Processing method and device and storage medium

Abstract

The invention relates to a processing method and device and a storage medium, and the method comprises the steps: transmitting first information to network equipment, the first information being used for indicating stay duration information, and the stay duration information being used for indicating the duration of a terminal located in a first cell. In the above embodiment, the terminal can send the stay duration of the terminal in the cell to the network equipment, so that the problem that the terminal can collect the stay duration in each cell is solved, the accuracy of the collected stay information in the cell is ensured, the reliability of data reported to the network equipment is further ensured, and the user experience is improved. And thus, the reliability of communication between the terminal and the network equipment is ensured.

Description

Processing method, device and storage medium Technical Field

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

[0002] With the rapid development of mobile communication technology, terminals communicate with network devices, and a solution is proposed in which the terminal collects data and reports it to the network device so that the network device can perform related operations based on the data reported by the terminal.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The solution provided by the present disclosure solves the problem that the terminal can collect the length of time it stays in each cell, ensuring the accuracy of the collected stay information in the cell, thereby ensuring the reliability of the data reported to the network device, and further ensuring the reliability of communication between the terminal and the network device.

[0005] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a processing method, an apparatus, and a storage medium.

[0006] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a processing method is proposed, which is executed by a terminal and includes:

[0007] First information is sent to a network device, where the first information is used to indicate stay duration information, and the stay duration information is used to indicate a duration for which the terminal is located in the first cell.

[0008] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a processing method is provided, which is executed by a network device and includes:

[0009] First information sent by a terminal is received, where the first information is used to indicate stay duration information, and the stay duration information is used to indicate a duration during which the terminal is located in a first cell.

[0010] According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a processing method is proposed, the method comprising:

[0011] The terminal sends first information to the network device, where the first information is used to indicate stay duration information, where the stay duration information is used to indicate a duration for which the terminal is located in the first cell;

[0012] The network device receives the first information.

[0013] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a processing device is provided, including:

[0014] The transceiver module is used to send first information to the network device, where the first information is used to indicate the stay duration information, and the stay duration information is used to indicate the duration that the terminal is located in the first cell.

[0015] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a processing device is provided, including:

[0016] The transceiver module is configured to receive first information sent by a terminal, where the first information is used to indicate stay duration information, and the stay duration information is used to indicate a duration for which the terminal is located in the first cell.

[0017] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a processing device is provided, including:

[0018] one or more processors;

[0019] Wherein, the processing device is used to execute any method described in the first aspect.

[0020] According to a seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a processing device is provided, including:

[0021] one or more processors;

[0022] Wherein, the processing device is used to execute any method described in the second aspect.

[0023] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, including:

[0024] A terminal and an access network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the processing method described in the first aspect, and the access network device is configured to implement the processing method described in the second aspect.

[0025] According to a ninth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is proposed, wherein the storage medium stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes a method as described in any one of the first aspect or the second aspect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] The drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure and constitute a part of the present disclosure. The illustrative embodiments of the embodiments of the present disclosure and their descriptions are used to explain the embodiments of the present disclosure and do not constitute an improper limitation on the embodiments of the present disclosure. In the drawings:

[0027] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] FIG2 is an interactive schematic diagram of a processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] FIG3A is a flow chart of a processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG3B is a flow chart of a processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG4A is a flow chart illustrating a processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG4B is a flow chart of a processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] FIG5 is a flow chart of a processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] FIG6 is a flow chart of a processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0035] FIG7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a processing device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0036] FIG7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a processing device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0037] FIG8A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0038] FIG8B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the chip proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The present disclosure provides a processing method, an apparatus, and a storage medium.

[0040] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a processing method is proposed, which is executed by a terminal and includes:

[0041] First information is sent to a network device, where the first information is used to indicate stay duration information, and the stay duration information is used to indicate a duration for which the terminal is located in the first cell.

[0042] In the above embodiment, the terminal can send its own stay time in the cell to the network device, which solves the problem that the terminal can collect the stay time in each cell, ensures the accuracy of the collected stay information in the cell, and further ensures the reliability of the data reported to the network device, thereby ensuring the reliability of communication between the terminal and the network device.

[0043] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal accesses or leaves the first cell through any one of the following:

[0044] Cell switching;

[0045] Cell reselection;

[0046] Cell selection;

[0047] The connection is reestablished.

[0048] In the above embodiment, there are multiple ways for a terminal to enter or leave a cell, which expands the ways in which each terminal can enter or leave a cell, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the terminal's recording of the stay duration information and the accuracy of the terminal's sending of the stay duration information.

