Terminal capability information reporting method and device, communication equipment and storage medium

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Through the terminal capability information reporting method, the terminal indicates whether it supports or does not support group paging. The network side determines the paging method based on the capability information, which solves the paging failure problem under the group paging mechanism and improves paging reliability.

CN120603052APending Publication Date: 2025-09-05BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO LTD

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Application Number: CN202510614738.5
Authority / Receiving Office: CN · China
Patent Type: Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date: 2021-05-28
Publication Date: 2025-09-05

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Technical Problem

In the prior art, how to effectively enable a terminal to accurately respond to network demands under a group paging mechanism and avoid paging failures.

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The terminal capability information reporting method indicates whether the terminal supports or does not support packet paging. The network side determines whether to use packet paging based on the terminal capability information, thereby reducing paging failures.

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Improves the reliability of group paging, reduces paging failures, and ensures that terminals accurately respond to network needs.

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Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a terminal capability information reporting method, which is executed by a terminal and comprises the following steps of: reporting first terminal capability information of packet paging; wherein the first terminal capability information is used for indicating that the terminal supports or does not support the capability of grouping through the counted probability value that the terminal is paged.

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[0001] This application is a divisional application of the Chinese patent with application number 202180001658.2, application date May 28, 2021, and invention name “Method, device, communication equipment and storage medium for reporting terminal capability information”. Technical Field

[0002] The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technology but is not limited to the field of wireless communication technology, and in particular to a method, apparatus, communication device, and storage medium for reporting terminal capability information. Background Art

[0003] Paging is a crucial feature in wireless communications. Paging allows a base station to notify the paged terminal to respond to the network based on network needs. The base station and the terminal agree on a paging occasion (PO). The base station sends a paging message at the PO, and the terminal receives the paging message at the corresponding PO.

[0004] In related technologies, group paging is used to page terminals. The network can page all terminals in a group by sending a single paging message, eliminating the need to send individual paging messages to each terminal. Upon receiving a group paging message, a terminal determines whether it belongs to the group being paged. If so, it responds to the group paging message; otherwise, it ignores the message. Implementing this mechanism is a critical issue. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The present disclosure discloses a method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the method is executed by a terminal and includes:

[0006] Reporting first terminal capability information for packet paging;

[0007] The first terminal capability information is at least used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support paging the terminal in a group paging manner.

[0008] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information is further used by the network to determine group information for paging the terminal through group paging.

[0009] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information includes at least one of the following information:

[0010] The first information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support a capability of paging the terminal in a packet paging manner;

[0011] The second information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of grouping based on the statistical probability value of the terminal being paged;

[0012] The third information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of grouping based on the probability levels of the statistically calculated probability values of the terminals being paged.

[0013] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information reported for packet paging includes:

[0014] Reporting first terminal capability information of the terminal in different RRC non-connected states, wherein the RRC non-connected state includes: RRC idle state and / or RRC inactive state.

[0015] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state is the same.

[0016] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information reported for packet paging includes:

[0017] Reporting a terminal capability reporting message indicating the first terminal capability information;

[0018] or,

[0019] Reporting a terminal assistance information message indicating capability information of the first terminal.

[0020] In one embodiment, if the desired state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC idle state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC idle state; or,

[0021] If the desired state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC inactive state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC inactive state; or

[0022] If the expected state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC non-connected state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC non-connected state, wherein the RRC non-connected state includes the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state.

[0023] In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

[0024] receiving the second terminal capability information of the packet paging sent by the first base station;

[0025] The second terminal capability information is at least used to indicate whether the first base station supports or does not support paging the terminal in a packet paging manner.

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

[0027] determining that the terminal does not support paging the terminal in a packet paging manner, or determining, based on the second terminal capability information, that the first base station does not support paging the terminal in a packet paging manner;

[0028] Determining to receive a paging message is based on a predetermined grouping.

[0029] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for reporting terminal capability information is provided, wherein the method is performed by a first base station and includes:

[0030] Capability information of a first terminal receiving packet paging;

[0031] The first terminal capability information is at least used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support paging the terminal in a group paging manner.

[0032] In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

[0033] Determine, according to the first terminal capability information, group information for paging the terminal in a group paging manner.

[0034] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information includes at least one of the following information:

[0035] The first information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support a capability of paging the terminal in a packet paging manner;

[0036] The second information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of grouping based on the statistical probability value of the terminal being paged;

[0037] The third information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of grouping based on the probability levels of the statistically calculated probability values of the terminals being paged.

[0038] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information for receiving packet paging includes:

[0039] First terminal capability information of the terminal in different RRC non-connected states is received, wherein the RRC non-connected state includes: an RRC idle state and / or an RRC inactive state.

[0040] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information reported in the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state is the same.

[0041] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information for receiving packet paging includes:

[0042] receiving a terminal capability reporting message indicating the first terminal capability information;

[0043] or,

[0044] A terminal assistance information message indicating capability information of the first terminal is received.

[0045] In one embodiment, if the desired state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC idle state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC idle state;

[0046] or,

[0047] If the target state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC inactive state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC inactive state;

[0048] or,

[0049] If the target state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC non-connected state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC non-connected state, wherein the RRC non-connected state includes the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state.

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

[0051] Send the first terminal capability information to the core network device.

[0052] In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

[0053] Determining that the terminal reselects or switches from the first base station to a second base station;

[0054] Send the first terminal capability information to the second base station.

[0055] In one embodiment, the sending the first terminal capability information to the second base station includes:

[0056] Sending a handover request message indicating capability information of the first terminal to the second base station;

[0057] or,

[0058] Sending a paging message indicating capability information of the first terminal to the second base station;

[0059] or,

[0060] Sending a terminal context response message indicating the first terminal capability information to the second base station.

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

[0062] Sending second terminal capability information for group paging;

[0063] The second terminal capability information is at least used to indicate whether the first base station supports or does not support paging the terminal in a packet paging manner.

[0064] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for reporting terminal capability information is provided, wherein the method is performed by a second base station and includes:

[0065] Receiving first terminal capability information of packet paging sent by a core network device or a first base station;

[0066] The first terminal capability information is at least used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support paging the terminal in a group paging manner.

[0067] In one embodiment, the receiving the first terminal capability information of the packet paging sent by the core network device includes:

[0068] Receive a paging message sent by the core network device indicating the capability information of the first terminal.

[0069] In one embodiment, the receiving the first terminal capability information of the packet paging sent by the first base station includes:

[0070] receiving a handover request message sent by the first base station and indicating capability information of the first terminal;

[0071] or,

[0072] receiving a paging message sent by the first base station indicating capability information of the first terminal;

[0073] or,

[0074] Receive a terminal context response message sent by the first base station and indicating the capability information of the first terminal.

[0075] In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

[0076] Determine, according to the first terminal capability information, group information for paging the terminal in a group paging manner.

[0077] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information includes at least one of the following information:

[0078] The first information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support a capability of paging the terminal in a packet paging manner;

[0079] The second information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of grouping based on the statistical probability value of the terminal being paged;

[0080] The third information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of grouping based on the probability levels of the statistically calculated probability values of the terminals being paged.

[0081] In one embodiment, the receiving the first terminal capability information of the packet paging sent by the core network device or the first base station includes:

[0082] First terminal capability information of the terminal in different RRC non-connected states is received, wherein the RRC non-connected state includes: an RRC idle state and / or an RRC inactive state.

[0083] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information reported in the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state is the same.

[0084] In one embodiment, if the expected state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC idle state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC idle state; or, if the target state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC inactive state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC inactive state; or, if the target state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC non-connected state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC non-connected state, wherein the RRC non-connected state includes the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state.

[0085] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for reporting terminal capability information is provided, wherein the method is performed by a core network device and includes:

[0086] receiving first terminal capability information of the packet paging sent by the first base station;

[0087] The first terminal capability information is at least used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support paging the terminal in a group paging manner.

[0088] In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

[0089] The first terminal capability information is sent to the second base station via packet paging.

[0090] In one embodiment, the sending of the first terminal capability information of the packet paging to the second base station includes:

[0091] Send a paging message indicating capability information of the first terminal to the second base station.

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

[0093] Determine, according to the first terminal capability information, group information for paging the terminal in a group paging manner.

[0094] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information includes at least one of the following information:

[0095] The first information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support a capability of paging the terminal in a packet paging manner;

[0096] The second information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of grouping based on the statistical probability value of the terminal being paged;

[0097] The third information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of grouping based on the probability levels of the statistically calculated probability values of the terminals being paged.

[0098] In one embodiment, the receiving the first terminal capability information of the packet paging sent by the first base station includes:

[0099] First terminal capability information of the terminal in different RRC non-connected states is received, wherein the RRC non-connected state includes: an RRC idle state and / or an RRC inactive state.

[0100] In one embodiment, the capability information of the first terminal in the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state is the same.

[0101] In one embodiment, if the expected state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC idle state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC idle state; or, if the target state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC inactive state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC inactive state; or, if the target state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC non-connected state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC non-connected state, wherein the RRC non-connected state includes the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state.

[0102] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a device for reporting terminal capability information is provided, wherein the device includes a reporting module, wherein:

[0103] The reporting module is used to report the first terminal capability information of the packet paging;

[0104] The first terminal capability information is at least used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support paging the terminal in a group paging manner.

[0105] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a device for reporting terminal capability information is provided, wherein the device includes a receiving module, wherein:

[0106] The receiving module is configured to receive the first terminal capability information from the packet paging;

[0107] The first terminal capability information is at least used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support paging the terminal in a group paging manner.

[0108] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a device for reporting terminal capability information is provided, wherein the device includes a receiving module, wherein:

[0109] The receiving module is configured to receive the first terminal capability information of the packet paging sent by the core network device or the first base station;

[0110] The first terminal capability information is at least used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support paging the terminal in a group paging manner.

[0111] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a device for reporting terminal capability information is provided, wherein the device includes a receiving module, wherein:

[0112] The receiving module is configured to receive the first terminal capability information of the packet paging sent by the first base station;

[0113] The first terminal capability information is at least used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support paging the terminal in a group paging manner.

[0114] According to a ninth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, including:

[0115] processor;

[0116] a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor;

[0117] The processor is configured to implement the method described in any embodiment of the present disclosure when running the executable instructions.

[0118] According to a tenth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer storage medium is provided, wherein the computer storage medium stores a computer executable program, and when the executable program is executed by a processor, the method described in any embodiment of the present disclosure is implemented.

