Secondary cell management method and device, terminal and network equipment

Abstract

The invention provides a secondary cell management method and device, a terminal and network equipment, and relates to the technical field of communication. The method is applied to a terminal, and comprises the following steps: receiving a first signaling sent by network equipment, the first signaling carries at least one of the following information: first condition configuration information used for adding an auxiliary cell, second condition configuration information used for adding and activating the auxiliary cell, and third condition configuration information used for triggering reporting of a measurement result of a measurement object, and the measurement result is used for auxiliary cell management; and performing secondary cell management according to the position of the terminal and the first signaling. According to the scheme, the problem that an existing auxiliary cell management method easily causes terminal energy waste can be solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a method, apparatus, terminal and network equipment for managing secondary cells. Background Technology

[0002] Under the existing carrier aggregation (CA) architecture, the network determines the quality and throughput requirements of secondary cells and then uses Radio Resource Control (RRC) messages to perform operations such as adding, activating, releasing, or deactivating secondary cells for the terminal.

[0003] However, in air-to-ground and ground-to-air networks such as non-terrestrial networks (NTN) or air-to-ground (ATG), the direct path and additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channel model can accurately simulate the real propagation environment. In this case, in co-located (CA) scenarios, the coverage area between the primary component carrier (PCC) of the primary cell (PCell) and the secondary component carrier (SCC) of the secondary cell (SCell) is relatively fixed. According to existing technologies, such as... Figure 1 If a user terminal is within the coverage of the PCC but outside the coverage of the SCC, even if the terminal measures the SCC, it will not be able to obtain measurement results that meet the conditions for adding a secondary cell. If the terminal continues to collect measurement results in this case, it will cause a serious waste of energy. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a management method, device, terminal, and network equipment for secondary cells, which solves the problem that existing secondary cell management methods easily lead to terminal energy waste.

[0005] In a first aspect, to achieve the above objectives, embodiments of the present invention provide a secondary cell management method applied to a terminal, comprising:

[0006] The network device receives a first signaling message, which carries at least one of the following information: first conditional configuration information for adding a secondary cell, second conditional configuration information for adding and activating a secondary cell, and third conditional configuration information for triggering the reporting of measurement results of a measurement object, wherein the measurement results are used for secondary cell management.

[0007] Secondary cell management is performed based on the location of the terminal and the first signaling.

[0008] Optionally, the first condition configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0009] Index of the target cell;

[0010] Configuration information of the target cell;

[0011] First reference position;

[0012] First distance threshold;

[0013] First lag factor.

[0014] Optionally, the first condition configuration information may further include at least one of the following:

[0015] First cell quality threshold;

[0016] The first piece of information is used to instruct the activation of the target cell.

[0017] Optionally, when the first signaling carries the first conditional configuration information, the step of performing secondary cell management based on the location of the terminal and the first signaling includes:

[0018] Determine a first distance between the position of the terminal and the first reference position;

[0019] If the sum of the first distance and the first hysteresis factor is less than the first distance threshold, the target cell is added as a secondary cell for the terminal.

[0020] Optionally, when the first signaling carries the first conditional configuration information, the step of performing secondary cell management based on the location of the terminal and the first signaling includes:

[0021] Determine a first distance between the position of the terminal and the first reference position;

[0022] If the first condition configuration information also includes the first cell quality threshold, and the sum of the first distance and the first hysteresis factor is less than the first distance threshold, and the cell quality of the target cell is greater than the first cell quality threshold, then the target cell is added as the secondary cell of the terminal.

[0023] If the first condition configuration information also includes the first information, and the sum of the first distance and the first hysteresis factor is less than the first distance threshold, then the target cell is added as the secondary cell of the terminal, and the target cell is activated.

[0024] If the first condition configuration information also includes the first information and the first cell quality threshold, and the sum of the first distance and the first hysteresis factor is less than the first distance threshold, and the cell quality of the target cell is greater than the first cell quality threshold, then the target cell is added as the secondary cell of the terminal and the target cell is activated.

[0025] Optionally, the second condition configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0026] Index of the target cell;

[0027] Configuration information of the target cell;

[0028] Second reference position;

[0029] Second distance threshold;

[0030] Second lag factor.

[0031] Optionally, the second condition configuration information may further include: a second cell quality threshold.

[0032] Optionally, when the first signaling carries the second conditional configuration information, the step of performing secondary cell management based on the location of the terminal and the first signaling includes:

[0033] Determine the second distance between the position of the terminal and the second reference position;

[0034] If the sum of the second distance and the second hysteresis factor is less than the second distance threshold, the target cell is added as a secondary cell of the terminal and the target cell is activated.

[0035] Optionally, when the first signaling carries the second conditional configuration information, the step of performing secondary cell management based on the location of the terminal and the first signaling includes:

[0036] Determine the second distance between the position of the terminal and the second reference position;

[0037] If the second condition configuration information also includes the second cell quality threshold, and the sum of the second distance and the second hysteresis factor is less than the second distance threshold, and the cell quality of the target cell is greater than the second cell quality threshold, then the target cell is added as the secondary cell of the terminal and the target cell is activated.

[0038] Optionally, after adding the target cell as a secondary cell for the terminal, the method further includes:

[0039] Send a first confirmation message to the network device, the first confirmation message carrying the following information:

[0040] The index of the target cell;

[0041] The second information is used to indicate that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell.

[0042] Optionally, after adding the target cell as a secondary cell for the terminal and activating the target cell, the method further includes:

[0043] Send a second confirmation message to the network device, the second confirmation message carrying the following information:

[0044] The index of the target cell;

[0045] The third information indicates that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell and that the target cell has been activated.

[0046] Optionally, the third condition configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0047] Third reference position;

[0048] Third distance threshold;

[0049] The third lag factor.

[0050] Optionally, when the first signaling carries the third condition configuration information, the step of performing secondary cell management based on the location of the terminal and the first signaling includes:

[0051] Determine a third distance between the position of the terminal and the third reference position;

[0052] If the sum of the third distance and the third hysteresis factor is less than the third distance threshold, the measurement result corresponding to the measurement object is sent to the network device.

[0053] Secondly, to achieve the above objectives, embodiments of the present invention provide a secondary cell management method applied to network equipment, comprising:

[0054] Send a first signaling message to the terminal, the first signaling message carrying at least one of the following information:

[0055] First condition configuration information used to add a secondary cell;

[0056] Secondary condition configuration information used to add and activate secondary cells;

[0057] The third condition configuration information is used to trigger the reporting of measurement results of the measurement object, and the measurement results are used for secondary cell management.

[0058] Optionally, the first condition configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0059] Index of the target cell;

[0060] Configuration information of the target cell;

[0061] First reference position;

[0062] First distance threshold;

[0063] First lag factor.

[0064] Optionally, the first condition configuration information may further include at least one of the following:

[0065] First cell quality threshold;

[0066] The first piece of information is used to instruct the activation of the target cell.

[0067] Optionally, the second condition configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0068] Index of the target cell;

[0069] Configuration information of the target cell;

[0070] Second reference position;

[0071] Second distance threshold;

[0072] Second lag factor.

[0073] Optionally, the second condition configuration information may further include: a second cell quality threshold.

[0074] Optionally, the third condition configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0075] Third reference position;

[0076] Third distance threshold;

[0077] The third lag factor.

[0078] Optionally, the management methods for the aforementioned auxiliary communities may also include:

[0079] The terminal sends a first confirmation message, which carries the following information:

[0080] The index of the target cell;

[0081] The second information is used to indicate that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell.

