Power saving processing method, terminal and network element

Abstract

The invention relates to a power-saving processing method, which is executed by a terminal, and comprises the following steps: receiving indication information sent by a network element, the indication information being used for indicating a power-saving parameter or power-saving parameter generation failure; and determining whether to use the power saving function in the target unavailable time period according to the indication information. Therefore, the terminal can determine whether to use the power saving function in the communication unavailable time period according to the indication information related to the power saving parameter from the network element, thereby saving communication resources in the communication unavailable time period and reducing the power consumption of the terminal.

Description

Power saving processing method, terminal, network element Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a power saving processing method, a terminal, and a network element. Background Art

[0002] Terminals can access the network via satellite. If satellite access is used to provide network services to terminals, the signal coverage provided to the ground may be discontinuous due to factors such as the satellite beam coverage range and the insufficient number of satellites. That is, when a terminal accesses the network via satellite in a certain area, there may be a specific period of time when there is no satellite signal coverage.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] When a terminal accesses a network via a satellite in a certain area, there may be a specific period of time when there is no satellite signal coverage. The terminal can enter a power saving mode during this specific period of time. The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to how the terminal determines a power saving strategy based on a power saving parameter indication from a network element.

[0005] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a power saving processing method, a terminal, and a network element.

[0006] The first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a power saving processing method, which is executed by a terminal, including: receiving indication information sent by a network element, the indication information is used to indicate: power saving parameters or power saving parameter generation failure; according to the indication information, determining whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period.

[0007] According to the method of the first aspect, the terminal can determine whether to use the power saving function during the communication unavailable period based on the indication information related to the power saving parameter from the network element, thereby saving communication resources and reducing the power consumption of the terminal during the communication unavailable period.

[0008] A second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a power saving processing method, which is executed by a network element and includes: determining indication information, where the indication information is used to indicate: a power saving parameter or a power saving parameter generation failure; and sending the indication information to a terminal.

[0009] According to the method of the second aspect, the network element can send indication information related to power-saving parameters to the terminal, so that the terminal can determine whether to use the power-saving function during the period when communication is unavailable based on the indication information, thereby saving communication resources and reducing the power consumption of the terminal during the period when communication is unavailable.

[0010] The third aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a power saving processing method, including: the network element determines indication information, the indication information is used to indicate: power saving parameters or power saving parameter generation failure; the network element sends indication information to the terminal; the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information received from the network element.

[0011] According to the method of the third aspect, the network element can send indication information related to power-saving parameters to the terminal, so that the terminal can determine whether to use the power-saving function during the period when communication is unavailable based on the indication information, thereby saving communication resources and reducing the power consumption of the terminal during the period when communication is unavailable.

[0012] The fourth aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal, including: a transceiver module, used to receive indication information sent by a network element, the indication information is used to indicate: power-saving parameters or power-saving parameter generation failure; a processing module, used to determine whether to use the power-saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information.

[0013] According to the terminal of the fourth aspect, the terminal can determine whether to use the power saving function during the communication unavailable period based on the indication information related to the power saving parameter from the network element, thereby saving communication resources and reducing the power consumption of the terminal during the communication unavailable period.

[0014] A fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network element, including: a processing module, used to determine indication information, the indication information is used to indicate: power-saving parameters or power-saving parameter generation failure; a transceiver module, used to send the indication information to a terminal.

[0015] According to the network element of the fifth aspect, the network element can send indication information related to power-saving parameters to the terminal, so that the terminal can determine whether to use the power-saving function during the period when communication is unavailable based on the indication information, thereby saving communication resources and reducing the power consumption of the terminal during the period when communication is unavailable.

[0016] A sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the terminal is used to execute the method described in the first aspect.

[0017] According to the terminal of the sixth aspect, the terminal can determine whether to use the power saving function during the communication unavailable period based on the indication information related to the power saving parameter from the network element, thereby saving communication resources and reducing the power consumption of the terminal during the communication unavailable period.

[0018] The seventh aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a network element, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the network element is configured to execute the method described in the second aspect.

[0019] According to the network element of the seventh aspect, the network element can send indication information related to power-saving parameters to the terminal, so that the terminal can determine whether to use the power-saving function during the period when communication is unavailable based on the indication information, thereby saving communication resources and reducing the power consumption of the terminal during the period when communication is unavailable.

[0020] An eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, including a terminal and a network element, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the method described in the first aspect, and the network element is configured to implement the method described in the second aspect.

[0021] According to the communication system of the eighth aspect, the network element can send indication information related to power-saving parameters to the terminal, so that the terminal can determine whether to use the power-saving function during the period when communication is unavailable based on the indication information, thereby saving communication resources and reducing the power consumption of the terminal during the period when communication is unavailable.

[0022] A ninth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium storing instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following drawings required for describing the embodiments are introduced. The following drawings are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure and do not impose specific limitations on the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG1 is an architecture diagram of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0025] FIG2A is a flow chart of a power saving method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0026] FIG2B is a flow chart of a power saving method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0027] FIG3A is a flow chart of another power saving method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] FIG3B is a flow chart of another power saving method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] FIG4A is a flow chart of another power saving method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG4B is a flow chart of another power saving method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG5A is a flow chart of another power saving method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG5B is a flowchart of another power saving method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] FIG6A is a structural diagram of a terminal provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] FIG6B is a structural diagram of a network element provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0035] FIG7A is a structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0036] FIG7B is a schematic structural diagram of a chip provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a power saving processing method, a terminal, and a network element.

[0038] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a power saving processing method, including: receiving indication information sent by a network element, the indication information is used to indicate: power saving parameters or power saving parameter generation failure; according to the indication information, determining whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period.

[0039] According to the method of the first aspect, the terminal can determine whether to use the power saving function during the communication unavailable period based on the indication information related to the power saving parameter from the network element, thereby saving communication resources and reducing the power consumption of the terminal during the communication unavailable period.

[0040] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the power-saving parameter is a first power-saving parameter generated based on a first unavailable period or a second power-saving parameter generated based on a second unavailable period, wherein the first unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the terminal according to the first satellite coverage availability information, and the second unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the network element according to the second satellite coverage availability information.

[0041] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the indication information further includes: a first unavailable period, or a second unavailable period.

[0042] In the above embodiment, the first unavailable period and / or the second unavailable period may be sent to the terminal using indication information, without using other signaling or messages to send them separately, thereby reducing signaling overhead.

[0043] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information includes: determining that the indication information indicates a first power saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable period; determining that the target unavailable period is the first unavailable period; and determining to use the first power saving function indicated by the first power saving parameter during the first unavailable period.

[0044] In the above embodiment, when the indication information is used to indicate the first power saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable period, the first power saving function corresponding to the first power saving parameter can be used during the first unavailable period, so that the terminal can save communication resources and reduce the power consumption of the terminal during the first unavailable period.

[0045] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information includes: determining that the indication information indicates a second unavailable period and a second power saving parameter; determining that the target unavailable period is the second unavailable period; and determining to use the second power saving function indicated by the second power saving parameter during the second unavailable period.

[0046] In the above embodiment, when the indication information is used to indicate the second unavailable period and the second power saving parameter, the second power saving function indicated by the second power saving parameter can be used during the second unavailable period, so that the terminal can save communication resources and reduce the power consumption of the terminal during the second unavailable period.

[0047] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining whether to use the power saving function in the target unavailable period based on the indication information includes: determining that the indication information indicates a second unavailable period and a second power saving parameter; determining that the second unavailable period is different from the first unavailable period; determining that the target unavailable period is the second unavailable period; and determining to use the second power saving function indicated by the second power saving parameter in the second unavailable period.

[0048] In the above embodiment, when the indication information is used to indicate a second unavailable period and a second power-saving parameter, and the second unavailable period is different from the first unavailable period, the second power-saving function indicated by the second power-saving parameter can be used during the second unavailable period, so that the terminal can save communication resources and reduce the power consumption of the terminal during the second unavailable period.

[0049] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information includes: determining that the indication information indicates a second unavailable period and a second power saving parameter; determining that the second unavailable period is different from the first unavailable period; determining that the second power saving function indicated by the second power saving parameter is not used during the target unavailable period, and the target unavailable period includes: the first unavailable period or other periods.

[0050] In the above embodiment, when the indication information is used to indicate the second unavailable period and the second power saving parameter, and the second unavailable period is different from the first unavailable period, the terminal determines not to use the second power saving function indicated by the second power saving parameter, thereby avoiding erroneous use of the power saving function within the target unavailable period.

[0051] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, whether to use the power-saving function during the target unavailable period is determined based on the indication information, including: determining that the indication information indicates that the power-saving parameter generation failed; determining that the power-saving function corresponding to the indication of the network element is not used during the target unavailable period; the target unavailable period includes: the first unavailable period, the second unavailable period or other period.

[0052] In the above embodiment, when the indication information is used to indicate that the generation of the power saving parameter has failed, the power saving function may not be used.

[0053] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: sending a request message to a network element, where the request message is used to request to obtain a power-saving parameter.

[0054] In the above embodiment, the terminal may actively request to obtain the power-saving parameters and request the network element to configure the power-saving parameters for the terminal.

[0055] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the request message includes the first unavailable period. In the above embodiments, the power saving function may include at least one of the following: reducing processor frequency, shutting down one or more functional components, shutting down a radio interface, reducing the sending or receiving of signaling, reducing the transmission rate, or adjusting the communication mechanism.

[0056] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a power saving processing method, which is executed by a network element and includes: determining indication information, where the indication information is used to indicate: power saving parameters or power saving parameter generation failure; and sending the indication information to a terminal.

[0057] In the above embodiment, the network element can send indication information to the terminal to indicate the power saving parameter or the failure to generate the power saving parameter, so that the terminal determines the power saving strategy according to the indication information, thereby enabling the terminal to save communication resources and reduce power consumption of the terminal during the unavailable period.