[0119] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, first terminal capability information for group paging is reported; wherein, the first terminal capability information is at least used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support paging the terminal by means of group paging. In this way, after receiving the first terminal capability information, the network can determine whether the terminal supports or does not support paging the terminal by means of group paging based on the first terminal capability information, and only when it is determined that the terminal supports paging the terminal by means of group paging will the terminal be paged by means of group paging. When it is determined that the terminal does not support paging the terminal by means of group paging, the terminal will not be paged by means of group paging. Compared with the method in which the network cannot obtain the first terminal capability information of the terminal but still pages the terminal by means of group paging, the situation of paging failure can be reduced, which can improve the reliability of paging the terminal by means of group paging. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0120] Figure 1 The figure is a schematic structural diagram of a wireless communication system according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0121] Figure 2 The figure is a flowchart of a method for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0122] Figure 3 The figure is a flowchart of a method for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0123] Figure 4 The figure is a flowchart of a method for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0124] Figure 5 The figure is a flowchart of a method for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0125] Figure 6 The figure is a flowchart of a method for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0126] Figure 7 The figure is a flowchart of a method for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0127] Figure 8 The figure is a flowchart of a method for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0128] Figure 9 The figure is a flowchart of a method for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0129] Figure 10 The figure is a flowchart of a method for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0130] Figure 11 The figure is a flowchart of a method for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0131] Figure 12 The figure is a flowchart of a method for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0132] Figure 13 The figure is a flowchart of a method for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0133] Figure 14 The figure is a flowchart of a method for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0134] Figure 15 The figure is a flowchart of a method for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0135] Figure 16 The figure is a flowchart of a method for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0136] Figure 17 The figure is a flowchart of a method for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0137] Figure 18 The figure is a flowchart of a method for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0138] Figure 19 The figure is a flowchart of a method for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0139] Figure 20 The figure is a flowchart of a method for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0140] Figure 21 The figure is a flowchart of a method for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0141] Figure 22 The figure is a flowchart of a method for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0142] Figure 23 The figure is a flowchart of a method for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0143] Figure 24 The figure is a flowchart of a method for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0144] Figure 25 The figure is a schematic diagram showing a device for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0145] Figure 26 The figure is a schematic diagram showing a device for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0146] Figure 27 The figure is a schematic diagram showing a device for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0147] Figure 28 The figure is a schematic diagram showing a device for reporting terminal capability information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0148] Figure 29 The figure is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0149] Figure 30 It is a block diagram of a base station according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0150] Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, with examples illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following description, when referring to the drawings, identical numerals in different figures represent identical or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments are not intended to represent all possible implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

[0151] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. The singular forms "a," "an," and "the" used in the embodiments of the present disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and / or" as used herein refers to and includes any or all possible combinations of one or more associated listed items.

[0152] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used to describe various information in the embodiments of the present disclosure, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure, 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 word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at the time of" or "when" or "in response to determining".

[0153] For the purpose of brevity and ease of understanding, the terms "greater than" or "less than" are used herein to describe magnitude relationships. However, those skilled in the art will understand that the term "greater than" also encompasses the meaning of "greater than or equal to," and "less than" also encompasses the meaning of "less than or equal to."

[0154] Please refer to Figure 1 , which shows a schematic structural diagram of a wireless communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 1 As shown, the wireless communication system is a communication system based on mobile communication technology, and the wireless communication system may include: several user equipments 110 and several base stations 120.

[0155] The user equipment 110 may refer to a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user. The user equipment 110 may communicate with one or more core networks via a radio access network (RAN). The user equipment 110 may be an Internet of Things user device, such as a sensor device, a mobile phone, and a computer with an Internet of Things user device. For example, the user equipment 110 may be a fixed, portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-built-in, or vehicle-mounted device. For example, a station (STA), a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a mobile station, a remote station, an access point, a remote user device, an access terminal, a user terminal, a user agent, a user device, or user equipment. Alternatively, the user equipment 110 may be a device of an unmanned aerial vehicle. Alternatively, the user equipment 110 may be an in-vehicle device, such as a vehicle-mounted computer with wireless communication capabilities, or a wireless user device connected to an external vehicle-mounted computer. Alternatively, the user equipment 110 may also be a roadside device, for example, a street lamp, a traffic light, or other roadside device with a wireless communication function.

[0156] The base station 120 may be a network-side device in a wireless communication system. The wireless communication system may be a fourth-generation mobile communication technology (4G) system, also known as a long-term evolution (LTE) system; or, the wireless communication system may be a 5G system, also known as a new air interface system or a 5G NR system. Alternatively, the wireless communication system may be a next-generation system of the 5G system. The access network in the 5G system may be referred to as a New Generation-Radio Access Network (NG-RAN).

[0157] Among them, the base station 120 can be an evolved base station (eNB) adopted in a 4G system. Alternatively, the base station 120 can also be a base station (gNB) adopting a centralized distributed architecture in a 5G system. When the base station 120 adopts a centralized distributed architecture, it usually includes a centralized unit (CU) and at least two distributed units (DU). The centralized unit is provided with a protocol stack of a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer, a radio link layer control protocol (RLC) layer, and a media access control (MAC) layer; the distributed unit is provided with a physical (PHY) layer protocol stack. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the specific implementation method of the base station 120.

[0158] A wireless connection can be established between the base station 120 and the user equipment 110 via a wireless air interface. In various implementations, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on the fourth generation mobile communication network technology (4G) standard; or, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on the fifth generation mobile communication network technology (5G) standard, for example, the wireless air interface is a new air interface; or, the wireless air interface can also be a wireless air interface based on the next generation mobile communication network technology standard of 5G.

[0159] In some embodiments, E2E (End to End) connections may also be established between user devices 110, such as in scenarios such as V2V (vehicle to vehicle) communication, V2I (vehicle to infrastructure) communication, and V2P (vehicle to pedestrian) communication in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication.

[0160] Here, the above user equipment can be considered as the terminal equipment in the following embodiments.

[0161] In some embodiments, the wireless communication system may further include a network management device 130 .

[0162] Several base stations 120 are respectively connected to a network management device 130. The network management device 130 may be a core network device in a wireless communication system. For example, the network management device 130 may be a mobility management entity (MME) in an evolved packet core (EPC). Alternatively, the network management device may be other core network devices, such as a serving gateway (SGW), a public data network gateway (PGW), a policy and charging rules function (PCRF), or a home subscriber server (HSS). The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the implementation form of the network management device 130.

[0163] To facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art, the embodiments of the present disclosure list multiple implementation methods to clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Of course, those skilled in the art will understand that the multiple embodiments provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented individually, or can be implemented together with the methods of other embodiments in the embodiments of the present disclosure, or can be implemented together with some methods in other related technologies individually or in combination; the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit this.

[0164] In order to better understand the technical solutions described in any embodiment of the present disclosure, first, the scenario of group paging terminals in related technologies is described:

[0165] In one embodiment, a paging probability Pnas is predetermined between the terminal and the core network, and the base station broadcasts information including the relationship between the probability and the paging group. In this way, the terminal can determine the paging group in which the terminal is located based on the received information.

[0166] In one embodiment, when the core network sends a paging message to the base station, the core network notifies the base station of the paging probability of the terminal to facilitate the base station to determine the paging group of the terminal. In one embodiment, if the core network does not notify the base station of the paging probability of the terminal, the terminal selects a predetermined paging group.

[0167] In one embodiment, the terminal may report the assistance information via a UE Assistance Information (UAI) message, where the assistance information may indicate to the network that the terminal desires to switch from a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected state to an RRC idle state or an RRC inactive state.

[0168] In one embodiment, when the auxiliary information is reported to the network, the network is in the RRC connected state. After receiving the auxiliary information, the network releases the terminal to the RRC idle state or the RRC inactive state. Here, the network can assign different paging group identifiers to terminals in the RRC idle state or the RRC inactive state. Each paging group identifier corresponds to a different paging group.

[0169] like Figure 2 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the method is executed by the terminal and includes:

[0170] Step 21: Report the first terminal capability information for packet paging;

[0171] The first terminal capability information is at least used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support paging the terminal in a packet paging manner.

[0172] Here, the terminal can be but is not limited to a mobile phone, a wearable device, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a roadside unit (RSU), a smart home terminal, an industrial sensor device and / or a medical device, etc.

[0173] It should be noted that the base station involved in this disclosure may be an access device for a terminal to access a network. Here, the base station may be a base station of various types, for example, a base station of a third-generation mobile communication (3G) network, a base station of a fourth-generation mobile communication (4G) network, a base station of a fifth-generation mobile communication (5G) network, or other evolved base stations.

[0174] In one embodiment, group paging can be performed by the network sending a group paging message to all terminals in a group, without sending a paging message to each terminal individually. After receiving the group paging message, the terminal determines whether it belongs to the paged group. If so, it responds to the group paging message; if not, it ignores the group paging message.

[0175] In one embodiment, there may be multiple groups for group paging. Here, different groups may be configured with different paging resources. The terminal may belong to one of the multiple groups. Here, the group to which the terminal belongs may be determined by the base station or a network element in the core network.

[0176] In one embodiment, the group to which the terminal belongs can be determined by a base station or a core network element. The first terminal capability information indicates the ability of the terminal to support paging the terminal by means of group paging. In one embodiment, only when the terminal has the ability to support paging the terminal by means of group paging can the network side use the method of group paging to page the terminal. Otherwise, if the terminal does not have the ability to support paging the terminal by means of group paging, the network side will not use the method of group paging to page the terminal. Here, when the network does not use the method of group paging to page the terminal, the network side will not allocate group information to the terminal. Here, the group information is used to indicate the group to which the terminal belongs.

[0177] In one embodiment, the network side may determine the group to which the terminal belongs based on the probability of the terminal being paged. Here, the network side may refer to a base station or a core network device. In one embodiment, in response to the probability of the terminal being paged being less than a probability threshold, the terminal is determined to belong to the first group; or, in response to the probability of the terminal being paged being greater than a probability threshold, the terminal is determined to belong to the second group. Here, the paging resources configured for the first group and the second group are different. It should be noted that the first terminal capability information may indicate the terminal's ability to support grouping based on the statistical probability value of the terminal being paged.

[0178] In one embodiment, the network can determine the group to which a terminal belongs based on the probability level of the terminal's probability of being paged. In one embodiment, the probability levels of the terminal's probability of being paged can be categorized as low, medium, and high. In one embodiment, if the probability level of the terminal's probability of being paged is low, the terminal is determined to belong to a first group; if the probability level of the terminal's probability of being paged is medium, the terminal is determined to belong to a second group; and if the probability level of the terminal's probability of being paged is high, the terminal is determined to belong to a third group. Here, the first, second, and third groups are configured with different paging resources. It should be noted that the first terminal capability information may indicate the terminal's ability to support grouping based on the statistical probability level of the terminal's probability of being paged. Different probability levels correspond to different probability ranges. For example, a low level corresponds to probabilities ranging from a to b, a medium level corresponds to probabilities ranging from c to d, and a high level corresponds to probabilities ranging from e to f. Here, a is less than b, b is less than c, c is less than d, d is less than e, and e is less than f.

[0179] In one embodiment, the network side may allocate a probability or probability level of the terminal being paged, which is mapped by the base station to the group to which the terminal belongs.

