DRX cycle configuration method and device, communication equipment and storage medium

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a DRX cycle configuration method and device, communication equipment and a storage medium. The DRX cycle configuration method is executed by a network device, and comprises: determining a deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle, the deactivation configuration of the at least one first DRX cycle comprising at least one of the following: a deactivation configuration of the at least one first DRX cycle in a plurality of first DRX cycles; and performing deactivation configuration of at least one monitoring time period in one first DRX cycle.

Description

DRX cycle configuration method and device, communication equipment and storage medium Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to, but is not limited to, the field of wireless communication technology, and in particular to a DRX cycle configuration method and apparatus, a communication device, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] In fifth-generation mobile communication technology (5G) systems, a discontinuous reception (DRX) mechanism has been introduced to save power consumption in user equipment (UE). That is, when the UE is in a connected state, it does not need to continuously monitor the control channel sent by the base station (gNB), but instead monitors the control channel intermittently. The "on duration" represents the time period during which the UE monitors the control channel, during which the radio frequency channel is open and continuously monitors the control channel. Except for the on duration, the UE is in a power-saving state and its radio frequency link is shut down. To achieve UE power saving while avoiding excessive transmission delays between the base station and the UE, the concepts of DRX long cycle and DRX short cycle are introduced.

[0003] Extended Reality (XR) services are one of the types of services supported by 5G systems. XR services include augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and / or cloud gaming. XR services are often composed of multiple data streams; each data stream may have a different period, so it is necessary to consider configuring multiple DRX cycles or multiple monitoring periods within a DRX cycle. Therefore, when there are multiple DRX cycles and / or a DRX cycle includes multiple monitoring periods, it is necessary to reconsider the effectiveness or failure of the DRX cycle and / or the monitoring periods included in the DRX cycle.

[0004] Summary of the Invention

[0005] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a DRX cycle configuration method and apparatus, a communication device, and a storage medium.

[0006] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a DRX cycle configuration method is provided, which is performed by a network device and includes:

[0007] Determine a deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle, wherein the deactivation configuration of the at least one first DRX cycle includes at least one of the following:

[0008] a deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle among the plurality of first DRX cycles;

[0009] Deactivation configuration of at least one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle.

[0010] In some embodiments, the method includes: sending configuration information, wherein the configuration information is used to indicate a deactivation configuration of at least one DRX cycle.

[0011] In some embodiments, the method includes sending a Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE), wherein the MAC CE is used for the UE to determine whether to switch to a second DRX cycle based on a valid first DRX cycle.

[0012] In some embodiments, the method comprises:

[0013] Sending a MAC CE, where the MAC CE carries first switching indication information; the first switching indication information is used to indicate whether to switch to the second DRX cycle;

[0014] And / or, sending a MAC CE, wherein the MAC CE carries first validity indication information; the first validity indication information is used to indicate at least one valid first DRX cycle and / or at least one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle.

[0015] In some embodiments, the method comprises:

[0016] receiving auxiliary information, wherein the auxiliary information includes second switching indication information; the second switching indication information is used to indicate a desired switching to the first DRX cycle or a desired switching to the second DRX cycle;

[0017] And / or, receiving auxiliary information, wherein the auxiliary information includes second effectiveness indication information; the second effectiveness indication information is used to indicate that it is expected to take effect on at least one first DRX cycle or at least one listening period in a first DRX cycle, and / or the second effectiveness indication information is used to indicate that it is expected to fail on at least one first DRX cycle or at least one listening period in a first DRX cycle.

[0018] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a DRX cycle configuration method is provided, which is performed by a UE and includes:

[0019] Receive configuration information, where the configuration information is used to indicate a deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle, where the deactivation configuration of the at least one first DRX cycle includes at least one of the following:

[0020] a deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle among the plurality of first DRX cycles;

[0021] Deactivation configuration of at least one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle.

[0022] In some embodiments, the method includes: determining whether to switch to a second DRX cycle according to the effective first DRX cycle.

[0023] In some embodiments, determining whether to switch to the second DRX cycle according to the effective first DRX cycle includes one of the following:

[0024] According to the remaining first DRX cycle being effective, determining to switch to the second DRX cycle after the inactivity timer of the first DRX cycle times out;

[0025] According to a monitoring period of a remaining first DRX cycle, determining to switch to the second DRX cycle after the inactivity timer of the first DRX cycle times out;

[0026] According to the remaining first DRX cycle being effective, it is determined to switch to the second DRX cycle after the duration of the first DRX cycle times out.

[0027] In some embodiments, determining whether to switch to the second DRX cycle according to the effective first DRX cycle includes:

[0028] In response to receiving the medium access control MAC element CE, it is determined whether to switch to the second DRX cycle according to the valid first DRX cycle.

[0029] In some embodiments, the method comprises:

[0030] Receive MAC CE;

[0031] Based on the first switching indication information carried in the MAC CE, determine whether to switch to the second DRX cycle; and / or, based on the first validation indication information carried in the MAC CE, determine at least one first DRX cycle that is valid and / or at least one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle.

[0032] In some embodiments, the method comprises:

[0033] Sending auxiliary information, wherein the auxiliary information includes second switching indication information; the second switching indication information is used to indicate that it is desired to switch to the first DRX cycle or to switch to the second DRX cycle;

[0034] And / or, sending auxiliary information, wherein the auxiliary information includes second effectiveness indication information; the second effectiveness indication information is used to indicate that it is expected to take effect on at least one first DRX cycle or at least one listening period in a first DRX cycle, and / or the second effectiveness indication information is used to indicate that it is expected to fail on at least one first DRX cycle or at least one listening period in a first DRX cycle.

[0035] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a DRX cycle configuration apparatus is provided, including:

[0036] The first processing module is configured to determine a deactivation configuration of at least one first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, wherein the deactivation configuration of the at least one first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle includes at least one of the following:

[0037] a deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle among the plurality of first DRX cycles;

[0038] Deactivation configuration of at least one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle.

[0039] In some embodiments, the apparatus includes: a first sending module configured to send configuration information, wherein the configuration information is used to indicate a deactivation configuration of at least one DRX cycle.

[0040] In some embodiments, the apparatus includes: a first sending module configured to send a MAC CE, wherein the MAC CE is used for the UE to determine whether to switch to a second DRX cycle based on a valid first DRX cycle.

[0041] In some embodiments, the apparatus includes: a first sending module configured to send a MAC CE, wherein the MAC CE carries first switching indication information; the first switching indication information is used to indicate whether to switch to the second DRX cycle;

[0042] And / or, the first sending module is configured to send a MAC CE, wherein the MAC CE carries first validity indication information; the first validity indication information is used to indicate the validity of at least one first DRX cycle and / or at least one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle.

[0043] In some embodiments, the apparatus includes: a first receiving module configured to receive auxiliary information, wherein the auxiliary information includes second switching indication information; the second switching indication information is used to indicate that it is desired to switch to the first DRX cycle or to switch to the second DRX cycle;

[0044] And / or, the first receiving module is configured to receive auxiliary information, wherein the auxiliary information includes second effectiveness indication information; the second effectiveness indication information is used to indicate that it is expected to take effect on at least one first DRX cycle or at least one listening period in a first DRX cycle, and / or the second effectiveness indication information is used to indicate that it is expected to fail on at least one first DRX cycle or at least one listening period in a first DRX cycle.

