Advanced, the fourth generation mobile communication system (4G), the fifth generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE802.20, Ultra-Wide Band (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) network, Device-to-Device (D2D) system, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) system, Internet of Things (IoT) system, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems using other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on these. In addition, multiple systems can also be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G, etc.) for application.

[0200] The widespread adoption of 5G communication technology is bringing about profound changes in every aspect of our lives. According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) standards, 5G communication technology will permeate every aspect of future society, building a comprehensive, user-centric information ecosystem. 5G user experience rates can reach 100Mbit / s to 1Gbit / s, enabling premium services like mobile virtual reality. 5G peak rates can reach 10Gbit / s to 20Gbit / s, with traffic density reaching 10Mbit / s / m², supporting a future growth of more than a thousandfold in mobile traffic. 5G connection density can reach 1 million connections / m², effectively supporting massive IoT devices. 5G transmission latency can reach milliseconds, meeting the stringent requirements of connected vehicles and industrial control. 5G can support speeds of 500km / h, ensuring a superior user experience even in high-speed rail environments. As a representative of new infrastructure, 5G will undoubtedly reshape the future information society.

[0201] In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) technology has achieved continuous breakthroughs in numerous fields. The continued development of fields such as intelligent voice and computer vision has not only brought a rich variety of applications to smart terminals, but has also found widespread application in education, transportation, home living, healthcare, retail, security, and other fields. This has brought convenience to people's lives while also promoting industrial upgrading across various industries. AI technology is also rapidly interpenetrating with other disciplines, integrating knowledge from different disciplines while also providing new directions and methods for their development.

[0202] In 3GPP Release 18, a research project on artificial intelligence technology in wireless air interfaces was established within RAN1. This project aims to study how to introduce artificial intelligence technology into wireless air interfaces and explore how artificial intelligence technology can assist in improving wireless air interface transmission technologies.

[0203] Currently, training wireless artificial intelligence (AI) models requires a large amount of data, which terminal devices must collect and report to network equipment. Changes in the terminal device's state or network requirements may require changes to the configuration information used for data collection and reporting. However, how to modify this configuration information when the terminal device is disconnected is not currently addressed.

[0204] FIG2 is an interactive diagram of a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2 , the method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure is used in a communication system 100, and the method includes:

[0205] Step 2101 , the terminal device 101 indicates first information to the network device 102 .

[0206] In some embodiments, the first information may be configuration change information, which is used to change configuration information of data collection and / or data reporting of the terminal device.

[0207] In some embodiments, the first information may be information requesting the network device to provide configuration information for modification, for example, configuration modification request information. The configuration modification request information is used to request the network device to provide configuration modification information; the configuration modification information is used to modify configuration information for data collection and / or data reporting of the terminal device.

[0208] In one example, for a terminal device, the number of configuration information pieces may be one. This configuration information is used for data collection and data reporting by the terminal device. In another example, for a terminal device, the number of configuration information pieces may be two. One configuration information piece is used for data collection by the terminal device, and the other configuration information piece is used for data reporting by the terminal device.

[0209] In the case where the first information is configuration change information, in some embodiments, the terminal device 101 may indicate the configuration change information to the network device 102 when in a non-connected state.

[0210] The non-connected state may refer to at least one of the following: an idle state and an inactive state. In one example, the non-connected state may refer to an idle state. In another example, the non-connected state may refer to an inactive state. In another example, the non-connected state may refer to an idle state and an inactive state.

[0211] In some embodiments, the configuration change information is used to indicate at least one of the following: terminating data collection and terminating data reporting; continuing data collection and terminating data reporting; changing the configuration parameters of data collection and / or data reporting; the configuration parameters are used to change the configuration information currently used by the terminal device.

[0212] In some embodiments, the changed configuration parameters in the configuration change information include at least one of the following: configuration of a reference signal (RS) used for measurement; a data acquisition format; and configuration of data reporting by the terminal device.

[0213] The configuration of the RS includes, for example, at least one of the following: a Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS), a Positioning Reference Signal (PRS), and the like.

[0214] The data collection format is a format used by the terminal device to collect data. The data collection format may include at least one of the following: collecting full channel information, Reference Signal Receiving Power (RSRP), etc.

[0215] The terminal device may configure data reporting, for example, at least one of the following: a modulation and coding scheme, a number of repeated transmissions, a reporting period, and a number of reported data. The modulation and coding scheme may be, for example, a modulation and coding scheme corresponding to a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

[0216] In some embodiments, the terminal device 101 may explicitly indicate configuration change information to the network device.

[0217] In some embodiments, when the terminal device 101 explicitly indicates configuration change information to the network device, in one example, the terminal device 101 may send a first message to the network device 102, where the first message carries the configuration change information. The first message may be carried by the terminal device's physical random access channel (PRACH) resources; or by Msg.3 during a random access process; or by uplink resources of a small data transmission (SDT). Optionally, the first message may be a related message.

[0218] The PRACH resource here may be a PRACH resource configured in advance by the network device for the terminal device for requesting a configuration change.

[0219] In the case where the first message is carried by the uplink resources of the SDT, in one example, the uplink resources of the SDT can only carry the first message. In another example, the uplink resources of the SDT can simultaneously carry the first message and the data collected by the terminal device. The uplink resources of the SDT here can be the uplink resources of the SDT configured in advance for the terminal device by the network device. Optionally, the uplink resources of the SDT configured in advance are used to transmit the data collected by the terminal device.

[0220] In some embodiments, the terminal device 101 may implicitly indicate configuration change information to the network device.