[0180] Here, it should be noted that the group is the group to which the terminal belongs when the terminal is paged in a group paging manner according to a predetermined rule. There can be multiple groups.

[0181] In one embodiment, in response to the terminal establishing an RRC connection with the first base station, first terminal capability information for packet paging is reported. Here, the first terminal capability information may indicate that the terminal supports paging the terminal by packet paging. Alternatively, the first terminal capability information may indicate that the terminal does not support paging the terminal by packet paging.

[0182] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information of the terminal in different RRC non-connected states may be different. Here, the RRC non-connected state includes the RRC idle state and / or the RRC inactive state. In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information may indicate that when the terminal is in the RRC idle state, the terminal supports paging the terminal by means of packet paging. Alternatively, the first terminal capability information may indicate that when the terminal is in the RRC idle state, the terminal does not support paging the terminal by means of packet paging. The first terminal capability information may indicate that when the terminal is in the RRC inactive state, the terminal supports paging the terminal by means of packet paging. Alternatively, the first terminal capability information may indicate that when the terminal is in the RRC inactive state, the terminal does not support paging the terminal by means of packet paging.

[0183] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC idle state and the terminal in the RRC inactive state is the same.

[0184] In one embodiment, it may be a terminal capability reporting message for reporting the first terminal capability information. In another embodiment, it may be a terminal assistance information message for reporting the first terminal capability information.

[0185] It should be noted here that when reporting a terminal assistance information message indicating first terminal capability information, if the desired state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC idle state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC idle state. Alternatively, if the desired state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC inactive state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC inactive state. Alternatively, if the desired state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC non-connected state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC inactive state. The RRC non-connected state includes the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state.

[0186] In one embodiment, the terminal receives second terminal capability information for packet paging sent by the first base station in an RRC connected state, where the second terminal capability information is used to at least indicate whether the first base station supports or does not support paging the terminal via packet paging. After receiving the second terminal capability information, in one embodiment, the terminal determines that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via packet paging and receives a paging message based on a predetermined group. In another embodiment, the terminal determines based on the second terminal capability information that the first base station does not support paging the terminal via packet paging; and receives a paging message based on a predetermined group. Here, the predetermined group is a preconfigured group. The first base station can use the resources in the group to send a paging message to the terminal. In one embodiment, sending the paging message based on the predetermined group can be carried by a power-saving signal. In one embodiment, the paging message can be carried by a power-saving signal other than the power-saving signal corresponding to the paging group. For example, a general power-saving signal can be carried.

[0187] In one embodiment, if the terminal determines that it does not support paging via packet paging, it will fall back to receiving paging messages using a non-packetized method. In another embodiment, if the first base station determines, based on the second terminal's capability information, that it does not support paging via packet paging, it will fall back to receiving paging messages using a non-packetized method. In one embodiment, if a paging advance indication is used, it will be carried using a common power-saving signal. In this case, the common power-saving signal does not carry packet information.

[0188] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, first terminal capability information for group paging is reported; wherein the first terminal capability information is at least used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support paging the terminal through group paging. In this way, after receiving the first terminal capability information, the network can determine whether the terminal supports or does not support paging the terminal through group paging based on the first terminal capability information, and will only page the terminal through group paging if it is determined that the terminal supports paging the terminal through group paging. If it is determined that the terminal does not support paging the terminal through group paging, the terminal will not be paged through group paging. Compared with the method in which the network cannot obtain the first terminal capability information of the terminal but still pages the terminal through group paging, the situation of paging failure can be reduced, which can improve the reliability of paging the terminal through group paging.

[0189] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0190] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information is also used by the network to determine group information for paging the terminal through group paging.

[0191] In one embodiment, the network side may determine multiple groups, each group having corresponding group identification information. The first terminal capability information may carry the group identification information corresponding to the determined group. In this way, the network side may determine the group information to page the terminal through group paging.

[0192] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information includes at least one of the following information:

[0193] The first information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of paging the terminal in a packet paging manner;

[0194] The second information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of grouping based on the statistical probability of the terminal being paged;

[0195] The third information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of grouping based on the probability levels of the statistical probability values of the terminals being paged.

[0196] In one embodiment, other information may also be included:

[0197] The fourth information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the ability to paging the terminal by allocating paging probabilities through the network; if the capability indicates that the terminal does not support it, the network cannot allocate paging probabilities to the terminal for group paging.

[0198] In one embodiment, the value of the information field indicates whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of paging the terminal via packet paging. For example, if the value of the information field of the first message is a first value, it indicates that the terminal supports the capability of paging the terminal via packet paging. Alternatively, if the value of the information field of the first message is a second value, it indicates that the terminal does not support the capability of paging the terminal via packet paging.

[0199] In one embodiment, at this time, the terminal is paged by group paging, that is, the network assigns a group ID (Group ID) or a group set ID (Group set ID) to the terminal.

[0200] In one embodiment, the terminal may count the probability value of the terminal being paged. If the terminal supports the capability of grouping based on the counted probability value of the terminal being paged, the network side may group the paging based on the counted probability value of the terminal being paged.

[0201] In one embodiment, in response to a probability of the terminal being paged being less than a probability threshold, the terminal is determined to belong to a first group; or in response to a probability of the terminal being paged being greater than a probability threshold, the terminal is determined to belong to a second group. Here, the first group and the second group are configured with different paging resources. Here, the first terminal capability information indicates the terminal's ability to support grouping based on the statistical probability of the terminal being paged.

[0202] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information may indicate a probability of the terminal being paged. Here, the probability of the terminal being paged may be a probability of the terminal being paged within a predetermined time period.

[0203] In one embodiment, the terminal may calculate the probability value of the terminal being paged and determine the probability level of the terminal being paged based on the probability value. If the terminal supports the capability of grouping based on the probability level of the calculated probability value of the terminal being paged, the network side may group the paging based on the probability level of the calculated probability value of the terminal being paged.

[0204] In one embodiment, the probability level of the probability of the terminal being paged can be divided into a low level, a medium level, and a high level. In one embodiment, in response to the probability level of the probability of the terminal being paged being a low level, the group to which the terminal belongs is determined to be the first group; in response to the probability level of the probability of the terminal being paged being a medium level, the group to which the terminal belongs is determined to be the second group; in response to the probability level of the probability of the terminal being paged being a high level, the group to which the terminal belongs is determined to be the third group. Here, the paging resources configured for the first group, the second group, and the third group are different. Here, it should be noted that the first terminal capability information can indicate the ability of the terminal to support grouping by the probability level of the probability of the terminal being paged being statistically analyzed.

[0205] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0206] like Figure 3 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the method is executed by the terminal and includes:

[0207] Step 31: Report the first terminal capability information of the terminal in different RRC non-connected states, where the RRC non-connected state includes: RRC idle state and RRC inactive state.

[0208] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information may be determined for different RRC non-connected states.

[0209] In one embodiment, the terminal may determine that the terminal supports paging the terminal by means of packet paging when the terminal is in the RRC idle state. Alternatively, the terminal may determine that the terminal does not support paging the terminal by means of packet paging when the terminal is in the RRC idle state.

[0210] In one embodiment, the terminal may determine that the terminal supports paging the terminal by means of packet paging when the terminal is in the RRC inactive state. Alternatively, the terminal may determine that the terminal does not support paging the terminal by means of packet paging when the terminal is in the RRC inactive state.

[0211] In this way, the network can determine, based on the first terminal capability information, whether the terminal supports paging the terminal in different RRC non-connected states by means of packet paging.

[0212] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information of the terminals in the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state may be the same.

[0213] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0214] like Figure 4 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the method is executed by the terminal and includes:

[0215] Step 41: reporting a terminal capability reporting message indicating capability information of the first terminal;

[0216] or,

[0217] Reporting a terminal assistance information message indicating capability information of the first terminal.

[0218] In one embodiment, the terminal reports the terminal assistance information message when it expects to leave the RRC connected state.

[0219] In one embodiment, if the desired target RRC non-connected state in the release preference reported by the terminal is the RRC idle state, the reported terminal assistance information message is a reporting message for the terminal's capability of being in the RRC idle state.

[0220] In one embodiment, the desired target RRC non-connected state in the release preference reported by the terminal is the RRC inactive state, and the reported terminal assistance information message is a reporting message for the terminal's capability of being in the RRC inactive state.

[0221] In one embodiment, the desired target RRC non-connected state in the release preference reported by the terminal is the RRC non-connected state, and the reported terminal assistance information is a reporting message for capabilities of the RRC inactive state and the RRC idle state.

[0222] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0223] In one embodiment, if the desired state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC idle state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC idle state;

[0224] or,

[0225] If the desired state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC inactive state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC inactive state;

[0226] or,

[0227] If the desired state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC non-connected state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC non-connected state, wherein the RRC non-connected state includes the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state.

[0228] In one embodiment, if the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC idle state, the network can determine whether the terminal in the RRC idle state supports or does not support paging the terminal through group paging based on the first terminal capability information.

[0229] In one embodiment, if the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC inactive state, the network can determine whether the terminal in the RRC inactive state supports or does not support paging the terminal through packet paging based on the first terminal capability information.

[0230] In one embodiment, if the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC non-connected state, the network can determine whether the terminal in the RRC non-connected state supports or does not support paging the terminal through packet paging based on the first terminal capability information.

[0231] like Figure 5 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the method is executed by the terminal and includes:

[0232] Step 51: Receive the second terminal capability information of the packet paging sent by the first base station;

[0233] The second terminal capability information is at least used to indicate whether the first base station supports or does not support paging the terminal in a packet paging manner.

[0234] In one embodiment, in response to the terminal establishing an RRC connection with the first base station, the first base station transmits second terminal capability information for packet paging. Here, the second terminal capability information may indicate that the terminal supports paging the terminal via packet paging. Alternatively, the second terminal capability information may indicate that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via packet paging.

[0235] In one embodiment, the RRC message indicating the capability information of the second terminal may be received from the base station.

[0236] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0237] like Figure 6 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the method is executed by the terminal and includes:

[0238] Step 61: Determine that the terminal does not support paging the terminal by means of packet paging, or determine based on the second terminal capability information that the first base station does not support paging the terminal by means of packet paging;

[0239] Step 62: Receive a paging message based on a predetermined grouping.

[0240] In one embodiment, the terminal receives second terminal capability information for packet paging sent by the first base station in an RRC connected state, where the second terminal capability information is used to at least indicate whether the first base station supports or does not support paging the terminal via packet paging. After receiving the second terminal capability information, in one embodiment, the terminal determines that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via packet paging and receives a paging message based on a predetermined group. In another embodiment, the terminal determines based on the second terminal capability information that the first base station does not support paging the terminal via packet paging; and receives a paging message based on a predetermined group. Here, the predetermined group is a preconfigured group. The first base station can use the resources in the group to send a paging message to the terminal. In one embodiment, sending the paging message based on the predetermined group can be carried by a power-saving signal. In one embodiment, the paging message can be carried by a power-saving signal other than the power-saving signal corresponding to the paging group. For example, a general power-saving signal can be carried.

