Network cell switching method and device, computer equipment and storage medium

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of mobile communication, in particular to a network cell switching method and device, computer equipment and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: after a cell switching event aiming at a terminal is detected, acquiring beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam, and selecting at least one candidate beam from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam and a signal strength threshold value; and according to the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of the current beam, determining a target beam to which the terminal needs to access from each candidate beam, so as to switch the terminal from a current cell corresponding to the current beam to a target cell corresponding to the target beam. According to the target beam determined by the method, the stability of the access beam signal of the terminal can be effectively ensured, the influence on the communication quality of the terminal is prevented, the terminal is prevented from frequently performing network switching according to the beam coverage range, the communication resource is ensured not to be occupied due to the frequent network switching of the terminal, and the user experience is improved. And the business performance risk of the user is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of mobile communication technology, and in particular to a network cell switching method, device, computer equipment and storage medium. Background Art

[0002] The "low-altitude economy" is becoming increasingly popular. The low-altitude economy has shown great vitality and demand in many fields such as line inspection, logistics distribution, emergency rescue, competitive entertainment, education and training, and urban transportation. With the continuous development of aircraft technology (such as drones), more and more aircraft are widely used in many fields of production and life. With the expansion of aircraft application fields and business models, the demand for aircraft to access mobile communication networks is becoming more and more urgent.

[0003] In the current networking architecture, the ground network provides network coverage and services for low-altitude users while covering ground users. Since there are fewer buildings blocking the air, the propagation attenuation of wireless signals in the air is smaller, and low-altitude aircraft (such as drones, etc.) can receive wireless signals radiated into the air through the side lobes of the ground cell antenna. This makes it possible for low-altitude aircraft to frequently trigger network switching, which in turn leads to the interruption of wireless links and the occupation of communication resources. Summary of the invention

[0004] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a network cell switching method, device, computer equipment and storage medium to address the above technical problems, which can prevent the wireless link from being occupied due to frequent network switching terminals and prevent communication resources from being occupied.

[0005] In a first aspect, the present application provides a network cell switching method. The method comprises:

[0006] After detecting a cell switching event for the terminal, obtaining beam signal strengths corresponding to each initial beam, wherein each initial beam is a beam adjacent to a current beam accessed by the terminal;

[0007] Selecting at least one candidate beam from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength and the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam; wherein the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam is related to the beam coverage area corresponding to the initial beam;

[0008] According to the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam, the target beam that the terminal needs to access is determined from each candidate beam to switch the terminal from the current cell corresponding to the current beam to the target cell corresponding to the target beam.

[0009] In one of the embodiments, selecting at least one candidate beam from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength and the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam includes:

[0010] For each initial beam, according to the area identifier of the beam coverage area corresponding to the initial beam, searching from the pre-constructed correspondence between the area identifier and the signal strength threshold value to obtain the signal strength threshold value corresponding to the initial beam;

[0011] At least one candidate beam is selected from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength and the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam.

[0012] In one of the embodiments, selecting at least one candidate beam from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength and the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam includes:

[0013] For each initial beam, when the beam signal strength of the initial beam is greater than a signal strength threshold of the initial beam, the initial beam is used as a candidate beam.

[0014] In one of the embodiments, determining the target beam that the terminal needs to access from each candidate beam according to the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam includes:

[0015] Respectively determine the area relationship between the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam;

[0016] According to the relationship between each area, the target beam that the terminal needs to access is determined from each candidate beam, so as to switch the terminal from the current cell corresponding to the current beam to the target cell corresponding to the target beam.

[0017] In one of the embodiments, determining the target beam that the terminal needs to access from the candidate beams according to the relationship between the areas includes:

[0018] Among the candidate beams, a candidate beam whose area relationship with the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam is the same area is used as a target beam that the terminal needs to access.

[0019] In one embodiment, the signal strength threshold value corresponding to the first initial beam is smaller than the signal strength threshold value corresponding to the second initial beam; wherein the first initial beam is an initial beam among the initial beams having the same beam coverage as the current beam; and the second initial beam is an initial beam among the initial beams having a different beam coverage as the current beam.

[0020] In a second aspect, the present application further provides a beam determination device. The device comprises:

[0021] An acquisition module, configured to acquire beam signal strengths corresponding to each initial beam after detecting a cell switching event for the terminal, wherein each initial beam is a beam adjacent to a current beam accessed by the terminal;

[0022] A selection module, configured to select at least one candidate beam from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength and the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam; wherein the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam is related to the beam coverage area corresponding to the initial beam;

[0023] A determination module is used to determine the target beam that the terminal needs to access from each candidate beam according to the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam, so as to switch the terminal from the current cell corresponding to the current beam to the target cell corresponding to the target beam.

