Paging method and device and related equipment

Abstract

The invention provides a paging method, a paging device and related equipment, and relates to the technical field of communication. The method comprises: sending a negotiated first paging parameter and a negotiated second paging parameter to a user equipment, the negotiated first paging parameter and the negotiated second paging parameter respectively conforming to a first radio access technology and a second radio access technology supported by the user equipment. Through the technical means, the problem of how to page the user equipment under the condition of frequently performing location update / re-registration due to the fact that the user equipment moves among base stations of different wireless access technologies in the prior art is solved.

Description

Background Art

[0002] As future base stations adopt high-frequency coverage, user equipment faces the need to access different radio access technologies and frequently perform location updates / rereregistrations, which results in a large amount of signaling. There is a need to reduce the signaling messages generated when moving between different RATs. In this case, how to page user equipment is an urgent problem to be solved currently. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The present disclosure provides a paging method, apparatus, and related equipment, which can improve the efficiency of paging user equipment at least while reducing signaling.

[0004] Other features and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent through the following detailed description, or be learned in part through the practice of the present disclosure.

[0005] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a paging method applied to a core network, including: sending negotiated first paging parameters and second paging parameters to user equipment, where the negotiated first paging parameters and second paging parameters respectively conform to a first radio access technology and a second radio access technology supported by the user equipment.

[0006] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a request message sent by user equipment is received, where the request message includes first paging parameters and second paging parameters determined by the user equipment, and the first paging parameters and second paging parameters determined by the user equipment respectively conform to the first radio access technology and the second radio access technology; sending the negotiated first paging parameters and second paging parameters to user equipment includes: returning a response message to the user equipment, where the response message includes the negotiated first paging parameters and second paging parameters.

[0007] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when paging user equipment: initiating a first paging request to a first base station corresponding to the first radio access technology, so that the first base station pages the user equipment according to the negotiated first paging parameters, where the first paging request includes the negotiated first paging parameters; and / or initiating a second paging request to a second base station corresponding to the second radio access technology, so that the second base station pages the user equipment according to the negotiated second paging parameters, where the second paging request includes the negotiated second paging parameters.

[0008] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the request message is a registration request message or a tracking area update message.

[0009] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the response message is a registration acceptance message or a tracking area update acceptance message.

[0010] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, both the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter include: a discontinuous reception parameter, an extended discontinuous reception parameter, a paging frame offset, or a number of paging opportunities.

[0011] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, before sending the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter to the user equipment, the method further includes: obtaining the service type and activity status of the user equipment; generating the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter according to the first paging parameter and second paging parameter determined by the user equipment, as well as the service type and / or activity status, according to a preset policy.

[0012] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the service type includes a voice service, a data service, a multimedia service, an emergency communication service, and an Internet of Things service; both the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter include a discontinuous reception parameter, an extended discontinuous reception parameter, a paging frame offset, or a number of paging opportunities; the preset policy: for the user equipment under the first radio access technology, there are corresponding first paging parameters for different service types; for the user equipment under the second radio access technology, there are corresponding second paging parameters for different service types; the more frequent the activity status, the shorter the periods of the discontinuous reception parameter and the extended discontinuous reception parameter, the smaller the paging frame offset, and the more the number of paging opportunities.

[0013] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, before sending the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter to the user equipment, the method further includes: querying the unified data management network element to determine whether there are the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter subscribed by the user equipment; if so, using the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter subscribed by the user equipment as the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter respectively; if not, obtaining the service type and activity status of the user equipment; generating the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter according to the first paging parameter and second paging parameter determined by the user equipment, as well as the service type and / or activity status, according to a preset policy.

[0014] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a paging method is provided, which is applied to a user equipment and includes: requesting the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter from the core network, where the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter respectively conform to the first radio access technology and the second radio access technology supported by the user equipment.

[0015] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a request message is sent to the core network, where the request message includes a first paging parameter and a second paging parameter determined by a user equipment, and the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter determined by the user equipment conform to a first radio access technology and a second radio access technology respectively; requesting the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter negotiated with the core network includes: receiving a response message returned by the core network, where the response message includes the negotiated first paging parameter and the second paging parameter.

[0016] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, listen for a first paging request based on the negotiated first paging parameter, where the first paging request is initiated by a first base station corresponding to the first radio access technology; and / or listen for a second paging request based on the negotiated second paging parameter, where the second paging request is initiated by a second base station corresponding to the second radio access technology.

[0017] According to still another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a paging device applied to a core network, including: a sending module configured to send the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter to a user equipment, where the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter conform to a first radio access technology and a second radio access technology supported by the user equipment respectively.

[0018] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, it includes: a first receiving module configured to receive a request message sent by the user equipment, where the request message includes a first paging parameter and a second paging parameter determined by the user equipment, and the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter determined by the user equipment conform to a first radio access technology and a second radio access technology respectively; the sending module is further configured to return a response message to the user equipment, where the response message includes the negotiated first paging parameter and the second paging parameter.

