Processing method, communication device, and storage medium

Abstract

The technical scheme of the present application performs early data forwarding based on the first indication information, so that the first network device can determine the second network device to which the terminal device is about to switch according to the first indication information, and thus performs early data forwarding on the second network device. The early data forwarding method can be applied to various switching scenarios, the applicability of the early data forwarding method is improved, and / or the data transmission delay in the switching process is reduced.

Description

Processing method, communication device and storage medium Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a processing method, communication equipment, and storage medium. Background Art

[0002] The process of network equipment performing data forwarding before the terminal device completes the handover is called early data forwarding. This method can effectively reduce the delay caused by data transmission during the overall handover process, thereby enhancing the handover.

[0003] During the process of conceiving and implementing this application, the inventors discovered that there are at least the following problems: the advance data forwarding in the existing protocol is not applicable to situations where the network device cannot clearly determine which candidate network device the terminal device will switch to, such as the LTM switching scenario, which limits the application scenarios of the advance data forwarding method and / or is not conducive to reducing data transmission delay.

[0004] The preceding description is intended to provide general background information and does not necessarily constitute prior art. Technical Solutions

[0005] The main purpose of this application is to provide a processing method, a communication device and a storage medium, aiming to improve the applicability of the advance data forwarding method and / or reduce the data transmission delay.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present application provides a processing method that can be applied to a first network device (such as a base station), comprising the steps of:

[0007] S2: Perform early data forwarding based on the first indication information.

[0008] Optionally, the first indication information includes response information and / or measurement report.

[0009] Optionally, the method further comprises at least one of the following:

[0010] receiving pre-configuration information sent by the second network device;

[0011] Sending pre-configuration information to the terminal device;

[0012] receiving response information sent by the second network device;

[0013] Receive measurement reports sent by terminal devices.

[0014] Optionally, the method further comprises at least one of the following:

[0015] The pre-configuration information includes a conditional switching configuration and / or a conditional LTM switching configuration;

[0016] The response information is generated by the second network device according to the random access preamble sent by the terminal device;

[0017] The response information includes advance data forwarding indication information and / or time advance information;

[0018] The measurement report includes at least one of a serving cell measurement result, a candidate cell measurement result, and advance data forwarding indication information.

[0019] Optionally, the conditional handover configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional handover measurement configuration; and / or the conditional LTM handover configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional handover measurement configuration.

[0020] Optionally, the method further comprises at least one of the following:

[0021] Conditional execution condition configuration is used to trigger conditional switching and / or conditional LTM switching;

[0022] The conditional switching measurement configuration is used to trigger the early data forwarding process;

[0023] The conditional switching measurement configuration includes a measurement event and / or a measurement threshold.

[0024] This application also provides a processing method that can be applied to a terminal device (such as a mobile phone), comprising the steps of:

[0025] S1: In response to a measurement condition being met, sending second indication information, so that the network device performs an advance data forwarding process based on the second indication information.

[0026] Optionally, the second indication information includes a random access preamble and / or a measurement report; and / or the network device includes a first network device and / or a second network device.

[0027] Optionally, step S1 includes:

[0028] In response to the measurement condition being met, sending a random access preamble to the second network device, so that the second network device generates response information corresponding to the random access preamble and sends it to the first network device, and the first network device performs early data forwarding based on the response information; and / or,

[0029] In response to the measurement condition being met, a measurement report is sent to the first network device, so that the first network device performs early data forwarding based on the measurement report.

[0030] Optionally, the method further comprises at least one of the following:

[0031] receiving pre-configuration information;

[0032] Receive response information;

[0033] In response to a conditional execution condition configuration being satisfied, performing a conditional switch and / or a conditional LTM switch;

[0034] Send reconfiguration completion signaling and / or uplink data to the second network device.

[0035] Optionally, the method further comprises at least one of the following:

[0036] The pre-configuration information includes a conditional switching configuration and / or a conditional LTM switching configuration;

[0037] The response information includes at least one of advance data forwarding indication information, time advance information, and scheduling information;

[0038] The measurement report includes at least one of a serving cell measurement result, a candidate cell measurement result, and advance data forwarding indication information.

[0039] Optionally, the conditional handover configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional handover measurement configuration; and / or the conditional LTM handover configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional handover measurement configuration.

[0040] Optionally, the method further comprises at least one of the following:

[0041] Conditional execution condition configuration is used to trigger conditional switching and / or conditional LTM switching;

[0042] The conditional switching measurement configuration is used to trigger the early data forwarding process;

[0043] The conditional switching measurement configuration includes a measurement event and / or a measurement threshold.

[0044] The present application also provides a processing method, which can be applied to a second network device (such as a base station), comprising the steps of:

[0045] S3: Receive advance forwarding data, where the advance forwarding data is sent in advance by the first network device based on the first indication information.

[0046] Optionally, the first indication information includes response information and / or measurement report.

[0047] Optionally, the method further comprises at least one of the following:

[0048] Sending pre-configuration information to the first network device;

[0049] receiving a random access preamble;

[0050] Sending response information corresponding to the random access preamble to the first network device;

[0051] Receive reconfiguration completion signaling and / or uplink data.

[0052] Optionally, the method further comprises at least one of the following:

[0053] The pre-configuration information includes a conditional switching configuration and / or a conditional LTM switching configuration;

[0054] The response information includes advance data forwarding indication information and / or time advance information;

[0055] The measurement report includes at least one of a serving cell measurement result, a candidate cell measurement result, and advance data forwarding indication information.

[0056] Optionally, the conditional handover configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional handover measurement configuration; and / or the conditional LTM handover configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional handover measurement configuration.

[0057] Optionally, the method further comprises at least one of the following:

[0058] Conditional execution condition configuration is used to trigger conditional switching and / or conditional LTM switching;

[0059] The conditional switching measurement configuration is used to trigger the early data forwarding process;

[0060] The conditional switching measurement configuration includes a measurement event and / or a measurement threshold.

[0061] The present application also provides a communication device, comprising: a memory, a processor, and a processing program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processing program implements the steps of any of the above-described processing methods when executed by the processor.

[0062] The communication device in this application can be a terminal device (such as a mobile phone), a first network device (such as a base station), or a second network device (such as a base station). The specific reference needs to be clarified according to the context.

[0063] The present application also provides a storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of any of the above-described processing methods are implemented.

[0064] The technical solution of the present application performs advance data forwarding based on the first indication information, so that the first network device can clearly know the second network device to which the terminal device is about to switch according to the first indication information, thereby performing advance data forwarding on the second network device, so that the advance data forwarding method can be applied to a variety of switching scenarios, improving the applicability of the advance data forwarding method, and / or helping to reduce the data transmission delay during the switching process. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0065] The accompanying drawings herein are incorporated into and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present application, and together with the specification, are used to explain the principles of the present application. In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the following is a brief introduction to the drawings required for describing the embodiments. Obviously, for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without inventive work.

[0066] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a mobile terminal for implementing various embodiments of the present application;

[0067] FIG2 is a diagram of a communication network system architecture provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0068] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a controller 140 provided in this application;

[0069] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a network node 150 provided in this application;

[0070] FIG5 is a schematic flow chart of a processing method according to the first embodiment;

[0071] FIG6 is a schematic flow chart of a processing method according to a second embodiment;

[0072] FIG7 is a schematic flow chart of a processing method according to a sixth embodiment;

[0073] FIG8 is a schematic flow chart of a processing method according to a seventh embodiment;

[0074] FIG9 is a schematic flow chart of a processing method according to an eighth embodiment;

[0075] FIG10 is a schematic diagram of a first interaction process according to a ninth embodiment;

[0076] FIG11 is a schematic diagram of a second interaction process according to the ninth embodiment;

[0077] FIG12 is a first structural diagram of a processing device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0078] FIG13 is a second structural diagram of a processing device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0079] FIG14 is a third structural diagram of a processing device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0080] FIG15 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0081] The purpose of this application, its features, and advantages will be further described in conjunction with the embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings illustrate specific embodiments of this application, which will be described in more detail below. These drawings and the accompanying text are not intended to limit the scope of the present application in any way, but rather to illustrate the concepts of this application to those skilled in the art by reference to specific embodiments.

[0082] Implementation Methods of the Application

[0083] Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, with examples illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following description, when referring to the drawings, identical numerals in different figures represent identical or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments are not intended to represent all embodiments consistent with the present application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present application, as detailed in the appended claims.

[0084] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises", "includes" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, an element defined by the sentence "comprises a ..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device comprising the element, and / or, components, features, and elements with the same name in different embodiments of the present application may have the same meaning or different meanings, and their specific meanings need to be determined by their explanation in the specific embodiment or further combined with the context of the specific embodiment.

[0085] It should be understood that although the terms "first," "second," "third," etc. may be used herein to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are used solely to distinguish information of the same type from one another. For example, without departing from the scope of this disclosure, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information. Depending on the context, the term "if," as used herein, may be interpreted as "upon," "when," or "in response to a determination." Furthermore, as used herein, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context indicates otherwise. It should be further understood that the terms "comprising" and "including" indicate the presence of the recited features, steps, operations, elements, components, items, types, and / or groups, but do not preclude the presence, occurrence, or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, items, types, and / or groups. The terms "or," "and / or," "including at least one of the following," etc., as used herein, may be interpreted as inclusive, meaning any one or any combination. For example, “comprising at least one of the following: A, B, C” means “any of the following: A; B; C; A and B; A and C; B and C; A and B and C”; and for another example, “A, B or C” or “A, B and / or C” means “any of the following: A; B; C; A and B; A and C; B and C; A and B and C”. An exception to this definition will occur only when a combination of elements, functions, steps or operations are inherently mutually exclusive in some manner.

[0086] It should be understood that, although the various steps in the flowchart in the embodiment of the present application are shown in sequence according to the indication of the arrows, these steps are not necessarily performed in sequence in the order indicated by the arrows. Unless clearly stated herein, the execution of these steps is not strictly limited in order, and they can be performed in other orders. Moreover, at least a portion of the steps in the figure may include multiple sub-steps or multiple stages, and these sub-steps or stages are not necessarily performed at the same time, but can be performed at different times, and their execution order is not necessarily performed in sequence, but can be performed in turn or alternately with at least a portion of other steps or sub-steps or stages of other steps.

[0087] As used herein, the words "if" and "if" may be interpreted as "at the time of" or "when" or "in response to determining" or "in response to detecting," depending on the context. Similarly, the phrases "if it is determined" or "if (stated condition or event) is detected" may be interpreted as "when it is determined" or "in response to the determination" or "when detecting (stated condition or event)" or "in response to detecting (stated condition or event)," depending on the context.

[0088] It should be noted that in this article, step codes such as S1 and S2 are used for the purpose of expressing the corresponding content more clearly and concisely, and do not constitute a substantial restriction on the order. When implementing the step, those skilled in the art may execute S2 first and then S1, etc., but these should all be within the scope of protection of this application.

[0089] It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application and are not used to limit the present application.

[0090] In the subsequent description, the use of suffixes such as "module", "component" or "unit" to represent elements is only for the purpose of facilitating the description of the present application and has no specific meaning. Therefore, "module", "component" or "unit" can be used interchangeably.

[0091] The communication device in this application can be a terminal device (such as a mobile phone), a first network device (such as a base station), or a second network device (such as a base station). The specific reference needs to be clarified according to the context.

[0092] The terminal device may be implemented in various forms. For example, the terminal device described in this application may include intelligent terminal devices such as mobile phones, tablet computers, laptop computers, PDAs, portable media players (PMPs), navigation devices, wearable devices, smart bracelets, pedometers, and other fixed terminal devices such as digital TVs and desktop computers.

[0093] The subsequent description will be made using a mobile terminal as an example. Those skilled in the art will understand that, in addition to components specifically used for mobile purposes, the configuration according to the embodiments of the present application can also be applied to fixed-type terminal devices.

