Paging time domain mode adjustment method and device, storage medium and product

Abstract

Disclosed are a paging time domain mode adjustment method, device, storage medium and product, relating to the technical field of wireless communications, the method comprising: adjusting a time domain mode of a paging frame to retain a basic paging frame and an additional paging frame in each paging cycle, the basic paging frame and the additional paging frame being adjacent in a time domain, in this way, only a small number of paging frames are reserved in each paging period, the first paging frame is used by common UE, the other paging frames are used by R19 UE, and the number of PO in the other paging frames is increased to provide more paging resources, so that the energy-saving gain of a base station is effectively improved on the premise that an existing protocol architecture is slightly adjusted, and the service life of the base station is prolonged. And meanwhile, the paging related service performance of the UE is effectively protected.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of wireless communication technology, and in particular to a paging time domain mode adjustment method, device, storage medium and product. Background Art

[0002] Network Energy Saving (NES) is playing a positive role in improving environmental sustainability, reducing negative environmental impacts and lowering operating costs. Network Energy Saving helps reduce the energy consumption burden of communication operators and user equipment (UE), and can effectively reduce environmental pollution, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Currently, 5G networks are widely used in various industries and regions. Users' demand for high data rate (such as XR) services and applications is increasing, and business services and applications have significantly improved their requirements for transmission rate, reliability and security. To meet these needs, communication operators have introduced more antennas, larger bandwidths and more frequency bands, resulting in a denser 5G network structure.

[0003] Therefore, while improving the performance of 5G networks, operators also need new solutions to improve network energy efficiency and reduce the negative impact of 5G networks on the environment. Network energy saving is one of the important areas of current standard research. Many network energy-saving technologies including time domain, power domain and time domain technologies have been studied and applied to corresponding scenarios. Among the above technologies, general signal / channel time domain mode adjustment is becoming a current research hotspot because of its simple implementation and little impact on the existing protocol architecture.

[0004] At present, general signal / channel time domain mode adjustment is becoming a research hotspot due to its simple implementation and little impact on the existing protocol architecture. Among the current general signal / channel time domain mode adjustment technologies, paging resource adjustment has begun to receive attention and has been partially studied. However, in existing research, the energy-saving gains of some solutions are relatively limited, and some solutions may affect the performance of UE. Regarding the balance between energy-saving gains and impact on UE performance, the current solutions still have a lot of room for improvement.

[0005] The above contents are only used to assist in understanding the technical solution of the present application and do not constitute an admission that the above contents are prior art. Summary of the invention

[0006] The main purpose of the present application is to provide a paging time domain mode adjustment method, device, storage medium and computer program product, aiming to improve the energy saving gain effect of the network energy saving solution while reducing the performance impact on the UE.

[0007] To achieve the above object, the present application proposes a paging time domain mode adjustment method, the method comprising:

[0008] At least one paging frame adjacent in the time domain is set in each paging cycle of the UE, and the system frame numbers of the paging frames adjacent in the time domain are continuous.

[0009] In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

[0010] The network device sets a first paging configuration and / or a second paging configuration for the UE.

[0011] and / or,

[0012] The network device sets a first paging frame calculation method and / or a second paging frame calculation method for the UE.

[0013] In one embodiment, the method as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that the paging configuration is used to indicate that the UE configures paging related information, and the paging frame calculation method is used to indicate a method for the UE to calculate the system frame number of the paging frame.

[0014] In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

[0015] Configure paging indication information for the UE, where the paging indication information is used to instruct the UE to use at least one of a first paging configuration, a second paging configuration, a first paging frame calculation method, and a second paging frame calculation method, and the paging indication information is configured in a downlink general configuration system information block one of the system information block one.

[0016] In one embodiment, when the paging indication information is a first preset value, the paging indication information is used to instruct the UE to use a first paging configuration and / or a first paging frame calculation method;

[0017] When the paging indication information is a second preset value, the paging indication information is used to instruct the UE to use at least one of a first paging configuration, a second paging configuration, and a second paging frame calculation method.

[0018] In one embodiment, the paging indication information is further used to instruct the UE to change the paging configuration and / or the paging frame calculation method.

[0019] In one embodiment, the first paging configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0020] Paging cycle;

[0021] The number of paging frames and the paging frame offset;

[0022] Number of paging occasions.

[0023] In one embodiment, the second paging configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0024] Paging cycle;

[0025] The number of paging frames and the paging frame offset;

[0026] The number of additional paging frames and the paging frame offset;

[0027] Number of paging occasions;

[0028] The number of additional paging occasions;

[0029] Physical random access channel resources.

[0030] In one embodiment, the unit of the paging cycle is a radio frame, and the configuration options of the paging cycle include at least one of the following:

[0031] A first paging cycle preset value;

[0032] The second paging cycle preset value;

[0033] The third paging cycle preset value;

[0034] The fourth paging cycle preset value;

[0035] The fifth paging cycle preset value;

[0036] The sixth paging cycle preset value;

[0037] The seventh paging cycle preset value.

[0038] In one embodiment, the unit of the number of paging frames is a radio frame, and the configuration options of the number of paging frames in the number of paging frames and the paging frame offset include at least one of the following:

[0039] A preset value of the first paging frame quantity;

[0040] A preset value of the second paging frame quantity;

[0041] The third paging frame quantity preset value;

[0042] The fourth paging frame quantity preset value;

[0043] The fifth paging frame quantity preset value;

[0044] A sixth paging frame quantity preset value;

[0045] The seventh paging frame quantity preset value;

[0046] The eighth paging frame quantity is a preset value.

[0047] In one embodiment, the unit of the paging frame quantity and the paging frame offset is a radio frame, and the paging frame offset is any one item between a preset paging frame offset lower limit and a preset paging frame offset upper limit.

[0048] In one embodiment, the configuration options of the additional paging frame number and the paging frame offset are the same as the configuration options of the paging frame number and the paging frame offset.

[0049] In one embodiment, the configuration options of the number of paging occasions include at least one of the following:

[0050] The first paging occasion number;

[0051] The number of second paging occasions;

[0052] The third paging occasion number.

[0053] In one embodiment, the unit of the number of paging occasions is a radio frame, and the number of paging occasions is any one item between a preset lower limit of the number of paging occasions and a preset upper limit of the number of paging occasions.

[0054] In one embodiment, a configuration option of the additional number of paging occasions is the same as a configuration option of the number of paging occasions.

[0055] In one embodiment, the method for configuring the physical random access channel resources includes:

[0056] Setting a physical random access channel configuration index, where the physical random access channel configuration index is used to indicate a PRACH resource that can be used by the UE;

[0057] and / or,

[0058] Change the parameter value of the PRACH configuration index in the system information block 1;

[0059] and / or,

[0060] An additional physical random access channel configuration index is added to the system information block one.

[0061] In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

[0062] The activation and / or deactivation of the additional physical random access channel configuration index is indicated by paging-related downlink control information.

[0063] In one embodiment, the activation and / or deactivation of the additional physical random access channel configuration index is indicated by the fifth bit of the short message in the paging-related downlink control information.

[0064] In one embodiment, the first paging configuration includes a paging control channel configuration of a current version, and the paging control channel configuration of the current version is included in a downlink general configuration system information block 1 of a system information block 1;

[0065] The second paging configuration includes a new version of a paging control channel configuration, and the new version of the paging control channel configuration is included in a downlink general configuration system information block one of the system information block one.

[0066] In one embodiment, the paging frame calculation method includes:

[0067] Instruct the UE to calculate the system frame number of the paging frame based on at least one of the paging cycle, the number of paging frames, the paging frame offset, and the UE identifier.

[0068] In one embodiment, the paging frame calculation method further includes:

[0069] The first paging frame calculation method is set to make the sum of the system frame number of the paging frame and the paging frame offset modulo the paging cycle equal to the product of the quotient of the paging cycle divided by the number of paging frames and the UE identifier modulo the number of paging frames;

[0070] and / or,

[0071] The first paging frame calculation method is set to make the sum of the system frame number of the paging frame and the paging frame offset modulo the paging cycle equal to the value of the UE identifier modulo the number of paging frames;

[0072] and,

[0073] The second paging frame calculation method is set to make the sum of the system frame number of the paging frame and the paging frame offset modulo the paging cycle equal to the value of the UE identifier modulo the number of paging frames, where the number of paging frames is the number of paging frames or the number of additional paging frames.

[0074] In one embodiment, the paging frames include at least one basic paging frame, the paging frames other than the basic paging frame are additional paging frames, and the result of a modulo operation of the sum of the system frame number and the paging frame offset of the basic paging frame on the paging cycle is equal to 0.

[0075] In one embodiment, the UE includes a current version UE and a new version UE, the current version UE is a UE that does not support the paging time domain mode adjustment function under the target version of the third generation partnership protocol, and the new version UE is a UE that supports the paging time domain mode adjustment function under the target version of the third generation partnership protocol.

[0076] In one embodiment, the basic paging frame and the additional paging frame are used by the current version UE and the new version UE;

[0077] and / or,

[0078] The basic paging frame is used by the current version UE, and the additional paging frame is used by the new version UE;

[0079] and / or,

[0080] The basic paging frame is used by the current version UE and the new version UE, and the additional paging frame is used by the new version UE.

[0081] In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

[0082] The network device instructs the UE to determine whether the paging cycle is an odd cycle or an even cycle based on the system frame number of the paging frame;

[0083] When the paging cycle is an odd cycle, the network device configures the paging frame offset to 0;

[0084] When the paging cycle is an even cycle, the network device configures the paging frame offset as the number of paging frames.