[0082] Optionally, the management methods for the aforementioned auxiliary communities may also include:

[0083] The terminal sends a second confirmation message, which carries the following information:

[0084] The index of the target cell;

[0085] The third information indicates that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell and that the target cell has been activated.

[0086] Thirdly, to achieve the above objectives, embodiments of the present invention provide a secondary cell management device applied to a terminal, comprising:

[0087] The first receiving module is configured to receive a first signaling sent by a network device. The first signaling carries at least one of the following information: first conditional configuration information for adding a secondary cell, second conditional configuration information for adding and activating a secondary cell, and third conditional configuration information for triggering the reporting of measurement results of a measurement object. The measurement results are used for secondary cell management.

[0088] The processing module is used to perform secondary cell management based on the location of the terminal and the first signaling.

[0089] Fourthly, to achieve the above objectives, embodiments of the present invention provide a terminal, including a processor and a transceiver;

[0090] The transceiver is used to receive a first signaling sent by a network device. The first signaling carries at least one of the following information: first conditional configuration information for adding a secondary cell, second conditional configuration information for adding and activating a secondary cell, and third conditional configuration information for triggering the reporting of measurement results of a measurement object. The measurement results are used for secondary cell management.

[0091] The processor is used to perform secondary cell management based on the location of the terminal and the first signaling.

[0092] Fifthly, to achieve the above objectives, embodiments of the present invention provide a terminal, including a transceiver, a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor; when the processor executes the program or instructions, it implements the steps of the secondary cell management method described in the first aspect above.

[0093] Sixthly, to achieve the above objectives, embodiments of the present invention provide a secondary cell management device applied to network equipment, comprising:

[0094] A first transmitting module is configured to send a first signaling message to a terminal, the first signaling message carrying at least one of the following information:

[0095] First condition configuration information used to add a secondary cell;

[0096] Secondary condition configuration information used to add and activate secondary cells;

[0097] The third condition configuration information is used to trigger the reporting of measurement results of the measurement object, and the measurement results are used for secondary cell management.

[0098] Seventhly, to achieve the above objectives, embodiments of the present invention provide a network device, including: a transceiver and a processor;

[0099] The transceiver is used to send a first signaling message to the terminal, the first signaling message carrying at least one of the following information:

[0100] First condition configuration information used to add a secondary cell;

[0101] Secondary condition configuration information used to add and activate secondary cells;

[0102] The third condition configuration information is used to trigger the reporting of measurement results of the measurement object, and the measurement results are used for secondary cell management.

[0103] Eighthly, to achieve the above objectives, embodiments of the present invention provide a network device, including: a transceiver, a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor; when the processor executes the program or instructions, it implements the secondary cell management method as described in the second aspect.

[0104] Ninthly, to achieve the above objectives, embodiments of the present invention provide a readable storage medium having a program or instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps in the secondary cell management method as described in the first or second aspect above.

[0105] In a tenth aspect, to achieve the above objectives, embodiments of the present invention provide a computer program product, including computer instructions, which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps in the secondary cell management method as described in the first or second aspect above.

[0106] The beneficial effects of the above-described technical solution of the present invention are as follows:

[0107] In the above scheme, when the first signaling carries the first conditional configuration information, the terminal can determine whether to trigger the addition of a secondary cell, or whether to trigger the addition and activation of a secondary cell, based on its own location and the first conditional configuration information. When the first signaling carries the second conditional configuration information, the terminal can determine whether to trigger the addition and activation of a secondary cell, based on its own location and the second conditional configuration information. In this way, the terminal can add and activate a secondary cell without reporting the measurement and measurement results to the network device, avoiding the energy waste caused by the terminal continuously performing secondary cell measurements when the terminal is within PCC coverage but outside SCC coverage. When the first signaling carries the third conditional configuration information, the terminal can determine whether to trigger the measurement of the secondary cell and the reporting of the measurement results, based on the third conditional configuration information. Since the terminal only triggers secondary cell measurement and reports the measurement results to the network device when it determines that the conditions for secondary cell measurement and measurement result reporting are met according to the third conditional configuration information, the energy waste caused by the terminal continuously performing secondary cell measurements when the terminal is within PCC coverage but outside SCC coverage can be avoided. Attached Figure Description

[0108] Figure 1 A schematic diagram showing the coverage area of ​​the auxiliary component carrier and the main component carrier;

[0109] Figure 2 This is a flowchart of a secondary cell management method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0110] Figure 3 A flowchart illustrating a secondary cell management method according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0111] Figure 4 This is one of the structural diagrams of the auxiliary cell association device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0112] Figure 5 This is a structural diagram of the terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0113] Figure 6 This is a structural diagram of a terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0114] Figure 7 This is the second structural diagram of the management device for the secondary cell according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0115] Figure 8 This is a structural diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0116] Figure 9 This is a structural diagram of a network device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0117] To make the technical problems, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, a detailed description will be given below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0118] It should be understood that the phrase "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" throughout the specification means that a specific feature, structure, or characteristic related to the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the invention. Therefore, "in one embodiment" or "in an embodiment" appearing throughout the specification do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. Furthermore, these specific features, structures, or characteristics can be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.

[0119] In various embodiments of the present invention, it should be understood that the sequence number of each process described below does not imply the order of execution. The execution order of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0120] In addition, the terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably in this article.

[0121] In the embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that "B corresponding to A" means that B is associated with A, and B can be determined based on A. However, it should also be understood that determining B based on A does not mean determining B solely based on A; B can also be determined based on A and / or other information.

[0122] First, it should be noted that in existing technologies, network devices determine SCC quality based on measurement results reported by terminals, further assisting the network in deciding on actions such as adding and activating secondary cells. In NTN / ATG networks with large cell radii, if the network deploys co-located CAs and the SCC frequency is higher than the PCC frequency, the terminal may not obtain effective SCC measurement results for a portion of the time within the PCC coverage area, easily leading to wasted terminal energy. To improve terminal energy efficiency, this application provides a location-based secondary cell measurement triggering method. Furthermore, considering the relatively fixed propagation characteristics and carrier coverage of ground-to-air / air-to-ground networks like ATG / NTN, and the relatively fixed coverage and service range of SCC, this application also provides a location-based secondary cell addition and activation method to achieve terminal energy saving.

[0123] like Figure 2 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for managing secondary cells, applied to a terminal, comprising the following steps:

[0124] Step 101: Receive a first signaling message sent by a network device. The first signaling message carries at least one of the following information: first conditional configuration information for adding a secondary cell, second conditional configuration information for adding and activating a secondary cell, and third conditional configuration information for triggering the reporting of measurement results of a measurement object. The measurement results are used for secondary cell management.

[0125] Optionally, the first condition configuration information, the second condition configuration information, and the third condition configuration information are used to configure the reference location so that the terminal can perform secondary cell management based on the reference location and its own location.

[0126] In one alternative implementation, the first signaling carries either first conditional configuration information or second conditional configuration information.

[0127] In another alternative implementation, the first signaling carries first condition configuration information and second condition configuration information, and the second condition configuration information has a higher priority than the first condition configuration information.

[0128] In another alternative implementation, the first signaling carries third condition configuration information.