[0058] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the power-saving parameter is a first power-saving parameter generated based on a first unavailable period or a second power-saving parameter generated based on a second unavailable period, wherein the first unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the terminal based on the first satellite coverage availability information, and the second unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the network element based on the second satellite coverage availability information.

[0059] In the above embodiment, in different situations of determining the first unavailable period and / or the second unavailable period, power saving parameters may be determined respectively to meet different scenarios and determine appropriate power saving parameters.

[0060] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the indication information further includes: a first unavailable period, or a second unavailable period.

[0061] In the above embodiment, the first unavailable period and / or the second unavailable period may be sent to the terminal using indication information, without using other signaling or messages to send them separately, thereby reducing signaling overhead.

[0062] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, determining the indication information includes: receiving a first unavailable period sent by a terminal; generating a first power saving parameter based on the first unavailable period; and determining the indication information to indicate the first power saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable period.

[0063] In the above embodiment, the network element can generate a first power saving parameter based on the first unavailable period provided by the terminal, and determine indication information for indicating the first power saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable period, so as to send indication information indicating the first power saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable period to the terminal.

[0064] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, determining the indication information includes: receiving a first unavailable period sent by the terminal; determining a second unavailable period; determining that the first unavailable period is the same as the second unavailable period; generating a first power-saving parameter based on the first unavailable period; and determining that the indication information is used to indicate the first power-saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable period.

[0065] In the above embodiment, the network element can generate a first power-saving parameter based on the first unavailable period provided by the terminal and the determined second unavailable period, and determine the indication information for indicating the first power-saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable period when the first unavailable period is the same as the second unavailable period, so as to send the indication information indicating the first power-saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable period to the terminal.

[0066] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, determining the indication information includes: determining a second unavailable period; generating a second power saving parameter based on the second unavailable period; and determining the indication information to indicate the second unavailable period and the second power saving parameter.

[0067] In the above embodiment, the network element can generate a second power-saving parameter based on the determined second unavailable period, and determine the indication information for indicating the second power-saving parameter corresponding to the second unavailable period, so as to send the indication information indicating the second power-saving parameter corresponding to the second unavailable period to the terminal.

[0068] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, determining the indication information includes: receiving a first unavailable period sent by the terminal; determining a second unavailable period; determining that the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period; generating a second power-saving parameter based on the second unavailable period; and determining that the indication information is used to indicate the second unavailable period and the second power-saving parameter.

[0069] In the above embodiment, the network element can generate a second power-saving parameter based on the first unavailable period provided by the terminal and the determined second unavailable period, and when it is determined that the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period, determine the indication information for indicating the second power-saving parameter corresponding to the second unavailable period, so as to send the indication information indicating the second power-saving parameter corresponding to the second unavailable period to the terminal.

[0070] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, determining the indication information includes: receiving a first unavailable period sent by the terminal; determining a second unavailable period; determining that the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period; and determining that the indication information is used to indicate a failure in generating power-saving parameters.

[0071] In the above embodiment, the network element can determine the indication information for indicating the failure of power-saving parameter generation based on the first unavailable period provided by the terminal and the determined second unavailable period, and when it is determined that the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period, so as to send the indication information indicating the failure of power-saving parameter generation to the terminal.

[0072] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving a request message sent by a terminal, where the request message is used to request acquisition of power saving parameters.

[0073] In the above embodiment, the network element may receive a request message from the terminal, determine that the terminal requests to obtain power saving parameters, and determine to configure the power saving parameters for the terminal based on the request of the terminal.

[0074] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the request message includes the first unavailable period.

[0075] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a power-saving processing method, including: a network element determines indication information, the indication information being used to indicate: power-saving parameters or failure to generate power-saving parameters; the network element sends indication information to a terminal; the terminal determines whether to use the power-saving function during a target unavailable period based on the indication information received from the network element.

[0076] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal, which includes at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the terminal is used to execute the optional implementation method of the first aspect.

[0077] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network element, wherein the access network device includes at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the network element is used to execute the optional implementation method of the second aspect.

[0078] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal, which includes: one or more processors; wherein the terminal is used to execute the optional implementation method of the first aspect.

[0079] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network element, and the above-mentioned access network device includes: one or more processors; wherein the above-mentioned network element is used to execute the optional implementation method of the second aspect.

[0080] In the eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, which includes: a terminal and a network element; wherein the terminal is configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect, and the network element is configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation manner of the second aspect.

[0081] In a 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 optional implementation of the first and second aspects.

[0082] 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 optional implementation of the first and second aspects.

[0083] 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 method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects.

[0084] In a twelfth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip or a chip system, wherein the chip or chip system includes a processing circuit configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects above.

[0085] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, network elements, communication systems, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips, or chip systems are all used to perform the methods proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0086] The present disclosure provides a power saving processing method, a terminal, and a network element. In some embodiments, the power saving processing method, information processing method, communication method, and other terms can be used interchangeably.

[0087] 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.

[0088] 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.

[0089] 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.

[0090] 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.

[0091] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0092] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0093] 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.

[0094] 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.

[0095] 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.

[0096] 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.

[0097] 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.

[0098] 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.

[0099] In some embodiments, devices and equipment can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. In some cases, they can also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject", etc.

[0100] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.

[0101] In some embodiments, "access network device (AN device)" may also be referred to as "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station", "fixed station", and in some embodiments may also be understood as "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission and / or reception point (TRP)" "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)", etc.

[0102] In some embodiments, "terminal" or "terminal device" may be referred to as "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.

[0103] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0104] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0105] 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.

[0106] FIG1 is an architecture diagram of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0107] As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 , an access network device 102 , and a core network device 103 .

[0108] In some embodiments, the terminal 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.

[0109] In some embodiments, the access network device 102 is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), 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.

[0110] In some embodiments, the access network device 102 may also be a satellite.

[0111] In some embodiments, the core network device 103 may be a device including multiple network elements, or may be multiple devices or device groups, each including multiple network functions. A network element may also be referred to as a network function, which may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0112] In some embodiments, the network element is, for example, an access and mobility management function (AMF).

[0113] In some embodiments, the network element is used for access control and mobility management of the terminal accessing the operator network, including, for example, mobility status management, allocation of user temporary identity, authentication and authorization of users, etc., and its name is not limited thereto.

[0114] 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.

[0115] 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 illustrative only. 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 relationships between the entities are illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0116] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th 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), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these methods. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0117] The 5G core network supports terminals accessing the network via satellite. If satellite access is used to provide network services to terminals, satellite access may be affected by factors such as satellite beam coverage and the insufficient number of satellites in the Starlink network. Consequently, the signal coverage provided to the ground may be discontinuous. This means that when a terminal accesses the network via satellite in a certain area, there may be periods of time when there is no satellite signal coverage. For example, after a terminal receives 20 minutes of satellite access signal coverage, it may take 10 hours for the next 20 minutes of signal coverage to be available.

[0118] To save power, the terminal may decide to enter power-saving mode during the period when the current satellite access coverage is lost, or the terminal may select another available satellite access. Therefore, when the terminal uses satellite access with discontinuous coverage, the network needs to obtain the satellite coverage information in the area where the terminal is located. Based on this satellite coverage information, the network can determine the terminal's behavior during the period when the current satellite network signal is lost. For example, the network can determine power-saving parameters to cause the terminal to enter power-saving mode during the period when the current satellite network signal is lost, or instruct the terminal to use another available satellite access network when the current satellite network signal is lost.

[0119] In some embodiments, if a terminal using satellite access with non-continuous coverage is about to lose coverage for a period of time, the terminal may trigger a mobile registration update procedure to notify the AMF of the upcoming unavailability information:

[0120] 1) before the loss of coverage that results in the terminal being unavailable begins, the terminal includes an indication of the satellite non-contiguous coverage, the start of the network unavailable period (if known to the terminal), and the duration of the network unavailable period (if known to the terminal) and triggers such mobile registration update;

[0121] 2) The AMF may determine (if the terminal does not provide the network unavailability period duration (UPD)) or update the network unavailability period duration and return it to the terminal.

[0122] If the AMF knows the NA duration (e.g., based on the NA type and other information available to the AMF), and the UE does not include the NA duration, or the NA duration included by the UE is different from the NA duration known to the AMF, the AMF may use the NA duration known to the AMF or the NA duration from the UE as the NA duration. The AMF shall include the NA duration in the Registration Accept. How the UE handles the NA duration provided by the AMF depends on the UE implementation, e.g., to help determine when to return to coverage after a discontinuous coverage period, whether to listen to paging in extended discontinuous reception (eDRX), not to initiate any non-access stratum (NAS) signaling (including service requests for mobile-originating (MO) data only) during the discontinuous coverage period in the case of any uplink signaling / data request, or the UE may deactivate its access stratum functions for NR satellite access to optimize power consumption until coverage is returned, etc.

[0123] In addition, in order to avoid the network from attempting to page the terminal and keep the terminal in energy-saving mode during periods outside the satellite network coverage, the terminal can request the power saving function. The AMF may consider the network unavailable period duration and the network unavailable period start (if available) to determine the parameters related to power saving (such as eDRX in CM-IDLE configuration, mobile initiated connection only (MICO) configuration, etc.) and provide them to the terminal.

[0124] When a terminal accesses a network via satellite in a certain area, there may be a specific period of time when there is no satellite signal coverage. The terminal can enter power saving mode during this specific period of time.

[0125] Based on this, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a power-saving processing method, in which a terminal receives indication information sent by a network element, the indication information being used to indicate: power-saving parameters or failure to generate power-saving parameters; and based on the indication information, determines whether to use the power-saving function during a target unavailable period. Thus, the terminal can determine whether to use the power-saving function during the communication unavailable period based on the indication information related to the power-saving parameters from the network element, thereby saving communication resources and reducing terminal power consumption during the communication unavailable period.

[0126] FIG2A is an interactive diagram illustrating a power saving processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a power saving processing method, the method comprising:

[0127] S201A: The terminal sends a request message to the network element, where the request message is used to request to obtain power saving parameters.