[0024] In a third aspect, the present application further provides a computer device. The computer device includes a memory and a processor, the memory stores a computer program, and the processor implements the following steps when executing the computer program:

[0025] After detecting a cell switching event for the terminal, obtaining beam signal strengths corresponding to each initial beam, wherein each initial beam is a beam adjacent to a current beam accessed by the terminal;

[0026] Selecting at least one candidate beam from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength and the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam; wherein the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam is related to the beam coverage area corresponding to the initial beam;

[0027] According to the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam, the target beam that the terminal needs to access is determined from each candidate beam to switch the terminal from the current cell corresponding to the current beam to the target cell corresponding to the target beam.

[0028] In a fourth aspect, the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the following steps are implemented:

[0029] After detecting a cell switching event for the terminal, obtaining beam signal strengths corresponding to each initial beam, wherein each initial beam is a beam adjacent to a current beam accessed by the terminal;

[0030] Selecting at least one candidate beam from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength and the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam; wherein the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam is related to the beam coverage area corresponding to the initial beam;

[0031] According to the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam, the target beam that the terminal needs to access is determined from each candidate beam to switch the terminal from the current cell corresponding to the current beam to the target cell corresponding to the target beam.

[0032] In a fifth aspect, the present application further provides a computer program product. The computer program product includes a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the following steps are implemented:

[0033] After detecting a cell switching event for the terminal, obtaining beam signal strengths corresponding to each initial beam, wherein each initial beam is a beam adjacent to a current beam accessed by the terminal;

[0034] Selecting at least one candidate beam from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength and the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam; wherein the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam is related to the beam coverage area corresponding to the initial beam;

[0035] According to the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam, the target beam that the terminal needs to access is determined from each candidate beam to switch the terminal from the current cell corresponding to the current beam to the target cell corresponding to the target beam.

[0036] The above-mentioned network cell switching method, device, computer equipment and storage medium obtain the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam to realize selecting at least one candidate beam from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam and the signal strength threshold value, and then, according to the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam, determine the target beam that the terminal needs to access from each candidate beam to switch the terminal from the current cell corresponding to the current beam to the target cell corresponding to the target beam. According to the above content, the present application realizes threshold value judgment for the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam through the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam and the signal strength threshold value corresponding to each initial beam, and then uses the initial beam whose beam signal strength is greater than the signal strength threshold value as a candidate beam; thereby ensuring that the candidate beams can meet the beam signal strength requirements of the terminal, and ensuring that after the target beam is subsequently determined from the candidate beams, the target beam can effectively ensure the stability of the terminal's access beam signal to prevent the terminal's communication quality from being affected, and the target terminal is determined based on the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam. Therefore, by judging the relationship between the beam coverage areas of the two beams, it is achieved that the terminal is switched from the current cell corresponding to the current beam to the target cell corresponding to the target beam according to the beam coverage range, preventing the terminal from frequently switching networks, ensuring that communication resources will not be occupied due to frequent network switching of the terminal, and reducing the user's service performance risk. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0037] Figure 1 An application environment diagram of a network cell switching method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0038] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a flow chart of a first network cell switching method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0039] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the first beam coverage provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0040] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the second beam coverage provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0041] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of a flow chart of a second network cell switching method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0042] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of a flow chart of a third network cell switching method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0043] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the third beam coverage provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0044] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of a flow chart of a fourth network cell switching method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0045] Fig. 9 A structural block diagram of a beam determination device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0046] Fig.10 FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the internal structure of a computer device in one embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0047] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present application more clearly understood, the present application is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application and are not used to limit the present application.

[0048] The network cell switching method provided in the embodiment of the present application can be applied to Figure 1 In the application environment shown. Among them, the terminal 102 communicates with the server 104 through the network. The data storage system can store the data that the server 104 needs to process. The data storage system can be integrated on the server 104, or it can be placed on the cloud or other network servers. By obtaining the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam, at least one candidate beam is selected from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength and signal strength threshold value corresponding to each initial beam, and then, according to the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam, the target beam that the terminal needs to access is determined from each candidate beam. Among them, the terminal 102 can be but is not limited to various personal computers, laptops, smart phones, tablets, Internet of Things devices and portable wearable devices. The Internet of Things devices can be smart speakers, smart TVs, smart air conditioners, smart car-mounted devices, etc. Portable wearable devices can be smart watches, smart bracelets, head-mounted devices, etc. The server 104 can be implemented with an independent server or a server cluster consisting of multiple servers.