[0019] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, when the sending module is further configured to page the user equipment: initiate a first paging request to a first base station corresponding to the first radio access technology, so that the first base station pages the user equipment according to the negotiated first paging parameter, where the first paging request includes the negotiated first paging parameter; and / or initiate a second paging request to a second base station corresponding to the second radio access technology, so that the second base station pages the user equipment according to the negotiated second paging parameter, where the second paging request includes the negotiated second paging parameter.

[0020] According to yet another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a paging device applied to a user equipment, including: a request module configured to request the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter from the core network, where the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter conform to a first radio access technology and a second radio access technology supported by the user equipment respectively.

[0021] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, it includes: a second receiving module configured to send a request message to the core network, where the request message includes a first paging parameter and a second paging parameter determined by the user equipment, and the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter determined by the user equipment conform to the first radio access technology and the second radio access technology respectively; the request module is further configured to receive a response message returned by the core network, where the response message includes the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter.

[0022] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, it includes: a listening module configured to listen for a first paging request based on the negotiated first paging parameter, where the first paging request is initiated by a first base station corresponding to the first radio access technology; and / or listen for a second paging request based on the negotiated second paging parameter, where the second paging request is initiated by a second base station corresponding to the second radio access technology.

[0023] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an electronic device, including: a processor; and a memory for storing executable instructions of the processor; wherein the processor is configured to execute the method of any one of the above by executing the executable instructions.

[0024] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the method of any one of the above is implemented.

[0025] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer program product, including computer instructions stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer instructions are executed by a processor, the operation instructions of the method of any one of the above are implemented.

[0026] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter are sent to the user equipment, which solves the problem of how to page the user equipment in the prior art when the user equipment moves between base stations of different radio access technologies and reduces frequent location updates / reegistration, thereby avoiding frequent location updates / reegistration when the user equipment accesses different radio access technologies and improving the efficiency of paging the user equipment.

[0027] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and explanatory, and cannot limit the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] The accompanying drawings herein are incorporated into the specification and constitute a part of the specification, showing embodiments consistent with the present disclosure, and are used together with the specification to explain the principles of the present disclosure. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and those of ordinary skill in the art can obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

[0029] Figure 1 A schematic diagram showing the paging system architecture in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0030] Figure 2 A flowchart showing a paging method in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0031] Figure 3 A flowchart showing another paging method in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0032] Figure 4 A flowchart showing a paging parameter generation method in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0033] Figure 5 A flowchart showing another paging parameter generation method in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0034] Figure 6 A flowchart showing yet another paging method in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0035] Figure 7 A flowchart showing yet another paging method in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0036] Figure 8 A flowchart showing yet another paging method in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0037] Figure 9 A schematic diagram showing a paging device in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0038] Figure 10 A schematic diagram showing another paging device in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0039] Figure 11 A block diagram showing the structure of an electronic device in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Detailed implementation manners

[0040] Example embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the example embodiments can be implemented in various forms and should not be construed as limited to the examples set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be more complete and comprehensive, and will fully convey the concept of the example embodiments to those skilled in the art. The features, structures, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.

[0041] In addition, the accompanying drawings are only schematic illustrations of the present disclosure and are not necessarily drawn to scale. The same reference numerals in the drawings denote the same or similar parts, and thus repeated descriptions thereof will be omitted. Some of the block diagrams shown in the drawings are functional entities and do not necessarily correspond to physically or logically independent entities. These functional entities may be implemented in software form, or in one or more hardware modules or integrated circuits, or in different networks and / or processor devices and / or microcontroller devices.

[0042] It should be understood that the steps recited in the method embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed in a different order and / or in parallel. In addition, the method embodiments may include additional steps and / or omit the steps shown. The scope of the present disclosure is not limited in this regard.

[0043] It should be noted that the concepts such as "first", "second", etc. mentioned in the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different devices, modules or units, and are not used to limit the order of functions performed by these devices, modules or units or their interdependent relationships.

[0044] It should be noted that the modifications of "one" and "multiple" mentioned in the present disclosure are illustrative rather than restrictive. Those skilled in the art should understand that unless otherwise clearly stated in the context, it should be understood as "one or more".

[0045] It should be pointed out that, without conflict, the embodiments of the present disclosure and the technical features in the embodiments may be combined with each other.

[0046] For the sake of easy understanding, several terms related to the present disclosure are first explained as follows:

[0047] RAT (Radio Access Technology) refers to various technologies used to implement the connection between a user equipment and a base station or other parts of a network in a wireless communication network. Different RATs provide different types of wireless interfaces and support different levels of quality of service and functions. With the development of wireless communication technologies, multiple RATs coexist in modern mobile communication systems to meet diverse application requirements and scenarios.

[0048] The DRX (Discontinuous Reception) parameter is used to control the paging monitoring period of a user equipment in the idle state for the purpose of energy saving.

[0049] eDRX (Extended DRX) is an extended version of DRX and is used to further extend the sleep cycle of a user equipment to achieve a more energy-saving effect.