[0128] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal may send a request message to the network element, and the request message may include a request to obtain power saving parameters.

[0129] In some embodiments, the request message may be a registration request message in a mobile registration update procedure.

[0130] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine a network unavailable period, and before entering the network unavailable period, send a request message to the network element to request to obtain the power saving parameter.

[0131] In some embodiments, the request message includes a first unavailability period.

[0132] The first unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the terminal according to the first satellite coverage availability information.

[0133] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine the first satellite coverage availability information by itself, or the terminal may also obtain the first satellite coverage availability information from a third-party application server.

[0134] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the request message sent by the terminal to the network element may include the first unavailable period. Therefore, there is no need to use other signaling or messages to send the first unavailable period to the network element, which can reduce signaling overhead.

[0135] S202A: The network element determines indication information, where the indication information is used to indicate: power-saving parameters or power-saving parameter generation failure.

[0136] In some embodiments, the network element may be an AMF or other core network functions.

[0137] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element may determine the indication information, determine the power saving parameter, or fail to generate the power saving parameter.

[0138] In some embodiments, the power-saving parameter is a first power-saving parameter generated based on a first unavailable period or a second power-saving parameter generated based on a second unavailable period, wherein the first unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the terminal according to the first satellite coverage availability information, and the second unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the network element according to the second satellite coverage availability information.

[0139] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the power saving parameter includes a first power saving parameter generated based on the first unavailable period.

[0140] The first unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the terminal according to the first satellite coverage availability information.

[0141] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine the first satellite coverage availability information by itself, or the terminal may also obtain the first satellite coverage availability information from a third-party application server.

[0142] In some embodiments, upon determining the first unavailable period, the terminal may send the first unavailable period to the network element.

[0143] In some embodiments, when determining the first unavailable period, the terminal may send the first unavailable period to the network element through other nodes, such as access network equipment.

[0144] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element may determine that the power saving parameter in the indication information is the first power saving parameter, wherein the network element may receive the first unavailable period sent by the terminal, thereby generating the first power saving parameter based on the first unavailable period.

[0145] In some embodiments, when the request message sent by the terminal to the network element includes the first unavailable period, the network element may determine the first unavailable period according to the request message.

[0146] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the power saving parameter includes a second power saving parameter generated based on the second unavailable period.

[0147] The second unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the network element according to the second satellite coverage availability information.

[0148] In some embodiments, the network element may determine the second satellite coverage availability information by itself, or the network element may obtain the second satellite coverage availability information from other network elements, such as OAM.

[0149] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element may determine the indication information, and may determine the power saving parameter as the second power saving parameter, wherein the network element may determine the second unavailable period, thereby generating the second power saving parameter based on the second unavailable period.

[0150] In some implementations, the indication information further includes a first unavailable period or a second unavailable period.

[0151] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the indication information sent by the network element to the terminal may be used to indicate the power saving parameter, wherein the indication information may further include the first unavailable period, thereby indicating that the power saving parameter is the first power saving parameter generated based on the first unavailable period.

[0152] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the indication information sent by the network element to the terminal may be used to indicate the power saving parameter, wherein the indication information may further include the second unavailable period, thereby indicating that the power saving parameter is a second power saving parameter generated based on the second unavailable period.

[0153] In some embodiments, the network element determines the indication information, including: receiving a first unavailable period sent by the terminal; generating a first power saving parameter according to the first unavailable period; and determining the indication information to indicate the first power saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable period.

[0154] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element determines indication information, may receive a first unavailable period sent by the terminal, generate a first power saving parameter according to the first unavailable period, and determine indication information indicating the first power saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable period.

[0155] In some embodiments, the network element determines the indication information, including: receiving a first unavailable period sent by the terminal; determining a second unavailable period; determining that the first unavailable period is the same as the second unavailable period; generating a first power-saving parameter based on the first unavailable period; and determining that the indication information is used to indicate the first power-saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable period.

[0156] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network element determines indication information, can receive a first unavailable period sent by a terminal, determine a second unavailable period, determine that the first unavailable period is the same as the second unavailable period, generate a first power-saving parameter based on the first unavailable period, and determine indication information for indicating the first power-saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable period.

[0157] In some embodiments, the network element determines the indication information, including: determining a second unavailable period; generating a second power saving parameter according to the second unavailable period; and determining the indication information to indicate the second unavailable period and the second power saving parameter.

[0158] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element determines indication information, may determine a second unavailable period, generate a second power saving parameter according to the second unavailable period, and determine indication information for indicating the second unavailable period and the second power saving parameter.

[0159] In some embodiments, the network element determines the indication information, including: receiving a first unavailable period sent by the terminal; determining a second unavailable period; determining that the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period; generating a second power saving parameter based on the second unavailable period; and determining that the indication information is used to indicate the second unavailable period and the second power saving parameter.

[0160] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network element determines indication information, can receive a first unavailable period sent by a terminal, determine a second unavailable period, determine that the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period, generate a second power-saving parameter based on the second unavailable period, and determine indication information for indicating the second unavailable period and the second power-saving parameter.

[0161] In some embodiments, the network element determines the indication information, including: receiving a first unavailable period sent by the terminal; determining a second unavailable period; determining that the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period; and determining that the indication information is used to indicate a failure in generating power saving parameters.

[0162] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element determines the indication information, can receive the first unavailable period sent by the terminal, determine the second unavailable period, determine that the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period, and determine the indication information for indicating the failure of power saving parameter generation.

[0163] S203A, the network element sends instruction information to the terminal.

[0164] In some embodiments, the network element may send the indication information to the terminal after determining the indication information.

[0165] In some embodiments, the indication information may be a registration acceptance message in a mobile registration update procedure.

[0166] In some embodiments, the name of the indication information is not limited, and it can be, for example, "registration acceptance message", "response message", etc.

[0167] In some embodiments, the network element may send indication information to the terminal through other nodes, such as access network equipment.

[0168] In some embodiments, the indication information may be used to indicate a power saving parameter.

[0169] In some embodiments, the indication information may be used to indicate that the power saving parameter generation fails.

[0170] S204A: The terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period according to the instruction information.

[0171] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal receives the instruction information sent by the network element and can determine whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period.

[0172] In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information, including: determining that the indication information indicates a first power saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable period; determining that the target unavailable period is the first unavailable period; and determining to use the first power saving function indicated by the first power saving parameter during the first unavailable period.

[0173] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the indication information is used to indicate the first power saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable period, the terminal can determine that the target unavailable period is the first unavailable period, and then determine to use the first power saving function indicated by the first power saving parameter in the first unavailable period.

[0174] In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information, including: determining that the indication information indicates a second unavailable period and a second power saving parameter; determining that the target unavailable period is the second unavailable period; and determining to use the second power saving function indicated by the second power saving parameter during the second unavailable period.

[0175] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the indication information indicates the second unavailable period and the second power saving parameter, the terminal may determine that the target unavailable period is the second unavailable period, and further determine to use the second power saving function indicated by the second power saving parameter in the second unavailable period.

[0176] In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information, including: determining that the indication information indicates a second unavailable period and a second power saving parameter; determining that the second unavailable period is different from the first unavailable period; determining that the target unavailable period is the second unavailable period; and determining to use the second power saving function indicated by the second power saving parameter in the second unavailable period.

[0177] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the indication information indicates a second unavailable period and a second power-saving parameter, and it is determined that the second unavailable period is different from the first unavailable period, the terminal can determine that the target unavailable period is the second unavailable period, and then determine to use the second power-saving function indicated by the second power-saving parameter in the second unavailable period.

[0178] In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information, including: determining that the indication information indicates a second unavailable period and a second power saving parameter; determining that the second unavailable period is different from the first unavailable period; and determining not to use the second power saving function indicated by the second power saving parameter during the target unavailable period, and the target unavailable period includes: the first unavailable period or other periods.

[0179] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the indication information indicates a second unavailable period and a second power-saving parameter, and it is determined that the second unavailable period is different from the first unavailable period, the terminal can determine not to use the second power-saving function indicated by the second power-saving parameter during the target unavailable period, and the target unavailable period includes: the first unavailable period or other period.

[0180] In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information, including: determining that the indication information indicates that the power saving parameter generation failed; determining not to use the power saving function indicated by the network element during the target unavailable period; the target unavailable period includes: the first unavailable period, the second unavailable period or other period.

[0181] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the indication information indicates that the power-saving parameter generation fails, the terminal can determine not to use the power-saving function indicated by the network element during the target unavailable period, where the target unavailable period includes: the first unavailable period, the second unavailable period or other periods.

[0182] In some embodiments, the power saving function may include at least one of: low processor frequency, shutting down one or more functional components, shutting down a radio interface, reducing sending or receiving signaling, reducing transmission rate, or adjusting a communication mechanism.

[0183] In the disclosed embodiment, the power saving function includes a low processor frequency.

[0184] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the power saving function includes shutting down one or more functional components.

[0185] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the power saving function includes shutting down the radio interface.

[0186] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the power saving function includes reducing the sending or receiving of signaling.

[0187] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the power saving function includes reducing the transmission rate.

[0188] In the disclosed embodiment, the power saving function includes adjusting the communication mechanism.

[0189] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of S201A to S204A. For example, S201A may be implemented as an independent embodiment, S202A may be implemented as an independent embodiment, S203A may be implemented as an independent embodiment, S204A may be implemented as an independent embodiment, S203A+S204A may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and S201A to S204A may be implemented as independent embodiments, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0190] In some embodiments, S201A and S202A are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0191] In some embodiments, S201A and S202A may be executed simultaneously, or in any order, for example, S201A may be executed first and S202A may be executed later, or S202A may be executed first and S201A may be executed later.

[0192] In some embodiments, S204A is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0193] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2A .

