Network switching method and device, communication equipment, storage medium and chip

Abstract

Provided is a network switching method, comprising: acquiring one or more first messages, and determining one or more candidate target cells, the first messages comprising a first cell used for instructing cell switching to be performed on a terminal when a preset condition is satisfied, the preset condition is that a first measurement value of the serving cell is lower than a first preset value and a second measurement value of the candidate target cell is higher than a second preset value; determining that the first measurement value of the serving cell is lower than a third preset value; and determining a switching target cell from the one or more candidate target cells, and switching the serving cell to the switching target cell. According to the method, by determining that the first measurement value of the serving cell is lower than the third preset value, it is determined that the signal quality of the current serving cell is poor, the terminal is actively switched from the serving cell to the switching target cell under the condition that conditional switching is not met, and the communication quality and stability of the terminal are improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of network switching, and in particular to a network switching method, device, communication equipment, storage medium and chip. Background Art

[0002] With the continuous development of communication technology and the gradual enhancement of mobile communication technology, network equipment can send cell switching conditions and reconfiguration messages carrying switching target cell configurations to the terminal in advance. When the communication signal meets the above switching conditions, the terminal triggers conditional switching and switches the terminal's current service cell to the switching target cell. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present disclosure provides a network switching method, apparatus, communication equipment, storage medium and chip to solve the problems in the related art.

[0004] A first aspect embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network switching method, which is executed by a terminal, and the method includes: obtaining one or more first messages and determining one or more candidate target cells, the first message including a first information element, the first information element being used to indicate that a cell switching is performed on the terminal when a preset condition is met, the preset condition being that a first measurement value of a serving cell is lower than a first preset value and a second measurement value of a candidate target cell is higher than a second preset value; determining that the first measurement value of the serving cell is lower than a third preset value; determining a switching target cell from one or more candidate target cells, and switching the serving cell to the switching target cell.

[0005] In some embodiments, the method further includes: acquiring a second message, where the second message is used to indicate reconfiguration information of the candidate target cell.

[0006] In some embodiments, the second message includes a second information element, and the second information element is used to indicate the reconfiguration synchronization information of the candidate target cell.

[0007] In some embodiments, the method further includes: saving the first information element and the second information element to a first variable list of the terminal, the first variable list being used for cell reconfiguration.

[0008] In some embodiments, determining a switching target cell from one or more candidate target cells includes: determining a second measurement value of one or more candidate target cells based on a second information element in a first variable list; and determining a switching target cell from candidate target cells whose second measurement value is higher than a fourth preset value.

[0009] In some embodiments, determining the switching target cell from the candidate target cells whose second measurement values ​​are higher than the fourth preset value includes: determining the candidate target cell with the highest second measurement value as the switching target cell; or randomly determining the switching target cell from the candidate target cells whose second measurement values ​​are higher than the fourth preset value.

[0010] In some embodiments, the first measurement value and / or the second measurement value includes: at least one of: a reference signal received power RSRP, a reference signal received quality RPRQ, and a signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR.

[0011] A second aspect embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network switching device, which includes: an acquisition unit, used to acquire one or more first messages and determine one or more candidate target cells, the first message includes a first information element, and the first information element is used to indicate that a cell switching is performed on a terminal when a preset condition is met, and the preset condition is that a first measurement value of a serving cell is lower than a first preset value and a second measurement value of a candidate target cell is higher than a second preset value; a first processing unit, used to determine that the first measurement value of a serving cell is lower than a third preset value; and a second processing unit, used to determine a switching target cell from one or more candidate target cells, and switch the serving cell to the switching target cell.

[0012] A third aspect embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, which includes a processor and a memory, wherein a computer program is stored in the memory, and the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory so that the device executes the method described in the first aspect above.

[0013] The fourth aspect embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions, wherein the computer instructions are used to enable a computer to execute the method described in the first aspect of the present disclosure.

[0014] The fifth aspect embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a chip, which includes at least one processor and a communication interface; the communication interface is used to receive signals input into the chip or signals output from the chip, and the processor communicates with the communication interface and implements the method described in the first aspect of the present disclosure through logic circuits or executing code instructions.