[0049] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first cell is a current serving cell or a cell indicated by the network device.

[0050] In the above embodiment, the cell type of the terminal's reported residence time information in the cell is specified to ensure the accuracy of the reported residence time information in the cell.

[0051] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the cells indicated by the network device include N serving cells previously accessed by the terminal, where N is a positive integer.

[0052] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes a cell identifier, and the cell identifier is used to indicate the first cell.

[0053] In the above embodiment, the cell corresponding to the stay duration information is indicated by carrying the cell identifier, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the indicated first information and further ensuring the comprehensiveness of the information.

[0054] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the stay duration information includes at least one of the following:

[0055] the time when the terminal enters the first cell;

[0056] the time when the terminal leaves the first cell;

[0057] the length of time the terminal stays after entering the first cell;

[0058] A duration level, where the duration level corresponds to a duration range.

[0059] In the above embodiment, the types of stay duration information are expanded to ensure the accuracy of the stay duration information.

[0060] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the duration of the terminal's stay after entering the first cell includes: the duration between the terminal switching into the first cell and switching out of the first cell.

[0061] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, sending the first information to the network device includes:

[0062] periodically sending the first information to the network device; or,

[0063] Receive second information sent by the network device, where the second information is used to request the first information, and send the first information to the network device.

[0064] In the above embodiment, the terminal may send the first information periodically or according to the instruction of the network device, so as to ensure the accuracy of the first information reported by the terminal and thus ensure the reliability of communication.

[0065] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes a cell type, and the cell type is used to indicate a type of the first cell.

[0066] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a processing method, which is executed by a network device and includes:

[0067] First information sent by a terminal is received, where the first information is used to indicate stay duration information, and the stay duration information is used to indicate a duration during which the terminal is located in a first cell.

[0068] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal accesses or leaves the first cell through any one of the following:

[0069] Cell switching;

[0070] Cell reselection;

[0071] Cell selection;

[0072] The connection is reestablished.

[0073] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first cell is a current serving cell or a cell indicated by the network device.

[0074] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the cells indicated by the network device include N serving cells previously accessed by the terminal, where N is a positive integer.

[0075] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes a cell identifier, and the cell identifier is used to indicate the first cell.

[0076] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the stay duration information includes at least one of the following:

[0077] the time when the terminal enters the first cell;

[0078] the time when the terminal leaves the first cell;

[0079] the length of time the terminal stays after entering the first cell;

[0080] A duration level, where the duration level corresponds to a duration range.

[0081] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the duration that the terminal stays after entering the first cell includes: the duration between when the terminal switches into the first cell and when it switches out of the first cell.

[0082] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, sending the first information to the network device includes:

[0083] periodically sending the first information to the network device; or,

[0084] Receive second information sent by the network device, where the second information is used to request the first information, and send the first information to the network device.

[0085] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes a cell type, and the cell type is used to indicate the type of the first cell.

[0086] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a processing method, the method comprising:

[0087] The terminal sends first information to the network device, where the first information is used to indicate stay duration information, where the stay duration information is used to indicate a duration for which the terminal is located in the first cell;

[0088] The network device receives the first information sent by the terminal.

[0089] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a processing device, which includes at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the terminal is used to execute the optional implementation method of the first aspect.

[0090] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a processing device, which includes at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the terminal is used to execute the optional implementation method of the second aspect.

[0091] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a processing device, including:

[0092] one or more processors;

[0093] The processing device is used to execute the method described in any one of the first aspects.

[0094] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a processing device, including:

[0095] one or more processors;

[0096] The processing device is used to execute any one of the methods in the second aspect.

[0097] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a storage medium storing first information. When the first information is run on a communication device, the communication device executes a method as described in any one of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0098] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the method as described in any one of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0099] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a communication device, enables the communication device to execute the method described in any one of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0100] In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip or a chip system, wherein the chip or chip system includes a processing circuit configured to execute any one of the methods described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0101] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips or chip systems are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0102] The present disclosure provides processing methods, devices, and storage media. In some embodiments, the terms "processing method," "information processing method," and "processing method" are interchangeable; the terms "processing device," "information processing device," and "processing device" are interchangeable; and the terms "information processing system," "communication system," and "communication system" are interchangeable.

