Method, apparatus, communication device and storage medium for packet paging

Abstract

This disclosure provides a method, apparatus, communication device, and storage medium for packet paging. The method is executed by a terminal and includes: receiving packet paging configuration information; wherein the configuration information indicates whether the network supports or does not support the terminal determining paging packet information; the paging packet information is used for the terminal to listen to paging messages; the configuration information carries a first identifier; when the first identifier is a first value, the first identifier indicates that the network supports the terminal determining paging packet information through a first predetermined method and a second predetermined method; or, when the first identifier is a fourth value, the first identifier indicates that the network supports the terminal determining paging packet information through a second predetermined method and does not support the terminal determining paging packet information through the first predetermined method; the first predetermined method is a method of receiving paging packet information allocated by the network; the second predetermined method is a method of randomly selecting paging packet information.

Description

[0001] This disclosure is a divisional application of Chinese application filed on June 22, 2021, with application number 202180002011.1 and invention title "Method, Apparatus, Communication Equipment and Storage Medium for Group Paging". Technical Field

[0002] This disclosure relates to, but is not limited to, the field of wireless communication technology, and particularly to a method, apparatus, communication device, and storage medium for packet paging. Background Technology

[0003] Paging is an important function in wireless communication. Its purpose is to instruct the base station to notify the paged terminal to respond to network requests. The base station and the terminal agree on a paging occasion (PO). The base station sends a paging message at the designated PO, and the terminal receives the message at the corresponding PO.

[0004] In related technologies, a group paging method is used to page terminals. The network can page all terminals within a group by sending a single paging message, without needing to send a separate paging message to each terminal. After receiving a group paging message, the terminal determines whether it belongs to the group being paged. If it does, it responds to the group paging message; otherwise, it ignores it. How to implement this mechanism is a question that needs to be considered. Summary of the Invention

[0005] This disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technology, and particularly to a method, apparatus, communication device, and storage medium for packet paging.

[0006] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a method for group paging is provided, wherein the method is performed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0007] Receive configuration information for packet paging;

[0008] The configuration information is used to indicate at least whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a predetermined method; the paging packet information is used for the terminal to listen to paging messages.

[0009] In one embodiment, the predetermined method includes one or more of the following:

[0010] The first reservation method is to receive paging packet information allocated by the network;

[0011] The second reservation method is to randomly select paging packet information.

[0012] In one embodiment, the paging packet information includes one or more of the following:

[0013] Identification information of paging packets allocated by the network;

[0014] The paging probability information of the terminal determined by the network;

[0015] The probability level information of the paging probability of a terminal being paged, as determined by the network.

[0016] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0017] In response to the network supporting the terminal to obtain the paging packet information through the first predetermined method but not supporting the terminal to obtain the paging packet information through the second predetermined method, the method of listening to paging messages is determined based on the result of the network receiving the paging packet information.

[0018] In one embodiment, determining the method for monitoring paging messages based on the result of the network receiving the paging packet information includes:

[0019] In response to receiving the paging packet information sent by the network, determine to listen for the paging message according to the paging packet information;

[0020] or,

[0021] In response to not receiving the paging packet information sent by the network, determine to listen for the paging message according to the predetermined paging packet information;

[0022] or,

[0023] In response to not receiving the paging packet information sent by the network, determine to listen for the paging message on public paging resources.

[0024] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0025] In response to the network not supporting the terminal obtaining the paging packet information through the first predetermined method but supporting it through the second predetermined method, it is determined to listen to the paging message according to the randomly selected paging packet information.

[0026] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0027] In response to the network not supporting the terminal obtaining the paging packet information through the first predetermined method and the second predetermined method, it is determined to listen for the paging message on public paging resources.

[0028] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0029] In response to not receiving paging packet information from the network, it is determined that the network does not support the terminal obtaining the paging packet information through the first predetermined method and the second predetermined method.

[0030] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0031] In response to the network supporting the terminal to obtain the paging packet information through the first predetermined method and the second predetermined method, the method of listening to paging messages is determined based on the result of the network receiving the paging packet information.

[0032] In one embodiment, determining the method for monitoring paging messages based on the result of the network receiving the paging packet information includes:

[0033] In response to receiving the paging packet information sent by the network, determine to listen for the paging message according to the paging packet information;

[0034] or,

[0035] In response to not receiving the paging packet information sent by the network, determine to listen for paging messages according to randomly selected paging packet information.

[0036] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0037] In response to receiving the paging packet information, it is determined that the network supports the terminal obtaining the paging packet information through the second predetermined method;

[0038] or,

[0039] In response to the failure to receive the paging packet information, it is determined that the network does not support the terminal obtaining the paging packet information through the first predetermined method and the second predetermined method.

[0040] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0041] In response to the network supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information using the predetermined method in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) idle state but not supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information using the predetermined method in the RRC inactive state, the terminal in the RRC idle state listens for the paging message according to the paging packet information;

[0042] or,

[0043] In response to the network supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information using the predetermined method in the RRC idle state but not supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information using the predetermined method in the RRC inactive state, the terminal in the RRC inactive state listens for the paging message on the public paging resources.

[0044] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0045] In response to the fact that the network does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information using the predetermined method in the RRC idle state but supports the terminal obtaining paging packet information using the predetermined method in the RRC inactive state, the terminal in the RRC idle state listens for the paging message on the public paging resources.

[0046] or,

[0047] In response to the network not supporting the terminal obtaining paging packet information using the predetermined method in the RRC idle state but supporting the terminal obtaining paging packet information using the predetermined method in the RRC inactive state, the terminal in the RRC inactive state listens for the paging message according to the paging packet information.

[0048] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0049] In response to the network supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information using the predetermined method in RRC idle state and supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information using the predetermined method in RRC inactive state, the terminal in RRC disconnected state listens for the paging message according to the paging packet information sent by the network; wherein, the RRC disconnected state includes RRC idle state and RRC inactive state.

[0050] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0051] In response to the network not supporting the terminal in obtaining paging packet information using the predetermined method in RRC idle state and not supporting the terminal in obtaining paging packet information using the predetermined method in RRC inactive state, the terminal in RRC disconnected state listens for the paging message on public paging resources; wherein, the RRC disconnected state includes RRC idle state and RRC inactive state.

[0052] In one embodiment, the configuration information for receiving packet paging includes:

[0053] The configuration information is received by the base station via broadcast message;

[0054] or,

[0055] The configuration information is received by the base station via a dedicated message.

[0056] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a method for packet paging is provided, wherein the method is performed by a base station, the method comprising:

[0057] Send packet paging configuration information to the terminal;

[0058] The configuration information is used to indicate at least whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a predetermined method; the paging packet information is used for the terminal to listen to paging messages.

[0059] In one embodiment, the predetermined method includes one or more of the following:

[0060] The first reservation method is to receive paging packet information allocated by the network;

[0061] The second reservation method is to randomly select paging packet information.

[0062] In one embodiment, the paging packet information includes one or more of the following:

[0063] Identification information of paging packets allocated by the network;

[0064] The paging probability information of the terminal determined by the network;

[0065] The probability level information of the paging probability of a terminal being paged, as determined by the network.

[0066] In one embodiment, sending the packet paging configuration information to the terminal includes:

[0067] The configuration information is sent to the terminal via broadcast message;

[0068] or,

[0069] The configuration information is sent to the terminal via a dedicated message.

[0070] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0071] Send auxiliary information to core network equipment;

[0072] The auxiliary information is used to indicate at least whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a predetermined method.

[0073] In one embodiment, sending auxiliary information to the core network device includes:

[0074] The auxiliary information is sent to the core network device using a request message established via the NG interface.

[0075] or,

[0076] The auxiliary information is sent to the core network device by establishing a response message using the NG interface.

[0077] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a method for packet paging is provided, wherein the method is performed by a core network device, the method comprising:

[0078] Distribute the configuration information for group paging;

[0079] The configuration information is used to indicate at least whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a predetermined method; the paging packet information is used for the terminal to listen to paging messages.

[0080] In one embodiment, the predetermined method includes one or more of the following:

[0081] The first reservation method is to receive paging packet information allocated by the network;

[0082] The second reservation method is to randomly select paging packet information.

[0083] In one embodiment, the paging packet information includes one or more of the following:

[0084] Identification information of paging packets allocated by the network;

[0085] The paging probability information of the terminal determined by the network;

[0086] The probability level information of the paging probability of a terminal being paged, as determined by the network.

[0087] In one embodiment, the configuration information for sending group paging includes:

[0088] The configuration information for packet paging is sent using Non-Access Stratum (NAS) messages.

[0089] In one embodiment, the configuration information for sending group paging includes:

[0090] The configuration information is sent to the base station using a request message established via the NG interface.

[0091] or,

[0092] The configuration information is sent to the base station using a response message established via the NG interface.

[0093] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a group paging apparatus is provided, wherein the apparatus includes:

[0094] The receiving module is used to receive configuration information for packet paging;

[0095] The configuration information is used to indicate at least whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a predetermined method; the paging packet information is used for the terminal to listen to paging messages.

[0096] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a group paging apparatus is provided, wherein the apparatus includes:

[0097] The sending module is used to send the configuration information for packet paging to the terminal;

[0098] The configuration information is used to indicate at least whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a predetermined method; the paging packet information is used for the terminal to listen to paging messages.

[0099] According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a group paging apparatus is provided, wherein the apparatus includes:

[0100] The distribution module is used to distribute configuration information for group paging;

[0101] The configuration information is used to indicate at least whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a predetermined method; the paging packet information is used for the terminal to listen to paging messages.

[0102] According to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, the communication device comprising:

[0103] processor;

[0104] Memory used to store the processor's executable instructions;

[0105] The processor is configured to implement the method described in any embodiment of this disclosure when running the executable instructions.