[0129] It should be noted that when the first signaling message carries first conditional configuration information, second conditional configuration information, and third conditional configuration information simultaneously, the second conditional configuration information has a higher priority than the first conditional configuration information, and the first conditional configuration information has a higher priority than the third conditional configuration information. That is, if two or three of the first, second, and third conditional configuration information are simultaneously satisfied, secondary cell management is performed based on the conditional configuration information with the highest priority.

[0130] Step 102: Perform secondary cell management based on the location of the terminal and the first signaling.

[0131] Secondary cell management includes one of the following: adding a secondary cell, adding and activating a secondary cell, or reporting the measurement results of the measurement object to the network device. The measurement results are used for secondary cell management.

[0132] Optionally, such as Figure 1 In the case where the terminal is within the PCC coverage area but outside the SCC coverage area, secondary cell management is performed based on the terminal's location and the first signaling.

[0133] In the above embodiments, when the first signaling carries the first conditional configuration information, the terminal can determine whether to trigger the addition of a secondary cell, or whether to trigger the addition and activation of a secondary cell, based on its own location and the first conditional configuration information. When the first signaling carries the second conditional configuration information, the terminal can determine whether to trigger the addition and activation of a secondary cell based on its own location and the second conditional configuration information. Thus, the terminal can add and activate a secondary cell without reporting the measurement of the secondary cell and the measurement results to the network device, avoiding the energy waste caused by the terminal continuously performing secondary cell measurements when the terminal is within PCC coverage but outside SCC coverage.

[0134] When the first signaling carries the third condition configuration information, the terminal can determine whether to trigger secondary cell measurement and measurement result reporting based on the third condition configuration information. Since the terminal only triggers secondary cell measurement and reports the measurement results to the network device when it determines that the conditions for secondary cell measurement and measurement result reporting are met according to the third condition configuration information, the energy waste caused by the terminal continuously performing secondary cell measurement when the terminal is within PCC coverage but outside SCC coverage can be avoided.

[0135] In some alternative embodiments, the first condition configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0136] Index of the target cell;

[0137] Configuration information of the target cell;

[0138] First reference position;

[0139] First distance threshold;

[0140] First lag factor.

[0141] Optionally, the first reference position can be a reference position determined based on the coverage area of ​​the secondary carrier component, or it can be a reference position determined based on the coverage area of ​​the primary carrier component. For example, the first reference position is the center position of the coverage area of ​​the secondary carrier component.

[0142] Among them, the first distance threshold and the first hysteresis factor are preset values.

[0143] In some alternative embodiments, the first condition configuration information further includes at least one of the following:

[0144] First cell quality threshold;

[0145] The first piece of information is used to instruct the activation of the target cell.

[0146] For example, the first condition configuration information includes: the index of the target cell, the configuration information of the target cell, the first reference location, the first distance threshold, the first hysteresis factor, and the first cell quality threshold.

[0147] For example, the first condition configuration information includes: the index of the target cell, the configuration information of the target cell, the first reference location, the first distance threshold, the first hysteresis factor, and the first information.

[0148] For example, the first condition configuration information includes: the index of the target cell, the configuration information of the target cell, the first reference location, the first distance threshold, the first hysteresis factor, the first cell quality threshold, and the first information.

[0149] The first cell quality threshold can be one of the following thresholds: Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) threshold, Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) threshold, or Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) threshold.

[0150] In some optional embodiments, when the first signaling carries the first condition configuration information, the step of performing secondary cell management based on the location of the terminal and the first signaling includes:

[0151] Determine a first distance between the position of the terminal and the first reference position;

[0152] If the sum of the first distance and the first hysteresis factor is less than the first distance threshold, the target cell is added as a secondary cell for the terminal.

[0153] It should be noted that if the distance between the terminal's location and the first reference location is less than a threshold, it means that the terminal is close to the center of the target cell. Based on this, it can be determined that the terminal is receiving a very good signal from the target cell, and the target cell can be added as a secondary cell and activated.

[0154] In the above embodiments, the terminal can determine whether the secondary cell addition conditions are met based on its own location and the first reference location, first distance threshold, and first hysteresis factor included in the first condition configuration information. If the conditions are met, the target cell is added as a secondary cell. In this way, the terminal can add and activate a secondary cell without performing secondary cell measurements or reporting measurement results to the network device. This avoids the energy waste caused by the terminal continuously performing secondary cell measurements when the terminal is within PCC coverage but outside SCC coverage.

[0155] In some optional embodiments, when the first signaling carries the first condition configuration information, the step of performing secondary cell management based on the location of the terminal and the first signaling includes:

[0156] Determine a first distance between the position of the terminal and the first reference position;

[0157] If the first condition configuration information also includes the first cell quality threshold, and the sum of the first distance and the first hysteresis factor is less than the first distance threshold, and the cell quality of the target cell is greater than the first cell quality threshold, then the target cell is added as the secondary cell of the terminal.

[0158] If the first condition configuration information also includes the first information, and the sum of the first distance and the first hysteresis factor is less than the first distance threshold, then the target cell is added as the secondary cell of the terminal, and the target cell is activated.

[0159] If the first condition configuration information also includes the first information and the first cell quality threshold, and the sum of the first distance and the first hysteresis factor is less than the first distance threshold, and the cell quality of the target cell is greater than the first cell quality threshold, then the target cell is added as the secondary cell of the terminal and the target cell is activated.

[0160] For example, the first signaling is Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, and the management method for the secondary cell includes:

[0161] Step 1: The network device sends RRC signaling, which is as follows:

[0162] CondSCellToAddModList Add Condition List for Secondary Cells {

[0163] Add conditions to secondary cell in CondSCellConfig {

[0164] SCellIndex Secondary Cell Index: 1

[0165] SCellConfigCommon Secondary Cell Public Configuration

[0166] SCellConfigDedicated Secondary Cell Specific Configuration

[0167] CondSCellAddConfig adds configuration conditions to the secondary cell {

[0168] Reference location: location-1

[0169] Distancethresholdfromreference position threshold: Threshold-1

[0170] Hysteresis hysteresis factor: 0m

[0171] }

[0172] }

[0173] Add conditions to secondary cell in CondSCellConfig {

[0174] SCellIndex Secondary Cell Index: 2

[0175] SCellConfigCommon Secondary Cell Public Configuration

[0176] SCellConfigDedicated Secondary Cell Specific Configuration

[0177] CondSCellActiveConfig Secondary Cell Activation Configuration Conditions {

[0178] Reference location: location-2

[0179] Distancethresholdfromreference position threshold: Threshold-2

[0180] RSRPThreshold: RSRP threshold (XdB)

[0181] Hysteresis hysteresis factor: 0m

[0182] }

[0183] }

[0184] }

[0185] Wherein, location-1 is the first reference location corresponding to the target cell with cell index 1, location-2 is the first reference location corresponding to the target cell with cell index 2, threshold-1 is the first distance threshold corresponding to the target cell with cell index 1, threshold-2 is the first distance threshold corresponding to the target cell with cell index 2, and XdB is the first cell quality threshold corresponding to the target cell with cell index 2. In other words, the network configures the first condition configuration information for two target cells simultaneously through a single RRC signaling.

[0186] Step 2: The terminal receives the RRC signaling sent by the network device and obtains its own location (location-UE).

[0187] Step 3: If the sum of the 2D distance and hysteresis factor between location-UE and location-1 is greater than Threshold-1, then the terminal adds the target cell with cell index (SCellIndex) of 1 as a secondary cell, and the terminal sends a first confirmation message to the network device that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell. The first confirmation message includes:

[0188] a) SCellIndex:1 (cell index is 1);

[0189] b)SCellAddACK:true (i.e., the second message, used to indicate that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell).