[0049] In one embodiment, Figure 2 As shown, a network cell switching method is provided, and the method is applied to Figure 1 The terminal 102 in the example is used as an example to illustrate, and the following steps are included:

[0050] S201, after detecting a cell switching event for a terminal, obtaining beam signal strengths corresponding to each initial beam.

[0051] Among them, each initial beam is a beam adjacent to the current beam accessed by the terminal.

[0052] It should be noted that when it is necessary to obtain the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam, the beam signal strength detection can be performed for each initial beam separately according to the pre-deployed beam detection equipment. Alternatively, embedded software can be pre-deployed to achieve real-time monitoring and recording of the beam signal strength. Then, when it is necessary to obtain the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam, the operation of obtaining the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam can be implemented based on the beam signal strength recorded by the embedded software.

[0053] Further explanation: In order to ensure that the target beam that the terminal needs to access can be successfully determined later, the communication beams can be configured in layers in advance to cover the air and the ground respectively; specifically: the ground beam covers the ground users, the low-altitude beam covers the low-altitude users, and the high-altitude beam covers the high-altitude users; and the initial beams of different layers of the air-to-ground base station are assigned independent beam indexes; wherein the initial beams may include: the ground SSB (Synchronization Signal and PBCH block) beam, the low-altitude SSB beam and the high-altitude SSB beam; such as Figure 3 As shown, for the air-to-ground base station, three ground SSB beams are allocated, with beam indexes 01, 02, and 03; two low-altitude SSB beams are allocated, with beam indexes 04 and 05; and two high-altitude SSB beams are allocated, with beam indexes 06 and 07. Figure 4 As shown, for the ground base station, an SSB beam index different from that of the air-to-ground base station is allocated to the ground base station, such as the allocated beam indexes are 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17.

[0054] S202: Select at least one candidate beam from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength and the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam.

[0055] The signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam is related to the beam coverage area corresponding to the initial beam.

[0056] It should be noted that in order to prevent terminals from frequently switching networks and ensure that communication resources will not be occupied due to frequent network switching of terminals, a signal strength threshold value for different beam coverage ranges can be set for each initial beam according to the beam coverage area corresponding to the initial beam, so as to limit the frequent switching of terminals within different beam coverage ranges.

[0057] Among them, a lower signal strength threshold value is set for the initial beam within the same beam coverage range, for example, a lower signal strength threshold value is configured between low-altitude SSB beams and between ground-facing SSB beams; a higher signal strength threshold value is set for the communication beams within different beam coverage ranges, for example, a higher signal strength threshold value is configured between low-altitude and ground-facing SSB beams, and between high-altitude and low-altitude SSB beams; specifically, the signal strength threshold value corresponding to the first initial beam is smaller than the signal strength threshold value corresponding to the second initial beam; wherein the first initial beam is an initial beam among the initial beams having the same beam coverage range as the current beam; and the second initial beam is an initial beam among the initial beams having a different beam coverage range from the current beam.

[0058] To further explain, when it is necessary to select at least one candidate beam from each initial beam based on the beam signal strength and signal strength threshold value corresponding to each initial beam, it can be determined whether there is an initial beam in each initial beam whose beam signal strength is greater than the signal strength threshold value of the initial beam. If so, the initial beam is used as a candidate beam.

[0059] S203, according to the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam, determine the target beam that the terminal needs to access from each candidate beam, so as to switch the terminal from the current cell corresponding to the current beam to the target cell corresponding to the target beam.

[0060] It should be noted that when it is necessary to determine the target beam that the terminal needs to access from each candidate beam based on the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam, it is possible to verify whether the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam is the same as the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam based on the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam. If so, the candidate beam with the same beam coverage area as the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam will be used as the target beam that the terminal needs to access.

[0061] The above-mentioned network cell switching method obtains the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam to realize selecting at least one candidate beam from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam and the signal strength threshold value, and then, according to the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam, determines from each candidate beam the target beam that the terminal needs to access, so as to switch the terminal from the current cell corresponding to the current beam to the target cell corresponding to the target beam. According to the above content, the present application realizes threshold value judgment for the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam through the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam and the signal strength threshold value corresponding to each initial beam, and then uses the initial beam whose beam signal strength is greater than the signal strength threshold value as a candidate beam; thereby ensuring that the candidate beams can meet the beam signal strength requirements of the terminal, and ensuring that after the target beam is subsequently determined from the candidate beams, the target beam can effectively ensure the stability of the terminal's access beam signal to prevent the terminal's communication quality from being affected, and the target terminal is determined based on the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam. Therefore, by judging the relationship between the beam coverage areas of the two beams, it is achieved that the terminal is switched from the current cell corresponding to the current beam to the target cell corresponding to the target beam according to the beam coverage range, preventing the terminal from frequently switching networks, ensuring that communication resources will not be occupied due to frequent network switching of the terminal, and reducing the user's service performance risk.