[0106] According to an eighth aspect of the present disclosure, a computer storage medium is provided, the computer storage medium storing a computer executable program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the methods described in any embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0107] In this embodiment of the disclosure, configuration information for packet paging is received; wherein, the configuration information is at least used to indicate whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a predetermined method; the paging packet information is used for the terminal to listen for paging messages. Here, after receiving the configuration information for packet paging, the terminal can determine whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a predetermined method based on the configuration information. Compared to always obtaining paging packet information through a predetermined method when it is uncertain whether the network supports it, this reduces the possibility of paging failures, which can improve the reliability of the network paging the terminal through packet paging. Attached Figure Description

[0108] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of a wireless communication system according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0109] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating a group paging method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0110] Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating a group paging method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0111] Figure 4 This is a flowchart illustrating a group paging method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0112] Figure 5 This is a flowchart illustrating a group paging method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0113] Figure 6 This is a flowchart illustrating a group paging method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0114] Figure 7 This is a flowchart illustrating a group paging method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0115] Figure 8 This is a flowchart illustrating a group paging method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0116] Figure 9 This is a flowchart illustrating a group paging method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0117] Figure 10 This is a flowchart illustrating a group paging method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0118] Figure 11 This is a flowchart illustrating a group paging method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0119] Figure 12 This is a flowchart illustrating a group paging method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0120] Figure 13 This is a flowchart illustrating a group paging method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0121] Figure 14 This is a flowchart illustrating a group paging method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0122] Figure 15 This is a flowchart illustrating a group paging method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0123] Figure 16 This is a flowchart illustrating a group paging method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0124] Figure 17 This is a flowchart illustrating a group paging method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0125] Figure 18 This is a flowchart illustrating a group paging method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0126] Figure 19 This is a flowchart illustrating a group paging method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0127] Figure 20 This is a flowchart illustrating a group paging method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0128] Figure 21 This is a flowchart illustrating a group paging method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0129] Figure 22 This is a schematic diagram illustrating a group paging device according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0130] Figure 23 This is a schematic diagram illustrating a group paging device according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0131] Figure 24 This is a schematic diagram illustrating a group paging device according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0132] Figure 25 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0133] Figure 26 This is a block diagram illustrating a base station according to an exemplary embodiment. Detailed Implementation

[0134] Exemplary embodiments will now be described in detail, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description relates to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numerals in different drawings denote the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with those of this disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of the embodiments of this disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

[0135] The terminology used in this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure. The singular forms “a” and “the” as used in this disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term “and / or” as used herein refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0136] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc., may be used to describe various information in embodiments of this disclosure, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from one another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information without departing from the scope of embodiments of this disclosure, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "when," "when," or "in response to a determination."

[0137] For the sake of brevity and ease of understanding, the terms “greater than” or “less than” are used in this document to characterize size relationships. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the term “greater than” also includes the meaning of “greater than or equal to”, and “less than” also includes the meaning of “less than or equal to”.

[0138] Please refer to Figure 1 This illustration shows a schematic diagram of the structure of a wireless communication system provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. Figure 1 As shown, the wireless communication system is a communication system based on mobile communication technology. The wireless communication system may include: several user equipment 110 and several base stations 120.

[0139] User equipment 110 can be a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user. User equipment 110 can communicate with one or more core networks via a Radio Access Network (RAN). User equipment 110 can be an Internet of Things (IoT) user equipment, such as sensor devices, mobile phones, and computers with IoT user equipment capabilities. For example, it can be a fixed, portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-embedded, or vehicle-mounted device. Examples include a station (STA), subscriber unit, subscriber station, mobile station, mobile station, remote station, access point, remote terminal, access terminal, user terminal, user agent, user device, or user equipment. Alternatively, user equipment 110 can also be a device from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Alternatively, user equipment 110 can also be a vehicle-mounted device, such as a vehicle computer with wireless communication capabilities, or a wireless user equipment connected to an external vehicle computer. Alternatively, user equipment 110 can also be a roadside device, such as a street light, traffic light, or other roadside device with wireless communication capabilities.

[0140] Base station 120 can be a network-side device in a wireless communication system. This wireless communication system can be a fourth-generation mobile communication (4G) system, also known as a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system; or it can be a 5G system, also known as a New Radio (NR) system; or it can be the next generation after 5G. In this case, the access network in the 5G system can be called NG-RAN (New Generation-Radio Access Network).

[0141] The base station 120 can be an evolved NB (eNB) used in a 4G system. Alternatively, the base station 120 can also be a gNB (gNB) using a centralized-distributed architecture in a 5G system. When the base station 120 adopts a centralized-distributed architecture, it typically includes a central unit (CU) and at least two distributed units (DUs). The central unit is equipped with a protocol stack of the Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer, the Radio Link Control (RLC) layer, and the Media Access Control (MAC) layer; the distributed units are equipped with a physical (PHY) layer protocol stack. This disclosure does not limit the specific implementation of the base station 120.

[0142] Base station 120 and user equipment 110 can establish a wireless connection via a wireless air interface. In different implementations, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on the fourth-generation mobile communication network technology (4G) standard; or, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on the fifth-generation mobile communication network technology (5G) standard, such as a new air interface; or, the wireless air interface can also be a wireless air interface based on a next-generation mobile communication network technology standard based on 5G.

[0143] In some embodiments, user equipment 110 can also establish E2E (End to End) connections. Examples include V2V (vehicle to vehicle), V2I (vehicle to Infrastructure), and V2P (vehicle to pedestrian) communication scenarios in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication.

[0144] Here, the user equipment mentioned above can be considered as the terminal equipment in the following embodiments.

[0145] In some embodiments, the wireless communication system described above may further include a network management device 130.

[0146] Several base stations 120 are connected to network management device 130. Network management device 130 can be a core network device in a wireless communication system, such as a Mobility Management Entity (MME) in an Evolved Packet Core (EPC). Alternatively, it can be other core network devices, such as a Serving Gateway (SGW), a Public Data Network Gateway (PGW), a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF), or a Home Subscriber Server (HSS). The implementation of network management device 130 is not limited in this embodiment.

[0147] To facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art, this disclosure provides multiple embodiments to clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure. Of course, those skilled in the art will understand that the multiple embodiments provided in this disclosure can be executed individually, or in combination with the methods of other embodiments in this disclosure, or individually or in combination with some methods in other related technologies; this disclosure does not limit these aspects.

[0148] To better understand the technical solutions described in any embodiment of this disclosure, the scenario of a group paging terminal in the related art will first be explained:

[0149] In one embodiment, without paging packets, all terminals will be woken up at the paging time. In another embodiment, since the probability of a terminal being paged varies within the time period corresponding to the paging time, terminals with low paging probabilities may also be incorrectly woken up, causing unnecessary power consumption. Therefore, it is necessary to use paging packets to page terminals. In one embodiment, the paging packet information can be carried in the downlink control information (DCI) or the paging early indication (PEI). Regardless of the packet method used, the terminal and the network (including the base station and core network) need to agree on the packet to which the terminal belongs in order to send the paging message to the terminal correctly.

[0150] In one embodiment, a paging probability Pnas is predetermined between the terminal and the core network, and the base station broadcasts information containing the relationship between this probability and the paging packets, so that the terminal can determine the paging packet to which the terminal belongs based on the received information.

[0151] In one embodiment, when the core network sends a paging message to the base station, the core network informs the base station of the paging probability of the terminal so that the base station can determine the paging packet for the terminal. In another embodiment, if the core network does not inform the base station of the paging probability of the terminal, the terminal will select a predetermined paging packet.

[0152] In one embodiment, a paging probability PNAS is pre-negotiated between the terminal and the core network, and the base station broadcasts the relationship between the PNAS and packets, enabling the terminal to determine the paging packet. When the paging message arrives at the base station from the core network, the core network also notifies the base station of the terminal's PNAS, which is used by the base station to determine the terminal's packet. This achieves consistency in packet acknowledgment among the terminal, base station, and core network elements.

[0153] In one embodiment, the base station maps a portion of the paging probability to a Wake-up Signal (WUS) packet set. The terminal first selects a packet set, then obtains a packet from the set using a modulo UE-ID method. The formula is as follows:

[0154]

[0155] Among them, the UE-ID modulus method is either random selection or random allocation; N is the paging frame density in the time domain, while Ns is the paging density within a paging frame in the time domain; Nn is the paging narrowband; and Nw is the total number of WUS resources in this set.

[0156] In one embodiment, when a terminal is in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) inactive state, it needs to simultaneously listen for both core network paging and access network paging. In this case, core network paging is only used in special situations where the network and terminal are mismatched. For example, the terminal context may be lost on the network side, and the network may assume the terminal is already in a RRC idle state, thus initiating a core network paging. From the terminal's perspective, it is still in a RRC inactive state; however, from the network's perspective, it is already in a RRC idle state.

[0157] In one embodiment, the core network assigns a packet identifier id1 to a terminal in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) idle state. When the terminal enters the RRC inactive state, the base station assigns a packet identifier id2 to the user in the RRC inactive state. Normally, if the aforementioned state mismatch does not occur, the base station sends a paging message to the terminal according to packet identifier id2, and the terminal listens for both types of paging under packet identifier id2. However, if the terminal context is lost on the network side (the packet identifier id2 maintained by the base station will also cease to exist), the network may assume the terminal is in the RRC idle state and initiate a paging request from the core network. In this case, the base station will use the packet identifier id1 carried in the paging message sent by the core network for paging. The terminal, however, will still be listening for packets using packet identifier id2, leading to a paging loss.

[0158] like Figure 2 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for group paging, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0159] Step 21: Receive the configuration information for group paging;

[0160] The configuration information is used to indicate at least whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a predetermined method; the paging packet information is used for the terminal to listen to paging messages.