[0194] Based on the description of the above embodiments, it can be concluded that the embodiments of the present disclosure may include but are not limited to the following implementation scenarios:

[0195] Implementation scenario 1: The terminal sends a request message to the network element via a satellite, and the request message includes a request for a power-saving parameter. The request message may also include a first unavailable period. The network element receives the request message from the terminal via a satellite, and the network element determines a second unavailable period. The network element determines that the first unavailable period is the same as the second unavailable period, then the network element generates a first power-saving parameter based on the first unavailable period, and sends a response message to the request message, i.e., the above-mentioned indication information, including the first power-saving parameter. Optionally, the response message may include a second unavailable period (i.e., the first unavailable period). The terminal receives the indication message, obtains the first power-saving parameter, and determines to use the first power-saving function indicated by the first power-saving parameter during the first unavailable period.

[0196] Implementation scenario 2: The terminal sends a request message to the network element via satellite, the request message including a request for power-saving parameters. The terminal has not determined the first unavailable period, and the request message does not include the first unavailable period. The network element receives the request message from the terminal via satellite and determines a second unavailable period. The network element then generates a second power-saving parameter based on the second unavailable period and sends a response message to the request message, i.e., the aforementioned indication information, including the second unavailable period and the second power-saving parameter. The terminal receives the indication message, determines that the indication information indicates the second power-saving parameter corresponding to the second unavailable period, and determines to use the second power-saving function indicated by the second power-saving parameter during the second unavailable period.

[0197] Implementation scenario three: The terminal sends a request message to the network element via a satellite, where the request message includes a request for a power-saving parameter and may also include a first unavailable period. The network element receives the request message from the terminal via a satellite. If the network element has not determined a second unavailable period, the network element generates a first power-saving parameter based on the first unavailable period and sends a response message to the request message, i.e., the aforementioned indication information, which includes the first power-saving parameter. Optionally, the response message may include the first unavailable period. The terminal receives the indication message, obtains the first power-saving parameter, and determines to use the first power-saving function indicated by the first power-saving parameter during the first unavailable period.

[0198] Implementation scenario four: The terminal sends a request message to the network element via satellite, the request message including a requested power-saving parameter. The request message may also include a first unavailable period. The network element receives the request message from the terminal via satellite, determines a second unavailable period, and then determines that the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period. The network element generates a second power-saving parameter based on the second unavailable period and sends a response message to the request message, i.e., the aforementioned indication information, including the second unavailable period and the second power-saving parameter. The terminal receives the indication message and determines that the indication information indicates the second unavailable period and the corresponding second power-saving parameter. The terminal then determines that the second unavailable period indicated in the indication information is different from the first unavailable period determined by the terminal. The terminal may decide to adopt the power-saving policy indicated in the indication information, i.e., determine to use the second power-saving function indicated by the second power-saving parameter during the second unavailable period. Alternatively, the terminal may decide not to adopt the power-saving policy indicated in the indication information, for example, to adopt a preset or default power-saving policy during the first unavailable period determined by the terminal, or to maintain the current state.

[0199] Implementation scenario five: The terminal sends a request message to the network element via satellite. The request message includes a request for power-saving parameters and may also include a first unavailable period. The network element receives the request message from the terminal via satellite, determines a second unavailable period, and then determines that the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period. The network element generates an indication of a failure to generate the power-saving parameters and sends a response message to the terminal, i.e., the aforementioned indication information, including an indication of a failure to generate the power-saving parameters. Optionally, the indication information may include the second unavailable period. The terminal receives the indication message, obtains the indication of a failure to generate the power-saving parameters, and determines not to adopt the power-saving policy indicated by the network element. However, the terminal may choose to adopt a pre-set or default power-saving policy, or maintain the current state. The terminal may select either the first unavailable period or the second unavailable period as a target unavailable period. The target unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability with no network coverage confirmed by the terminal, and the power-saving policy is typically implemented during the target unavailable period.

[0200] Implementation scenario six: The terminal sends a request message to the network element via the satellite, the request message including a request for power-saving parameters. The terminal has not determined the first unavailable period, and the request message does not include the first unavailable period. The network element receives the request message from the terminal via the satellite, and the network element has not determined the second unavailable period. The network element generates an indication of a failure to generate the power-saving parameters, and sends a response message to the request message, i.e., the above-mentioned indication information, including an indication of a failure to generate the power-saving parameters, to the terminal. The terminal receives the indication message, obtains the indication of a failure to generate the power-saving parameters, and determines not to use the power-saving strategy indicated by the network element side. However, the terminal can choose to adopt a pre-set or default power-saving strategy, or maintain the current state, etc.

[0201] Optionally, the indication information may be expressed in the form of an explicit indication or an implicit indication. For example, the explicit indication may be to add a label to the indication information, and the label is used to indicate that there is a corresponding relationship between the unavailable period and the power-saving parameter carried in the indication information. For example, for indication information carrying a first unavailable period and a first power-saving parameter, the label in the indication information may indicate that the first power-saving parameter corresponds to the first unavailable period. Similarly, for example, for indication information carrying a second unavailable period and a second power-saving parameter, the label in the indication information may indicate that the second power-saving parameter corresponds to the second unavailable period. The terminal can directly determine, based on the label, that the power-saving parameter in the indication information corresponds to the unavailable period, for example, the first power-saving parameter corresponds to the first unavailable period, or the second power-saving parameter corresponds to the second unavailable period. Implicit indication means that no label is added, and the terminal determines it by agreement, default, query, etc. based on the indication information.

[0202] FIG2B is an interactive diagram illustrating a power saving processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a power saving processing method, the method comprising:

[0203] S201B: In response to obtaining the first unavailable period and / or the second unavailable period, the network element determines a power saving parameter.

[0204] In some embodiments, the network element may be an AMF or other core network functions.

[0205] In some embodiments, the first unavailability period duration is a duration of network unavailability determined by the terminal.

[0206] It can be understood that the terminal can determine the first unavailable period based on the availability information of the satellite network coverage.

[0207] In some embodiments, the second unavailability period is a duration of network unavailability determined by the network element.

[0208] It is understandable that the network element may determine the second unavailable period based on the location information of the terminal and the coverage information of the network.

[0209] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element may determine the power saving parameter when obtaining the first unavailable period.

[0210] In some embodiments, in response to obtaining only the first unavailable period, the network element determines a power saving parameter.

[0211] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element may determine the power saving parameter when only the first unavailable period is obtained.

[0212] In some embodiments, in response to obtaining only the first unavailable period, the network element determines a power saving parameter based on the first unavailable period.

[0213] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the network element only obtains the first unavailable period, it can determine the power saving parameter based on the first unavailable period.

[0214] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element may determine the power saving parameter when obtaining the second unavailable period.

[0215] In some embodiments, in response to obtaining only the second unavailable period, the network element determines a power saving parameter.

[0216] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element may determine the power saving parameter when only obtaining the second unavailable period.

[0217] In some embodiments, in response to obtaining only the second unavailable period, the network element determines a power saving parameter based on the second unavailable period.

[0218] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the network element only obtains the second unavailable period, it can determine the power saving parameter based on the second unavailable period.

[0219] In some embodiments, in response to obtaining the first unavailable period and the second unavailable period, the network element determines a power saving parameter.

[0220] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element may determine the power saving parameter when obtaining the first unavailable period and the second unavailable period.

[0221] In some embodiments, in response to obtaining the first unavailable period and the second unavailable period, the network element determines the power saving parameter, including:

[0222] In response to obtaining a first unavailable period and a second unavailable period, wherein the first unavailable period is the same as the second unavailable period, the network element determines a power saving parameter based on the first unavailable period; or

[0223] In response to obtaining a first unavailable period and a second unavailable period, wherein the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period, the network element determines a power saving parameter based on the second unavailable period; or

[0224] In response to obtaining the first unavailable period and the second unavailable period, and the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period, the network element determines that the power saving parameter generation fails.

[0225] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the network element obtains the first unavailable period and the second unavailable period, and the first unavailable period is the same as the second unavailable period, the network element may determine the power saving parameter based on the first unavailable period.

[0226] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the network element obtains the first unavailable period and the second unavailable period, and the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period, the network element may determine the power saving parameter based on the second unavailable period.

[0227] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the network element obtains the first unavailable period and the second unavailable period, and the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period, it can determine that the power saving parameter generation fails.

[0228] In some embodiments, the first unavailable period may also be referred to as a first unavailable duration, etc.

[0229] In some embodiments, the second unavailable period may also be referred to as a second unavailable duration, etc.

[0230] In some embodiments, the network element obtains the first unavailable period, including: receiving a first message sent by the terminal, wherein the first message includes the first unavailable period; and obtaining the first unavailable period according to the first message.

[0231] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element obtains the first unavailable period by receiving a first message sent by the terminal, wherein the first message includes the first unavailable period; and then obtains the first unavailable period according to the first message.

[0232] In some embodiments, the terminal obtains first satellite coverage availability information; and determines a first unavailable period according to the first satellite coverage availability information.

[0233] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal obtains the first satellite coverage availability information, which may be obtained from a third-party server, and further determines the first unavailable period based on the first satellite coverage availability information.

[0234] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal determines the first unavailable period, the terminal may send a first message to the network element, where the first message includes the first unavailable period.

[0235] In some embodiments, the first message is further used to request to use a power saving function.

[0236] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, a network element receives a first message sent by a terminal, where the first message is used to request the use of a power saving function.

[0237] In some embodiments, the first message may be a registration request message in a mobile registration update procedure.

[0238] In some embodiments, the network element obtains the second unavailable period, including: obtaining second satellite coverage availability information from a second network element; and obtaining the second unavailable period according to the second satellite coverage availability information.

[0239] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element obtains the second unavailable period and may obtain second satellite coverage availability information from the second network element, and then obtain the second unavailable period according to the second satellite coverage availability information.

[0240] In some embodiments, the second network element may be an operation administration and maintenance (OAM), etc.

[0241] In some embodiments, the network element receives a second message sent by the terminal, wherein the second message is used to request use of a power saving function.

[0242] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element may receive a second message sent by the terminal, where the second message is used to request the use of the power saving function.

[0243] In some embodiments, the second message may be a registration request message in a mobile registration update procedure.