[0062] In one embodiment, if Figure 5 As shown, when it is necessary to select at least one candidate beam from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength and the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam, the following contents may be specifically included:

[0063] S501 , for each initial beam, according to the area identifier of the beam coverage area corresponding to the initial beam, search from the pre-constructed correspondence between the area identifier and the signal strength threshold value to obtain the signal strength threshold value corresponding to the initial beam.

[0064] In one embodiment of the present application, when it is necessary to search from a pre-constructed correspondence between area identifiers and signal strength threshold values ​​based on the area identifier of the beam coverage area corresponding to the initial beam, the following contents may be included: the correspondence between area identifiers and signal strength threshold values ​​stores at least one area identifier and the signal strength threshold value corresponding to each area identifier, and then, after determining the area identifier of the beam coverage area corresponding to the initial beam, determine the signal strength threshold value corresponding to the area identifier in the correspondence relationship to complete the operation of "searching from a pre-constructed correspondence between area identifiers and signal strength threshold values", and then, use the signal strength threshold value corresponding to the area identifier in the correspondence relationship as the signal strength threshold value corresponding to the initial beam.

[0065] S502: Select at least one candidate beam from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam and the signal strength threshold.

[0066] It should be noted that when it is necessary to select at least one candidate beam from each initial beam based on the beam signal strength and signal strength threshold value corresponding to each initial beam, it may specifically include the following contents: for each initial beam, when the beam signal strength of the initial beam is greater than the signal strength threshold value of the initial beam, the initial beam is used as a candidate beam.

[0067] In one embodiment of the present application, if there are three initial beams in total, the three initial beams are initial beam 1, initial beam 2 and initial beam 3, respectively, the beam signal strengths of the three initial beams are compared with the corresponding signal strength threshold values, if the beam signal strengths of initial beam 1 and initial beam 2 are greater than the signal strength threshold values ​​of the initial beams, initial beam 1 and initial beam 2 are used as candidate beams.

[0068] The above-mentioned network cell switching method obtains the signal strength threshold value corresponding to the initial beam from the correspondence between the pre-constructed area identifier and the signal strength threshold value, and then uses the initial beam whose beam signal strength is greater than the signal strength threshold value of the initial beam as a candidate beam. In this way, it is achieved according to the beam coverage range to prevent the terminal from frequently switching networks, ensures that communication resources will not be occupied due to frequent network switching of the terminal, and reduces the user's service performance risk.

[0069] In one embodiment, if Figure 6 As shown, when it is necessary to determine the target beam that the terminal needs to access from each candidate beam according to the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam, the following contents may be specifically included:

[0070] S601, respectively determine the area relationship between the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam.

[0071] The regional relationship may include but is not limited to: the same region, adjacent regions, and non-adjacent regions.

[0072] It should be noted that in order to prevent the terminal from frequently switching networks in different beam coverage ranges, it is possible to determine whether the area relationship between the beam coverage area corresponding to a candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam is the same area relationship. If not, it is determined that the candidate beam is not the target beam. If so, it can be determined that the candidate beam is the target beam.

[0073] S602: Determine a target beam that the terminal needs to access from candidate beams according to the relationship between the areas.

[0074] Specifically, among the candidate beams, the candidate beams whose area relationship with the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam is the same area are used as the target beam that the terminal needs to access.

[0075] In one implementation of the present application, Figure 7 As shown, when it is necessary to determine the target beam that the terminal needs to access, the following contents may be specifically included: the terminal detects the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam, and the beam index identifier corresponding to each initial beam, so as to realize the feedback of the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam, and the beam index identifier corresponding to each initial beam to the server, wherein the initial beam includes: ground-to-air cell 2, ground cell 3 and ground cell 4; the current beam accessed by the terminal is ground cell 1; the beam index information of the initial beam of the ground-to-air cell 2 is 05, the beam index information of the initial beam of the adjacent ground cell 3 is 16, and the beam index information of the initial beam of the ground cell 4 is 14; further, the signal strength of the initial beam 05 of the ground-to-air adjacent cell 2 is greater than the low-altitude SSB beam switching threshold, and the adjacent ground cell 3 The signal strength of the initial beam 16 of the resident ...

[0076] The above-mentioned network cell switching method determines the regional relationship between the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam, and determines the target beam that the terminal needs to access from each candidate beam according to the regional relationship. By judging the relationship between the beam coverage areas of the two beams, it is possible to prevent the terminal from frequently switching networks according to the beam coverage range, thereby ensuring that communication resources will not be occupied due to frequent network switching of the terminal, and reducing the user's service performance risk.