[0161] Here, the terminal may be, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, wearable device, vehicle terminal, roadside unit (RSU), smart home terminal, industrial sensing device and / or medical device, etc.

[0162] Here, the network can be an access network and / or a core network. The equipment in the access network can be a base station; the equipment in the core network can be core network equipment. It should be noted that the base station involved in this disclosure can be an access device for a terminal to access the network. Here, the base station can be various types of base stations, such as base stations for third-generation (3G) networks, fourth-generation (4G) networks, fifth-generation (5G) networks, or other evolved base stations.

[0163] In one embodiment, group paging can involve dividing terminals into different groups. The network pages all terminals within a group by sending a single group paging message, instead of sending a separate paging message for each terminal. Upon receiving a group paging message, a terminal determines whether it belongs to the group it is paging to. If it does, it responds to the group paging message; otherwise, it ignores the message.

[0164] In one embodiment, there can be multiple paging groups. These different groups may be configured with different paging resources. The terminal may belong to one of these multiple groups. In response to the determination of the paging group to which the terminal belongs, the terminal can listen for paging messages on the paging resources indicated by the paging group. Here, the group to which the terminal belongs may be determined by the base station or by a core network device in the core network. The group described here is the paging group. The paging group information may be pre-stored in the terminal, or the network may send the paging group information to the terminal.

[0165] In one embodiment, the predetermined method is to receive paging packet information allocated by the network. The terminal receives paging packet configuration information issued by the network; wherein, the configuration information indicates whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information by receiving network-allocated paging packet information. In response to the configuration information indicating that the network supports the terminal obtaining paging packet information by receiving network-allocated paging packet information, the terminal may obtain paging packet information by receiving network-allocated paging packet information. Alternatively, in response to the configuration information indicating that the network does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information by receiving network-allocated paging packet information, the terminal will not obtain paging packet information by receiving network-allocated paging packet information.

[0166] In one embodiment, the predetermined method is to randomly select paging packet information. The terminal receives packet paging configuration information from the network; wherein, the configuration information indicates whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information by randomly selecting paging packet information. In response to the configuration information indicating that the network supports the terminal obtaining paging packet information by randomly selecting paging packet information, the terminal may obtain paging packet information by randomly selecting paging packet information. Alternatively, in response to the configuration information indicating that the network does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information by randomly selecting paging packet information, the terminal will not obtain paging packet information by randomly selecting paging packet information.

[0167] In one embodiment, the predetermined method includes a method of receiving paging packet information allocated by the network and a method of randomly selecting paging packet information. The terminal receives paging packet configuration information issued by the network; wherein the configuration information indicates whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through the predetermined method. In response to the network supporting both obtaining paging packet information by receiving network-allocated paging packet information and obtaining paging packet information by randomly selecting paging packet information, the terminal can obtain paging packet information by either method. Alternatively, in response to the network not supporting obtaining paging packet information by receiving network-allocated paging packet information but supporting obtaining paging packet information by randomly selecting paging packet information, the terminal can obtain paging packet information by randomly selecting paging packet information. Alternatively, in response to the network supporting obtaining paging packet information by receiving network-allocated paging packet information but not supporting obtaining paging packet information by randomly selecting paging packet information, the terminal can obtain paging packet information by receiving network-allocated paging packet information. Alternatively, if the network neither supports obtaining paging packet information by receiving paging packet information allocated by the network nor by randomly selecting paging packet information, the terminal can only receive paging messages on public paging resources. Here, public paging resources can be paging resources that are not used for paging packets.

[0168] In one embodiment, the packet to which the terminal belongs can be determined by the base station or core network elements. The terminal will send a message to the network indicating that it supports paging other terminals via packet paging. In one embodiment, the network will only send packet paging configuration information to the terminal if the terminal has the capability to paging other terminals via packet paging. Only then will the terminal receive the packet paging configuration information sent by the network. Otherwise, if the terminal does not have the capability to paging other terminals via packet paging, the network will not send packet paging configuration information to the terminal.

[0169] In one embodiment, the paging packet information includes identification information of the paging packet assigned by the network. The terminal can determine the packet it belongs to based on the identification information. For example, if the identification information indicates "001", then the terminal belongs to the first packet.

[0170] In one embodiment, the paging packet information includes paging probability information determined by the network regarding the terminal being paged. The terminal can determine its packet group based on this probability information. In one embodiment, in response to a probability threshold less than that of the terminal being paged, the terminal is determined to belong to a first packet; or, in response to a probability threshold greater than that of the terminal being paged, the terminal is determined to belong to a second packet. Here, the paging resources configured for the first and second packets are different.

[0171] In one embodiment, the paging packet information includes probability level information of the probability of the terminal being paged, determined by the network. The terminal can determine its group membership based on this probability level information. In one embodiment, the probability level of the terminal being paged can be divided into low, medium, and high levels. In one embodiment, in response to a low probability level, the terminal is assigned to a first group; in response to a medium probability level, a second group; and in response to a high probability level, a third group. Here, the paging resources configured for the first, second, and third groups are different. It should be noted that different probability levels correspond to different probability ranges. For example, a low level corresponds to probabilities a to b, a medium level to c to d, and a high level to e to f. Here, a is less than b, b is less than c, c is less than d, d is less than e, and e is less than f.

[0172] In this embodiment of the disclosure, configuration information for packet paging is received; wherein, the configuration information is at least used to indicate whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a predetermined method; the paging packet information is used for the terminal to listen for paging messages. Here, after receiving the configuration information for packet paging, the terminal can determine whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a predetermined method based on the configuration information. Compared to always obtaining paging packet information through a predetermined method when it is uncertain whether the network supports the predetermined method, this can reduce the occurrence of paging failures, which can improve the reliability of the network paging the terminal through packet paging.

[0173] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0174] In one embodiment, the pre-determining method includes one or more of the following:

[0175] The first reservation method is to receive paging packet information allocated by the network;

[0176] The second reservation method is to randomly select paging packet information.

[0177] In one embodiment, a first identifier indicates a first predetermined method; a second identifier indicates a second predetermined method. For example, if the first identifier carried in the configuration information has a first value, it indicates that the network supports the terminal obtaining paging packet information through the first predetermined method. Alternatively, if the first identifier carried in the configuration information has a second value, it indicates that the network does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through the first predetermined method. If the second identifier carried in the configuration information has a first value, it indicates that the network supports the terminal obtaining paging packet information through the second predetermined method. Alternatively, if the second identifier carried in the configuration information has a second value, it indicates that the network does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through the second predetermined method.

[0178] In one embodiment, a first identifier indicates a first predetermined method and a second predetermined method. For example, if the first identifier carried in the configuration information has a first value, it indicates that the network supports the terminal obtaining paging packet information through the first predetermined method and the second predetermined method. Alternatively, if the first identifier carried in the configuration information has a second value, it indicates that the network does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through the first predetermined method and the second predetermined method. Alternatively, if the first identifier carried in the configuration information has a third value, it indicates that the network supports the terminal obtaining paging packet information through the first predetermined method but does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through the second predetermined method. Alternatively, if the first identifier carried in the configuration information has a fourth value, it indicates that the network does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through the first predetermined method but supports the terminal obtaining paging packet information through the second predetermined method. In one embodiment, the configuration information indicates that the network supports the terminal obtaining paging packet information through both the first predetermined method and the second predetermined method. Thus, the terminal can obtain paging packet information through either the first predetermined method or the second predetermined method.

[0179] In one embodiment, the configuration information indicates that the network only supports terminals obtaining paging packet information through a first predetermined method, but does not support terminals obtaining paging packet information through a second predetermined method. Thus, the terminal can obtain paging packet information through the first predetermined method but cannot obtain paging packet information through the second predetermined method.

[0180] In one embodiment, the configuration information indicates that the network does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a first predetermined method, but supports the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a second predetermined method. Thus, the terminal can obtain paging packet information through the second predetermined method but cannot obtain paging packet information through the first predetermined method.

[0181] In one embodiment, the configuration information indicates that the network does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through either a first predetermined method or a second predetermined method. Thus, the terminal can obtain predetermined paging packet information. Here, the predetermined paging packet information may be an instruction for the terminal to listen for paging messages on public paging resources.

[0182] In one embodiment, the paging packet information includes one or more of the following:

[0183] Identification information of paging packets allocated by the network;

[0184] The paging probability information of the terminal determined by the network;

[0185] The probability level information of the paging probability of a terminal being paged, as determined by the network.

[0186] In one embodiment, the paging packet information can be obtained through a first predetermined method or a second predetermined method. The first predetermined method is to receive paging packet information allocated by the network; the second predetermined method is to randomly select paging packet information.

[0187] In one embodiment, the paging packet information includes identification information of the paging packet assigned by the network. The terminal can determine the packet it belongs to based on the identification information.

[0188] In another embodiment, the paging packet information includes paging probability information determined by the network regarding the terminal being paged. The terminal can determine its packet group based on this probability information. In one embodiment, in response to a probability threshold less than a certain probability, the terminal is determined to belong to a first packet; or, in response to a probability threshold greater than a certain probability, the terminal is determined to belong to a second packet. Here, the paging resources configured for the first and second packets are different.

[0189] In another embodiment, the paging packet information includes probability level information of the probability of the terminal being paged, determined by the network. The terminal can determine its packet group based on this probability level information. In one embodiment, the probability level of the terminal being paged can be divided into low, medium, and high levels. In one embodiment, in response to a low probability level, the terminal is determined to belong to a first packet; in response to a medium probability level, a second packet; and in response to a high probability level, a third packet. Here, the paging resources configured for the first, second, and third packets are different.

[0190] like Figure 3As shown, this embodiment provides a method for group paging, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0191] Step 31: In response to the network supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information through the first predetermined method but not supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information through the second predetermined method, determine the method of listening to paging messages based on the result of the network receiving paging packet information.