[0244] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when a network element receives a first message sent by a terminal, where the first message is used to request the use of a power saving function, if the network element obtains a first unavailable period and / or a second unavailable period and determines power saving parameters, the network element may send an indication message to the terminal.

[0245] In some embodiments, when the first message is a registration request message in a mobile registration update procedure, the indication information may be a registration accept message in the mobile registration update procedure.

[0246] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the network element receives a second message sent by the terminal, where the second message is used to request the use of the power saving function, if the network element obtains the first unavailable period and / or the second unavailable period and determines the power saving parameters, the network element can send an indication message to the terminal.

[0247] In some embodiments, when the second message is a registration request message in a mobile registration update procedure, the indication information may be a registration accept message in the mobile registration update procedure.

[0248] S202B: The network element sends instruction information to the terminal.

[0249] The instruction information is used to indicate:

[0250] Power saving parameters; or

[0251] A power saving parameter generated based on a first unavailable period, where the first unavailable period is a duration of network unavailability determined by the terminal; or

[0252] A power saving parameter generated based on a second unavailable period, the second unavailable period being a duration of network unavailability determined by the network element; or

[0253] Failed to generate power saving parameters.

[0254] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element sends indication information to the terminal, and the indication information can be used to indicate a power saving parameter.

[0255] It can be understood that the network element determines the power-saving parameters, which may be the power-saving parameters determined based on the first unavailable period, or the power-saving parameters determined based on the second unavailable period. When the power-saving parameters are determined, indication information can be sent to the terminal, and the indication information is used to indicate the power-saving parameters.

[0256] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element sends indication information to the terminal, where the indication information may be used to indicate a power saving parameter generated based on a first unavailable period, where the first unavailable period is a duration of network unavailability determined by the terminal.

[0257] It is understandable that the network element may generate the power-saving parameter based on the first unavailable period when only the first unavailable period is obtained, or the network element may generate the power-saving parameter based on the first unavailable period when the first unavailable period and the second unavailable period are obtained, and the first unavailable period is the same as the second unavailable period. When the network element determines the power-saving parameter generated based on the first unavailable period, it may send indication information to the terminal, and the indication information may be used to indicate the power-saving parameter generated based on the first unavailable period.

[0258] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element sends indication information to the terminal, where the indication information may be used to indicate a power saving parameter generated based on the second unavailable period, where the second unavailable period is a duration of network unavailability determined by the network element.

[0259] It is understandable that the network element may generate the power-saving parameter based on the second unavailable period when only the second unavailable period is obtained, or the network element may generate the power-saving parameter based on the second unavailable period when the first unavailable period and the second unavailable period are obtained, and the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period. When the network element determines the power-saving parameter generated based on the second unavailable period, it may send indication information to the terminal, and the indication information may be used to indicate the power-saving parameter generated based on the second unavailable period.

[0260] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element sends indication information to the terminal, and the indication information may be used to indicate that the power-saving parameter generation fails.

[0261] It is understandable that the network element may determine that the power-saving parameter generation has failed when the first unavailable period and the second unavailable period are obtained, and the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period. When the network element determines that the power-saving parameter generation has failed, it may send indication information to the terminal, and the indication information may be used to indicate that the power-saving parameter generation has failed.

[0262] In some embodiments, the name of the indication information is not limited, and it can be, for example, "registration acceptance message", "response message", etc.

[0263] In some embodiments, the indication information further includes at least one of the following: a first unavailable period; or a second unavailable period.

[0264] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the indication information also includes a first unavailable period.

[0265] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the indication information further includes a second unavailable period.

[0266] In some embodiments, when the indication information is used to indicate the power saving parameter, if the indication information further includes the first unavailable period, the terminal may determine that the power saving parameter is generated based on the first unavailable period after receiving the indication information.

[0267] In some embodiments, when the indication information is used to indicate the power saving parameter, if the indication information further includes the second unavailable period, the terminal may determine that the power saving parameter is generated based on the second unavailable period upon receiving the indication information.

[0268] S203B: The terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period according to the instruction information.

[0269] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal receives the indication information sent by the network element and can determine whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period according to the indication information.

[0270] In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information, including: in response to the indication information being used to indicate the power saving parameters, and the target unavailable period used by the terminal device being the first unavailable period, determining to use the power saving function corresponding to the power saving parameters.

[0271] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information. When the indication information is used to indicate the power saving parameter and the target unavailable period used by the terminal device is the first unavailable period, it can determine to use the power saving function corresponding to the power saving parameter.

[0272] In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information, including: in response to the indication information indicating that the power saving parameter generation failed, determining not to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period, wherein the target unavailable period is the first unavailable period or the second unavailable period.

[0273] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information. When the indication information is used to indicate that the power saving parameter generation fails, it can be determined not to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period, wherein the target unavailable period is the first unavailable period or the second unavailable period.

[0274] In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information, including: in response to the indication information being used to indicate the power saving parameters generated based on the first unavailable period, and the target unavailable period used by the terminal device is the first unavailable period, determining to use the power saving function corresponding to the power saving parameters.

[0275] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information. When the indication information is used to indicate the power saving parameters generated based on the first unavailable period, and the target unavailable period used by the terminal device is the first unavailable period, it can be determined to use the power saving function corresponding to the power saving parameters.

[0276] In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information, including: in response to the indication information being used to indicate the power saving parameters generated based on the second unavailable period, and the target unavailable period used by the terminal device is the second unavailable period, determining to use the power saving function corresponding to the power saving parameters; or in response to the indication information being used to indicate the power saving parameters generated based on the second unavailable period, and the target unavailable period used by the terminal device is the first unavailable period, determining not to use the power saving function corresponding to the power saving parameters.

[0277] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information. When the indication information is used to indicate the power saving parameters generated based on the second unavailable period, and the target unavailable period used by the terminal device is the second unavailable period, it can be determined to use the power saving function corresponding to the power saving parameters.

[0278] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information. When the indication information is used to indicate the power saving parameters generated based on the second unavailable period and the target unavailable period used by the terminal device is the first unavailable period, it can be determined not to use the power saving function corresponding to the power saving parameters.

[0279] In some embodiments, the power saving function includes at least one of the following:

[0280] Extended discontinuous reception;

[0281] Mode configuration where only mobile terminals initiate connections;

[0282] Power saving mode.

[0283] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the power saving function may include extended discontinuous reception (eDRX).

[0284] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the power saving function may include a mode configuration in which only the mobile terminal initiates a connection (MICO mode configuration).

[0285] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the power saving function may include a power saving mode (PSM).

[0286] 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.

[0287] In some embodiments, the names of the power saving function, power saving parameters, and power saving processing can also be other names, for example, they can also be called energy saving function, energy saving parameters, energy saving processing, etc. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not impose specific restrictions on this.

[0288] 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.

[0289] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0290] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of S201B to S203B. For example, S201B may be implemented as an independent embodiment, S202B may be implemented as an independent embodiment, S203B may be implemented as an independent embodiment, S202B+S203B may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and S201B to S203B may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0291] In some embodiments, S201B is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0292] In some embodiments, S203B is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0293] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2B .

[0294] FIG3A is a flow chart of a power saving method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a power saving method, which is executed by a terminal and includes:

[0295] S301A, obtaining indication information, where the indication information is used to indicate: power-saving parameters or power-saving parameter generation failure.

[0296] In some embodiments, the terminal obtains the indication information and may receive the indication information sent by the network element.

[0297] In some embodiments, the indication information may be a registration acceptance message in a mobile registration update procedure.

[0298] In some embodiments, the name of the indication information is not limited, and it can be, for example, "registration acceptance message", "response message", etc.

[0299] In some embodiments, the terminal may receive the indication information sent by the network element through other nodes, such as access network equipment.

[0300] In some embodiments, the indication information may be used to indicate a power saving parameter.

[0301] In some embodiments, the indication information may be used to indicate that the power saving parameter generation fails.

[0302] In some embodiments, the power-saving parameter is a first power-saving parameter generated based on a first unavailable period or a second power-saving parameter generated based on a second unavailable period, wherein the first unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the terminal according to the first satellite coverage availability information, and the second unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the network element according to the second satellite coverage availability information.

[0303] In some implementations, the indication information further includes a first unavailable period or a second unavailable period.

[0304] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal receives indication information sent by the network element, which can be used to indicate the power saving parameter, wherein the indication information can also include the first unavailable period, thereby indicating that the power saving parameter is the first power saving parameter generated based on the first unavailable period.

[0305] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal receives indication information sent by the network element, which can be used to indicate the power saving parameter, wherein the indication information can also include the second unavailable period, thereby indicating that the power saving parameter is a second power saving parameter generated based on the second unavailable period.

[0306] S302A: Determine whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period according to the instruction information.

[0307] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal receives the instruction information sent by the network element and can determine whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period.

[0308] In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information, including: determining that the indication information indicates a first power saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable period; determining that the target unavailable period is the first unavailable period; and determining to use the first power saving function indicated by the first power saving parameter during the first unavailable period.

[0309] In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information, including: determining that the indication information indicates a second unavailable period and a second power saving parameter; determining that the target unavailable period is the second unavailable period; and determining to use the second power saving function indicated by the second power saving parameter during the second unavailable period.

[0310] In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information, including: determining that the indication information indicates a second unavailable period and a second power saving parameter; determining that the second unavailable period is different from the first unavailable period; determining that the target unavailable period is the second unavailable period; and determining to use the second power saving function indicated by the second power saving parameter in the second unavailable period.

[0311] In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information, including: determining that the indication information indicates a second unavailable period and a second power saving parameter; determining that the second unavailable period is different from the first unavailable period; and determining not to use the second power saving function indicated by the second power saving parameter during the target unavailable period, and the target unavailable period includes: the first unavailable period or other periods.

[0312] In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information, including: determining that the indication information indicates that the power saving parameter generation failed; determining not to use the power saving function indicated by the network element during the target unavailable period; the target unavailable period includes: the first unavailable period, the second unavailable period or other period.