[0085] In one embodiment, the network device instructing the UE to determine whether the paging cycle is an odd cycle or an even cycle based on the system frame number of the paging frame includes:

[0086] When the result of taking the quotient of the system frame number of the paging frame and the paging cycle modulo 2 is 0, the paging cycle is an odd cycle; when the result of taking the quotient of the system frame number of the paging frame and the paging cycle modulo 2 is 1, the paging cycle is an even cycle.

[0087] In one embodiment, the method further includes adding a new system information block, wherein the system information block includes at least one of the following:

[0088] Paging resource configuration identifier;

[0089] Physical random access channel configuration index;

[0090] The association information between paging resources and physical random access channel resources,

[0091] In one embodiment, the paging resource configuration identifier is used to indicate a sequence number of the paging resource configuration, and the association information between the paging resource and the physical random access channel resource is used to instruct the UE to select available paging resources and available physical random access channel resources.

[0092] In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

[0093] The network device configures a new time domain mode of a paging-related downlink control physical channel monitoring opportunity for the UE, and the downlink control physical channel monitoring opportunity is used to instruct the UE to monitor the paging-related downlink control information.

[0094] In one embodiment, the method for setting the time domain mode of the new paging-related downlink control physical channel monitoring opportunity includes at least one of the following:

[0095] Set up a new control resource set;

[0096] Setting up a new search space;

[0097] Set additional paging related parameters.

[0098] In one embodiment, the method for setting the new control resource set includes:

[0099] If the currently configured control resource set is an initial control resource set, the UE is instructed to use a preset table of a new search space and / or a preset table of a new control resource set;

[0100] The time domain search method for the paging-related control resource set is adjusted according to the preset table of the new search space and / or the preset table of the new control resource set.

[0101] In one embodiment, the search space preset table is used to adjust the paging resource configuration of the paging search space and adjust the detection granularity of the UE;

[0102] The control resource set preset table is used to adjust the configuration of the control resource set and to adjust the arrangement of monitoring opportunities in the monitoring time slot.

[0103] In one embodiment, if the currently configured paging search space is an initial paging search space, then:

[0104] Change the monitoring time slot from two consecutive time slots to one time slot;

[0105] Adding a paging search space preset table, and / or setting a new paging search space according to the paging search space preset table;

[0106] A search space indication parameter is added in the radio resource control set, where the indication parameter is used to indicate an index of the paging search space preset table that the user equipment should select.

[0107] In one embodiment, the process of setting the additional paging-related parameters includes:

[0108] If the paging search space configured by the network device for the UE is not the initial paging search space, an additional paging search space configuration parameter is added to the wireless resource control set so that the new version UE performs downlink control physical channel monitoring through the configuration information in the additional paging search space configuration parameter. The additional paging search space configuration parameter is a preset integer type parameter, and the value range of the additional paging search space configuration parameter is 1-2599.

[0109] In addition, to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application also proposes a paging time domain mode adjustment device, which includes: a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, and the computer program is configured to implement the steps of the paging time domain mode adjustment method as described above.

[0110] In addition, to achieve the above objectives, the present application also proposes a storage medium, which is a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program is stored on the storage medium. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the paging time domain mode adjustment method described above are implemented.

[0111] In addition, to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application also provides a computer program product, which includes a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the paging time domain mode adjustment method as described above are implemented.

[0112] One or more technical solutions proposed in the present application are mainly applied to network equipment, which is communicatively connected with user equipment. By setting at least one paging frame adjacent in the time domain in each paging cycle of the UE, the system frame numbers of the paging frames adjacent in the time domain are continuous, so that the base station network equipment has a longer sleep time in the paging process, effectively maintaining the balance between the energy consumption of the base station and the performance of the user equipment, while reducing energy consumption, ensuring that the UE performance is not affected, thereby reducing operating costs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0113] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present application.

[0114] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, for ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative labor.

[0115] Figure 1 A flowchart of the first embodiment of the method for adjusting the paging time domain mode of the present application is provided;

[0116] Figure 2 A flowchart of the second embodiment of the method for adjusting the paging time domain mode of the present application is provided;

[0117] Figure 3 A flowchart of the third embodiment of the method for adjusting the paging time domain mode of the present application is provided;

[0118] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a paging frame time domain mode adjustment provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0119] Figure 5 A flowchart of the fourth embodiment of the method for adjusting the paging time domain mode of the present application is provided;

[0120] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the device structure of the hardware operating environment involved in the paging time domain mode adjustment method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0121] The purpose, features and advantages of this application will be further described in conjunction with the embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0122] It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the technical solutions of the present application and are not used to limit the present application.

[0123] In order to better understand the technical solution of the present application, a detailed description will be given below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.

[0124] The technical solution of this application can be applied to all 5G base stations that have network energy saving requirements and support the general channel / signal time domain adjustment function described in this proposal. As long as the 5G base station supports adjustment or functional evolution of paging resources (including paging message, paging DCI, PCCH configuration, etc.), this solution can be applied.

[0125] At present, network energy saving is an important technology to save operators' operating costs and improve environmental friendliness. It is also one of the technologies that 5G equipment needs to support and evolve for a long time. Due to the higher performance requirements of 5G networks and equipment, their energy consumption has increased significantly compared to the 4G era. The importance of applying energy-saving technology in 5G commercial base stations has also increased significantly. However, the application of network energy-saving technology may lead to a decrease in indicators such as data transmission rate and communication reliability, thereby affecting UE performance and user experience. Therefore, network energy-saving technology still needs to continue to evolve, and more rigorous and reliable energy-saving technologies need to be proposed. Due to the broadcast nature of general channels / signals, they often need to be sent periodically, so that the base station is in a periodic wake-up / sleep state switching. Therefore, in response to this problem, one of the ways to reduce the energy consumption of the base station is to adjust the time domain mode of the general channel / signal proposed in this application. By applying the technical solution of this application, the base station equipment can have a longer sleep time in the paging process, thereby increasing the energy-saving gain of the base station and reducing the operating cost of the base station equipment.

[0126] In light-to-medium load scenarios with fewer users, the paging time domain resource adjustment scheme proposed in this application can make the periodic sleep time of the base station equipment longer, thereby reducing the additional energy consumption, thereby improving the resource / energy utilization efficiency of the network and reducing the operating costs of the base station.

[0127] In medium and high load scenarios with a large number of users, the energy-saving solution proposed in this application can effectively maintain a balance between base station energy consumption and user equipment performance, that is, while reducing base station energy consumption to a certain extent, it ensures that user equipment performance is not affected, thereby reducing the operating costs of the base station.

[0128] It should be noted that the execution subject of this embodiment may be a computing service device with data processing, network communication and program running functions, such as a tablet computer, a personal computer, a mobile phone, etc., or an electronic device capable of realizing the above functions, a paging time domain mode adjustment system, etc. The following takes the paging time domain mode adjustment system as an example to illustrate this embodiment and the following embodiments.

[0129] Based on this, the embodiment of the present application provides a paging time domain mode adjustment method, referring to Figure 1 , Figure 1 This is a flow chart of the first embodiment of the paging time domain mode adjustment method of the present application.

[0130] In this embodiment, the method is applied to a network device, the network device is in communication connection with a user equipment UE, and the paging time domain mode adjustment method includes step S101:

[0131] Step S101: at least one paging frame adjacent in time domain is set in each paging cycle of the UE, and the system frame numbers of the paging frames adjacent in time domain are continuous.

[0132] It should be noted that in the 5GNR system, the radio frame containing the paging message is called PF (Paging Frame). A paging frame can contain one or more paging occasions (Paging Occasion, PO), or the starting point of a specific PO. A PO can contain one or more PDCCH monitoring occasions (PDCCH monitoring occasions, PDCCHMO), so a PO can be composed of multiple time slots (such as subframes, time slots or OFDM symbols). Paging-related DCI (paging DCI) can be sent in these time slots. UEs in RRC_IDLE and RRC_INACTIVE states will use the DRX method to receive paging messages to reduce device energy consumption.

[0133] Specifically, the UE monitors a PO in each DRX cycle and obtains the pagingDCI that may be contained therein. In multi-beam operation, the UE assumes that the same paging message and the same shortmessage will be repeatedly transmitted in all transmitted beams, so the beam selection should be determined by the UE implementation. For paging initiated by the access network side and paging initiated by the core network side, the paging messages are the same.

[0134] Exemplarily, the paging frame and PO calculation formula used for paging may include:

[0135] The SFN (System Frame Number) of the paging frame, that is, a basic PF calculation method satisfies the following calculation formula:

[0136] (SFN+PF_offset)modT=(TdivN)*(UE_IDmodN)

[0137] The PO's serial number i_s satisfies the calculation formula:

[0138] i_s=floor(UE_ID / N)modNs

[0139] Wherein, exemplary, the calculation method of UE_ID includes: if the operation mode of the UE is eDRX (ExtendedDRX, extended discontinuous reception mode), then:

[0140] UE_ID = 5G-S-TMSImod4096

[0141] otherwise:

[0142] UE_ID = 5G-S-TMSImod1024

[0143] Among them, T is the DRX cycle of the UE, that is, the paging (information reception) paging cycle; N is the number of paging frames in a paging cycle, and its value is determined by the parameter nAndPagingFrameOffset; PF_offset is the frame number offset of the paging frame, and its value is determined by the parameter nAndPagingFrameOffset; Ns is the number of POs in a paging frame, and its value is determined by the parameter ns.

[0144] Exemplarily, the PDCCHMO used for paging is determined by the parameter pagingSearchSpace. When the SearchSpaceId configured for pagingSearchSpace is equal to 0 (SearchSpaceZero), the monitoring method of PDCCHMO used for paging is the same as the monitoring method of PDCCHMO used for SIB1 (RMSI) acquisition. At this time, the value of Ns can only be 1 or 2.

[0145] Exemplarily, when Ns=1, that is, there is only one PO in a paging frame, the PO starts from the first PDCCHMO used for paging in the paging frame.