[0192] In one embodiment, the first predetermined method is to receive paging packet information allocated by the network. The second predetermined method is to randomly select paging packet information.

[0193] Here, the result of the network receiving paging packet information can be either receiving paging packet information sent by the network or not receiving paging packet information sent by the network.

[0194] That is, in the above embodiments, if it is clear that the network supports the first predetermined method but does not support the second predetermined method, then the corresponding operation is performed according to the first predetermined method.

[0195] Furthermore, step 31 can be: the network support terminal determines the method of listening to paging messages based on the result of receiving paging packet information from the network through a first predetermined method.

[0196] In one embodiment, the first predetermined method is to receive paging packet information allocated by the network.

[0197] That is, in the above embodiments, as long as it is determined that the network supports the first predetermined method (the method of receiving paging packet information allocated by the network), the corresponding operation is performed in accordance with the first predetermined method (the method of receiving paging packet information allocated by the network).

[0198] In one embodiment, configuration information for receiving packet paging is received; wherein the configuration information is at least used to indicate that the network supports terminals obtaining paging packet information via a first predetermined method and does not support terminals obtaining paging packet information via a second predetermined method; or the configuration information is at least used to indicate that the network supports terminals obtaining paging packet information via the first predetermined method. In response to receiving paging packet information sent by the network, it is determined that paging messages are being monitored according to the received paging packet information.

[0199] In one embodiment, configuration information for packet paging is received; wherein the configuration information is at least used to indicate that: the network supports the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a first predetermined method and does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a second predetermined method; or the configuration information is at least used to indicate that: the network supports the terminal obtaining paging packet information through the first predetermined method. In response to not receiving paging packet information sent by the network, it is determined to listen for paging messages according to predetermined paging packet information. In one embodiment, configuration information for packet paging is received; wherein the configuration information is at least used to indicate that: the network supports the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a first predetermined method and does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a second predetermined method; or the configuration information is at least used to indicate that: the network supports the terminal obtaining paging packet information through the first predetermined method. In response to not receiving paging packet information sent by the network, it is determined to listen for paging messages on public paging resources. Here, public paging resources may be paging resources not used for paging packets.

[0200] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0201] like Figure 4 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for group paging, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0202] Step 41: In response to receiving paging packet information sent by the network, determine to listen for paging messages according to the paging packet information; or, in response to not receiving paging packet information sent by the network, determine to listen for paging messages according to a predetermined paging packet information; or, in response to not receiving paging packet information sent by the network, determine to listen for paging messages on public paging resources.

[0203] In one embodiment, configuration information for packet paging is received; wherein the configuration information is at least used to indicate that the network supports the terminal obtaining paging packet information via a first predetermined method and does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information via a second predetermined method. In response to receiving paging packet information sent by the network, it is determined that paging messages are being listened to according to the paging packet information.

[0204] In one embodiment, the first predetermined method is to receive paging packet information allocated by the network. The second predetermined method is to randomly select paging packet information.

[0205] In one embodiment, configuration information for receiving packet paging is received; wherein the configuration information is at least used to indicate that the network supports the terminal obtaining paging packet information via a first predetermined method and does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information via a second predetermined method. In response to not receiving paging packet information sent by the network, it is determined that paging messages are being listened to according to predetermined paging packet information.

[0206] In one embodiment, configuration information for packet paging is received; wherein the configuration information is at least used to indicate that the network supports the terminal obtaining paging packet information via a first predetermined method and does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information via a second predetermined method. In response to not receiving paging packet information sent by the network, it is determined to listen for paging messages on public paging resources. Here, public paging resources may be paging resources not used for paging packets.

[0207] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0208] like Figure 5 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for group paging, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0209] Step 51: In response to the network not supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information through the first predetermined method but supporting it through the second predetermined method, determine to listen for paging messages according to the randomly selected paging packet information.

[0210] That is, in the above embodiments, as long as it is determined that the network does not support the first predetermined method (the method of receiving paging packet information allocated by the network) but supports the second predetermined method (the method of randomly selecting paging packet information), the corresponding operation is performed according to the second predetermined method (the method of randomly selecting paging packet information).

[0211] Furthermore, step 51 can be: in response to the network not supporting the terminal to determine whether to listen to paging messages according to randomly selected paging packet information or to listen to the paging messages on public paging resources in a first predetermined manner.

[0212] In one embodiment, the first predetermined method is to receive paging packet information allocated by the network.

[0213] That is, in the above embodiments, as long as it is determined that the network does not support the first predetermined method (the method of receiving paging packet information allocated by the network) but supports the second predetermined method (the method of randomly selecting paging packet information), the paging message is listened to on public paging resources either according to the second predetermined method (the method of randomly selecting paging packet information). In other words, the method to be adopted is determined based on other configurations or conditions.

[0214] In one embodiment, the first predetermined method is to receive paging packet information allocated by the network. The second predetermined method is to randomly select paging packet information.

[0215] In one embodiment, configuration information for packet paging is received; wherein the configuration information is at least used to indicate that the network does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a first predetermined method but supports obtaining paging packet information through a second predetermined method. In response to the network not supporting the terminal obtaining paging packet information through the first predetermined method but supporting obtaining paging packet information through the second predetermined method, it is determined that paging messages are listened to according to randomly selected paging packet information.

[0216] In one embodiment, the method by which the terminal randomly selects paging packet information can be obtained using the following formula:

[0217]

[0218] Where N is the paging frame density in the time domain; Ns is the paging density within a single paging frame in the time domain; Nn is the paging narrowband; Nw is the total number of packets in the WUS resources of the packet set; wg is the selected paging packet; and UE_ID is the random allocation method.

[0219] In one embodiment, the base station maps a portion of the paging probability to a WUS packet set; after selecting a packet set, the terminal obtains a paging packet by random selection.

[0220] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0221] like Figure 6 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for group paging, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0222] Step 61: In response to the network not supporting the terminal obtaining paging packet information through the first and second predetermined methods, determine to listen for the paging message on public paging resources.

[0223] In one embodiment, the first predetermined method is to receive paging packet information allocated by the network. The second predetermined method is to randomly select paging packet information.

[0224] In one embodiment, configuration information for packet paging is received; wherein the configuration information is at least used to indicate that the network does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information via a first predetermined method and does not support obtaining paging packet information via a second predetermined method. In response to the network not supporting the terminal obtaining paging packet information via the first predetermined method and not supporting obtaining paging packet information via the second predetermined method, it is determined to listen for paging messages on public paging resources.

[0225] In one embodiment, public paging resources may be paging resources that are not used for paging packets.

[0226] In one embodiment, in response to not receiving paging packet information from the network, it is determined that the network does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a first predetermined method and a second predetermined method.

[0227] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0228] like Figure 7 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for group paging, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0229] Step 71: In response to not receiving paging packet information from the network, determine that the network does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through the first predetermined method and the second predetermined method.

[0230] In one embodiment, the first predetermined method is to receive paging packet information allocated by the network. The second predetermined method is to randomly select paging packet information.

[0231] In some embodiments, "not receiving paging packet information sent by the network" means that no information was received or the message was not successfully decoded.

[0232] In one embodiment, in response to not receiving paging packet information from the network within a predetermined time period, it is determined that the network does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a first predetermined method and a second predetermined method.

[0233] In one embodiment, it may be determined that the network does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a first predetermined method and a second predetermined method in response to not receiving paging packet information from the network within a predetermined time period after receiving configuration information. The configuration information is used to indicate at least that the network does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through the first predetermined method and the second predetermined method; the paging packet information is used for the terminal to listen for paging messages.

[0234] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0235] like Figure 8 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for group paging, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0236] Step 81: In response to the network supporting terminal obtaining paging packet information through the first predetermined method and the second predetermined method, determine the method of listening to paging messages based on the result of the network receiving the paging packet information.

[0237] In one embodiment, the first predetermined method is to receive paging packet information allocated by the network. The second predetermined method is to randomly select paging packet information.

[0238] In one embodiment, configuration information for receiving packet paging is received; wherein the configuration information is at least used to indicate that the network-supported terminal obtains paging packet information through a first predetermined method and a second predetermined method. In response to the network-supported terminal obtaining paging packet information through the first predetermined method and also supporting obtaining paging packet information through the second predetermined method, a method for monitoring paging messages is determined based on the result of the network receiving the paging packet information.

[0239] In one embodiment, determining the method of listening to paging messages based on the result of receiving paging packet information from the network includes: in response to receiving paging packet information sent by the network, determining to listen to paging messages according to the paging packet information; or, in response to not receiving paging packet information sent by the network, determining to listen to paging messages according to randomly selected paging packet information.

[0240] In one embodiment, in response to receiving paging packet information within a predetermined time period, it is determined that paging packet information sent by the network has been received; in response to not receiving paging packet information within the predetermined time period, it is determined that paging packet information sent by the network has not been received.

[0241] In one embodiment, in response to receiving paging packet information within a predetermined time period for receiving configuration information, it is determined that paging packet information sent by the network has been received; in response to not receiving paging packet information within the predetermined time period for receiving configuration information, it is determined that paging packet information sent by the network has not been received.

[0242] In one embodiment, there can be multiple groups for packet paging. These different groups may be configured with different paging resources. The terminal may belong to one of these multiple groups. The terminal can determine its paging group based on the paging group information. Upon determining its paging group, the terminal can listen for paging messages on the paging resources indicated by the paging group.

[0243] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0244] like Figure 9As shown, this embodiment provides a method for group paging, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0245] Step 91: In response to receiving paging packet information sent by the network, determine to listen for paging messages according to the paging packet information; or, in response to not receiving paging packet information sent by the network, determine to listen for paging messages according to randomly selected paging packet information.