[0221] In some embodiments, when the terminal device 101 implicitly indicates configuration change information to the network device, the implicitly indicated configuration change information is at least used to indicate the termination of data reporting. In one example, the implicitly indicated configuration change information is only used to indicate the termination of data reporting. In another example, the implicitly indicated configuration change information can be used to indicate both the termination of data reporting and the termination of data collection.

[0222] In some embodiments, when terminal device 101 implicitly indicates configuration change information to a network device, the terminal device 101 may indicate, for example, by ceasing to report data to the network device during N consecutive transmission opportunities; the transmission opportunities are used to transmit data collected by the terminal device; the value of N is pre-configured by the network device. Alternatively, the terminal device 101's indication method may be specified by a preset rule. For example, the preset rule may specify that the terminal device terminates data reporting when it ceases to report data during N consecutive transmission opportunities.

[0223] In the case where the first information is configuration change request information, in some embodiments, the terminal device 101 may send the configuration change request information to the network device 102 when in a non-connected state.

[0224] In some embodiments, when terminal device 101 sends configuration change request information to network device 102, in one example, terminal device 101 may send a third message to network device 102, where the third message carries the configuration change request information. The third message may be carried by a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) resource of the terminal device; or by Msg.3 during a random access process; or by an uplink resource of a small data transmission (SDT). Optionally, the third message may be a related message.

[0225] The PRACH resource here may be a PRACH resource configured in advance by the network device for the terminal device for requesting a configuration change.

[0226] In the case where the third message is carried by the uplink resources of the SDT, in one example, the uplink resources of the SDT can only carry the third message. In another example, the uplink resources of the SDT can simultaneously carry the third message and the data collected by the terminal device. The uplink resources of the SDT here can be the uplink resources of the SDT configured in advance for the terminal device by the network device. Optionally, the uplink resources of the SDT configured in advance are used to transmit the data collected by the terminal device.

[0227] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codeword", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0228] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0229] In some embodiments, terms such as "physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)", "DL data", "physical downlink control channel (PDCCH)" can be used interchangeably, and terms such as "physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)", "UL data", and "PUCCH" can be used interchangeably.

[0230] In some embodiments, terms such as "uplink", "uplink", "physical uplink" can be interchangeable with each other, and terms such as "downlink", "downlink", "physical downlink" can be interchangeable with each other, and terms such as "side", "sidelink", "side communication", "sidelink communication", "direct connection", "direct link", "direct communication", "direct link communication" can be interchangeable with each other.

[0231] In some embodiments, terms such as "synchronization signal (SS)", "synchronization signal block (SSB)", "reference signal (RS)", "pilot", and "pilot signal" can be used interchangeably.

[0232] In some embodiments, "obtain", "get", "get", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be interchangeable, and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining by self-processing, autonomous implementation, etc.

[0233] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain", "preset", "preset", "setting", "indicated", "a certain", "any", and "first" can be interchangeable. "Specific A", "preset A", "preset A", "setting A", "indicated A", "a certain A", "any A", and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-specified in a protocol, etc., or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or indication, etc., or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, etc., but not limited to this.

[0234] In some embodiments, terms such as “trigger,” “generate,” “produce,” “enable,” and “occur” may be used interchangeably.

[0235] In step 2102, the terminal device 101 uploads the collected data during the random access process, or uploads the collected data when the terminal device is in a connected state.

[0236] In some embodiments, in response to the first information indicating to continue data collection and terminate data reporting, the terminal device 101 uploads the collected data during the random access process, or uploads the collected data when the terminal device is in a connected state.

[0237] In some embodiments, in response to the presence of collected but unreported data in the terminal device 101, the terminal device 101 uploads the collected data during the random access process, or uploads the collected data when the terminal device is in a connected state.

[0238] In some embodiments, the triggering conditions for uploading the collected data include the amount of collected data meeting a specified quantity requirement and reaching a specified upload time point. In one example, if the amount of data collected by the terminal device meets the specified quantity requirement, the terminal device may initiate a random access process and upload the collected data during the random access process; alternatively, the terminal device may initiate a random access process and upload the collected data after the random access is successful and the device enters a connected state.

[0239] In another example, when the designated upload time point is reached, the terminal device can initiate a random access process and upload the collected data during the random access process; or, the terminal device can initiate a random access process and upload the collected data after the random access is successful and enters the connected state.

[0240] The number of the upload time points may be one or more. In the case where there are multiple upload time points, the time intervals between the multiple upload time points may be the same or different, which is not specifically limited here.

[0241] Step 2103 , the network device 102 sends the second information to the terminal device 101 .

[0242] In some embodiments, the second information may be configuration change information, which is used to change configuration information of data collection and / or data reporting of the terminal device.

[0243] In the case where the second information is configuration change information, in some embodiments, when the terminal device 101 is in a non-connected state, the network device 102 may send the configuration change information to the terminal device 101 .

[0244] In some embodiments, when the terminal device 101 is in a non-connected state, the network device 102 may directly send configuration change information to the terminal device 101. For example, when network requirements change or the wireless environment changes, the network device 102 may automatically determine configuration change information for the terminal device and send the configuration change information to the terminal device 101.

[0245] In some embodiments, when the terminal device 101 is in a non-connected state, the network device 102 may, in response to the first information being a configuration change request, send configuration change information to the terminal device 101. For example, when the wireless environment changes or the power level changes, the terminal device may automatically determine that the configuration information needs to be changed, and then send a configuration change request to the network device 102; after receiving the configuration change request information from the terminal device 101, the network device 102 automatically determines the configuration change information and then sends the configuration change information to the terminal device 101.

[0246] In some embodiments, network device 102 may send a second message to terminal device 101, the second message carrying configuration change information. The second message may be carried by downlink resources of a small data transmission (SDT). Optionally, the second message may be a related message.