[0045] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a DRX cycle configuration apparatus is provided, including:

[0046] The second receiving module is configured to receive configuration information, wherein the configuration information is used to indicate a deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle, wherein the deactivation configuration of the at least one first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle includes at least one of the following:

[0047] a deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle among the plurality of first DRX cycles;

[0048] Deactivation configuration of at least one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle.

[0049] In some embodiments, the apparatus includes: a second processing module configured to determine whether to switch to a second DRX cycle according to the valid first DRX cycle.

[0050] In some embodiments, the apparatus includes: a second processing module configured to determine, based on the remaining first DRX cycle being effective, to switch to the second DRX cycle after the inactivity timer of the first DRX cycle times out; and / or,

[0051] The second processing module is configured to determine, based on the validity of a monitoring period of a remaining first DRX cycle, to switch to the second DRX cycle after the inactivity timer of the first DRX cycle times out; and / or,

[0052] According to the remaining first DRX cycle being effective, it is determined to switch to the second DRX cycle after the duration of the first DRX cycle times out.

[0053] In some embodiments, the apparatus includes: a second processing module configured to determine, in response to receiving a media access control MAC element CE, whether to switch to a second DRX cycle according to a valid first DRX cycle.

[0054] In some embodiments, the apparatus comprises:

[0055] A second receiving module is configured to receive a MAC CE;

[0056] The second processing module is configured to determine whether to switch to the second DRX cycle based on the first switching indication information carried in the MAC CE; and / or, based on the first validation indication information carried in the MAC CE, determine at least one first DRX cycle that is valid and / or at least one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle.

[0057] In some embodiments, the apparatus includes: a second sending module configured to send auxiliary information, wherein the auxiliary information includes second switching indication information; the second switching indication information is used to indicate that it is desired to switch to the first DRX cycle or to switch to the second DRX cycle;

[0058] And / or, the second sending module is configured to send auxiliary information, wherein the auxiliary information includes second effectiveness indication information; the second effectiveness indication information is used to indicate that it is expected to take effect on at least one first DRX cycle or at least one listening period in a first DRX cycle, and / or the second effectiveness indication information is used to indicate that it is expected to fail on at least one first DRX cycle or at least one listening period in a first DRX cycle.

[0059] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, the communication device including:

[0060] processor;

[0061] a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

[0062] The processor is configured to: implement the DRX cycle configuration method of any embodiment of the present disclosure when running the executable instructions.

[0063] According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a computer storage medium is provided, wherein the computer storage medium stores a computer executable program, and when the executable program is executed by a processor, the DRX cycle configuration method of any embodiment of the present disclosure is implemented.

[0064] The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure may have the following beneficial effects:

[0065] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle and / or the deactivation configuration of at least one listening period in a first DRX cycle can be determined by a network device; in this way, a deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle configured for the UE or a first DRX cycle with at least one listening period can be configured, thereby determining the effectiveness or failure of at least one first DRX cycle configured in the UE and / or at least one listening period in the first DRX cycle.

[0066] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are merely exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the embodiments of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0067] Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a wireless communication system according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0068] FIG2 is a schematic diagram showing a DRX cycle according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0069] Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram showing delay jitter according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0070] FIG4 is a schematic diagram showing a method for configuring a DRX cycle according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0071] FIG5 is a schematic diagram showing a method for configuring a DRX cycle according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0072] FIG6 is a schematic diagram showing a method for configuring a DRX cycle according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0073] FIG7 is a schematic diagram showing a method for configuring a DRX cycle according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0074] FIG8 is a schematic diagram showing a method for configuring a DRX cycle according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0075] FIG9 is a schematic diagram showing a method for configuring a DRX cycle according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0076] FIG10 is a schematic diagram showing a method for configuring a DRX cycle according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0077] FIG11 is a block diagram showing a device for configuring a DRX cycle according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0078] FIG12 is a block diagram showing a device for configuring a DRX cycle according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0079] FIG13 is a block diagram showing a UE according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0080] Fig. 14 is a block diagram showing a base station according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0081] Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, with examples illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following description, when referring to the drawings, identical numerals in different figures represent identical or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments are not intended to represent all possible implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

[0082] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. The singular forms "a," "an," and "the" used in the embodiments of the present disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and / or" as used herein refers to and includes any or all possible combinations of one or more associated listed items.

[0083] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used to describe various information in the embodiments of the present disclosure, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first information may also be referred to as the second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as the first information. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at the time of" or "when" or "in response to determining".

[0084] Please refer to Figure 1, which shows a schematic diagram of the structure of a wireless communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 1, the wireless communication system is a communication system based on cellular mobile communication technology, and the wireless communication system may include: a plurality of user equipments 110 and a plurality of base stations 120.

[0085] The user device 110 may be a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user. The user device 110 may communicate with one or more core networks via a radio access network (RAN). The user device 110 may be an IoT user device, such as a sensor device, a mobile phone (or "cellular" phone), and a computer with an IoT user device. For example, the user device 110 may be a fixed, portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-built-in, or vehicle-mounted device. For example, a station (STA), subscriber unit, subscriber station, mobile station, mobile station, remote station, access point, remote terminal, access terminal, user terminal, user agent, user device, or user equipment. Alternatively, the user device 110 may be a device on an unmanned aerial vehicle. Alternatively, the user device 110 may be an in-vehicle device, such as a vehicle-mounted computer with wireless communication capabilities, or a wireless user device connected to an external vehicle-mounted computer. Alternatively, the user equipment 110 may also be a roadside device, for example, a street lamp, a traffic light, or other roadside device with a wireless communication function.

[0086] The base station 120 may be a network-side device in a wireless communication system. The wireless communication system may be a fourth-generation mobile communication technology (4G) system, also known as a long-term evolution (LTE) system; or, the wireless communication system may be a 5G system, also known as a new air interface system or a 5G NR system. Alternatively, the wireless communication system may be a next-generation system of the 5G system. The access network in the 5G system may be referred to as a new generation radio access network (NG-RAN).

[0087] Among them, the base station 120 can be an evolved base station (eNB) adopted in a 4G system. Alternatively, the base station 120 can also be a base station (gNB) adopting a centralized distributed architecture in a 5G system. When the base station 120 adopts a centralized distributed architecture, it usually includes a centralized unit (CU) and at least two distributed units (DU). The centralized unit is provided with a protocol stack of a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer, a radio link layer control protocol (RLC) layer, and a medium access control (MAC) layer; the distributed unit is provided with a physical (PHY) layer protocol stack. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the specific implementation method of the base station 120.

[0088] A wireless connection can be established between the base station 120 and the user equipment 110 via a wireless air interface. In various implementations, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on the fourth generation mobile communication network technology (4G) standard; or, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on the fifth generation mobile communication network technology (5G) standard, for example, the wireless air interface is a new air interface; or, the wireless air interface can also be a wireless air interface based on the next generation mobile communication network technology standard of 5G.

[0089] In some embodiments, E2E (End to End) connections may also be established between user devices 110. For example, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication, vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication, and vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) communication in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication scenarios.

[0090] Here, the above user equipment can be considered as the terminal equipment in the following embodiments.