[0015] In summary, according to the network switching method proposed in the present disclosure, the method is executed by the terminal, including: obtaining one or more first messages and determining one or more candidate target cells, the first message includes a first information element, the first information element is used to indicate that the terminal is to switch the cell when a preset condition is met, the preset condition is that the first measurement value of the service cell is lower than the first preset value and the second measurement value of the candidate target cell is higher than the second preset value; determine that the first measurement value of the service cell is lower than the third preset value; determine the switching target cell from one or more candidate target cells, and switch the service cell to the switching target cell. This method determines that the signal quality of the current service cell is poor by determining that the first measurement value of the service cell is lower than the third preset value, so that the terminal actively switches from the service cell to the switching target cell when the conditional switching is not met, thereby improving the communication quality and stability of the terminal.

[0016] It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] The drawings herein are incorporated into and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure, and together with the description are used to explain the principles of the present disclosure, and do not constitute improper limitations on the present disclosure.

[0018] Figure 1 A flowchart of a network switching method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0019] Figure 2 A flowchart of another network switching method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0020] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the structure of a network switching device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0021] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0022] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the structure of a chip provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The implementations described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all implementations consistent with the embodiments of the present disclosure. Instead, they are merely examples of devices and methods consistent with some aspects of the embodiments of the present disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

[0024] The terms used in the disclosed embodiments are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the disclosed embodiments. The singular forms of "a" and "the" used in the disclosed embodiments and the appended claims are also intended to include plural forms unless the context clearly indicates other meanings. It should also be understood that the term "and / or" used herein refers to and includes any or all possible combinations of one or more associated listed items.

[0025] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used to describe various information in the disclosed embodiments, these information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish the same type of information from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of the disclosed embodiments, the first information may also be referred to as the second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as the first information. Depending on the context, the words "if" and "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at" or "when" or "in response to determination".

[0026] To facilitate understanding, the background technology involved in this application is first introduced.

[0027] With the continuous development of communication technology and the gradual enhancement of mobile communication technology, network equipment can send cell switching conditions and reconfiguration messages carrying switching target cell configurations to the terminal in advance. When the communication signal meets the above switching conditions, the terminal triggers conditional switching and switches the terminal's current service cell to the switching target cell.

[0028] If the signal strength detected by the terminal does not meet the conditional switching trigger condition, the terminal will not actively switch to other cells with better signals until the signal quality continues to deteriorate and the wireless link fails, triggering the reconstruction process. During the cell selection process of the reconstruction process, a cell with a stronger signal is selected.

[0029] Therefore, in order to solve the problems existing in the related technology and avoid triggering the reconstruction process, the present disclosure proposes a network switching method, which presets a third preset value and determines that the first measurement value of the service cell is lower than the third preset value, thereby determining that the signal quality of the current service cell is poor, so that the terminal can actively switch from the service cell to the switching target cell when the conditional switching is not met, thereby improving the terminal communication quality and stability.

[0030] Before introducing the detailed solution of the present disclosure, the scenario to which the solution of the present disclosure is applied is described first.

[0031] In some optional embodiments, the terminal for executing the present method may be at least one of a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0032] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal" "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device (mobile device), wireless device (wireless device), wireless communication device (wireless communication device), remote device (remote device), mobile subscriber station (mobile subscriber station), access terminal (access terminal), mobile terminal (mobile terminal), wireless terminal (wireless terminal), remote terminal (remote terminal), handset (handset), user agent (user agent), mobile client (mobile client), client (client) and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0033] It can be understood that the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the network switching method, device and storage medium proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. A person skilled in the art can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0034] Figure 1 The flowchart of a network switching method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure is executed by a terminal. Figure 1 As shown, the network switching method includes steps 101-103.

[0035] Step 101: obtain one or more first messages and determine one or more candidate target cells.

[0036] In some embodiments, the terminal may obtain one or more first messages sent by the network device, and determine one or more candidate target cells for cell switching when a preset condition is met.

[0037] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine one or more candidate target cells based on the second message embedded in the first message, but is not limited thereto. The terminal may also determine one or more candidate target cells by separately acquiring the second message. For a detailed description of the second message, see step 201, which will not be repeated here.

[0038] In some embodiments, the first message may be a reconfiguration message, such as a Radio Resource Control Reconfiguration (RRCReconfiguration) message.