[0246] In one embodiment, the first predetermined method is to receive paging packet information allocated by the network. The second predetermined method is to randomly select paging packet information.

[0247] In one embodiment, configuration information for receiving packet paging is received; wherein the configuration information is at least used to indicate that the network-supported terminal obtains paging packet information through a first predetermined method and a second predetermined method. In response to the network-supported terminal obtaining paging packet information through the first predetermined method and also supporting obtaining paging packet information through the second predetermined method, a method for monitoring paging messages is determined based on the result of the network receiving the paging packet information.

[0248] In one embodiment, determining the method of listening to paging messages based on the result of receiving paging packet information from the network includes: in response to receiving paging packet information sent by the network, determining to listen to paging messages according to the paging packet information; or, in response to not receiving paging packet information sent by the network, determining to listen to paging messages according to randomly selected paging packet information.

[0249] In one embodiment, in response to receiving paging packet information within a predetermined time period, it is determined that paging packet information sent by the network has been received; in response to not receiving paging packet information within the predetermined time period, it is determined that paging packet information sent by the network has not been received. In another embodiment, in response to receiving paging packet information within a predetermined time period after receiving configuration information, it is determined that paging packet information sent by the network has been received; in response to not receiving paging packet information within the predetermined time period after receiving configuration information, it is determined that paging packet information sent by the network has not been received.

[0250] In one embodiment, there can be multiple groups for packet paging. These different groups may be configured with different paging resources. The terminal may belong to one of these multiple groups. The terminal can determine its paging group based on the paging group information. Upon determining its paging group, the terminal can listen for paging messages on the paging resources indicated by the paging group.

[0251] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0252] like Figure 10 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for group paging, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0253] Step 101: In response to receiving paging packet information, determine that the network supports the terminal obtaining paging packet information through the second predetermined method; or, in response to not receiving paging packet information, determine that the network does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through the first predetermined method and the second predetermined method.

[0254] In one embodiment, the first predetermined method is to receive paging packet information allocated by the network. The second predetermined method is to randomly select paging packet information.

[0255] In one embodiment, in response to receiving paging packet information within a predetermined time period, it is determined that paging packet information sent by the network has been received; in response to not receiving paging packet information within the predetermined time period, it is determined that paging packet information sent by the network has not been received. In another embodiment, in response to receiving paging packet information within a predetermined time period after receiving configuration information, it is determined that paging packet information sent by the network has been received; in response to not receiving paging packet information within the predetermined time period after receiving configuration information, it is determined that paging packet information sent by the network has not been received.

[0256] In one embodiment, in response to receiving configuration information carrying paging packet information, it is determined that paging packet information sent by the network has been received; in response to not receiving configuration information carrying paging packet information, it is determined that paging packet information sent by the network has not been received.

[0257] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0258] like Figure 11 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for group paging, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0259] Step 111: In response to the network supporting terminals to obtain paging packet information in a predetermined manner in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) idle state and not supporting terminals to obtain paging packet information in the RRC inactive state, the terminal in the RRC idle state listens for paging messages according to the paging packet information.

[0260] or,

[0261] In response to the network supporting terminals to obtain paging packet information in the RRC idle state using a predetermined method but not supporting terminals to obtain paging packet information in the RRC inactive state using a predetermined method, terminals in the RRC inactive state listen for paging messages on public paging resources.

[0262] or,

[0263] In response to the network supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) idle state using a predetermined method, the terminal in the RRC idle state listens for paging messages according to the paging packet information;

[0264] or,

[0265] In response to the network not supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information in the RRC inactive state using a predetermined method, the terminal in the RRC idle state listens for paging messages according to the paging packet information;

[0266] or,

[0267] In response to the network not supporting the terminal obtaining paging packet information in the RRC inactive state using a predetermined method, the terminal in the RRC inactive state listens for paging messages on public paging resources.

[0268] In one embodiment, in response to the network supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information using a predetermined method in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) idle state but not supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information using a predetermined method in the RRC inactive state, the configuration information received by the terminal carries a first identifier. In response to the terminal determining that the configuration information carries the first identifier, the terminal in the RRC idle state listens for paging messages according to the paging packet information.

[0269] In one embodiment, in response to the network supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information using a predetermined method in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) idle state and not supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information using the predetermined method in the RRC inactive state, the configuration information received by the terminal carries a first identifier and a second identifier. The first identifier indicates that the network supports the terminal to obtain paging packet information using the predetermined method in the RRC idle state; the second identifier indicates that the network does not support the terminal to obtain paging packet information using the predetermined method in the RRC inactive state. In response to the terminal determining that the configuration information carries the first and second identifiers, the terminal in the RRC idle state listens for paging messages according to the paging packet information.

[0270] In one embodiment, in response to the network supporting the terminal obtaining paging packet information in the RRC idle state using a predetermined method but not supporting the terminal obtaining paging packet information in the RRC inactive state using a predetermined method, the configuration information received by the terminal carries a second identifier. In response to the terminal determining that the configuration information carries the second identifier, the terminal in the RRC inactive state listens for paging messages on public paging resources. Here, public paging resources may be paging resources not used for paging packets.

[0271] In one embodiment, in response to the network supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information using a predetermined method in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) idle state and not supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information using the predetermined method in the RRC inactive state, the configuration information received by the terminal carries a first identifier and a second identifier. The first identifier indicates that the network supports the terminal to obtain paging packet information using the predetermined method in the RRC idle state; the second identifier indicates that the network does not support the terminal to obtain paging packet information using the predetermined method in the RRC inactive state. In response to the terminal determining that the configuration information carries the first and second identifiers, the terminal in the RRC inactive state listens for paging messages on public paging resources. Here, public paging resources may be paging resources not used for paging packets.

[0272] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0273] like Figure 12 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for group paging, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0274] Step 121: In response to the network not supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information in the RRC idle state using a predetermined method and supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information in the RRC inactive state using a predetermined method, the terminal in the RRC idle state listens for paging messages on the public paging resources.

[0275] or,

[0276] In response to the network not supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information in the RRC idle state using a predetermined method and supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information in the RRC inactive state using a predetermined method, the terminal in the RRC inactive state listens for paging messages according to the paging packet information;

[0277] or,

[0278] In response to the network not supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information in the RRC idle state using a predetermined method, the terminal in the RRC idle state listens for paging messages on public paging resources;

[0279] or,

[0280] In response to the network supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information in the RRC inactive state using a predetermined method, the terminal in the RRC idle state listens for paging messages on the public paging resources;

[0281] or,

[0282] In response to the network not supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information in the RRC idle state using a predetermined method, the terminal in the RRC inactive state listens for paging messages according to the paging packet information;

[0283] or,

[0284] In response to network support, terminals in the RRC inactive state obtain paging packet information using a predetermined method, and terminals in the RRC inactive state listen for paging messages according to the paging packet information.

[0285] In one embodiment, in response to the network not supporting the terminal obtaining paging packet information in the RRC idle state using a predetermined method but supporting the terminal obtaining paging packet information in the RRC inactive state using a predetermined method, the configuration information received by the terminal carries a first identifier. In response to determining that the configuration information carries the first identifier, the terminal in the RRC idle state listens for paging messages on public paging resources.

[0286] In one embodiment, in response to the network not supporting the terminal obtaining paging packet information using a predetermined method in RRC idle state but supporting the terminal obtaining paging packet information using a predetermined method in RRC inactive state, the configuration information received by the terminal carries a first identifier and a second identifier. The first identifier indicates that the network does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information using a predetermined method in RRC idle state; the second identifier indicates that the network supports the terminal obtaining paging packet information using a predetermined method in RRC inactive state. In response to the terminal determining that the configuration information carries the first and second identifiers, the terminal in RRC idle state listens for paging messages on public paging resources.

[0287] In one embodiment, in response to the network not supporting the terminal obtaining paging packet information in the RRC idle state using a predetermined method but supporting the terminal obtaining paging packet information in the RRC inactive state using a predetermined method, the configuration information received by the terminal carries a second identifier. In response to determining that the configuration information carries the second identifier, the terminal in the RRC inactive state listens for paging messages according to the paging packet information.

[0288] In one embodiment, in response to the network not supporting the terminal obtaining paging packet information using a predetermined method in the RRC idle state but supporting the terminal obtaining paging packet information using a predetermined method in the RRC inactive state, the configuration information received by the terminal carries a first identifier and a second identifier. The first identifier indicates that the network does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information using a predetermined method in the RRC idle state; the second identifier indicates that the network supports the terminal obtaining paging packet information using a predetermined method in the RRC inactive state. In response to the terminal determining that the configuration information carries the first and second identifiers, the terminal in the RRC inactive state listens for paging messages according to the paging packet information.

[0289] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0290] like Figure 13 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for group paging, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0291] Step 131: In response to the network supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information in the RRC idle state using a predetermined method and supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information in the RRC inactive state using a predetermined method, the terminal in the RRC disconnected state listens for paging messages according to the paging packet information; wherein, the RRC disconnected state includes the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state.

[0292] In one embodiment, in response to the network supporting a terminal obtaining paging packet information in an RRC idle state using a predetermined method and supporting a terminal obtaining paging packet information in an RRC inactive state using a predetermined method, the configuration information received by the terminal carries a first identifier. In response to the terminal determining that the configuration information carries the first identifier, the terminal in the RRC disconnected state listens for paging messages according to the paging packet information.

[0293] In one embodiment, in response to the network support terminal obtaining paging packet information using a predetermined method in RRC idle state and the support terminal obtaining paging packet information using a predetermined method in RRC inactive state, the configuration information received by the terminal carries a first identifier and a second identifier. The first identifier instructs the network support terminal to obtain paging packet information using a predetermined method in RRC idle state; the second identifier instructs the network support terminal to obtain paging packet information using a predetermined method in RRC inactive state. In response to the terminal determining that the configuration information carries the first and second identifiers, the terminal in RRC disconnected state listens for paging messages according to the paging packet information.