[0103] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive and are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0104] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0105] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0106] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0107] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0108] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0109] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "A in one case, B in another case," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0110] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other descriptions may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0111] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restriction should be constituted due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0112] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0113] In some embodiments, terms such as "time / frequency" and "time / frequency domain" refer to the time domain and / or the frequency domain.

[0114] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0115] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0116] In some embodiments, devices and equipment can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. In some cases, they can also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject", etc.

[0117] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.

[0118] In some embodiments, "access network device (AN device)" may also be referred to as "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station", "fixed station", and in some embodiments may also be understood as "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission and / or reception point (TRP)" "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)", etc.

[0119] In some embodiments, "terminal" or "terminal device" may be referred to as "user equipment (terminal)", "user terminal" "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc.

[0120] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0121] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0122] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0123] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG1 , the method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied to a communication system 100, which may include a terminal 101 and a network device 102. It should be noted that the communication system 100 may also include other devices, and the present disclosure does not limit the devices included in the communication system 100.

[0124] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0125] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0126] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0127] In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0128] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0129] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a device including one or more network elements, or may be multiple devices or device groups, each including all or part of the one or more network elements. The network element may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0130] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0131] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1 , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1 , or may include other entities outside of FIG1 . The number and form of the entities are arbitrary, and the entities may be physical or virtual. The connection relationships between the entities are illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0132] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other processing methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these systems. Furthermore, a combination of multiple systems (e.g., a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G) may also be employed.

[0133] FIG2A is an interactive diagram of a processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a processing method, which includes:

[0134] Step S2101: The terminal accesses the first cell.

[0135] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal may access or leave a cell, and the terminal may perform different steps for different situations.

[0136] In some embodiments, the terminal accesses the first cell through any of the following:

[0137] (1) Cell switching.

[0138] In some embodiments, the cell handover refers to the terminal handing over from one cell to another cell. Optionally, the terminal previously accessed the second cell, and when the terminal determines that a cell handover is required, the terminal switches to access the first cell.

[0139] In some embodiments, when it is determined that the channel quality of the serving cell of the terminal is lower than a quality threshold, the terminal switches to the first cell through cell switching. Optionally, the channel quality includes at least one of RSRP (Reference Signal Receiving Power), RSRQ (Reference Signal Receiving Quality), or SINR (Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio).

[0140] In some embodiments, the terminal measures the channel quality of the serving cell, obtains the measurement results, and sends the measurement results to the network device. The network device determines that it needs to switch to the first cell based on the measurement results. The network device sends a switching request to the first cell. After confirmation, the first cell sends a switching instruction to the terminal, and the terminal accesses the first cell.

[0141] Optionally, if it is determined that the channel quality of the terminal's serving cell is lower than a quality threshold, a handover instruction is sent to the terminal. Optionally, the channel quality includes at least one of RSRP, RSRQ, or SINR. Optionally, the quality threshold is agreed upon by a communication protocol or configured by a network device, and is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0142] Optionally, the handover instruction includes configuration information of the first cell, wherein the configuration information includes at least one of bearer configuration, MAC (Media Access Control) configuration, and random access configuration.

[0143] In some embodiments, after receiving the handover command, the terminal synchronizes with the first cell, initiates a random access process to access the first cell, and starts using the carried configuration of the target cell.

[0144] (2) Cell reselection.

[0145] In some embodiments, the terminal detects the channel quality of the first cell, and when it is determined that the channel instruction of the first cell is greater than a quality threshold, performs cell reselection and accesses the first cell.

[0146] In some embodiments, the terminal performs cell reselection in at least one of the following situations:

[0147] 1. The service cell accessed by the terminal is prohibited.

[0148] 2. Downlink failure.

[0149] 3. The number of random access failures of the terminal exceeds the threshold.

[0150] 4. The channel quality of the neighboring cell is greater than that of the serving cell.

[0151] (3) Community selection.

[0152] In some embodiments, when a terminal is turned on, initialized, or enters a network device coverage area from a blind area, the terminal accessing a cell is called cell selection. In other words, cell selection means that the terminal selects a matching cell and accesses it.

[0153] (4) Connection reconstruction.

[0154] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal may access the first cell by way of connection reestablishment.

[0155] In some embodiments, the terminal initiates connection reestablishment in the following situations:

[0156] 1. The wireless link fails.

[0157] 2. Reconfiguration of MCG (Master Cell Group) synchronization failed.

[0158] 3. Mobility failure on the network side.

[0159] 4. RRC (Radio Resource Control) connection reconfiguration failed.

[0160] Step S2102: The terminal leaves the first cell.