[0190] Step 4: If the sum of the 2D distance and hysteresis factor between location-UE and location-2 is greater than Threshold-2, and the RSRP measurement result of the cell is greater than XdB, then the terminal adds the target cell with SCellIndex of 2 as a secondary cell and sends a first confirmation message to the network device that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell. The first confirmation message includes:

[0191] a) SCellIndex:2 (cell index is 2);

[0192] b)SCellActiveACK:true (i.e., the second message, used to indicate that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell).

[0193] In the example above, the network device configures first condition configuration information for two target cells with cell index 1 and cell index 2 respectively through RRC signaling. The terminal determines whether to add the target cell with cell index 1 as a secondary cell and whether to add the target cell with cell index 2 as a secondary cell based on the first condition configuration information.

[0194] In the above embodiments, the terminal can determine whether the conditions for adding a secondary cell are met based on its own location and the first reference location, first distance threshold, first hysteresis factor, and first cell quality threshold included in the first condition configuration information, and add the target cell as a secondary cell if the conditions for adding a secondary cell are met; or, the terminal can determine whether the conditions for adding and activating a secondary cell are met based on its own location and the first reference location, first distance threshold, first hysteresis factor, first cell quality threshold, and first information included in the first condition configuration information, and add the target cell as a secondary cell and activate the target cell if the conditions for adding and activating a secondary cell are met; or, the terminal can determine whether the conditions for adding and activating a secondary cell are met based on its own location and the first reference location, first distance threshold, first hysteresis factor, and first information included in the first condition configuration information, and add the target cell as a secondary cell and activate the target cell if the conditions for adding and activating a secondary cell are met. In this way, the terminal can add and activate secondary cells without performing secondary cell measurements or reporting measurement results to the network device. This avoids the energy waste caused by the terminal continuously performing secondary cell measurements when the terminal is within PCC coverage but outside SCC coverage.

[0195] In some alternative embodiments, the second condition configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0196] Index of the target cell;

[0197] Configuration information of the target cell;

[0198] Second reference position;

[0199] Second distance threshold;

[0200] Second lag factor.

[0201] Optionally, the second reference position can be a reference position determined based on the coverage area of ​​the secondary carrier component, or it can be a reference position determined based on the coverage area of ​​the primary carrier component. For example, the second reference position is the center position of the coverage area of ​​the secondary carrier component.

[0202] Among them, the second distance threshold and the second lag factor are preset values.

[0203] In some alternative embodiments, the second condition configuration information may further include: a second cell quality threshold.

[0204] That is, the second condition configuration information includes: the index of the target cell, the configuration information of the target cell, the second reference location, the second distance threshold, the second hysteresis factor, and the second cell quality threshold.

[0205] The second cell quality threshold can be one of the following thresholds: Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) threshold, Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) threshold, or Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) threshold.

[0206] In some optional embodiments, when the first signaling carries the second conditional configuration information, the step of performing secondary cell management based on the location of the terminal and the first signaling includes:

[0207] Determine the second distance between the position of the terminal and the second reference position;

[0208] If the sum of the second distance and the second hysteresis factor is less than the second distance threshold, the target cell is added as a secondary cell of the terminal and the target cell is activated.

[0209] It should be noted that if the distance between the terminal's location and the second reference location is less than a threshold, it means that the terminal is close to the center of the target cell. Based on this, it can be determined that the terminal is receiving a very good signal from the target cell, and the target cell can be added as a secondary cell and activated.

[0210] In the above embodiments, the terminal can determine whether the conditions for adding and activating a secondary cell are met based on its own location and the second reference location, second distance threshold, and second hysteresis factor included in the second condition configuration information. If the conditions are met, the terminal adds the target cell as a secondary cell and activates it. In this way, the terminal can add and activate a secondary cell without reporting the measurement of the secondary cell and the measurement results to the network device, thus avoiding the energy waste caused by the terminal continuously performing secondary cell measurements when it is within PCC coverage but outside SCC coverage.

[0211] In some optional embodiments, when the first signaling carries the second conditional configuration information, the step of performing secondary cell management based on the location of the terminal and the first signaling includes:

[0212] Determine the second distance between the position of the terminal and the second reference position;

[0213] If the second condition configuration information also includes the second cell quality threshold, and the sum of the second distance and the second hysteresis factor is less than the second distance threshold, and the cell quality of the target cell is greater than the second cell quality threshold, then the target cell is added as the secondary cell of the terminal and the target cell is activated.

[0214] In the above embodiments, the terminal can determine whether the conditions for adding and activating a secondary cell are met based on its own location and the second reference location, second distance threshold, second hysteresis factor, and second cell quality threshold included in the second condition configuration information. If the conditions for adding and activating a secondary cell are met, the terminal adds the target cell as a secondary cell and activates the target cell. In this way, the terminal can add and activate a secondary cell without reporting the measurement of the secondary cell and the measurement results to the network device. This avoids the energy waste caused by the terminal continuously performing secondary cell measurements when the terminal is within PCC coverage but outside SCC coverage.

[0215] In some alternative embodiments, after adding the target cell as a secondary cell for the terminal, the method further includes:

[0216] Send a first confirmation message to the network device, the first confirmation message carrying the following information:

[0217] The index of the target cell;

[0218] The second information is used to indicate that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell.

[0219] In the above embodiments, by sending the first confirmation information to the network device, the network device can obtain the time information that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell, which facilitates the network device to manage the secondary cell, such as activating and deleting the secondary cell.

[0220] In some optional embodiments, after adding the target cell as a secondary cell for the terminal and activating the target cell, the method further includes:

[0221] Send a second confirmation message to the network device, the second confirmation message carrying the following information:

[0222] The index of the target cell;

[0223] The third information indicates that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell and that the target cell has been activated.

[0224] In the above embodiments, by sending a second confirmation message to the network device, the network device can obtain the time information that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell and is in an active state, which facilitates the network device to manage the secondary cell, such as deactivating the secondary cell, putting the secondary cell into hibernation, and scheduling uplink and downlink data through the secondary cell.

[0225] In some alternative embodiments, the third condition configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0226] Third reference position;

[0227] Third distance threshold;

[0228] The third lag factor.

[0229] Optionally, the third reference position can be a reference position determined based on the coverage area of ​​the secondary carrier component, or it can be a reference position determined based on the coverage area of ​​the primary carrier component. For example, the third reference position is the center position of the coverage area of ​​the secondary carrier component.

[0230] Among them, the third distance threshold and the third lag factor are preset values.

[0231] In some optional embodiments, when the first signaling carries the third condition configuration information, the step of performing secondary cell management based on the location of the terminal and the first signaling includes:

[0232] Determine a third distance between the position of the terminal and the third reference position;

[0233] If the sum of the third distance and the third hysteresis factor is less than the third distance threshold, the measurement result corresponding to the measurement object is sent to the network device.

[0234] In the above embodiments, the terminal can determine whether to trigger secondary cell measurement and measurement result reporting based on the third condition configuration information. Since the terminal only triggers secondary cell measurement and reports the measurement results to the network device when it determines that the conditions for secondary cell measurement and measurement result reporting are met according to the third condition configuration information, the problem of energy waste caused by the terminal continuously performing secondary cell measurement when the terminal is within PCC coverage but outside SCC coverage can be avoided.