[0247] Among them, the downlink resources of SDT can be the downlink resources of SDT allocated to the terminal device by the network device after the terminal device sends a message through the uplink resources of SDT.

[0248] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 2101 to 2103. For example, step 2101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 2102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 2103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 2101+2102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 2101+2103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and so on, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0249] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0250] FIG3A is a flow chart of a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3A , the method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure is used in a terminal device 101, and the method includes:

[0251] Step 3101: Indicate first information to a network device.

[0252] The optional implementation of step 3101 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2101 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0253] In some embodiments, the terminal device 101 may indicate the first information to the network device. In one example, the terminal device 101 may indicate the first information to the network device when in a non-connected state.

[0254] Step 3102: Upload the collected data during the random access process, or upload the collected data when the terminal device is in a connected state.

[0255] In some embodiments, the terminal device 101 may upload the collected data during the random access process, or upload the collected data when the terminal device is in a connected state. In one example, the terminal device 101 may upload the collected data during the random access process, or upload the collected data when the terminal device is in a connected state, if the first information indicates to continue data collection and terminate data reporting.

[0256] In another example, the terminal device 101 may upload the collected data during the random access process when there is collected but unreported data, or upload the collected data when the terminal device is in a connected state.

[0257] Step 3103: Receive configuration change information provided by the network device.

[0258] In some embodiments, the terminal device 101 may receive configuration change information provided by the network device. In one example, the terminal device 101 may receive configuration change information provided by the network device when in a non-connected state.

[0259] In some embodiments, when the terminal device 101 is in a non-connected state, it directly receives configuration change information provided by the network device. Optionally, the network requirements of the network device 102 may change, or the wireless environment of the network device 102 may change, so that the network device needs to change the configuration information of the terminal device 101.

[0260] In some embodiments, when terminal device 101 is in a disconnected state, it receives configuration change information provided by the network device based on the first information. Optionally, the first information may be a configuration change request message sent by terminal device 101 to the network device. Alternatively, the wireless environment of terminal device 101 may change, or the battery level of terminal device 101 may change, requiring terminal device 101 to modify the configuration information.

[0261] For a detailed description of steps 3101 to 3103 , please refer to the contents of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 .

[0262] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 3101 to 3103. For example, step 3101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 3101+3102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 3101+3103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and so on, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0263] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0264] FIG3B is a flow chart of a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3B , the method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is used in a terminal device 101, and the method includes:

[0265] Step 3201: In response to the terminal device being in a disconnected state, explicitly indicate configuration change information to the network device.

[0266] Optional implementations of step 3201 can be found in step 2101 of FIG. 2 , optional implementations of step 3101 of FIG. 3A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0267] Step 3202: Upload the collected data during the random access process, or upload the collected data when the terminal device is in a connected state.

[0268] The optional implementation of step 3202 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2201 in Figure 2, step 3102 in Figure 3A, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2 and 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0269] In some embodiments, the terminal device may upload the collected data during the random access process.

[0270] In some embodiments, the terminal device may upload the collected data while in a connected state.

[0271] In some embodiments, the terminal device may upload part of the collected data during the random access process, and upload another part of the collected data when in the connected state.

[0272] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 3201 and 3202. For example, step 3201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 3201+3202 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0273] In some embodiments, step 3201 and step 3202 may be executed in an interchanged order or simultaneously.

[0274] FIG3C is a flow chart of a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3C , the method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is used in a terminal device 101, and the method includes:

[0275] Step 3301: In response to the terminal device being in a non-connected state, implicitly indicating configuration change information to the network device.

[0276] Optional implementations of step 3301 can be found in step 2101 of FIG. 2 , optional implementations of step 3101 of FIG. 3A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0277] Step 3302: Upload the collected data during the random access process, or upload the collected data when the terminal device is in a connected state.

[0278] The optional implementation of step 3302 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2201 in Figure 2, step 3102 in Figure 3A, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2 and 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0279] In some embodiments, the terminal device may upload the collected data during the random access process.

[0280] In some embodiments, the terminal device may upload the collected data while in a connected state.

[0281] In some embodiments, the terminal device may upload part of the collected data during the random access process, and upload another part of the collected data when in the connected state.

[0282] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 3301 and 3302. For example, step 3301 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3302 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 3301+3302 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0283] In some embodiments, step 3301 and step 3302 may be executed in an interchanged order or simultaneously.

[0284] FIG3D is a flow chart of a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3D , the method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is used in a terminal device 101, and the method includes:

[0285] Step 3401: Request the network device to provide configuration change information.

[0286] Optional implementations of step 3401 can be found in step 2101 of FIG. 2 , optional implementations of step 3101 of FIG. 3A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0287] In some embodiments, terminal device 101 may request a network device to provide configuration change information. In one example, terminal device 101 may request a network device to provide configuration change information while in a disconnected state. Alternatively, the wireless environment of terminal device 101 may change, or the battery level of terminal device 101 may change, requiring terminal device 101 to modify the configuration information.

[0288] Step 3402: Receive configuration change information of the network device.

[0289] Optional implementations of step 3402 can be found in step 2103 of FIG. 2 , optional implementations of step 3103 of FIG. 3A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0290] In some embodiments, terminal device 101 may receive configuration change information from a network device. In one example, terminal device 101 may receive configuration change information from a network device when in a disconnected state. Alternatively, the network requirements of network device 102 may change, or the wireless environment of network device 102 may change.

[0291] In some embodiments, the network requirements of the network device 102 may change, or the wireless environment of the network device 102 may change, so that the network device 102 needs to change the configuration information of the terminal device 101. The network device 102 can automatically determine the configuration change information and send it to the terminal device.