[0094] Please refer to Figure 1, which is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a mobile terminal for implementing various embodiments of the present application. The mobile terminal 100 may include components such as an RF (Radio Frequency) unit 101, a WiFi module 102, an audio output unit 103, an A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 104, a sensor 105, a display unit 106, a user input unit 107, an interface unit 108, a memory 109, a processor 110, and a power supply 111. Those skilled in the art will understand that the mobile terminal structure shown in Figure 1 does not limit the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal may include more or fewer components than shown, or may combine certain components, or arrange the components differently.

[0095] The following is a detailed introduction to the various components of the mobile terminal in conjunction with Figure 1:

[0096] The RF unit 101 can be used to send and receive information or receive signals during calls. Specifically, it receives downlink information from the base station and transmits it to the processor 110 for processing. It also transmits uplink data to the base station. Typically, the RF unit 101 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low-noise amplifier, a duplexer, and / or other components. Furthermore, the RF unit 101 can communicate with the network and other devices via wireless communication. The above-mentioned wireless communications can use any communication standard or protocol, including but not limited to GSM (Global System of Mobile communication), GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), CDMA2000 (Code Division Multiple Access 2000), WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), TD-SCDMA (Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access), FDD-LTE (Frequency Division Duplexing-Long Term Evolution), TDD-LTE (Time Division Duplexing-Long Term Evolution), 5G and 6G, etc.

[0097] WiFi is a short-range wireless transmission technology. A mobile terminal, through WiFi module 102, enables users to send and receive emails, browse web pages, and access streaming media, providing wireless broadband Internet access. Although FIG1 illustrates WiFi module 102, it is understood that it is not a required component of the mobile terminal and can be omitted as needed without altering the essence of the invention.

[0098] The audio output unit 103 can convert audio data received by the RF unit 101 or the WiFi module 102 or stored in the memory 109 into an audio signal and output it as sound when the mobile terminal 100 is in a call signal reception mode, a talk mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, or the like. Furthermore, the audio output unit 103 can also provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the mobile terminal 100 (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.). The audio output unit 103 may include a speaker, a buzzer, or the like.

[0099] The A / V input unit 104 is used to receive audio or video signals. The A / V input unit 104 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 1041 and a microphone 1042. The GPU 1041 processes image data of still images or videos captured by an image capture device (e.g., a camera) in video capture mode or image capture mode. The processed image frames may be displayed on the display unit 106. The image frames processed by the GPU 1041 may be stored in the memory 109 (or other storage medium) or transmitted via the RF unit 101 or the WiFi module 102. The microphone 1042 may receive sound (audio data) in operating modes such as a phone call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode, and may process such sound into audio data. In the phone call mode, the processed audio (voice) data may be converted into a format that can be transmitted to a mobile communication base station via the RF unit 101. The microphone 1042 may implement various types of noise cancellation (or suppression) algorithms to eliminate (or suppress) noise or interference generated during the reception and transmission of audio signals.

[0100] The mobile terminal 100 also includes at least one sensor 105, such as a light sensor, a motion sensor, and other sensors. Optionally, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor. Optionally, the ambient light sensor can adjust the brightness of the display panel 1061 according to the brightness of the ambient light, and the proximity sensor can turn off the display panel 1061 and / or the backlight when the mobile terminal 100 is moved to the ear. As a type of motion sensor, the accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in all directions (generally three axes), and can detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when stationary. It can be used for applications that identify the posture of the mobile phone (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related games, magnetometer posture calibration), vibration recognition related functions (such as pedometer, tapping), etc.; as for other sensors that can be configured in the mobile phone, such as fingerprint sensors, pressure sensors, iris sensors, molecular sensors, gyroscopes, barometers, hygrometers, thermometers, infrared sensors, etc., they will not be described here.

[0101] The display unit 106 is used to display information input by the user or information provided to the user. The display unit 106 may include a display panel 1061, which may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), or the like.

[0102] The user input unit 107 can be used to receive input digital or character information and generate key signal input related to user settings and function control of the mobile terminal. Optionally, the user input unit 107 may include a touch panel 1071 and other input devices 1072. The touch panel 1071, also known as a touch screen, can collect user touch operations on or near it (such as operations performed by the user using a finger, stylus, or any other suitable object or accessory on or near the touch panel 1071) and drive corresponding connected devices according to a pre-set program. The touch panel 1071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. Optionally, the touch detection device detects the user's touch direction and detects the signal generated by the touch operation, and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives the touch information from the touch detection device and converts it into touch point coordinates, which are then sent to the processor 110. It can also receive and execute commands sent by the processor 110. And / or, the touch panel 1071 can be implemented using various types such as resistive, capacitive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave. In addition to the touch panel 1071, the user input unit 107 may further include other input devices 1072. Optionally, the other input devices 1072 may include, but are not limited to, one or more of a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, power keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, a joystick, etc., and the specifics are not limited here.

[0103] Optionally, the touch panel 1071 may overlay the display panel 1061. When the touch panel 1071 detects a touch operation on or near it, it transmits the information to the processor 110 to determine the type of touch event. The processor 110 then provides a corresponding visual output on the display panel 1061 based on the type of touch event. Although in FIG1 , the touch panel 1071 and the display panel 1061 are shown as two separate components to implement the input and output functions of the mobile terminal, in some embodiments, the touch panel 1071 and the display panel 1061 may be integrated to implement the input and output functions of the mobile terminal, which is not limited to this specific embodiment.

[0104] The interface unit 108 serves as an interface through which at least one external device can be connected to the mobile terminal 100. For example, the external device may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power supply (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device with an identification module, an audio input / output (I / O) port, a video I / O port, a headphone port, etc. The interface unit 108 may be used to receive input (e.g., data information, power, etc.) from an external device and transmit the received input to one or more elements within the mobile terminal 100 or may be used to transmit data between the mobile terminal 100 and an external device.

[0105] Memory 109 can be used to store software programs and various data. Memory 109 may primarily include a program storage area and a data storage area. Optionally, the program storage area may store an operating system and at least one application required for a function (such as a sound playback function or an image playback function); the data storage area may store data generated based on the use of the mobile phone (such as audio data, a phone book, etc.). Furthermore, / or, memory 109 may include high-speed random access memory and non-volatile memory, such as at least one disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid-state storage device.

[0106] Processor 110 is the control center of the mobile terminal, connecting all components of the mobile terminal using various interfaces and circuits. By running or executing software programs and / or modules stored in memory 109 and accessing data stored in memory 109, it executes various functions of the mobile terminal and processes data, thereby providing overall monitoring of the mobile terminal. Processor 110 may include one or more processing units; preferably, processor 110 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor. Optionally, the application processor primarily handles the operating system, user interface, and application programs, while the modem processor primarily handles wireless communications. It is understood that the modem processor may not be integrated into processor 110.

[0107] The mobile terminal 100 may also include a power supply 111 (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components. Preferably, the power supply 111 may be logically connected to the processor 110 through a power management system, thereby managing functions such as charging, discharging, and power consumption through the power management system.

[0108] Although not shown in FIG. 1 , the mobile terminal 100 may further include a Bluetooth module, etc., which will not be described in detail here.

[0109] To facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present application, the communication network system on which the mobile terminal of the present application is based is described below.

[0110] Please refer to Figure 2, which is a communication network system architecture diagram provided in an embodiment of the present application. The communication network system is an NR (New Radio) system of universal mobile communication technology. The NR system includes UE (User Equipment) 201, E-UTRAN (Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network) 202, EPC (Evolved Packet Core) 203 and the operator's IP service 204, which are connected in sequence.

[0111] Optionally, UE201 may be the above-mentioned terminal device 100, which will not be described in detail here.

[0112] E-UTRAN 202 includes eNodeB 2021 and other eNodeBs 2022 . Optionally, eNodeB 2021 may be connected to other eNodeBs 2022 via a backhaul (eg, an X2 interface). eNodeB 2021 is connected to EPC 203 , and eNodeB 2021 may provide access from UE 201 to EPC 203 .

[0113] EPC 203 may include an MME (Mobility Management Entity) 2031, an HSS (Home Subscriber Server) 2032, other MMEs 2033, an SGW (Serving Gate Way) 2034, a PGW (PDN Gate Way) 2035, and a PCRF (Policy and Charging Rules Function) 2036. Optionally, MME 2031 is a control node that processes signaling between UE 201 and EPC 203, providing bearer and connection management. HSS 2032 provides registers for managing functions such as the Home Location Register (not shown) and stores user-specific information such as service features and data rates. All user data can be sent through SGW2034, PGW2035 can provide IP address allocation and other functions for UE 201, PCRF2036 is the policy and charging control policy decision point for service data flow and IP bearer resources, and it selects and provides available policy and charging control decisions for the policy and charging execution function unit (not shown in the figure).

[0114] The IP service 204 may include the Internet, an intranet, an IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem), or other IP services.

[0115] Although the above introduction takes the LTE system as an example, those skilled in the art should know that this application is not only applicable to the LTE system, but can also be applied to other wireless communication systems, such as GSM, CDMA2000, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, 5G and future new network systems (such as 6G), etc., which are not limited here.

[0116] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a controller 140 provided in this application. The controller 140 includes a memory 1401 and a processor 1402. The memory 1401 is used to store program instructions, and the processor 1402 is used to call the program instructions in the memory 1401 to execute the steps performed by the controller in the first embodiment of the above method. The implementation principles and beneficial effects are similar and will not be repeated here.

[0117] Optionally, the controller further includes a communication interface 1403, which can be connected to the processor 1402 via a bus 1404. The processor 1402 can control the communication interface 1403 to implement the receiving and sending functions of the controller 140.

[0118] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a network node 150 provided in this application. Network node 150 includes: a memory 1501 and a processor 1502. Memory 1501 is used to store program instructions, and processor 1502 is used to call the program instructions in memory 1501 to execute the steps performed by the first node in the first embodiment of the above method. The implementation principles and beneficial effects are similar and will not be repeated here.

[0119] Optionally, the controller further includes a communication interface 1503, which can be connected to the processor 1502 via a bus 1504. The processor 1502 can control the communication interface 1503 to implement the receiving and sending functions of the network node 150.

[0120] The integrated modules implemented in the form of software function modules can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The software function modules stored in a storage medium include a number of instructions for causing a computer device (which can be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) or a processor to execute some of the steps of the methods of various embodiments of the present application.

[0121] In the above embodiments, it can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When software is used for implementation, it can be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, the process or function according to the embodiment of the present application is generated in whole or in part. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer instructions can be stored in a storage medium or transmitted from one storage medium to another storage medium. For example, the computer instructions can be transmitted from a website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center via a wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) method. The storage medium can be any available medium that a computer can access or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrations. The available medium can be a magnetic medium (e.g., a floppy disk, a hard disk, a tape), an optical medium (e.g., a DVD), or a semiconductor medium (e.g., a solid state drive solid state disk, SSD), etc.

[0122] Based on the above-mentioned mobile terminal hardware structure and communication network system, various embodiments of the present application are proposed.

[0123] First embodiment

[0124] 5 , which is a flow chart of a processing method according to a first embodiment, the processing method of the embodiment of the present application can be applied to a first network device (such as a base station), including the steps of:

[0125] S2: Perform early data forwarding based on the first indication information.

[0126] In existing protocols, when a terminal device receives a Conditional Handover (CHO) configuration from a network device and sends a configuration completion signaling signal to the source gNB, the source gNB can perform early data forwarding after completing the CHO configuration to reduce data transmission delays during handover. However, if enhanced conditional handover is used in LTM handover scenarios, the source gNB cannot clearly know which candidate gNB the terminal device will switch to, and therefore cannot perform early data forwarding, which will also cause data transmission delays.

[0127] In the embodiment of the present application, the first indication information is used to enable the first network device to clearly know that the terminal device is about to switch to the second network device, thereby performing early data forwarding to the first network device.

[0128] Optionally, the first indication information includes response information and / or a measurement report.

[0129] Optionally, before performing early data forwarding based on the first indication information, the source cell (including the first network device) receives pre-configuration information of at least one candidate cell (including the second network device).