[0235] It should be noted that, for the same target cell, the first reference position, the second reference position, and the third reference position may be the same or different; for the same target cell, the first distance threshold, the second distance threshold, and the third distance threshold may be the same or different; for the same target cell, the first lag factor, the second lag factor, and the third lag factor may be the same or different.

[0236] like Figure 3 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for managing secondary cells, applied to network devices, comprising the following steps:

[0237] Step 201: Send a first signaling message to the terminal, the first signaling message carrying at least one of the following information:

[0238] First condition configuration information used to add a secondary cell;

[0239] Secondary condition configuration information used to add and activate secondary cells;

[0240] The third condition configuration information is used to trigger the reporting of measurement results of the measurement object, and the measurement results are used for secondary cell management.

[0241] Optionally, the first condition configuration information, the second condition configuration information, and the third condition configuration information are used to configure the reference location so that the terminal can perform secondary cell management based on the reference location and its own location.

[0242] In one alternative implementation, the first signaling carries either first conditional configuration information or second conditional configuration information.

[0243] In another alternative implementation, the first signaling carries first conditional configuration information and second conditional configuration information.

[0244] In another alternative implementation, the first signaling carries third condition configuration information.

[0245] It should be noted that when the first signaling message carries first conditional configuration information, second conditional configuration information, and third conditional configuration information simultaneously, the second conditional configuration information has a higher priority than the first conditional configuration information, and the first conditional configuration information has a higher priority than the third conditional configuration information. That is, if two or three of the first, second, and third conditional configuration information are simultaneously satisfied, secondary cell management is performed based on the conditional configuration information with the highest priority.

[0246] In the above embodiments, by sending a first signaling message to the terminal, the network device can enable the terminal to determine whether to trigger the addition of a secondary cell, or whether to trigger the addition and activation of a secondary cell, based on its own location and the first conditional configuration information when the first signaling message carries first conditional configuration information; when the first signaling message carries second conditional configuration information, the terminal can determine whether to trigger the addition and activation of a secondary cell, based on its own location and the second conditional configuration information. Thus, the terminal can add and activate a secondary cell without performing secondary cell measurement and reporting of measurement results, avoiding the energy waste caused by continuous secondary cell measurement when the terminal is within PCC coverage but outside SCC coverage; when the first signaling message carries third conditional configuration information, the terminal can determine whether to trigger secondary cell measurement and report of measurement results, based on its own location and the third conditional configuration information. Since the terminal only triggers secondary cell measurement and reports the measurement results to the network device when it determines that the conditions for secondary cell measurement and reporting of measurement results are met according to the third conditional configuration information, the energy waste caused by continuous secondary cell measurement when the terminal is within PCC coverage but outside SCC coverage can be avoided.

[0247] In some alternative embodiments, the first condition configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0248] Index of the target cell;

[0249] Configuration information of the target cell;

[0250] First reference position;

[0251] First distance threshold;

[0252] First lag factor.

[0253] In some alternative embodiments, the first condition configuration information further includes at least one of the following:

[0254] First cell quality threshold;

[0255] The first piece of information is used to instruct the activation of the target cell.

[0256] Optionally, the second condition configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0257] Index of the target cell;

[0258] Configuration information of the target cell;

[0259] Second reference position;

[0260] Second distance threshold;

[0261] Second lag factor.

[0262] In some alternative embodiments, the second condition configuration information may further include: a second cell quality threshold.

[0263] In some alternative embodiments, the third condition configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0264] Third reference position;

[0265] Third distance threshold;

[0266] The third lag factor.

[0267] In some optional embodiments, the above-mentioned secondary cell management method further includes:

[0268] The terminal sends a first confirmation message, which carries the following information:

[0269] The index of the target cell;

[0270] The second information is used to indicate that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell.

[0271] In some optional embodiments, the above-mentioned secondary cell management method further includes:

[0272] The terminal sends a second confirmation message, which carries the following information:

[0273] The index of the target cell;

[0274] The third information indicates that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell and that the target cell has been activated.

[0275] like Figure 4 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a secondary cell management device applied to a terminal, comprising:

[0276] The first receiving module 401 is used to receive a first signaling sent by a network device. The first signaling carries at least one of the following information: first conditional configuration information for adding a secondary cell, second conditional configuration information for adding and activating a secondary cell, and third conditional configuration information for triggering the reporting of measurement results of a measurement object. The measurement results are used for secondary cell management.

[0277] The processing module 402 is used to perform secondary cell management based on the location of the terminal and the first signaling.

[0278] Optionally, the first condition configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0279] Index of the target cell;

[0280] Configuration information of the target cell;

[0281] First reference position;

[0282] First distance threshold;

[0283] First lag factor.

[0284] Optionally, the first condition configuration information may further include at least one of the following:

[0285] First cell quality threshold;

[0286] The first piece of information is used to instruct the activation of the target cell.

[0287] Optionally, when the first signaling carries the first condition configuration information, the processing module 402 includes:

[0288] A first processing unit is configured to determine a first distance between the position of the terminal and the first reference position;

[0289] The second processing unit is configured to add the target cell as a secondary cell of the terminal when the sum of the first distance and the first hysteresis factor is less than the first distance threshold.

[0290] Optionally, when the first signaling carries the first condition configuration information, the processing module 402 includes:

[0291] The third processing unit is used to determine a first distance between the position of the terminal and the first reference position;

[0292] The fourth processing unit is configured to, if the sum of the first distance and the first hysteresis factor is less than the first distance threshold and the cell quality of the target cell is greater than the first cell quality threshold, add the target cell as a secondary cell of the terminal when the first condition configuration information further includes the first cell quality threshold.

[0293] The fifth processing unit is configured to, if the sum of the first distance and the first hysteresis factor is less than the first distance threshold, add the target cell as the secondary cell of the terminal and activate the target cell when the first condition configuration information further includes the first information.

[0294] The sixth processing unit is configured to, when the first condition configuration information further includes the first information and the first cell quality threshold, add the target cell as a secondary cell of the terminal and activate the target cell if the sum of the first distance and the first hysteresis factor is less than the first distance threshold and the cell quality of the target cell is greater than the first cell quality threshold.

[0295] Optionally, the second condition configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0296] Index of the target cell;

[0297] Configuration information of the target cell;

[0298] Second reference position;

[0299] Second distance threshold;

[0300] Second lag factor.

[0301] Optionally, the second condition configuration information may further include: a second cell quality threshold.

[0302] Optionally, when the first signaling carries the second condition configuration information, the processing module 402 includes:

[0303] The seventh processing unit is used to determine a second distance between the position of the terminal and the second reference position;

[0304] The eighth processing unit is configured to add the target cell as a secondary cell of the terminal and activate the target cell when the sum of the second distance and the second hysteresis factor is less than the second distance threshold.

[0305] Optionally, when the first signaling carries the second condition configuration information, the processing module 402 includes:

[0306] The ninth processing unit is used to determine a second distance between the position of the terminal and the second reference position;

[0307] The tenth processing unit is configured to, if the sum of the second distance and the second hysteresis factor is less than the second distance threshold and the cell quality of the target cell is greater than the second cell quality threshold, add the target cell as a secondary cell of the terminal and activate the target cell, when the second condition configuration information further includes the second cell quality threshold.

[0308] Optionally, the device 400 further includes:

[0309] The first feedback module is used to send a first confirmation message to the network device, the first confirmation message carrying the following information:

[0310] The index of the target cell;

[0311] The second information is used to indicate that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell.