[0292] In some embodiments, the wireless environment of the terminal device 101 may change, or the power of the terminal device 101 may change, so that the terminal device 101 needs to change the configuration information. The terminal device 101 can request the network device to provide configuration change information, and then receive the configuration change information from the network device.

[0293] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 3401 and 3402. For example, step 3401 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3402 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 3401+3402 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0294] In some embodiments, step 3401 and step 3402 may be executed in an interchanged order or simultaneously.

[0295] FIG3E is a flow chart of a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3E , the method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is used in a terminal device 101, and the method includes:

[0296] Step 3501, in response to the terminal device being in a non-connected state, indicates configuration change information to the network device, or receives the configuration change information from the network device, or requests the network device to provide configuration change information; the configuration change information is used to change the configuration information of data collection and / or data reporting.

[0297] Optionally, the configuration change information is used to indicate at least one of the following: terminating data collection and data reporting; continuing data collection and terminating data reporting; changing configuration parameters for data collection and / or data reporting; configuration parameters are used to change configuration information currently used by the terminal device.

[0298] Optionally, the changed configuration parameters in the configuration change information include at least one of the following: configuration of a reference signal RS used for measurement; a data acquisition format; and configuration of data reporting by the terminal device.

[0299] Optionally, indicating the configuration change information to the network device includes: explicitly sending a first message to the network device, where the first message carries the configuration change information.

[0300] Optionally, the first message is carried by a physical random access channel PRACH resource of the terminal device.

[0301] Optionally, the first message is carried by Msg.3 in the random access process.

[0302] Optionally, the first message is carried by uplink resources of small data transmission SDT.

[0303] Optionally, the uplink resources of SDT only carry the first message, or the uplink resources of SDT simultaneously carry the first message and data collected by the terminal device.

[0304] Optionally, indicating configuration change information to the network device includes: implicitly indicating the configuration change information to the network device, wherein the configuration change information is at least used to indicate termination of data reporting.

[0305] The optional, implicitly indicated configuration change information is used only to indicate the termination of data reporting, or is used to indicate both the termination of data reporting and the termination of data collection.

[0306] Optionally, implicitly indicating configuration change information to the network device, including: stopping reporting data to the network device at N consecutive transmission opportunities; the transmission opportunities are used to transmit data collected by the terminal device; the value of N is configured in advance by the network device.

[0307] Optionally, receiving configuration change information of the network device includes: receiving a second message from the network device, where the second message carries the configuration change information.

[0308] Optionally, the second message is carried by downlink resources of small data transmission SDT.

[0309] Optionally, requesting the network device to provide configuration change information includes: sending configuration change request information to the network device; the configuration change request information is used to request the network device to provide the configuration change information.

[0310] Optionally, sending configuration change request information to the network device includes: sending a third message to the network device, where the third message carries the configuration change request information.

[0311] Optionally, the third message is carried by the physical random access channel PRACH resources of the terminal device.

[0312] Optionally, the third message is carried by Msg.3 in the random access process.

[0313] Optionally, the third message is carried by uplink resources of small data transmission SDT.

[0314] Optionally, the uplink resources of SDT only carry the third message, or the uplink resources of SDT simultaneously carry the third message and data collected by the terminal device.

[0315] Optionally, the method further includes: in response to the configuration change information indicating to continue data collection and terminate data reporting, uploading the collected data during the random access process, or uploading the collected data when the terminal device is in a connected state.

[0316] Optionally, the triggering conditions for uploading the collected data include that the amount of the collected data meets a specified amount requirement and reaches a specified upload time point.

[0317] For the optional implementation of step 3501, please refer to steps 2101 to 2103 of Figure 2, steps 3101 to 3103 of Figure 3A, steps 3201 to 3202 of Figure 3B, steps 3301 to 3302 of Figure 3C, steps 3401 to 3402 of Figure 3D, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D, which will not be repeated here.

[0318] FIG4A is a flow chart of a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4A , the method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is used for a network device 102, and the method includes:

[0319] Step 4101: Obtain the first information of the terminal device.

[0320] The optional implementation of step 4101 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2101 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0321] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may obtain the first information of the terminal device 101. In one example, when the terminal device 101 is in a disconnected state, the network device 102 may obtain the first information of the terminal device.

[0322] Step 4102: Send configuration change information to the terminal device.

[0323] The optional implementation of step 4102 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2103 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0324] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may send configuration change information to the terminal device. In one example, when the terminal device 101 is in a disconnected state, the network device 102 may send configuration change information to the terminal device.

[0325] In some embodiments, when the terminal device 101 is in a disconnected state, the network device 102 may directly send configuration change information to the terminal device. Alternatively, the network requirements of the network device 102 may change, or the wireless environment of the network device 102 may change, requiring the network device to change the configuration information of the terminal device 101.

[0326] In some embodiments, when terminal device 101 is in a disconnected state, network device 102 may provide configuration change information to the terminal device based on the first information. Optionally, the first information may be a configuration change request message sent by terminal device 101 to the network device. Alternatively, the wireless environment of terminal device 101 may change, or the battery level of terminal device 101 may change, requiring terminal device 101 to modify its configuration information.

[0327] For a detailed description of steps 4101 and 4102, please refer to the contents of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 .

[0328] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 4101 and 4102. For example, step 4101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 4102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 4101+4102 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0329] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0330] FIG4B is a flow chart of a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4B , the method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is used for a network device 102, and the method includes:

[0331] Step 4201: In response to the terminal device being in a disconnected state, explicitly obtain configuration change information of the terminal device.