[0130] Optionally, the first network device sends pre-configuration information to the terminal device, so that the terminal device performs measurement based on the pre-configuration information and identifies the conditional handover candidate cell and / or conditional LTM handover candidate cell in advance.

[0131] Optionally, the pre-configuration information includes conditional switching configuration and / or conditional LTM switching configuration.

[0132] Optionally, the conditional switching configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional switching measurement configuration.

[0133] Optionally, the conditional LTM switching configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional switching measurement configuration.

[0134] Optionally, the conditional switching configuration may be a conditional reconfiguration, which is used for conditional switching and / or triggering an early data forwarding process.

[0135] Optionally, the conditional LTM switching configuration may be a conditional LTM reconfiguration, which is used for conditional LTM switching and / or triggering an early data forwarding process.

[0136] Optionally, the conditional execution condition is configured to trigger a conditional switch and / or a conditional LTM switch.

[0137] Optionally, the conditional handover measurement configuration is used to trigger an early data forwarding process.

[0138] Optionally, the conditional switching measurement configuration includes a measurement event and / or a measurement threshold.

[0139] Optionally, the first network device sends pre-configuration information of at least one candidate cell through RRC reconfiguration signaling.

[0140] Optionally, the conditional handover measurement configuration may be independently sent and / or configured via RRC reconfiguration signaling, for example, not included in the conditional handover configuration.

[0141] Optionally, the terminal device receives at least one candidate cell pre-configuration information and stores it locally.

[0142] Optionally, the pre-configuration information may also be used for subsequent handover.

[0143] Optionally, the terminal device switches the measurement configuration according to the condition and performs measurement to obtain a measurement result.

[0144] Optionally, the terminal device evaluates whether the candidate cell meets the conditional switching measurement configuration based on the measurement result.

[0145] Optionally, the terminal device synchronously evaluates whether the measurement result satisfies the conditional execution condition configuration.

[0146] Optionally, after the terminal device identifies the conditional switching candidate cell in advance through measurement, it can perform early uplink synchronization with the candidate cell so that the source cell determines the candidate cell for which early data forwarding is required.

[0147] Optionally, after the terminal device identifies the conditional switching candidate cell in advance through measurement, it can also assist the source cell in determining the candidate cell that needs to perform early data forwarding through indication information, that is, the terminal device assists the first network device in determining the second network device that needs to perform early data forwarding through indication information.

[0148] Optionally, when at least one candidate cell meets the conditional switching measurement configuration, the terminal device may send a random access preamble to the candidate cell.

[0149] Optionally, the candidate cell responds to the random access preamble sent by the terminal device and sends response information to the source cell, such as: HANDOVER REQUEST ACKONWLEDGE or other inter-base station interaction signaling, which is not limited in this application.

[0150] Optionally, the source cell receives the response information sent by the candidate cell, feeds back the advance data forwarding signaling to the candidate cell, and performs advance data forwarding.

[0151] Optionally, when at least one candidate cell meets the conditions for switching measurement configuration, the terminal device may also report a measurement report to the source cell.

[0152] Optionally, the source cell initiates an early data forwarding process for the candidate cell based on the measurement report sent by the terminal device, for example: the measurement report shows that the candidate cell enters the measurement reporting range.

[0153] Optionally, the first network device may determine the second network device that needs to perform early data forwarding through the response information and / or the measurement report.

[0154] Optionally, the response information is generated by the second network device based on the random access preamble sent by the terminal device.

[0155] Optionally, the response information includes advance data forwarding indication information and / or time advance information.

[0156] Optionally, the measurement report includes at least one of a serving cell measurement result, a candidate cell measurement result, and early data forwarding indication information.

[0157] Optionally, the terminal device continuously evaluates whether there are candidate cells that meet the conditions to execute conditional configuration.

[0158] Optionally, when at least one candidate cell meets the conditional execution condition, the terminal initiates a conditional handover process for the candidate cell.

[0159] Optionally, the terminal device sends RRC reconfiguration completion signaling and / or the first uplink data to the second network device.

[0160] Optionally, the terminal device receives new downlink data scheduling sent by the second network device and determines that the switching is completed.

[0161] Optionally, the new downlink data is obtained through advance data forwarding.

[0162] This embodiment uses the above-mentioned scheme, specifically by performing advance data forwarding based on the first indication information, so that the first network device can clearly identify the second network device to which the terminal device is about to switch according to the first indication information, thereby performing advance data forwarding on the second network device, so that the advance data forwarding method can be applied to a variety of switching scenarios, thereby improving the applicability of the advance data forwarding method, and / or helping to reduce the data transmission delay during the switching process.

[0163] Second embodiment

[0164] Based on the first embodiment of the present application, this embodiment further discloses the processing method in the above embodiment. Referring to FIG6 , FIG6 is a flow chart of the processing method according to the second embodiment, and the specific steps include:

[0165] S0: Send pre-configuration information to the terminal device.

[0166] Optionally, the source cell obtains pre-configuration information (LTM-Candidate) of at least one candidate cell, including: conditional handover configuration and / or conditional LTM handover configuration (ltm-condCandidateConfig) of the candidate cell.

[0167] Optionally, the conditional switching configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional switching measurement configuration.

[0168] Optionally, the conditional LTM switching configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional switching measurement configuration.

[0169] Optionally, the conditional switching measurement configuration includes: a measurement event (Event) and / or a measurement threshold (Threshold).

[0170] Optionally, the conditional switching measurement configuration is used to assist the network device in performing early data forwarding, and therefore, may also be referred to as an early data forwarding measurement configuration, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0171] Optionally, the measurement event and / or the measurement threshold is used to determine whether the measured cell enters a service range, that is, whether the measurement result enters a predetermined range or meets a threshold.

[0172] Optionally, the measurement event is a new measurement event, such as Event A7, or an existing measurement event, such as Event A3 / A4, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0173] Optionally, the new measurement event is used to indicate that the target cell measurement result enters a preset range, for example, the target cell signal strength is greater than a signal strength threshold, the target cell signal quality is greater than a signal quality threshold, or the target cell signal-to-noise ratio is greater than a signal-to-noise ratio threshold.

[0174] Optionally, the measurement threshold includes: an entry range threshold, where the entry range threshold is used to indicate that the target cell measurement result enters a preset range, for example: the target cell signal strength is greater than the signal strength entry range threshold, the target cell signal quality is greater than the signal quality entry range threshold, and the target cell signal-to-noise ratio is greater than the signal-to-noise ratio entry range threshold.

[0175] Optionally, the new measurement event is used to indicate that the target cell measurement result enters a preset range, and also includes the target cell measurement result and / or the target cell measurement result plus a specific offset value is higher than the serving cell measurement result, for example: the target cell signal strength measurement result plus the signal strength offset value is greater than the serving cell signal strength measurement result, the target cell signal quality measurement result plus the signal quality offset value is greater than the serving cell signal quality measurement result, and the target cell signal-to-noise ratio measurement result plus the signal-to-noise ratio offset value is greater than the serving cell signal-to-noise ratio measurement result.

[0176] Optionally, the conditional handover measurement configuration is further used to provide a source cell with a decision on executing early data forwarding.

[0177] Optionally, the conditional execution condition configuration includes a measurement configuration, including: a reference signal measurement configuration (CSI-MeasConfig) and / or a measurement configuration (MeasConfig).

[0178] Optionally, the reference signal measurement configuration includes: at least one of: measurement resources, measurement carrier, physical cell identity (PCI), reporting resources and serving cell identity (Serving Cell Identity); the measurement configuration includes: measurement event, measurement carrier and reporting configuration, etc.

[0179] Optionally, the conditional execution condition is configured to trigger conditional switching and / or conditional LTM switching.

[0180] Optionally, the measurement event includes a conditional switching measurement event.

[0181] Optionally, the setting conditions for the conditional switch measurement configuration are looser than the conditional execution condition configuration, for example:

[0182] In the measurement event of the conditional handover measurement configuration, the measurement specific compensation value of the neighboring cell is greater than the measurement specific compensation value of the neighboring cell in the measurement event of the conditional execution condition configuration. Therefore, the measurement result of the neighboring cell preferably satisfies the conditional handover measurement configuration.

[0183] The measurement threshold in the conditional handover measurement configuration is smaller than the specific compensation value for neighbor cell measurement in the conditional execution condition configuration. Therefore, the neighbor cell measurement result preferentially satisfies the conditional handover measurement configuration.

[0184] Optionally, the measurement event or the measurement threshold may be at least one of signal strength (RSRP), signal quality (RSRQ) and signal-to-noise ratio (SINR).

[0185] Optionally, the candidate cell conditional switching configuration information also includes: at least one of: early uplink synchronization configuration (EarlyUL-SyncConfig), configuration scheduling configuration (ConfiguredGrantConfig), candidate cell complete configuration indication (ltm-ConfigComplete) and new terminal radio temporary identity (newUE-Identity).

[0186] Optionally, the layer 1 measurement configuration includes: LTM channel state information resource configuration (LTM-CSI-ResourceConfig) and / or LTM channel state information report configuration (LTM-CSI-ReportConfig).

[0187] Optionally, the configuration scheduling configuration is also associated with beam information (TCI-State).

[0188] Optionally, the configuration scheduling configuration includes: configuring scheduling type 1 (CG Type 1).

[0189] Optionally, the candidate cells include cells in legacy R17 and earlier versions and / or LTM cells.

[0190] Optionally, the candidate cell configuration information is distinguished by an identifier, for example, at least one of a conditional handover configuration identifier (condReconfigID), an LTM candidate identifier (LTM-CandidateId), and an LTM conditional candidate identifier (LTM-condCandidateId).

[0191] Optionally, the conditional execution condition configuration and / or conditional switching measurement configuration is also applicable to the serving cell, for example, the serving cell meets measurement event A2 and / or event A5 and / or periodic reporting. For details, please refer to the existing technology, for example: protocol TS 38.331, section 5.5.4.

[0192] Optionally, the source cell (first network device) sends at least one candidate cell conditional switching configuration information through RRC reconfiguration signaling.

[0193] Optionally, the terminal device receives at least one candidate cell conditional switching configuration information and stores it locally.

[0194] Optionally, the candidate cell conditional switching configuration information is pre-configured information and is used for continuous switching.

[0195] Optionally, the terminal device sends an RRC reconfiguration completion (RRCReconfigurationComplete) to the source cell.

[0196] Optionally, the terminal device switches the measurement configuration according to the condition to perform the measurement.

[0197] Optionally, the terminal device evaluates whether the candidate cell satisfies the conditional switching measurement configuration based on the measurement result, for example, by determining whether the measurement event parameters are met and / or whether the measurement result is greater than a threshold based on the candidate cell measurement result. For example, the candidate cell measurement result satisfies measurement event Event A7 and / or the candidate cell measurement result satisfies the measurement threshold.

[0198] Optionally, the terminal device synchronously evaluates whether the measurement result meets the conditional execution condition, for example, judging whether the measurement configuration is met based on the candidate cell measurement result, including: the candidate cell measurement result meets the measurement event.

[0199] Optionally, the terminal device evaluates whether at least one candidate cell satisfies the conditional handover measurement configuration, for example, the measurement result of at least one candidate cell satisfies at least one of the following:

[0200] The target cell signal strength is greater than the signal strength threshold, the target cell signal quality is greater than the signal quality threshold, and the target cell signal-to-noise ratio is greater than the signal-to-noise ratio threshold;

[0201] The target cell signal strength is greater than the signal strength entry range threshold, the target cell signal quality is greater than the signal quality entry range threshold, and the target cell signal-to-noise ratio is greater than the signal-to-noise ratio entry range threshold.

[0202] This embodiment, through the above-mentioned solution, specifically introduces new measurement events and / or enhances existing measurement events by sending pre-configured information to a terminal device via a first network device, to determine whether a candidate cell enters a measurement reporting range. When at least one candidate cell enters the reporting range, early uplink synchronization and / or reporting indication information are performed, enabling the first network device to determine the second network device to which the terminal device is about to switch, and then to perform early data forwarding. This enables the early data forwarding method to be applicable to a variety of handover scenarios, improves its applicability, and / or helps reduce data transmission delay during a handover process.