[0091] In some embodiments, the wireless communication system may further include a network management device 130 .

[0092] Several base stations 120 are respectively connected to a network management device 130. The network management device 130 may be a core network device in a wireless communication system. For example, the network management device 130 may be a mobility management entity (MME) in an evolved packet core (EPC). Alternatively, the network management device may be other core network devices, such as a serving gateway (SGW), a public data network gateway (PGW), a policy and charging rules function (PCRF), or a home subscriber server (HSS). The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the implementation form of the network management device 130.

[0093] To facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art, the embodiments of the present disclosure list multiple implementation methods to clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Of course, those skilled in the art will understand that the multiple embodiments provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented individually, or can be implemented together with the methods of other embodiments in the embodiments of the present disclosure, or can be implemented together with some methods in other related technologies individually or in combination; the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit this.

[0094] It should be noted that when multiple execution entities are involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure, when one execution entity sends a transmission to another execution entity, it may refer to one execution entity sending the transmission directly to another execution entity, or it may refer to one execution entity sending the transmission to another execution entity through any other device; this is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0095] In order to better understand the technical solutions described in any embodiment of the present disclosure, first, some related technologies are partially explained:

[0096] In some application scenarios, as shown in Figure 2, in the 5G system, a DRX mechanism is introduced to save UE power consumption. That is, when the UE is in the connected state, it does not need to continuously monitor the control channel sent by the base station (gNB), but instead monitors the control channel intermittently. The monitoring period (On Duration) represents the time period when the UE monitors the control channel. During this period, the RF channel is open and continuously monitors the control channel; except for the monitoring period, the UE is in a power-saving state and its RF link is closed. The monitoring period occurs periodically, and the specific period is implemented by the gNB configuration. While achieving UE power saving, in order to avoid excessive transmission delay between the base station and the UE, the DRX cycle introduces the concepts of DRX long cycle (Long Cycle) and DRX short cycle (Short Cycle). At this time, the long and short cycle conversion protocol can be as follows:

[0097] If a DRX cycle command MAC CE or a long DRX cycle command MAC CE is received: the DRX monitoring period of each DRX cycle group is stopped; and the DXR inactivity timer of each DRX group is stopped.

[0098] If the DRX inactivity timer of the DRX group times out: If the DRX short cycle is configured: Start or restart the DRX short cycle timer of the DRX group in the first symbol after the DRX inactivity timer expires, and use the DRX short cycle for the DRX group; otherwise, use the DRX long cycle for the DRX group.

[0099] If a DRX cycle command MAC CE is received: If a DRX short cycle is configured: Start or restart the DRX short cycle timer of the DRX group in the first symbol after the DRX command MAC CE is received, and use DRX for the DRX group; otherwise, use a long cycle for each DRX group.

[0100] In the communication standard, it can be expressed as:

[0101] 1>if a DRX Command MAC CE or a Long DRX Command MAC CE is received:

[0102] 2>stop drx-onDurationTimer for each DRX group;

[0103] 2>stop drx-InactivityTimer for each DRX group.

[0104] 1>if drx-InactivityTimer for a DRX group expires:

[0105] 2>if the Short DRX cycle is configured:

[0106] 3>start or restart drx-ShortCycleTimer for this DRX group in the first symbol after the expiry of drx-InactivityTimer;

[0107] 3>use the Short DRX cycle for this DRX group.

[0108] 2>else:

[0109] 3>use the Long DRX cycle for this DRX group.

[0110] 1>if a DRX Command MAC CE is received:

[0111] 2>if the Short DRX cycle is configured:

[0112] 3>start or restart drx-ShortCycleTimer for each DRX group in the first symbol after the end of DRX Command MAC CE reception;

[0113] 3>use the Short DRX cycle for each DRX group.

[0114] 2>else:

[0115] 3>use the Long DRX cycle for each DRX group.

[0116] It can be seen that when the inactivity timer of the DRX long cycle times out or the UE receives a MAC CE, the UE leaves the DRX long cycle and enters the DRX short cycle.

[0117] In some application scenarios, XR services are among the types of services required to be supported by 5G systems. XR includes augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and / or cloud gaming. Typical characteristics of XR services are: fixed frame rate services; services arrive at the UE at a fixed period, but there is additional jitter beyond this fixed period, causing the actual data service to arrive at the UE earlier or later. Figure 3 shows the XR service arrival model. A possible example: a frame rate of 60 FPS (frames per second), with a period of 16.67ms and a jitter range of [4, -4]ms.

[0118] However, XR services often consist of multiple data streams, each of which may have a different cycle. Therefore, it is necessary to consider configuring multiple sets of DRX parameters or multiple monitoring periods within a DRX cycle. Therefore, the transition between long and short DRX cycles needs to be reconsidered. For example, after the inactivity timer of the aforementioned long DRX cycle expires, the UE enters a short DRX cycle. However, if multiple long DRX cycles exist, the UE cannot enter a short DRX cycle.

[0119] As shown in FIG4 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration method, which is executed by a network device and includes:

[0120] Step S41: Determine the deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle; wherein, the deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle includes at least one of the following: the deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle in multiple first DRX cycles; and the deactivation configuration of at least one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle.

[0121] Here, the network device can be an access network device or a core network device. The access network device can be, but is not limited to, a base station; the base station can be of various types, such as, but not limited to, at least one of the following: a 3G base station, a 4G base station, a 5G base station, and other evolved base stations. The core network device can be a flexibly arranged logical node or function or entity that implements the function; for example, the core network device can be an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF).

[0122] The at least one first DRX cycle in step S41 may be: one or more first DRX cycles. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, "more" refers to two or more.

[0123] In one embodiment, the first DRX cycle may be a DRX long cycle.

[0124] In one embodiment, the first DRX cycle may be a DRX short cycle.

[0125] In another embodiment, the first DRX cycle may include a DRX long cycle and a DRX short cycle.

[0126] Exemplarily, the value range of the first DRX long cycle can be, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: 10ms, 20ms, 32ms, 40ms, 60ms, 64ms, 70ms, 80ms, 128ms, 160ms, 256ms, 320ms, 2ms, 3ms, 4ms, 5ms, 6ms, 7ms, 8ms, 10ms, 14ms, 16ms, 20ms, 30ms, 32ms, 35ms, 40ms, 64ms, 80ms, 128ms, 160ms, 256ms, 320ms, 512ms and 640ms, etc.

[0127] The at least one monitoring period in step S41 may be: one or more monitoring periods.

[0128] Here, the deactivated configuration may be a disabling configuration. The deactivated DRX cycle may refer to a disabled DRX cycle; and the deactivated monitoring period may refer to a disabled monitoring period.

[0129] In one embodiment, the deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle in step S41 may include: a deactivation configuration of at least one monitoring period in one first DRX cycle, or a deactivation configuration of at least one monitoring period in multiple first DRX cycles.

[0130] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device can determine the deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle and / or determine the deactivation configuration of at least one listening period in a first DRX cycle. In this way, a deactivation configuration can be configured for at least one first DRX cycle (such as multiple first DRX cycles) configured for the UE or a first DRX cycle with at least one listening period (for example, multiple listening periods), so that the effectiveness or failure of at least one first DRX cycle and / or at least one listening period in the first DRX cycle configured in the UE can be determined.