[0332] Optional implementations of step 4201 can be found in step 2101 of FIG. 2 , optional implementations of step 4101 of FIG. 4A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0333] FIG4C is a flow chart of a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4C , the method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is used for a network device 102, and the method includes:

[0334] Step 4301: In response to the terminal device being in a non-connected state, implicitly obtain configuration change information of the terminal device.

[0335] The optional implementation of step 4301 can refer to step 2101 in Figure 2, the optional implementation of step 4101 in Figure 4A, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2 and 4A, which will not be repeated here.

[0336] FIG4D is a flow chart of a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4D , the method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is used for a network device 102, and the method includes:

[0337] Step 4401: Receive configuration change request information from a terminal device.

[0338] The optional implementation of step 4401 can refer to step 2101 in Figure 2, the optional implementation of step 4101 in Figure 4A, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2 and 4A, which will not be repeated here.

[0339] In some embodiments, network device 102 may receive a configuration change request from a terminal device. In one example, network device 102 may receive the configuration change request from a terminal device while terminal device 101 is in a disconnected state. Alternatively, the wireless environment of terminal device 101 may change, or the battery level of terminal device 101 may change, requiring terminal device 101 to modify its configuration information.

[0340] Step 4402: Provide configuration change information to the terminal device.

[0341] The optional implementation of step 4402 can be found in step 2103 of FIG. 2 , the optional implementation of step 4102 of FIG. 4A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0342] In some embodiments, network device 102 may provide configuration change information to terminal device 101. In one example, when terminal device 101 is in a disconnected state, network device 102 may provide configuration change information to terminal device 101. Alternatively, the network requirements of network device 102 may change, or the wireless environment of network device 102 may change.

[0343] In some embodiments, the network requirements of the network device 102 may change, or the wireless environment of the network device 102 may change, so that the network device 102 needs to change the configuration information of the terminal device 101. The network device 102 can automatically determine the configuration change information and send it to the terminal device.

[0344] In some embodiments, the wireless environment of the terminal device 101 may change, or the power of the terminal device 101 may change, so that the terminal device 101 needs to change the configuration information. The network device 102 can receive the configuration change request information of the terminal device 101, and then provide the configuration change information to the terminal device based on the configuration change request information.

[0345] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 4401 and 4402. For example, step 4401 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 4402 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 4401+4402 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0346] In some embodiments, step 4401 and step 4402 may be executed in an interchanged order or simultaneously.

[0347] FIG4E is a flow chart of a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4E , the method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is used for a network device 102, and the method includes:

[0348] Step 4501, in response to the terminal device being in a non-connected state, obtain configuration change information of the terminal device, or send configuration change information to the terminal device, or provide configuration change information according to the request of the terminal device; the configuration change information is used to change the configuration information of data collection and / or data reporting.

[0349] Optionally, the configuration change information is used to indicate at least one of the following: terminating data collection and terminating data reporting; continuing data collection and terminating data reporting; changing configuration parameters for data collection and / or data reporting; the configuration parameters are used to change the configuration information currently used by the terminal device.

[0350] Optionally, the changed configuration parameters in the configuration change information include at least one of the following: configuration of a reference signal RS used for measurement; a data acquisition format; and configuration of data reporting by the terminal device.

[0351] Optionally, obtaining the configuration change information of the terminal device includes: explicitly receiving a first message from the terminal device, where the first message carries the configuration change information.

[0352] Optionally, the first message is carried by the physical random access channel PRACH resources of the terminal device; or, the first message is carried by Msg.3 in the random access process; or, the first message is carried by the uplink resources of small data transmission SDT.

[0353] Optionally, the uplink resources of SDT only carry the first message, or the uplink resources of SDT simultaneously carry the first message and data collected by the terminal device.

[0354] Optionally, the acquiring configuration change information of the terminal device includes: implicitly acquiring configuration change information of the terminal device, wherein the configuration change information is at least used to indicate termination of data reporting.

[0355] The optional, implicitly indicated configuration change information is used only to indicate the termination of data reporting, or is used to indicate both the termination of data reporting and the termination of data collection.

[0356] Optionally, implicitly obtain configuration change information of the terminal device, including: no reported data from the terminal device is received at N consecutive transmission opportunities; the transmission opportunity is used to transmit data collected by the terminal device; the value of N is configured in advance by the network device.

[0357] Optionally, sending configuration change information to the terminal device includes: sending a second message to the terminal device, where the second message carries the configuration change information.

[0358] Optionally, the second message is carried by downlink resources of small data transmission SDT.

[0359] Optionally, providing configuration change information according to a request of a terminal device includes: receiving configuration change request information from the terminal device; and providing configuration change information to the terminal device according to the configuration change request information.

[0360] Optionally, receiving configuration change request information from the terminal device includes: receiving a third message from the terminal device, where the third message carries the configuration change request information.

[0361] Optionally, the third message is carried by the physical random access channel PRACH resources of the terminal device; or, the third message is carried by Msg.3 in the random access process; or, the third message is carried by the uplink resources of small data transmission SDT.

[0362] Optionally, the uplink resources of SDT only carry the third message, or the uplink resources of SDT simultaneously carry the third message and data collected by the terminal device.

[0363] For the optional implementation of step 4501, please refer to steps 2101 to 2103 of Figure 2, steps 4101 to 4102 of Figure 4A, step 4201 of Figure 4B, step 4301 of Figure 4C, and the optional implementation of steps 4401 to 4402 of Figure 4D, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 4A, 4B, 4C, and 4D, which will not be repeated here.