[0241] In one embodiment, if the terminal determines that it does not support paging via packet paging, it will fall back to receiving paging messages using a non-packetized method. In another embodiment, if the first base station determines, based on the second terminal's capability information, that it does not support paging via packet paging, it will fall back to receiving paging messages using a non-packetized method. In one embodiment, if a paging advance indication is used, it will be carried using a common power-saving signal. In this case, the common power-saving signal does not carry packet information.

[0242] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0243] like Figure 7 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the method is performed by a first base station and includes:

[0244] Step 71: receiving capability information of the first terminal through packet paging;

[0245] The first terminal capability information is at least used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support paging the terminal in a packet paging manner.

[0246] Here, the terminal can be but is not limited to a mobile phone, a wearable device, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a roadside unit (RSU), a smart home terminal, an industrial sensor device and / or a medical device, etc.

[0247] It should be noted that the base station involved in this disclosure may be an access device for a terminal to access a network. Here, the base station may be a base station of various types, for example, a base station of a third-generation mobile communication (3G) network, a base station of a fourth-generation mobile communication (4G) network, a base station of a fifth-generation mobile communication (5G) network, or other evolved base stations.

[0248] In one embodiment, group paging can be performed by the network sending a group paging message to all terminals in a group, without sending a paging message to each terminal individually. After receiving the group paging message, the terminal determines whether it belongs to the paged group. If so, it responds to the group paging message. If not, it ignores the group paging message.

[0249] In one embodiment, there may be multiple groups for group paging. Here, different groups may be configured with different paging resources. The terminal may belong to one of the multiple groups. Here, the group to which the terminal belongs may be determined by the base station or a network element in the core network.

[0250] In one embodiment, the group to which the terminal belongs may be indicated by the terminal and determined by a base station or a core network element. The first terminal capability information indicates the capability of the terminal to support paging the terminal in a group paging manner.

[0251] In one embodiment, the network can page the terminal using group paging only if the terminal has the capability to support paging the terminal using group paging. Otherwise, if the terminal does not have the capability to support paging the terminal using group paging, the network will not page the terminal using group paging. Here, when the network does not use group paging to page the terminal, group information will not be allocated to the terminal. Here, the group information is used to indicate the group to which the terminal belongs.

[0252] In one embodiment, the network side may determine the group to which the terminal belongs based on the probability of the terminal being paged. Here, the network side may refer to a base station or a core network device. In one embodiment, in response to the probability of the terminal being paged being less than a probability threshold, the terminal is determined to belong to the first group; or, in response to the probability of the terminal being paged being greater than a probability threshold, the terminal is determined to belong to the second group. Here, the paging resources configured for the first group and the second group are different. It should be noted that the first terminal capability information may indicate the terminal's ability to support grouping based on the statistical probability value of the terminal being paged.

[0253] In one embodiment, the network can determine the group to which a terminal belongs based on the probability level of the terminal's probability of being paged. In one embodiment, the probability levels of the terminal's probability of being paged can be categorized as low, medium, and high. In one embodiment, if the probability level of the terminal's probability of being paged is low, the terminal is determined to belong to a first group; if the probability level of the terminal's probability of being paged is medium, the terminal is determined to belong to a second group; and if the probability level of the terminal's probability of being paged is high, the terminal is determined to belong to a third group. Here, the first, second, and third groups are configured with different paging resources. It should be noted that the first terminal capability information may indicate the terminal's ability to support grouping based on the statistical probability level of the terminal's probability of being paged. Different probability levels correspond to different probability ranges. For example, a low level corresponds to probabilities ranging from a to b, a medium level corresponds to probabilities ranging from c to d, and a high level corresponds to probabilities ranging from e to f. Here, a is less than b, b is less than c, c is less than d, d is less than e, and e is less than f.

[0254] Here, it should be noted that the group is the group to which the terminal belongs when the terminal is paged in a group paging manner according to a predetermined rule. There can be multiple groups.

[0255] In one embodiment, in response to the terminal establishing an RRC connection with the first base station, first terminal capability information for packet paging is reported. The first base station receives the first terminal capability information. Here, the first terminal capability information may indicate that the terminal supports paging the terminal via packet paging. Alternatively, the first terminal capability information may indicate that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via packet paging.

[0256] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information of the terminal in different RRC non-connected states may be different. Here, the RRC non-connected state includes the RRC idle state and / or the RRC inactive state. In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information may indicate that when the terminal is in the RRC idle state, the terminal supports paging the terminal by means of packet paging. Alternatively, the first terminal capability information may indicate that when the terminal is in the RRC idle state, the terminal does not support paging the terminal by means of packet paging. The first terminal capability information may indicate that when the terminal is in the RRC inactive state, the terminal supports paging the terminal by means of packet paging. Alternatively, the first terminal capability information may indicate that when the terminal is in the RRC inactive state, the terminal does not support paging the terminal by means of packet paging.

[0257] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC idle state and the terminal in the RRC inactive state is the same.

[0258] In one embodiment, it may be a terminal capability reporting message for reporting the first terminal capability information. In another embodiment, it may be a terminal assistance information message for reporting the first terminal capability information.

[0259] It should be noted here that when reporting a terminal assistance information message indicating first terminal capability information, if the desired state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC idle state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC idle state. Alternatively, if the desired state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC inactive state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC inactive state. Alternatively, if the desired state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC non-connected state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC inactive state. The RRC non-connected state includes the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state.

[0260] In one embodiment, the terminal receives second terminal capability information for packet paging sent by the first base station in an RRC connected state, where the second terminal capability information is used to at least indicate whether the first base station supports or does not support paging the terminal via packet paging. After receiving the second terminal capability information, in one embodiment, the terminal determines that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via packet paging and receives a paging message based on a predetermined group. In another embodiment, the terminal determines based on the second terminal capability information that the first base station does not support paging the terminal via packet paging; and receives a paging message based on a predetermined group. Here, the predetermined group is a preconfigured group. The first base station can use the resources in the group to send a paging message to the terminal. In one embodiment, sending the paging message based on the predetermined group can be carried by a power-saving signal. In one embodiment, the paging message can be carried by a power-saving signal other than the power-saving signal corresponding to the paging group. For example, a general power-saving signal can be carried.

[0261] In one embodiment, if the terminal determines that it does not support paging via packet paging, it will fall back to receiving paging messages using a non-packetized method. In another embodiment, if the first base station determines, based on the second terminal's capability information, that it does not support paging via packet paging, it will fall back to receiving paging messages using a non-packetized method. In one embodiment, if a paging advance indication is used, it will be carried using a common power-saving signal. In this case, the common power-saving signal does not carry packet information.

[0262] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0263] like Figure 8 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the method is performed by a first base station and includes:

[0264] Step 81: Determine group information for paging the terminal in group paging according to the capability information of the first terminal.

[0265] In one embodiment, the first base station may determine multiple groups, each group having corresponding group identification information. The first terminal capability information may carry the group identification information corresponding to the determined groups. In this way, the first base station may determine the group information to page the terminal through group paging.

[0266] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information includes at least one of the following information:

[0267] The first information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of paging the terminal in a packet paging manner;

[0268] The second information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of grouping based on the statistical probability of the terminal being paged;

[0269] The third information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of grouping based on the probability levels of the statistical probability values of the terminals being paged.

[0270] In one embodiment, the value of the information field indicates whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of paging the terminal via packet paging. For example, if the value of the information field of the first message is a first value, it indicates that the terminal supports the capability of paging the terminal via packet paging. Alternatively, if the value of the information field of the first message is a second value, it indicates that the terminal does not support the capability of paging the terminal via packet paging.

[0271] In one embodiment, the terminal may count the probability value of the terminal being paged. If the terminal supports the capability of grouping based on the counted probability value of the terminal being paged, the network side may group the paging based on the counted probability value of the terminal being paged.

[0272] In one embodiment, in response to a probability of the terminal being paged being less than a probability threshold, the terminal is determined to belong to a first group; or in response to a probability of the terminal being paged being greater than a probability threshold, the terminal is determined to belong to a second group. Here, the first group and the second group are configured with different paging resources. Here, the first terminal capability information indicates the terminal's ability to support grouping based on the statistical probability of the terminal being paged.

[0273] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information may indicate a probability of the terminal being paged. Here, the probability of the terminal being paged may be a probability of the terminal being paged within a predetermined time period.

[0274] In one embodiment, the terminal may calculate the probability value of the terminal being paged and determine the probability level of the terminal being paged based on the probability value. If the terminal supports the capability of grouping based on the probability level of the calculated probability value of the terminal being paged, the network side may group the paging based on the probability level of the calculated probability value of the terminal being paged.

[0275] In one embodiment, the probability level of the probability of the terminal being paged can be divided into a low level, a medium level, and a high level. In one embodiment, in response to the probability level of the probability of the terminal being paged being a low level, the group to which the terminal belongs is determined to be the first group; in response to the probability level of the probability of the terminal being paged being a medium level, the group to which the terminal belongs is determined to be the second group; in response to the probability level of the probability of the terminal being paged being a high level, the group to which the terminal belongs is determined to be the third group. Here, the paging resources configured for the first group, the second group, and the third group are different. Here, it should be noted that the first terminal capability information can indicate the ability of the terminal to support grouping by the probability level of the probability of the terminal being paged being statistically analyzed.

[0276] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0277] like Figure 9 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the method is performed by a first base station and includes:

[0278] Step 91: Receive first terminal capability information of terminals in different RRC non-connected states, where the RRC non-connected state includes: RRC idle state and / or RRC inactive state.

[0279] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information may be determined for different RRC non-connected states.

[0280] In one embodiment, the terminal may determine that the terminal supports paging the terminal by means of packet paging when the terminal is in the RRC idle state. Alternatively, the terminal may determine that the terminal does not support paging the terminal by means of packet paging when the terminal is in the RRC idle state.

[0281] In one embodiment, the terminal may determine that the terminal supports paging the terminal by means of packet paging when the terminal is in the RRC inactive state. Alternatively, the terminal may determine that the terminal does not support paging the terminal by means of packet paging when the terminal is in the RRC inactive state.

[0282] In this way, the first base station can determine, according to the first terminal capability information, whether the terminal supports paging the terminal in packet paging in different RRC non-connected states.

[0283] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information of the terminals in the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state may be the same.

[0284] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0285] like Figure 10 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the method is performed by a first base station and includes:

[0286] Step 101: Receive a terminal capability reporting message indicating capability information of a first terminal;

[0287] or,

[0288] A terminal assistance information message indicating capability information of the first terminal is received.

[0289] In one embodiment, the terminal reports the terminal assistance information message when it expects to leave the RRC connected state.