[0161] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, if the terminal accesses the second cell, it needs to execute the step of leaving the first cell.

[0162] In some embodiments, the terminal leaves the first cell by any of the following:

[0163] (1) Cell switching.

[0164] (2) Cell reselection.

[0165] (3) Community selection.

[0166] (4) Connection reconstruction.

[0167] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, leaving the first cell is similar to the process of accessing the first cell from a cell in the above embodiment, and the embodiment of the present disclosure will not be repeated. Alternatively, it can also be understood that the terminal accesses the third cell in the above manner and needs to leave the first cell accordingly.

[0168] It should be noted that steps S2101 and S2102 in the embodiment of the present disclosure are optional steps. In another embodiment, steps S2101 and S2102 may not be performed.

[0169] Step S2103: The terminal records the first information of the first cell.

[0170] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate the duration information of the stay. In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate the duration of the terminal's stay in the first cell. In some embodiments, the duration of the terminal's stay in the first cell can also be understood as the duration of the terminal's stay in the first cell. In some embodiments, the duration of the terminal's stay in the first cell can also be understood as the duration between the terminal's access to the first cell and its departure from the first cell. In some embodiments, the duration of the terminal's stay in the first cell can also be understood as the duration of the terminal's connection with the first cell. In some embodiments, the point in time when the terminal is located in the first cell can be understood as the moment when the terminal is in the first cell. In some embodiments, if the duration information indicates a point in time / moment, the duration of the terminal's stay in the first cell can be determined based on the point in time / moment.

[0171] In some embodiments, the terminal is located in the first cell or stays in the first cell means: the terminal establishes a connection with the first cell through an RRC connection, indicating that the terminal is located in the first cell, or the terminal establishes a connection with the first cell through cell switching, indicating that the terminal is located in the first cell, or the terminal establishes a connection with the first cell through cell reselection, indicating that the terminal is located in the first cell.

[0172] In some embodiments, the duration of stay of the terminal in the first cell refers to: the duration between the moment when the terminal establishes a connection with the first cell through an RRC connection and the moment when the terminal is disconnected from the first cell, or the duration between the moment when the terminal establishes a connection with the first cell through cell switching and the moment when the terminal is disconnected from the first cell, or the duration between the moment when the terminal establishes a connection with the first cell through cell switching and the moment when the terminal is disconnected from the first cell.

[0173] In some embodiments, the name of the first information in the embodiments of the present disclosure is not limited, and can be, for example, time information, indication information, reporting information, etc.

[0174] In some embodiments, the first cell is the currently serving cell. In the disclosed embodiment, the terminal is currently connected to the serving cell, and therefore the terminal can report the dwell time information of the currently connected serving cell. In some embodiments, the first cell is the cell indicated by the network device. In the disclosed embodiment, the network device can send an indication to the terminal, and the terminal can then send the dwell time information of the cell indicated by the network device to the network device.

[0175] In some embodiments, the cells indicated by the network device include the N service cells previously accessed by the terminal, where N is a positive integer. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal may also access other service cells before the currently accessed service cell, and the network device may indicate to the terminal the N service cells previously accessed by the terminal. Optionally, the N service cells indicated by the network device refer to the N cells closest to the current moment. For example, the terminal has previously accessed a total of 4 service cells, namely service cell 1, service cell 2, service cell 3, and service cell 4, and the cells indicated by the network device are service cell 1, service cell 2, and service cell 3. In some embodiments, N is configured by the network device or agreed upon by the communication protocol, and is not limited by the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0176] In some embodiments, the first information includes a cell identifier, and the cell identifier is used to indicate the first cell. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first information indicates the corresponding first cell by including the cell identifier. In some embodiments, the cell identifier and the dwell duration information are in a one-to-one correspondence. Alternatively, it can be understood that one dwell duration information corresponds to one first cell. In some embodiments, the number of cell identifiers included in the first information is the same as the number of dwell duration information. In some embodiments, the cell identifier is represented by a cell ID.

[0177] In some embodiments, the stay duration information includes at least one of the following:

[0178] (1) The moment when the terminal enters the first cell.

[0179] In some embodiments, the time when the terminal enters the first cell can be understood as the time when the terminal accesses the first cell. In some embodiments, the time when the terminal enters the first cell can be understood as the time when the terminal establishes a connection with the first cell.

[0180] In some embodiments, the moments involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can also be understood as time points.

[0181] (2) The moment when the terminal leaves the first cell.