[0313] In some embodiments, the power saving function includes: lowering processor frequency, shutting down one or more functional components, shutting down a radio interface, reducing the sending or receiving of signaling, reducing the transmission rate, or adjusting a communication mechanism.

[0314] It should be noted that the relevant description of S301A to S302A can be found in the relevant description of the above embodiment, and will not be repeated here.

[0315] The communication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of S301A to S302A. For example, S301A may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and S302A may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0316] In some embodiments, S301A is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0317] In some embodiments, S302A is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0318] By implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal obtains indication information indicating power-saving parameters or a failure to generate power-saving parameters. Based on the indication information, the terminal determines whether to use the power-saving function during the target unavailable period. Thus, the terminal can determine whether to use the power-saving function during the communication unavailable period based on the indication information related to the power-saving parameters from the network element, thereby saving communication resources and reducing terminal power consumption during the communication unavailable period.

[0319] FIG3B is a flow chart of a power saving method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a power saving method, which is executed by a terminal and includes:

[0320] S301B: Send a request message to the network element, where the request message is used to request to obtain power saving parameters.

[0321] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal may send a request message to the network element to request to obtain the power saving parameter.

[0322] In some embodiments, the request message may be a registration request message in a mobile registration update procedure.

[0323] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine a network unavailable period, and before entering the network unavailable period, send a request message to the network element to request to obtain the power saving parameter.

[0324] In some embodiments, the request message includes a first unavailability period.

[0325] The first unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the terminal according to the first satellite coverage availability information.

[0326] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine the first satellite coverage availability information by itself, or the terminal may also obtain the first satellite coverage availability information from a third-party application server.

[0327] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the request message sent by the terminal to the network element may include the first unavailable period. Therefore, there is no need to use other signaling or messages to send the first unavailable period to the network element, which can reduce signaling overhead.

[0328] S302B, obtaining indication information, where the indication information is used to indicate: power-saving parameters or power-saving parameter generation failure.

[0329] In some embodiments, the power-saving parameter is a first power-saving parameter generated based on a first unavailable period or a second power-saving parameter generated based on a second unavailable period, wherein the first unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the terminal according to the first satellite coverage availability information, and the second unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the network element according to the second satellite coverage availability information.

[0330] In some implementations, the indication information further includes a first unavailable period or a second unavailable period.

[0331] S302A: Determine whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period according to the instruction information.

[0332] In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information, including: determining that the indication information indicates a first power saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable period; determining that the target unavailable period is the first unavailable period; and determining to use the first power saving function indicated by the first power saving parameter during the first unavailable period.

[0333] In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information, including: determining that the indication information indicates a second unavailable period and a second power saving parameter; determining that the target unavailable period is the second unavailable period; and determining to use the second power saving function indicated by the second power saving parameter during the second unavailable period.

[0334] In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information, including: determining that the indication information indicates a second unavailable period and a second power saving parameter; determining that the second unavailable period is different from the first unavailable period; determining that the target unavailable period is the second unavailable period; and determining to use the second power saving function indicated by the second power saving parameter in the second unavailable period.

[0335] In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information, including: determining that the indication information indicates a second unavailable period and a second power saving parameter; determining that the second unavailable period is different from the first unavailable period; and determining not to use the second power saving function indicated by the second power saving parameter during the target unavailable period, and the target unavailable period includes: the first unavailable period or other periods.

[0336] In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period based on the indication information, including: determining that the indication information indicates that the power saving parameter generation failed; determining not to use the power saving function indicated by the network element during the target unavailable period; the target unavailable period includes: the first unavailable period, the second unavailable period or other period.

[0337] In some embodiments, the power saving function includes: lowering processor frequency, shutting down one or more functional components, shutting down a radio interface, reducing the sending or receiving of signaling, reducing the transmission rate, or adjusting a communication mechanism.

[0338] It should be noted that the relevant descriptions of S301B to S303B can be found in the relevant descriptions of the above embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0339] The communication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of S301A to S302A. For example, S301A may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and S302A may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0340] In some embodiments, S301A is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0341] In some embodiments, S302A is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0342] By implementing the disclosed embodiments, a terminal sends a request message to a network element, requesting the acquisition of power-saving parameters and obtaining indication information, which indicates the power-saving parameters or a failure to generate the power-saving parameters. Based on the indication information, the terminal determines whether to use the power-saving function during the target unavailable period. Thus, the terminal can determine whether to use the power-saving function during the communication unavailable period based on the indication information related to the power-saving parameters from the network element, thereby saving communication resources and reducing terminal power consumption during the communication unavailable period.

[0343] FIG4A is a flow chart of a power saving method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a power saving method, which is executed by a network element and includes:

[0344] S401A, determining indication information, where the indication information is used to indicate: power-saving parameters or power-saving parameter generation failure.

[0345] In some embodiments, the network element may be an AMF or other core network functions.

[0346] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element may determine the indication information, determine the power saving parameter, or fail to generate the power saving parameter.

[0347] In some embodiments, the power-saving parameter is a first power-saving parameter generated based on a first unavailable period or a second power-saving parameter generated based on a second unavailable period, wherein the first unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the terminal according to the first satellite coverage availability information, and the second unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the network element according to the second satellite coverage availability information.

[0348] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the power saving parameter includes a first power saving parameter generated based on the first unavailable period.

[0349] The first unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the terminal according to the first satellite coverage availability information.

[0350] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine the first satellite coverage availability information by itself, or the terminal may also obtain the first satellite coverage availability information from a third-party application server.

[0351] In some embodiments, upon determining the first unavailable period, the terminal may send the first unavailable period to the network element.

[0352] In some embodiments, when determining the first unavailable period, the terminal may send the first unavailable period to the network element through other nodes, such as access network equipment.

[0353] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element may determine the indication information, which may be determined as a first power saving parameter, wherein the network element may receive a first unavailable period sent by the terminal, thereby generating the first power saving parameter based on the first unavailable period.

[0354] In some embodiments, when the request message sent by the terminal to the network element includes the first unavailable period, the network element may determine the first unavailable period according to the request message.

[0355] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the power saving parameter includes a second power saving parameter generated based on the second unavailable period.

[0356] The second unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the network element according to the second satellite coverage availability information.

[0357] In some embodiments, the network element may determine the second satellite coverage availability information by itself, or the network element may obtain the second satellite coverage availability information from other network elements, such as OAM.

[0358] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element may determine the indication information, and may determine the power saving parameter as the second power saving parameter, wherein the network element may determine the second unavailable period, thereby generating the second power saving parameter based on the second unavailable period.

[0359] In some implementations, the indication information further includes a first unavailable period or a second unavailable period.

[0360] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the indication information sent by the network element to the terminal may be used to indicate the power saving parameter, wherein the indication information may further include the first unavailable period, thereby indicating that the power saving parameter is the first power saving parameter generated based on the first unavailable period.

[0361] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the indication information sent by the network element to the terminal may be used to indicate the power saving parameter, wherein the indication information may further include the second unavailable period, thereby indicating that the power saving parameter is a second power saving parameter generated based on the second unavailable period.

[0362] In some embodiments, the network element determines the indication information, including: receiving a first unavailable period sent by the terminal; generating a first power saving parameter according to the first unavailable period; and determining the indication information to indicate the first power saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable period.

[0363] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element determines indication information, may receive a first unavailable period sent by the terminal, generate a first power saving parameter according to the first unavailable period, and determine indication information indicating the first power saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable period.

[0364] In some embodiments, the network element determines the indication information, including: receiving a first unavailable period sent by the terminal; determining a second unavailable period; determining that the first unavailable period is the same as the second unavailable period; generating a first power-saving parameter based on the first unavailable period; and determining that the indication information is used to indicate the first power-saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable period.

[0365] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network element determines indication information, can receive a first unavailable period sent by a terminal, determine a second unavailable period, determine that the first unavailable period is the same as the second unavailable period, generate a first power-saving parameter based on the first unavailable period, and determine indication information for indicating the first power-saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable period.

[0366] In some embodiments, the network element determines the indication information, including: determining a second unavailable period; generating a second power saving parameter according to the second unavailable period; and determining the indication information to indicate the second unavailable period and the second power saving parameter.

[0367] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element determines indication information, may determine a second unavailable period, generate a second power saving parameter according to the second unavailable period, and determine indication information for indicating the second unavailable period and the second power saving parameter.

[0368] In some embodiments, the network element determines the indication information, including: receiving a first unavailable period sent by the terminal; determining a second unavailable period; determining that the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period; generating a second power saving parameter based on the second unavailable period; and determining that the indication information is used to indicate the second unavailable period and the second power saving parameter.

[0369] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network element determines indication information, may receive a first unavailable period sent by a terminal, determine a second unavailable period, determine that the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period, generate a second power-saving parameter based on the second unavailable period, and determine indication information for indicating the second unavailable period and the second power-saving parameter.

[0370] In some embodiments, the network element determines the indication information, including: receiving a first unavailable period sent by the terminal; determining a second unavailable period; determining that the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period; and determining that the indication information is used to indicate a failure in generating power saving parameters.

[0371] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element determines the indication information, can receive the first unavailable period sent by the terminal, determine the second unavailable period, determine that the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period, and determine the indication information for indicating the failure of power saving parameter generation.

[0372] S402A, sending instruction information.

[0373] In some embodiments, the network element may send the indication information to the terminal after determining the indication information.

[0374] In some embodiments, the indication information may be a registration acceptance message in a mobile registration update procedure.

[0375] In some embodiments, the name of the indication information is not limited, and it can be, for example, "registration acceptance message", "response message", etc.

[0376] In some embodiments, the network element may send indication information to the terminal through other nodes, such as access network equipment.

[0377] In some embodiments, the indication information may be used to indicate a power saving parameter.

[0378] In some embodiments, the indication information may be used to indicate that the power saving parameter generation fails.

[0379] It should be noted that the optional implementation of S401A to S402A can refer to the optional implementation of S202A to S203A in FIG2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG2A , which will not be repeated here.