[0290] In one embodiment, the desired target RRC non-connected state in the release preference (Release Preference) reported by the terminal is the RRC idle state, and the terminal assistance information message received by the terminal is a reporting message for the terminal's capability of being in the RRC idle state.

[0291] In one embodiment, the desired target RRC non-connected state in the release preference reported by the terminal is the RRC inactive state, and the terminal assistance information message received by the terminal is a reporting message for the terminal's capability of being in the RRC inactive state.

[0292] In one embodiment, the desired target RRC non-connected state in the release preference reported by the terminal is the RRC non-connected state, and the terminal assistance information received by the terminal is a reporting message for capabilities of the RRC inactive state and the RRC idle state.

[0293] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0294] In one embodiment, if the desired state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC idle state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC idle state;

[0295] or,

[0296] If the desired state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC inactive state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC inactive state;

[0297] or,

[0298] If the desired state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC non-connected state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC non-connected state, wherein the RRC non-connected state includes the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state.

[0299] In one embodiment, if the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC idle state, the first base station can determine whether the terminal in the RRC idle state supports or does not support paging the terminal through group paging based on the first terminal capability information.

[0300] In one embodiment, if the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC inactive state, the first base station can determine whether the terminal in the RRC inactive state supports or does not support paging the terminal through group paging based on the first terminal capability information.

[0301] In one embodiment, if the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC non-connected state, the first base station can determine whether the terminal in the RRC non-connected state supports or does not support paging the terminal through group paging based on the first terminal capability information.

[0302] like Figure 11 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the method is performed by a first base station and includes:

[0303] Step 111: Send the first terminal capability information to the core network device.

[0304] In one embodiment, a terminal capability information indication message (UE CAPABILITY INFO INDICATION) indicating the first terminal capability information may be sent to the core network.

[0305] In one embodiment, an RRC inactive transfer report message (INACTIVE TRANSITION REPORT) indicating the capability information of the first terminal may be sent to the core network.

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

[0307] This embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, which includes: a first base station obtains first terminal capability information from a core network device.

[0308] In one scenario, after the terminal releases the RRC connection and reselects to the first base station, the first base station can obtain the first terminal capability information from the core network device. Here, the first terminal capability information may be sent to the core network device by the base station before the connection is released. In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information may be sent to the first base station by the core network via a paging message.

[0309] In one embodiment, when a core network device sends a paging message indicating the capability information of a first terminal to a first base station, if the paging message carries the terminal capability information, it indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging. If the paging message does not carry the terminal capability information, it indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging. In one implementation, if the paging message carries the first terminal capability information, it indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging. If the paging message does not carry the first terminal capability information, it indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging.

[0310] In one embodiment, the paging message may explicitly indicate the first terminal capability information. In one embodiment, the paging message may carry an identifier for indicating the first terminal capability information. For example, when the identifier is a first identifier, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging; when the identifier is a second identifier, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging.

[0311] In one embodiment, the paging message may implicitly indicate the first terminal's capability information. In one embodiment, when the paging message carries information about groups and probability information used for paging, the first terminal's capability information implicitly indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging. When the paging message does not carry information about groups and probability information used for paging, the first terminal's capability information implicitly indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging.

[0312] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information sent by the core network device can be received through one of the following messages: initial content establishment request message (INITIAL CONTEXT SETUP REQUEST), terminal content modification request message (UE CONTEXT MODIFICATION REQUEST), handshake request message (HANDOVER REQUEST) and path switch request response message (PATH SWITCH REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGE).

[0313] This embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, which includes: a first base station can also serve as an anchor base station to obtain first terminal capability information.

[0314] In one embodiment, the core network sends the first terminal capability information to the anchor base station of the first base station. In another embodiment, a paging message may be sent to the first base station.

[0315] In one embodiment, the paging message may explicitly indicate the first terminal capability information. In one embodiment, the paging message may carry an identifier for indicating the first terminal capability information. For example, when the identifier is a first identifier, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging; when the identifier is a second identifier, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging.

[0316] In one embodiment, the paging message may implicitly indicate the first terminal capability information. In one embodiment, when the paging message carries group information and probability information for paging, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging. When the paging message does not carry group information and probability information for paging, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging.

[0317] like Figure 12 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the method is performed by a first base station and includes:

[0318] Step 121: Determine whether the terminal reselects or switches from the first base station to the second base station;

[0319] Step 122: Send the first terminal capability information to the second base station.

[0320] In one embodiment, when the first base station receives the first terminal capability information reported by the terminal and the terminal reselects or switches from the first base station to the second base station, the first terminal capability information is sent to the second base station.

[0321] In one embodiment, when the first base station receives the first terminal capability information sent by the core network and the terminal reselects or switches from the first base station to the second base station, the first terminal capability information is sent to the second base station.

[0322] In one embodiment, a handover request message indicating capability information of the first terminal is sent to the second base station.

[0323] In one embodiment, a paging message indicating the capability information of the first terminal is sent to the second base station. Here, the second base station may be a non-anchor base station when the terminal in the RRC inactive state is reselected. In this case, the first base station is the anchor base station.

[0324] In one embodiment, a terminal context response message indicating the capability information of the first terminal is sent to the second base station. Here, the second base station may be a non-anchor base station when the terminal in the RRC inactive state is reselected. In this case, the first base station is the anchor base station.

[0325] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0326] like Figure 13 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the method is performed by a first base station and includes:

[0327] Step 131: Send a handover request message indicating capability information of the first terminal to the second base station;

[0328] or,

[0329] Sending a paging message indicating capability information of the first terminal to the second base station;

[0330] or,

[0331] A terminal context response message indicating capability information of the first terminal is sent to the second base station.

[0332] In one embodiment, when a paging message indicating the capability information of the first terminal is sent to the second base station, if the paging message carries the terminal capability information, it indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging. If the paging message does not carry the terminal capability information, it indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging. In one implementation, if the paging message carries the first terminal capability information, it indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging. If the paging message does not carry the first terminal capability information, it indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging.

[0333] In one embodiment, the paging message may explicitly indicate the first terminal capability information. In one embodiment, the paging message may carry an identifier for indicating the first terminal capability information. For example, when the identifier is a first identifier, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging; when the identifier is a second identifier, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging.

[0334] In one embodiment, the paging message may implicitly indicate the first terminal capability information. In one embodiment, when the paging message carries group information and probability information for paging, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging. When the paging message does not carry group information and probability information for paging, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging.

[0335] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0336] like Figure 14 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the method is performed by a first base station and includes:

[0337] Step 141: Sending second terminal capability information for group paging;

[0338] The second terminal capability information is at least used to indicate whether the first base station supports or does not support paging the terminal in a packet paging manner.

[0339] In one embodiment, in response to the terminal establishing an RRC connection with the first base station, the first base station transmits second terminal capability information for packet paging. Here, the second terminal capability information may indicate that the terminal supports paging the terminal via packet paging. Alternatively, the second terminal capability information may indicate that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via packet paging.

[0340] In one embodiment, the terminal receives second terminal capability information for packet paging sent by the first base station in an RRC connected state, where the second terminal capability information is used to at least indicate whether the first base station supports or does not support paging the terminal via packet paging. After receiving the second terminal capability information, in one embodiment, the terminal determines that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via packet paging and receives a paging message based on a predetermined group. In another embodiment, the terminal determines based on the second terminal capability information that the first base station does not support paging the terminal via packet paging; and receives a paging message based on a predetermined group. Here, the predetermined group is a preconfigured group. The first base station can use the resources in the group to send a paging message to the terminal. In one embodiment, sending the paging message based on the predetermined group can be carried by a power-saving signal. In one embodiment, the paging message can be carried by a power-saving signal other than the power-saving signal corresponding to the paging group. For example, a general power-saving signal can be carried.

[0341] In one embodiment, if the terminal determines that it does not support paging via packet paging, it will fall back to receiving paging messages using a non-packetized method. In another embodiment, if the first base station determines, based on the second terminal's capability information, that it does not support paging via packet paging, it will fall back to receiving paging messages using a non-packetized method. In one embodiment, if a paging advance indication is used, it will be carried using a common power-saving signal. In this case, the common power-saving signal does not carry packet information.

[0342] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0343] like Figure 15 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the method is performed by the second base station and includes:

[0344] Step 151: Receive first terminal capability information of packet paging sent by a core network device or a first base station;

[0345] The first terminal capability information is at least used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support paging the terminal in a group paging manner.

[0346] Here, the terminal can be but is not limited to a mobile phone, a wearable device, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a roadside unit (RSU), a smart home terminal, an industrial sensor device and / or a medical device, etc.

[0347] It should be noted that the base station involved in this disclosure may be an access device for a terminal to access a network. Here, the base station may be a base station of various types, for example, a base station of a third-generation mobile communication (3G) network, a base station of a fourth-generation mobile communication (4G) network, a base station of a fifth-generation mobile communication (5G) network, or other evolved base stations.

[0348] In one embodiment, group paging can be performed by the network sending a group paging message to all terminals in a group, without sending a paging message to each terminal individually. After receiving the group paging message, the terminal determines whether it belongs to the paged group. If so, it responds to the group paging message. If not, it ignores the group paging message.

[0349] In one embodiment, there may be multiple groups for group paging. Here, different groups may be configured with different paging resources. The terminal may belong to one of the multiple groups. Here, the group to which the terminal belongs may be determined by the base station or a network element in the core network.

[0350] In one embodiment, the group to which the terminal belongs can be indicated by the terminal and determined by the base station or the core network element. The first terminal capability information can indicate the ability of the terminal to support paging the terminal by means of group paging. In one embodiment, only when the terminal has the ability to support paging the terminal by means of group paging can the network side use the method of group paging to page the terminal. Otherwise, if the terminal does not have the ability to support paging the terminal by means of group paging, the network side will not use the method of group paging to page the terminal. Here, when the network side does not use the method of group paging to page the terminal, group information will not be allocated to the terminal. Here, the group information is used to indicate the group to which the terminal belongs.

[0351] In one embodiment, the network side may determine the group to which the terminal belongs based on the probability of the terminal being paged. Here, the network side may refer to a base station or a core network device. In one embodiment, in response to the probability of the terminal being paged being less than a probability threshold, the terminal is determined to belong to the first group; or, in response to the probability of the terminal being paged being greater than a probability threshold, the terminal is determined to belong to the second group. Here, the paging resources configured for the first group and the second group are different. It should be noted that the first terminal capability information may indicate the terminal's ability to support grouping based on the statistical probability value of the terminal being paged.