[0131] Furthermore, it is also helpful to determine whether to switch from a long DRX cycle to a short DRX cycle after an inactivity timer of a first DRX cycle times out when the UE is configured with multiple first DRX cycles or multiple monitoring periods.

[0132] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, after the UE determines a deactivation configuration for at least one first DRX cycle or at least one listening period in a first DRX cycle, the deactivation configuration may be used to determine whether the UE switches to a second DRX cycle. Here, the period of the second DRX cycle may be less than the period of the first DRX cycle.

[0133] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration method, which is executed by a network device and includes: sending configuration information, wherein the configuration information is used to indicate a deactivation configuration of at least one DRX cycle.

[0134] In one embodiment, sending the configuration information includes: the base station sending the configuration information to the UE.

[0135] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the deactivation configuration of at least one DRX cycle may be the deactivation configuration of at least one DRX cycle in the above embodiment.

[0136] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device sends configuration information to the UE so that the UE can know the deactivation configuration of at least one configured DRX cycle (such as multiple first DRX cycles) or at least one listening period (such as multiple listening periods) in a configured first DRX cycle.

[0137] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0138] As shown in FIG5 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration method, which is executed by a network device and includes:

[0139] Step S51: Sending a MAC CE, wherein the MAC CE is used for the UE to determine whether to switch to the second DRX cycle based on the effective first DRX cycle.

[0140] In some disclosed embodiments, the first DRX cycle may be the first DRX cycle in the above embodiments.

[0141] In one embodiment, the first DRX cycle may be a DRX long cycle; and the second DRX cycle may be a DRX short cycle.

[0142] In another embodiment, the period of the first DRX cycle is greater than the period of the second DRX cycle.

[0143] In another embodiment, the first DRX cycle may be a DRX short cycle, and the second DRX cycle may be a DRX long cycle. Here, the period of the first DRX cycle may be less than or equal to the period of the second DRX cycle.

[0144] In one embodiment, determining whether to switch to the second DRX cycle based on the valid first DRX cycle in step S41 includes at least one of the following:

[0145] According to the remaining first DRX cycle being effective, determining to switch to the second DRX cycle after the inactivity timer of the first DRX cycle times out;

[0146] According to a monitoring period of a remaining first DRX cycle, determining to switch to the second DRX cycle after the inactivity timer of the first DRX cycle times out;

[0147] According to the remaining first DRX cycle being effective, it is determined to switch to the second DRX cycle after the duration of the first DRX cycle times out.

[0148] Exemplarily, the first DRX cycle is a short DRX cycle. When one remaining DRX short cycle is effective, after the timer of the DRX short cycle times out, the system switches to a second DRX cycle (the second DRX cycle is a long DRX cycle).

[0149] Exemplarily, the network device sends a MAC CE to the UE; after receiving the MAC CE, the UE determines whether to enter the second DRX cycle from the first DRX cycle based on the currently effective first DRX cycle. For example, if the UE has only one first DRX cycle left to take effect, it is determined that after the inactivity timer (IAT) of the first DRX cycle expires, it will enter the second DRX cycle from the first DRX cycle. Alternatively, if the UE has only one monitoring period of the first DRX cycle left, it is determined that after the inactivity timer of the first DRX cycle expires, it will enter the second DRX cycle from the first DRX cycle. Here, the second DRX cycle is configured in the UE.

[0150] In the above embodiment, if the UE is not configured with the second DRX cycle, the UE does not enter the second DRX cycle. Alternatively, if the MAC CE is not received and / or the remaining effective first DRX cycle or the inactivity timer of the remaining effective monitoring period corresponding to the first DRX cycle has not timed out, the UE does not enter the second DRX cycle.

[0151] Exemplarily, the first DRX cycle may be a DRX short cycle; the second DRX cycle may be a DRX long cycle. Based on the remaining first DRX cycle duration being effective, it is determined that switching to the second DRX cycle occurs after the first DRX cycle duration times out; in this case, the first DRX cycle is drx-ShortCycleTimer.

[0152] Thus, in the disclosed embodiments, it is possible to accurately determine whether the UE has switched from the first DRX cycle to the second DRX cycle using the MAC CE sent by the network device and the UE's currently remaining valid first DRX cycle and / or the currently remaining listening periods in the valid first DRX cycle. This solves the issue of whether the UE switches from the first DRX cycle to the second DRX cycle when the UE is configured with multiple first DRX cycles or multiple listening periods are configured for one DRX cycle.

[0153] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration method, which is executed by a network device and includes: sending a MAC CE, wherein the MAC CE carries first switching indication information; the first switching indication information is used to indicate whether to switch to a second DRX cycle.

[0154] In one embodiment, the first DRX cycle may be a DRX long cycle; and the second DRX cycle may be a DRX short cycle.

[0155] In one embodiment, the first DRX cycle may be a DRX short cycle; and the second DRX cycle may be a DRX long cycle.

[0156] In one embodiment, the MAC CE may be a DRX Command MAC CE.

[0157] In an embodiment, the first switching indication information and the first validation indication information involved below may both be one or more bits of information.

[0158] In one embodiment, when the first switching indication information is a first value, it indicates switching to the second DRX cycle; or, when the first switching indication information is a second value, it indicates not switching to the second DRX cycle.

[0159] Exemplarily, the network device sends a MAC CE to the UE, which carries first switching indication information indicating switching to the second DRX cycle; after the UE receives the MAC CE carrying the first switching indication information, it stops the inactivity timer of the current first DRX cycle or the listening period in the first DRX cycle, and enters the second DRX cycle.

[0160] Exemplarily, a network device sends a MAC CE to a UE, the MAC CE carrying first switching indication information indicating a switch to a second DRX cycle. After receiving the MAC CE carrying the first switching indication information, the UE stops the current first DRX duration and enters the second DRX cycle. In one embodiment, the first DRX cycle duration is drx-ShortCycleTimer.

[0161] Exemplarily, the network device sends a MAC CE to the UE, which carries first switching indication information indicating not to switch to the second DRX cycle; after the UE receives the MAC CE carrying the first switching indication information, it continues to implement at least one DRX cycle and / or the monitoring period in a DRX cycle configured by the UE.

[0162] Thus, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, a MAC CE can be sent through a network device, and the MAC CE carries first switching indication information indicating whether to switch to the second DRX cycle; thus, a MAC CE can be sent directly through a network device to indicate whether the UE enters the second DRX cycle from the first DRX cycle.

[0163] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration method, which is executed by a network device, including: sending a MAC CE, wherein the MAC CE carries first validity indication information; the first validity indication information is used to indicate at least one valid first DRX cycle and / or at least one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle.

[0164] In one embodiment, the MAC CE includes first switching indication information and / or first validation indication information.

[0165] Here, different first effectiveness indication information is used to indicate the effectiveness of different first DRX cycles and / or different monitoring periods in the first DRX cycle. For example, if the MAC CE carries the first effectiveness indication information of the third value, it is used to indicate that at least one first DRX cycle configured by the UE continues to be effective. For another example, if the MAC CE carries the first effectiveness indication information of the fourth value, it is used to indicate that at least one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle configured by the UE continues to be effective. For another example, if the MAC CE carries the first effectiveness indication information of the fifth value, it is used to indicate that one or more specified first DRX cycles continue to be effective. For another example, if the MAC CA carries the first effectiveness indication information of the sixth value, it is used to indicate that one or more monitoring periods in a specified DRX cycle continue to be effective.