[0039] In some embodiments, the first message includes a first information element, wherein the first information element is used to indicate that a cell switch is to be performed on the terminal when a preset condition is met.

[0040] In some embodiments, the first information element may be a conditional reconfiguration information element.

[0041] In some embodiments, the preset condition is that a first measurement value of the serving cell is lower than a first preset value and a second measurement value of the candidate target cell is higher than a second preset value, wherein the serving cell is a cell currently providing communication services to the terminal.

[0042] In some embodiments, the first preset value may be a measurement value of a serving cell when the terminal can perform cell switching in a standard protocol, but is not limited thereto and may also be a preset value.

[0043] In some embodiments, the second preset value may be a measurement value of a candidate target cell when the terminal can perform cell switching in a standard protocol, but is not limited thereto and may also be a preset value.

[0044] In some embodiments, the first measurement value and / or the second measurement value includes: at least one of: Reference Signal Receiving Power (RSRP), Reference Signal Receiving Quality (RPRQ), and Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR).

[0045] In some embodiments, when the terminal is able to communicate stably, the cell providing service can be measured, and the lowest RSRP, RSRQ, and SINR values ​​obtained by the measurement can be determined as the second preset values, or values ​​higher than the above-mentioned lowest RSRP, RSRQ, and SINR values ​​can be determined as the second preset values, but not limited to this. The present disclosure does not limit the method for determining the second preset value.

[0046] Step 102: Determine that a first measurement value of a serving cell is lower than a third preset value.

[0047] In some embodiments, the terminal determines that the first measurement value of the service cell is lower than the third preset value, thereby determining that although the service cell does not meet the conditions for cell switching, the communication quality provided by the service cell is poor, which lays the foundation for the terminal to actively switch cells and avoids further deterioration of communication quality and triggering the reconstruction process.

[0048] In some embodiments, the third preset value may be a local preset value configured in the terminal, wherein the third preset value is used to determine the communication or signal quality of the service cell. When the first measurement value is higher than or equal to the third preset value, the signal quality of the service cell is considered to be good; when the first measurement value is lower than the third preset value, the signal quality of the service cell is considered to be poor.

[0049] In some embodiments, the third preset value is higher than the first preset value, but is not limited thereto, and may also be lower than or equal to the first preset value. The present disclosure does not limit the relationship between the third preset value and the first preset value.

[0050] For example, the first measurement value of the service cell of the terminal is lower than the first preset value in the preset conditions issued by the network, but the measurement value of the candidate target cell is lower than the second preset value in the preset conditions. At this time, the preset conditions for conditional switching are still not met. The terminal can determine that the signal quality of the service cell is poor by determining that the first measurement value of the service cell is lower than the set third preset value, and actively seek for a target candidate cell with better signal quality to perform cell switching to ensure the terminal communication quality.

[0051] In some embodiments, the communication signal of the service cell can be tested, and the lowest RSRP, RSRQ, and SINR values ​​measured when stable communication can be performed can be determined as the third preset value. The third preset value can also be determined by other methods. The present disclosure does not limit the method for determining the third preset value.

[0052] Step 103: determine a handover target cell from one or more candidate target cells, and handover the serving cell to the handover target cell.

[0053] In some embodiments, the terminal determines a switching target cell from one or more candidate target cells, thereby switching the serving cell to the switching target cell, thereby enabling the terminal to actively switch when the communication quality of the serving cell is poor but does not meet the cell switching conditions specified in the protocol, thereby improving the quality and stability of terminal communication.

[0054] In some embodiments, a switching target cell can be determined from candidate target cells whose second measurement value is higher than a fourth preset value, so that the terminal can perform cell switching when the above-mentioned preset conditions are not met, wherein the relationship between the fourth preset value and the second preset value is not limited, that is, the fourth preset value can be greater than, less than or equal to the second preset value. The specific description can be found in step 205, which will not be repeated here.

[0055] In some embodiments, the communication signal of the candidate target cell can be tested, and the lowest RSRP, RSRQ, and SINR values ​​measured when stable communication can be performed can be determined as the fourth preset value. The fourth preset value can also be determined by other methods. The present disclosure does not limit the method for determining the fourth preset value.