[0352] In one embodiment, the network can determine the group to which a terminal belongs based on the probability level of the terminal's probability of being paged. In one embodiment, the probability levels of the terminal's probability of being paged can be categorized as low, medium, and high. In one embodiment, if the probability level of the terminal's probability of being paged is low, the terminal is determined to belong to a first group; if the probability level of the terminal's probability of being paged is medium, the terminal is determined to belong to a second group; and if the probability level of the terminal's probability of being paged is high, the terminal is determined to belong to a third group. Here, the first, second, and third groups are configured with different paging resources. It should be noted that the first terminal capability information may indicate the terminal's ability to support grouping based on the statistical probability level of the terminal's probability of being paged. Different probability levels correspond to different probability ranges. For example, a low level corresponds to probabilities ranging from a to b, a medium level corresponds to probabilities ranging from c to d, and a high level corresponds to probabilities ranging from e to f. Here, a is less than b, b is less than c, c is less than d, d is less than e, and e is less than f. Here, it should be noted that the group is the group to which the terminal belongs when the terminal is paged in a group paging manner according to a predetermined rule. There can be multiple groups.

[0353] In one embodiment, in response to the terminal establishing an RRC connection with the first base station, first terminal capability information for packet paging is reported. Here, the first terminal capability information may indicate that the terminal supports paging the terminal by packet paging. Alternatively, the first terminal capability information may indicate that the terminal does not support paging the terminal by packet paging.

[0354] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information of the terminal in different RRC non-connected states may be different. Here, the RRC non-connected state includes the RRC idle state and / or the RRC inactive state. In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information may indicate that when the terminal is in the RRC idle state, the terminal supports paging the terminal by means of packet paging. Alternatively, the first terminal capability information may indicate that when the terminal is in the RRC idle state, the terminal does not support paging the terminal by means of packet paging. The first terminal capability information may indicate that when the terminal is in the RRC inactive state, the terminal supports paging the terminal by means of packet paging. Alternatively, the first terminal capability information may indicate that when the terminal is in the RRC inactive state, the terminal does not support paging the terminal by means of packet paging.

[0355] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC idle state and the terminal in the RRC inactive state is the same.

[0356] In one embodiment, when the first base station receives the first terminal capability information reported by the terminal and the terminal is handed over from the first base station to the second base station, the first terminal capability information is sent to the second base station.

[0357] In one embodiment, when the first base station receives the first terminal capability information sent by the core network and the terminal is switched from the first base station to the second base station, the first terminal capability information is sent to the second base station.

[0358] In one embodiment, a handover request message indicating the capability information of the first terminal is sent to the second base station, and the second base station receives the handover request message indicating the capability information of the first terminal.

[0359] In one embodiment, a paging message indicating capability information of the first terminal is sent to the second base station, and the second base station receives the paging message indicating capability information of the first terminal.

[0360] In one embodiment, a terminal context response message indicating the capability information of the first terminal is sent to the second base station. The second base station receives a paging message indicating the capability information of the first terminal. Here, the second base station may be an anchor base station when the terminal in the RRC inactive state reselects.

[0361] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information sent by the core network device can be received through one of the following messages: initial content establishment request message (INITIAL CONTEXT SETUP REQUEST), terminal content modification request message (UE CONTEXT MODIFICATION REQUEST), handshake request message (HANDOVER REQUEST) and path switch request response message (PATH SWITCH REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGE).

[0362] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0363] like Figure 16 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the method is performed by the second base station and includes:

[0364] Step 161: Receive a paging message indicating capability information of a first terminal sent by a core network device.

[0365] In one embodiment, when the core network device sends a paging message indicating the capability information of the first terminal to the second base station, if the paging message carries the terminal capability information, it indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging. If the paging message does not carry the terminal capability information, it indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging. In one implementation, if the paging message carries the first terminal capability information, it indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging. If the paging message does not carry the first terminal capability information, it indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging.

[0366] In one embodiment, the paging message may explicitly indicate the first terminal capability information. In one embodiment, the paging message may carry an identifier for indicating the first terminal capability information. For example, when the identifier is a first identifier, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging; when the identifier is a second identifier, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging.

[0367] In one embodiment, the paging message may implicitly indicate the first terminal capability information. In one embodiment, when the paging message carries group information and probability information for paging, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging. When the paging message does not carry group information and probability information for paging, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging.

[0368] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0369] like Figure 17 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the method is performed by the second base station and includes:

[0370] Step 171: Receive a handover request message sent by a first base station and indicating capability information of a first terminal;

[0371] or,

[0372] receiving a paging message sent by the first base station indicating capability information of the first terminal;

[0373] or,

[0374] A terminal context response message indicating capability information of the first terminal is received, which is sent by the first base station.

[0375] In one embodiment, when a first base station sends a paging message indicating the capability information of a first terminal to a second base station, if the paging message carries the terminal capability information, it indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging. If the paging message does not carry the terminal capability information, it indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging. In one implementation, if the paging message carries the first terminal capability information, it indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging. If the paging message does not carry the first terminal capability information, it indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging.

[0376] In one embodiment, the paging message may explicitly indicate the first terminal capability information. In one embodiment, the paging message may carry an identifier for indicating the first terminal capability information. For example, when the identifier is a first identifier, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging; when the identifier is a second identifier, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging.

[0377] In one embodiment, the paging message may implicitly indicate the first terminal capability information. In one embodiment, when the paging message carries group information and probability information for paging, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging. When the paging message does not carry group information and probability information for paging, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging.

[0378] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0379] like Figure 18 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the method is performed by the second base station and includes:

[0380] Step 181: Determine group information for paging the terminal in group paging according to the capability information of the first terminal.

[0381] In one embodiment, the second base station may determine multiple groups, each of which has corresponding group identification information. The first terminal capability information may carry the group identification information corresponding to the determined groups. In this way, the second base station may determine the group information to page the terminal through group paging.

[0382] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0383] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information includes at least one of the following information:

[0384] The first information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of paging the terminal in a packet paging manner;

[0385] The second information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of grouping based on the statistical probability of the terminal being paged;

[0386] The third information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of grouping based on the probability levels of the statistical probability values of the terminals being paged.

[0387] In one embodiment, the value of the information field indicates whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of paging the terminal via packet paging. For example, if the value of the information field of the first message is a first value, it indicates that the terminal supports the capability of paging the terminal via packet paging. Alternatively, if the value of the information field of the first message is a second value, it indicates that the terminal does not support the capability of paging the terminal via packet paging.

[0388] In one embodiment, the terminal may count the probability value of the terminal being paged. If the terminal supports the capability of grouping based on the counted probability value of the terminal being paged, the network side may group the paging based on the counted probability value of the terminal being paged.

[0389] In one embodiment, in response to the probability of the terminal being paged being less than a probability threshold, the terminal is determined to belong to the first group; or, in response to the probability of the terminal being paged being greater than the probability threshold, the terminal is determined to belong to the second group. Here, the first group and the second group are configured with different paging resources. It should be noted that the first terminal capability information may indicate the terminal's ability to support grouping based on the statistical probability of the terminal being paged.

[0390] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information may indicate a probability of the terminal being paged. Here, the probability of the terminal being paged may be a probability of the terminal being paged within a predetermined time period.

[0391] In one embodiment, the terminal may calculate the probability value of the terminal being paged and determine the probability level of the terminal being paged based on the probability value. If the terminal supports the capability of grouping based on the probability level of the calculated probability value of the terminal being paged, the network side may group the paging based on the probability level of the calculated probability value of the terminal being paged.

[0392] In one embodiment, the probability level of the probability of the terminal being paged can be divided into a low level, a medium level, and a high level. In one embodiment, in response to the probability level of the probability of the terminal being paged being a low level, the group to which the terminal belongs is determined to be the first group; in response to the probability level of the probability of the terminal being paged being a medium level, the group to which the terminal belongs is determined to be the second group; in response to the probability level of the probability of the terminal being paged being a high level, the group to which the terminal belongs is determined to be the third group. Here, the paging resources configured for the first group, the second group, and the third group are different. Here, it should be noted that the first terminal capability information can indicate the ability of the terminal to support grouping by the probability level of the probability of the terminal being paged being statistically analyzed.

[0393] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0394] like Figure 19 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the method is performed by the second base station and includes:

[0395] Step 191: Receive first terminal capability information of a terminal in different RRC non-connected states, where the RRC non-connected state includes: RRC idle state and / or RRC inactive state.

[0396] In one embodiment, the terminal may determine the first terminal capability information for different RRC non-connected states.

[0397] In one embodiment, the terminal may determine that the terminal supports paging the terminal by means of packet paging when the terminal is in the RRC idle state. Alternatively, the terminal may determine that the terminal does not support paging the terminal by means of packet paging when the terminal is in the RRC idle state.

[0398] In one embodiment, the terminal may determine that the terminal supports paging the terminal by means of packet paging when the terminal is in the RRC inactive state. Alternatively, the terminal may determine that the terminal does not support paging the terminal by means of packet paging when the terminal is in the RRC inactive state.

[0399] In this way, the second base station can determine, according to the capability information of the first terminal, whether the terminal supports paging the terminal in packet paging in different RRC non-connected states.

[0400] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information of the terminals in the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state may be the same.

[0401] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0402] In one embodiment, if the desired state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC idle state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC idle state;

[0403] or,

[0404] If the desired state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC inactive state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC inactive state;

[0405] or,

[0406] If the desired state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC non-connected state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC non-connected state, wherein the RRC non-connected state includes the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state.

[0407] In one embodiment, if the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC idle state, the second base station can determine whether the terminal in the RRC idle state supports or does not support paging the terminal through group paging based on the first terminal capability information.

[0408] In one embodiment, if the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC inactive state, the second base station can determine whether the terminal in the RRC inactive state supports or does not support paging the terminal through group paging based on the first terminal capability information.

[0409] In one embodiment, if the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC non-connected state, the second base station can determine whether the terminal in the RRC non-connected state supports or does not support paging the terminal through group paging based on the first terminal capability information.

[0410] like Figure 20 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the method is performed by a core network device, and the method includes:

[0411] Step 201: Receive capability information of a first terminal in packet paging sent by a first base station;

[0412] The first terminal capability information is at least used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support paging the terminal in a packet paging manner.

[0413] Here, the terminal can be but is not limited to a mobile phone, a wearable device, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a roadside unit (RSU), a smart home terminal, an industrial sensor device and / or a medical device, etc.

[0414] It should be noted that the base station involved in this disclosure may be an access device for a terminal to access a network. Here, the base station may be a base station of various types, for example, a base station of a third-generation mobile communication (3G) network, a base station of a fourth-generation mobile communication (4G) network, a base station of a fifth-generation mobile communication (5G) network, or other evolved base stations.

[0415] In one embodiment, group paging can be performed by the network sending a group paging message to all terminals in a group, without sending a paging message to each terminal individually. After receiving the group paging message, the terminal determines whether it belongs to the paged group. If so, it responds to the group paging message. If not, it ignores the group paging message.

[0416] In one embodiment, there may be multiple groups for group paging. Here, different groups may be configured with different paging resources. The terminal may belong to one of the multiple groups. Here, the group to which the terminal belongs may be determined by the base station or a network element in the core network.