[0077] In one embodiment, if Figure 8 As shown, when it is necessary to determine the target beam that the terminal needs to access, the following contents may be specifically included:

[0078] S801: After a cell switching event for a terminal is detected, beam signal strengths corresponding to each initial beam are obtained.

[0079] S802: for each initial beam, according to the area identifier of the beam coverage area corresponding to the initial beam, search from the pre-constructed correspondence between the area identifier and the signal strength threshold value to obtain the signal strength threshold value corresponding to the initial beam.

[0080] S803: For each initial beam, when the beam signal strength of the initial beam is greater than the signal strength threshold of the initial beam, the initial beam is used as a candidate beam.

[0081] S804: Determine the area relationship between the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam.

[0082] S805: Among the candidate beams, the candidate beams whose area relationship with the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam is the same area are used as the target beam that the terminal needs to access.

[0083] The above-mentioned network cell switching method obtains the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam to realize selecting at least one candidate beam from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam and the signal strength threshold value, and then, according to the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam, determines from each candidate beam the target beam that the terminal needs to access, so as to switch the terminal from the current cell corresponding to the current beam to the target cell corresponding to the target beam. According to the above content, the present application realizes threshold value judgment for the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam through the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam and the signal strength threshold value corresponding to each initial beam, and then uses the initial beam whose beam signal strength is greater than the signal strength threshold value as a candidate beam; thereby ensuring that the candidate beams can meet the beam signal strength requirements of the terminal, and ensuring that after the target beam is subsequently determined from the candidate beams, the target beam can effectively ensure the stability of the terminal's access beam signal to prevent the terminal's communication quality from being affected, and the target terminal is determined based on the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam. Therefore, by judging the relationship between the beam coverage areas of the two beams, it is achieved that the terminal is switched from the current cell corresponding to the current beam to the target cell corresponding to the target beam according to the beam coverage range, preventing the terminal from frequently switching networks, ensuring that communication resources will not be occupied due to frequent network switching of the terminal, and reducing the user's service performance risk.

[0084] It should be understood that, although the steps in the flowcharts involved in the above embodiments are displayed in sequence according to the indication of the arrows, these steps are not necessarily executed in sequence according to the order indicated by the arrows. Unless there is a clear explanation in this article, the execution of these steps is not strictly limited in order, and these steps can be executed in other orders. Moreover, at least a part of the steps in the flowcharts involved in the above embodiments may include multiple steps or multiple stages, and these steps or stages are not necessarily executed at the same time, but can be executed at different times, and the execution order of these steps or stages is not necessarily carried out in sequence, but can be executed in turn or alternately with other steps or at least a part of the steps or stages in other steps.

[0085] Based on the same inventive concept, the embodiment of the present application also provides a beam determination device for implementing the network cell switching method involved above. The implementation scheme for solving the problem provided by the device is similar to the implementation scheme recorded in the above method, so the specific limitations in one or more beam determination device embodiments provided below can refer to the limitations of the network cell switching method above, and will not be repeated here.

[0086] In one embodiment, Fig. 9 As shown, a beam determination device is provided, comprising: an acquisition module 10, a selection module 20 and a determination module 30, wherein:

[0087] The acquisition module 10 is used to acquire the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam after detecting a cell switching event for the terminal, wherein each initial beam is a beam adjacent to the current beam accessed by the terminal.

[0088] The selection module 20 is used to select at least one candidate beam from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength and the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam; wherein the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam is related to the beam coverage area corresponding to the initial beam.

[0089] The determination module 30 is used to determine the target beam that the terminal needs to access from each candidate beam according to the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam.

[0090] In one embodiment, for each initial beam, according to the area identifier of the beam coverage area corresponding to the initial beam, a search is performed from a pre-constructed correspondence relationship between the area identifier and the signal strength threshold value to obtain the signal strength threshold value corresponding to the initial beam;

[0091] At least one candidate beam is selected from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam and the signal strength threshold.

[0092] In one embodiment, for each initial beam, when the beam signal strength of the initial beam is greater than a signal strength threshold of the initial beam, the initial beam is used as a candidate beam.

[0093] In one embodiment, the area relationship between the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam is determined respectively;

[0094] According to the relationship between each area, the target beam that the terminal needs to access is determined from each candidate beam.

[0095] In one embodiment, among the candidate beams, the candidate beams whose area relationship with the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam is the same area are used as the target beam that the terminal needs to access.