[0146] For example, when Ns=2, that is, there are two POs in a paging frame, these two POs are located in the first half frame (i_s=0) and the second half frame (i_s=1) of the paging frame. In order to increase the sleep time of the base station, it is possible to consider adjusting the relevant configuration so that a paging frame has only one PO, or so that the POs in a paging frame are all located in the first half frame.

[0147] In addition, if the UE has obtained firstPDCCH-MonitoringOccasionOfPO and nrofPDCCH-MonitoringOccasionPerSSB-InPO from high-level signaling, the paging frame can be configured with PDCCHMO according to these two parameter values ​​obtained from high-level signaling.

[0148] Exemplarily, when the SearchSpaceId configured for pagingSearchSpace is not equal to 0, the UE will monitor the (i_s+1)th PO based on its UE_ID. A PO is a set of S*X consecutive PDCCHMOs, where S is the number of SSBs actually transmitted, and its value can be determined according to the parameter ssb-PositionsInBurst; X is the number of PDCCHMOs corresponding to each SSB beam. If the high-level layer does not configure this value, it defaults to 1. The [x*S+K]th PDCCH monitoring opportunity for paging in the PO corresponds to the Kth transmitted SSB (SSB sequence number is), where x=0,1,…,X-1, K=1,2,…,S.

[0149] In addition, exemplarily, the PDCCHMO corresponding to each SSB in the PO is arranged in sequence, namely, SSB1, SSB2, ...; SSB1, SSB2, ..., so that the MO corresponding to each SSB is evenly distributed in the PO, thereby playing the role of beam scanning.

[0150] Exemplarily, for continuous PDCCHMO, referring to the existing coreset and SearchSpace configurations, the monitoringSymbolsWithinSlot of SearchSpace will define the number of coresets in an MO; duration will define the duration of MO (slot level), and the duration of coreset will define the duration of coreset (symbol level), which together define the MO configuration in a PDCCH monitoring behavior.

[0151] Exemplarily, there will be Ns*S*X PDCCHMOs in a paging frame. PO can be divided according to the number of MOs, and i_s is used to define the PO sequence number. Coreset and search space SearchSpace only define the search method and the time domain arrangement / relationship of MO, and do not define the relationship between paging frames, PO and MO.

[0152] Exemplarily, in an embodiment of the present application, since it is necessary to cluster paging frames together in the time domain as much as possible to increase the base station sleep time, the additional paging resources (one or more additional paging frames) need to be adjacent to the first paging frame in the time domain, and the system frame numbers of the paging frames that are adjacent in the time domain are continuous.

[0153] In a feasible implementation manner, the paging time domain mode adjustment method further includes steps S102 to S103:

[0154] S102: The network device sets a first paging configuration and / or a second paging configuration for the UE.

[0155] and / or,

[0156] S103: The network device sets a first paging frame calculation method and / or a second paging frame calculation method for the UE.

[0157] Exemplarily, in order to save energy consumption when a base station sends paging information, a paging configuration and a paging frame calculation method can be set for the UE through a network device to adjust the paging time domain mode, so as to achieve the purpose of energy saving and consumption reduction. Setting the paging configuration for the UE includes setting at least one of a first paging configuration and a second paging configuration. Setting the paging frame calculation method for the UE includes setting at least one of a first paging frame calculation method and a second paging frame calculation method. Among them, the first paging configuration is the basic scheme. In an embodiment of the present application, the following schemes are considered to set the first paging configuration to increase the sleep time of the base station.

[0158] A basic solution is to keep only one paging frame in each paging cycle T, increase the number of POs in the paging frame (the number of POs to be increased can be determined based on the number of paging frames that have been reduced), increase the Ns value and adjust the configuration of the corresponding parameters. Since the optional value of the current paging cycle T is specified by the parameter PagingCycle, which is 32ms, 64ms, 128ms and 256ms, and the optional value of the number of paging frames N in the current paging cycle is specified by the parameter nAndPagingFrameOffset, which is T, 1 / 2T, 1 / 4T, 1 / 8T and 1 / 16T. Therefore, it is necessary to at least expand nAndPagingFrameOffset to 1 / 32T, 1 / 64T, 1 / 128T and 1 / 256T to ensure that N can be set to 1 under any value of the paging cycle T.

[0159] Exemplarily, another basic solution is to not reduce the number of paging frames in a paging cycle T, but to gather them at the front end (or other position) of a paging cycle, so that the first paging frame is used for ordinary UE (the position of the paging frame can be derived by the existing paging frame calculation formula), and the subsequent paging frames are used for R19UE, wherein the network device can also adjust the paging frame calculation formula of R19UE to eliminate the time interval between paging frames and gather the paging frames in a paging cycle together, as follows:

[0160] (SFN+PF_offset)modT=UE_IDmodN

[0161] Exemplarily, another basic scheme is that, based on the existing paging frame calculation formula, UEs will be mapped to corresponding paging frames in sequence according to their UE_IDs. In order to increase the sleep time of the base station, the R19UE can be mapped to a portion of the concentrated paging frames to allow the base station to sleep during the remaining paging frames (which should have been sent). A group_ID can be configured for the R19UE to replace the UE_ID when calculating the paging frames and PO corresponding to the UE, and UEs configured with the same group_ID can be restricted to the same paging frame. By setting the group_ID, the base station can ensure that the UE is mapped to a specific paging frame rather than being evenly distributed throughout the paging cycle.

[0162] Exemplarily, the network device in the embodiment of the present application may refer to a communication base station in a 5G wireless access network (RAN) and a core network (5GC). In order to further increase the sleep time of the base station and improve the corresponding operating procedures, the present application proposes an enhanced solution based on the above-mentioned basic solutions, that is, the network device sets a second paging configuration for the UE, and sets at least one of a first paging frame calculation method and a second paging frame calculation method for the UE.

[0163] Exemplarily, in a feasible enhanced scheme, only two paging frames are retained in each cycle, of which the first paging frame is a basic paging frame and the second paging frame is an additional paging frame (there may be more than one paging frame. After the first paging frame is defined as a basic paging frame, all paging frames other than the basic paging frame can be additional paging frames). Additional paging configuration information is added for R19UE (and / or ordinary UE). The additional paging configuration information of R19UE (and / or ordinary UE) can be indicated by adding a new parameter PCCH-config-R19.

[0164] In a feasible implementation manner, the paging time domain mode adjustment in this embodiment includes the network device setting a second paging configuration for the UE. Specifically, an additional paging frame calculation method and additional paging configuration information can be used to instruct the UE to locate the basic paging frame and / or the additional paging frame according to the additional paging frame calculation method and the additional paging configuration information. The additional paging configuration information includes a new version of the wireless resource control parameters, or additional paging resource configuration parameters added to the current version of the wireless resource control parameters.

[0165] Exemplarily, the first paging configuration includes a current version of a paging control channel configuration, namely, PCCH-Config, and the current version of the paging control channel configuration is included in a downlink general configuration system information block 1 of a system information block 1;

[0166] The second paging configuration includes a new version of the paging control channel configuration PCCH-Config-R19, and the new version of the paging control channel configuration is included in the downlink general configuration system information block one of the system information block one.

[0167] In an optional implementation method, the network device sets the second paging configuration for the UE, and may add a new version of the RRC parameter PCCH-config-r19, i.e., a new version of the radio resource control parameter, wherein the RRC parameter PCCH-config-r19 is used to configure part of the information related to the UE and the adjustment of the paging frame time domain mode;

[0168] In another optional implementation method, the network device sets the second paging configuration for the UE, and may add additional paging resource configuration parameters to the current version of the RRC parameter PCCH-config, where the parameters are used to configure part of the information related to the UE and the paging frame time domain mode adjustment.

[0169] Exemplarily, the paging configuration is used to instruct the UE to configure paging related information, and the paging frame calculation method is used to instruct the UE to calculate a method for the system frame number of the paging frame.

[0170] Exemplarily, the paging time domain mode adjustment method also includes: configuring paging indication information for the UE, the paging indication information being used to indicate that the UE uses at least one of a first paging configuration, a second paging configuration, a first paging frame calculation method, and a second paging frame calculation method, and the paging indication information is configured in a downlink general configuration system information block one of the system information block one.

[0171] Exemplarily, when the paging indication information is a first preset value, the paging indication information is used to instruct the UE to use a first paging configuration and / or a first paging frame calculation method;

[0172] When the paging indication information is a second preset value, the paging indication information is used to instruct the UE to use at least one of a first paging configuration, a second paging configuration, and a second paging frame calculation method.

[0173] Exemplarily, the paging indication information is also used to instruct the UE to change the paging configuration and / or the paging frame calculation method.

[0174] Specifically, in the embodiment of the present application, a parameter may be added to DownlinkConfigCommonSIB of SIB1 to indicate the activation and deactivation of the paging energy-saving adjustment mode, as follows:

[0175]

[0176] Among them, if NESPaging-Activation-r19 is set to 1, it means that the paging energy-saving adjustment mode is activated, and the enhanced scheme of the second paging configuration, as well as at least one of the basic paging frame calculation method and the adjusted paging frame calculation method are adopted, for example, a basic paging frame adopts the basic paging frame calculation method, and an additional paging frame adopts the adjusted paging frame calculation method, or a basic paging frame and an additional paging frame both adopt the adjusted paging frame calculation method; if NESPaging-Activation-r19 is set to 0, it means that the paging energy-saving adjustment mode is deactivated, and the basic scheme and the basic paging frame calculation method of the first paging configuration are adopted, or a new parameter is added in DCI 1-0 to indicate the activation and deactivation of the paging energy-saving adjustment mode, and the DCI 1-0 can be scrambled by SI-RNTI or P-RNTI or C-RNTI, and the new parameter is 1 bit.