[0203] Third embodiment

[0204] Based on any of the above embodiments, this embodiment further discloses the processing method in the above embodiments.

[0205] Optionally, after the terminal device completes its evaluation of candidate cells based on pre-configured information, if at least one candidate cell satisfies the conditional handover measurement configuration, a random access preamble is sent to the candidate cell. Sending the random access preamble directly to the candidate cell by the terminal device can indicate that the terminal device has entered the range of the candidate cell and can prepare for early data forwarding; and / or, by performing uplink synchronization with the candidate cell in advance, the interruption delay caused by the handover can be reduced.

[0206] Optionally, the candidate cell (second network device) responds to the random access preamble sent by the terminal device and sends response information to the source cell (first network device).

[0207] Optionally, the response information includes: timing advance (TA) and / or scheduling information (UL Grant).

[0208] Optionally, the source cell sends response information to the terminal device, where the response information responds to the random access preamble sent by the terminal device to the target cell.

[0209] Optionally, the response information includes: at least one of a random access response, an LTM switching command, and a MAC signaling.

[0210] Optionally, the MAC signaling is composed of a MAC subheader and / or a MAC CE.

[0211] Optionally, the response information sent by the source cell to the terminal device carries time advance and / or scheduling information.

[0212] Optionally, the response information includes an early data forwarding indication.

[0213] Optionally, the source cell receives the response information sent by the candidate cell, sends early data forwarding signaling as feedback to the candidate cell, and performs early data forwarding.

[0214] Optionally, the early data forwarding signaling includes: EARLY STATUS TRANSFER and / or SN STATUS TRANSFER, or is forwarded through other existing inter-base station interaction signaling, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0215] Optionally, the source cell performs early data forwarding according to the early data forwarding indication in the response information. This method enables the source cell to learn from the response information sent by the candidate cell that the terminal device has entered the range of the candidate cell, so that the early data forwarding process can be performed.

[0216] Optionally, the terminal device continuously evaluates whether there are candidate cells that meet the conditions to execute conditional configuration.

[0217] Optionally, the terminal device determines whether there is a candidate cell that meets the conditional execution condition by evaluating whether the candidate cell measurement result meets the measurement event.

[0218] Optionally, there is a candidate cell measurement result that satisfies both the conditional handover measurement configuration and the conditional execution condition configuration.

[0219] Optionally, the terminal device first sends a random access preamble to the candidate cell and then performs conditional switching to the candidate cell. The specific method can refer to the above steps.

[0220] Optionally, when at least one candidate cell meets the conditional execution configuration, the terminal device initiates a conditional switching process for the candidate cell.

[0221] Optionally, the terminal device sends RRC reconfiguration completion signaling and / or the first uplink data to the candidate cell after performing conditional switching.

[0222] Optionally, the conditional switching process is random access-free conditional switching and / or random access-free conditional LTM switching.

[0223] Optionally, if the condition switches to random access-free, the second network device sends a new downlink data schedule, and the terminal device receives the new downlink data schedule.

[0224] This embodiment, through the above-mentioned solution, specifically involves the terminal device sending a random access preamble to the second network device, causing the second network device to generate a response message and send it to the first network device, thereby causing the first network device to perform early data forwarding based on the response message. The terminal device directly sends a random access preamble to the candidate cell, indicating that the terminal device has entered the range of the candidate cell and can prepare for the early data forwarding process; and / or, by performing uplink synchronization with the candidate cell in advance, the interruption delay caused by handover can be reduced. The source cell is informed by the response message sent by the candidate cell that the terminal device has entered the range of the candidate cell, thereby being able to perform the early data forwarding process.

[0225] Fourth embodiment

[0226] Based on any of the above embodiments, this embodiment further discloses the processing method in the above embodiments.

[0227] Optionally, after the terminal device completes the evaluation of the candidate cells based on the pre-configured information, if at least one candidate cell meets the conditional switching measurement configuration, a measurement report is reported.

[0228] Optionally, the measurement report is a layer 1 (L1, Layer 1) measurement report and / or a layer 3 measurement report.

[0229] Optionally, the measurement report includes indication information for instructing the source cell to perform early data forwarding.

[0230] Optionally, the reporting indication information may also be that the current serving cell measurement result meets the measurement reporting condition and measurement reporting is performed.

[0231] Optionally, the measurement report carries the serving cell measurement result and / or the candidate cell measurement result. For example, during the serving cell periodic measurement reporting process, the candidate cell measurement result is carried.

[0232] Optionally, the serving cell measurement result carrying the candidate cell measurement result further includes: when the candidate cell meets a measurement event, the reporting indication information carries the candidate cell measurement result. For example, if the serving cell meets measurement event A3 and the candidate cell meets event A7, the measurement report carries the candidate cell measurement result.

[0233] Optionally, the indication information may also be in at least one of the following ways: RRC signaling, such as RRC reconfiguration completion; and / or MAC signaling, such as MAC subheader, MAC CE and UCI, etc., which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0234] Optionally, at least one of the RRC signaling, MAC signaling and UCI carries early data forwarding indication information.

[0235] Optionally, the terminal device may also perform an uplink synchronization process in advance (Early UL synchronization).

[0236] Optionally, the source cell initiates an early data forwarding process for the candidate cell based on the indication information sent by the terminal device.

[0237] Optionally, the source cell sends advance data forwarding signaling to the candidate cell, for example, the first network device sends advance data forwarding signaling to the second network device.

[0238] Optionally, the early data forwarding signaling includes: EARLY STATUS TRANSFER and / or SN STATUS TRANSFER.

[0239] Optionally, the source cell may also determine the candidate cell for which to perform early data forwarding based on the measurement results reported by the terminal device. For example, the source cell determines whether the candidate cell is within the reporting range based on the measurement results of the candidate cell, and performs early data forwarding on the candidate cell if the candidate cell is within the reporting range.

[0240] Optionally, the terminal device continuously evaluates whether there are candidate cells that meet the conditions to execute conditional configuration.

[0241] Optionally, when at least one candidate cell meets the conditional execution configuration, the terminal device initiates a conditional switching process for the candidate cell.

[0242] Optionally, the conditional switching process includes: a random access process and / or a random access-free process.

[0243] Optionally, the random access process includes: 2-Step Random Access (2-Step Random Access) and 4-Step Random Access (4-Step Random Access), and details can be referred to the existing technology.

[0244] Optionally, when at least one candidate cell satisfies both the conditional switching measurement configuration and the conditional execution condition configuration, a random access procedure is initiated for the candidate cell immediately after sending the advance data forwarding indication information to the source cell.

[0245] Optionally, when the target cell and the serving cell have the same timing advance (TA) and / or the timing advance value is zero, random access-free is performed.

[0246] Optionally, the conditional switching process further includes: LTM conditional switching.

[0247] Optionally, the terminal device sends RRC reconfiguration completion signaling and / or the first uplink data after switching to the candidate cell.

[0248] Optionally, the second network device sends a new downlink data schedule, and the terminal device receives the new downlink data schedule and regards the switching as completed.

[0249] This embodiment uses the above-mentioned scheme, specifically by having the terminal device send a measurement report of the protection indication information to the first network device, so that the first network device performs early data forwarding according to the indication information. By introducing an enhanced mechanism, the terminal device can send the indication information in advance, assisting the network device to prepare for data forwarding in advance, reducing the data transmission interruption delay caused by switching, and / or enhancing conditional switching, reducing signaling overhead, and / or reducing the service interruption delay caused by switching.

[0250] Fifth embodiment

[0251] Based on any of the above embodiments, this embodiment further discloses the processing method in the above embodiments.

[0252] In existing protocols, conditional handover is only applicable once, meaning that all conditional handover configurations are released after the terminal device completes the conditional handover. If conditional handover is further enhanced for LTM handover scenarios, early data forwarding will cause resource waste and / or inter-base station signaling storms. In particular, in continuous handover scenarios, after a terminal device performs conditional handover and / or conditional LTM handover, the source cell cannot perform early data forwarding for other candidate cells, and there is a possibility that the source cell will initiate early data forwarding for all potential candidate cells.

[0253] In an embodiment of the present application, a processing method is proposed, which applies the technical solution in the above-mentioned embodiment to continuous switching.

[0254] Optionally, according to the solution of the second embodiment, the source cell (first network device) obtains pre-configured information of at least one candidate cell, including: conditional handover configuration and / or conditional LTM handover configuration of the candidate cell. Optionally, the source cell sends the conditional handover configuration information of at least one candidate cell via RRC reconfiguration signaling. Optionally, the terminal device locally stores the received conditional handover configuration information of at least one candidate cell. Optionally, the conditional handover configuration includes conditional execution condition configuration and / or conditional handover measurement configuration.

[0255] Optionally, after the terminal device switches to the target cell, the conditional switching configuration is not released, but other candidate cells are still evaluated through conditional execution conditional configuration and / or conditional switching measurement configuration, that is, after the terminal device switches to the second network device, the network device does not need to reconfigure the conditional switching configuration.

[0256] Optionally, the conditional LTM handover configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional handover measurement configuration. Optionally, the conditional handover measurement configuration includes: a measurement event and / or a measurement threshold.

[0257] Optionally, the conditional execution condition is configured to trigger conditional switching and / or conditional LTM switching.

[0258] Optionally, the measurement event includes a conditional switching measurement event.

[0259] Optionally, the setting condition of the conditional switching measurement configuration is looser than the setting condition of the conditional execution condition configuration.

[0260] Optionally, the candidate cell conditional switching configuration information further includes: at least one of: early uplink synchronization configuration, configuration scheduling configuration, candidate cell complete configuration indication, and new terminal radio temporary identity.

[0261] Optionally, the candidate cell configuration information is distinguished by an identifier, for example, at least one of a conditional handover configuration identifier, an LTM candidate identifier, and an LTM conditional candidate identifier.

[0262] Optionally, the terminal device performs measurements on other candidate cells according to the conditional switching measurement configuration.

[0263] Optionally, the terminal device evaluates whether the candidate cell satisfies the conditional switching measurement configuration based on the measurement result, for example, by determining whether the measurement event parameters are met and / or whether the measurement result is greater than a threshold based on the candidate cell measurement result. For example, the candidate cell measurement result satisfies measurement event Event A7 and / or the candidate cell measurement result satisfies the measurement threshold.

[0264] Optionally, the terminal device synchronously evaluates whether the measurement result meets the conditional execution condition, for example, judging whether the measurement configuration is met based on the candidate cell measurement result, including: the candidate cell measurement result meets the measurement event.

[0265] Optionally, the terminal device evaluates whether at least one candidate cell satisfies a conditional switching measurement configuration.

[0266] Optionally, when there is at least one other candidate cell (including a third network device) that meets the conditional switching measurement configuration, the terminal device may send a random access preamble to the third network device, so that the third network device responds to the random access preamble sent by the terminal device and sends a response message to the current serving cell (i.e., the second network device). Optionally, the current serving cell receives the response message and sends early data forwarding signaling feedback to the third network device to perform early data forwarding.

[0267] Optionally, when there is at least one other candidate cell (including a third network device) that meets the conditions for switching the measurement configuration, the terminal device can also send a measurement report (indication information) to the current serving cell (i.e., the second network device), thereby enabling the second network device to perform early data forwarding according to the indication information.

[0268] Optionally, the terminal device continuously evaluates whether there are candidate cells that meet the conditions to execute conditional configuration.

[0269] Optionally, when at least one candidate cell (including the third network device) meets the conditional execution condition configuration, the terminal device initiates a conditional switching process for the third network device.

[0270] Optionally, the conditional switching process includes: a random access process and / or a random access-free process.

[0271] Optionally, the random access process includes: 2-Step Random Access (2-Step Random Access) and 4-Step Random Access (4-Step Random Access), and details can be referred to the existing technology.

[0272] Optionally, when the third network device satisfies both the conditional switching measurement configuration and the conditional execution condition configuration, the random access process is initiated immediately after sending the indication information.