[0050] Paging frame offset: It is used to determine the offset of the paging frame, helping the user equipment accurately calculate the time point for listening to paging messages.

[0051] Number of paging opportunities: It indicates the number of paging opportunities that the user equipment needs to listen to within a paging cycle.

[0052] Device identifier: It is used to identify the user equipment.

[0053] Unified Data Management (UDM) network element is responsible for storing and managing all subscription information, authentication credentials, and policy rules related to the user equipment. It supports the network to configure personalized services for the user equipment and provides this information when needed.

[0054] The following will describe in detail the specific implementation manners of the embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0055] Figure 1 The figure shows a schematic diagram of a paging system structure in an embodiment of the present disclosure. This system can apply the paging method or paging device in various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0056] As Figure 1 shown, the system architecture may include a user equipment 101, a base station 102, and a core network 103. The user equipment 101 can be an electronic device used by the user, including but not limited to mobile phones, computers, and tablets, etc. The core network is a part of the mobile communication system, responsible for processing functions such as routing, switching, and service control of user data, and is a key part connecting the radio access network and the external network. The user equipment 101 communicates with the core network 103 through the base station 102.

[0057] Figure 2 The figure shows a flowchart of a paging method in an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to the core network. As Figure 2 shown, it includes the following steps:

[0058] S201, sending the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter to the user equipment, where the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter respectively conform to the first radio access technology and the second radio access technology supported by the user equipment.

[0059] The negotiated first paging parameter is a parameter customized according to the first radio access technology, and the negotiated second paging parameter is a parameter customized according to the second radio access technology. The negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter are used to optimize the communication efficiency between the core network and the user equipment.

[0060] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the core network first identifies the first radio access technology and the second radio access technology supported by the user equipment, then generates the negotiated first paging parameter and the second paging parameter, and finally sends the negotiated first paging parameter and the second paging parameter to the user equipment respectively. Through the above technical means, the compatibility of the user equipment when switching between different networks is enhanced, and the network's support ability for multi-technology environments is improved. When the user equipment frequently switches between different radio access technologies, it no longer needs to perform location updates or re-registrations frequently because the core network has pre-configured paging parameters suitable for each technology, thereby improving the efficiency of paging the user equipment, reducing unnecessary signaling overhead, and also improving the user experience.

[0061] In a practical scenario, assume that a user is taking a high-speed train through multiple cities. During this process, the user's smartphone may switch from the 4G network in one city to the 5G network in another city, and may even briefly access the 3G network in some areas. With the above technical solution, no matter how the user equipment switches networks, the core network can effectively page it without the user equipment frequently performing location update or re-registration operations. This not only improves the utilization efficiency of network resources, but also ensures the continuous service quality of the user during high-speed movement, enhancing the user's satisfaction.

[0062] Figure 3 The flowchart showing another paging method in an embodiment of the present disclosure is applied to the core network, as Figure 3 shown, and includes the following steps

[0063] S301, receiving a request message sent by the user equipment, where the request message includes the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter determined by the user equipment, and the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter determined by the user equipment conform to the first radio access technology and the second radio access technology respectively;

[0064] S302, sending the negotiated first paging parameter and the second paging parameter to the user equipment, including: returning a response message to the user equipment, where the response message includes the negotiated first paging parameter and the second paging parameter.

[0065] The request message is the information sent by the user equipment to the core network for requesting the negotiated first paging parameter and the second paging parameter. The response message is the information returned by the core network to the user equipment after receiving the request message.

[0066] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when a user equipment connects to a core network, the user equipment first sends a request message to the core network. This request message not only indicates the access intention of the user equipment but also includes a first paging parameter and a second paging parameter determined by the user equipment according to the first radio access technology and the second radio access technology it supports. After receiving this request, the core network negotiates based on the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter determined by the user equipment and returns a response message to the user equipment. This response message contains the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter. Through the above technical means, even if the user equipment frequently switches between different radio access technologies, it can ensure that the network communicates with the user equipment using the paging parameter most suitable for the current environment. This greatly reduces connection failure or delay problems caused by inappropriate paging parameters and improves the quality and efficiency of network services.

[0067] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when paging the user equipment (for example, when the core network receives downlink data corresponding to the user equipment and the user equipment is not connected to the network at this time, so the core network initiates paging to the user equipment): a first paging request is sent to the first base station corresponding to the first radio access technology, so that the first base station pages the user equipment according to the negotiated first paging parameter, where the first paging request includes the negotiated first paging parameter; and / or a second paging request is sent to the second base station corresponding to the second radio access technology, so that the second base station pages the user equipment according to the negotiated second paging parameter, where the second paging request includes the negotiated second paging parameter.

[0068] Downlink data is the data transmission from the network to the user equipment, such as the transfer of web page content, video stream and other information. The first base station and the second base station are physical facilities that provide wireless access services and are used to realize the communication between the user equipment and the core network. The first base station corresponds to the first radio access technology, and the second base station corresponds to the second radio access technology. The first paging request is an instruction sent by the core network to the first base station, and the second paging request is an instruction sent by the core network to the second base station. The purpose of the first paging request and the second paging request is to locate and contact the user equipment.