[0096] In one embodiment, the signal strength threshold value corresponding to the first initial beam is less than the signal strength threshold value corresponding to the second initial beam; wherein the first initial beam is an initial beam among the initial beams having the same beam coverage range as the current beam; and the second initial beam is an initial beam among the initial beams having a different beam coverage range from the current beam.

[0097] The above-mentioned network cell switching method obtains the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam to realize selecting at least one candidate beam from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam and the signal strength threshold value, and then, according to the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam, determines from each candidate beam the target beam that the terminal needs to access, so as to switch the terminal from the current cell corresponding to the current beam to the target cell corresponding to the target beam. According to the above content, the present application realizes threshold value judgment for the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam through the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam and the signal strength threshold value corresponding to each initial beam, and then uses the initial beam whose beam signal strength is greater than the signal strength threshold value as a candidate beam; thereby ensuring that the candidate beams can meet the beam signal strength requirements of the terminal, and ensuring that after the target beam is subsequently determined from the candidate beams, the target beam can effectively ensure the stability of the terminal's access beam signal to prevent the terminal's communication quality from being affected, and the target terminal is determined based on the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam. Therefore, by judging the relationship between the beam coverage areas of the two beams, it is achieved that the terminal is switched from the current cell corresponding to the current beam to the target cell corresponding to the target beam according to the beam coverage range, preventing the terminal from frequently switching networks, ensuring that communication resources will not be occupied due to frequent network switching of the terminal, and reducing the user's service performance risk.

[0098] Each module in the above-mentioned beam determination device can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, or a combination thereof. Each of the above-mentioned modules can be embedded in or independent of a processor in a computer device in the form of hardware, or can be stored in a memory in a computer device in the form of software, so that the processor can call and execute operations corresponding to each of the above modules.

[0099] In one embodiment, a computer device is provided. The computer device may be a terminal, and its internal structure diagram may be as follows: Fig.10 As shown. The computer device includes a processor, a memory, an input / output interface, a communication interface, a display unit and an input device. The processor, the memory and the input / output interface are connected through a system bus, and the communication interface, the display unit and the input device are connected to the system bus through the input / output interface. The processor of the computer device is used to provide computing and control capabilities. The memory of the computer device includes a non-volatile storage medium and an internal memory. The non-volatile storage medium stores an operating system and a computer program. The internal memory provides an environment for the operation of the operating system and the computer program in the non-volatile storage medium. The input / output interface of the computer device is used to exchange information between the processor and the external device. The communication interface of the computer device is used to communicate with an external terminal in a wired or wireless manner, and the wireless manner can be implemented through WIFI, a mobile cellular network, NFC (near field communication) or other technologies. When the computer program is executed by the processor, a network cell switching method is implemented. The display unit of the computer device is used to form a visually visible picture, which can be a display screen, a projection device or a virtual reality imaging device. The display screen can be a liquid crystal display screen or an electronic ink display screen, and the input device of the computer device can be a touch layer covering the display screen, or a button, trackball or touchpad set on the computer device shell, or an external keyboard, touchpad or mouse.

[0100] Those skilled in the art will understand that Fig.10 The structure shown in the figure is only a block diagram of a part of the structure related to the solution of the present application, and does not constitute a limitation on the computer device to which the solution of the present application is applied. The specific computer device may include more or fewer components than those shown in the figure, or combine certain components, or have a different arrangement of components.

[0101] In one embodiment, a computer device is provided, including a memory and a processor, wherein a computer program is stored in the memory, and when the processor executes the computer program, the following steps are implemented:

[0102] After detecting a cell switching event for the terminal, obtaining beam signal strengths corresponding to each initial beam, wherein each initial beam is a beam adjacent to a current beam accessed by the terminal;

[0103] Selecting at least one candidate beam from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength and the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam; wherein the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam is related to the beam coverage area corresponding to the initial beam;

[0104] According to the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam, the target beam that the terminal needs to access is determined from each candidate beam to switch the terminal from the current cell corresponding to the current beam to the target cell corresponding to the target beam.

[0105] In one embodiment, when the processor executes the computer program, the following steps are also implemented:

[0106] For each initial beam, according to the area identifier of the beam coverage area corresponding to the initial beam, a search is performed from the pre-constructed correspondence between the area identifier and the signal strength threshold value to obtain the signal strength threshold value corresponding to the initial beam;

[0107] At least one candidate beam is selected from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam and the signal strength threshold.

[0108] In one embodiment, when the processor executes the computer program, the following steps are also implemented:

[0109] For each initial beam, when the beam signal strength of the initial beam is greater than the signal strength threshold of the initial beam, the initial beam is used as a candidate beam.