[0177] Exemplarily, the first paging configuration includes at least one of a paging cycle, a number of paging frames, a paging frame offset, and a number of paging occasions.

[0178] Exemplarily, based on the basic scheme, an enhanced scheme of an embodiment of the present application, the second paging configuration includes at least one of a paging cycle, a number of paging frames and a paging frame offset, an additional number of paging frames and a paging frame offset, a number of paging occasions, an additional number of paging occasions, and a physical random access channel resource.

[0179] Exemplarily, the unit of the paging cycle is a radio frame, and the configuration options of the paging cycle include a first paging cycle preset value, a second paging cycle preset value, a third paging cycle preset value, a fourth paging cycle preset value, a fifth paging cycle preset value, a sixth paging cycle preset value, and a seventh paging cycle preset value, wherein the configuration options of the paging cycle include at least one of the 7 preset values, namely:

[0180] PagingCycle::=ENUMERATED{rf4,rf8,rf16,rf32,rf64,rf128,rf256}

[0181] Exemplarily, the unit of the number of paging frames is wireless frame, and the configuration options of the number of paging frames and the number of paging frames in the paging frame offset include at least one of a first paging frame number preset value, a second paging frame number preset value, a third paging frame number preset value, a fourth paging frame number preset value, a fifth paging frame number preset value, a sixth paging frame number preset value, a seventh paging frame number preset value, and an eighth paging frame number preset value, wherein the configuration of the number of paging frames includes at least one of eight preset values, namely, at least one of oneT, halfT, quarterT, oneEighthT, oneSixteenthT, oneThirtySecondT, oneSixtyFourthT, and oneHundredTwentyEighthT.

[0182] Exemplarily, in a feasible enhancement scheme, the network device sets the second paging configuration so that ordinary UEs, namely current version UEs and R19 new version UEs, can use basic paging frames and additional paging frames at the same time, and appropriately increase the number of POs in the paging frames.

[0183] Exemplarily, in a feasible enhanced solution, by setting the second paging configuration, the R19UE supports at least two paging frames in a paging cycle T. A feasible option is not to adjust the parameter configuration of the basic paging frame offset nAndPagingFrameOffset, but only adjust the parameter configuration of the paging cycle defaultPagingCycle, as shown below, let:

[0184]

[0185] For example, if the value of PagingCycle is too small, the paging cycle T will be too short, resulting in a reduction in the base station sleep time, so the parameter configuration of the paging cycle should be adjusted appropriately.

[0186] Exemplarily, in a feasible enhanced solution, by setting the second paging configuration, the R19UE supports at least two paging frames in a paging cycle T. Another feasible option is not to adjust the configuration of the paging cycle defaultPagingCycle, but only adjust the configuration of the basic paging frame offset nAndPagingFrameOffset, as shown below, let:

[0187]

[0188]

[0189] Both of the above solutions can enable the R19UE to support the configuration of at least two paging frames within one paging period T.

[0190] Exemplarily, the parameter configuration of the paging cycle may also be adjusted through the second paging configuration, and the parameter configuration of the number of paging frames and the basic paging frame offset may be adjusted;

[0191] Exemplarily, considering the number of R19UEs that need to be served, it is also possible to add X paging frames after the first paging frame, and let the value of X be less than N-1 (the specific value of X can be determined according to the number of R19UEs that need to be configured, and can be 0). Therefore, if there are X additional paging frames in a paging cycle T, then in a feasible enhancement scheme, another feasible option is to adjust the configuration of defaultPagingCycle and nAndPagingFrameOffset at the same time. If X additional paging frames are set, then:

[0192]

[0193] Exemplarily, the parameter additionalPF-Count may be added in PCCH-Config-R19 to explicitly indicate the value of X:

[0194]

[0195] Exemplarily, the unit of the paging frame offset in the paging frame quantity and the paging frame offset is a radio frame, and the paging frame offset is any one item between a preset paging frame offset lower limit and a preset paging frame offset upper limit.

[0196] Exemplarily, the configuration options of the additional number of paging frames and the paging frame offset are the same as the configuration options of the number of paging frames and the paging frame offset.

[0197] Exemplarily, in a feasible enhanced scheme, the parameter configuration of the paging cycle is adjusted through the second paging configuration, and the parameter configuration of the number of paging frames and the basic paging frame offset is adjusted. Another feasible option is to retain only 2 paging frames in each paging cycle, and use one of the paging frames (assuming it is the first paging frame, also known as the basic paging frame) for ordinary UEs (the position of the paging frame can be derived through the basic paging frame calculation formula), and use the second paging frame, also known as the additional paging frame, for R19 UEs, and at the same time increase the number of POs in the second paging frame to ensure that R19 UEs have the opportunity to receive paging information.

[0198] Specifically, the values ​​of N for common UE and R19 UE are indicated respectively, that is, in the above-mentioned feasible enhancement scheme, an additional paging frame offset nAndPagingFrameOffset is added on the basis of another feasible option, such as adding additonical-nAndPagingFrameOffset-r19, as follows, let:

[0199]

[0200] Among them, the number on the left of INTEGER (0..127) is the lower limit of the paging frame offset, which is generally 0. The preset upper limit of the paging frame offset is the number on the right side of the bracket, which can be 1, 37..., 127, etc., and additonal-nAndPagingFrameOffset-r19 can only be understood by R19UE. In order to distinguish between N understood by ordinary UE and N understood by R19UE, N understood by R19UE is expressed as R19-N below.

[0201] Exemplarily, the configuration options of the number of paging occasions include at least one of a first number of paging occasions, a second number of paging occasions, and a third number of paging occasions, wherein the first number of paging occasions is 1, the second number of paging occasions is 2, and the third number of paging occasions is 4.

[0202] The unit of the paging opportunity number is a radio frame. The paging opportunity number is any item from a preset paging opportunity number lower limit to a preset paging opportunity number upper limit. The value range of the paging opportunity number lower limit and upper limit is ns-r19=INTEGER(1..127).

[0203] Exemplarily, the configuration option of the additional number of paging occasions is the same as the configuration option of the number of paging occasions.

[0204] Exemplarily, in a feasible enhancement scheme, there is another feasible option, that is, for the ns value of the paging resource, you can choose to increase the basic PF, and / or the number of POs Ns in the second PF, for example: let Ns = (N-1) * Ns_pre, where Ns_pre is the existing Ns configuration, and its value is {1, 2, 4}; when the number of additional PFs is X, you can also choose to increase the basic PF, and / or the number of POs Ns of the additional PF, for example: let Ns = (N-1) * Ns_pre / X. Therefore, for different paging frame configurations, you can choose to provide more PO configurations, that is, add more value options in ns-r19:

[0205]

[0206] For example, the parameter type of ns-r19 can be set to INTEGER to add more value options, and the description of ns-r19 can be: Option 1: ns-r19 is only used for ordinary PF; Option 2: ns-r19 is only used for additional PF; Option 3: ns-r19 is used for both ordinary PF and additional PF; or, Option 4: add additional-ns-r19 to indicate the number of POs in the additional PF alone. This parameter does not apply to basic PF, and its value options are the same as those of basic PF.

[0207] For example, in this embodiment, since the paging frames are gathered on certain system frame numbers in the paging cycle, the value range of the paging frame_offset may also be increased accordingly. An optional way to adjust the PF_offset is as follows:

[0208]

[0209]

[0210] Since there is no duplication problem in the time domain arrangement pattern of the paging frame, no matter what the specific value of N is, there are always N optional PF_offsets.

[0211] This embodiment provides a paging time domain mode adjustment method, which adjusts the time domain mode of the paging frame so that the basic paging frame and the additional paging frame are retained in each paging cycle, and the basic paging frame and the additional paging frame are adjacent in the time domain, so that only a small number of paging frames are retained in each paging cycle, the first paging frame is used for ordinary UE, and the remaining paging frames are used for R19 UE, and the number of POs in the remaining paging frames is increased to provide more paging resources. Under the premise of making a small adjustment to the existing protocol architecture, the energy saving gain of the base station is effectively improved, and the paging-related service performance of the UE is effectively protected.

[0212] Second embodiment

[0213] Reference Figure 2 , Figure 2 This is a flow chart of a method for adjusting a paging time domain mode according to a second embodiment. In this embodiment, based on the first embodiment, the method for configuring physical random access channel resources includes:

[0214] S201, setting a physical random access channel configuration index, where the physical random access channel configuration index is used to indicate a PRACH resource that can be used by the UE;

[0215] and / or,

[0216] S202, changing a parameter value of a PRACH configuration index in a system information block 1;

[0217] and / or,

[0218] S203: Add an additional physical random access channel configuration index in the system information block 1.

[0219] Exemplarily, the embodiments of the present application take into account that if more POs are added to one or a small number of paging frames, it is possible that a large number of UEs will receive paging messages at the same time in a short time interval, causing conflicts when they receive paging and perform competitive random access. Therefore, additional PRACH resources can be added after the additional paging frame (which may be the second paging frame or a paging frame other than the second paging frame) so that the R19 UE has more ROs to use. For example, additional PRACH configurations can be added so that the PRACH indexes contained therein point to a richer PRACH resource configuration scheme.

[0220] Exemplarily, in an optional implementation, a physical random access channel PRACH configuration index parameter prach-ConfigurationIndex may be added to the new version of the radio resource control parameter PCCH-Config-R19 to directly indicate the PRACH resource configuration adjustment, and the physical random access channel configuration index is used to indicate the PRACH resources that can be used by the UE, as follows, order:

[0221]

[0222] Exemplarily, if the prach-ConfigurationIndex value configured in a system information block SIB 1 is 0, the prach-ConfigurationIndex value configured in PCCH-Config-R19 may be set to 27 to increase RO density.