[0056] In some embodiments, the candidate target cell with the highest second measurement value is determined as the switching target cell; or, the switching target cell is randomly determined from the candidate target cells with second measurement values ​​higher than a fourth preset value, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0057] In summary, according to the network switching method proposed in the present disclosure, the method is executed by the terminal, including: obtaining one or more first messages, and determining one or more candidate target cells, the first message includes a first information element, the first information element is used to indicate that the terminal is to perform cell switching when a preset condition is met, the preset condition is that the first measurement value of the service cell is lower than the first preset value and the second measurement value of the candidate target cell is higher than the second preset value; determine that the first measurement value of the service cell is lower than the third preset value; determine the switching target cell from one or more candidate target cells, and switch the service cell to the switching target cell. This method determines that the first measurement value of the service cell is lower than the third preset value, thereby determining that although the signal of the current service cell does not meet the conditions for cell switching, the communication quality of the service cell is poor, so that the terminal actively switches from the service cell to the switching target cell when the switching conditions are not met, thereby improving the communication quality and stability of the terminal and avoiding triggering the reconstruction process due to poor communication quality.

[0058] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a network switching method proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown in FIG. Figure 2 As shown, in Figure 1 Based on the illustrated embodiment, it is further explained that the method is executed by a terminal and includes steps 201-205.

[0059] Step 201, obtaining a second message.

[0060] In some embodiments, the terminal may obtain a second message sent by the network device to determine the reconfiguration information of the candidate target cell.

[0061] In some embodiments, the second message may be reconfiguration information for indicating a candidate target cell, such as a radio resource control condition reconfiguration (condRadio Resource ControlReconfiguration, condRRCReconfig) message.

[0062] In some embodiments, the second message includes a second information element, which can be used to indicate reconfiguration synchronization information of the candidate target cell, such as a synchronous reconfiguration (reconfigurationWithSync) information element.

[0063] In some embodiments, the second information element may include a physical cell address (Physical Cell Identifier, PCI) and other parameters that may indicate a cell address.

[0064] In some embodiments, the network device may embed the second message in the first message, that is, send the second message and the first message to the terminal at the same time. In other words, the terminal may obtain the second message and the first message at the same time, that is, step 201 and step 202 are performed simultaneously.

[0065] In some embodiments, the network device may send the first message and the second message to the terminal respectively, that is, the terminal may obtain the first message and the second message respectively.

[0066] Step 202: Obtain one or more first messages and determine one or more candidate target cells.

[0067] In some embodiments, the terminal may obtain one or more first messages, and determine one or more candidate target cells based on a second message embedded in the first message or a second message obtained separately.

[0068] For example, the terminal obtains an RRCReconfiguration message in which a condRRCReconfig message is embedded. The terminal may determine a candidate target cell based on the PCI indicated by the reconfigurationWithSync information element in the condRRCReconfig message.

[0069] In the present disclosure, the principle of step 202 is the same as Figure 1 Step 101 in the embodiment shown is the same as that in the embodiment shown in FIG. Figure 1 The relevant description will not be repeated here.

[0070] Step 203: Save the first information element and the second information element to a first variable list of the terminal.

[0071] In some embodiments, the terminal may save the first information element and the second information element to a first variable list of the terminal to maintain relevant information of the cell switching, that is, the first variable list may include one or more candidate target cells.

[0072] In some embodiments, the first variable list is used for cell reconfiguration.

[0073] In some embodiments, the first variable list may be a conditional reconfiguration variable table (VarConditionalReconfig) in the terminal.

[0074] Step 204: Determine second measurement values ​​of one or more candidate target cells based on a second information element in the first variable list.

[0075] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine one or more candidate target cells based on the second information element in the first variable list, thereby measuring the candidate target cells to determine second measurement values ​​of the one or more candidate target cells.

[0076] In some embodiments, the second measurement value includes: at least one of: a reference signal received power RSRP, a reference signal received quality RPRQ, and a signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR.

[0077] Step 205: Determine a handover target cell from candidate target cells whose second measurement value is higher than a fourth preset value.

[0078] In some embodiments, the terminal determines a switching target cell from candidate target cells whose second measurement value is higher than a fourth preset value, thereby laying a foundation for the terminal to perform cell switching.