[0380] In some embodiments, the network element sends indication information to the terminal, but is not limited thereto, and the first information may also be sent to other entities.

[0381] In some embodiments, the above indication information is used by the terminal to determine whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period. Its optional implementation method can refer to the optional implementation method of S204A in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0382] By implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure, a network element determines indication information, the indication information being used to indicate that a power-saving parameter or generation of the power-saving parameter has failed, and sends the indication information to a terminal. Thus, the network element can send indication information to the terminal to indicate that the power-saving parameter or generation of the power-saving parameter has failed, causing the terminal to determine a power-saving strategy based on the indication information, thereby enabling the terminal to conserve communication resources and reduce power consumption during unavailable periods.

[0383] FIG4B is a flow chart of a power saving processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a power saving processing method, which is executed by a network element and includes:

[0384] S401B: Receive a request message sent by the terminal, where the request message is used to request to obtain power saving parameters.

[0385] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element may receive a request message sent by the terminal, requesting to obtain the power saving parameter.

[0386] In some embodiments, the request message may be a registration request message in a mobile registration update procedure.

[0387] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine a network unavailable period, and before entering the network unavailable period, send a request message to the network element to request to obtain the power saving parameter.

[0388] In some embodiments, the request message includes a first unavailability period.

[0389] The first unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the terminal according to the first satellite coverage availability information.

[0390] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine the first satellite coverage availability information by itself, or the terminal may also obtain the first satellite coverage availability information from a third-party application server.

[0391] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the request message sent by the terminal to the network element may include the first unavailable period. Therefore, there is no need to use other signaling or messages to send the first unavailable period to the network element, which can reduce signaling overhead.

[0392] S402B, determining indication information, where the indication information is used to indicate: power-saving parameters or power-saving parameter generation failure.

[0393] In some embodiments, the network element may be an AMF or other core network functions.

[0394] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network element may determine the indication information, determine the power saving parameter, or fail to generate the power saving parameter.

[0395] In some embodiments, the power-saving parameter is a first power-saving parameter generated based on a first unavailable period or a second power-saving parameter generated based on a second unavailable period, wherein the first unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the terminal according to the first satellite coverage availability information, and the second unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the network element according to the second satellite coverage availability information.

[0396] In some implementations, the indication information further includes a first unavailable period or a second unavailable period.

[0397] In some embodiments, the network element determines the indication information, including: receiving a first unavailable period sent by the terminal; generating a first power saving parameter according to the first unavailable period; and determining the indication information to indicate the first power saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable period.

[0398] In some embodiments, the network element determines the indication information, including: receiving a first unavailable period sent by the terminal; determining a second unavailable period; determining that the first unavailable period is the same as the second unavailable period; generating a first power-saving parameter based on the first unavailable period; and determining that the indication information is used to indicate the first power-saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable period.

[0399] In some embodiments, the network element determines the indication information, including: determining a second unavailable period; generating a second power saving parameter according to the second unavailable period; and determining the indication information to indicate the second unavailable period and the second power saving parameter.

[0400] In some embodiments, the network element determines the indication information, including: receiving a first unavailable period sent by the terminal; determining a second unavailable period; determining that the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period; generating a second power saving parameter based on the second unavailable period; and determining that the indication information is used to indicate the second unavailable period and the second power saving parameter.

[0401] In some embodiments, the network element determines the indication information, including: receiving a first unavailable period sent by the terminal; determining a second unavailable period; determining that the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period; and determining that the indication information is used to indicate a failure in generating power saving parameters.

[0402] S403B, sending instruction information to the terminal.

[0403] It should be noted that the optional implementation of S401B to S403B can refer to the optional implementation of S201A to S203A in FIG2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG2A , which will not be repeated here.

[0404] In some embodiments, the network element sends indication information to the terminal, but is not limited thereto, and the first information may also be sent to other entities.

[0405] In some embodiments, the above indication information is used by the terminal to determine whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period. Its optional implementation method can refer to the optional implementation method of S204A in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0406] By implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure, a network element receives a request message sent by a terminal, the request message being used to request the acquisition of power-saving parameters, determines indication information, the indication information being used to indicate that the power-saving parameters or the generation of the power-saving parameters has failed, and sends the indication information to the terminal. Thus, the network element can send the indication information to the terminal to indicate the power-saving parameters or the generation of the power-saving parameters has failed, causing the terminal to determine a power-saving strategy based on the indication information, thereby enabling the terminal to conserve communication resources and reduce power consumption during unavailable periods.

[0407] The terminal may provide the AMF with the duration of the first unavailable period (also referred to as the first unavailable period, the same below). In addition, the AMF may know the duration of the second unavailable period (also referred to as the second unavailable period, the same below) based on other OAM information. If the duration of the terminal's unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period duration known to the AMF, the AMF may return the first unavailable period duration from the terminal or the second unavailable period duration known to the AMF to the terminal. How the terminal handles the unavailable period duration (the first unavailable period duration or the second unavailable period duration) provided by the AMF depends on the implementation of the terminal.

[0408] On the other hand, the AMF may determine the power saving parameters based on the duration of the unavailable period (the duration of the first unavailable period or the duration of the second unavailable period).

[0409] Assume that the first unavailable period duration provided by the terminal is 3 hours, and the second unavailable period duration obtained by the AMF (for example, from OAM) is 2 hours. When the terminal is about to lose coverage and triggers a mobile registration update, it requests the power saving function. The AMF may determine the energy saving parameter based on the second unavailable period duration (2 hours) and return it to the terminal together with the second unavailable period duration.

[0410] The terminal can apply the power saving mechanism based on the information received from the AMF, which will cause the terminal to wake up from power saving during the out-of-coverage period (the actual unavailable period duration is 3 hours). In this case, the power saving mechanism cannot be performed well during the discontinuous coverage period.

[0411] In order to solve the above problems, the present disclosure provides an exemplary embodiment.

[0412] In the exemplary embodiment, the network element is AMF as an example for description.

[0413] If the terminal requests the power saving function and the first unavailable period duration received from the terminal is different from the second unavailable period duration obtained by the AMF from OAM, the AMF may:

[0414] 1) Determine a power saving parameter according to the duration of the second unavailable period provided to the terminal.

[0415] The power saving parameter and the second unavailable period duration are included in the registration accept message.

[0416] When the terminal receives the message, if the second unavailable period duration (also referred to as the second unavailable period) provided by the AMF is different from the first unavailable period duration (also referred to as the first unavailable period) generated by the terminal, the terminal determines whether to apply the power saving function corresponding to the power saving parameter. For example, if the terminal uses the first unavailable period duration, the power saving function is not used.

[0417] or

[0418] 2) Including the power saving parameter and a tag indicating the power saving parameter generated based on a second unavailable period duration in the registration accept message, where the second unavailable period duration may be different from the first unavailable period duration generated by the terminal.

[0419] or

[0420] 3) Including information in the registration acceptance message, indicating that the power saving parameter is not generated or fails to be generated because the duration of the first unavailable period is inconsistent with the duration of the second unavailable period.

[0421] In an exemplary embodiment, as shown in FIG5A :

[0422] 1. For satellite access networks that provide discontinuous network coverage, if both the terminal and the network support discontinuous coverage, the terminal can trigger a mobility registration update procedure when it is about to lose coverage. Before triggering this procedure, the terminal can obtain first satellite coverage availability information (SCAI) from an external server. The first SCAI contains location and time information related to the expected coverage availability of the satellite / satellite constellation.

[0423] 2. The terminal generates a first unavailable period duration (UPD-A) based on the first SCAI. The first unavailable period is the duration during which the terminal fails to obtain network coverage when using satellite access with non-continuous coverage.

[0424] 3. The terminal sends a registration request to the AMF. The registration request may include the first unavailable period. The terminal may also request the power saving function in the registration request message.

[0425] 4.AMF may obtain the second SCAI from OAM.

[0426] 5. If the AMF obtains the second SCAI, it may generate a second unavailable period (UPD-B) according to the second SCAI.

[0427] 6. If the first unavailable period (UPD-A) and the second unavailable period (UPD-B) are different, the AMF may use UPD-A or UPD-B as the unavailable period. If the terminal requests the power saving function, the AMF generates power saving parameters based on the unavailable period (UPD-A or UPD-B).

[0428] 7. The AMF sends a Registration Accept message to the terminal, which contains the unavailable period (UPD-A or UPD-B) and the power saving parameters. Alternatively, the AMF may provide a tag indicating the power saving parameters generated based on the unavailable period (UPD-A or UPD-B), which may be different from the UPD generated by the UE.

[0429] 8. Based on the tag, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function. Alternatively, if no tag is present, the terminal determines whether to use the power saving function based on whether the received unavailable period (UPD-A or UPD-B) is the same as the first unavailable period (UPD-A) generated by the terminal. If they are the same, the terminal may use the corresponding power saving function based on the received power saving parameters. Otherwise, the terminal may determine not to use the power saving function.

[0430] It should be noted that the detailed description of the relevant steps in Figure 5A has been described in detail in some of the above embodiments. Please refer to the relevant description in some of the above embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0431] In another exemplary embodiment, as shown in FIG5B :

[0432] 1. For satellite access that provides non-continuous network coverage, if both the terminal and the network support non-continuous coverage, the terminal triggers the mobile registration update procedure when it is about to lose coverage. Before triggering this procedure, the terminal may obtain first satellite coverage availability information (SCAI) from an external server. The first SCAI contains location and time information related to the expected coverage availability of the satellite / satellite constellation.

[0433] 2. The terminal generates a first unavailable period (UPD-A) based on the first SCAI. The first unavailable period is the duration during which the terminal fails to obtain coverage when using NR satellite access with non-continuous coverage.

[0434] 3. The terminal sends a registration request to the AMF, which may include the first unavailable period. The terminal may also request the power saving function in the request message.

[0435] 4.AMF may obtain the second SCAI from OAM.

[0436] 5.AMF generates a second unavailable period (UPD-B) based on the second SCAI.