[0223] Exemplarily, in an optional implementation, the parameter value of the PRACH configuration index prach-ConfigurationIndex can also be adjusted in the system information block 1, i.e., SIB1, and the system information change can be indicated in the Paging DCI (paging downlink control information). It should be understood that this option will adjust the PRACH resource configuration of ordinary UEs, which may cause access congestion.

[0224] Exemplarily, in an optional implementation, an additional PRACH configuration index parameter additionalPrach-ConfigurationIndex-r19 may be added to the system information block 1, namely SIB1, to indicate the additional PRACH resources that can be used by the R19 UE, as follows:

[0225]

[0226] For example, the additional PRACH resources that can be used by R19 UEs can be indicated by adding a new parameter additionalPrach-ConfigurationIndex-r19 in the new version unlimited resource control parameter PCCH-Config-R19, as follows:

[0227]

[0228] Exemplarily, the method for adjusting the paging resource type available to the new version UE includes:

[0229] A usage indication parameter of a basic paging frame is added, where the usage indication parameter of the basic paging frame includes a first indication state and a second indication state, where the first indication state and the second indication state are used to indicate the paging resources available to the new version UE.

[0230] Exemplarily, in an optional implementation, considering whether R19UE can use the paging resources allocated to ordinary UE, that is, the first paging frame, if the base station decides whether R19UE can use the first paging frame, it is necessary to add an additional 1-bit parameter in the PCCH configuration for indication, as follows, let the basic paging frame use indication parameter useFirstPFForPaging-r19:

[0231]

[0232] Among them, if the parameter useFirstPF frameForPaging-r19 is set to the first indication state, that is, the Boolean number 1, it means that the R19UE can use the first paging frame in each paging cycle T; if useFirstPFForPaging-r19 is set to the second indication state, that is, the Boolean number 0, it means that the R19UE cannot use the first paging frame in each paging cycle T, that is, the R19UE cannot use the following paging frame that satisfies the calculation formula of the ordinary UE:

[0233] (SFN+PF_offset)modT=UE_IDmod1

[0234] Exemplarily, in an embodiment of the present application, the paging frame calculation method includes: instructing the UE to calculate the system frame number of the paging frame based on at least one of a paging cycle, a number of paging frames, a paging frame offset, and a UE identifier.

[0235] Specifically, the paging frame calculation method specifically includes setting the first paging frame calculation method to make the sum of the system frame number of the paging frame and the paging frame offset modulo the paging cycle equal to the product of the quotient of the paging cycle divided by the number of paging frames and the UE identifier modulo the number of paging frames, that is, for a common UE, the system frame number of the paging frame is calculated as follows:

[0236] (SFN+PF_offset)mod T=(T div N)*(UE_ID mod N)

[0237] Alternatively, in an optional implementation, the first paging frame calculation method is set to make the sum of the system frame number of the paging frame and the paging frame offset modulo the paging cycle equal to the value of the UE identifier modulo the number of paging frames, that is, the UE calculates the system frame number of the paging frame in the following manner:

[0238] (SFN+PF_offset)mod T=(UE_ID mod N)

[0239] In another optional implementation, the second paging frame calculation method may be set to make the sum of the system frame number of the paging frame and the paging frame offset modulo the paging cycle equal to the value of the UE identifier modulo the number of paging frames, where the number of paging frames is the number of paging frames or the number of additional paging frames, that is, the UE calculates the system frame number of the paging frame in the following manner:

[0240] (SFN+PF_offset)mod T=UE_ID mod R19-N

[0241] Wherein, if R19-N does not exist, the value is N.

[0242] Exemplarily, in an embodiment of the present application, the paging frame as described above includes at least one basic paging frame, and the paging frames other than the basic paging frames in the paging frames are additional paging frames, and the result of a modulo operation of the sum of the system frame number of the basic paging frame and the paging frame offset on the paging cycle is equal to 0.

[0243] Exemplarily, the current version UE may be a UE that does not support the paging time domain mode adjustment function under the target version of the third generation partnership protocol; the new version UE may be a UE that supports the paging time domain mode adjustment function under the target version of the third generation partnership protocol. Specifically, the current version user equipment UE may be a UE that does not support the paging time domain mode adjustment function in the network energy saving function of the 3GPP Release 19 version; the new version user equipment UE may be a UE that supports the paging time domain mode adjustment function in the network energy saving function of the 3GPP Release 19 version.

[0244] The basic paging frame and the additional paging frame are used for the current version UE and the new version UE; and / or, the basic paging frame is used for the current version UE, and the additional paging frame is used for the new version UE; and / or, the basic paging frame is used for the current version UE and the new version UE, and the additional paging frame is used for the new version UE.

[0245] That is, in this embodiment, the basic paging frame and the additional paging frame can be used by the current version UE, that is, the common UE, and the new version UE, that is, the R19 UE, in some cases; in some cases, the common UE uses the basic paging frame and the R19 UE uses the additional paging frame; or in some cases, both the common UE and the R19 UE can use the basic paging frame, but only the R19 UE can use the additional paging frame.

[0246] This embodiment adopts the above scheme, specifically by adding a physical random access channel PRACH configuration index; or adjusting the parameter value of the PRACH configuration index in system information block 1; or adding an additional PRACH configuration index in system information block 1, and the additional PRACH configuration index is used to indicate the PRACH resource configuration adjustment, so that the new version UE uses additional PRACH resources, and specifically sets the first paging frame calculation method and the second paging frame calculation method to compensate for the network equipment performance problems that may be caused by reducing the number of paging frames, ensuring the normal access of the UE, thereby effectively improving the energy saving gain of the base station, and effectively protecting the paging-related service performance of the UE.

[0247] Third embodiment

[0248] Reference Figure 3 , Figure 3 This is a flow chart of a fourth embodiment of the method for adjusting the paging time domain mode of the present application. Based on the first embodiment, the method for adjusting the paging time domain mode further includes:

[0249] S301, the network device instructs the UE to determine whether the paging cycle is an odd cycle or an even cycle based on the system frame number of the paging frame;

[0250] S302, when the paging cycle is an odd cycle, the network device configures the paging frame offset to 0;

[0251] S303: When the paging cycle is an even cycle, the network device configures the paging frame offset as the number of paging frames.

[0252] For example, in order to extend the sleep time of the base station as much as possible, Figure 1On the basis of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 (without adjusting the number of resources of the paging frame, PO and MO), the time domain mode of the paging frame is further adjusted, so that the paging frames of the odd-numbered cycles are gathered at the beginning of the cycle, and the paging frames of the even-numbered cycles are gathered at the end of the cycle. Specifically, refer to FIG. Figure 4 , Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a paging frame time domain mode adjustment provided in an embodiment of the present application is shown in FIG. Figure 4 As shown, if the paging frames of the odd cycle and the even cycle are placed at the head and tail of the cycle respectively, the continuous sleep time of the base station can be further increased. In order to achieve the adjustment, the PF_offset of the odd cycle can be set to 0, and the PF_offset of the even cycle can be set to X+1 (X can be 0) during configuration, where X is the number of additional paging frames.

[0253] In addition, additional parameters may be added to the paging configuration to indicate the parity of the paging cycle. The additional parameters may be added to indicate the activation and deactivation of the supplementary scheme. The network device may add additional configuration parameters in the relevant configuration information such as PCCH-config to indicate whether the paging cycle corresponding to the system frame number of the specified paging frame is an odd cycle or an even cycle.

[0254] Exemplarily, the network device instructing the UE to determine whether the paging cycle is an odd cycle or an even cycle based on the system frame number of the paging frame includes:

[0255] When the result of taking the quotient of the system frame number of the paging frame and the paging cycle modulo 2 is 0, the paging cycle is an odd cycle; when the result of taking the quotient of the system frame number of the paging frame and the paging cycle modulo 2 is 1, the paging cycle is an even cycle.

[0256] Exemplarily, the UE can determine whether the paging cycle to which the paging frame belongs is an odd cycle or an even cycle by the parity of the system frame number of the paging frame: when (PF_offset / T)%2==0, the paging cycle is an even cycle; when (PF_offset / T)%2==1, the paging cycle is an odd cycle; or, when (PF_offset / T)%2==0, the paging cycle is an odd cycle; when (PF_offset / T)%2==1, the paging cycle is an even cycle.

[0257] In this embodiment, the paging cycle is further refined into odd cycles and even cycles, and the time domain arrangement modes of the paging frames are designed respectively to further optimize the time domain configuration mode of the paging frames, so that the paging frames of the odd cycles are concentrated at the beginning of the cycle, and the paging frames of the even cycles are concentrated at the end of the cycle, thereby extending the sleep time of the base station as much as possible, effectively improving the energy saving gain of the base station, and effectively protecting the paging-related service performance of the UE.

[0258] Fourth embodiment

[0259] Reference Figure 5 , Figure 5 This is a flow chart of a paging time domain mode adjustment method according to a third embodiment. Based on the first embodiment, the method also includes S401, adding a new system information block, wherein the system information block includes at least one of a paging resource configuration identifier, a physical random access channel configuration index, and association information between paging resources and physical random access channel resources.

[0260] For example, in another optional implementation method, it is also possible to choose not to add additional PCCH configurations, and directly add parameters that only R19UE can understand to the existing PCCH configuration. For example, the PCCH-Config can be rewritten into the following format:

[0261]

[0262] It should be understood that the newly added parameter names can be modified, and the parameter format and content are only shown here.

[0263] In addition, it should be noted that if the configurations for ordinary UEs are not adjusted and they can only use the first paging frame, then the ordinary UEs will still monitor subsequent paging frames (calculated by the formula) after detecting the paging frame, even if these paging frames do not actually exist. The solution can be, for example: setting relatively sparse paging resources in the PCCH-Config configured for the ordinary UE.

