Terminal information communication processing method and related device

Abstract

To provide a terminal information communication processing method.SOLUTION: In a scenario in which a secondary base station is added to achieve dual connectivity, a first access network-side device transmits software version information of a terminal-side device to a second access network-side device, and thereby, when the second access network-side device is successfully added as a secondary base station in dual connectivity, technical characteristics of the terminal-side device can be determined, improving data transmission efficiency.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] TECHNICAL FIELD The embodiments of this application relate to the field of wireless communication, and in particular to a communication processing technology for terminal information. [Background technology]

[0002] In wireless communication systems, uplink and downlink connections are established between terminal-side devices and access network-side devices (e.g., base stations) according to protocol layers defined by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) organization to transmit various types of data, such as control signaling or service data. These protocol layers mainly include a physical (PHY) layer, a media access control (MAC) layer, a radio link control (RLC) layer, a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer, and a radio resource control (RRC) layer.

[0003] To improve data transmission efficiency, a terminal-side device may simultaneously establish connections to at least two access network-side devices in a master cell group and a secondary cell group. This connection method is called dual connectivity. An access network-side device corresponding to the master cell group may be called a master base station, and an access network-side device corresponding to the secondary cell group may be called a secondary base station. In a dual connectivity scenario between a master base station and a terminal-side device, in the process of realizing dual connectivity or in an inter-base station handover scenario, the configurations formed by the two base stations may be incompatible with the terminal-side device. As a result, data transmission efficiency is reduced. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of the above technical problems, one aspect of an embodiment of this application provides a method for communication processing of terminal information and a related device.

[0005] A first aspect of an embodiment of the present application provides a method for communication processing of terminal information, including the following content.

[0006] In a scenario for realizing dual connectivity for a terminal, a first access network side device sends a secondary base station addition request message to a second access network side device, where the secondary base station addition request message includes software version information of the terminal side device. The first access network side device receives a secondary base station addition acknowledgement message sent by the second access network side device, where the secondary base station addition acknowledgement message includes a configuration determined based on the software version information.

[0007] Optionally, the software version information of the terminal side device is a masked International Mobile Equipment Identity Number and a software version number masked IMEISV. Optionally, the software version information indicates how the terminal side device implements the technical characteristics.

[0008] A second aspect of an embodiment of the present application provides a method for communication processing of terminal information, including the following content.

[0009] In a process of handing over a terminal-side device from a source access network side device to a target access network side device, the source access network side device sends a handover request to the target access network side device, where the handover request includes a first configuration when the terminal-side device is served by the source access network side device or information indicating whether the first configuration exists, the first configuration being a first time division multiplexing pattern (TDM pattern) configuration or a first uplink power configuration. The source access network side device receives a handover request acknowledgment sent by the target access network side device, where the handover request acknowledgment includes a second configuration, where the second configuration includes one or a combination of the following: a second TDM pattern configuration when the terminal-side device is served by the target access network side device, a second uplink power configuration when the terminal-side device is served by the target access network side device, and information indicating to release or suspend the first configuration.

[0010] Optionally, in a dual connectivity scenario of the terminal side device, the source access network side device is a master base station serving the terminal side device in the dual connectivity scenario, and the secondary base station serving the terminal side device in the dual connectivity scenario remains unchanged.

[0011] Optionally, when the second configuration includes a second TDM configuration, the second configuration further includes an effective time point of the second TDM configuration.

[0012] Optionally, the valid time point is after the terminal side device is handed over to the target access network side device through a random access process, or after a random access request is sent in the random access process.

[0013] A third aspect of an embodiment of the present application provides a method for communication processing of terminal information, including the following content.

[0014] In a process of handing over a terminal side device from a source access network side device to a target access network side device,

[0015] The terminal side device receives a handover command sent by the source access network side device, the handover command instructing the terminal side device to hand over to the target access network side device. The terminal side device releases a first configuration and accesses the target access network side device through a random access process according to the handover command, the first configuration being a first time division multiplexing pattern (TDM pattern) configuration or a first uplink power configuration when the terminal side device is served by the source access network side device.

[0016] A fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present application provides a method for communication processing of terminal information, including the following content.

[0017] In a process of handing over a terminal-side device from a source access network side device to a target access network side device, the terminal-side device receives a handover command sent by the source access network side device, the handover command instructing the terminal-side device to hand over to the target access network side device. In a process of the terminal-side device accessing the target access network side device through a random access process according to the handover command, the terminal-side device enables a second configuration at an effective time and accesses the target access network side device based on the second configuration, the second configuration being a second time division multiplexing pattern (TDM pattern) configuration or a second uplink power configuration when the terminal-side device is served by the target access network side device, and the effective time is after a random access request is sent in the random access process or after the random access process is completed.