[0166] Thus, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, a MAC CE carrying first validity indication information may be sent to the UE by the network device to inform the UE which of the configured first DRX cycle or monitoring periods in the first DRX cycle continue to be valid.

[0167] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0168] As shown in FIG6 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration method, which is executed by a network device and includes:

[0169] Step S61: Receive auxiliary information, wherein the auxiliary information includes second switching indication information; the second switching indication information is used to indicate that it is expected to switch to the first DRX cycle or to switch to the second DRX cycle; and / or, receive auxiliary information, wherein the auxiliary information includes second validity indication information; the second validity indication information is used to indicate that it is expected to validate at least one first DRX cycle or at least one listening period in a first DRX cycle, and / or the second validity indication information is used to indicate that it is expected to fail at least one first DRX cycle or at least one listening period in a first DRX cycle.

[0170] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first DRX cycle and the second DRX cycle may be the first DRX cycle and the second DRX cycle in the above embodiments, respectively.

[0171] In one embodiment, the first DRX cycle is a DRX long cycle, and the second DRX cycle is a DRX short cycle.

[0172] In another embodiment, the period of the first DRX cycle is greater than the period of the second DRX cycle.

[0173] In another embodiment, the first DRX cycle may be a DRX short cycle, and the second DRX cycle may be a DRX long cycle. Here, the period of the first DRX cycle may be less than or equal to the period of the second DRX cycle.

[0174] In one embodiment, the auxiliary information includes second switching indication information and / or second validation indication information. Here, the second switching indication information and the second validation indication information can both be one or more bits of information.

[0175] In one embodiment, when the second switching indication information is the first value, it is used to indicate that switching to the first DRX cycle is desired; or, when the second switching indication information is the second value, it is used to indicate that switching to the second DRX cycle is not desired or that the first DRX cycle is desired to be maintained.

[0176] In another embodiment, the second switching indication information is used to indicate that the first DRX cycle is expected to be switched to the second DRX cycle, or is used to indicate that the second DRX cycle is expected to be switched to the first DRX cycle, or is used to indicate that the switching to the second DRX cycle is not expected.

[0177] Thus, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device may receive auxiliary information carrying the second switching indication information reported by the UE, so that the network device knows whether the UE expects to switch to the first DRX cycle or the second DRX cycle.

[0178] In one embodiment, when the second validity indication information is the third value, it is used to indicate that at least one first DRX cycle is expected to be valid or at least one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle is valid; when the second validity indication information is the fourth value, it is used to indicate the failure of at least one first DRX cycle or the failure of at least one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle.

[0179] Here, different second effectiveness indication information is used to indicate that different first DRX cycles and / or different monitoring periods in the first DRX cycle are expected to be effective or not. For example, if the auxiliary information carries the second effectiveness indication information of the third value, it is used to indicate that all first DRX cycles configured by the expected UE are expected to be effective. For another example, if the auxiliary information carries the second effectiveness indication information of the fourth value, it is used to indicate that the expected specified first DRX cycle is effective. For another example, if the auxiliary information carries the second effectiveness indication of the fifth value, it is used to indicate that one or more monitoring periods specified in the expected specified first DRX cycle are effective. For another example, if the auxiliary information carries the second effectiveness indication of the sixth value, it is used to indicate that one or more expected specified first DRX cycles are invalid.

[0180] Thus, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device may receive auxiliary information reported by the UE carrying the second validation indication information, so that the network device knows which first DRX cycles and / or which monitoring periods in the first DRX cycles the UE expects to be valid or invalid.

[0181] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0182] The following DRX cycle configuration method is performed by the UE and is similar to the description of the DRX cycle configuration method performed by the network device mentioned above; and, for technical details not disclosed in the embodiment of the DRX cycle configuration method performed by the UE, please refer to the description of the example of the DRX cycle configuration method performed by the network device, which will not be described in detail here.

[0183] As shown in FIG7 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration method, which is executed by a UE and includes:

[0184] Step S71: Receive configuration information, wherein the configuration information is used to indicate a deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle, wherein the deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle includes at least one of the following: a deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle in multiple first DRX cycles; and a deactivation configuration of at least one listening period in a first DRX cycle.

[0185] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the configuration information may be the configuration information in the above-mentioned embodiment; the first DRX cycle and the monitoring period may be the first DRX cycle in the above-mentioned embodiment, respectively. The deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle may be the deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle in the above-mentioned embodiment.

[0186] Exemplarily, the first DRX cycle may be a DRX long cycle.

[0187] Exemplarily, the first DRX cycle may include a DRX long cycle and / or a DRX short cycle.

[0188] Exemplarily, the deactivation configuration may be a disabling configuration. The deactivated DRX cycle may refer to a disabled DRX cycle; and the deactivated monitoring period may refer to a disabled monitoring period.

[0189] Exemplarily, a deactivation configuration of a first DRX cycle may include: a deactivation configuration of at least one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle, or a deactivation configuration of at least one monitoring period in multiple first DRX cycles.

[0190] In one embodiment, receiving the configuration information in step S71 may be: the UE receives the configuration information sent by a network device, for example, the UE receives the configuration information sent by a base station.

[0191] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE may know the deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle configured by the UE and / or at least one monitoring period in the first DRX cycle by receiving configuration information.

[0192] As shown in FIG8 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration method, which is executed by a UE and includes:

[0193] Step S81: Determine whether to switch to the second DRX cycle according to the effective first DRX cycle.

[0194] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first DRX cycle and the second DRX cycle are respectively the first DRX cycle and the second DRX cycle in the above embodiments.

[0195] Exemplarily, the first DRX cycle is a long cycle; the second DRX cycle is a short cycle.

[0196] In some embodiments, step S81 includes one of the following:

[0197] According to the remaining first DRX cycle being effective, determining to switch to the second DRX cycle after the inactivity timer of the first DRX cycle times out;

[0198] According to a monitoring period of a remaining first DRX cycle, determining to switch to the second DRX cycle after the inactivity timer of the first DRX cycle times out;

[0199] According to the remaining first DRX cycle being effective, it is determined to switch to the second DRX cycle after the duration of the first DRX cycle times out.

[0200] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration method, which is executed by a UE and includes:

[0201] According to the remaining first DRX cycle being effective, determining to switch to the second DRX cycle after the inactivity timer of the first DRX cycle times out;

[0202] According to a monitoring period of a remaining first DRX cycle, determining to switch to the second DRX cycle after the inactivity timer of the first DRX cycle times out;

[0203] According to the remaining first DRX cycle duration being effective, it is determined to switch to the second DRX cycle after the timing of the first DRX cycle times out.

[0204] For example, if the UE determines that only one first DRX cycle is currently in effect or one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle is in effect, and when the inactivity timer of the first DRX cycle expires, the UE determines to switch to the second DRX cycle. Alternatively, if the second DRX cycle is not configured in the UE, the UE does not switch to the second DRX cycle. Alternatively, if the UE determines that the inactivity timer of the first DRX cycle has not expired, the UE does not switch to the second DRX cycle.