[0264] Exemplarily, in an optional implementation manner, the paging time domain mode adjustment method proposed in the present application may further include the steps of:

[0265] A new system information block SIB26 is added, wherein the SIB26 includes at least one of paging resource configuration identity information pagingResourceId-r19, i.e., paging resource configuration identifier, physical random access channel PRACH configuration index, and association information pagingRelationId-r19 between paging resources and PRACH resources;

[0266] Exemplarily, the paging resource configuration identifier is used to indicate a sequence number of the paging resource configuration, and the association information between the paging resource and the physical random access channel resource is used to instruct the UE to select available paging resources and available physical random access channel resources.

[0267] Exemplarily, considering that there may be multiple options for additional paging configuration and the PRACH configuration resources corresponding to each option may be different, it is possible to consider adding a new paging identity parameter to indicate the additional paging configuration, and associating the PRACH configuration resource indication with the newly added paging identity parameter. The specific implementation method may be, for example, considering adding a new system information block SIB26, and making it carry the association information. SIB26 contains relevant information about additional paging resources and PRACH resources, which can be used by UE in energy-saving cells. As follows, let SIB26 information element:

[0268]

[0269] Among them, pagingRelationId-r19 is the association information between paging resources and PRACH resources, which is used to associate additional paging resources with PRACH resources. The UE can select available paging resources and PRACH resources through pagingRelationId-r19. pagingResourceId-r19 is the paging resource configuration identity information, which is used to indicate the identity information of the paging resource configuration. By associating the corresponding paging resource (PCCH-Config-r19 or pagingSearchSpace-r19) with the paging identity information, the corresponding specific configuration can be directly indexed through the paging identity information when necessary.

[0270] Exemplarily, it is also possible to choose not to increase the number of POs Ns in the additional paging frame (the second / x paging frame), but to increase the number of MOs in each PO.

[0271] Exemplarily, when the basic paging frame is used by the current version UE and the additional paging frame is used by the new version UE, the configuration method of the paging cycle, the number of paging frames and the paging frame offset includes:

[0272] Adjusting the parameter configuration of the basic paging frame quantity and the basic paging frame offset, and adding the additional paging frame quantity and the additional paging frame offset;

[0273] Exemplarily, in a feasible enhancement scheme, another feasible option is to reserve only two paging frames in each paging cycle, and use one of the paging frames (assuming it is the first paging frame, also known as the basic paging frame) for ordinary UEs (the position of the paging frame can be derived through the original formula), and use the second paging frame, also known as the additional paging frame, for R19 UEs, while increasing the number of POs in the second paging frame to ensure that R19 UEs have the opportunity to receive paging information.

[0274] Specifically, the values ​​of N for common UE and R19 UE are indicated respectively, that is, in the above-mentioned feasible enhancement scheme, an additional paging frame offset nAndPagingFrameOffset is added on the basis of another feasible option, such as adding additonical-nAndPagingFrameOffset-r19, as follows, let:

[0275]

[0276] Among them, additonal-nAndPagingFrameOffset-r19 can only be understood by R19UE.

[0277] In this embodiment, the paging frame time domain mode is adjusted by adding parameters that only R19 UE can understand to the existing PCCH configuration, a new paging identity parameter is added to indicate the additional paging configuration, and the PRACH configuration resource indication is associated with it, thereby effectively improving the energy saving gain of the base station and effectively protecting the paging-related service performance of the UE.

[0278] Exemplarily, the paging time domain mode adjustment method further includes the network device configuring a new time domain mode of a paging-related downlink control physical channel monitoring opportunity for the UE, and the downlink control physical channel monitoring opportunity is used to instruct the UE to monitor paging-related downlink control information.

[0279] Exemplarily, the network device adjusts the time domain mode of the paging-related downlink control physical channel PDCCH monitoring opportunity MO in PO. The first one or more paging frames in each paging cycle T are reserved for ordinary UEs, and their configurations (paging frame calculation method, number of POs in paging frames, MO configuration in search space, etc.) are not adjusted. The remaining paging frames are used by R19 UEs, and their arrangement and number of POs can be adjusted. At the same time, the arrangement of POs or MOs in POs can be adjusted, that is, POs are arranged more closely, or MOs in POs are arranged more closely.

[0280] Exemplarily, in this embodiment, the method for setting the time domain mode of the new paging-related downlink control physical channel monitoring opportunity includes setting a new control resource set, setting a new search space, and setting at least one of additional paging-related parameters.

[0281] Exemplarily, an additional coreset, i.e., a new control resource set, and searchspace, i.e., a new search space, may be designed for R19 UE to make the time domain configuration of MO tighter, so that the PO in the paging frame used for R19 UE is concentrated at the front end (or other part) of the paging frame, thereby increasing the sleep time of the base station in each paging cycle T.

[0282] Exemplarily, the method for setting the new control resource set includes:

[0283] If the currently configured control resource set is an initial control resource set, the UE is instructed to use a preset table of a new search space and / or a preset table of a new control resource set;

[0284] The time domain search method for the paging-related control resource set is adjusted according to the preset table of the new search space and / or the preset table of the new control resource set.

[0285] Exemplarily, the search space preset table is used to adjust the paging resource configuration of the paging search space and adjust the detection granularity of the UE;

[0286] The control resource set preset table is used to adjust the configuration of the control resource set and to adjust the arrangement of monitoring opportunities in the monitoring time slot.

[0287] Exemplarily, if the currently configured paging search space is an initial paging search space, then:

[0288] Change the monitoring time slot from two consecutive time slots to one time slot;

[0289] Adding a paging search space preset table, and / or setting a new paging search space according to the paging search space preset table;

[0290] A search space indication parameter is added in the radio resource control set, where the indication parameter is used to indicate an index of the paging search space preset table that the user equipment should select.

[0291] Exemplarily, if the control resource set coreset configured by the network device for the UE is the initial control resource set ControlResourceSetZero, then a control resource set preset table, i.e., a new control resource set, is added. In an optional implementation, taking the case where the subcarrier spacing of PDCCH and SSB is 15kHz and the channel bandwidth is 3Mhz or 5Mhz as an example, the new control resource set is as follows in Table 1:

[0292] Table 1 Control resource set preset table

[0293]

[0294] Exemplarily, if the currently configured paging search space pagingSearchSpace is set to the initial paging search space SearchSpaceZero, the UE will use the same process as the initial access to detect the paging DCI. In order to make the paging resource configuration more flexible, the detection granularity can be reduced, that is, adjustments are made based on the existing (Type0-PDCCH) search method, so that the monitoring time slot is changed from the original two consecutive time slots to one, and a new SearchSpace table is defined, such as: adding a preset table for pagingSearchSpace, adding a parameter SearchSpacePaging-r19 as a table index, that is, instructing R19 UE to select the preset table with the corresponding serial number as the paging search space configuration based on the parameter value. The specific length of the parameter is determined by the number of optional configurations in the preset table (this solution is tentatively set to 2 bits, that is, 4 MO optional configurations are preset, which can be added or modified later).

[0295] Assuming that in the initial version of the new solution, the additional table preset for the paging search space can only be used in the FR1 scenario (the original table can be used in the FR2 scenario), the newly added preset table is shown in Table 2 below:

[0296] Table 2 Paging search space preset table

[0297]

[0298] Among them, O and M are the time domain configuration parameters of MO, which are used to calculate the monitoring frame and monitoring time slot; i is the SSB index, which is used to indicate the MO start symbol position corresponding to different SSBs. This table sets four MO configuration schemes with different time domain modes, so that each monitoring time slot can contain 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 MOs, thereby enriching the time domain configuration method of MO and adding options for the monitoring time slot to carry more MOs. The base station can select a tighter MO time domain arrangement mode (such as sequence number 2 and sequence number 3) when necessary, and appropriately increase or decrease the number of monitoring frames to adjust the overall paging resources.

[0299] Exemplarily, the process of setting the additional paging-related parameters includes:

[0300] If the paging search space configured by the network device for the UE is not the initial paging search space, an additional paging search space configuration parameter is added to the wireless resource control set so that the new version UE performs downlink control physical channel monitoring through the configuration information in the additional paging search space configuration parameter. The additional paging search space configuration parameter is a preset integer type parameter, and the value range of the additional paging search space configuration parameter is 1-2599.

[0301] Exemplarily, if the paging search space pagingSearchSpace configured by the network device for the UE is SearchSpaceZero, an indication parameter SearchSpacePaging is added to the RRC information element IE PDCCH-ConfigCommon, as follows:

[0302] SearchSpacePaging::=INTEGER(0..15)

[0303] The indication parameter SearchSpacePaging is used to indicate the index of the paging search space preset table that the UE should select.

[0304] Exemplarily, the process of setting the additional paging-related parameters includes:

[0305] If the paging search space configured by the network device for the UE is not the initial paging search space, an additional paging search space configuration parameter is added to the radio resource control set, so that the new version UE performs PDCCH monitoring through the configuration information in the additional paging search space configuration parameter.

[0306] Exemplarily, if the paging search space pagingSearchSpace configured by the network device for the UE is not the initial paging search space SearchSpaceZero, an additional paging search space configuration parameter additionalPagingSearchSpace is added to the RRC information element IE PDCCH-ConfigCommon:

[0307] additionalPagingSearchSpace-r19 SearchSpaceId

[0308] If the network device configures the additional paging search space configuration parameter additionalPagingSearchSpace for the new version UE, the new version UE may use the configuration information in the additionalPagingSearchSpace to perform PDCCH monitoring.