[0069] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the core network receives downlink data for a certain user equipment, it will take actions to ensure that the user equipment can be correctly paged and receive the data. Specifically, the core network will send a first paging request containing negotiated first paging parameters to the first base station, and let the first base station attempt to contact the user equipment according to these parameters. Similarly, the core network will also send a second paging request containing negotiated second paging parameters to the corresponding second base station. Through the above technical means, the adaptability and flexibility of the communication system in a multi-radio access environment are enhanced, the paging efficiency is improved, and the connection failure probability caused by mismatched paging parameters is reduced. By using pre-negotiated paging parameters, not only the user experience of the user equipment when switching between different radio access technologies is improved, but also the use of network resources is optimized, and unnecessary signaling overhead is reduced.

[0070] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the request message is a registration request message or a tracking area update message.

[0071] Registration request message: A signaling message sent by the user equipment to the core network for requesting access to the network and completing the registration process. The registration request message usually contains necessary parameters such as the identity information of the user equipment and the supported radio access technologies, so that the network can identify and configure the device.

[0072] Tracking area update message: When the user equipment moves and enters a new tracking area (TA), it sends a signaling message to the core network to notify the network of the change in its current location. The tracking area is a logical area in the mobile communication network for managing the location of the user equipment.

[0073] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the response message is a registration acceptance message or a tracking area update acceptance message.

[0074] Registration acceptance message: This is a response message sent by the core network to the user equipment to confirm that the user's registration request has been accepted. This message usually contains configuration information or parameters to enable the user equipment to communicate correctly in the network.

[0075] Tracking area update acceptance message: This is the response of the core network to the tracking area update message sent by the user equipment, indicating that the location update of the user equipment has been successfully received and processed. This message helps to ensure that the user equipment maintains a good connection with the network during its movement.

[0076] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, both the first paging parameters and the second paging parameters include: discontinuous reception parameters, extended discontinuous reception parameters, paging frame offset, or number of paging opportunities.

[0077] Figure 4The flowchart of a paging parameter generation method in an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown, which is applied to the core network, such as Figure 4 as shown, and includes the following steps:

[0078] S401, obtain the service type and activity status of the user equipment;

[0079] S402, generate the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter according to the first paging parameter and second paging parameter determined by the user equipment, as well as the service type and / or activity status, according to a preset policy.

[0080] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the service type includes voice service, data service, multimedia service, emergency communication service, and Internet of Things service; both the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter include a discontinuous reception parameter, an extended discontinuous reception parameter, a paging frame offset, or a paging opportunity number; preset policy: for the user equipment under the first radio access technology, there are corresponding first paging parameters for different service types; for the user equipment under the second radio access technology, there are corresponding second paging parameters for different service types; the more frequent the activity status, the shorter the periods of the discontinuous reception parameter and the extended discontinuous reception parameter, the smaller the paging frame offset, and the more the paging opportunity number.

[0081] Activity status: describes the active degree of the user equipment using the network currently. A higher activity status means that the user equipment performs data transmission or other communication operations frequently; a lower activity status means that the equipment is relatively inactive.

[0082] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the core network dynamically adjusts the paging parameters according to the radio access technology used by the user equipment and the service type being carried out. For each service type (voice, data, multimedia, emergency communication, Internet of Things), there are specific first paging parameters and second paging parameters. In addition, according to the activity status of the user equipment, these parameters are further fine-tuned: the more frequent the activity, the shorter the periods of the discontinuous reception parameter and the extended discontinuous reception parameter, the smaller the paging frame offset, and the more the paging opportunity number. Through the above technical means, the support ability of the communication system for diversified service requirements is enhanced, the effective utilization rate of network resources is improved, the user experience is enhanced, and the service quality is guaranteed especially under high load conditions.

[0083] For example: At the scene of a large-scale sports event, the audience uses smartphones in large numbers to watch the live broadcast of the game (multimedia service), post social media updates (data service), and make emergency calls for help (emergency communication service). In such a high-density user environment, each user device may switch networks frequently and needs to process different types of data. By using the technical solution of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the core network can dynamically adjust its paging parameters according to the current service type and activity status of each user device. For example, for a user device that is watching a high-definition live broadcast, the system will shorten the DRX cycle and increase the number of paging opportunities to ensure smooth video stream playback; for a user who occasionally sends text messages, a longer DRX cycle is adopted to save power. In this way, not only the overall network efficiency is improved, but also the user satisfaction and experience are greatly enhanced.

[0084] Figure 5 The flowchart showing another paging parameter generation method in an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to the core network, as Figure 5 shown, includes the following steps:

[0085] S501, query the unified data management network element to determine whether there are a first paging parameter and a second paging parameter subscribed by the user device;

[0086] S502, if they exist, use the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter subscribed by the user device as the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter respectively;

[0087] S503, if they do not exist, obtain the service type and activity status of the user device;

[0088] S504, generate the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter according to the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter determined by the user device, as well as the service type and / or activity status, according to a preset policy.