[0079] In some embodiments, the fourth preset value may be a local preset value configured in the terminal, wherein the fourth preset value is used to determine the communication or signal quality of the candidate target cell. When the second measurement value is higher than the fourth preset value, the signal quality of the candidate target cell is considered to be better.

[0080] In some embodiments, the relationship between the fourth preset value and the second preset value is not limited. For example, when the measurement value of the candidate target cell is lower than the second preset value, but still can provide stable communication services, the fourth preset value may be less than or equal to the second preset value. For example, when the measurement value of the candidate target cell is higher than the second preset value, but still cannot provide stable communication services, the fourth preset value may be greater than the second preset value.

[0081] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine the candidate target cell with the highest second measurement value as the switching target cell, provided that the second measurement value is higher than a fourth preset value.

[0082] In some embodiments, the terminal also randomly determines a switching target cell from candidate target cells whose second measurement value is higher than a fourth preset value.

[0083] It should be understood that any of the above steps 201-205 may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments. That is, in the absence of contradiction, the above steps may be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, and the optional methods or optional examples may be arbitrarily combined and may be arbitrarily combined with other implementation methods or embodiments.

[0084] In summary, according to the network switching method proposed in the present disclosure, the method is executed by the terminal, and the method includes: obtaining a second message, the second message is used to indicate the reconfiguration information of the candidate target cell; obtaining one or more first messages, and determining one or more candidate target cells, the first message includes a first information element, the first information element is used to indicate that the terminal is to perform cell switching when a preset condition is met, and the preset condition is that the first measurement value of the serving cell is lower than the first preset value and the second measurement value of the candidate target cell is higher than the second preset value; saving the first information element and the second information element to the first variable list of the terminal, the first variable list is used for cell reconfiguration; based on the second information element in the first variable list, determining the second measurement value of one or more candidate target cells; determining the switching target cell from the candidate target cells whose second measurement value is higher than the fourth preset value. The method disclosed in the present disclosure presets the third preset value and the fourth preset value, so that the terminal can actively perform cell switching when the serving cell and the candidate target cell do not meet the preset conditions for cell switching sent by the network device, thereby improving the communication quality and stability of the terminal and avoiding triggering the reconstruction process due to poor communication quality.

[0085] This solution enables the terminal to determine the submission of cell switching by obtaining a first message; determines a candidate target cell by obtaining a second message; determines that the communication quality of the service cell is poor by determining that the first measurement value of the service cell is lower than a third preset value; and determines that the candidate target cell has a second measurement value greater than a fourth preset value, so that the terminal determines the switching target cell, so that when the service cell and / or the candidate target cell do not meet the preset conditions for cell switching sent by the network device, the terminal actively performs cell switching, thereby improving the communication quality and stability of the terminal and avoiding triggering a reconstruction process due to poor communication quality.

[0086] Therefore, this solution has the following beneficial effects:

[0087] 1. For terminals that can perform cell switching under preset conditions, when the communication signal of the serving cell is poor but its signal strength does not meet the preset conditions for cell switching, it can actively switch to a candidate target cell with a better signal, thereby improving the communication quality and avoiding problems such as network freezes caused by the terminal in a serving cell with a poor signal.

[0088] 2. It can prevent the terminal from being in a cell with poor signal because the signal quality continues to deteriorate until the wireless link fails, triggering the reconstruction process, thereby avoiding the adverse effects caused by reconstruction, such as excessive signaling interaction, high latency, low recovery link efficiency, and poor user experience.

[0089] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the structure of a network switching device 300 provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes:

[0090] An acquiring unit 310 is configured to acquire one or more first messages and determine one or more candidate target cells, where the first message includes a first information element, where the first information element is used to indicate that a cell handover is performed on the terminal when a preset condition is met, where the preset condition is that a first measurement value of the serving cell is lower than a first preset value and a second measurement value of the candidate target cell is higher than a second preset value;

[0091] The first processing unit 320 is configured to determine that the first measurement value of the serving cell is lower than a third preset value;

[0092] The second processing unit 330 is configured to determine a handover target cell from one or more candidate target cells, and handover the serving cell to the handover target cell.