[0309] Exemplarily, a new parameter additionalPagingSearchSpace-r19 is added to PDCCH-ConfigCommon, which includes an additional paging search space configuration so that R19 UE can obtain two search space configurations at the same time:

[0310]

[0311] Among them, additionalPagingSearchSpace-Activation-r19 is the activation / deactivation indication of the additional paging search space. When additionalPagingSearchSpace-Activation-r19 is set to 1, R19UE can use the additional paging search space configuration; when additionalPagingSearchSpace-Activation-r19 is set to 0, R19 UE cannot use the additional paging search space configuration. useLegacyPagingSearchSpace-r19 indicates whether R19 UE can use the search space configuration in pagingSearchSpace. When useLegacyPagingSearchSpace-r19 is set to 1, R19 UE can use the search space configuration in pagingSearchSpace; when useLegacyPagingSearchSpace-r19 is set to 0, R19 UE cannot use the search space configuration in pagingSearchSpace.

[0312] In addition, optionally, activation / deactivation of an additional paging search space may also be indicated in the Paging DCI, and relevant indication information may be added by using spare bits of the short message.

[0313] In addition, you can optionally add some parameters to the existing SearchSpace. The SearchSpace configuration after adding the parameters is as follows:

[0314]

[0315] In this embodiment, the time domain modes of PO and MO in each paging frame are improved to arrange PO and MO as closely as possible. Specifically, by adding coreset and searchspace pre-configuration tables and related processes, adding searchspace configuration sets and adjusting PDCCH search modes, the base station can obtain a longer sleep time with a time slot and symbol granularity, thereby improving energy saving gains.

[0316] It should be understood that the methods disclosed in the embodiments of the present application can be applied to all 5G base stations that have network energy saving requirements and support the general channel / signal time domain adjustment function described in this proposal. As long as the 5G base station supports adjustment or functional evolution of paging resources (including paging message, paging DCI, PCCH configuration, etc.), the solution can be applied.

[0317] Network energy saving is an important technology to save operators' operating costs and improve environmental friendliness. It is also one of the technologies that 5G equipment needs to support and evolve for a long time. Due to the higher performance requirements of 5G networks and equipment, their energy consumption has increased significantly compared to the 4G era. Therefore, the importance of applying energy-saving technology in 5G commercial base stations has also increased significantly. However, the application of network energy-saving technology may lead to a decrease in indicators such as data transmission rate and communication reliability, thereby affecting UE performance and user experience. Therefore, network energy-saving technology still needs to continue to evolve, and more rigorous and reliable energy-saving technologies need to be proposed. Due to the broadcast nature of general channels / signals, they often need to be sent periodically, which puts the base station in a periodic wake-up / sleep state switching. Therefore, one way to reduce the energy consumption of the base station is to adjust the time domain mode of the general channel / signal to address this problem. After applying the solution described in this proposal, the base station equipment can have a longer sleep time in the paging process, thereby increasing the energy-saving gain of the base station and reducing the operating cost of the base station equipment.

[0318] In light-to-medium load scenarios with fewer users, the paging time-domain resource adjustment scheme proposed in this proposal can make the periodic sleep time of base station equipment longer, thereby reducing the additional energy consumption, thereby improving the resource / energy utilization efficiency of the network and reducing the operating costs of base stations.

[0319] In medium and high load scenarios with a large number of users, the application of the energy-saving solution described in this proposal can effectively maintain a balance between base station energy consumption and user equipment performance, that is, while reducing base station energy consumption to a certain extent, it ensures that user equipment performance is not affected, thereby reducing the operating costs of the base station.

[0320] It should be noted that the above examples are only used to understand the present application and do not constitute a limitation on the paging time domain mode adjustment method of the present application. More simple transformations based on this technical concept are all within the protection scope of the present application.

[0321] The present application provides a paging time domain mode adjustment device, which includes: at least one processor; and a memory communicatively connected to the at least one processor; wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, and the instructions are executed by the at least one processor so that the at least one processor can execute the paging time domain mode adjustment method in the above-mentioned embodiment one.

[0322] Reference below Figure 6 , which shows a schematic diagram of the structure of a paging time domain mode adjustment device suitable for implementing the embodiment of the present application. The paging time domain mode adjustment device in the embodiment of the present application may include but is not limited to mobile terminals such as mobile phones, laptop computers, digital broadcast receivers, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), PADs (Portable Application Descriptions), PMPs (Portable Media Players), vehicle-mounted terminals (such as vehicle-mounted navigation terminals), etc., and fixed terminals such as digital TVs, desktop computers, etc. Figure 6 The paging time domain mode adjustment device shown is only an example and should not bring any limitation to the functions and scope of use of the embodiments of the present application.

[0323] like Figure 6 As shown, the paging time domain mode adjustment device may include a processing device 1001 (such as a central processing unit, a graphics processor, etc.), which can perform various appropriate actions and processes according to a program stored in a read-only memory (ROM: Read Only Memory) 1002 or a program loaded from a storage device 1003 to a random access memory (RAM: Random Access Memory) 1004. Various programs and data required for the operation of the paging time domain mode adjustment device are also stored in the RAM 1004. The processing device 1001, the ROM 1002, and the RAM 1004 are connected to each other via a bus 1005. An input / output (I / O) interface 1006 is also connected to the bus. Typically, the following systems may be connected to the I / O interface 1006: input devices 1007 including, for example, a touch screen, a touchpad, a keyboard, a mouse, an image sensor, a microphone, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, etc.; output devices 1008 including, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), a speaker, a vibrator, etc.; storage devices 1003 including, for example, a magnetic tape, a hard disk, etc.; and communication devices 1009. The communication device 1009 may allow the paging time domain mode adjustment device to communicate wirelessly or wired with other devices to exchange data. Although the paging time domain mode adjustment device with various systems is shown in the figure, it should be understood that it is not required to implement or have all the systems shown. More or fewer systems may be implemented or have alternatively.

[0324] In particular, according to the embodiments disclosed in the present application, the process described above with reference to the flowchart can be implemented as a computer software program. For example, the embodiments disclosed in the present application include a computer program product, which includes a computer program carried on a computer-readable medium, and the computer program includes a program code for executing the method shown in the flowchart. In such an embodiment, the computer program can be downloaded and installed from a network through a communication device, or installed from a storage device 1003, or installed from a ROM 1002. When the computer program is executed by the processing device 1001, the above-mentioned functions defined in the method of the embodiment disclosed in the present application are executed.

[0325] The paging time domain mode adjustment device provided in the present application adopts the paging time domain mode adjustment method in the above-mentioned embodiment. Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the paging time domain mode adjustment device provided in the present application are the same as the beneficial effects of the paging time domain mode adjustment method provided in the above-mentioned embodiment, and other technical features in the paging time domain mode adjustment device are the same as the features disclosed in the method of the previous embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0326] It should be understood that the various parts disclosed in this application can be implemented by hardware, software, firmware or a combination thereof. In the description of the above embodiments, specific features, structures, materials or characteristics can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0327] The above is only a specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily thought of by any technician familiar with the technical field within the technical scope disclosed in the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be based on the protection scope of the claims.

[0328] The present application provides a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program instructions (ie, computer programs) stored thereon, and the computer-readable program instructions are used to execute the paging time domain mode adjustment method in the above-mentioned embodiment.

[0329] The computer-readable storage medium provided in the present application may be, for example, a USB flash drive, but is not limited to electrical, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared or semiconductor systems, systems or devices, or any combination of the above. More specific examples of computer-readable storage media may include, but are not limited to: an electrical connection with one or more wires, a portable computer disk, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM: Random Access Memory), a read-only memory (ROM: Read Only Memory), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM: Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM: CD-Read Only Memory), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the above. In this embodiment, the computer-readable storage medium may be any tangible medium containing or storing a program that can be used by or in combination with an instruction execution system, system or device. The program code contained on the computer-readable storage medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to: wires, optical cables, RF (Radio Frequency: Radio Frequency), etc., or any suitable combination of the above.

[0330] The computer-readable storage medium may be included in the paging time domain mode adjustment device; or may exist independently without being assembled into the paging time domain mode adjustment device.

[0331] The computer program code for performing the operation of the present application can be written in one or more programming languages ​​or a combination thereof, including object-oriented programming languages, such as Java, Smalltalk, C++, and conventional procedural programming languages, such as "C" language or similar programming languages. The program code can be executed entirely on the user's computer, partially on the user's computer, as an independent software package, partially on the user's computer and partially on the remote computer, or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the case of a remote computer, the remote computer can be connected to the user's computer through any type of network, including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or can be connected to an external computer (for example, using an Internet service provider to connect through the Internet).

[0332] The flowcharts and block diagrams in the accompanying drawings illustrate the possible architecture, functions and operations of the systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present application. In this regard, each box in the flowchart or block diagram can represent a module, a program segment or a part of a code, and the module, a program segment or a part of the code contains one or more executable instructions for realizing the specified logical function. It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions marked in the box can also occur in a different order from the order marked in the accompanying drawings. For example, two boxes represented in succession can actually be executed substantially in parallel, and they can sometimes be executed in the opposite order, depending on the functions involved. It should also be noted that each box in the block diagram and / or flowchart, and the combination of boxes in the block diagram and / or flowchart can be implemented with a dedicated hardware-based system that performs a specified function or operation, or can be implemented with a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions.

[0333] The modules involved in the embodiments described in the present application may be implemented by software or hardware, wherein the name of the module does not constitute a limitation on the unit itself in some cases.

[0334] The readable storage medium provided in the present application is a computer-readable storage medium, which stores computer-readable program instructions (i.e., computer programs) for executing the above-mentioned paging time domain mode adjustment method, and can solve the technical problem of paging time domain mode adjustment. Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the computer-readable storage medium provided in the present application are the same as the beneficial effects of the paging time domain mode adjustment method provided in the above-mentioned embodiment, and will not be repeated here.

[0335] The present application also provides a computer program product, including a computer program, which implements the steps of the paging time domain mode adjustment method as described above when the computer program is executed by a processor.