[0110] In one embodiment, when the processor executes the computer program, the following steps are also implemented:

[0111] Respectively determine the area relationship between the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam;

[0112] According to the relationship between each area, the target beam that the terminal needs to access is determined from each candidate beam.

[0113] In one embodiment, when the processor executes the computer program, the following steps are also implemented:

[0114] Among the candidate beams, the candidate beams whose area relationship with the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam is the same area are used as the target beam that the terminal needs to access.

[0115] In one embodiment, when the processor executes the computer program, the following steps are also implemented:

[0116] The signal strength threshold value corresponding to the first initial beam is less than the signal strength threshold value corresponding to the second initial beam; wherein the first initial beam is an initial beam among the initial beams having the same beam coverage range as the current beam; and the second initial beam is an initial beam among the initial beams having a different beam coverage range from the current beam.

[0117] In one embodiment, a computer readable storage medium is provided, on which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the following steps are implemented:

[0118] After detecting a cell switching event for the terminal, obtaining beam signal strengths corresponding to each initial beam, wherein each initial beam is a beam adjacent to a current beam accessed by the terminal;

[0119] Selecting at least one candidate beam from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength and the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam; wherein the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam is related to the beam coverage area corresponding to the initial beam;

[0120] According to the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam, the target beam that the terminal needs to access is determined from each candidate beam to switch the terminal from the current cell corresponding to the current beam to the target cell corresponding to the target beam.

[0121] In one embodiment, when the computer program is executed by a processor, the following steps are also implemented:

[0122] For each initial beam, according to the area identifier of the beam coverage area corresponding to the initial beam, a search is performed from the pre-constructed correspondence between the area identifier and the signal strength threshold value to obtain the signal strength threshold value corresponding to the initial beam;

[0123] At least one candidate beam is selected from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam and the signal strength threshold.

[0124] In one embodiment, when the computer program is executed by a processor, the following steps are also implemented:

[0125] For each initial beam, when the beam signal strength of the initial beam is greater than the signal strength threshold of the initial beam, the initial beam is used as a candidate beam.

[0126] In one embodiment, when the computer program is executed by a processor, the following steps are also implemented:

[0127] Respectively determine the area relationship between the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam;

[0128] According to the relationship between each area, the target beam that the terminal needs to access is determined from each candidate beam.

[0129] In one embodiment, when the computer program is executed by a processor, the following steps are also implemented:

[0130] Among the candidate beams, the candidate beams whose area relationship with the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam is the same area are used as the target beam that the terminal needs to access.

[0131] In one embodiment, when the computer program is executed by a processor, the following steps are also implemented:

[0132] The signal strength threshold value corresponding to the first initial beam is less than the signal strength threshold value corresponding to the second initial beam; wherein the first initial beam is an initial beam among the initial beams having the same beam coverage range as the current beam; and the second initial beam is an initial beam among the initial beams having a different beam coverage range from the current beam.

[0133] In one embodiment, a computer program product is provided, comprising a computer program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the following steps:

[0134] After detecting a cell switching event for the terminal, obtaining beam signal strengths corresponding to each initial beam, wherein each initial beam is a beam adjacent to a current beam accessed by the terminal;

[0135] Selecting at least one candidate beam from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength and the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam; wherein the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam is related to the beam coverage area corresponding to the initial beam;

[0136] According to the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam, the target beam that the terminal needs to access is determined from each candidate beam to switch the terminal from the current cell corresponding to the current beam to the target cell corresponding to the target beam.

[0137] In one embodiment, when the computer program is executed by a processor, the following steps are also implemented:

[0138] For each initial beam, according to the area identifier of the beam coverage area corresponding to the initial beam, a search is performed from the pre-constructed correspondence between the area identifier and the signal strength threshold value to obtain the signal strength threshold value corresponding to the initial beam;

[0139] At least one candidate beam is selected from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength corresponding to each initial beam and the signal strength threshold.

[0140] In one embodiment, when the computer program is executed by a processor, the following steps are also implemented:

[0141] For each initial beam, when the beam signal strength of the initial beam is greater than the signal strength threshold of the initial beam, the initial beam is used as a candidate beam.

[0142] In one embodiment, when the computer program is executed by a processor, the following steps are also implemented:

[0143] Respectively determine the area relationship between the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam;

[0144] According to the relationship between each area, the target beam that the terminal needs to access is determined from each candidate beam.

[0145] In one embodiment, when the computer program is executed by a processor, the following steps are also implemented:

[0146] Among the candidate beams, the candidate beams whose area relationship with the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam is the same area are used as the target beam that the terminal needs to access.