[0093] In some embodiments, the acquiring unit 310 is further used to acquire a second message, where the second message is used to indicate reconfiguration information of the candidate target cell.

[0094] In some embodiments, the second message includes a second information element, and the second information element is used to indicate the reconfiguration synchronization information of the candidate target cell.

[0095] In some embodiments, the second processing unit 330 is further used to save the first information element and the second information element to a first variable list of the terminal, where the first variable list is used to perform conditional reconfiguration.

[0096] In some embodiments, the second processing unit 330 is further configured to determine a second measurement value of one or more candidate target cells based on a second information element in the first variable; and determine a switching target cell from the candidate target cells whose second measurement values ​​are higher than a fourth preset value.

[0097] In some embodiments, the second processing unit 330 is further configured to determine the candidate target cell with the highest second measurement value as the switching target cell; or randomly determine the switching target cell from the candidate target cells with second measurement values ​​higher than a fourth preset value.

[0098] In some embodiments, the first measurement value and / or the second measurement value includes: at least one of: a reference signal received power RSRP, a reference signal received quality RPRQ, and a signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR.

[0099] According to the network switching device proposed in the present disclosure, one or more first messages are obtained, and one or more candidate target cells are determined. The first message includes a first information element, and the first information element is used to indicate that the terminal is to be switched to a cell when a preset condition is met. The preset condition is that the first measurement value of the service cell is lower than the first preset value and the second measurement value of the candidate target cell is higher than the second preset value; determine that the first measurement value of the service cell is lower than the third preset value; determine the switching target cell from one or more candidate target cells, and switch the service cell to the switching target cell. This method determines that the signal quality of the current service cell is poor by determining that the first measurement value of the service cell is lower than the third preset value, so that the terminal actively switches from the service cell to the switching target cell when the conditional switching is not met, thereby improving the communication quality and stability of the terminal and avoiding triggering the reconstruction process due to poor communication quality.

[0100] Since the device provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure corresponds to the methods provided in the above-mentioned embodiments, the implementation of the method is also applicable to the device provided in the embodiment and will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

[0101] In the embodiments provided in the present application, the methods and devices provided in the embodiments of the present application are introduced. In order to implement the functions in the methods provided in the embodiments of the present application, the communication device may include a hardware structure and a software module, and implement the functions in the form of a hardware structure, a software module, or a hardware structure plus a software module. A function of the functions may be executed in the form of a hardware structure, a software module, or a hardware structure plus a software module.

[0102] Figure 4 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 400 provided in an embodiment of the present application. The communication device 400 may be a network device, or a terminal device, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports the network device to implement the above method, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports the terminal device to implement the above method. The device may be used to implement the method described in the above method embodiment, and the details may refer to the description in the above method embodiment.

[0103] The communication device 400 may include one or more processors 401. The processor 401 may be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, etc. For example, it may be a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor may be used to process the communication protocol and communication data, and the central processing unit may be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute a computer program, and process the data of the computer program.

[0104] Optionally, the communication device 400 may further include one or more memories 402, on which a computer program 404 may be stored, and the processor 401 executes the computer program 404 so that the communication device 400 performs the method described in the above method embodiment. Optionally, data may also be stored in the memory 402. The communication device 400 and the memory 402 may be provided separately or integrated together.

[0105] Optionally, the communication device 400 may further include a transceiver 405 and an antenna 406. The transceiver 405 may be referred to as a transceiver unit, a transceiver, or a transceiver circuit, etc., and is used to implement a transceiver function. The transceiver 405 may include a receiver and a transmitter, the receiver may be referred to as a receiver or a receiving circuit, etc., and is used to implement a receiving function; the transmitter may be referred to as a transmitter or a transmitting circuit, etc., and is used to implement a transmitting function.

[0106] Optionally, the communication device 400 may further include one or more interface circuits 407. The interface circuit 407 is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor 401. The processor 401 executes the code instructions to enable the communication device 400 to execute the method described in the above method embodiment.

[0107] In one implementation, the processor 401 may include a transceiver for implementing the receiving and sending functions. For example, the transceiver may be a transceiver circuit, an interface, or an interface circuit. The transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit for implementing the receiving and sending functions may be separate or integrated. The above-mentioned transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit may be used for reading and writing code / data, or the above-mentioned transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit may be used for transmitting or delivering signals.