[0364] FIG5 is a flow chart of a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5 , the method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is used in a communication system 100, and the method includes:

[0365] Step 5101, in response to the terminal device being in a non-connected state, the terminal device indicates configuration change information to the network device, or receives configuration change information from the network device, or requests the network device to provide configuration change information; the configuration change information is used to change the configuration information for data collection and / or data reporting.

[0366] The optional implementation of step 5101 can refer to the steps in any embodiment or any multiple embodiments in the above-mentioned Figures 2, 3A-3E, and 4A-4E, and other related parts of the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3A-3E, and 4A-4E.

[0367] In some embodiments, the above method may include the method described in the above embodiments of the communication system side, terminal device side, network device side, etc., which will not be repeated here.

[0368] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of a configuration change method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6 , the method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include:

[0369] Step 6101, in response to the terminal device collecting data and / or reporting data in a non-connected state, the terminal device and / or network device sends relevant information or changes the configuration information of data collection and / or data reporting based on preset rules.

[0370] Optionally, the non-connected state may be, for example, inactive, and may refer to at least one of an idle state and an inactive state.

[0371] Optionally, when the relevant information is sent by a terminal device, the relevant information may be configuration change request information or configuration change information. When the relevant information is sent by a network device, the relevant information may be configuration change information.

[0372] In some embodiments, modifying data collection and / or data reporting includes at least one of: terminating data collection and data reporting; continuing data collection but terminating data reporting; and modifying configuration parameters for data collection and / or data reporting. The modified configuration parameters are configuration parameters currently being used by the terminal device for data collection and / or data reporting.

[0373] In some embodiments, configuration information is modified in response to a terminal device sending relevant information to a network device, where the relevant information is uplink information of small data transmission (SDT). The uplink resources of the SDT transmission are transmission resources pre-allocated by the network device to the terminal device, and the terminal device can use these transmission resources to report the collected data. When sending the relevant information, the terminal device can use the uplink resources of the SDT transmission to report the information separately or together with the collected data.

[0374] In some embodiments, in response to the terminal device sending relevant information to the network device to change the configuration information, the relevant information is random access related information, for example, the terminal device can use a preset PRACH resource to send relevant information (such as configuration change request information), or the terminal device sends relevant information in Msg.3. The preset PRACH resource here is a PRACH resource that the network device configures in advance to the terminal device for requesting a configuration change.

[0375] In some embodiments, in response to the network device sending relevant information to the terminal device to change the configuration information, the relevant information is downlink information of SDT. The SDT is the SDT configured by the network device to the terminal device for data reporting. After the terminal device uses SDT for uplink transmission to the network device, the network device can continue to use the downlink transmission of SDT to change the configuration information. The downlink transmission here can be a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH).

[0376] In some embodiments, in response to a terminal device sending a request to at least terminate data reporting to a network device using a preset rule, the preset rule is for the terminal device to skip N transmission opportunities configured by the network device. For example, the network device has configured transmission opportunities for the terminal device to transmit collected data in advance. When the terminal device wishes to terminate data reporting, the terminal device skips N preset transmission opportunities in succession. If the network device fails to detect a report from the terminal device after N consecutive transmission opportunities, the network device deems that the terminal device has terminated data reporting. The value N is a value configured in advance by the network device.

[0377] In some embodiments, in response to the terminal device terminating data reporting but not terminating data collection, the terminal device may upload the collected data during a random access process or upload the collected data after initiating random entry into a connected state.

[0378] In some embodiments, the terminal device may initiate random access and report based on preset rules, such as the number of collected data meeting requirements. For example, the requirements may include the number of collected data being greater than a specified threshold, reaching a specified time point, etc.

[0379] In some embodiments, the changing of the configuration parameters for data collection and / or data reporting includes at least one of the following: changing the configuration of the reference signal (RS) used for measurement; changing the data acquisition format; changing the configuration of the terminal device for data reporting, such as the modulation and coding method, the number of repeated transmissions, or the reporting period, or the number of data reported, etc.

[0380] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal device in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0381] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0382] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and implementing the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0383] Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 7A, terminal device 7100 may include at least one of a transceiver module 7101 and a processing module 7102. In some embodiments, the transceiver module is configured to, in response to the terminal device being in a disconnected state, explicitly or implicitly indicate configuration change information to a network device, or receive configuration change information from a network device, or request the network device to provide configuration change information; the configuration change information is used to modify configuration information used for data collection and / or data reporting.

[0384] Optionally, the above-mentioned transceiver module is used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving (for example, step 2101, step 2102, but not limited to this) performed by the terminal device 101 in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0385] Figure 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 7B, network device 7200 may include at least one of a transceiver module 7201 and a processing module 7202. In some embodiments, the transceiver module is configured to, in response to a terminal device being in a disconnected state, explicitly or implicitly obtain configuration change information of the terminal device, or to send configuration change information to the terminal device, or to provide configuration change information upon request from the terminal device; the configuration change information is used to modify configuration information for data collection and / or data reporting.

[0386] Optionally, the above-mentioned transceiver module is used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving (such as step 2103, but not limited to this) performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0387] Figure 8A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 8100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 8100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), or a terminal device (e.g., a user device, etc.). It can also be a chip, chip system, or processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports a terminal device to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 8100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0388] As shown in Figure 8A, the communication device 8100 includes one or more processors 8101. The processor 8101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, baseband chip, terminal, terminal chip, DU or CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The processor 8101 is used to call instructions to enable the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0389] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more memories 8102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 8102 may be located outside the communication device 8100.

[0390] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more transceivers 8103. When the communication device 8100 includes one or more transceivers 8103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are performed by the transceiver 8103, and the other steps are performed by the processor 8101.