[0089] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, when a paging request needs to be sent to the user device, first, the unified data management network element is queried to determine whether there are a first paging parameter and a second paging parameter that the user device has subscribed. If such parameters exist, these parameters are directly used as the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter. Through the above technical means, the efficiency of network operations is enhanced and unnecessary negotiation steps are reduced.

[0090] Figure 6 The flowchart showing yet another paging method in an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to the user device, as Figure 6 shown, the user device performs the following steps:

[0091] S601. Request the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter for negotiation from the core network, where the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter conform to the first radio access technology and the second radio access technology supported by the user equipment, respectively.

[0092] Figure 7 The flowchart of yet another paging method in an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown, which is applied to a user equipment. As Figure 7 shown, the user equipment performs the following steps:

[0093] S701. Send a request message to the core network, where the request message includes the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter determined by the user equipment, and the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter determined by the user equipment conform to the first radio access technology and the second radio access technology, respectively.

[0094] S702. Request the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter for negotiation from the core network, including: receiving a response message returned by the core network, where the response message includes the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter.

[0095] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the user equipment requests the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter for negotiation from the core network, corresponding to the core network sending the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter to the user equipment.

[0096] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, listen for a first paging request based on the negotiated first paging parameter, where the first paging request is initiated by a first base station corresponding to the first radio access technology; and / or listen for a second paging request based on the negotiated second paging parameter, where the second paging request is initiated by a second base station corresponding to the second radio access technology.

[0097] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the user equipment listens for the first paging request initiated by the first base station corresponding to the first radio access technology according to the first paging parameter negotiated with the core network before. Similarly, for the case of supporting the second radio access technology, the user equipment will also listen for the second paging request initiated by the second base station according to the negotiated second paging parameter. Through the above technical means, the adaptability and reliability of the user equipment when switching between different radio access technologies are enhanced, the paging success rate is improved, the service interruption problem caused by parameter mismatch is reduced, and the user experience and service quality are improved.

[0098] For example: Suppose a user often commutes between cities, and their smartphone may frequently switch between 4G (the first radio access technology) and 5G (the second radio access technology) networks. When the user moves from one coverage area to another, their device will listen for paging requests under the corresponding radio access technology according to the preset negotiated paging parameters. For example, in a 4G coverage area, the device listens for the first paging request from a 4G base station according to the negotiated first paging parameters; while in a 5G coverage area, it listens for the second paging request from a 5G base station according to the second paging parameters. In this way, no matter where the user is, an efficient communication connection can be ensured. Through the above technical means, the stability of the device during network switching is enhanced, the reliability of data transmission is improved, and the user satisfaction is also enhanced.

[0099] The negotiated first paging parameters and the first paging parameters determined by the user equipment contain the same fields (identifying the type of paging parameters), and the corresponding numerical values of the fields are the same or different. That is to say, the core network can adjust the first paging parameters or not. The negotiated second paging parameters are similar to the second paging parameters determined by the user equipment.

[0100] The first radio access technology can correspond to multiple first base stations, and the second radio access technology can correspond to multiple second base stations.

[0101] The core network can initiate the first paging request to the first base station and the second paging request to the second base station simultaneously or successively.

[0102] Figure 8 The flowchart showing another paging method in an embodiment of the present disclosure is applied to a communication system, as Figure 8 shown, the user equipment performs the following steps:

[0103] S801, the user equipment determines the first paging parameters and the second paging parameters;

[0104] S802, the user equipment sends a request message to the core network through the first base station, where the request message contains the first paging parameters and the second paging parameters determined by the user equipment;

[0105] S803, the core network sends a response message to the user equipment through the first base station, where the response message contains the negotiated first paging parameters and the second paging parameters;

[0106] S804, the core network determines whether it is necessary to page the user equipment;

[0107] S805, the core network initiates a first paging request to the first base station to page the user equipment, where the first paging request contains the negotiated first paging parameters;

[0108] S806, the core network sends a second paging request to the second base station to page the user equipment, where the second paging request includes negotiated second paging parameters.

[0109] Figure 9 FIG. shows a schematic diagram of a paging device in an embodiment of the present disclosure. The paging device is applied to the core network, as Figure 9 shown, the paging device may include:

[0110] A sending module 901, configured to send negotiated first paging parameters and second paging parameters to the user equipment, where the negotiated first paging parameters and second paging parameters conform to the first radio access technology and the second radio access technology supported by the user equipment, respectively.

[0111] In some embodiments, a first receiving module, configured to receive a request message sent by the user equipment, where the request message includes first paging parameters and second paging parameters determined by the user equipment, and the first paging parameters and second paging parameters determined by the user equipment conform to the first radio access technology and the second radio access technology, respectively; the sending module 901 is further configured to return a response message to the user equipment, where the response message includes the negotiated first paging parameters and second paging parameters.