[0205] Thus, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE can accurately determine whether to switch from the first DRX cycle to the second DRX cycle based on the validity of the currently effective first DRX cycle or the monitoring period in the first DRX cycle. For example, if only one first DRX cycle is currently in effect or only one monitoring period in the first DRX cycle is currently in effect, it is determined that the UE will switch from the first DRX cycle to the second DRX cycle when the inactivity timer of the first DRX cycle expires.

[0206] In some embodiments, step S81 includes: in response to receiving a MAC CE, determining whether to switch to a second DRX cycle according to the valid first DRX cycle.

[0207] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration method, which is executed by a UE and includes: in response to receiving a MAC CE, determining whether to switch to a second DRX cycle according to a valid first DRX cycle.

[0208] In one embodiment, the MAC CE may be the MAC CE in the above embodiment. Exemplarily, the MAC CE may be a DRX Command MAC CE.

[0209] For example, if the UE determines that only one first DRX cycle is currently in effect or one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle is in effect, and if the UE receives a MAC CE, then when the inactivity timer of the first DRX cycle expires, the UE determines to switch to the second DRX cycle. Alternatively, if the second DRX cycle is not configured in the UE, the UE does not switch to the second DRX cycle. Alternatively, if the UE determines that the inactivity timer of the first DRX cycle has not expired, the UE does not switch to the second DRX cycle. Alternatively, if the UE does not receive a MAC CE, the UE does not switch to the second DRX cycle.

[0210] Thus, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE can accurately determine whether to switch from the first DRX cycle to the second DRX cycle based on the validity of the currently effective first DRX cycle or the monitoring period in the first DRX cycle and the MAC CE received by the UE.

[0211] As shown in FIG9 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration method, which is executed by a UE and includes:

[0212] Step S91: Receive MAC CE;

[0213] Step S92: Based on the first switching indication information carried in the MAC CE, determine whether to switch to the second DRX cycle; and / or, based on the first validation indication information carried in the MAC CE, determine at least one first DRX cycle that is valid and / or at least one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle.

[0214] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first switching indication information and the first validation indication information may be the first switching indication information and the first validation indication information, respectively.

[0215] In one embodiment, the MAC CE includes first switching indication information and / or first validation indication information.

[0216] In one embodiment, when the first switching indication information is a first value, it indicates switching to the second DRX cycle; or, when the first switching indication information is a second value, it indicates not switching to the second DRX cycle.

[0217] Exemplarily, the UE is configured with multiple DRX cycles, where one DRX cycle includes multiple listening periods, and the multiple DRX cycles and the multiple listening periods in one DRX cycle are both effective. If the UE receives a MAC CE sent by the base station and, based on first switching indication information carried in the MAC CE indicating switching to a second DRX cycle, determines that the UE is switching from the first DRX cycle to the second DRX cycle.

[0218] Exemplarily, in the above embodiment, the MAC CE received by the UE carries the first switching indication information indicating not to switch to the second DRX cycle, and determines that the UE does not switch to the second DRX cycle and determines to continue to take effect in the first DRX cycle or the monitoring period in the first DRX cycle.

[0219] In this way, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE can accurately determine whether to switch from the first DRX cycle to the second DRX cycle based on the first switching indication information carried in the received MAC CE.

[0220] In one embodiment, different first validation indication information is used to indicate the validation of different first DRX cycles and / or different monitoring periods in the first DRX cycle.

[0221] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE may accurately determine which first DRX cycles and / or monitoring periods in the first DRX cycle are valid based on the first validity indication information carried in the received MAC CE.

[0222] As shown in FIG10 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration method, which is executed by a UE and includes:

[0223] Step S101: Send auxiliary information, wherein the auxiliary information includes second switching indication information; the second switching indication information is used to indicate that it is expected to switch to the first DRX cycle or to switch to the second DRX cycle; and / or, send auxiliary information, wherein the auxiliary information includes second validity indication information; the second validity indication information is used to indicate that it is expected to validate at least one first DRX cycle or at least one listening period in a first DRX cycle, and / or the second validity indication information is used to indicate that it is expected to fail at least one first DRX cycle or at least one listening period in a first DRX cycle.

[0224] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the auxiliary information is the auxiliary information in the above embodiments; the second switching indication information and the second validation indication information may be the second switching indication information and the second validation indication information in the above embodiments, respectively.

[0225] In one embodiment, the auxiliary information includes second switching indication information and / or second validation indication information.

[0226] In one embodiment, sending the auxiliary information in step S91 includes: sending the auxiliary information to a network device, for example, the UE sends the auxiliary information to the base station.

[0227] Thus, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE may report auxiliary information carrying the second switching indication information, so that the network device knows whether the UE expects to switch to the first DRX cycle or the second DRX cycle. And / or the UE may report auxiliary information carrying the second validation indication information, so that the network device knows which first DRX cycles and / or which monitoring periods in the first DRX cycle the UE expects to be valid or invalid.

[0228] For details of the above implementation methods, please refer to the description on the network device side, which will not be repeated here.

[0229] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0230] In order to further explain any embodiment of the present disclosure, a specific embodiment is provided below.

[0231] The present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration method, which is performed by a network device and includes the following steps:

[0232] Step S1101: The network device determines a deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle of a UE in a connected state;

[0233] Here, the deactivation configuration of the at least one first DRX cycle includes at least one of the following:

[0234] a deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle among the plurality of first DRX cycles;

[0235] a deactivation configuration of at least one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle;

[0236] A deactivation configuration of at least one on-duration of a first DRX cycle among the multiple first DRX cycles.

[0237] Step S1102: The network device sends configuration information to the UE, where the configuration information is used to indicate a deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle;

[0238] Step S1103A: If the UE receives the MAC CE, it determines whether to switch to the second DRX cycle according to the effective first DRX cycle;

[0239] In an optional embodiment, the first DRX cycle is a DRX long cycle; and the second DRX cycle is a DRX short cycle.

[0240] For example, if the UE determines that only one DRX long cycle remains or one monitoring period in a DRX long cycle is effective, and if it receives a MAC CE and determines that the inactivity timer of the DRX long cycle has expired, it enters the DRX short cycle. Otherwise, the UE does not enter the DRX short cycle.

[0241] Step S1103B: The UE determines whether to switch to the second DRX cycle according to the effective first DRX cycle;

[0242] For example, if the UE determines that only one DRX long cycle remains or one monitoring period in a DRX long cycle is valid, it determines that the inactivity timer of the DRX long cycle has timed out and enters the DRX short cycle. Otherwise, the UE does not enter the DRX short cycle.

[0243] It should be noted that at least one first DRX cycle (such as a long DRX cycle) or at least one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle that is effective or used in the above embodiments may be: (1) effective after configuration is completed; but subsequently the UE is notified by a network indication (such as a MAC CE) to deactivate a specific DRX cycle or a specific monitoring period in a specific DRX; (2) after receiving the network indication notification such as the MAC CE, the duration of the inactivity timer of the first DRX cycle will be stopped, and the first DRX cycle corresponding to the inactivity timer or the monitoring period in the first DRX cycle may also be deactivated.