[0294] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0295] like Figure 14 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for group paging, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0296] Step 141: In response to the network not supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information in the RRC idle state using a predetermined method and not supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information in the RRC inactive state using a predetermined method, the terminal in the RRC disconnected state listens for paging messages on the public paging resources; wherein, the RRC disconnected state includes the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state.

[0297] In one embodiment, in response to the network not supporting the terminal obtaining paging packet information using a predetermined method in the RRC idle state and not supporting the terminal obtaining paging packet information using a predetermined method in the RRC inactive state, the configuration information received by the terminal carries a first identifier. In response to the terminal determining that the configuration information carries the first identifier, the terminal in the RRC disconnected state listens for paging messages on public paging resources.

[0298] In one embodiment, in response to the network not supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information using a predetermined method in the RRC idle state and not supporting the terminal to obtain paging packet information using a predetermined method in the RRC inactive state, the configuration information received by the terminal carries a first identifier and a second identifier, wherein the first identifier is used to indicate that the network does not support the terminal to obtain paging packet information using a predetermined method in the RRC idle state; and the second identifier is used to indicate that the network does not support the terminal to obtain paging packet information using a predetermined method in the RRC inactive state.

[0299] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0300] like Figure 15 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for group paging, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0301] Step 151: Receive configuration information sent by the base station via broadcast message; or, receive configuration information sent by the base station via dedicated message.

[0302] Here, the special message can be an RRC message or other messages.

[0303] In one embodiment, in response to a broadcast message carrying a first identifier, it is determined that the network does not support paging terminals using packet paging. Alternatively, in response to a broadcast message carrying a second identifier, it is determined that the network supports paging terminals using packet paging.

[0304] In one embodiment, in response to the base station sending configuration information via broadcast message, it is determined that the network supports paging terminals using packet paging. Alternatively, in response to the base station not broadcasting configuration information, it is determined that the network does not support paging terminals using packet paging. Here, the configuration information may include paging packet information.

[0305] In one embodiment, in response to the configuration information carrying a first identifier, it is determined that the network supports obtaining paging packet information through a first predetermined method and a second predetermined method. Alternatively, in response to the configuration information carrying a second identifier, it is determined that the network does not support obtaining paging packet information through the first predetermined method and the second predetermined method. In one embodiment, the first predetermined method is a method of receiving paging packet information allocated by the network. The second predetermined method is a method of randomly selecting paging packet information.

[0306] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0307] like Figure 16 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for group paging, wherein the method is executed by a base station, and the method includes:

[0308] Step 161: Send the configuration information for packet paging to the terminal;

[0309] The configuration information is used to indicate at least whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a predetermined method; the paging packet information is used for the terminal to listen to paging messages.

[0310] Here, the terminal may be, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, wearable device, vehicle terminal, roadside unit (RSU), smart home terminal, industrial sensing device and / or medical device, etc.

[0311] For details, please refer to the description of configuration information in step 21, which will not be repeated here.

[0312] In one embodiment, the packet to which the terminal belongs can be determined by the base station or core network elements. The terminal will send a message to the network indicating that it supports paging other terminals via packet paging. In one embodiment, the network will only send packet paging configuration information to the terminal if the terminal has the capability to paging other terminals via packet paging. Only then will the terminal receive the packet paging configuration information sent by the network. Otherwise, if the terminal does not have the capability to paging other terminals via packet paging, the network will not send packet paging configuration information to the terminal.

[0313] In one embodiment, the paging packet information includes identification information of the paging packet assigned by the network. The terminal can determine the packet it belongs to based on the identification information. For example, if the identification information indicates "001", then the terminal belongs to the first packet.

[0314] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the base station sends packet paging configuration information to the terminal; wherein, the configuration information is at least used to indicate whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a predetermined method; the paging packet information is used for the terminal to listen for paging messages. Here, after receiving the packet paging configuration information, the terminal can determine whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a predetermined method based on the configuration information. Compared to always obtaining paging packet information through a predetermined method when it is uncertain whether the network supports the predetermined method, this can reduce the occurrence of paging failures, which can improve the reliability of the network paging the terminal through packet paging.

[0315] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0316] In one embodiment, the pre-determining method includes one or more of the following:

[0317] The first reservation method is to receive paging packet information allocated by the network;

[0318] The second pre-selection method is to randomly select paging packet information. In one embodiment, a first identifier indicates the first pre-selection method; a second identifier indicates the second pre-selection method.

[0319] Similarly, the specific description of the reservation method can be found in step 21, and will not be repeated here.

[0320] In one embodiment, the paging packet information includes one or more of the following:

[0321] Identification information of paging packets allocated by the network;

[0322] The paging probability information of the terminal determined by the network;

[0323] The probability level information of the paging probability of a terminal being paged, as determined by the network.

[0324] Similarly, the specific description of the paging group information can be found in step 21, and will not be repeated here.

[0325] like Figure 17 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for group paging, wherein the method is executed by a base station, and the method includes:

[0326] Step 171: Send the configuration information to the terminal via a broadcast message; or, send the configuration information to the terminal via a dedicated message.

[0327] Here, the special message can be an RRC message.

[0328] In one embodiment, in response to the network not supporting paging terminals using packet paging, the broadcast message carries a first identifier. Alternatively, in response to the network supporting paging terminals using packet paging, the broadcast message carries a second identifier.

[0329] In one embodiment, in response to the network supporting packet paging for paging terminals, the base station sends configuration information via broadcast message. Alternatively, in response to the network not supporting packet paging for paging terminals, the base station does not broadcast configuration information. Here, the configuration information may include paging packet information.

[0330] In one embodiment, in response to the network supporting obtaining paging packet information through a first predetermined method and a second predetermined method, the configuration information carries a first identifier. Alternatively, in response to the network not supporting obtaining paging packet information through the first predetermined method and the second predetermined method, the configuration information carries a second identifier. In one embodiment, the first predetermined method is a method of receiving paging packet information allocated by the network. The second predetermined method is a method of randomly selecting paging packet information.

[0331] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0332] like Figure 18 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for group paging, wherein the method is executed by a base station, and the method includes:

[0333] Step 181: Send auxiliary information to the core network equipment;

[0334] Among them, auxiliary information is used to indicate at least whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a predetermined method.

[0335] In one embodiment, the auxiliary information indicates that the network supports the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a first predetermined method and a second predetermined method. Alternatively, the auxiliary information indicates that the network supports the terminal obtaining paging packet information through the first predetermined method but does not support obtaining paging packet information through the second predetermined method. Alternatively, the auxiliary information indicates that the network does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through the first predetermined method but supports obtaining paging packet information through the second predetermined method. Alternatively, the auxiliary information indicates that the network does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through either the first or second predetermined method.

[0336] In one embodiment, an auxiliary information is sent to the core network device using a request message established via the NG interface; or, an auxiliary information is sent to the core network device using a response message established via the NG interface.

[0337] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0338] like Figure 19 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for packet paging, wherein the method is executed by a core network device, and the method includes:

[0339] Step 191: Issue the configuration information for group paging;

[0340] The configuration information is used to indicate at least whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a predetermined method; the paging packet information is used for the terminal to listen to paging messages.

[0341] Here, the terminal may be, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, wearable device, vehicle terminal, roadside unit (RSU), smart home terminal, industrial sensing device and / or medical device, etc.

[0342] Here, the network can be an access network and / or a core network. The equipment in the access network can be a base station; the equipment in the core network can be core network equipment. It should be noted that the base station involved in this disclosure can be an access device for a terminal to access the network. Here, the base station can be various types of base stations, such as base stations for third-generation (3G) networks, fourth-generation (4G) networks, fifth-generation (5G) networks, or other evolved base stations.

[0343] For details, please refer to the description of configuration information in step 21, which will not be repeated here.

[0344] In one embodiment, the packet to which the terminal belongs can be determined by the base station or core network elements. The terminal will send a message to the network indicating that it supports paging other terminals via packet paging. In one embodiment, the network will only send packet paging configuration information to the terminal if the terminal has the capability to paging other terminals via packet paging. Only then will the terminal receive the packet paging configuration information sent by the network. Otherwise, if the terminal does not have the capability to paging other terminals via packet paging, the network will not send packet paging configuration information to the terminal.

[0345] In one embodiment, the paging packet information includes identification information of the paging packet assigned by the network. The terminal can determine the packet it belongs to based on the identification information. For example, if the identification information indicates "001", then the terminal belongs to the first packet.

[0346] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0347] In one embodiment, the pre-determining method includes one or more of the following:

[0348] The first reservation method is to receive paging packet information allocated by the network;

[0349] The second reservation method is to randomly select paging packet information.

[0350] Similarly, the specific description of the reservation method can be found in step 21, and will not be repeated here.

[0351] In one embodiment, the paging packet information includes one or more of the following:

[0352] Identification information of paging packets allocated by the network;

[0353] The paging probability information of the terminal determined by the network;

[0354] The probability level information of the paging probability of a terminal being paged, as determined by the network.

[0355] Similarly, the specific description of the paging group information can be found in step 21, and will not be repeated here.

[0356] like Figure 20 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for packet paging, wherein the method is executed by a core network device, and the method includes:

[0357] Step 201: Utilize the Non-Access Stratum (NAS) message to send the configuration information for packet paging.

[0358] In one embodiment, the NAS message carries packet paging information. In another embodiment, the NAS message indicates that the packet paging information is for a terminal in an RRC disconnected state. Here, the RRC disconnected state includes the RRC inactive state and / or the RRC idle state.

[0359] The configuration information is used to indicate whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information in a predetermined manner in the RRC idle state, and / or whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information in a predetermined manner in the RRC inactive state.