[0018] Optionally, the handover command further indicates a validity point in time.

[0019] A fifth aspect of the embodiment of this application provides an access network side device, the access network side device including a receiving unit and a transmitting unit. The receiving unit is configured to perform the receiving operation in the first aspect or the second aspect, and the transmitting unit is configured to perform the transmitting operation in the first aspect or the second aspect. The access network side device provided in the second aspect may be an independent base station or a chip system realizing the functions of a base station. The chip system includes a processor including at least one gate circuit and a memory including at least one gate circuit. Each gate circuit includes at least one transistor (e.g., a field-effect transistor) connected by using a wire, and each transistor is made of a semiconductor material. Furthermore, the receiving unit and the transmitting unit are a receiving circuit and a transmitting circuit, respectively, in a specific implementation. The access network side device may further include other electronic lines, such as lines used to connect the receiving circuit and the transmitting circuit, and a radio frequency antenna used for signal transmission.

[0020] A sixth aspect of the present application provides a terminal-side device, the terminal-side device including a receiving unit, a transmitting unit, and a processing unit. The receiving unit is configured to perform the receiving operation of the third or fourth aspect, and the transmitting unit is configured to perform the transmitting operation of the third or fourth aspect. The terminal-side device provided in the second aspect may be an independent terminal or a chip system realizing the functions of a terminal. Furthermore, the receiving unit and the transmitting unit are respectively a receiving circuit and a transmitting circuit in a specific implementation, and the processing unit is specifically a processing circuit. The terminal-side device may further include other electronic lines, such as a line used to connect the receiving circuit and the transmitting circuit, and a radio frequency antenna used for signal transmission.

[0021] A seventh aspect of an embodiment of this application provides a computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium including program code, the program code being used to realize the technical solutions provided in the first, second, third and fourth aspects. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0022] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic architecture diagram of a system according to an embodiment of the present application; [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of system interaction of a terminal information communication processing method according to a first embodiment of this application; [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of system interaction of a terminal information communication processing method according to a second embodiment of this application; [Figure 4] 1 is a schematic diagram of system interactions for adding a secondary base station in a handover process according to the present application; [Figure 5] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of system interactions for changing secondary base stations in a handover process according to the present application; [Figure 6] 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication processing device according to an embodiment of this application; [Figure 7] 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the hardware of a communication processing device according to an embodiment of this application; DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0023] In the schematic diagram of the protocol stack architecture of a wireless communication system shown in FIG. 1, the wireless communication system includes a terminal side device, an access network side device, and optionally further includes a core network side device.

[0024] The terminal side device may be a separately sold terminal or a chip system within the terminal. The terminal is also called user equipment (UE) or mobile station, and includes mobile phones, handheld Internet of Things devices, wearable devices, etc.

[0025] The access network side device may be a base station sold separately or a chip system configured to realize the functions of a base station. Base stations may be classified into two types: macro base stations and small base stations. Small base stations are further classified into micro base stations, pico base stations, etc.

[0026] At least one radio bearer (RB) is established between the terminal device and the base station to transmit data. The data may include signaling data or service data. A radio bearer mainly used for signaling data transmission is a signaling radio bearer (SRB), and a radio bearer mainly used for service data transmission is a data radio bearer (DRB). Service data includes enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) data, massive machine type communication (mMTC) data, ultra reliable and low latency communication (URLLC) data, etc.

[0027] As shown in Figure 1, the access network side device 2 may be directly connected to the core network side device in a wired manner, or may be first connected to the access network side device 1 in a wired manner, and then the access network side device 1 performs forwarding to indirectly connect the access network side device 2 to the core network side device. The terminal side device 1 may be simultaneously served by both the access network side device 1 and the access network side device 2 by using dual connectivity technology. One of the access network side device 1 and the access network side device 2 functions as a master base station for the terminal side device, and the other functions as a secondary base station for the terminal side device. The master base station corresponds to a master cell group (MCG), and the secondary base station corresponds to a secondary cell group (SCG).

[0028] In the Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access-New Radio Dual Connectivity (E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity, EN-DC) architecture, the core network side device is an evolved packet core (EPC), access network side device 1 is a Long Term Evolution (LTE) base station functioning as a master base station, and access network side device 2 is a new radio (NR) base station (i.e., a 5G base station) functioning as a secondary base station. In this architecture, the X2 interface is used between an LTE base station and an NR base station and includes a control plane connection and optionally also includes a user plane connection. The S1 interface is used between an LTE base station and the EPC and includes a control plane connection and optionally also includes a user plane connection. The S1-U interface is used between an NR base station and the EPC and includes only a user plane connection.