[0182] In some embodiments, the moment when the terminal leaves the first cell can be understood as the moment when the terminal disconnects from the first cell. In some embodiments, the moment when the terminal leaves the first cell can be understood as the moment when the terminal is no longer connected to the first cell.

[0183] In some embodiments, the duration of a terminal's stay in the first cell may be determined based on at least one of a time when the terminal enters the first cell and a time when the terminal leaves the first cell. In some embodiments, if the duration information includes the time when the terminal enters the first cell, the duration between the time when the terminal enters the first cell and the current time is the duration of the terminal's stay in the first cell.

[0184] In some embodiments, if the stay duration information includes the time when the terminal enters the first cell and the time when the terminal leaves the first cell, the time between the time when the terminal enters the first cell and the time when the terminal leaves the first cell is the time when the terminal stays in the first cell.

[0185] (3) The duration of the stay of the terminal after entering the first cell.

[0186] In some embodiments, the duration of the terminal's stay after entering the first cell can be understood as the duration between the time the terminal enters the first cell and the time the terminal leaves the first cell. In some embodiments, the duration of the terminal's stay after entering the first cell can be understood as the duration between the time the terminal enters the first cell and the current time of the terminal.

[0187] (4) Duration level, the duration level corresponds to a duration range.

[0188] In some embodiments, the duration level is used to indicate the duration. Alternatively, the duration level is used to indicate the duration range. In some embodiments, the duration level and the duration range are in a one-to-one correspondence. Alternatively, it can be understood that one duration level corresponds to one duration range.

[0189] In some embodiments, the correspondence between the duration level and the duration range is configured by the network device or agreed upon by the communication protocol, or is set in other ways, which is not limited by the embodiments of the present disclosure. Optionally, the correspondence between the duration level and the duration range is inversely correlated, that is, the higher the duration level, the smaller the duration range, and the lower the duration level, the larger the duration range. Optionally, the correspondence between the duration level and the duration range is positively correlated, that is, the higher the duration level, the larger the duration range, and the lower the duration level, the smaller the duration range.

[0190] For example, the duration levels include duration level 1, duration level 2, and duration level 3, and duration level 1 corresponds to duration range 1, duration level 2 corresponds to duration range 2, and duration level 3 corresponds to duration range 3.

[0191] In some embodiments, the duration of the terminal's stay after entering the first cell includes the duration between the terminal switching into the first cell and switching out of the first cell. In embodiments of the present disclosure, the manner in which the terminal enters or leaves the cell may include handover. That is, in embodiments of the present disclosure, when the terminal enters the first cell through handover and leaves the first cell through handover, the terminal records the duration of the stay after entering the first cell.

[0192] In some embodiments, the first information includes a cell type, where the cell type indicates the type of the first cell. Optionally, the cell type may be a macro cell, a micro cell, a satellite cell, a terrestrial cell, a non-terrestrial cell, a 4G cell, a 5G cell, etc.

[0193] Step S2104: The terminal sends first information to the network device.

[0194] In some embodiments, the first information is periodically sent to the network device. In some embodiments, the period at which the terminal sends the first information to the network device is configured by the network device, or is agreed upon by a communication protocol, or is configured in other ways, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0195] In some embodiments, the terminal receives second information sent by the network device, where the second information is used to request the first information, and sends the first information to the network device.

[0196] Step S2105: The network device receives the first information.

[0197] Step S2106: The network device trains the first model based on the first information.

[0198] In some embodiments, the first model is used to predict the length of time a terminal stays in a cell.

[0199] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, after receiving the first information, the network device may train the first model based on the first information, so that the first model has the ability to predict the length of stay in the cell.

[0200] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codeword", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0201] In some embodiments, terms such as "uplink", "uplink", "physical uplink" can be interchangeable with each other, and terms such as "downlink", "downlink", "physical downlink" can be interchangeable with each other, and terms such as "side", "sidelink", "side communication", "sidelink communication", "direct connection", "direct link", "direct communication", "direct link communication" can be interchangeable with each other.

[0202] In some embodiments, "obtain", "get", "get", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be interchangeable, and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining by self-processing, autonomous implementation, etc.

[0203] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0204] In some embodiments, terms such as "moment", "time point", "time", and "time position" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "duration", "period", "time window", "window", and "time" can be replaced with each other.

[0205] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain", "preset", "preset", "setting", "indicated", "a certain", "any", and "first" can be interchangeable. "Specific A", "preset A", "preset A", "setting A", "indicated A", "a certain A", "any A", and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-specified in a protocol, etc., or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or indication, etc., or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, etc., but not limited to this.