[0360] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0361] like Figure 21 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for packet paging, wherein the method is executed by a core network device, and the method includes:

[0362] Step 211: Use the NG interface to establish a request message to send configuration information to the base station; or, use the NG interface to establish a response message to send configuration information to the base station.

[0363] In one embodiment, configuration information may also be sent via one of the following: an initial content creation request message, a terminal content modification request message, a handshake request message, a path transition request response, and a paging message. In one embodiment, the paging message carries packet paging information. In one embodiment, the paging message indicates that the packet paging information is packet paging information for a terminal in an RRC disconnected state. Here, the RRC disconnected state includes the RRC inactive state and / or the RRC idle state.

[0364] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0365] To better understand the embodiments of this disclosure, the technical solution of this disclosure is described below through an exemplary embodiment:

[0366] Example 1:

[0367] The network will configure a paging packet scheme for the terminal;

[0368] In one embodiment, the paging packet information is provided or allocated by the network, or it may be randomly selected by the terminal. Here, the paging packet information is used by the terminal to determine which packet it is listening to when listening for paging signals.

[0369] In one embodiment, the paging packet information provided or allocated by the network may be a specifically assigned Grouping ID.

[0370] In one embodiment, the paging packet information provided or allocated by the network may be a paging probability determined by the network, where the paging probability may be the probability that the terminal is paged.

[0371] In one embodiment, the paging packet information provided or allocated by the network may be a paging probability indication determined by the network. Here, the paging probability indication may be probability level information.

[0372] Here, the paging grouping scheme can be: A and / or B.

[0373] A. Which paging packet scheme does the terminal use? That is, does the terminal use paging packets provided by the network or select them randomly?

[0374] In one embodiment, the network notification terminal only supports the paging packet scheme provided by the network, and does not support the terminal selecting the paging packet scheme in a random manner.

[0375] In one embodiment, the terminal's behavior may be as follows: if the network provides paging packet information, the terminal listens according to the paging packet information; otherwise, if the network does not provide paging packet information, the terminal listens according to the default paging packet, or the terminal listens on public paging resources (i.e., such paging resources are not used for paging packets).

[0376] In one embodiment, the network notification terminal only supports selecting the paging packet scheme in a random manner.

[0377] In one embodiment, the terminal's behavior is as follows: after the terminal selects a paging group in a random manner, the terminal listens according to the paging group information.

[0378] In one embodiment, the network notification terminal neither supports the network providing a paging packet scheme nor supports the terminal selecting a paging packet scheme in a random manner.

[0379] In one embodiment, if the network does not provide information on paging packet resources, neither method is supported. In this case, the terminal will listen on public paging resources.

[0380] In one embodiment, the network notification terminal supports the network providing a paging packet scheme, and also supports the terminal selecting a paging packet scheme in a random manner.

[0381] In one embodiment, the terminal behaves as follows: if the network provides paging packet information, the terminal listens for the paging packet information.

[0382] Otherwise, if the network does not provide paging packet information, the terminal will select a paging packet randomly.

[0383] In one embodiment, the terminal selects a group as the default supported group in a random manner. That is, if the base station is configured with paging group resource information, it implicitly indicates that this method is supported.

[0384] At this point, the network only needs to provide whether it supports providing paging packet schemes on this basis.

[0385] Furthermore, neither method is supported if the network does not provide information on paging packet resources.

[0386] B. Whether to differentiate between different RRC states and use which paging packet scheme.

[0387] As one example: the network notification terminal only supports the idle state paging packet scheme and does not support the inactive state paging packet scheme.

[0388] In one embodiment, the terminal behaves as follows: an idle terminal listens for paging packet information; an inactive terminal listens for public paging resources.

[0389] As one example: the network notification terminal does not support the idle state paging packet scheme, but supports the inactive attitude paging packet scheme.

[0390] In one embodiment, the terminal behaves as follows: an idle terminal listens on public paging resources; an inactive terminal listens on paging packet information.

[0391] In one embodiment, the network notification terminal supports both idle paging packet schemes and inactive attitude paging packet schemes.

[0392] In one embodiment, the terminal's behavior is as follows: For terminals in two states, if the network provides paging packet information, the terminal listens according to the paging packet information (the specific method can be in accordance with the paging packet scheme in A).

[0393] As one example: the network notification terminal does not support the idle state paging packet scheme, nor does it support the inactive attitude paging packet scheme.

[0394] Here, the base station can notify the terminal or pre-determine a paging packet scheme according to the protocol.

[0395] In one embodiment, the base station notifies the terminal of the paging packet scheme via broadcast.

[0396] In one embodiment, the base station notifies the terminal via dedicated signaling (such as RRC release).

[0397] In one embodiment, the base station displays a notification to the terminal via broadcast, meaning that a switch value of false indicates that the paging packet scheme is not supported.

[0398] In one embodiment, the base station implicitly notifies the terminal via broadcast, meaning that not broadcasting paging packet information implies that it does not support the service.

[0399] In one embodiment, the base station does not distinguish between RRC states, that is, it uses a single switch to indicate whether a packet scheme is supported.

[0400] In one embodiment, the base station can inform the core network of the paging packet indication status through auxiliary information.

[0401] In one embodiment, for an NR system, when the NG interface is established, the base station interacts with the core network through NG SETUP request / response messages.

[0402] Here, the core network can notify the terminal of the paging packet scheme:

[0403] In one embodiment, the core network notifies the terminal, via NAS, which paging scheme to use.

[0404] For example, the NAS message may specify that the paging packet information is only for the idle state.

[0405] Here, the core network also needs to notify the base station of the paging packet scheme.

[0406] In one embodiment, the core network also needs to notify the base station that it does not support the paging packet scheme or enables or disables the paging packet scheme.

[0407] In one embodiment, the core network and the base station interact with each other through non-UE-related signaling. For example, in an NR system, when the NG interface is established, the base station interacts with the core network through NG SETUP request / response messages.

[0408] As one embodiment, the core network and the base station interact through UE-related signaling, such as one of the following: Initial Content Setup Request (INITIAL CONTEXT SETUP REQUEST), UE Content Modification Request (UECONTEXT MODIFICATION REQUEST), Handshake Request (HANDOVER REQUEST), Path Switch Request ACKNOWLEDGE, and Paging.

[0409] In one embodiment, the paging message specifies that the paging packet information is only for the idle state.

[0410] like Figure 22 As shown, this embodiment of the present disclosure provides a group paging device, wherein the device includes:

[0411] The sending module 221 is used to send the configuration information of the packet paging to the terminal;

[0412] The configuration information is used to indicate at least whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a predetermined method; the paging packet information is used for the terminal to listen to paging messages.

[0413] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0414] like Figure 23 As shown, this embodiment of the present disclosure provides a group paging device, wherein the device includes:

[0415] The sending module 231 is used to send the configuration information of the packet paging to the terminal;

[0416] The configuration information is used to indicate at least whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a predetermined method; the paging packet information is used for the terminal to listen to paging messages.

[0417] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0418] like Figure 24 As shown, this embodiment of the present disclosure provides a group paging device, wherein the device includes:

[0419] The distribution module 241 is used to distribute configuration information for group paging;

[0420] The configuration information is used to indicate at least whether the network supports or does not support the terminal obtaining paging packet information through a predetermined method; the paging packet information is used for the terminal to listen to paging messages.

[0421] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0422] This disclosure provides a communication device, which includes:

[0423] processor;

[0424] Memory used to store processor-executable instructions;

[0425] The processor is configured to implement, when running executable instructions, the methods applicable to any embodiment of this disclosure.

[0426] The processor may include various types of storage media, which are non-transitory computer storage media that can continue to store information after the communication device loses power.

[0427] The processor can connect to the memory via a bus or other means to read executable programs stored in the memory.

[0428] This disclosure also provides a computer storage medium storing a computer executable program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the method of any embodiment of this disclosure.

[0429] Regarding the apparatus in the above embodiments, the specific manner in which each module performs its operation has been described in detail in the embodiments related to the method, and will not be elaborated upon here.

[0430] like Figure 25 As shown, one embodiment of this disclosure provides a terminal structure.

[0431] Reference Figure 25 The embodiment shown provides a terminal 800, which may specifically be a mobile phone, computer, digital broadcasting terminal, messaging device, game console, tablet device, medical device, fitness device, personal digital assistant, etc.

[0432] Reference Figure 25Terminal 800 may include one or more of the following components: processing component 802, memory 804, power supply component 806, multimedia component 808, audio component 810, input / output (I / O) interface 812, sensor component 814, and communication component 816.

[0433] Processing component 802 typically controls the overall operation of terminal 800, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communication, camera operation, and recording. Processing component 802 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to complete all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Furthermore, processing component 802 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between processing component 802 and other components. For example, processing component 802 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 808 and processing component 802.

[0434] Memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operation on terminal 800. Examples of this data include instructions for any application or method operating on terminal 800, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. Memory 804 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic storage, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0435] Power supply component 806 provides power to various components of terminal 800. Power supply component 806 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to terminal 800.

[0436] Multimedia component 808 includes a screen that provides an output interface between terminal 800 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touchscreen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensors may sense not only the boundaries of touch or swipe actions but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or swipe operation. In some embodiments, multimedia component 808 includes a front-facing camera and / or a rear-facing camera. When terminal 800 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or video mode, the front-facing camera and / or rear-facing camera may receive external multimedia data. Each front-facing camera and rear-facing camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

[0437] Audio component 810 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, audio component 810 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when terminal 800 is in an operating mode, such as call mode, recording mode, and voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in memory 804 or transmitted via communication component 816. In some embodiments, audio component 810 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0438] I / O interface 812 provides an interface between processing component 802 and peripheral interface modules, such as keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to, home buttons, volume buttons, power buttons, and lock buttons.