[0437] 6. If UPD-A and UPD-B are different, AMF may use UPD-A or UPD-B as the unavailable period. In this case, AMF does not generate power saving parameters for the terminal.

[0438] 7. The AMF sends a Registration Accept message to the terminal, which contains the unavailable period (UPD-A or UPD-B). In addition, it also contains a flag indicating that power saving parameter generation failed. The flag may indicate that power saving parameters were not generated due to inconsistency between the UPD-A generated by the terminal and the UPD-B generated by the AMF.

[0439] 8. Based on the indication and the unavailable period (UPD-A or UPD-B) returned by the AMF, the terminal determines that the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period generated by the AMF, resulting in no power saving parameter being generated.

[0440] It should be noted that the detailed description of the relevant steps in Figure 5B has been described in detail in some of the above embodiments. Please refer to the relevant description in some of the above embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0441] 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 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 element in any of the above methods.

[0442] 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.

[0443] 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.

[0444] FIG6A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6A , the terminal 10 may include at least one of a transceiver module 11 and a processing module 12 .

[0445] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 11 is configured to receive indication information sent by a network element, where the indication information is used to indicate: power-saving parameters or power-saving parameter generation failure.

[0446] The processing module 12 is configured to determine whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period according to the indication information.

[0447] The transceiver module 11 is configured to execute at least one of the communication steps (e.g., S201A to S204A, S201B to S203B, but not limited thereto) such as sending and / or receiving performed by the terminal 10 in any of the above methods, and will not be described in detail here. Optionally, the processing module 12 is configured to execute at least one of the other steps (e.g., S201A to S204A, S201B to S203B, but not limited thereto) performed by the terminal 10 in any of the above methods, and will not be described in detail here.

[0448] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, and the transmitting module and the receiving module may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with the transceiver.

[0449] In some embodiments, the processing module can be a single module or can include multiple submodules. Optionally, the multiple submodules respectively execute all or part of the steps required to be executed by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module can be interchangeable with the processor.

[0450] FIG6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network element proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6B , the network element 20 may include: at least one of a transceiver module 21 and a processing module 22 .

[0451] In some embodiments, the processing module 22 is configured to determine indication information, where the indication information is configured to indicate: power-saving parameters or power-saving parameter generation failure.

[0452] The transceiver module 21 is configured to send instruction information to the terminal.

[0453] The transceiver module 11 is configured to execute at least one of the communication steps (e.g., S201A to S204A, S201B to S203B, but not limited thereto) such as sending and / or receiving performed by the terminal 10 in any of the above methods, and will not be described in detail here. Optionally, the processing module 12 is configured to execute at least one of the other steps (e.g., S201A to S204A, S201B to S203B, but not limited thereto) performed by the network element 20 in any of the above methods, and will not be described in detail here.

[0454] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, and the transmitting module and the receiving module may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with the transceiver.

[0455] In some embodiments, the processing module can be a single module or can include multiple submodules. Optionally, the multiple submodules respectively execute all or part of the steps required to be executed by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module can be interchangeable with the processor.

[0456] Figure 7A 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 element, a terminal (e.g., user equipment), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network element in implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal in implementing 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.

[0457] As shown in Figure 7A, 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, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The communication device 8100 is used to perform any of the above methods.

[0458] 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.

[0459] 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 transceiver 8103 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, S201A to S204A, S201B to S203B, but not limited thereto), and the processor 8101 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, S201A to S204A, S201B to S203B, but not limited thereto).

[0460] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter. The receiver and transmitter 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.

[0461] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 may include one or more interface circuits 8104. Optionally, the interface circuit 8104 is connected to the memory 8102. The interface circuit 8104 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 8102 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to the memory 8102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8104 may read instructions stored in the memory 8102 and send the instructions to the processor 8101.

[0462] The communication device 8100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, 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. 7A. 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 device, an intelligent terminal device, 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.

[0463] 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 8200 proposed in 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 FIG7B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0464] The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201 , and the chip 8200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0465] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202. Optionally, the interface circuit 8202 is connected to the memory 8203. The interface circuit 8202 can be used to receive signals from the memory 8203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 8203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8202 can read instructions stored in the memory 8203 and send the instructions to the processor 8201.

[0466] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 8202 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, S201A to S204A, S201B to S203B, but not limited to these), and the processor 8201 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, S201A to S204A, S201B to S203B, but not limited to these).

[0467] In some embodiments, terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver may be used interchangeably.

[0468] 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.

[0469] 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.

[0470] 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.

[0471] 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.

[0472] 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.

[0473] 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.

[0474] 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 power saving processing method, characterized in that: The method is executed by a terminal, and includes: receiving indication information sent by a network element, where the indication information is used to indicate: a power saving parameter or a power saving parameter generation failure; According to the indication information, it is determined whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The power saving parameter is a first power saving parameter generated based on a first unavailable period or a second power saving parameter generated based on a second unavailable period, wherein the first unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the terminal according to the first satellite coverage availability information, and the second unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the network element according to the second satellite coverage availability information.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The instruction information also includes: The first unavailable period, or the second unavailable period.

4. The method according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that The determining, according to the indication information, whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period includes: Determine that the indication information indicates the first power saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable time period; Determining the target unavailable period as the first unavailable period; Determine to use a first power saving function indicated by the first power saving parameter during the first unavailable period.

5. The method according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The determining, according to the indication information, whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period includes: Determine that the indication information indicates the second unavailable period and the second power saving parameter; Determining the target unavailable period as the second unavailable period; Determine to use a second power saving function indicated by the second power saving parameter during the second unavailable period.

6. The method according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The determining, according to the indication information, whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period includes: Determine that the indication information indicates the second unavailable period and the second power saving parameter; determining that the second unavailable period is different from the first unavailable period; Determining the target unavailable period as the second unavailable period; Determine to use a second power saving function indicated by the second power saving parameter during the second unavailable period.

7. The method according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The determining, according to the indication information, whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period includes: Determine that the indication information indicates the second unavailable period and the second power saving parameter; determining that the second unavailable period is different from the first unavailable period; Determine not to use the second power saving function indicated by the second power saving parameter during the target unavailable period, where the target unavailable period includes: the first unavailable period or other periods.

8. The method according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The determining, according to the indication information, whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period includes: Determining that the indication information indicates that generation of the power saving parameter fails; Determining not to use the power saving function indicated by the network element during the target unavailable period; The target unavailable period includes: a first unavailable period, a second unavailable period or other periods.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that The method further comprises: A request message is sent to the network element, where the request message is used to request to obtain the power saving parameter.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The request message includes the first unavailable period.

11. Any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that The power saving function includes at least one of the following: Reduce processor frequency, shut down one or more functional components, shut down radio interfaces, reduce the sending or receiving of signaling, reduce Transmission rate, or adjust the communication mechanism.

12. A power saving processing method, characterized in that: The method is performed by a network element, and the method includes: Determine indication information, where the indication information is used to indicate: power saving parameters or power saving parameter generation failure; The indication information is sent to the terminal.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that The power saving parameter is a first power saving parameter generated based on a first unavailable period or a second power saving parameter generated based on a second unavailable period, wherein the first unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the terminal according to the first satellite coverage availability information, and the second unavailable period is the duration of network unavailability determined by the network element according to the second satellite coverage availability information.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The instruction information also includes at least one of the following: The first unavailable period, or the second unavailable period.

15. The method according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that The determination instruction information includes: receiving the first unavailable time period sent by the terminal; generating the first power saving parameter according to the first unavailable period; Determine that the indication information is used to indicate the first power saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable time period.

16. The method according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that The determination instruction information includes: receiving the first unavailable time period sent by the terminal; determining the second unavailable period; determining that the first unavailable period is the same as the second unavailable period; generating the first power saving parameter according to the first unavailable period; Determine that the indication information is used to indicate the first power saving parameter corresponding to the first unavailable time period.

17. The method according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that The determination instruction information includes: determining the second unavailable period; generating the second power saving parameter according to the second unavailable period; Determine that the indication information is used to indicate the second unavailable period and the second power saving parameter.

18. The method according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that The determination instruction information includes: receiving the first unavailable time period sent by the terminal; determining the second unavailable period; determining that the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period; generating the second power saving parameter according to the second unavailable period; Determine that the indication information is used to indicate the second unavailable period and the second power saving parameter.

19. The method according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that The determination instruction information includes: receiving the first unavailable time period sent by the terminal; determining the second unavailable period; determining that the first unavailable period is different from the second unavailable period; Determining that the indication information is used to indicate that generation of the power saving parameter fails.

20. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 19, characterized in that The method further comprises: A request message sent by the terminal is received, where the request message is used to request to obtain the power saving parameter.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein: The request message includes the first unavailable period.

22. A power saving processing method, characterized in that: The method comprises: The network element determines indication information, where the indication information is used to indicate: a power saving parameter or a power saving parameter generation failure; The network element sends the indication information to the terminal; The terminal determines, according to the indication information received from the network element, whether to use a power saving function during a target unavailable period.

23. A terminal, characterized in that: include: A transceiver module, used for receiving indication information sent by a network element, wherein the indication information is used for indicating: power saving parameters or power saving parameter generation failure; The processing module is used to determine whether to use the power saving function during the target unavailable period according to the indication information.

24. A network element, characterized in that: include: A processing module, used for determining indication information, where the indication information is used for indicating: power saving parameters or power saving parameter generation failure; The transceiver module is used to send the indication information to the terminal.

25. A terminal, characterized in that: include: one or more processors, transceivers, and memories; Instructions are stored in the memory, and when the one or more processors execute the instructions, the terminal executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

26. A network element, characterized in that: include: one or more processors, transceivers, and memories; Instructions are stored in the memory, and when the one or more processors execute the instructions, the network element executes the method according to any one of claims 12 to 21.

27. A communication system, characterized in that: The invention comprises a terminal and a network element, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, and the network element is configured to implement the method according to any one of claims 12 to 21.

28. 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 method according to any one of claims 1 to 11 or 12 to 21.

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