[0417] In one embodiment, the group to which the terminal belongs may be indicated by the terminal and determined by a base station or a core network element. The first terminal capability information indicates the capability of the terminal to support paging the terminal in a group paging manner.

[0418] In one embodiment, the network can page the terminal using group paging only if the terminal has the capability to support paging the terminal using group paging. Otherwise, if the terminal does not have the capability to support paging the terminal using group paging, the network will not page the terminal using group paging. Here, when the network does not use group paging to page the terminal, group information will not be allocated to the terminal. Here, the group information is used to indicate the group to which the terminal belongs.

[0419] In one embodiment, the network side may determine the group to which the terminal belongs based on the probability of the terminal being paged. Here, the network side may refer to a base station or a core network device. In one embodiment, in response to the probability of the terminal being paged being less than a probability threshold, the terminal is determined to belong to the first group; or, in response to the probability of the terminal being paged being greater than a probability threshold, the terminal is determined to belong to the second group. Here, the paging resources configured for the first group and the second group are different. It should be noted that the first terminal capability information may indicate the terminal's ability to support grouping based on the statistical probability value of the terminal being paged.

[0420] In one embodiment, the network can determine the group to which a terminal belongs based on the probability level of the terminal's probability of being paged. In one embodiment, the probability levels of the terminal's probability of being paged can be categorized as low, medium, and high. In one embodiment, if the probability level of the terminal's probability of being paged is low, the terminal is determined to belong to a first group; if the probability level of the terminal's probability of being paged is medium, the terminal is determined to belong to a second group; and if the probability level of the terminal's probability of being paged is high, the terminal is determined to belong to a third group. Here, the first, second, and third groups are configured with different paging resources. It should be noted that the first terminal capability information may indicate the terminal's ability to support grouping based on the statistical probability level of the terminal's probability of being paged. Different probability levels correspond to different probability ranges. For example, a low level corresponds to probabilities ranging from a to b, a medium level corresponds to probabilities ranging from c to d, and a high level corresponds to probabilities ranging from e to f. Here, a is less than b, b is less than c, c is less than d, d is less than e, and e is less than f.

[0421] Here, it should be noted that the group is the group to which the terminal belongs when the terminal is paged in a group paging manner according to a predetermined rule. There can be multiple groups.

[0422] In one embodiment, in response to the terminal establishing an RRC connection with the first base station, first terminal capability information for packet paging is reported. The first base station receives the first terminal capability information. Here, the first terminal capability information may indicate that the terminal supports paging the terminal via packet paging. Alternatively, the first terminal capability information may indicate that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via packet paging.

[0423] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information of the terminal in different RRC non-connected states may be different. Here, the RRC non-connected state includes the RRC idle state and / or the RRC inactive state. In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information may indicate that when the terminal is in the RRC idle state, the terminal supports paging the terminal by means of packet paging. Alternatively, the first terminal capability information may indicate that when the terminal is in the RRC idle state, the terminal does not support paging the terminal by means of packet paging. The first terminal capability information may indicate that when the terminal is in the RRC inactive state, the terminal supports paging the terminal by means of packet paging. Alternatively, the first terminal capability information may indicate that when the terminal is in the RRC inactive state, the terminal does not support paging the terminal by means of packet paging.

[0424] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC idle state and the terminal in the RRC inactive state is the same.

[0425] In one embodiment, it may be a terminal capability reporting message for reporting the first terminal capability information. In another embodiment, it may be a terminal assistance information message for reporting the first terminal capability information.

[0426] It should be noted here that when reporting a terminal assistance information message indicating first terminal capability information, if the desired state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC idle state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC idle state. Alternatively, if the desired state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC inactive state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC inactive state. Alternatively, if the desired state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC non-connected state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC inactive state. The RRC non-connected state includes the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state.

[0427] In one embodiment, the terminal receives second terminal capability information for packet paging sent by the first base station in an RRC connected state, where the second terminal capability information is used to at least indicate whether the first base station supports or does not support paging the terminal via packet paging. After receiving the second terminal capability information, in one embodiment, the terminal determines that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via packet paging and receives a paging message based on a predetermined group. In another embodiment, the terminal determines based on the second terminal capability information that the first base station does not support paging the terminal via packet paging; and receives a paging message based on a predetermined group. Here, the predetermined group is a preconfigured group. The first base station can use the resources in the group to send a paging message to the terminal. In one embodiment, sending the paging message based on the predetermined group can be carried by a power-saving signal. In one embodiment, the paging message can be carried by a power-saving signal other than the power-saving signal corresponding to the paging group. For example, a general power-saving signal can be carried.

[0428] In one embodiment, if the terminal determines that it does not support paging via group paging, it will fall back to receiving paging messages using a non-group paging scheme. In another embodiment, if the terminal determines that the second base station does not support paging via group paging based on third terminal capability information sent by the second base station, it will fall back to receiving paging messages using a non-group paging scheme. In one embodiment, if a paging advance indication is used, the paging advance indication is carried using a common power-saving signal. In this case, the common power-saving signal does not carry group information.

[0429] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0430] like Figure 21 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the method is performed by a core network device, and the method includes:

[0431] Step 211: Send first terminal capability information in packet paging to the first base station.

[0432] In one embodiment, a paging message indicating capability information of the first terminal is sent to the first base station.

[0433] In one embodiment, when a core network device sends a paging message indicating the capability information of a first terminal to a first base station, if the paging message carries the terminal capability information, it indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging. If the paging message does not carry the terminal capability information, it indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging. In one implementation, if the paging message carries the first terminal capability information, it indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging. If the paging message does not carry the first terminal capability information, it indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging.

[0434] In one embodiment, the paging message may explicitly indicate the first terminal capability information. In one embodiment, the paging message may carry an identifier for indicating the first terminal capability information. For example, when the identifier is a first identifier, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging; when the identifier is a second identifier, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging.

[0435] In one embodiment, the paging message may implicitly indicate the first terminal capability information. In one embodiment, when the paging message carries group information and probability information for paging, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging. When the paging message does not carry group information and probability information for paging, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging.

[0436] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information may be sent via one of the following messages: an initial content setup request message (INITIAL CONTEXT SETUP REQUEST), a terminal content modification request message (UE CONTEXTMODIFICATION REQUEST), a handshake request message (HANDOVER REQUEST), and a path switch request response message (PATH SWITCH REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGE).

[0437] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0438] like Figure 22 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the method is performed by a core network device, and the method includes:

[0439] Step 221: Send a paging message indicating capability information of the first terminal to the second base station.

[0440] In one embodiment, when the core network device sends a paging message indicating the capability information of the first terminal to the second base station, if the paging message carries the terminal capability information, it indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging. If the paging message does not carry the terminal capability information, it indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging. In one implementation, if the paging message carries the first terminal capability information, it indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging. If the paging message does not carry the first terminal capability information, it indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging.

[0441] In one embodiment, the paging message may explicitly indicate the first terminal capability information. In one embodiment, the paging message may carry an identifier for indicating the first terminal capability information. For example, when the identifier is a first identifier, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging; when the identifier is a second identifier, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging.

[0442] In one embodiment, the paging message may implicitly indicate the first terminal capability information. In one embodiment, when the paging message carries group information and probability information for paging, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal supports paging the terminal via group paging. When the paging message does not carry group information and probability information for paging, the first terminal capability information indicates that the terminal does not support paging the terminal via group paging.

[0443] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information may be sent via one of the following messages: an initial content setup request message (INITIAL CONTEXT SETUP REQUEST), a terminal content modification request message (UE CONTEXTMODIFICATION REQUEST), a handshake request message (HANDOVER REQUEST), and a path switch request response message (PATH SWITCH REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGE).

[0444] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0445] like Figure 23 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the method is performed by a core network device, and the method includes:

[0446] Step 231: Determine group information for paging the terminal in group paging according to the capability information of the first terminal.

[0447] In one embodiment, the core network device may determine multiple groups, each of which has corresponding group identification information. The first terminal capability information may carry the group identification information corresponding to the determined group. In this way, the core network device may determine the group information for paging the terminal via group paging.

[0448] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information includes at least one of the following information:

[0449] The first information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of paging the terminal in a packet paging manner;

[0450] The second information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of grouping based on the statistical probability of the terminal being paged;

[0451] The third information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of grouping based on the probability levels of the statistical probability values of the terminals being paged.

[0452] In one embodiment, the value of the information field indicates whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of paging the terminal via packet paging. For example, if the value of the information field of the first message is a first value, it indicates that the terminal supports the capability of paging the terminal via packet paging. Alternatively, if the value of the information field of the first message is a second value, it indicates that the terminal does not support the capability of paging the terminal via packet paging.

[0453] In one embodiment, the terminal may count the probability value of the terminal being paged. If the terminal supports the capability of grouping based on the counted probability value of the terminal being paged, the network side may group the paging based on the counted probability value of the terminal being paged.

[0454] In one embodiment, in response to the probability of the terminal being paged being less than a probability threshold, the terminal is determined to belong to the first group; or, in response to the probability of the terminal being paged being greater than the probability threshold, the terminal is determined to belong to the second group. Here, the first group and the second group are configured with different paging resources. It should be noted that the first terminal capability information may indicate the terminal's ability to support grouping based on the statistical probability of the terminal being paged.

[0455] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information may indicate a probability of the terminal being paged. Here, the probability of the terminal being paged may be a probability of the terminal being paged within a predetermined time period.

[0456] In one embodiment, the terminal may calculate the probability value of the terminal being paged and determine the probability level of the terminal being paged based on the probability value. If the terminal supports the capability of grouping based on the probability level of the calculated probability value of the terminal being paged, the network side may group the paging based on the probability level of the calculated probability value of the terminal being paged.

[0457] In one embodiment, the probability level of the probability of the terminal being paged can be divided into a low level, a medium level, and a high level. In one embodiment, in response to the probability level of the probability of the terminal being paged being a low level, the group to which the terminal belongs is determined to be the first group; in response to the probability level of the probability of the terminal being paged being a medium level, the group to which the terminal belongs is determined to be the second group; in response to the probability level of the probability of the terminal being paged being a high level, the group to which the terminal belongs is determined to be the third group. Here, the paging resources configured for the first group, the second group, and the third group are different. Here, it should be noted that the first terminal capability information can indicate the ability of the terminal to support grouping by the probability level of the probability of the terminal being paged being statistically analyzed.

[0458] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0459] like Figure 24 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the method is performed by a core network device, and the method includes:

[0460] Step 241: Receive first terminal capability information of a terminal in different RRC non-connected states, where the RRC non-connected state includes: RRC idle state and / or RRC inactive state.

[0461] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information may be determined for different RRC non-connected states.