[0273] Optionally, when the target cell and the serving cell have the same time advance (TA) and / or the time advance value is zero, random access-free is performed.

[0274] Optionally, the conditional switching process further includes: LTM conditional switching.

[0275] Optionally, the terminal device sends RRC reconfiguration completion signaling and / or the first uplink data.

[0276] Optionally, the third network device sends new downlink data scheduling, and the terminal device receives the new downlink data scheduling.

[0277] Optionally, the third network device may also be the first network device, that is, the terminal device may switch from the current serving cell back to the previous source cell.

[0278] This embodiment, through the above-mentioned scheme, specifically uses pre-configuration information for continuous switching, thereby avoiding the need for network devices to reconfigure conditional switching configurations, reducing network signaling overhead, and / or reducing the energy consumption caused by terminal devices processing signaling; improving the applicability of the advance data forwarding method in continuous switching scenarios; and / or reducing the delay caused by switching in continuous switching scenarios.

[0279] Sixth embodiment

[0280] 7 , which is a flow chart of a processing method according to a sixth embodiment, the processing method can be applied to a terminal device (such as a mobile phone) and includes the following steps:

[0281] S1: In response to a measurement condition being met, sending second indication information, so that the network device performs an advance data forwarding process based on the second indication information.

[0282] Optionally, the second indication information includes a random access preamble and / or a measurement report.

[0283] Optionally, the network device includes a first network device and / or a second network device.

[0284] Optionally, the first network device is included in a source cell.

[0285] Optionally, the second network device is included in the candidate cell.

[0286] Optionally, the source cell obtains pre-configuration information of at least one candidate cell, including: conditional handover configuration and / or conditional LTM handover configuration of the candidate cell.

[0287] Optionally, the conditional switching configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional switching measurement configuration.

[0288] Optionally, the conditional switching configuration may be a conditional reconfiguration, which is used for conditional switching and / or triggering an early data forwarding process.

[0289] Optionally, the conditional LTM switching configuration may be a conditional LTM reconfiguration, which is used for conditional LTM switching and / or triggering an early data forwarding process.

[0290] Optionally, the conditional handover measurement configuration may be independently sent and / or configured via RRC reconfiguration signaling, for example, not included in the conditional handover configuration.

[0291] Optionally, the conditional LTM switching configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional switching measurement configuration.

[0292] Optionally, the conditional switching measurement configuration includes: a measurement event (Event) and / or a measurement threshold (Threshold).

[0293] Optionally, the measurement event and / or the measurement threshold is used to determine whether the measured cell enters the service range, that is, the measurement result enters a predetermined range and / or meets the threshold.

[0294] Optionally, the measurement event is a new measurement event, such as Event A7, or an existing measurement event, such as Event A3 / A4, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0295] Optionally, the new measurement event is used to indicate that the target cell measurement result enters a preset range, for example, the target cell signal strength is greater than a signal strength threshold, the target cell signal quality is greater than a signal quality threshold, or the target cell signal-to-noise ratio is greater than a signal-to-noise ratio threshold.

[0296] Optionally, the measurement threshold includes: an entry range threshold, where the entry range threshold is used to indicate that the target cell measurement result enters a preset range, for example: the target cell signal strength is greater than the signal strength entry range threshold, the target cell signal quality is greater than the signal quality entry range threshold, and the target cell signal-to-noise ratio is greater than the signal-to-noise ratio entry range threshold.

[0297] Optionally, the new measurement event is used to indicate that the target cell measurement result enters a preset range, and may also include: the target cell signal strength plus the signal strength compensation value is greater than the serving cell signal strength, the target cell signal quality plus the signal quality compensation value is greater than the serving cell signal quality, and the target cell signal-to-noise ratio plus the signal-to-noise ratio compensation value is greater than the serving cell signal-to-noise ratio.

[0298] Optionally, the conditional handover measurement configuration is further used to provide a source cell with a decision on executing early data forwarding.

[0299] Optionally, the conditional execution condition configuration includes a measurement configuration, including: a reference signal measurement configuration and / or a measurement configuration.

[0300] Optionally, the reference signal measurement configuration includes: at least one of: measurement resources, measurement carrier, physical cell identifier, reporting resources and serving cell identifier; the measurement configuration includes: measurement event, measurement carrier and reporting configuration, etc.

[0301] Optionally, the conditional execution condition is configured to trigger conditional switching and / or conditional LTM switching.

[0302] Optionally, the measurement event includes a conditional switching measurement event.

[0303] Optionally, the setting conditions for the conditional switch measurement configuration are looser than the conditional execution condition configuration, for example:

[0304] In the measurement event of the conditional handover measurement configuration, the specific compensation value of the neighboring cell measurement is greater than the specific compensation value of the neighboring cell measurement in the measurement event of the conditional execution condition configuration. Therefore, the measurement result of the neighboring cell preferentially satisfies the conditional handover measurement configuration. For example, the entry condition of the measurement event is: the neighboring cell measurement result plus the specific compensation value is greater than the threshold; the exit condition of the measurement event is: the neighboring cell measurement result plus the specific compensation value is less than the threshold. Optionally, the compensation value in the conditional handover measurement configuration is greater than the compensation value in the conditional execution condition configuration.

[0305] The measurement threshold in the conditional handover measurement configuration is smaller than the specific compensation value for neighbor cell measurement in the conditional execution condition configuration. Therefore, the measurement result of the neighbor cell preferably satisfies the conditional handover measurement configuration.

[0306] Optionally, the measurement event or the measurement threshold may be at least one of signal strength, signal quality (RSRQ) and signal-to-noise ratio.

[0307] Optionally, the candidate cell conditional switching configuration information further includes: at least one of: early uplink synchronization configuration, configuration scheduling configuration, candidate cell complete configuration indication, and new terminal radio temporary identity (newUE-Identity).

[0308] Optionally, the layer 1 measurement configuration includes: LTM channel state information resource configuration and / or LTM channel state information report configuration.

[0309] Optionally, the configuration scheduling configuration is also associated with beam information.

[0310] Optionally, the configuration of scheduling configuration includes: configuring scheduling type 1.

[0311] Optionally, the candidate cell is a cell in a legacy R17 version and earlier versions and / or an LTM cell.

[0312] Optionally, the candidate cell configuration information is distinguished by an identifier, for example, at least one of a conditional handover configuration identifier, an LTM candidate identifier, and an LTM conditional candidate identifier.

[0313] Optionally, the conditional execution condition configuration and / or conditional switching measurement configuration is also applicable to the serving cell, for example, the serving cell meets measurement event A2 and / or event A5 and / or periodic reporting. For details, please refer to the existing technology.

[0314] Optionally, the source cell sends conditional switching configuration information of at least one candidate cell through RRC reconfiguration signaling.

[0315] Optionally, the terminal device receives at least one candidate cell conditional switching configuration information and stores it locally.

[0316] Optionally, the candidate cell conditional handover configuration information is pre-configured information and is used for continuous handover, for example: the conditional handover configuration is not released after the conditional handover and / or conditional LTM handover is completed.

[0317] Optionally, the terminal device sends an RRC reconfiguration completion to the source cell.

[0318] Optionally, the terminal device switches the measurement configuration according to the condition to perform the measurement.

[0319] Optionally, the terminal device evaluates whether the candidate cell satisfies the conditional switching measurement configuration based on the measurement result, for example, by determining whether the measurement event parameters are met and / or whether the measurement result is greater than a threshold based on the candidate cell measurement result. For example, the candidate cell measurement result satisfies measurement event Event A7 and / or the candidate cell measurement result satisfies the measurement threshold.

[0320] Optionally, the terminal device synchronously evaluates whether the measurement result meets the conditional execution condition, for example, judging whether the measurement configuration is met based on the candidate cell measurement result, including: the candidate cell measurement result meets the measurement event.

[0321] Optionally, the terminal device evaluates whether at least one candidate cell satisfies the conditional handover measurement configuration, for example, the measurement result of at least one candidate cell satisfies at least one of the following:

[0322] The target cell signal strength is greater than the signal strength threshold, the target cell signal quality is greater than the signal quality threshold, and the target cell signal-to-noise ratio is greater than the signal-to-noise ratio threshold;

[0323] The target cell signal strength is greater than the signal strength entry range threshold, the target cell signal quality is greater than the signal quality entry range threshold, and the target cell signal-to-noise ratio is greater than the signal-to-noise ratio entry range threshold.

[0324] In this embodiment, through the above solution, specifically, the terminal device sends second indication information in response to the measurement condition being met, so that the network device performs an early data forwarding process based on the second indication information, introduces new measurement events and / or enhances existing measurement events to determine whether candidate cells enter the measurement reporting range. When at least one candidate cell enters the reporting range, early uplink synchronization is performed.

[0325] Seventh embodiment

[0326] Based on any of the above embodiments, this embodiment further discloses step S1. Referring to FIG8 , FIG8 is a flow chart of a processing method according to the seventh embodiment, and the specific steps include:

[0327] S11: In response to the measurement condition being met, sending a random access preamble to the second network device, so that the second network device generates response information corresponding to the random access preamble and sends it to the first network device, and the first network device performs early data forwarding based on the response information; and / or

[0328] S12: In response to the measurement condition being met, sending a measurement report to the first network device, so that the first network device performs early data forwarding based on the measurement report.

[0329] Optionally, the response information includes at least one of advance data forwarding indication information, time advance information and scheduling information.

[0330] Optionally, the measurement report includes at least one of a serving cell measurement result, a candidate cell measurement result, and early data forwarding indication information.

[0331] Optionally, in step S11, after the terminal device completes the evaluation of candidate cells based on the pre-configured information, if at least one candidate cell satisfies the conditional handover measurement configuration, a random access preamble is sent to the candidate cell. The terminal device directly sending the random access preamble to the candidate cell can indicate that the terminal device has entered the range of the candidate cell and can prepare for the early data forwarding process; and / or, by performing uplink synchronization with the candidate cell in advance, the interruption delay caused by the handover can be reduced.

[0332] Optionally, the candidate cell (second network device) responds to the random access preamble sent by the terminal device and sends response information to the source cell (first network device).

[0333] Optionally, the response information includes: timing advance (TA) and / or scheduling information (UL Grant).

[0334] Optionally, the source cell sends response information to the terminal device, where the response information responds to the random access preamble sent by the terminal device to the target cell.

[0335] Optionally, the response information includes: at least one of a random access response, an LTM switching command, and a MAC signaling.

[0336] Optionally, the MAC signaling is composed of a MAC subheader and / or a MAC CE.

[0337] Optionally, the response information carries: time advance and / or scheduling information.

[0338] Optionally, the response information includes an early data forwarding indication.

[0339] Optionally, the source cell receives the response information sent by the candidate cell, sends early data forwarding signaling as feedback to the candidate cell, and performs early data forwarding.

[0340] Optionally, the early data forwarding signaling includes: EARLY STATUS TRANSFER and / or SN STATUS TRANSFER.

[0341] Optionally, the source cell performs early data forwarding based on the early data forwarding indication in the response information. This allows the source cell to learn, through the response information sent by the candidate cell, that the terminal device has entered the range of the candidate cell, and thus to perform the early data forwarding process. For example, if the early data forwarding indication is "1", it indicates that early data forwarding is performed; and / or if the early data forwarding indication is "0", it indicates that early data forwarding is not performed.

[0342] Optionally, the source cell may also determine whether to perform early data forwarding based on its own algorithm. For example, if the response information of the candidate cell does not carry an early data forwarding indication, the source cell may independently decide whether to perform early data forwarding.

[0343] Optionally, the terminal device continuously evaluates whether there is a candidate cell that meets the conditional execution condition configuration. Optionally, the terminal device determines whether there is a candidate cell that meets the conditional execution condition by evaluating whether a measurement result of the candidate cell meets the measurement event.

[0344] Optionally, when at least one candidate cell meets the conditional execution configuration, the terminal device initiates a conditional switching process for the candidate cell.

[0345] Optionally, the terminal device sends RRC reconfiguration completion signaling and / or the first uplink data to the candidate cell after performing conditional switching.