[0439] Sensor assembly 814 includes one or more sensors for providing state assessments of various aspects of terminal 800. For example, sensor assembly 814 can detect the on / off state of terminal 800, the relative positioning of components such as the display and keypad of terminal 800, changes in the position of terminal 800 or a component of terminal 800, the presence or absence of user contact with terminal 800, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of terminal 800, and temperature changes of terminal 800. Sensor assembly 814 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Sensor assembly 814 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, sensor assembly 814 may also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0440] Communication component 816 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between terminal 800 and other devices. Terminal 800 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as Wi-Fi, 2G, or 3G, or combinations thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 816 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 816 also includes a near-field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, Infrared Data Association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

[0441] In an exemplary embodiment, terminal 800 may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the methods described above.

[0442] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 804 including instructions, which can be executed by a processor 820 of a terminal 800 to perform the above-described method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage device, etc.

[0443] like Figure 26 As shown, one embodiment of this disclosure illustrates the structure of a base station. For example, base station 900 can be provided as a network-side device. (Refer to...) Figure 26 The base station 900 includes a processing component 922, which further includes one or more processors, and memory resources represented by a memory 932 for storing instructions, such as application programs, that can be executed by the processing component 922. The application programs stored in the memory 932 may include one or more modules, each corresponding to a set of instructions. Furthermore, the processing component 922 is configured to execute instructions to perform any of the methods described above applied to the base station.

[0444] Base station 900 may also include a power supply component 926 configured to perform power management of base station 900, a wired or wireless network interface 950 configured to connect base station 900 to a network, and an input / output (I / O) interface 958. Base station 900 can operate on an operating system stored in memory 932, such as Windows Server™, Mac OS X™, Unix™, Linux™, FreeBSD™, or similar.

[0445] Other embodiments of the invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention that follow the general principles of the invention and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of the invention are indicated by the following claims.

[0446] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the precise structure described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method of packet paging, wherein, The method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes: Receive configuration information for packet paging sent by the base station via broadcast messages; If the base station sends the configuration information via broadcast message, it is determined that the network supports paging terminals using packet paging; if the base station does not broadcast the configuration information, it is determined that the network does not support paging terminals using packet paging. The configuration information carries a first identifier; when the first identifier is a first value, the first identifier indicates that the network supports the terminal in determining the paging packet information through a first predetermined method and a second predetermined method; or, when the first identifier is a third value, the first identifier indicates that the network supports the terminal in determining the paging packet information through the first predetermined method but does not support the terminal in determining the paging packet information through the second predetermined method, and the paging packet information is used for the terminal to listen to paging messages. The first pre-determined method is to receive paging packet information allocated by the network; the second pre-determined method includes UE-ID modulo operation.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The method further includes: When the first identifier is a fourth value, the first identifier indicates that the network supports the terminal to determine the paging packet information through the second predetermined method but does not support the terminal to determine the paging packet information through the first predetermined method.

3. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein, The method further includes: The system receives an indication message sent by the base station via dedicated signaling, the indication message indicating whether the network supports paging the terminal using packet paging.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, The paging packet information includes one or more of the following: Identification information of paging packets allocated by the network; The paging probability information of the terminal determined by the network; The probability level information of the paging probability of a terminal being paged, as determined by the network.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein, The method further includes: In response to the network not supporting the terminal determining the paging packet information through the first predetermined method and the second predetermined method, it is determined to listen for the paging message on public paging resources.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein, The method further includes: In response to the network supporting the terminal to determine the paging packet information through the first predetermined method and the second predetermined method, the terminal determines the method of listening to paging messages based on the result of receiving the paging packet information sent by the network.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein, The method of determining the method of listening to paging messages based on the result of receiving the paging packet information sent by the network includes: In response to receiving the paging packet information sent by the network, determine to listen for the paging message according to the paging packet information; or, In response to not receiving the paging packet information sent by the network, determine to listen for paging messages according to randomly selected paging packet information.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The method further includes: In response to the network supporting the terminal to determine the paging packet information in a predetermined manner when in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) idle state but not supporting the terminal to determine the paging packet information in the predetermined manner when in the RRC inactive state, the terminal in the RRC idle state listens for the paging message according to the paging packet information; or, In response to the network supporting the terminal to determine the paging packet information in the RRC idle state through the predetermined method but not supporting the terminal to determine the paging packet information in the RRC inactive state through the predetermined method, the terminal in the RRC inactive state listens for the paging message on the public paging resources; or, In response to the fact that the network does not support the terminal determining the paging packet information in the RRC idle state through the predetermined method but supports the terminal determining the paging packet information in the RRC inactive state through the predetermined method, the terminal in the RRC idle state listens for the paging message on the public paging resources; or, In response to the fact that the network does not support the terminal determining the paging packet information in the RRC idle state through the predetermined method but supports the terminal determining the paging packet information in the RRC inactive state through the predetermined method, the terminal in the RRC inactive state listens for the paging message according to the paging packet information; or, In response to the network supporting the terminal to determine the paging packet information in the predetermined method in the RRC idle state and supporting the terminal to determine the paging packet information in the RRC inactive state in the predetermined method, the terminal in the RRC disconnected state listens for the paging message according to the paging packet information sent by the network; wherein, the RRC disconnected state includes the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state; or, In response to the network not supporting the terminal in the RRC idle state to determine the paging packet information by the predetermined method and not supporting the terminal in the RRC inactive state to determine the paging packet information by the predetermined method, the terminal in the RRC disconnected state listens for the paging message on the public paging resource; The reservation method includes the first reservation method and the second reservation method.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The method further includes: In response to the network not supporting paging terminals using packet paging, it is determined to listen for paging messages on paging resources not used for paging packets.

10. A method for group paging, wherein, The method is executed by a base station, and the method includes: The configuration information for packet paging is sent to the terminal via broadcast messages to indicate that the network supports paging the terminal using packet paging. In cases where the base station does not broadcast the configuration information, the terminal determines that the network does not support paging the terminal using a packet paging method. The configuration information carries a first identifier; when the first identifier is a first value, the first identifier indicates that the network supports the terminal in determining the paging packet information through a first predetermined method and a second predetermined method; or, when the first identifier is a third value, the first identifier indicates that the network supports the terminal in determining the paging packet information through the first predetermined method but does not support the terminal in determining the paging packet information through the second predetermined method, and the paging packet information is used for the terminal to listen to paging messages. The first pre-determined method is to receive paging packet information allocated by the network; the second pre-determined method includes UE-ID modulo operation.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein, The method further includes: When the first identifier is a fourth value, the first identifier indicates that the network supports the terminal to determine the paging packet information through the second predetermined method but does not support the terminal to determine the paging packet information through the first predetermined method.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein, The method further includes: The network sends an indication message to the terminal via dedicated signaling, indicating whether the network supports paging the terminal using packet paging.

13. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 12, wherein, The method further includes: The UE receives notification information sent by the core network equipment through relevant signaling. The notification information indicates whether the base station supports packet paging for the terminal, and / or indicates whether the base station enables or disables packet paging for the terminal.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein, The paging packet information includes one or more of the following: Identification information of paging packets allocated by the network; The paging probability information of the terminal determined by the network; The probability level information of the paging probability of a terminal being paged, as determined by the network.

15. The method according to claim 10, wherein, The method further includes: Send auxiliary information to core network equipment; The auxiliary information is used to indicate at least whether the network supports or does not support the terminal determining paging packet information.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein, Sending auxiliary information to the core network equipment includes: The auxiliary information is sent to the core network device using a request message established via the NG interface. or, The auxiliary information is sent to the core network device by establishing a response message using the NG interface.

17. The method according to claim 10, wherein, The method further includes: In response to the network not supporting paging the terminal using packet paging, the terminal is instructed to listen for the paging message on paging resources not used for paging packets.

18. A device for group paging, wherein, The device includes: The first receiving module is configured to receive configuration information for packet paging sent by a base station via a broadcast message; if the base station sends the configuration information via a broadcast message, determine that the network supports paging terminals using packet paging; if the base station does not broadcast the configuration information, determine that the network does not support paging terminals using packet paging. The configuration information carries a first identifier; when the first identifier is a first value, the first identifier indicates that the network supports the terminal in determining the paging packet information through a first predetermined method and a second predetermined method; or, when the first identifier is a third value, the first identifier indicates that the network supports the terminal in determining the paging packet information through the first predetermined method but does not support the terminal in determining the paging packet information through the second predetermined method, and the paging packet information is used for the terminal to listen to paging messages. The first pre-determined method is to receive paging packet information allocated by the network; the second pre-determined method includes UE-ID modulo operation.

19. A group paging device, wherein, The device includes: The first sending module is used to send packet paging configuration information to the terminal via a broadcast message to indicate that the network supports paging the terminal using packet paging; wherein, if the configuration information is not broadcast, the terminal determines that the network does not support paging the terminal using packet paging. The configuration information carries a first identifier; when the first identifier is a first value, the first identifier indicates that the network supports the terminal in determining the paging packet information through a first predetermined method and a second predetermined method; or, when the first identifier is a third value, the first identifier indicates that the network supports the terminal in determining the paging packet information through the first predetermined method but does not support the terminal in determining the paging packet information through the second predetermined method, and the paging packet information is used for the terminal to listen to paging messages. The first pre-determined method is to receive paging packet information allocated by the network; the second pre-determined method includes UE-ID modulo operation.

20. A communication device, wherein, include: Memory; The processor, connected to both the antenna and the memory, is configured to control the transmission and reception of the antenna by executing computer-executable instructions stored in the memory, and is capable of implementing the method described in any one of claims 1 to 9 and 10 to 17.

21. A computer storage medium storing computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by a processor, enable the implementation of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, 10 to 17.

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