[0462] In one embodiment, the terminal may determine that the terminal supports paging the terminal by means of packet paging when the terminal is in the RRC idle state. Alternatively, the terminal may determine that the terminal does not support paging the terminal by means of packet paging when the terminal is in the RRC idle state.

[0463] In one embodiment, the terminal may determine that the terminal supports paging the terminal by means of packet paging when the terminal is in the RRC inactive state. Alternatively, the terminal may determine that the terminal does not support paging the terminal by means of packet paging when the terminal is in the RRC inactive state.

[0464] In this way, the core network device can determine, according to the first terminal capability information, whether the terminal supports paging the terminal in different RRC non-connected states by means of packet paging.

[0465] In one embodiment, the first terminal capability information of the terminals in the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state may be the same.

[0466] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0467] In one embodiment, if the desired state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC idle state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC idle state;

[0468] or,

[0469] If the desired state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC inactive state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC inactive state;

[0470] or,

[0471] If the desired state indicated by the terminal assistance information message is the RRC non-connected state, the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC non-connected state, wherein the RRC non-connected state includes the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state.

[0472] In one embodiment, if the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC idle state, the network can determine whether the terminal in the RRC idle state supports or does not support paging the terminal through group paging based on the first terminal capability information.

[0473] In one embodiment, if the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC inactive state, the network can determine whether the terminal in the RRC inactive state supports or does not support paging the terminal through packet paging based on the first terminal capability information.

[0474] In one embodiment, if the first terminal capability information is the terminal capability information of the terminal in the RRC non-connected state, the network can determine whether the terminal in the RRC non-connected state supports or does not support paging the terminal through packet paging based on the first terminal capability information.

[0475] like Figure 25 As shown, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a device for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the device includes a reporting module, wherein:

[0476] A reporting module 251 is configured to report capability information of a first terminal for packet paging;

[0477] The first terminal capability information is at least used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support paging the terminal in a packet paging manner.

[0478] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0479] like Figure 26 As shown, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a device for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the device includes a receiving module, wherein:

[0480] Receiving module 261, configured to receive first terminal capability information of packet paging;

[0481] The first terminal capability information is at least used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support paging the terminal in a packet paging manner.

[0482] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0483] like Figure 27 As shown, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a device for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the device includes a receiving module, wherein:

[0484] The receiving module 271 is configured to receive the first terminal capability information of the packet paging sent by the core network device or the first base station;

[0485] The first terminal capability information is at least used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support paging the terminal in a packet paging manner.

[0486] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0487] like Figure 28 As shown, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a device for reporting terminal capability information, wherein the device includes a receiving module, wherein:

[0488] The receiving module 281 is configured to receive the first terminal capability information of the packet paging sent by the first base station;

[0489] The first terminal capability information is at least used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support paging the terminal in a packet paging manner.

[0490] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0491] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, the communication device including:

[0492] processor;

[0493] a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

[0494] The processor is configured to implement the method applied to any embodiment of the present disclosure when running the executable instructions.

[0495] The processor may include various types of storage media, which are non-temporary computer storage media that can continue to memorize information stored thereon after the communication device loses power.

[0496] The processor may be connected to the memory via a bus or the like to read the executable program stored in the memory.

[0497] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a computer storage medium, wherein the computer storage medium stores a computer executable program, and when the executable program is executed by a processor, the method of any embodiment of the present disclosure is implemented.

[0498] Regarding the apparatus in the above embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs operations has been described in detail in the embodiment of the method, and will not be elaborated here.

[0499] like Figure 29As shown, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a structure of a terminal.

[0500] Reference Figure 29 The terminal 800 shown in this embodiment provides a terminal 800, which can be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a message sending and receiving device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, etc.

[0501] Reference Figure 29 , terminal 800 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 802 , a memory 804 , a power component 806 , a multimedia component 808 , an audio component 810 , an input / output (I / O) interface 812 , a sensor component 814 , and a communication component 816 .

[0502] The processing component 802 generally controls the overall operation of the terminal 800, such as operations associated with display, phone calls, data communications, camera operation, and recording operations. The processing component 802 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the above-described method. In addition, the processing component 802 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between the processing component 802 and other components. For example, the processing component 802 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 808 and the processing component 802.

[0503] The memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operations on the terminal 800. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the terminal 800, contact data, phone book data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. The memory 804 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device, or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0504] Power supply component 806 provides power to various components of terminal 800. Power supply component 806 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to terminal 800.

[0505] The multimedia component 808 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the terminal 800 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, slides, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor can not only sense the boundaries of a touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 808 includes a front camera and / or a rear camera. When the terminal 800 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front camera and / or the rear camera can receive external multimedia data. Each front camera and rear camera can be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

[0506] The audio component 810 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 810 includes a microphone (MIC), which is configured to receive external audio signals when the terminal 800 is in an operating mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signal can be further stored in the memory 804 or transmitted via the communication component 816. In some embodiments, the audio component 810 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0507] I / O interface 812 provides an interface between processing component 802 and peripheral interface modules, such as a keyboard, click wheel, buttons, etc. These buttons may include but are not limited to: a home button, volume buttons, a start button, and a lock button.

[0508] The sensor assembly 814 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of the terminal 800's status assessment. For example, the sensor assembly 814 can detect the open / closed state of the terminal 800, the relative positioning of components, such as the display and keypad of the terminal 800. The sensor assembly 814 can also detect changes in the position of the terminal 800 or a component of the terminal 800, the presence or absence of user contact with the terminal 800, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of the terminal 800, and temperature changes of the terminal 800. The sensor assembly 814 can include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 814 can also include an optical sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 814 can also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0509] The communication component 816 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the terminal 800 and other devices. The terminal 800 can access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as Wi-Fi, 2G or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 also includes a near field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module can be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology and other technologies.

[0510] In an exemplary embodiment, the terminal 800 may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the above methods.

[0511] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 804 including instructions, which can be executed by the processor 820 of the terminal 800 to perform the above method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium can be a ROM, a random access memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, etc.

[0512] like Figure 30 As shown, an embodiment of the present disclosure shows a structure of a base station. For example, the base station 900 can be provided as a network side device. Figure 30 Base station 900 includes a processing component 922, which further includes one or more processors, and memory resources represented by memory 932 for storing instructions executable by processing component 922, such as applications. The applications stored in memory 932 may include one or more modules, each corresponding to a set of instructions. In addition, processing component 922 is configured to execute instructions to perform any of the aforementioned methods applied to the base station.

[0513] The base station 900 may also include a power supply component 926 configured to perform power management for the base station 900, a wired or wireless network interface 950 configured to connect the base station 900 to a network, and an input / output (I / O) interface 958. The base station 900 may operate based on an operating system stored in the memory 932, such as Windows Server™, Mac OS X™, Unix™, Linux™, FreeBSD™, or the like.

[0514] Other embodiments of the present invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention that follow from the general principles of the invention and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The description and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.

[0515] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the exact construction described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein: The method is executed by a terminal, and includes: Reporting first terminal capability information of group paging, where the first terminal capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support a capability of grouping based on a statistical probability value of the terminal being paged.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The probability value of the terminal being paged is used by the core network device to determine the group information for paging the terminal in a group paging manner.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The first terminal capability information reported for packet paging includes: Reporting a terminal capability reporting message indicating the first terminal capability information; or, Reporting a terminal assistance information message indicating capability information of the first terminal.

4. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The method further comprises: Receive second terminal capability information of the packet paging sent by the first base station; wherein the second terminal capability information is at least used to indicate whether the first base station supports or does not support paging the terminal in the packet paging manner.

5. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The method further comprises: First information is sent to a first base station, where the first information is used to indicate that the terminal supports or does not support a capability of paging the terminal in a packet paging manner.

6. A method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein: The method is performed by a first base station, and includes: Capability information of a first terminal receiving group paging; the first terminal capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of grouping based on the statistical probability value of the terminal being paged.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein: The method further comprises: The first terminal capability information is sent to a core network device; the probability value of the terminal being paged is used by the core network device to determine group information for paging the terminal through group paging.

8. The method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein: The capability information of the first terminal receiving the packet paging includes: receiving a terminal capability reporting message indicating the first terminal capability information; or, A terminal assistance information message indicating capability information of the first terminal is received.

9. The method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein: The method further comprises: Sending second terminal capability information for group paging; The second terminal capability information is at least used to indicate whether the first base station supports or does not support paging the terminal in a packet paging manner.

10. The method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein: The method further comprises: Determining that the terminal reselects or switches from the first base station to a second base station; Send the first terminal capability information to the second base station.

11. The method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein: The method further comprises: First information sent by the terminal is received, where the first information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support a capability of paging the terminal in a group paging manner.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein The method further comprises: Determining that the terminal reselects or switches from the first base station to a second base station; Send the first information to the second base station.

13. A method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein: The method is performed by a second base station, and includes: Receiving first terminal capability information of packet paging sent by a core network device or a first base station; The first terminal capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of grouping based on the statistical probability value of the terminal being paged.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein The method further comprises: First information sent by the first base station is received, where the first information is used to indicate that the terminal supports or does not support a capability of paging the terminal in a packet paging manner.

15. A method for reporting terminal capability information, wherein: The method is performed by a core network device, and includes: First terminal capability information for group paging sent by a first base station is received, where the first terminal capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support a capability of grouping based on a statistical probability value of the terminal being paged.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein The method further comprises: According to the probability value of the terminal being paged, group information for paging the terminal in a group paging manner is determined.

17. A device for reporting terminal capability information, wherein: The device includes a reporting module, wherein: The reporting module is used to report the first terminal capability information of the packet paging; The first terminal capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of grouping based on the statistical probability value of the terminal being paged.

18. A device for reporting terminal capability information, wherein: The device includes a receiving module, wherein The receiving module is configured to receive the first terminal capability information from the packet paging; The first terminal capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of grouping based on the statistical probability value of the terminal being paged.

19. A device for reporting terminal capability information, wherein: The device includes a receiving module, wherein The receiving module is configured to receive the first terminal capability information of the packet paging sent by the core network device or the first base station; The first terminal capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of grouping based on the statistical probability value of the terminal being paged.

20. A device for reporting terminal capability information, wherein: The device includes a receiving module, wherein The receiving module is configured to receive the first terminal capability information of the packet paging sent by the first base station; The first terminal capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports or does not support the capability of grouping based on the statistical probability value of the terminal being paged.

21. A communication device, wherein: include: Memory; A processor is connected to the antenna and the memory, respectively, and is configured to control the transmission and reception of the antenna by executing computer-executable instructions stored on the memory, and is capable of implementing the method described in any one of claims 1 to 5, 6 to 12, 13 to 14 or 15 to 16.

22. A computer storage medium storing computer executable instructions, wherein the computer executable instructions, after being executed by a processor, can implement the method of any one of claims 1 to 5, 6 to 12, 13 to 14, or 15 to 16.