[0244] Step S1103C: The UE receives the MAC CE; and determines whether to switch to the second DRX cycle according to the first switching indication information carried in the MAC CE;

[0245] Exemplarily, the UE configures at least one first DRX cycle and / or at least one monitoring period in the first DRX cycle, and the at least one first DRX cycle and at least one monitoring period of the first DRX cycle are effective. If the UE receives a MAC CE; based on the first switching indication information in the MAC CE indicating entry into a second DRX cycle (such as a DRX short cycle), the UE determines to stop the inactivity timer or monitoring period of the current first DRX cycle and enter the DRX short cycle.

[0246] Exemplarily, if the first validation indication information carried in the MAC CE received by the UE is used to indicate not to switch to the second DRX cycle, the UE performs monitoring based on the validated first DRX cycle.

[0247] In an optional embodiment, the MAC CE carries first validation indication information, where the first validation indication information is used to indicate at least one valid first DRX cycle and / or at least one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle.

[0248] Step S1104: The UE reports auxiliary information, where the auxiliary information includes second validation indication information and / or second handover indication information;

[0249] Here, the second validation indication information is used to indicate that at least one first DRX cycle or at least one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle is expected to be validated, and / or the second validation indication information is used to indicate that at least one first DRX cycle or at least one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle is expected to be invalidated.

[0250] Here, the second switching indication information is used to indicate that it is desired to switch to the first DRX cycle or to switch to the second DRX cycle.

[0251] For the above implementation methods, please refer to the descriptions on the network device side and the UE side, which will not be repeated here.

[0252] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0253] As shown in FIG11 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration apparatus, including:

[0254] The first processing module 51 is configured to determine a deactivation configuration of at least one first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, wherein the deactivation configuration of the at least one first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle includes at least one of the following:

[0255] a deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle among the plurality of first DRX cycles;

[0256] Deactivation configuration of at least one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle.

[0257] The DRX cycle configuration device provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure may be a network device.

[0258] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration device, including: a first sending module, configured to send configuration information, wherein the configuration information is used to indicate a deactivation configuration of at least one DRX cycle.

[0259] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration device, including: a first sending module, configured to send a MAC CE, wherein the MAC CE is used for a UE to determine whether to switch to a second DRX cycle based on a valid first DRX cycle.

[0260] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration device, including: a first sending module, configured to send a MAC CE, wherein the MAC CE carries first switching indication information; the first switching indication information is used to indicate whether to switch to a second DRX cycle.

[0261] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration device, including: a first sending module, configured to send a MAC CE, wherein the MAC CE carries first validity indication information; the first validity indication information is used to indicate at least one valid first DRX cycle and / or at least one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle.

[0262] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration device, including: a first receiving module, configured to receive auxiliary information, wherein the auxiliary information includes second switching indication information; the second switching indication information is used to indicate an expectation to switch to the first DRX cycle or an expectation to switch to the second DRX cycle.

[0263] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration device, including: a first receiving module, configured to receive auxiliary information, wherein the auxiliary information includes second effectiveness indication information; the second effectiveness indication information is used to indicate that at least one first DRX cycle or at least one listening period in a first DRX cycle is expected to be effective, and / or the second effectiveness indication information is used to indicate that at least one first DRX cycle or at least one listening period in a first DRX cycle is expected to be invalid.

[0264] As shown in FIG12 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration device, including:

[0265] The second receiving module 61 is configured to receive configuration information, where the configuration information is used to indicate a deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle, where the deactivation configuration of the at least one first discontinuous reception DRX cycle includes at least one of the following:

[0266] a deactivation configuration of at least one first DRX cycle among the plurality of first DRX cycles;

[0267] Deactivation configuration of at least one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle.

[0268] The DRX cycle configuration device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure may be a UE.

[0269] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration device, including: a second processing module, configured to determine whether to switch to a second DRX cycle according to a valid first DRX cycle.

[0270] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration device, including: a second processing module, configured to determine, based on the validity of one remaining first DRX cycle, to switch to a second DRX cycle after an inactivity timer of the first DRX cycle times out.

[0271] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration device, including: a second processing module, configured to determine to switch to a second DRX cycle after the inactive state timer of the first DRX cycle expires based on the effectiveness of a monitoring period of a remaining first DRX cycle.

[0272] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration device, including: a second processing module, configured to determine, based on the validity of one remaining first DRX cycle, to switch to a second DRX cycle after the duration of the first DRX cycle times out.

[0273] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration device, including: a second processing module, configured to determine whether to switch to a second DRX cycle according to a valid first DRX cycle in response to receiving a media access control (MAC) control element (CE).

[0274] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration device, including:

[0275] A second receiving module 61 is configured to receive a MAC CE;

[0276] The second processing module is configured to determine whether to switch to the second DRX cycle based on the first switching indication information carried in the MAC CE; and / or, based on the first validation indication information carried in the MAC CE, determine at least one first DRX cycle that is valid and / or at least one monitoring period in a first DRX cycle.

[0277] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration device, including: a second sending module, configured to send auxiliary information, wherein the auxiliary information includes second switching indication information; the second switching indication information is used to indicate an expectation to switch to a first DRX cycle or an expectation to switch to a second DRX cycle.

[0278] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX cycle configuration device, including: a second sending module, configured to send auxiliary information, wherein the auxiliary information includes second effectiveness indication information; the second effectiveness indication information is used to indicate that at least one first DRX cycle or at least one listening period in a first DRX cycle is expected to be effective, and / or the second effectiveness indication information is used to indicate that at least one first DRX cycle or at least one listening period in a first DRX cycle is expected to be invalid.

[0279] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, including:

[0280] processor;

[0281] a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

[0282] The processor is configured to: implement the DRX cycle configuration method of any embodiment of the present disclosure when running the executable instructions.

[0283] In one embodiment, the communication device may include but is not limited to at least one of: a UE and a network device, wherein the network device includes a base station.

[0284] The processor may include various types of storage media, which are non-temporary computer storage media that can continue to store information after the user device loses power.

[0285] The processor may be connected to the memory via a bus or the like, and may be configured to read an executable program stored in the memory, for example, at least one of the methods shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 10 .

[0286] The present disclosure also provides a computer storage medium storing a computer executable program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the DRX cycle configuration method of any embodiment of the present disclosure, such as at least one of the methods shown in Figures 4 to 10 .

[0287] Regarding the device or storage medium in the above embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs operations has been described in detail in the embodiment of the method and will not be elaborated here.

[0288] 13 is a block diagram of a user device 800 according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, the user device 800 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast user device, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, etc.

[0289] 13 , the user device 800 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 802 , a memory 804 , a power component 806 , a multimedia component 808 , an audio component 810 , an input / output (I / O) interface 812 , a sensor component 814 , and a communication component 816 .

[0290] The processing component 802 generally controls the overall operation of the user device 800, such as operations associated with display, phone calls, data communications, camera operation, and recording operations. The processing component 802 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the above-described method. In addition, the processing component 802 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between the processing component 802 and other components. For example, the processing component 802 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 808 and the processing component 802.

[0291] The memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operations on the user device 800. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the user device 800, contact data, phone book data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. The memory 804 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device, or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0292] The power supply component 806 provides power to the various components of the user device 800. The power supply component 806 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to the user device 800.