[0206] The processing method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2106. For example, step S2101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2104 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2106 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2101 and step S2102 can be implemented as independent embodiments, step S2101 and step S2103 can be implemented as independent embodiments, step S2101 and step S2104 can be implemented as independent embodiments, step S2102 and step S2103 can be implemented as independent embodiments, step S2102 and step S2104 can be implemented as independent embodiments, step S2103 and step S2104 can be implemented as independent embodiments, step S2105 and step S2106 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but is not limited thereto.

[0207] In some embodiments, step S2101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0208] In some embodiments, step S2102 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0209] In some embodiments, step S2103 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0210] In some embodiments, step S2104 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0211] In some embodiments, step S2105 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0212] In some embodiments, step S2106 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0213] In some embodiments, step S2101 and step S2102 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0214] In some embodiments, step S2101 and step S2103 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0215] In some embodiments, step S2101 and step S2104 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0216] In some embodiments, step S2102 and step S2103 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0217] In some embodiments, step S2102 and step S2104 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0218] In some embodiments, step S2103 and step S2104 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0219] In some embodiments, step S2105 and step S2106 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0220] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2 .

[0221] FIG3A is a flow chart of a processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to a terminal. As shown in FIG3A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a processing method, which includes:

[0222] Step S3101: The terminal accesses the first cell.

[0223] The optional implementation of step S3101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0224] Step S3102: The terminal leaves the first cell.

[0225] The optional implementation of step S3102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0226] Step S3103: The terminal records the first information of the first cell.

[0227] The optional implementation of step S3103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2103 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0228] Step S3104: The terminal sends first information to the network device.

[0229] The optional implementation of step S3104 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2104 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0230] The processing method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 to S3104. For example, step S3101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S3104 may be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0231] FIG3B is a flow chart of a processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to a terminal. As shown in FIG3B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a processing method, which includes:

[0232] Step S3201: The terminal sends first information to the network device.

[0233] For optional implementations of step S3201, reference may be made to the optional implementations of step S2104 in FIG. 2 , step S3104 in FIG. 3A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0234] FIG4A is a flow chart of a processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to a network device. As shown in FIG4A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a processing method, which includes:

[0235] Step S4101: The network device receives first information.

[0236] The optional implementation of step S4101 can be found in step S2105 of FIG. 2 and other related parts of the embodiment involved in FIG. 2 , which will not be described in detail here.

[0237] Step S4102: The network device trains the first model based on the first information.

[0238] Optional implementations of step S4102 may refer to step S2106 in FIG2 and other related parts of the embodiment involved in FIG2 , which will not be described in detail here.

[0239] The processing method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S4101 and S4102. For example, step S4101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S4102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0240] FIG4B is a flow chart of a processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to a network device. As shown in FIG4B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a processing method, which includes:

[0241] Step S4201: The network device receives first information.

[0242] The optional implementation of step S4201 can be found in step S2105 of FIG. 2 and other related parts of the embodiment involved in FIG. 2 , which will not be described in detail here.

[0243] In some embodiments, the terminal accesses or leaves the first cell by any of the following:

[0244] Cell switching;

[0245] Cell reselection;

[0246] Cell selection;

[0247] The connection is reestablished.

[0248] In some embodiments, the first cell is a current serving cell or a cell indicated by the network device.

[0249] In some embodiments, the cells indicated by the network device include N serving cells previously accessed by the terminal, where N is a positive integer.

[0250] In some embodiments, the first information includes a cell identifier, and the cell identifier is used to indicate the first cell.

[0251] In some embodiments, the stay duration information includes at least one of the following:

[0252] the time when the terminal enters the first cell;

[0253] the time when the terminal leaves the first cell;

[0254] the length of time the terminal stays after entering the first cell;

[0255] A duration level, where the duration level corresponds to a duration range.

[0256] In some embodiments, the duration of the terminal's stay after entering the first cell includes: the duration between the terminal switching into the first cell and switching out of the first cell.

[0257] In some embodiments, sending the first information to the network device includes:

[0258] periodically sending the first information to the network device; or,

[0259] Receive second information sent by the network device, where the second information is used to request the first information, and send the first information to the network device.

[0260] In some embodiments, the first information includes a cell type, and the cell type is used to indicate a type of the first cell.

[0261] FIG5 is a flow chart of a processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5 , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a processing method, which includes:

[0262] Step S5101: The terminal sends first information to the network device.