[0112] In some embodiments, when the sending module 901 is further configured to page the user equipment (for example, when the core network receives downlink data corresponding to the user equipment, if the user equipment is not connected to the network at this time, the core network initiates a paging to the user equipment): send a first paging request to the first base station corresponding to the first radio access technology, so that the first base station pages the user equipment according to the negotiated first paging parameters, where the first paging request includes the negotiated first paging parameters; and / or send a second paging request to the second base station corresponding to the second radio access technology, so that the second base station pages the user equipment according to the negotiated second paging parameters, where the second paging request includes the negotiated second paging parameters.

[0113] In some embodiments, the sending module 901 is further configured to obtain the service type and activity status of the user equipment; generate the negotiated first paging parameters and second paging parameters according to the first paging parameters and second paging parameters determined by the user equipment and the service type and / or activity status according to a preset policy.

[0114] In some embodiments, the sending module 901 is further configured to query the unified data management network element to determine whether there are a first paging parameter and a second paging parameter subscribed by the user equipment; if so, the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter subscribed by the user equipment are respectively used as the negotiated first paging parameter and the second paging parameter; if not, the service type and the active state of the user equipment are obtained; according to the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter determined by the user equipment, as well as the service type and / or the active state, the negotiated first paging parameter and the second paging parameter are generated according to a preset policy.

[0115] Figure 10 FIG. shows a schematic diagram of another paging device in an embodiment of the present disclosure. The paging device is applied to a user equipment, such as Figure 10 shown, including:

[0116] A request module 1001, configured to request the core network for a negotiated first paging parameter and a second paging parameter, where the negotiated first paging parameter and the second paging parameter respectively conform to a first radio access technology and a second radio access technology supported by the user equipment.

[0117] In some embodiments, a second receiving module, configured to send a request message to the core network, where the request message includes a first paging parameter and a second paging parameter determined by the user equipment, and the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter determined by the user equipment respectively conform to the first radio access technology and the second radio access technology;

[0118] The request module 1001 is further configured to receive a response message returned by the core network, where the response message includes a negotiated first paging parameter and a second paging parameter.

[0119] In some embodiments, a listening module, configured to listen for a first paging request based on the negotiated first paging parameter, where the first paging request is initiated by a first base station corresponding to the first radio access technology; and / or listen for a second paging request based on the negotiated second paging parameter, where the second paging request is initiated by a second base station corresponding to the second radio access technology.

[0120] Those skilled in the art can understand that various aspects of the present disclosure can be implemented as a system, a method, or a program product. Therefore, various aspects of the present disclosure can be specifically implemented in the following forms, namely: a complete hardware implementation, a complete software implementation (including firmware, microcode, etc.), or an implementation combining hardware and software aspects, which can be collectively referred to as "circuitry", "module", or "system" here.

[0121] The following refers to Figure 11 to describe the electronic device 1100 according to this embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 11The illustrated electronic device 1100 is merely an example and should not impose any limitation on the functionality and scope of use of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0122] As Figure 11 shown, the electronic device 1100 appears in the form of a general-purpose computing device. The components of the electronic device 1100 may include, but are not limited to: at least one of the above-mentioned processing units 1110, at least one of the above-mentioned storage units 1120, and a bus 1130 connecting different system components (including the storage unit 1120 and the processing unit 1110).

[0123] Among them, the storage unit stores program code, and the program code can be executed by the processing unit 1110, so that the processing unit 1110 executes the steps according to various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure described in the "Exemplary Method" section of this specification. For example, the processing unit 1110 may execute the following steps of the above method embodiment: sending the negotiated first paging parameter and the second paging parameter to the user equipment, where the negotiated first paging parameter and the second paging parameter respectively conform to the first radio access technology and the second radio access technology supported by the user equipment.

[0124] The storage unit 1120 may include a readable medium in the form of a volatile storage unit, such as a random access storage unit (RAM) 11201 and / or a cache storage unit 11202, and may further include a read-only storage unit (ROM) 11203.

[0125] The storage unit 1120 may also include a program / utilities 11204 having a set (at least one) of program modules 11205. Such program modules 11205 include, but are not limited to: an operating system, one or more application programs, other program modules, and program data. The implementation of a network environment may be included in each or some combination of these examples.

[0126] The bus 1130 may represent one or more of several types of bus structures, including a memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus, an accelerated graphics port, a processing unit, or a local bus using any of a variety of bus structures.

[0127] The electronic device 1100 may also communicate with one or more external devices 1140 (such as a keyboard, a pointing device, a Bluetooth device, etc.), and may also communicate with one or more devices that enable a user to interact with the electronic device 1100, and / or communicate with any device that enables the electronic device 1100 to communicate with one or more other computing devices (such as a router, a modem, etc.). Such communication may be carried out through the input / output (I / O) interface 1150. Moreover, the electronic device 1100 may also communicate with one or more networks (such as a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), and / or a public network, such as the Internet) through the network adapter 1160. As shown in the figure, the network adapter 1160 communicates with other modules of the electronic device 1100 through the bus 1130. It should be understood that, although not shown in the figure, other hardware and / or software modules may be used in combination with the electronic device 1100, including but not limited to: microcode, device drivers, redundant processing units, external disk drive arrays, RAID systems, tape drives, and data backup storage systems, etc.