[0346] Optionally, the conditional switching process is random access-free conditional switching and / or random access-free conditional LTM switching.

[0347] Optionally, the second network device sends a new downlink data schedule, and the terminal device receives the new downlink data schedule and regards that the conditional switching is completed.

[0348] Optionally, for step S12, after the terminal device completes the evaluation of the candidate cells based on the pre-configured information, if at least one candidate cell meets the conditional switching measurement configuration, a measurement report is reported.

[0349] Optionally, the measurement report is a layer 1 (L1, Layer 1) measurement report and / or a layer 3 measurement report.

[0350] Optionally, the measurement report includes indication information for instructing the source cell to perform early data forwarding.

[0351] Optionally, the reporting indication information may also be that the current serving cell measurement result satisfies the measurement report, and optionally, the measurement report carries the candidate cell measurement result, for example, the candidate cell measurement result is carried during the serving cell periodic measurement reporting process.

[0352] Optionally, the serving cell measurement result carrying the candidate cell measurement result further includes: when the subsequent cell meets the measurement event, the reporting indication information carries the candidate cell measurement result. For example, if the serving cell meets measurement event A3 and the candidate cell meets event A7, the measurement report carries the candidate cell measurement result.

[0353] Optionally, the indication information may also be in at least one of the following ways: RRC signaling, such as RRC reconfiguration completion; and / or MAC signaling, such as MAC subheader, MAC CE and UCI, etc., which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0354] Optionally, at least one of the RRC signaling, MAC signaling and UCI carries early data forwarding indication information.

[0355] Optionally, the terminal device may also perform the uplink synchronization process in advance.

[0356] Optionally, the source cell initiates an early data forwarding process for the candidate cell based on the indication information sent by the terminal device, for example: if the early data forwarding indication is "1", it means that early data forwarding is performed; and / or, if the early data forwarding indication is "0", it means that early data forwarding is not performed.

[0357] Optionally, the source cell sends early data forwarding signaling to the candidate cell.

[0358] Optionally, the early data forwarding signaling includes: EARLY STATUS TRANSFER and / or SN STATUS TRANSFER.

[0359] Optionally, the source cell may also determine the candidate cell for which to perform early data forwarding based on the measurement results reported by the terminal device. For example, the source cell determines whether the candidate cell is within the reporting range based on the measurement results of the candidate cell, and performs early data forwarding on the candidate cell if the candidate cell is within the reporting range.

[0360] Optionally, the terminal device continuously evaluates whether there are candidate cells that meet the conditions to execute conditional configuration.

[0361] Optionally, when at least one candidate cell meets the conditional execution configuration, the terminal device initiates a conditional switching process for the candidate cell.

[0362] Optionally, the conditional switching process includes: a random access process and / or a random access-free process.

[0363] Optionally, the random access process includes: 2-Step Random Access (2-Step Random Access) and 4-Step Random Access (4-Step Random Access), and details can be referred to the existing technology.

[0364] Optionally, when at least one candidate cell satisfies both the conditional switching measurement configuration and the conditional execution condition configuration, a random access procedure is initiated for the candidate cell immediately after sending the advance data forwarding indication information to the source cell.

[0365] Optionally, when the target cell and the serving cell have the same time advance (TA) and / or the time advance value is zero, random access-free is performed.

[0366] Optionally, the conditional switching process further includes: LTM conditional switching.

[0367] Optionally, the terminal device sends RRC reconfiguration completion signaling and / or the first uplink data.

[0368] Optionally, the second network device sends a new downlink data schedule, and the terminal device receives the new downlink data schedule and regards that the conditional switching is completed.

[0369] Optionally, after the terminal device switches to the target cell, the conditional switching configuration can also be used for continuous switching, that is, to continue evaluating other candidate cells, so that the current serving cell knows the next candidate cell to which the terminal device is about to switch, and executes the early data forwarding process.

[0370] This embodiment, through the above-mentioned solution, specifically involves a terminal device sending a random access preamble to a second network device, causing the second network device to generate a response message and send it to the first network device, thereby causing the first network device to perform early data forwarding based on the response message. The terminal device directly sends a random access preamble to a candidate cell, indicating that the terminal device has entered the range of the candidate cell and can prepare for the early data forwarding process. Furthermore, by performing uplink synchronization with the candidate cell in advance, the interruption delay caused by handover can be reduced. The source cell is informed of the terminal device's entry into the range of the candidate cell through the response message sent by the candidate cell, thereby enabling the early data forwarding process to be performed. Furthermore, the terminal device sends a measurement report containing protection indication information to the first network device, thereby causing the first network device to perform early data forwarding based on the indication information. By introducing a trigger mechanism, the terminal device can send indication information in advance, assisting the network device in preparing for data forwarding in advance, thereby reducing the data transmission interruption delay caused by handover, and / or enhancing conditional handover, reducing signaling overhead, and / or reducing the service interruption delay caused by handover.

[0371] Eighth embodiment

[0372] 9 is a flow chart of a processing method according to an eighth embodiment. The processing method can be applied to a second network device (eg, a base station) and includes the following steps:

[0373] S3: Receive advance forwarding data, where the advance forwarding data is sent in advance by the first network device based on the first indication information.

[0374] Optionally, the first indication information includes response information and / or measurement report.

[0375] Optionally, the second network device sends preconfiguration information to the first network device.

[0376] Optionally, the second network device is included in the candidate cell.

[0377] Optionally, the first network device is included in the source cell.

[0378] Optionally, the first network device obtains pre-configuration information of the second network device, including: conditional switching configuration and / or conditional LTM switching configuration.

[0379] Optionally, the conditional switching configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional switching measurement configuration.

[0380] Optionally, the conditional switching configuration may be a conditional reconfiguration, which is used for conditional switching and / or triggering an early data forwarding process.

[0381] Optionally, the conditional LTM switching configuration may be a conditional LTM reconfiguration, which is used for conditional LTM switching and / or triggering an early data forwarding process.

[0382] Optionally, the conditional handover measurement configuration may be independently sent and / or configured via RRC reconfiguration signaling, for example, not included in the conditional handover configuration.

[0383] Optionally, the conditional LTM switching configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional switching measurement configuration.

[0384] Optionally, the conditional switching measurement configuration includes: a measurement event and / or a measurement threshold.

[0385] Optionally, the measurement event and / or the measurement threshold is used to determine whether the measured cell enters a service range, that is, whether the measurement result enters a predetermined range or meets a threshold.

[0386] Optionally, the measurement event is a new measurement event, such as Event A7, or an existing measurement event, such as Event A3 / A4, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0387] Optionally, the new measurement event is used to indicate that the target cell measurement result enters a preset range, for example, the target cell signal strength is greater than a signal strength threshold, the target cell signal quality is greater than a signal quality threshold, or the target cell signal-to-noise ratio is greater than a signal-to-noise ratio threshold.

[0388] Optionally, the measurement threshold includes: an entry range threshold, where the entry range threshold is used to indicate that the target cell measurement result enters a preset range, for example: the target cell signal strength is greater than the signal strength entry range threshold, the target cell signal quality is greater than the signal quality entry range threshold, and the target cell signal-to-noise ratio is greater than the signal-to-noise ratio entry range threshold.

[0389] Optionally, the conditional handover measurement configuration is further used to provide a source cell with a decision on executing early data forwarding.

[0390] Optionally, the conditional execution condition configuration includes a measurement configuration, including: a reference signal measurement configuration and / or a measurement configuration.

[0391] Optionally, the reference signal measurement configuration includes: at least one of: measurement resources, measurement carrier, physical cell identifier, reporting resources and serving cell identifier; the measurement configuration includes: measurement event, measurement carrier and reporting configuration, etc.

[0392] Optionally, the conditional execution condition is configured to trigger conditional switching and / or conditional LTM switching.

[0393] Optionally, the measurement event includes a conditional switching measurement event.

[0394] Optionally, the setting conditions for the conditional switch measurement configuration are looser than the conditional execution condition configuration, for example:

[0395] The neighbor cell measurement specific compensation value of the measurement event in the conditional handover measurement configuration is greater than the neighbor cell measurement specific compensation value of the measurement event in the conditional execution condition configuration. Therefore, the neighbor cell measurement result preferentially satisfies the conditional handover measurement configuration.

[0396] The measurement threshold in the conditional handover measurement configuration is smaller than the specific compensation value for neighbor cell measurement in the conditional execution condition configuration. Therefore, the measurement result of the neighbor cell preferably satisfies the conditional handover measurement configuration.

[0397] Optionally, the measurement event or the measurement threshold may be at least one of signal strength, signal quality (RSRQ) and signal-to-noise ratio.

[0398] Optionally, the candidate cell conditional switching configuration information further includes: at least one of: early uplink synchronization configuration, configuration scheduling configuration, candidate cell complete configuration indication, and new terminal radio temporary identity (newUE-Identity).

[0399] Optionally, the layer 1 measurement configuration includes: LTM channel state information resource configuration and / or LTM channel state information report configuration.

[0400] Optionally, the configuration scheduling configuration is also associated with beam information.

[0401] Optionally, the configuration of scheduling configuration includes: configuring scheduling type 1.

[0402] Optionally, the candidate cell is a cell in a legacy R17 version and earlier versions and / or an LTM cell.

[0403] Optionally, the candidate cell configuration information is distinguished by an identifier, for example, at least one of a conditional handover configuration identifier, an LTM candidate identifier, and an LTM conditional candidate identifier.

[0404] Optionally, the conditional execution condition configuration and / or conditional switching measurement configuration is also applicable to the serving cell, for example, the serving cell meets measurement event A2 and / or event A5 and / or periodic reporting. For details, please refer to the existing technology.

[0405] Optionally, the first network device sends the conditional switching configuration information of the second network device through RRC reconfiguration signaling.

[0406] Optionally, the terminal device stores the received conditional switching configuration information of the second network device locally.

[0407] Optionally, the conditional switching configuration information is pre-configured information and is used for continuous switching.

[0408] Optionally, the terminal device sends an RRC reconfiguration completion to the source cell.

[0409] Optionally, the terminal device switches the measurement configuration according to the condition to perform the measurement.

[0410] Optionally, the terminal device evaluates whether the second network device satisfies the conditional switching measurement configuration based on the measurement result, for example, by determining whether the measurement event parameters are met and / or whether the measurement result is greater than a threshold based on the candidate cell measurement result. For example, the candidate cell measurement result satisfies measurement event Event A7 and / or the candidate cell measurement result satisfies the measurement threshold.

[0411] Optionally, the terminal device synchronously evaluates whether the measurement result meets the conditional execution condition, for example, judging whether the measurement configuration is met based on the candidate cell measurement result, including: the candidate cell measurement result meets the measurement event.

[0412] Optionally, the terminal device evaluates whether at least one candidate cell satisfies the conditional handover measurement configuration, for example, the measurement result of at least one candidate cell satisfies at least one of the following:

[0413] The target cell signal strength is greater than the signal strength threshold, the target cell signal quality is greater than the signal quality threshold, and the target cell signal-to-noise ratio is greater than the signal-to-noise ratio threshold;

[0414] The target cell signal strength is greater than the signal strength entry range threshold, the target cell signal quality is greater than the signal quality entry range threshold, and the target cell signal-to-noise ratio is greater than the signal-to-noise ratio entry range threshold.

[0415] Optionally, in response to the measurement condition being met, the terminal device sends a random access preamble to the second network device.

[0416] Optionally, the second network device generates response information corresponding to the random access preamble.

[0417] Optionally, the second network device sends the generated response information to the first network device, and the first network device performs early data forwarding based on the response information.

[0418] Optionally, the response information includes at least one of advance data forwarding indication information, time advance information and scheduling information.

[0419] Optionally, after the terminal device completes its evaluation of candidate cells based on pre-configured information, if at least one candidate cell satisfies the conditional handover measurement configuration, a random access preamble is sent to the candidate cell. Sending the random access preamble directly to the candidate cell by the terminal device can indicate that the terminal device has entered the range of the candidate cell and can prepare for early data forwarding; and / or, by performing uplink synchronization with the candidate cell in advance, the interruption delay caused by the handover can be reduced.