[0312] Optionally, the device 400 further includes:

[0313] The second feedback module is used to send a second confirmation message to the network device, the second confirmation message carrying the following information:

[0314] The index of the target cell;

[0315] The third information indicates that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell and that the target cell has been activated.

[0316] Optionally, the third condition configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0317] Third reference position;

[0318] Third distance threshold;

[0319] The third lag factor.

[0320] Optionally, when the first signaling carries the third condition configuration information, the processing module 402 includes:

[0321] The eleventh processing unit is used to determine a third distance between the position of the terminal and the third reference position;

[0322] The twelfth processing unit is used to send the measurement result corresponding to the measurement object to the network device when the sum of the third distance and the third hysteresis factor is less than the third distance threshold.

[0323] It should be noted that the device 400 provided in this application embodiment can implement all the method steps implemented in the above terminal-side method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. Here, the parts that are the same as those in the method embodiment and the beneficial effects will not be described in detail.

[0324] like Figure 5 As shown, a terminal 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a processor 510 and a transceiver 520, wherein,

[0325] The transceiver 520 is used to receive a first signaling sent by a network device. The first signaling carries at least one of the following information: first conditional configuration information for adding a secondary cell, second conditional configuration information for adding and activating a secondary cell, and third conditional configuration information for triggering the reporting of measurement results of a measurement object. The measurement results are used for secondary cell management.

[0326] The processor 510 is used to perform secondary cell management based on the location of the terminal and the first signaling.

[0327] Optionally, the first condition configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0328] Index of the target cell;

[0329] Configuration information of the target cell;

[0330] First reference position;

[0331] First distance threshold;

[0332] First lag factor.

[0333] Optionally, the first condition configuration information may further include at least one of the following:

[0334] First cell quality threshold;

[0335] The first piece of information is used to instruct the activation of the target cell.

[0336] Optionally, when the first signaling carries the first condition configuration information, the processor 510 is specifically used for:

[0337] Determine a first distance between the position of the terminal and the first reference position;

[0338] If the sum of the first distance and the first hysteresis factor is less than the first distance threshold, the target cell is added as a secondary cell for the terminal.

[0339] Optionally, when the first signaling carries the first condition configuration information, the processor 510 is specifically used for:

[0340] Determine a first distance between the position of the terminal and the first reference position;

[0341] If the first condition configuration information also includes the first cell quality threshold, and the sum of the first distance and the first hysteresis factor is less than the first distance threshold, and the cell quality of the target cell is greater than the first cell quality threshold, then the target cell is added as the secondary cell of the terminal.

[0342] If the first condition configuration information also includes the first information, and the sum of the first distance and the first hysteresis factor is less than the first distance threshold, then the target cell is added as the secondary cell of the terminal, and the target cell is activated.

[0343] If the first condition configuration information also includes the first information and the first cell quality threshold, and the sum of the first distance and the first hysteresis factor is less than the first distance threshold, and the cell quality of the target cell is greater than the first cell quality threshold, then the target cell is added as the secondary cell of the terminal and the target cell is activated.

[0344] Optionally, the second condition configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0345] Index of the target cell;

[0346] Configuration information of the target cell;

[0347] Second reference position;

[0348] Second distance threshold;

[0349] Second lag factor.

[0350] Optionally, the second condition configuration information may further include: a second cell quality threshold.

[0351] Optionally, when the first signaling carries the second condition configuration information, the processor 510 is specifically used for:

[0352] Determine the second distance between the position of the terminal and the second reference position;

[0353] If the sum of the second distance and the second hysteresis factor is less than the second distance threshold, the target cell is added as a secondary cell of the terminal and the target cell is activated.

[0354] Optionally, when the first signaling carries the second condition configuration information, the processor 510 is specifically used for:

[0355] Determine the second distance between the position of the terminal and the second reference position;

[0356] If the second condition configuration information also includes the second cell quality threshold, and the sum of the second distance and the second hysteresis factor is less than the second distance threshold, and the cell quality of the target cell is greater than the second cell quality threshold, then the target cell is added as the secondary cell of the terminal and the target cell is activated.

[0357] Optionally, the processor 510 is further configured to:

[0358] Send a first confirmation message to the network device, the first confirmation message carrying the following information:

[0359] The index of the target cell;

[0360] The second information is used to indicate that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell.

[0361] Optionally, the processor 510 is further configured to:

[0362] Send a second confirmation message to the network device, the second confirmation message carrying the following information:

[0363] The index of the target cell;

[0364] The third information indicates that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell and that the target cell has been activated.

[0365] Optionally, the third condition configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0366] Third reference position;

[0367] Third distance threshold;

[0368] The third lag factor.

[0369] Optionally, when the first signaling carries the third condition configuration information, the processor 510 is further configured to:

[0370] Determine a third distance between the position of the terminal and the third reference position;

[0371] If the sum of the third distance and the third hysteresis factor is less than the third distance threshold, the measurement result corresponding to the measurement object is sent to the network device.

[0372] In this embodiment, when the first signaling carries first conditional configuration information, the terminal can determine whether to trigger the addition of a secondary cell, or whether to trigger the addition and activation of a secondary cell, based on its own location and the first conditional configuration information. When the first signaling carries second conditional configuration information, the terminal can determine whether to trigger the addition and activation of a secondary cell, based on its own location and the second conditional configuration information. Thus, the terminal can add and activate a secondary cell without reporting the measurement of the secondary cell and the measurement results to the network device, avoiding the energy waste caused by the terminal continuously performing secondary cell measurements when it is within PCC coverage but outside SCC coverage.

[0373] When the first signaling carries the third condition configuration information, the terminal can determine whether to trigger secondary cell measurement and measurement result reporting based on the third condition configuration information. Since the terminal only triggers secondary cell measurement and reports the measurement results to the network device when it determines that the conditions for secondary cell measurement and measurement result reporting are met according to the third condition configuration information, the energy waste caused by the terminal continuously performing secondary cell measurement when the terminal is within PCC coverage but outside SCC coverage can be avoided.

[0374] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal, such as Figure 6As shown, it includes a transceiver 610, a processor 600, a memory 620, and a program or instructions stored in the memory 620 and executable on the processor 600; when the processor 600 executes the program or instructions, it implements the above-described management method applied to secondary cells.

[0375] The transceiver 610 is used to receive and send data under the control of the processor 600.

[0376] Among them, Figure 6 In this context, the bus architecture can include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking various circuits of one or more processors represented by processor 600 and memory represented by memory 620 together. The bus architecture can also link various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and therefore will not be described further herein. The bus interface provides an interface. Transceiver 610 can be multiple elements, including transmitters and receivers, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium. For different user equipment, user interface 630 can also be an interface capable of connecting external or internal devices, including but not limited to keypads, displays, speakers, microphones, joysticks, etc.

[0377] The processor 600 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, while the memory 620 can store the data used by the processor 600 when performing operations.

[0378] like Figure 7 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a secondary cell management device applied to a network device, comprising:

[0379] The first sending module 701 is configured to send a first signaling message to the terminal, the first signaling message carrying at least one of the following information:

[0380] First condition configuration information used to add a secondary cell;

[0381] Secondary condition configuration information used to add and activate secondary cells;

[0382] The third condition configuration information is used to trigger the reporting of measurement results of the measurement object, and the measurement results are used for secondary cell management.

[0383] Optionally, the first condition configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0384] Index of the target cell;

[0385] Configuration information of the target cell;

[0386] First reference position;

[0387] First distance threshold;

[0388] First lag factor.