[0128] Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can easily understand that the exemplary embodiments described herein can be implemented by software, or can be implemented by the way of software combined with necessary hardware. Therefore, the technical solutions according to the embodiments of the present disclosure can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the software product can be stored in a non-volatile storage medium (which can be a CD-ROM, a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, etc.) or on a network, including several instructions to enable a computing device (which can be a personal computer, a server, a terminal device, or a network device, etc.) to execute the method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0129] In the disclosed exemplary embodiments, there is also provided a computer-readable storage medium, and the computer-readable storage medium may be a readable signal medium or a readable storage medium.

[0130] In some possible implementation manners, various aspects of the present disclosure may also be implemented in the form of a program product, which includes program code. When the program product runs on a terminal device, the program code is used to enable the terminal device to execute the steps according to various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure described in the above "Specific Embodiments" section of this specification.

[0131] More specific examples of the computer-readable storage medium in the present disclosure may include, but are not limited to: an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable computer disk, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the above.

[0132] In the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium may include a data signal propagated in a baseband or as part of a carrier wave, in which a readable program code is carried. Such a propagated data signal may take various forms, including but not limited to electromagnetic signals, optical signals, or any suitable combination of the above. The readable signal medium may also be any readable medium other than the readable storage medium, which can send, propagate, or transmit a program for use by or in conjunction with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.

[0133] Optionally, the program code contained on the computer-readable storage medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to wireless, wired, optical fiber, RF, etc., or any suitable combination of the above.

[0134] In specific implementation, the program code for performing the operations of the present disclosure may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages. The programming languages include object-oriented programming languages such as Java, C++, etc., and also include conventional procedural programming languages such as the "C" language or similar programming languages. The program code may be executed entirely on the user's computing device, partially on the user's device, executed as a stand-alone software package, partially on the user's computing device and partially on a remote computing device, or entirely on a remote computing device or server. In the case of a remote computing device, the remote computing device may be connected to the user's computing device through any type of network, including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or may be connected to an external computing device (e.g., by connecting through the Internet using an Internet service provider).

[0135] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer program product or a computer program, which includes computer instructions stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The processor of the computer device reads the computer instructions from the computer-readable storage medium, and the processor executes the computer instructions, so that the computer device executes the paging method provided in any of the various alternative manners in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0136] It should be noted that although several modules or units of the device for action execution are mentioned in the above detailed description, such a division is not mandatory. In fact, according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the features and functions of the two or more modules or units described above may be embodied in one module or unit. Conversely, the features and functions of one module or unit described above may be further divided and embodied by multiple modules or units.

[0137] In addition, although the various steps of the methods in the present disclosure are described in a specific order in the drawings, this does not require or imply that the steps must be performed in that specific order, or that all of the steps shown must be performed to achieve the desired result. Additionally or alternatively, some steps may be omitted, multiple steps may be combined into one step for execution, and / or one step may be decomposed into multiple steps for execution, etc.

[0138] From the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can easily understand that the exemplary embodiments described herein can be implemented by software or by a combination of software and necessary hardware. Therefore, the technical solutions according to the embodiments of the present disclosure can be embodied in the form of a software product, which can be stored in a non-volatile storage medium (which can be a CD-ROM, a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, etc.) or on a network, and includes several instructions to enable a computing device (which can be a personal computer, a server, a mobile terminal, or a network device, etc.) to execute the methods according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0139] After considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein, those skilled in the art will readily conceive of other embodiments of the present disclosure. The present disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present disclosure, which follow the general principles of the present disclosure and include known common knowledge or conventional technical means in the technical field not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are only to be considered as exemplary, and the true scope of the present disclosure is pointed out by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A paging method, applied to a core network, characterized in that: include: The negotiated first paging parameter and the second paging parameter are sent to the user equipment, wherein the negotiated first paging parameter and the second paging parameter respectively conform to the first radio access technology and the second radio access technology supported by the user equipment.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that receiving a request message sent by the user equipment, wherein the request message includes a first paging parameter and a second paging parameter determined by the user equipment, and the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter determined by the user equipment comply with the first radio access technology and the second radio access technology, respectively; Sending the negotiated first paging parameter and the second paging parameter to the user equipment includes: returning a response message to the user equipment, wherein the response message includes the negotiated first paging parameter and the second paging parameter.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that When paging the user equipment: Initiating a first paging request to a first base station corresponding to the first radio access technology, so that the first base station pages the user equipment according to the negotiated first paging parameter, wherein the first paging request includes the negotiated first paging parameter; and / or A second paging request is initiated to a second base station corresponding to the second radio access technology, so that the second base station pages the user equipment according to the negotiated second paging parameter, wherein the second paging request includes the negotiated second paging parameter.

4. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The request message is a registration request message or a tracking area update message.

5. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The response message is a registration accept message or a tracking area update accept message.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first paging parameter and the second paging parameter both include: a discontinuous reception parameter, an extended discontinuous reception parameter, a paging frame offset or a number of paging opportunities.

7. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: Before sending the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter to the user equipment, the method further includes: Acquire the service type and activity status of the user equipment; Generate negotiated first paging parameters and second paging parameters according to a preset strategy based on the first paging parameters and the second paging parameters determined by the user equipment and the service type and / or the activity state.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that The service types include voice service, data service, multimedia service, emergency communication service and Internet of Things service; The first paging parameter and the second paging parameter both include a discontinuous reception parameter, an extended discontinuous reception parameter, a paging frame offset, or a number of paging opportunities; The preset strategy: For the user equipment, under the first radio access technology, different service types all have corresponding first paging parameters; For the user equipment under the second radio access technology, different service types have corresponding second paging parameters; The more frequent the activity state is, the shorter the period of the discontinuous reception parameter and the extended discontinuous reception parameter is, the smaller the paging frame offset is, and the greater the number of paging opportunities is.

9. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: Before sending the negotiated first paging parameter and second paging parameter to the user equipment, the method further includes: querying the unified data management network element whether there are first paging parameters and second paging parameters subscribed by the user equipment; If so, using the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter subscribed by the user equipment as the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter for negotiation respectively; If not present, obtaining the service type and activity status of the user equipment; Generate negotiated first paging parameters and second paging parameters according to a preset strategy based on the first paging parameters and the second paging parameters determined by the user equipment and the service type and / or the activity state.

10. A paging method, applied to a user equipment, characterized in that: include: Requesting a core network to negotiate a first paging parameter and a second paging parameter, wherein the negotiated first paging parameter and the second paging parameter respectively conform to a first radio access technology and a second radio access technology supported by the user equipment.

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that Sending a request message to a core network, wherein the request message includes a first paging parameter and a second paging parameter determined by the user equipment, and the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter determined by the user equipment comply with the first radio access technology and the second radio access technology respectively; Requesting a core network to negotiate a first paging parameter and a second paging parameter includes: receiving a response message returned by the core network, wherein the response message includes the negotiated first paging parameter and the second paging parameter.

12. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that The method further comprises: Listening to a first paging request based on the negotiated first paging parameter, wherein the first paging request is initiated by a first base station corresponding to the first radio access technology; and / or Listen to a second paging request based on the negotiated second paging parameter, wherein the second paging request is initiated by a second base station corresponding to the second radio access technology.

13. A paging device, applied to a core network, characterized in that: include: The sending module is configured to send the negotiated first paging parameter and the second paging parameter to the user equipment, wherein the negotiated first paging parameter and the second paging parameter respectively conform to the first radio access technology and the second radio access technology supported by the user equipment.

14. The paging device according to claim 13, characterized in that: include: a first receiving module, configured to receive a request message sent by the user equipment, wherein the request message includes a first paging parameter and a second paging parameter determined by the user equipment, and the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter determined by the user equipment comply with the first radio access technology and the second radio access technology respectively; The sending module is further configured to return a response message to the user equipment, wherein the response message includes the negotiated first paging parameter and the second paging parameter.

15. The device according to claim 13, characterized in that include: The sending module is also configured to: initiate a first paging request to a first base station corresponding to the first wireless access technology, so that the first base station pages the user equipment according to the negotiated first paging parameter, wherein the first paging request includes the negotiated first paging parameter; and / or initiate a second paging request to a second base station corresponding to the second wireless access technology, so that the second base station pages the user equipment according to the negotiated second paging parameter, wherein the second paging request includes the negotiated second paging parameter.

16. A paging device, applied to user equipment, characterized in that: include: The request module is configured to request the core network to negotiate the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter, wherein the negotiated first paging parameter and the second paging parameter respectively conform to the first radio access technology and the second radio access technology supported by the user equipment.

17. The paging device according to claim 16, characterized in that: include: A second receiving module is configured to send a request message to a core network, wherein the request message includes a first paging parameter and a second paging parameter determined by the user equipment, and the first paging parameter and the second paging parameter determined by the user equipment comply with the first radio access technology and the second radio access technology respectively; The request module is further configured to receive a response message returned by the core network, wherein the response message includes the negotiated first paging parameter and the second paging parameter.

18. The paging device according to claim 16, characterized in that: include: The listening module is configured to listen to a first paging request based on a negotiated first paging parameter, wherein the first paging request is initiated by a first base station corresponding to the first wireless access technology; and / or to listen to a second paging request based on a negotiated second paging parameter, wherein the second paging request is initiated by a second base station corresponding to the second wireless access technology.

19. An electronic device, characterized in that: include: processor; as well as A memory, configured to store executable instructions of the processor; The processor is configured to perform the method of any one of claims 1-9 or 10-12 by executing the executable instructions.

20. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that: When the computer program is executed by a processor, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 9 or 10 to 12 is implemented.

21. A computer program product, comprising computer instructions, wherein the computer instructions are stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer instructions are executed by a processor, the operating instructions of the method described in any one of claims 1-9 or 10-12 are implemented.

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