[0391] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0392] Optionally, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more interface circuits 8104, which are connected to the memory 8102. The interface circuits 8104 can be used to receive signals from the memory 8102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 8102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 8104 can read instructions stored in the memory 8102 and send the instructions to the processor 8101.

[0393] The communication device 8100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal device, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 may not be limited by FIG. 8A. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal, an intelligent terminal, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0394] FIG8B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 8200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 8100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 8200 shown in FIG8B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0395] The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201, and the processor 8201 is used to call instructions so that the chip 8200 executes any of the above methods.

[0396] In some embodiments, chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202, which are connected to memory 8203. Interface circuit 8202 can be used to receive signals from memory 8203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to memory 8203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 8202 can read instructions stored in memory 8203 and send the instructions to processor 8201. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver are interchangeable.

[0397] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more memories 8203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 8203 may be outside the chip 8200.

[0398] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on the communication device 8100, causes the communication device 8100 to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0399] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 8100, enables the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0400] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any one of the above methods.

[0401] In the above embodiments, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer program can be transmitted from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center via a wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) method. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrated therein. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (eg, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (eg, a high-density digital video disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (eg, a solid state disk (SSD)).

[0402] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professionals and technicians can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this disclosure.

[0403] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0404] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, but the scope of protection of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this disclosure should be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A configuration change method, characterized in that: The method comprises: The terminal device in a non-connected state indicates configuration change information to the network device, or receives the configuration change information from the network device, or requests the network device to provide the configuration change information; The configuration change information is used to change the configuration information of data collection and / or data reporting.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The configuration change information is used to indicate at least one of the following: Terminate data collection and reporting; Continue data collection and terminate data reporting; Change the configuration parameters of data collection and / or data reporting; the configuration parameters are used to change the configuration information currently used by the terminal device.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The changed configuration parameters in the configuration change information include at least one of the following: Configuration of reference signal RS used for measurement; Data collection format; The terminal device performs configuration for data reporting.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The indicating the configuration change information to the network device comprises: A first message is explicitly sent to the network device, wherein the first message carries the configuration change information.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The first message is carried by a physical random access channel PRACH resource of the terminal device; or, the first message is carried by Msg.3 in a random access process; or, the first message is carried by an uplink resource of a small data transmission SDT.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The uplink resources of the SDT only carry the first message, or the uplink resources of the SDT simultaneously carry the first message and the data collected by the terminal device.

7. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The indicating the configuration change information to the network device comprises: The configuration change information is implicitly indicated to the network device, wherein the configuration change information is at least used to indicate termination of data reporting.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that The implicitly indicated configuration change information is used only to indicate the termination of data reporting, or is used to indicate both the termination of data reporting and the termination of data collection.

9. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that: Implicitly indicates configuration change information to network devices, including: At N consecutive transmission opportunities, stop reporting data to the network device; The transmission timing is used to transmit the data collected by the terminal device; the value of N is configured in advance by the network device.

10. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The receiving the configuration change information of the network device includes: A second message from the network device is received, where the second message carries the configuration change information.

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that The second message is carried by the downlink resource of small data transmission SDT.

12. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The requesting the network device to provide the configuration change information comprises: Sending a configuration change request message to the network device; the configuration change request message is used to request the network device to provide the Configuration change information.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that The sending of configuration change request information to the network device includes: A third message is sent to the network device, where the third message carries the configuration change request information.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The third message is carried by the physical random access channel PRACH resources of the terminal device; or, the third message is carried by Msg.3 in the random access process; or, the third message is carried by the uplink resources of small data transmission SDT.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that The uplink resources of the SDT only carry the third message, or the uplink resources of the SDT simultaneously carry the third message and the data collected by the terminal device.

16. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The method further comprises: In response to the configuration change information indicating to continue data collection and terminate data reporting, the collected data is uploaded during the random access process, or the collected data is uploaded when the terminal device is in a connected state.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that The triggering condition for uploading the collected data includes at least one of the following: the amount of the collected data meets the specified amount requirement and reaches the specified upload time point.

18. A configuration change method, characterized in that: The method comprises: In response to the terminal device being in a non-connected state, acquiring configuration change information of the terminal device, or sending the configuration change information to the terminal device, or providing the configuration change information according to a request of the terminal device; The configuration change information is used to change the configuration information of data collection and / or data reporting.

19. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that The configuration change information is used to indicate at least one of the following: Terminate data collection and reporting; Continue data collection and terminate data reporting; Change the configuration parameters of data collection and / or data reporting; the configuration parameters are used to change the configuration information currently used by the terminal device.

20. The method according to claim 19, characterized in that The changed configuration parameters in the configuration change information include at least one of the following: Configuration of reference signal RS used for measurement; Data collection format; The terminal device performs configuration for data reporting.

21. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that The obtaining the configuration change information of the terminal device includes: A first message from the terminal device is explicitly received, wherein the first message carries the configuration change information.

22. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that The first message is carried by a physical random access channel PRACH resource of the terminal device; or, the first message is carried by Msg.3 in a random access process; or, the first message is carried by an uplink resource of a small data transmission SDT.

23. The method according to claim 22, characterized in that The uplink resources of the SDT only carry the first message, or the uplink resources of the SDT simultaneously carry the first message and the data collected by the terminal device.

24. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that The obtaining the configuration change information of the terminal device includes: Implicitly acquiring configuration change information of the terminal device, wherein the configuration change information is at least used to indicate termination of data reporting.

25. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that The implicitly indicated configuration change information is used only to indicate the termination of data reporting, or is used to indicate both the termination of data reporting and the termination of data collection.

26. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that Implicitly obtaining configuration change information of the terminal device, including: No reported data from the terminal device is received during N consecutive transmission opportunities; The transmission timing is used to transmit the data collected by the terminal device; the value of N is configured in advance by the network device.

27. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that The sending the configuration change information to the terminal device includes: Send a second message to the terminal device, where the second message carries the configuration change information.

28. The method according to claim 27, characterized in that The second message is carried by the downlink resource of small data transmission SDT.

29. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that The providing the configuration change information according to the request of the terminal device includes: Receiving configuration change request information of the terminal device; The configuration change information is provided to the terminal device according to the configuration change request information.

30. The method according to claim 29, characterized in that The receiving of the configuration change request information of the terminal device includes: A third message from the terminal device is received, where the third message carries the configuration change request information.

31. The method according to claim 30, characterized in that The third message is carried by the physical random access channel PRACH resources of the terminal device; or, the third message is carried by Msg.3 in the random access process; or, the third message is carried by the uplink resources of small data transmission SDT.

32. The method according to claim 31, characterized in that The uplink resources of the SDT only carry the third message, or the uplink resources of the SDT simultaneously carry the third message and the data collected by the terminal device.

33. A configuration change method, characterized in that: The method comprises: In response to the terminal device being in a non-connected state, the terminal device indicates configuration change information to the network device, or receives the configuration change information from the network device, or requests the network device to provide the configuration change information; The configuration change information is used to change the configuration information of data collection and / or data reporting.

34. The method according to claim 33, characterized in that The configuration change information is used to indicate at least one of the following: Terminate data collection and reporting; Continue data collection and terminate data reporting; Change the configuration parameters of data collection and / or data reporting; the configuration parameters are used to change the configuration information currently used by the terminal device.

35. The method according to claim 34, characterized in that The changed configuration parameters in the configuration change information include at least one of the following: Configuration of reference signal RS used for measurement; Data collection format; The terminal device performs configuration for data reporting.

36. The method according to claim 33, characterized in that The terminal device indicates configuration change information to the network device, including: The terminal device explicitly sends a first message to the network device, where the first message carries the configuration change information.

37. The method according to claim 36, characterized in that The first message is carried by a physical random access channel PRACH resource of the terminal device; or, the first message is carried by Msg.3 in a random access process; or, the first message is carried by an uplink resource of a small data transmission SDT.

38. The method according to claim 37, characterized in that The uplink resources of the SDT only carry the first message, or the uplink resources of the SDT simultaneously carry the first message and the data collected by the terminal device.

39. The method according to claim 33, characterized in that The terminal device indicates configuration change information to the network device, including: The terminal device implicitly indicates configuration change information to the network device, wherein the configuration change information is at least used to indicate termination of data reporting.

40. The method according to claim 39, characterized in that The configuration change information implicitly indicated by the terminal device is only used to indicate the termination of data reporting, or is used to indicate the termination of data reporting and the termination of data collection at the same time.

41. The method according to claim 39, characterized in that The terminal device implicitly indicates configuration change information to the network device, including: At N consecutive transmission opportunities, the terminal device stops reporting data to the network device; The transmission timing is used to transmit the data collected by the terminal device; the value of N is configured in advance by the network device.

42. The method according to claim 33, characterized in that The terminal device receives the configuration change information of the network device, including: The terminal device receives a second message from the network device, where the second message carries the configuration change information.

43. The method according to claim 42, characterized in that The second message is carried by the downlink resource of small data transmission SDT.

44. The method according to claim 33, characterized in that The requesting the network device to provide the configuration change information comprises: The terminal device sends configuration change request information to the network device; the configuration change request information is used to request the network device to provide the configuration change information.

45. The method according to claim 44, characterized in that The terminal device sends configuration change request information to the network device, including: A third message is sent to the network device, where the third message carries the configuration change request information.

46. ​​The method according to claim 45, characterized in that The third message is carried by the physical random access channel PRACH resources of the terminal device; or, the third message is carried by Msg.3 in the random access process; or, the third message is carried by the uplink resources of small data transmission SDT.

47. The method according to claim 46, characterized in that The uplink resources of the SDT only carry the third message, or the uplink resources of the SDT simultaneously carry the third message and the data collected by the terminal device.

48. The method according to claim 33 or 34, characterized in that The method further comprises: In response to the configuration change information indicating to continue data collection and terminate data reporting, the terminal device uploads the collected data during the random access process, or the terminal device uploads the collected data when in a connected state.

49. The method according to claim 48, characterized in that The triggering condition for uploading the collected data includes at least one of the following: the amount of the collected data meets the specified amount requirement and reaches the specified upload time point.

50. A configuration changing device, characterized in that: The device comprises: a transceiver module, configured to indicate configuration change information to a network device in response to the terminal device being in a non-connected state, or to receive the configuration change information from the network device, or to request the network device to provide the configuration change information; The configuration change information is used to change the configuration information of data collection and / or data reporting.

51. A configuration changing device, characterized in that: The device comprises: a transceiver module, configured to, in response to a terminal device being in a non-connected state, obtain configuration change information of the terminal device, or send the configuration change information to the terminal device, or provide the configuration change information according to a request of the terminal device; The configuration change information is used to change the configuration information of data collection and / or data reporting.

52. A terminal device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the configuration change method according to any one of claims 1 to 17.

53. A network device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The processor is configured to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the configuration change method according to any one of claims 18 to 32.

54. A communication system, characterized in that: Including terminal equipment and network equipment, The terminal device is configured to implement the configuration change method described in any one of claims 1-17, and the network device is configured to implement the configuration change method described in any one of claims 18-32.

55. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that: When the instruction is executed on a communication device, the communication device is caused to execute the configuration changing method according to any one of claims 1-17 and 18-32.

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