[0389] Optionally, the first condition configuration information may further include at least one of the following:

[0390] First cell quality threshold;

[0391] The first piece of information is used to instruct the activation of the target cell.

[0392] Optionally, the second condition configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0393] Index of the target cell;

[0394] Configuration information of the target cell;

[0395] Second reference position;

[0396] Second distance threshold;

[0397] Second lag factor.

[0398] Optionally, the second condition configuration information may further include: a second cell quality threshold.

[0399] Optionally, the third condition configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0400] Third reference position;

[0401] Third distance threshold;

[0402] The third lag factor.

[0403] In some alternative embodiments, the management device for the secondary cell further includes:

[0404] The second receiving module is used to receive the first confirmation information sent by the terminal, wherein the first confirmation information carries the following information:

[0405] The index of the target cell;

[0406] The second information is used to indicate that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell.

[0407] In some alternative embodiments, the management device for the secondary cell further includes:

[0408] The third receiving module is used to receive the second confirmation information sent by the terminal, the second confirmation information carrying the following information:

[0409] The index of the target cell;

[0410] The third information indicates that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell and that the target cell has been activated.

[0411] It should be noted that the apparatus provided in this application embodiment can implement all the method steps implemented in the method embodiment on the network device side and can achieve the same technical effect. Here, the parts that are the same as those in the method embodiment and the beneficial effects will not be described in detail.

[0412] like Figure 8 As shown, a network device 800 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a processor 810 and a transceiver 820, wherein,

[0413] The transceiver is used to send a first signaling message to the terminal, the first signaling message carrying at least one of the following information:

[0414] First condition configuration information used to add a secondary cell;

[0415] Secondary condition configuration information used to add and activate secondary cells;

[0416] The third condition configuration information is used to trigger the reporting of measurement results of the measurement object, and the measurement results are used for secondary cell management.

[0417] Optionally, the first condition configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0418] Index of the target cell;

[0419] Configuration information of the target cell;

[0420] First reference position;

[0421] First distance threshold;

[0422] First lag factor.

[0423] Optionally, the first condition configuration information may further include at least one of the following:

[0424] First cell quality threshold;

[0425] The first piece of information is used to instruct the activation of the target cell.

[0426] Optionally, the second condition configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0427] Index of the target cell;

[0428] Configuration information of the target cell;

[0429] Second reference position;

[0430] Second distance threshold;

[0431] Second lag factor.

[0432] Optionally, the second condition configuration information may further include: a second cell quality threshold.

[0433] Optionally, the third condition configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0434] Third reference position;

[0435] Third distance threshold;

[0436] The third lag factor.

[0437] The transceiver 820 is used to receive first confirmation information sent by the terminal, and the first confirmation information carries the following information:

[0438] The index of the target cell;

[0439] The second information is used to indicate that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell.

[0440] The transceiver 820 is used to receive the second confirmation information sent by the terminal, the second confirmation information carrying the following information:

[0441] The index of the target cell;

[0442] The third information indicates that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell and that the target cell has been activated.

[0443] The network device in this embodiment, by sending a first signaling message to the terminal, enables the terminal to determine whether to trigger the addition of a secondary cell, or whether to trigger the addition and activation of a secondary cell, based on its own location and the first conditional configuration information when the first signaling message carries first conditional configuration information; when the first signaling message carries second conditional configuration information, the terminal can determine whether to trigger the addition and activation of a secondary cell based on its own location and the second conditional configuration information. In this way, the terminal can add and activate a secondary cell without performing secondary cell measurement and reporting of measurement results, avoiding the energy waste caused by the terminal continuously performing secondary cell measurement when it is within PCC coverage but outside SCC coverage; when the first signaling message carries third conditional configuration information, the terminal can determine whether to trigger the measurement of the secondary cell and report of measurement results based on its own location and the third conditional configuration information. Since the terminal only triggers secondary cell measurement and reports the measurement results to the network device when it determines that the conditions for secondary cell measurement and reporting of measurement results are met according to the third conditional configuration information, the energy waste caused by the terminal continuously performing secondary cell measurement when it is within PCC coverage but outside SCC coverage can be avoided.

[0444] Another embodiment of the network device of the present invention, such as Figure 9 As shown, it includes a transceiver 910, a processor 900, a memory 920, and a program or instructions stored in the memory 920 and executable on the processor 900; when the processor 900 executes the program or instructions, it implements the above-described management method applied to secondary cells.

[0445] The transceiver 910 is used to receive and send data under the control of the processor 900.

[0446] Among them, Figure 9 In this context, the bus architecture can include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking various circuits together, represented by one or more processors (processor 900) and memory (memory 920). The bus architecture can also link various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and therefore will not be described further herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 910 can be multiple elements, including transmitters and receivers, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium. The processor 900 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 920 can store data used by the processor 900 during operation.

[0447] This invention provides a readable storage medium storing a program or instructions. When executed by a processor, the program or instructions implement the steps in the secondary cell management method described above and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, further details are omitted here. The computer-readable storage medium may be a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

[0448] This application also provides a computer program product, including computer instructions. When these computer instructions are executed by a processor, they implement the various processes of the above-described method embodiments and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, they will not be described again here.

[0449] It should be further noted that the terminals described in this specification include, but are not limited to, smartphones, tablets, etc., and many of the functional components described are referred to as modules in order to emphasize the independence of their implementation.

[0450] In this embodiment of the invention, the module can be implemented in software so that it can be executed by various types of processors. For example, an identified executable code module may include one or more physical or logical blocks of computer instructions, which may be constructed as objects, procedures, or functions. Nevertheless, the executable code of the identified module does not need to be physically located together, but may include different instructions stored in different bits, which, when logically combined, constitute the module and achieve the module's intended purpose.

[0451] In practice, an executable code module can be a single instruction or many instructions, and can even be distributed across multiple different code segments, different programs, and across multiple memory devices. Similarly, operational data can be identified within the module and can be implemented in any suitable form and organized within any suitable type of data structure. This operational data can be collected as a single dataset or distributed across different locations (including different storage devices), and can exist, at least in part, solely as electronic signals within the system or network.

[0452] When a module can be implemented using software, considering the current level of hardware technology, modules that can be implemented in software can be implemented using hardware circuits by those skilled in the art to achieve the corresponding functions, without considering cost. These hardware circuits include conventional very-large-scale integrated circuits (VLSI) or gate arrays, as well as existing semiconductors such as logic chips and transistors, or other discrete components. Modules can also be implemented using programmable hardware devices, such as field-programmable gate arrays, programmable array logic, and programmable logic devices.

[0453] The exemplary embodiments described above are with reference to the accompanying drawings. Many different forms and embodiments are feasible without departing from the spirit and teachings of the invention. Therefore, the invention should not be construed as limiting the exemplary embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these exemplary embodiments are provided to make the invention complete and convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. In these drawings, component dimensions and relative dimensions may be exaggerated for clarity. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular exemplary embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, unless clearly indicated otherwise, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include all such forms. It will be further understood that the terms “comprising” and / or “including”, when used in this specification, indicate the presence of the stated features, integers, steps, operations, components, and / or elements, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, and / or groups thereof. Unless otherwise indicated, when stated, a range of values ​​includes the upper and lower limits of the range and any subranges in between.