[0420] Optionally, the response information includes: at least one of a random access response, an LTM switching command, and a MAC signaling.

[0421] Optionally, the MAC signaling is composed of a MAC subheader and / or a MAC CE.

[0422] Optionally, the response information carries: time advance and / or scheduling information.

[0423] Optionally, the response information includes an early data forwarding indication.

[0424] Optionally, the first network device receives response information sent by the candidate cell, sends early data forwarding signaling as feedback to the second network device, and performs early data forwarding.

[0425] Optionally, the early data forwarding signaling includes: EARLY STATUS TRANSFER and / or SN STATUS TRANSFER.

[0426] Optionally, the first network device performs advance data forwarding according to the advance data forwarding indication in the response information, thereby allowing the first network device to learn from the response information sent by the second network device that the terminal device has entered the range of the second network device, thereby enabling the first network device to perform the advance data forwarding process.

[0427] Optionally, the terminal device continuously evaluates whether there is a candidate cell that meets the conditional execution condition configuration. Optionally, the terminal device determines whether there is a candidate cell that meets the conditional execution condition by evaluating whether a measurement result of the candidate cell meets the measurement event.

[0428] Optionally, when the second network device meets the conditional execution condition configuration, the terminal device initiates a conditional switching process to the second network device.

[0429] Optionally, the terminal device sends RRC reconfiguration completion signaling and / or the first uplink data to the second network device after performing conditional switching.

[0430] Optionally, the conditional switching process is random access-free conditional switching and / or random access-free conditional LTM switching.

[0431] Optionally, if the conditional switching is random access-free, the second network device sends a new downlink data schedule, and the terminal device receives the new downlink data schedule and regards that the conditional switching is completed.

[0432] Optionally, after the terminal device switches to the second network device, the conditional switching configuration can also be used for continuous switching, that is, to continue evaluating other candidate cells, so that the second network device knows the next candidate cell to which the terminal device is about to switch and executes the early data forwarding process.

[0433] This embodiment uses the above-mentioned scheme, specifically receives the advance forwarding data through the second network device, and the advance forwarding data is sent in advance by the first network device based on the first indication information by introducing new measurement events and / or enhancing existing measurement events to determine whether the second network device enters the measurement reporting range. When the second network device enters the reporting range, the terminal device sends a random access preamble to the second network device, performs early uplink synchronization, and enables the second network device to generate response information and send it to the first network device to perform early data forwarding.

[0434] Ninth embodiment

[0435] Referring to Figure 10, Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the first interaction process according to the ninth embodiment. As shown in Figure 10, in response to meeting the measurement conditions, the terminal device (such as a mobile phone) sends a random access preamble to the second network device (such as a first base station), so that the second network device generates response information corresponding to the random access preamble and sends it to the first network device (such as the second base station), and the first network device performs early data forwarding based on the response information.

[0436] Optionally, the terminal reports a measurement report (MR).

[0437] Optionally, the measurement report is a layer 3 (L3) measurement report.

[0438] Optionally, the second network device sends preconfiguration information to the first network device.

[0439] Optionally, the first network device sends pre-configuration information to the terminal device, so that the terminal device performs measurement based on the pre-configuration information and identifies the conditional handover candidate cell and / or conditional LTM handover candidate cell in advance.

[0440] Optionally, the pre-configuration information includes conditional switching configuration and / or conditional LTM switching configuration.

[0441] Optionally, the conditional switching configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional switching measurement configuration.

[0442] Optionally, the conditional LTM switching configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional switching measurement configuration.

[0443] Optionally, the conditional execution condition is configured to trigger a conditional switch and / or a conditional LTM switch.

[0444] Optionally, the conditional handover measurement configuration is used to trigger an early data forwarding process.

[0445] Optionally, the conditional switching measurement configuration includes a measurement event and / or a measurement threshold.

[0446] Optionally, the first network device sends pre-configuration information of at least one candidate cell through RRC reconfiguration signaling.

[0447] Optionally, the terminal device receives at least one candidate cell pre-configuration information and stores it locally.

[0448] Optionally, the pre-configuration information may also be used for subsequent handover.

[0449] Optionally, the terminal device switches the measurement configuration according to the condition and performs measurement to obtain a measurement result.

[0450] Optionally, the terminal device evaluates whether the candidate cell meets the conditional switching measurement configuration based on the measurement result.

[0451] Optionally, the terminal device synchronously evaluates whether the measurement result satisfies the conditional execution condition configuration.

[0452] Optionally, after the terminal device identifies the conditional switching candidate cell in advance through measurement, it can perform early uplink synchronization with the candidate cell so that the source cell determines the candidate cell for which early data forwarding is required.

[0453] Optionally, after the terminal device identifies the conditional switching candidate cell in advance through measurement, it can also assist the source cell in determining the candidate cell that needs to perform early data forwarding through indication information, that is, the terminal device assists the first network device in determining the second network device that needs to perform early data forwarding through indication information.

[0454] Optionally, when at least one candidate cell meets the conditional switching measurement configuration, the terminal device may send a random access preamble to the candidate cell.

[0455] Optionally, the candidate cell responds to the random access preamble sent by the terminal device and sends response information to the source cell.

[0456] Optionally, the response information is generated by the second network device based on the random access preamble sent by the terminal device.

[0457] Optionally, the response information includes advance data forwarding indication information and / or time advance information.

[0458] Optionally, the source cell receives the response information sent by the candidate cell, feeds back the advance data forwarding signaling to the candidate cell, and performs advance data forwarding.

[0459] Referring to Figure 11, Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of the second interaction process according to the ninth embodiment. As shown in Figure 11, in response to meeting the measurement conditions, the terminal device sends a measurement report containing indication information to the first network device, so that the first network device performs early data forwarding based on the measurement report.

[0460] Optionally, when at least one candidate cell meets the conditional switching measurement configuration, the terminal device may also report a measurement report containing indication information to the source cell.

[0461] Optionally, the source cell initiates an early data forwarding process for the candidate cell based on the measurement report sent by the terminal device.

[0462] Optionally, the measurement report includes at least one of a serving cell measurement result, a candidate cell measurement result, and early data forwarding indication information.

[0463] Optionally, the terminal device continuously evaluates whether there are candidate cells that meet the conditions to execute conditional configuration.

[0464] Optionally, when at least one candidate cell meets the conditional execution condition, the terminal initiates a conditional handover process for the candidate cell.

[0465] Optionally, the conditional switching process is random access-free conditional switching and / or random access-free conditional LTM switching.

[0466] Optionally, if the conditional switching is random access-free, the terminal device sends RRC reconfiguration completion signaling and / or the first uplink data to the second network device.

[0467] Optionally, the terminal device receives new downlink data scheduling sent by the second network device and regards it as the completion of the conditional switching.

[0468] Optionally, after the terminal device switches to the target cell, the conditional switching configuration can also be used for continuous switching, that is, to continue evaluating other candidate cells, so that the current serving cell knows the next candidate cell to which the terminal device is about to switch, and executes the early data forwarding process.

[0469] This embodiment uses the above-mentioned scheme, specifically by sending a random access preamble and / or a measurement report through the terminal device, so that the first network device can clearly know the second network device to which the terminal device is about to switch, thereby performing early data forwarding on the second network device, so that the early data forwarding method can be applied to a variety of switching scenarios, improving the applicability of the early data forwarding method, and / or helping to reduce the data transmission delay during the switching process.

[0470] Please refer to Figure 12, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of a processing device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The device can be installed in or is the first network device in the above-mentioned method embodiment. The processing device shown in Figure 12 can be used to perform some or all of the functions of the method embodiment described in the above embodiment. As shown in Figure 12, the processing device 1100 includes:

[0471] The processing module 1101 is configured to perform early data forwarding based on the first indication information.

[0472] Optionally, the first indication information includes response information and / or measurement report.

[0473] Optionally, the device further comprises at least one of the following:

[0474] receiving pre-configuration information sent by the second network device;

[0475] Sending pre-configuration information to the terminal device;

[0476] receiving response information sent by the second network device;

[0477] Receive measurement reports sent by terminal devices.

[0478] Optionally, the device further comprises at least one of the following:

[0479] The pre-configuration information includes a conditional switching configuration and / or a conditional LTM switching configuration;

[0480] The response information is generated by the second network device according to the random access preamble sent by the terminal device;

[0481] The response information includes advance data forwarding indication information and / or time advance information;

[0482] The measurement report includes at least one of a serving cell measurement result, a candidate cell measurement result, and advance data forwarding indication information.

[0483] Optionally, the conditional handover configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional handover measurement configuration; and / or the conditional LTM handover configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional handover measurement configuration.

[0484] Optionally, the device further comprises at least one of the following:

[0485] Conditional execution condition configuration is used to trigger conditional switching and / or conditional LTM switching;

[0486] The conditional switching measurement configuration is used to trigger the early data forwarding process;

[0487] The conditional switching measurement configuration includes a measurement event and / or a measurement threshold.

[0488] The processing device provided in the embodiment of the present application can execute the technical solution shown in the above method embodiment. Its implementation principle and beneficial effects are similar and will not be repeated here.

[0489] Please refer to Figure 13, which is a second structural diagram of a processing device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The device can be installed in or is the terminal device in the above method embodiment. As shown in Figure 13, the processing device 1200 includes:

[0490] The sending module 1201 is configured to send second indication information in response to the measurement condition being met, so that the network device performs an advance data forwarding process based on the second indication information.

[0491] Optionally, the second indication information includes a random access preamble and / or a measurement report; and / or the network device includes a first network device and / or a second network device.

[0492] Optionally, in response to the measurement condition being met, the step of sending the second indication information includes:

[0493] In response to the measurement condition being met, sending a random access preamble to the second network device, so that the second network device generates response information corresponding to the random access preamble and sends it to the first network device, and the first network device performs early data forwarding based on the response information; and / or,

[0494] In response to the measurement condition being met, a measurement report is sent to the first network device, so that the first network device performs early data forwarding based on the measurement report.

[0495] Optionally, the device further comprises at least one of the following:

[0496] receiving pre-configuration information;

[0497] Receive response information;

[0498] In response to a conditional execution condition configuration being satisfied, performing a conditional switch and / or a conditional LTM switch;

[0499] Send reconfiguration completion signaling and / or uplink data to the second network device.

[0500] Optionally, the device further comprises at least one of the following:

[0501] The pre-configuration information includes a conditional switching configuration and / or a conditional LTM switching configuration;

[0502] The response information includes at least one of advance data forwarding indication information, time advance information, and scheduling information;

[0503] The measurement report includes at least one of a serving cell measurement result, a candidate cell measurement result, and advance data forwarding indication information.

[0504] Optionally, the conditional handover configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional handover measurement configuration; and / or the conditional LTM handover configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional handover measurement configuration.

[0505] Optionally, the device further comprises at least one of the following:

[0506] Conditional execution condition configuration is used to trigger conditional switching and / or conditional LTM switching;

[0507] The conditional switching measurement configuration is used to trigger the early data forwarding process;

[0508] The conditional switching measurement configuration includes a measurement event and / or a measurement threshold.

[0509] The processing device provided in the embodiment of the present application can execute the technical solution shown in the above method embodiment. Its implementation principle and beneficial effects are similar and will not be repeated here.

[0510] Please refer to Figure 14, which is a third structural diagram of a processing device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The device can be installed in or be the second network device in the above method embodiment. As shown in Figure 14, the processing device 1300 includes:

[0511] The receiving module 1301 is configured to receive advance forwarding data, where the advance forwarding data is sent in advance by the first network device based on first indication information.

[0512] Optionally, the first indication information includes response information and / or measurement report.

[0513] Optionally, the device further comprises at least one of the following:

[0514] Sending pre-configuration information to the first network device;

[0515] receiving a random access preamble;

[0516] Sending response information corresponding to the random access preamble to the first network device;

[0517] Receive reconfiguration completion signaling and / or uplink data.