[0108] In one implementation, the processor 401 may store a computer program 403, which runs on the processor 401 and enables the communication device 400 to perform the method described in the above method embodiment. The computer program 403 may be fixed in the processor 401, in which case the processor 401 may be implemented by hardware.

[0109] In one implementation, the communication device 400 may include a circuit that can implement the functions of sending or receiving or communicating in the aforementioned method embodiments. The processor and transceiver described in the present application can be implemented in an integrated circuit (IC), an analog IC, a radio frequency integrated circuit RFIC, a mixed signal IC, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a printed circuit board (PCB), an electronic device, etc. The processor and transceiver can also be manufactured using various IC process technologies, such as complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), N-type metal oxide semiconductor (nMetal-oxide-semiconductor, NMOS), P-type metal oxide semiconductor (positive channelmetal oxide semiconductor, PMOS), bipolar junction transistor (bipolar junction transistor, BJT), bipolar CMOS (BiCMOS), silicon germanium (SiGe), gallium arsenide (GaAs), etc.

[0110] The communication device described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal device, but the scope of the communication device described in this application is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device may not be limited thereto. Figure 4 The communication device may be a stand-alone device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be:

[0111] (1) Independent integrated circuit IC, or chip, or chip system or subsystem;

[0112] (2) having a set of one or more ICs, and optionally, the IC set may also include a storage component for storing data and computer programs;

[0113] (3) ASIC, such as modem;

[0114] (4) Modules that can be embedded in other devices;

[0115] (5) Receivers, terminal devices, intelligent terminal devices, cellular phones, wireless devices, handheld devices, mobile units, vehicle-mounted devices, network devices, cloud devices, artificial intelligence devices, etc.;

[0116] (6)Others

[0117] For the case where the communication device can be a chip or a chip system, see Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the chip structure shown.

[0118] The embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a chip, such as Figure 5 The chip shown includes at least one processor 501 and a communication interface 502. The communication interface 502 is used to receive signals input into the chip or signals output from the chip, and the processor 501 communicates with the communication interface 502 and implements the method described in the above embodiment of the present disclosure through logic circuits or executing code instructions.

[0119] Optionally, the chip further includes a memory 503, and the memory 503 is used to store necessary computer programs and data.

[0120] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions, wherein the computer instructions are used to enable a computer to execute the method described in the above embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0121] Those skilled in the art may also appreciate that the various illustrative logic blocks and steps listed in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented by electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of the two. Whether such functions are implemented by hardware or software depends on the design requirements of the specific application and the entire system. Those skilled in the art may use various methods to implement the functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be understood as exceeding the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present application.

[0122] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present disclosure and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchanged where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present disclosure described herein can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present disclosure. Instead, they are merely examples of devices and methods consistent with some aspects of the present disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

[0123] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "illustrative embodiments", "examples", "specific examples" or "some examples" etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiments or examples are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0124] Any process or method description in a flowchart or otherwise described herein may be understood to represent a module, segment or portion of code that includes one or more executable instructions for implementing the steps of a specific logical function or process, and the scope of the preferred embodiments of the present invention includes alternative implementations in which functions may not be performed in the order shown or discussed, including performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in the reverse order depending on the functions involved, which should be understood by those skilled in the art to which the embodiments of the present invention belong.

[0125] The logic and / or steps represented in the flowchart or otherwise described herein, for example, can be considered as an ordered list of executable instructions for implementing logical functions, and can be embodied in any computer-readable medium for use by an instruction execution system, device or apparatus (such as a computer-based system, a system including a processing module, or other system that can fetch instructions from an instruction execution system, device or apparatus and execute instructions), or in combination with these instruction execution systems, devices or apparatuses. For the purposes of this specification, "computer-readable medium" can be any device that can contain, store, communicate, propagate or transmit a program for use by an instruction execution system, device or apparatus, or in combination with these instruction execution systems, devices or apparatuses. More specific examples of computer-readable media (a non-exhaustive list) include the following: an electrical connection with one or more wires (control method), a portable computer disk box (magnetic device), a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable and programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), a fiber optic device, and a portable compact disk read-only memory (CDROM). In addition, the computer-readable medium may even be paper or other suitable medium on which the program is printed, since the program may be obtained electronically, for example, by optically scanning the paper or other medium and then editing, interpreting or otherwise processing in a suitable manner if necessary, and then stored in a computer memory.