[0293] The multimedia component 808 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the user device 800 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen can be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touch, slide, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor can not only sense the boundaries of the touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 808 includes a front camera and / or a rear camera. When the user device 800 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front camera and / or the rear camera can receive external multimedia data. Each front camera and rear camera can be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

[0294] The audio component 810 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 810 includes a microphone (MIC), which is configured to receive external audio signals when the user device 800 is in an operating mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signal can be further stored in the memory 804 or transmitted via the communication component 816. In some embodiments, the audio component 810 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0295] I / O interface 812 provides an interface between processing component 802 and peripheral interface modules, such as a keyboard, click wheel, buttons, etc. These buttons may include but are not limited to: a home button, volume buttons, a start button, and a lock button.

[0296] The sensor assembly 814 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of status assessment for the user device 800. For example, the sensor assembly 814 can detect the open / closed state of the device 800, the relative positioning of components, such as the display and keypad of the user device 800. The sensor assembly 814 can also detect changes in the position of the user device 800 or a component of the user device 800, the presence or absence of user contact with the user device 800, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of the user device 800, and temperature changes of the user device 800. The sensor assembly 814 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 814 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 814 may also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0297] The communication component 816 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the user device 800 and other devices. The user device 800 can access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 4G or 5G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 also includes a near field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module can be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology and other technologies.

[0298] In an exemplary embodiment, the user device 800 may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the above methods.

[0299] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 804 including instructions, which can be executed by the processor 820 of the user device 800 to perform the above method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium can be a ROM, a random access memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, etc.

[0300] As shown in Figure 14, an embodiment of the present disclosure illustrates the structure of a base station. For example, base station 900 can be provided as a network-side device. Referring to Figure 14, base station 900 includes a processing component 922, which further includes one or more processors, and a memory resource represented by a memory 932 for storing instructions that can be executed by the processing component 922, such as an application. The application stored in the memory 932 may include one or more modules, each corresponding to a set of instructions. In addition, the processing component 922 is configured to execute instructions to perform any of the aforementioned methods applied to the base station.

[0301] The base station 900 may also include a power supply component 926 configured to perform power management for the base station 900, a wired or wireless network interface 950 configured to connect the base station 900 to a network, and an input / output (I / O) interface 958. The base station 900 may operate based on an operating system stored in the memory 932, such as Windows Server™, Mac OS X™, Unix™, Linux™, FreeBSD™, or the like.

[0302] Other embodiments of the present invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention that follow from the general principles of the invention and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The description and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.

[0303] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the exact construction described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A DRX cycle configuration method, performed by a network device, comprising: Determine a deactivation configuration of at least one first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, wherein the deactivation configuration of the at least one first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle includes at least one of the following: a deactivation configuration of at least one of the plurality of first DRX cycles; A deactivation configuration of at least one monitoring period in the first DRX cycle.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The method comprises: Sending configuration information, where the configuration information is used to indicate a deactivation configuration of the at least one DRX cycle.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein The method comprises: A media access control MAC control element CE is sent, where the MAC CE is used for the UE to determine whether to switch to a second DRX cycle based on the effective first DRX cycle.

4. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The method comprises: Sending a MAC CE, where the MAC CE carries first switching indication information; the first switching indication information is used to indicate whether to switch to the second DRX cycle; and / or, Sending a MAC CE, wherein the MAC CE carries first validity indication information; the first validity indication information is used to indicate the validity of at least one of the first DRX cycles and / or at least one monitoring period in one of the first DRX cycles.

5. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The method comprises: receiving auxiliary information, wherein the auxiliary information includes second switching indication information; the second switching indication information is used to indicate that a switch to the first DRX cycle is desired or a switch to the second DRX cycle is desired; and / or, Receive auxiliary information, wherein the auxiliary information includes second effectiveness indication information; the second effectiveness indication information is used to indicate that it is expected to take effect on at least one of the first DRX cycles or at least one listening period in one of the first DRX cycles, and / or the second effectiveness indication information is used to indicate that it is expected to fail to take effect on at least one of the first DRX cycles or at least one listening period in one of the first DRX cycles.

6. A DRX cycle configuration method, performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: Receive configuration information, where the configuration information is used to indicate a deactivation configuration of at least one first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, where the deactivation configuration of the at least one first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle includes at least one of the following: a deactivation configuration of at least one of the plurality of first DRX cycles; A deactivation configuration of at least one monitoring period in the first DRX cycle.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein: The method comprises: Determine whether to switch to a second DRX cycle according to the first DRX cycle that takes effect.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein: The determining, according to the effective first DRX cycle, whether to switch to the second DRX cycle includes one of the following: According to the remaining effective period of the first DRX cycle, determining to switch to the second DRX cycle after the inactivity timer of the first DRX cycle times out; determining, based on a remaining monitoring period of the first DRX cycle being effective, to switch to the second DRX cycle after an inactivity timer of the first DRX cycle times out; According to the remaining first DRX cycle being effective, it is determined to switch to the second DRX cycle after the duration of the first DRX cycle times out.

9. The method according to claim 7 or 8, wherein The determining, according to the effective first DRX cycle, whether to switch to the second DRX cycle includes: In response to receiving a media access control MAC element CE, it is determined whether to switch to a second DRX cycle according to the first DRX cycle in effect.

10. The method according to claim 6, wherein: The method comprises: Receive MAC CE; Based on the first switching indication information carried in the MAC CE, determine whether to switch to the second DRX cycle; and / or, based on the first validation indication information carried in the MAC CE, determine at least one of the first DRX cycles that are valid and / or at least one monitoring period in one of the first DRX cycles.

11. The method according to claim 6, wherein: The method comprises: Sending auxiliary information, wherein the auxiliary information includes second switching indication information; the second switching indication information is used to indicate that it is desired to switch to the first DRX cycle or to switch to the second DRX cycle; and / or, Send auxiliary information, wherein the auxiliary information includes second effectiveness indication information; the second effectiveness indication information is used to indicate that it is expected to take effect on at least one of the first DRX cycles or at least one listening period in the first DRX cycle, and / or the second effectiveness indication information is used to indicate that it is expected to fail to take effect on at least one of the first DRX cycles or at least one listening period in the first DRX cycle.

12. A DRX cycle configuration device, wherein: include: The first processing module is configured to determine a deactivation configuration of at least one first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, wherein the deactivation configuration of the at least one first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle includes at least one of the following: a deactivation configuration of at least one of the plurality of first DRX cycles; A deactivation configuration of at least one monitoring period in the first DRX cycle.

13. A DRX cycle configuration device, wherein: include: The second receiving module is configured to receive configuration information, wherein the configuration information is used to indicate a deactivation configuration of at least one first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, wherein the deactivation configuration of the at least one first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle includes at least one of the following: a deactivation configuration of at least one of the plurality of first DRX cycles; A deactivation configuration of at least one monitoring period in the first DRX cycle.

14. A communication device, wherein: The communication device comprises: processor; a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor; The processor is configured to implement the DRX cycle configuration method according to any one of claims 1 to 5 or claims 6 to 11 when running the executable instructions.

15. A computer storage medium, wherein: The computer storage medium stores a computer executable program, and when the executable program is executed by the processor, it implements the DRX cycle configuration method described in any one of claims 1 to 5 or claims 6 to 11.

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