[0336] The computer program product provided by the present application can solve the technical problem of adjusting the paging time domain mode. Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the computer program product provided by the present application are the same as the beneficial effects of the paging time domain mode adjustment method provided by the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0337] The above descriptions are only some embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present application. All equivalent structural changes made using the contents of the present application specification and drawings under the technical concept of the present application, or direct / indirect applications in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for adjusting a paging time domain mode, characterized in that: The method is applied to a network device, the network device is communicatively connected with a user equipment UE, and the method includes: At least one paging frame adjacent in the time domain is set in each paging cycle of the UE, and the system frame numbers of the paging frames adjacent in the time domain are continuous.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method further comprises: The network device sets a first paging configuration and / or a second paging configuration for the UE, and / or, The network device sets a first paging frame calculation method and / or a second paging frame calculation method for the UE.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The paging configuration is used to instruct the UE to configure paging related information, and the paging frame calculation method is used to instruct the UE to calculate the system frame number of the paging frame.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The method further comprises: Configure paging indication information for the UE, where the paging indication information is used to instruct the UE to use at least one of a first paging configuration, a second paging configuration, a first paging frame calculation method, and a second paging frame calculation method, and the paging indication information is configured in a downlink general configuration system information block one of the system information block one.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that When the paging indication information is a first preset value, the paging indication information is used to instruct the UE to use a first paging configuration and / or a first paging frame calculation method; When the paging indication information is a second preset value, the paging indication information is used to instruct the UE to use at least one of a first paging configuration, a second paging configuration, and a second paging frame calculation method.

6. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The paging indication information is also used to instruct the UE to change the paging configuration and / or the paging frame calculation method.

7. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The first paging configuration includes at least one of the following: Paging cycle; The number of paging frames and the paging frame offset; Number of paging occasions.

8. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The second paging configuration includes at least one of the following: Paging cycle; The number of paging frames and the paging frame offset; The number of additional paging frames and the paging frame offset; Number of paging occasions; The number of additional paging occasions; Physical random access channel resources.

9. The method according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that The unit of the paging cycle is a radio frame, and the configuration options of the paging cycle include at least one of the following: A first paging cycle preset value; The second paging cycle preset value; The third paging cycle preset value; The fourth paging cycle preset value; The fifth paging cycle preset value; The sixth paging cycle preset value; The seventh paging cycle preset value.

10. The method according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that The unit of the number of paging frames is a radio frame, and the configuration options of the number of paging frames in the number of paging frames and the paging frame offset include at least one of the following: A preset value of the first paging frame quantity; A preset value of the second paging frame quantity; The third paging frame quantity preset value; The fourth paging frame quantity preset value; The fifth paging frame quantity preset value; A sixth paging frame quantity preset value; The seventh paging frame quantity preset value; The eighth paging frame quantity is a preset value.

11. The method according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that The unit of the number of paging frames is a radio frame, and the configuration options of the number of paging frames in the number of paging frames and the paging frame offset include at least one of the following: A preset value of the first paging frame quantity; A preset value of the second paging frame quantity; The third paging frame quantity preset value; A fourth preset value of the number of paging frames; The fifth paging frame quantity preset value; The sixth paging frame quantity preset value; The seventh paging frame quantity preset value; The eighth paging frame quantity is a preset value.

12. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The configuration options of the additional paging frame quantity and the paging frame offset are the same as the configuration options of the paging frame quantity and the paging frame offset.

13. The method according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that: The configuration options of the number of paging occasions include at least one of the following: The first paging occasion number; The number of second paging occasions; The third paging occasion number.

14. The method according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that The unit of the number of paging occasions is a radio frame, and the number of paging occasions is any one item between a preset lower limit of the number of paging occasions and a preset upper limit of the number of paging occasions.

15. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The configuration option of the additional number of paging occasions is the same as the configuration option of the number of paging occasions.

16. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The method for configuring the physical random access channel resources includes: Setting a physical random access channel configuration index, where the physical random access channel configuration index is used to indicate a PRACH resource that can be used by the UE; and / or, Change the parameter value of the PRACH configuration index in the system information block 1; and / or, An additional physical random access channel configuration index is added to the system information block one.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that The method further comprises: The activation and / or deactivation of the additional physical random access channel configuration index is indicated by paging-related downlink control information.

18. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that: The activation and / or deactivation of the additional physical random access channel configuration index is indicated by the fifth bit of the short message in the paging-related downlink control information.

19. The method of claim 2, wherein: The first paging configuration includes a paging control channel configuration of a current version, and the paging control channel configuration of the current version is included in a downlink general configuration system information block 1 of a system information block 1; The second paging configuration includes a new version of a paging control channel configuration, and the new version of the paging control channel configuration is included in a downlink general configuration system information block one of the system information block one.

20. The method of claim 3, wherein: The paging frame calculation method comprises: Instruct the UE to calculate the system frame number of the paging frame based on at least one of the paging cycle, the number of paging frames, the paging frame offset, and the UE identifier.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein: The paging frame calculation method also includes: The first paging frame calculation method is set to make the sum of the system frame number of the paging frame and the paging frame offset modulo the paging cycle equal to the product of the quotient of the paging cycle divided by the number of paging frames and the UE identifier modulo the number of paging frames; and / or, The first paging frame calculation method is set to make the sum of the system frame number of the paging frame and the paging frame offset modulo the paging cycle equal to the value of the UE identifier modulo the number of paging frames; and, The second paging frame calculation method is set to make the sum of the system frame number of the paging frame and the paging frame offset modulo the paging cycle equal to the value of the UE identifier modulo the number of paging frames, where the number of paging frames is the number of paging frames or the number of additional paging frames.

22. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, 7 to 8, characterized in that: The paging frames include at least one basic paging frame, the paging frames other than the basic paging frame are additional paging frames, and the result of a modulo operation of the sum of the system frame number and the paging frame offset of the basic paging frame on the paging cycle is equal to 0.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein: The UE includes a current version UE and a new version UE, the current version UE is a UE that does not support a paging time domain mode adjustment function under a target version of the third generation partnership protocol, and the new version UE is a UE that supports a paging time domain mode adjustment function under a target version of the third generation partnership protocol.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein: The basic paging frame and the additional paging frame are used by the current version UE and the new version UE; and / or, The basic paging frame is used by the current version UE, and the additional paging frame is used by the new version UE; and / or, The basic paging frame is used by the current version UE and the new version UE, and the additional paging frame is used by the new version UE.

25. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, 7 to 8, characterized in that: The method further comprises: The network device instructs the UE to determine whether the paging cycle is an odd cycle or an even cycle based on the system frame number of the paging frame; When the paging cycle is an odd cycle, the network device configures the paging frame offset to 0; When the paging cycle is an even cycle, the network device configures the paging frame offset as the number of paging frames.

26. The method of claim 18, wherein: The network device instructing the UE to determine whether the paging cycle is an odd cycle or an even cycle based on the system frame number of the paging frame includes: When the result of taking the quotient of the system frame number of the paging frame and the paging cycle modulo 2 is 0, the paging cycle is an odd cycle; when the result of taking the quotient of the system frame number of the paging frame and the paging cycle modulo 2 is 1, the paging cycle is an even cycle.

27. The method of claim 4, wherein: The method further includes adding a new system information block, wherein the system information block includes at least one of the following: Paging resource configuration identifier; Physical random access channel configuration index; Association information between paging resources and physical random access channel resources.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein: The paging resource configuration identifier is used to indicate the sequence number of the paging resource configuration, and the association information between the paging resource and the physical random access channel resource is used to instruct the UE to select available paging resources and available physical random access channel resources.

29. The method of claim 1, wherein: The method further comprises: The network device configures a new time domain mode of a paging-related downlink control physical channel monitoring opportunity for the UE, and the downlink control physical channel monitoring opportunity is used to instruct the UE to monitor the paging-related downlink control information.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein: The method for setting the time domain mode of the new paging-related downlink control physical channel monitoring opportunity includes at least one of the following: Setting up a new control resource set; Setting up new search spaces; Set additional paging related parameters.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein: The method for setting the novel control resource set includes: If the currently configured control resource set is an initial control resource set, the UE is instructed to use a preset table of a new search space and / or a preset table of a new control resource set; The time domain search method for the paging-related control resource set is adjusted according to the preset table of the new search space and / or the preset table of the new control resource set.

32. The method according to claim 30 or 31, characterized in that: The search space preset table is used to adjust the paging resource configuration of the paging search space and adjust the detection granularity of the UE; The control resource set preset table is used to adjust the configuration of the control resource set and to adjust the arrangement of monitoring opportunities in the monitoring time slot.

33. The method of claim 31, wherein: If the currently configured paging search space is the initial paging search space, then: Change the monitoring time slot from two consecutive time slots to one time slot; Adding a paging search space preset table, and / or setting a new paging search space according to the paging search space preset table; A search space indication parameter is added in the radio resource control set, where the indication parameter is used to indicate an index of the paging search space preset table that the user equipment should select.

34. The method of claim 30, wherein: The process of setting the additional paging related parameters includes: If the paging search space configured by the network device for the UE is not the initial paging search space, an additional paging search space configuration parameter is added to the wireless resource control set so that the new version UE performs downlink control physical channel monitoring through the configuration information in the additional paging search space configuration parameter. The additional paging search space configuration parameter is a preset integer type parameter, and the value range of the additional paging search space configuration parameter is 1-2599.

35. A paging resource configuration device, characterized in that: The device comprises: a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the computer program is configured to implement the steps of the paging resource configuration method according to any one of claims 1 to 34.

36. A storage medium, characterized in that The storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program is stored on the storage medium. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the paging resource configuration method according to any one of claims 1 to 34 are implemented.

37. A computer program product, characterized in that The computer program product comprises a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the paging resource configuration method according to any one of claims 1 to 34 are implemented.

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