[0126] It should be understood that the various parts of the embodiments of the present invention can be implemented by hardware, software, firmware or a combination thereof. In the above embodiments, multiple steps or methods can be implemented by software or firmware stored in a memory and executed by a suitable instruction execution system. For example, if implemented by hardware, as in another embodiment, it can be implemented by any one of the following technologies known in the art or their combination: a discrete logic circuit having a logic gate circuit for implementing a logic function for a data signal, a dedicated integrated circuit having a suitable combination of logic gate circuits, a programmable gate array (PGA), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), etc.

[0127] A person skilled in the art may understand that all or part of the steps in the above-mentioned embodiment method may be completed by instructing related hardware through a program, and the program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, which, when executed, includes one or a combination of the steps of the method embodiment.

[0128] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present invention may be integrated into a processing module, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one module. The above-mentioned integrated module may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of a software functional module. If the integrated module is implemented in the form of a software functional module and sold or used as an independent product, it may also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The above-mentioned storage medium may be a read-only memory, a disk or an optical disk, etc.

[0129] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is to be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and are not to be construed as limitations of the present invention. A person skilled in the art may make changes, modifications, substitutions and variations to the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A network switching method, It is characterized in that The method comprises: Obtain one or more first messages, and determine one or more candidate target cells, where the first message includes a first information element, where the first information element is used to indicate that a cell handover is performed on the terminal when a preset condition is met, where the preset condition is that a first measurement value of the serving cell is lower than a first preset value and a second measurement value of the candidate target cell is higher than a second preset value; Determining that the first measurement value of the serving cell is lower than a third preset value; A handover target cell is determined from the one or more candidate target cells, and the serving cell is handed over to the handover target cell.

2. The method according to claim 1, It is characterized in that A second message is obtained, where the second message is used to indicate reconfiguration information of the candidate target cell.

3. The method according to claim 2, It is characterized in that The second message includes a second information element, where the second information element is used to indicate reconfiguration synchronization information of the candidate target cell.

4. The method according to claim 3, It is characterized in that The method further comprises: The first information element and the second information element are saved in a first variable list of the terminal, where the first variable list is used for cell reconfiguration.

5. The method according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The determining the handover target cell from the one or more candidate target cells comprises: Determining second measurement values ​​of the one or more candidate target cells based on a second information element in the first variable list; The handover target cell is determined from the candidate target cells whose second measurement value is higher than a fourth preset value.

6. The method according to claim 5, It is characterized in that The determining the handover target cell from the candidate target cells whose second measurement value is higher than a fourth preset value comprises: Determine the candidate target cell having the highest second measurement value as the handover target cell; or, The switching target cell is randomly determined from candidate target cells whose second measurement value is higher than the fourth preset value.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, It is characterized in that The first measurement value and / or the second measurement value includes: at least one of: a reference signal received power RSRP, a reference signal received quality RPRQ, and a signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR.

8. A network switching device, It is characterized in that The device comprises: an acquiring unit, configured to acquire one or more first messages and determine one or more candidate target cells, wherein the first message includes a first information element, and the first information element is used to indicate that a cell handover is performed on the terminal when a preset condition is met, and the preset condition is that a first measurement value of the serving cell is lower than a first preset value and a second measurement value of the candidate target cell is higher than a second preset value; A first processing unit, configured to determine that a first measurement value of the serving cell is lower than a third preset value; The second processing unit is configured to determine a switching target cell from the one or more candidate target cells, and switch the serving cell to the switching target cell.

9. A communication device, It is characterized in that The device comprises a processor and a memory, wherein a computer program is stored in the memory, and the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory so that the device performs: the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions, It is characterized in that The computer instructions are used to cause the computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 1-7.

11. A chip, It is characterized in that It includes at least one processor and a communication interface; the communication interface is used to receive a signal input to the chip or a signal output from the chip, and the processor communicates with the communication interface and implements the method described in any one of claims 1 to 7 through a logic circuit or executing code instructions.

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