[0263] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate stay duration information, and the stay duration information is used to indicate the duration for which the terminal is located in the first cell.

[0264] Optional implementations of step S5101 may refer to step S2104 in FIG. 2 , step S3104 in FIG. 3A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0265] Step S5102: The network device receives the first information sent by the terminal.

[0266] Optional implementations of step S5102 may be referred to step S2105 in FIG. 2 , step S4101 in FIG. 4A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0267] In some embodiments, the above method may include the methods of the above embodiments of the communication system side, terminal side, network device side, etc., which will not be repeated here.

[0268] FIG6 is a flow chart of a processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6 , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a processing method, which includes:

[0269] Step S6101: The terminal obtains the residence time information in the target cell.

[0270] Step S6102: The terminal sends a first indication message to the network, reporting the residence time information of the target cell to the network.

[0271] In some embodiments, the dwell time may be the time when the terminal enters or leaves the target cell, and the time may be UTC time.

[0272] In some embodiments, the dwell time may be the length of time the terminal stays in the target cell after entering the target cell.

[0273] In some embodiments, a terminal may enter or leave a cell through handover, cell reselection, cell selection, or reestablishment.

[0274] In some embodiments, the dwell time may be the time between a terminal switching into a cell and switching out of the cell.

[0275] In some embodiments, the target cell may be a cell indicated by the network or a current serving cell.

[0276] In some embodiments, the cells indicated by the network may be a number N indicated by the network, and the terminal's previous N serving cells are used as target cells.

[0277] In some embodiments, the first indication information may indicate a target cell identifier.

[0278] In some embodiments, the first indication information may indicate the residence time information of the target cell, and the residence time information may be the residence time or the level of the residence time or the time of entering or leaving the target cell.

[0279] In some embodiments, the terminal may enter or leave the target cell through handover or cell selection or cell reselection.

[0280] In some embodiments, the residence time information includes a manner of entering or leaving the target cell, which may be any of the following: handover, cell reselection, cell selection, or reconstruction.

[0281] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, some or all of the steps and their optional implementations may be arbitrarily combined with some or all of the steps in other embodiments, or may be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementations of other embodiments.

[0282] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0283] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0284] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and implementing the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0285] Figure 7A is a structural diagram of the processing device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 7A, the processing device 7100 may include: at least one of a transceiver module 7101, a processing module 7102, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7101 is used for the terminal to send a first information to a network device, wherein the first information is used to indicate the stay duration information, and the stay duration information is used to indicate the length of time the terminal is located in the first cell. Optionally, the above-mentioned transceiver module 7101 is used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving executed by the terminal in any of the above methods (such as step S2101 but not limited thereto), which will not be repeated here. Optionally, the above-mentioned processing module is used to execute at least one of the other steps executed by the terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0286] Optionally, the processing module 7102 is used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as processing performed by the terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0287] Figure 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the processing device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 7B, the processing device 7200 may include: at least one of a transceiver module 7201, a processing module 7202, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7201 is used to receive the first information sent by the terminal, the first information is used to indicate the stay duration information, and the stay duration information is used to indicate the length of time the terminal is located in the first cell. Optionally, the above-mentioned transceiver module is used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving (such as step S2102 but not limited thereto) performed by the network device in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0288] Optionally, the processing module 7202 is used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as processing performed by the network device in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0289] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, and the transmitting module and the receiving module may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with the transceiver.

[0290] In some embodiments, the processing module can be a single module or can include multiple submodules. Optionally, the multiple submodules respectively execute all or part of the steps required to be executed by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module can be interchangeable with the processor.

[0291] Figure 8A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 8100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 8100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal, a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 8100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0292] As shown in Figure 8A, the communication device 8100 includes one or more processors 8101. The processor 8101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control a processing device (such as a base station, baseband chip, terminal, terminal chip, DU or CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The communication device 8100 is used to perform any of the above methods.

[0293] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more memories 8102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 8102 may be located outside the communication device 8100.

[0294] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more transceivers 8103. When the communication device 8100 includes one or more transceivers 8103, the transceiver 8103 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step S2101, step S2102, step S2103, step S2104, but not limited thereto).

[0295] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter. The receiver and transmitter may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0296] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 may include one or more interface circuits 8104. Optionally, the interface circuit 8104 is connected to the memory 8102. The interface circuit 8104 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 8102 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to the memory 8102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8104 may read instructions stored in the memory 8102 and send the instructions to the processor 8101.