[0454] The above description represents the preferred embodiments of the present invention. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various improvements and modifications without departing from the principles of the present invention, and these improvements and modifications should also be considered within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A management method for auxiliary communities, characterized in that, Applied to terminals, including: The network device receives a first signaling message, which carries at least one of the following information: first conditional configuration information for adding a secondary cell, second conditional configuration information for adding and activating a secondary cell, and third conditional configuration information for triggering the reporting of measurement results of a measurement object, wherein the measurement results are used for secondary cell management. Secondary cell management is performed based on the location of the terminal and the first signaling.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first condition configuration information includes at least one of the following: Index of the target cell; Configuration information of the target cell; First reference position; First distance threshold; First lag factor.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The first condition configuration information also includes at least one of the following: First cell quality threshold; The first piece of information is used to instruct the activation of the target cell.

4. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, When the first signaling carries the first conditional configuration information, the step of performing secondary cell management based on the location of the terminal and the first signaling includes: Determine a first distance between the position of the terminal and the first reference position; If the sum of the first distance and the first hysteresis factor is less than the first distance threshold, the target cell is added as a secondary cell for the terminal.

5. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, When the first signaling carries the first conditional configuration information, the step of performing secondary cell management based on the location of the terminal and the first signaling includes: Determine a first distance between the position of the terminal and the first reference position; If the first condition configuration information also includes the first cell quality threshold, and the sum of the first distance and the first hysteresis factor is less than the first distance threshold, and the cell quality of the target cell is greater than the first cell quality threshold, then the target cell is added as the secondary cell of the terminal. If the first condition configuration information also includes the first information, and the sum of the first distance and the first hysteresis factor is less than the first distance threshold, then the target cell is added as the secondary cell of the terminal, and the target cell is activated. If the first condition configuration information also includes the first information and the first cell quality threshold, and the sum of the first distance and the first hysteresis factor is less than the first distance threshold, and the cell quality of the target cell is greater than the first cell quality threshold, then the target cell is added as the secondary cell of the terminal and the target cell is activated.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The second condition configuration information includes at least one of the following: Index of the target cell; Configuration information of the target cell; Second reference position; Second distance threshold; Second lag factor.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The second condition configuration information also includes: the second cell quality threshold.

8. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, When the first signaling carries the second conditional configuration information, the step of performing secondary cell management based on the location of the terminal and the first signaling includes: Determine the second distance between the position of the terminal and the second reference position; If the sum of the second distance and the second hysteresis factor is less than the second distance threshold, the target cell is added as a secondary cell of the terminal and the target cell is activated.

9. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that, When the first signaling carries the second conditional configuration information, the step of performing secondary cell management based on the location of the terminal and the first signaling includes: Determine the second distance between the position of the terminal and the second reference position; If the second condition configuration information also includes the second cell quality threshold, and the sum of the second distance and the second hysteresis factor is less than the second distance threshold, and the cell quality of the target cell is greater than the second cell quality threshold, then the target cell is added as the secondary cell of the terminal and the target cell is activated.

10. The method according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that, After adding the target cell as a secondary cell for the terminal, the method further includes: Send a first confirmation message to the network device, the first confirmation message carrying the following information: The index of the target cell; The second information is used to indicate that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell.

11. The method according to claim 5, 8, or 9, characterized in that, After adding the target cell as a secondary cell for the terminal and activating the target cell, the method further includes: Send a second confirmation message to the network device, the second confirmation message carrying the following information: The index of the target cell; The third information indicates that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell and that the target cell has been activated.

12. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The third condition configuration information includes at least one of the following: Third reference position; Third distance threshold; The third lag factor.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that, When the first signaling carries the third condition configuration information, the step of performing secondary cell management based on the location of the terminal and the first signaling includes: Determine a third distance between the position of the terminal and the third reference position; If the sum of the third distance and the third hysteresis factor is less than the third distance threshold, the measurement result corresponding to the measurement object is sent to the network device.

14. A management method for auxiliary communities, characterized in that, Applied to network devices, including: Send a first signaling message to the terminal, the first signaling message carrying at least one of the following information: First condition configuration information used to add a secondary cell; Secondary condition configuration information used to add and activate secondary cells; The third condition configuration information is used to trigger the reporting of measurement results of the measurement object, and the measurement results are used for secondary cell management.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that, The first condition configuration information includes at least one of the following: Index of the target cell; Configuration information of the target cell; First reference position; First distance threshold; First lag factor.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that, The first condition configuration information also includes at least one of the following: First cell quality threshold; The first piece of information is used to instruct the activation of the target cell.

17. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that, The second condition configuration information includes at least one of the following: Index of the target cell; Configuration information of the target cell; Second reference position; Second distance threshold; Second lag factor.

18. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that, The second condition configuration information also includes: the second cell quality threshold.

19. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that, The third condition configuration information includes at least one of the following: Third reference position; Third distance threshold; The third lag factor.

20. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that, The method further includes: The terminal sends a first confirmation message, which carries the following information: Index of the target cell; The second information is used to indicate that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell.

21. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that, The method further includes: The terminal sends a second confirmation message, which carries the following information: Index of the target cell; The third information indicates that the target cell has been added as a secondary cell and that the target cell has been activated.

22. A management device for a secondary community, characterized in that, Applied to terminals, including: The first receiving module is configured to receive a first signaling sent by a network device. The first signaling carries at least one of the following information: first conditional configuration information for adding a secondary cell, second conditional configuration information for adding and activating a secondary cell, and third conditional configuration information for triggering the reporting of measurement results of a measurement object. The measurement results are used for secondary cell management. The processing module is used to perform secondary cell management based on the location of the terminal and the first signaling.

23. A terminal, characterized in that, include: Transceiver and processor; The transceiver is used to receive a first signaling sent by a network device. The first signaling carries at least one of the following information: first conditional configuration information for adding a secondary cell, second conditional configuration information for adding and activating a secondary cell, and third conditional configuration information for triggering the reporting of measurement results of a measurement object. The measurement results are used for secondary cell management. The processor is used to perform secondary cell management based on the location of the terminal and the first signaling.

24. A terminal, comprising: A transceiver, a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor; characterized in that, when the processor executes the program or instructions, it implements the secondary cell management method as described in any one of claims 1-13.

25. A management device for a secondary community, characterized in that, Applied to network devices, including: A first transmitting module is configured to send a first signaling message to a terminal, the first signaling message carrying at least one of the following information: First condition configuration information used to add a secondary cell; Secondary condition configuration information used to add and activate secondary cells; The third condition configuration information is used to trigger the reporting of measurement results of the measurement object, and the measurement results are used for secondary cell management.

26. A network device, characterized in that, include: Transceiver and processor; The transceiver is used to send a first signaling message to the terminal, the first signaling message carrying at least one of the following information: First condition configuration information used to add a secondary cell; Secondary condition configuration information used to add and activate secondary cells; The third condition configuration information is used to trigger the reporting of measurement results of the measurement object, and the measurement results are used for secondary cell management.

27. A network device, comprising: A transceiver, a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor; characterized in that, when the processor executes the program or instructions, it implements the secondary cell management method as described in any one of claims 14-21.

28. A readable storage medium having a program or instructions stored thereon, characterized in that, When the program or instructions are executed by the processor, they implement the steps of the secondary cell management method as described in any one of claims 1-13, or the secondary cell management method as described in any one of claims 14-21.

29. A computer program product, characterized in that, Includes computer instructions, which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the secondary cell management method as described in any one of claims 1-13, or the secondary cell management method as described in any one of claims 14-21.

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