[0147] In one embodiment, when the computer program is executed by a processor, the following steps are also implemented:

[0148] The signal strength threshold value corresponding to the first initial beam is less than the signal strength threshold value corresponding to the second initial beam; wherein the first initial beam is an initial beam among the initial beams having the same beam coverage range as the current beam; and the second initial beam is an initial beam among the initial beams having a different beam coverage range from the current beam.

[0149] It should be noted that the user information (including but not limited to user device information, user personal information, etc.) and data (including but not limited to data used for analysis, stored data, displayed data, etc.) involved in this application are all information and data authorized by the user or fully authorized by all parties, and the collection, use and processing of relevant data must comply with relevant laws, regulations and standards of relevant countries and regions.

[0150] Those skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the processes in the above-mentioned embodiments can be completed by instructing the relevant hardware through a computer program, and the computer program can be stored in a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium. When the computer program is executed, it can include the processes of the embodiments of the above-mentioned methods. Among them, any reference to the memory, database or other medium used in the embodiments provided in this application can include at least one of non-volatile and volatile memory. Non-volatile memory can include read-only memory (ROM), magnetic tape, floppy disk, flash memory, optical memory, high-density embedded non-volatile memory, resistive random access memory (ReRAM), magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM), ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM), phase change memory (PCM), graphene memory, etc. Volatile memory can include random access memory (RAM) or external cache memory, etc. As an illustration and not limitation, RAM can be in various forms, such as static random access memory (SRAM) or dynamic random access memory (DRAM). The database involved in each embodiment provided in this application may include at least one of a relational database and a non-relational database. Non-relational databases may include distributed databases based on blockchains, etc., but are not limited to this. The processor involved in each embodiment provided in this application may be a general-purpose processor, a central processing unit, a graphics processor, a digital signal processor, a programmable logic device, a data processing logic device based on quantum computing, etc., but are not limited to this.

[0151] The technical features of the above embodiments may be combined arbitrarily. To make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0152] The above embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present application, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the present application. It should be pointed out that, for a person of ordinary skill in the art, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the attached claims.

Claims

1. A network cell switching method, characterized in that: The method comprises: After detecting a cell switching event for the terminal, obtaining beam signal strengths corresponding to each initial beam, wherein each initial beam is a beam adjacent to a current beam accessed by the terminal; Selecting at least one candidate beam from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength and the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam; wherein the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam is related to the beam coverage area corresponding to the initial beam; According to the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam, the target beam that the terminal needs to access is determined from each candidate beam to switch the terminal from the current cell corresponding to the current beam to the target cell corresponding to the target beam.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The selecting at least one candidate beam from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength and the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam comprises: For each initial beam, according to the area identifier of the beam coverage area corresponding to the initial beam, searching from the pre-constructed correspondence between the area identifier and the signal strength threshold value to obtain the signal strength threshold value corresponding to the initial beam; At least one candidate beam is selected from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength and the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The selecting at least one candidate beam from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength and the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam comprises: For each initial beam, when the beam signal strength of the initial beam is greater than a signal strength threshold of the initial beam, the initial beam is used as a candidate beam.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The determining, from the candidate beams according to the beam coverage areas corresponding to the candidate beams and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam, the target beam that the terminal needs to access includes: Respectively determine the area relationship between the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam; According to the relationship between each area, the target beam that the terminal needs to access is determined from each candidate beam.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The determining, from the candidate beams according to the relationship between the areas, the target beam that the terminal needs to access includes: Among the candidate beams, a candidate beam whose area relationship with the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam is the same area is used as a target beam that the terminal needs to access.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The signal strength threshold value corresponding to the first initial beam is less than the signal strength threshold value corresponding to the second initial beam; wherein the first initial beam is an initial beam among the initial beams having the same beam coverage range as the current beam; and the second initial beam is an initial beam among the initial beams having a different beam coverage range from the current beam.

7. A beam determination device, characterized in that: The device comprises: An acquisition module, configured to acquire beam signal strengths corresponding to each initial beam after detecting a cell switching event for the terminal, wherein each initial beam is a beam adjacent to a current beam accessed by the terminal; A selection module, configured to select at least one candidate beam from each initial beam according to the beam signal strength and the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam; wherein the signal strength threshold corresponding to each initial beam is related to the beam coverage area corresponding to the initial beam; A determination module is used to determine the target beam that the terminal needs to access from each candidate beam according to the beam coverage area corresponding to each candidate beam and the beam coverage area of ​​the current beam, so as to switch the terminal from the current cell corresponding to the current beam to the target cell corresponding to the target beam.

8. A computer device comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program, wherein: When the processor executes the computer program, the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6 are implemented.

9. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that: When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6 are implemented.

10. A computer program product, comprising a computer program, characterized in that When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6 are implemented.

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