[0518] Optionally, the device further comprises at least one of the following:

[0519] The pre-configuration information includes a conditional switching configuration and / or a conditional LTM switching configuration;

[0520] The response information includes advance data forwarding indication information and / or time advance information;

[0521] The measurement report includes at least one of a serving cell measurement result, a candidate cell measurement result, and advance data forwarding indication information.

[0522] Optionally, the conditional handover configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional handover measurement configuration; and / or the conditional LTM handover configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional handover measurement configuration.

[0523] Optionally, the device further comprises at least one of the following:

[0524] Conditional execution condition configuration is used to trigger conditional switching and / or conditional LTM switching;

[0525] The conditional switching measurement configuration is used to trigger the early data forwarding process;

[0526] The conditional switching measurement configuration includes a measurement event and / or a measurement threshold.

[0527] The processing device provided in the embodiment of the present application can execute the technical solution shown in the above method embodiment. Its implementation principle and beneficial effects are similar and will not be repeated here.

[0528] Refer to Figure 15, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 15, the communication device 160 described in this embodiment can be the terminal device (or component that can be used for a terminal device) or network device (or component that can be used for a network device) mentioned in the aforementioned method embodiment. Communication device 160 can be used to implement the methods corresponding to the terminal device or network device described in the aforementioned method embodiment. For details, please refer to the description of the aforementioned method embodiment.

[0529] The communication device 160 may include one or more processors 161, also referred to as processing units, which may perform certain control or processing functions. Processor 161 may be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor. For example, it may be a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor may be used to process communication protocols and communication data, while the central processing unit may be used to control the communication device, execute software programs, and process software program data.

[0530] Optionally, the processor 161 may also store instructions 163 or data (eg, intermediate data). Optionally, the instructions 163 may be executed by the processor 161 to enable the communication device 160 to execute the method corresponding to the terminal device or network device described in the above method embodiment.

[0531] Optionally, the communication device 160 may include a circuit that can implement the functions of sending, receiving, or communicating in the aforementioned method embodiments.

[0532] Optionally, the communication device 160 may include one or more memories 162 , on which instructions 164 may be stored. The instructions may be executed on the processor 161 , so that the communication device 160 performs the method described in the above method embodiment.

[0533] Optionally, data may also be stored in the memory 162. The processor 161 and the memory 162 may be provided separately or integrated together.

[0534] Optionally, the communication device 160 may further include a transceiver 165 and / or an antenna 166. The processor 161 may be referred to as a processing unit, and controls the communication device 160 (terminal device, core network device, or wireless access network device). The transceiver 165 may be referred to as a transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, or transceiver, and is used to implement the transceiver functions of the communication device 160.

[0535] Optionally, if the communication device 160 is used to implement operations corresponding to the terminal device in the above-mentioned embodiments, for example, the transceiver 165 can receive pre-configuration information; and the processor 161 can send second indication information in response to meeting the measurement conditions, so that the network device performs an early data forwarding process based on the second indication information.

[0536] Optionally, the specific implementation process of the processor 161 and the transceiver 165 can refer to the relevant description of the above embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0537] Optionally, if the communication device 160 is used to implement operations corresponding to the network devices in the above embodiments, for example, the transceiver 165 may receive the first indication information.

[0538] Optionally, the specific implementation process of the processor 161 and the transceiver 165 can refer to the relevant description of the above embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0539] The processor 161 and transceiver 165 described in this application may be implemented on an IC (Integrated Circuit), an analog integrated circuit, an RFIC (Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit), a mixed-signal integrated circuit, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a PCB (Printed Circuit Board), an electronic device, etc. The processor 161 and transceiver 165 may also be manufactured using various integrated circuit process technologies, such as CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor), NMOS (N Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor), PMOS (Positive Channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor), BJT (Bipolar Junction Transistor), bipolar CMOS (BiCMOS), silicon germanium (SiGe), gallium arsenide (GaAs), etc.

[0540] In this application, a communication device may be a terminal device (such as a mobile phone) or a network device (such as a base station), and the specific definition needs to be determined based on the context. In addition, the terminal device can be implemented in various forms. For example, the terminal devices described in this application may include mobile terminals such as mobile phones, tablet computers, laptop computers, PDAs, portable media players (PMPs), navigation devices, wearable devices, smart bracelets, pedometers, etc., as well as fixed terminal devices such as digital TVs and desktop computers.

[0541] Although the communication device is described above by taking a terminal device or a network device as an example, the scope of the communication device described in this application is not limited to the above-mentioned terminal device or network device, and the structure of the communication device may not be limited to Figure 15. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device.

[0542] An embodiment of the present application also provides a communication system, including: a terminal device as in any of the above embodiments; and a network device as in any of the above embodiments.

[0543] An embodiment of the present application also provides a communication device, including a memory and a processor, wherein a processing program is stored in the memory, and when the processing program is executed by the processor, the steps of the processing method in any of the above embodiments are implemented.

[0544] The communication device in this application can be a terminal device (such as a mobile phone), or a first network device or a second network device (such as a base station). The specific reference needs to be clarified according to the context.

[0545] An embodiment of the present application further provides a storage medium having a processing program stored thereon. When the processing program is executed by a processor, the steps of the processing method in any of the above embodiments are implemented.

[0546] In the embodiments of the communication device and storage medium provided in the embodiments of the present application, all technical features of any of the above-mentioned processing method embodiments may be included. The expanded and explained contents of the specification are basically the same as those of the embodiments of the above-mentioned methods and will not be repeated here.

[0547] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program product, which includes computer program code. When the computer program code runs on a computer, the computer executes the methods in the various possible implementation modes described above.

[0548] An embodiment of the present application also provides a chip, including a memory and a processor, wherein the memory is used to store computer programs, and the processor is used to call and run the computer programs from the memory, so that a device equipped with the chip executes the methods in the various possible implementation modes as described above.

[0549] It is understood that the above scenarios are merely examples and do not limit the application scenarios of the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this application. The technical solutions of this application can also be applied to other scenarios. For example, those skilled in the art will appreciate that with the evolution of system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this application will also be applicable to similar technical problems.

[0550] The serial numbers of the above embodiments of the present application are for description only and do not represent the advantages or disadvantages of the embodiments.

[0551] The steps in the method of the embodiment of the present application can be adjusted in order, combined and deleted according to actual needs.

[0552] The units in the device of the embodiment of the present application can be merged, divided and deleted according to actual needs.

[0553] In this application, the same or similar terminology, technical solutions and / or application scenario descriptions are generally only described in detail the first time they appear. When they appear again later, they are generally not repeated for the sake of brevity. When understanding the technical solutions and other contents of this application, for the same or similar terminology, technical solutions and / or application scenario descriptions that are not described in detail later, you can refer to the previous relevant detailed descriptions.

[0554] In this application, the description of each embodiment has its own focus. For parts that are not described or recorded in detail in a certain embodiment, please refer to the relevant description of other embodiments.

[0555] The various technical features of the technical solution of this application can be combined arbitrarily. In order to make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the various technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this application.

[0556] Through the description of the above implementation methods, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment methods can be implemented by means of software plus the necessary general hardware platform, and of course can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application is essentially or the part that contributes to the prior art can be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) as above, and includes a number of instructions for enabling a terminal device (which can be a mobile phone, computer, server, controlled terminal device, or network device, etc.) to execute the method of each embodiment of the present application.

[0557] In the above embodiments, it can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When software is used for implementation, it can be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, the process or function according to the embodiment of the present application is generated in whole or in part. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer instructions can be stored in a storage medium or transmitted from one storage medium to another storage medium. For example, the computer instructions can be transmitted from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center by wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) means. The storage medium can be any available medium that a computer can access or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrations. The available medium can be a magnetic medium (e.g., a floppy disk, a storage disk, a tape), an optical medium (e.g., a DVD), or a semiconductor medium (e.g., a solid-state storage disk Solid State Disk (SSD)).

[0558] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present application and do not limit the patent scope of the present application. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made using the contents of the description and drawings of this application, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A processing method, wherein: The processing method is applied to a first network device, comprising the steps of: S2: Perform early data forwarding based on the first indication information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein: The first indication information includes response information and / or measurement report.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein: Also includes at least one of the following: Receiving pre-configuration information sent by the second network device; Sending pre-configuration information to the terminal device; receiving response information sent by the second network device; Receive measurement reports sent by terminal devices.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein: Also includes at least one of the following: The pre-configuration information includes a conditional switching configuration and / or a conditional LTM switching configuration; The response information is generated by the second network device according to the random access preamble sent by the terminal device; The response information includes advance data forwarding indication information and / or time advance information; The measurement report includes at least one of a serving cell measurement result, a candidate cell measurement result, and advance data forwarding indication information.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein: The conditional switching configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional switching measurement configuration; and / or, the conditional LTM switching configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional switching measurement configuration.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein: Also includes at least one of the following: The conditional execution condition is configured to trigger conditional switching and / or conditional LTM switching; The conditional switching measurement configuration is used to trigger the advance data forwarding process; The conditional switching measurement configuration includes a measurement event and / or a measurement threshold.

7. A processing method, wherein: The processing method is applied to a terminal device and comprises the steps of: S1: In response to satisfying a measurement condition, sending second indication information so that the network device performs an advance data forwarding process based on the second indication information.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein: The second indication information includes a random access preamble and / or a measurement report; and / or the network device includes a first network device and / or a second network device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein: Step S1 includes: In response to satisfying the measurement condition, sending a random access preamble to the second network device, so that the second network device generates response information corresponding to the random access preamble and sends it to the first network device, and the first network device performs early data forwarding based on the response information; and / or, In response to the measurement condition being met, a measurement report is sent to the first network device, so that the first network device performs early data forwarding based on the measurement report.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein: Also includes at least one of the following: receiving pre-configuration information; Receive response information; In response to satisfying a conditional execution condition configuration, performing a conditional switch and / or a conditional LTM switch; Send reconfiguration completion signaling and / or uplink data to the second network device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein: Also includes at least one of the following: The pre-configuration information includes a conditional switching configuration and / or a conditional LTM switching configuration; The response information includes at least one of advance data forwarding indication information, time advance information and scheduling information; The measurement report includes at least one of a serving cell measurement result, a candidate cell measurement result, and advance data forwarding indication information.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein: The conditional switching configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional switching measurement configuration; and / or, the conditional LTM switching configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional switching measurement configuration.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein: Also includes at least one of the following: The conditional execution condition is configured to trigger conditional switching and / or conditional LTM switching; The conditional switching measurement configuration is used to trigger the advance data forwarding process; The conditional switching measurement configuration includes a measurement event and / or a measurement threshold.

14. A processing method, wherein: The processing method is applied to the second network device, comprising the steps of: S3: Receive advance forwarding data, where the advance forwarding data is sent in advance by the first network device based on the first indication information.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein: The first indication information includes response information and / or a measurement report; and / or, the method further includes at least one of the following: Sending pre-configuration information to the first network device; receiving a random access preamble; Sending response information corresponding to the random access preamble to the first network device; Receive reconfiguration completion signaling and / or uplink data.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein: Also includes at least one of the following: The pre-configuration information includes a conditional switching configuration and / or a conditional LTM switching configuration; The response information includes advance data forwarding indication information and / or time advance information; The measurement report includes at least one of a serving cell measurement result, a candidate cell measurement result, and advance data forwarding indication information.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein: The conditional switching configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional switching measurement configuration; and / or, the conditional LTM switching configuration includes a conditional execution condition configuration and / or a conditional switching measurement configuration.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein: Also includes at least one of the following: The conditional execution condition is configured to trigger conditional switching and / or conditional LTM switching; The conditional switching measurement configuration is used to trigger the advance data forwarding process; The conditional switching measurement configuration includes a measurement event and / or a measurement threshold.

19. A communication device, wherein: include: A memory, a processor, and a processing program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processing program implements the steps of the processing method according to claim 1, 7 or 14 when executed by the processor.

20. A storage medium, wherein: The storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by the processor, the steps of the processing method according to claim 1, 7 or 14 are implemented.

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