[0297] The communication device 8100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 may not be limited by FIG. 8A. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal, an intelligent terminal, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0298] FIG8B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 8200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 8100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 8200 shown in FIG8B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0299] The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201 , and the chip 8200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0300] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202. Optionally, the interface circuit 8202 is connected to the memory 8203. The interface circuit 8202 can be used to receive signals from the memory 8203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 8203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8202 can read instructions stored in the memory 8203 and send the instructions to the processor 8201.

[0301] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 8202 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method, and the processor 8201 performs at least one of the other steps.

[0302] In some embodiments, terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver may be used interchangeably.

[0303] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more memories 8203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 8203 may be outside the chip 8200.

[0304] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on the communication device 8100, causes the communication device 8100 to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0305] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 8100, enables the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0306] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any one of the above methods.

Claims

1. A processing method, characterized in that, The method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes: Sending first information to a network device, where the first information is used to indicate dwell duration information, and the dwell duration information is used to indicate the duration that the terminal is located in a first cell.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The terminal accesses or leaves the first cell through any one of the following: Cell handover; Cell reselection; Cell selection; Connection reestablishment.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The first cell is the currently served cell or the cell indicated by the network device.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein The cell indicated by the network device includes N served cells that the terminal accessed before, and N is a positive integer.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The first information includes a cell identifier, and the cell identifier is used to indicate the first cell.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, The dwell duration information includes at least one of the following: The moment when the terminal enters the first cell; The moment when the terminal leaves the first cell; The duration that the terminal stays after entering the first cell; A duration level, where the duration level corresponds to a duration range.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that The duration that the terminal stays after entering the first cell includes the duration between when the terminal handovers into the first cell and when it handovers out of the first cell.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that, The sending of the first information to the network device includes: Periodically sending the first information to the network device; or Receiving second information sent by the network device, where the second information is used to request the first information, and sending the first information to the network device.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that The first information includes a cell type, and the cell type is used to indicate the type of the first cell.

10. A processing method, characterized in that, The method is executed by a network device, and the method includes: Receiving first information sent by a terminal, where the first information is used to indicate dwell duration information, and the dwell duration information is used to indicate the duration that the terminal is located in a first cell.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein The terminal accesses or leaves the first cell through any one of the following: Cell handover; Cell reselection; Cell selection; Connection reestablishment.

12. The method according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that, The first cell is the currently served cell or the cell indicated by the network device.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein The cell indicated by the network device includes N served cells that the terminal accessed before, and N is a positive integer.

14. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 13, characterized in that The first information includes a cell identifier, and the cell identifier is used to indicate the first cell.

15. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 14, characterized in that The dwell duration information includes at least one of the following: The moment when the terminal enters the first cell; The moment when the terminal leaves the first cell; The duration that the terminal stays after entering the first cell; A duration level, where the duration level corresponds to a duration range.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein The duration that the terminal stays after entering the first cell includes the duration between when the terminal handovers into the first cell and when it handovers out of the first cell.

17. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 16, characterized in that, The sending of the first information to the network device includes: Periodically sending the first information to the network device; or Receiving second information sent by the network device, where the second information is used to request the first information, and sending the first information to the network device.

18. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 17, characterized in that The first information includes a cell type, and the cell type is used to indicate the type of the first cell.

19. A processing method, characterized in that, The method includes: The terminal sends first information to the network device, where the first information is used to indicate sojourn duration information, and the sojourn duration information is used to indicate the duration that the terminal is located in the first cell. The network device receives the first information sent by the terminal.

20. A processing device, characterized in that, The processing device includes: a transceiver module, configured to send first information to the network device, where the first information is used to indicate sojourn duration information, and the sojourn duration information is used to indicate the duration that the terminal is located in the first cell.

21. A processing device, characterized in that, The processing device includes: a transceiver module, configured to receive the first information sent by the terminal, where the first information is used to indicate sojourn duration information, and the sojourn duration information is used to indicate the duration that the terminal is located in the first cell.

22. A processing device, characterized in that, The processing device includes: one or more processors; wherein, the processor is configured to execute the processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

23. A processing device, characterized in that, The processing device includes: one or more processors; wherein, the processor is configured to execute the processing method according to any one of claims 10 to 18.

24. A communication system, characterized in that, It includes a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, and the network device is configured to implement the processing method according to any one of claims 10 to 18.

25. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that, When the instruction runs on the communication device, the communication device is caused to execute the processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 18.

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