[0029] In the New Radio-Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (NR-E-UTRA Dual Connectivity, NE-DC) architecture, the core network side device is a 5G core network side device, access network side device 1 is an NR base station functioning as a master base station, and access network side device 2 is an LTE base station functioning as a secondary base station. In this architecture, the X2 interface is used between an LTE base station and an NR base station and includes a control plane connection and optionally also includes a user plane connection. The NG interface is used between an NR base station and a 5G core network side device and includes a control plane connection and optionally also includes a user plane connection. The NG-U interface is used between an LTE base station and a 5G core network side device and includes only a user plane connection.

[0030] In the Next Generation Radio Access Network Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access - New Radio Dual Connectivity (NG-RAN E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity, NGEN-DC), the core network side device is a 5G core network device, access network side device 1 is an LTE base station functioning as a master base station, and access network side device 2 is an NR base station functioning as a secondary base station. In this architecture, the Xn interface is used between the LTE base station and the NR base station and includes a control plane connection and optionally also includes a user plane connection. The NG-U interface is used between the LTE base station and the 5G core network device and includes a control plane connection and optionally also includes a user plane connection. Only a user plane connection is included between the NR base station and the 5G core network device.

[0031] In the New Radio - Dual Connectivity (NR-DC) scenario, the core network side device is a 5G core network device, and access network side device 1 and access network side device 2 are a master NR base station and a secondary NR base station, respectively. The Xn interface is used between NR base stations and includes a control plane connection and optionally also includes a user plane connection. The NG interface is used between the master NR base station and the 5G core network device and includes a control plane connection and optionally also includes a user plane connection. The NG-U interface is used between the secondary NR base station and the 5G core network device and includes only a user plane connection.

[0032] In a wireless communication system, when a terminal-side device is manufactured, the manufacturer sets a corresponding software version number (SVN), which indicates the software version information currently used by the terminal-side device. During the process from power-on to establishing a connection to a core network-side device, the terminal-side device includes the SVN in a masked International Mobile Station Equipment Identity and Software Version Number (IMEISV) and notifies the core network-side device by using a non-access stratum (NAS). The IMEISV is generally 16 bits and includes three components: an 8-bit type allocation code (TAC), a 6-bit serial number (SNR), and a 2-bit SVN. The core network-side device may set the last 4 bits of the SNR in the IMEISV to 1 to generate a masked IMEISV, and then send the masked IMEISV to the access network-side device serving the terminal-side device.

[0033] The access network side device generates a corresponding configuration for the terminal side based on the masked IMEISV to ensure that the network service is compatible with the software version of the terminal side device. However, in a dual connectivity scenario or in the process of realizing dual connectivity, the terminal side device is simultaneously served by at least two access network side devices, so the configurations by the at least two access network side devices may be incompatible with the terminal side device, which reduces data transmission efficiency.

[0034] In view of this problem, a first embodiment of this application provides a terminal information communication processing method, which is applied to a scenario in which a secondary base station is added to realize dual connectivity for a terminal-side device. As shown in Figure 2, the method includes the following contents:

[0035] S201: A first access network side device sends a secondary base station addition request message to a second access network side device, where the secondary base station addition request message includes software version information of the terminal side device.

[0036] S202: The first access network side device receives a secondary base station addition acknowledgement message sent by the second access network side device, and the secondary base station addition acknowledgement message includes a configuration determined based on software version information.

[0037] Optionally, the software version information of the terminal is IMEISV or masked IMEISV.

[0038] In 201, the first access network side device may determine whether to add the second access network side device as a secondary base station of the terminal side device to realize dual connectivity for the terminal. If it is determined to add the secondary base station, the first access network side device sends a secondary base station addition request message to the second access network side device.

[0039] In 202, the second access network side device may determine whether dual connectivity can be realized for the terminal side device based on the received secondary base station addition request message. If dual connectivity can be realized for the terminal side device, the second access network side device identifies how the terminal side device realizes various technical characteristics based on the software version information of the terminal side device and further generates a corresponding configuration for the terminal side device. Then, the second access network side device includes the configuration in a secondary base station addition acknowledgement message and sends the secondary base station addition acknowledgement message to the first access network side device. The "technical characteristics" in the embodiments of this application may indicate various capabilities supported by the terminal side device, such as whether device-to-device connection is supported, whether Minimized Drive Test (MDT) is supported, whether the ability to provide relay services to network side devices for other terminal side devices is supported, and whether carrier aggregation is supported. The access network side device may generate corresponding configurations based on different technical characteristics.

[0040] S203: The first access network side device sends the configuration generated by the second access network side device to the terminal side device, or the first access network side device generates a new configuration after referring to the configuration and sends the new configuration to the terminal side device.

[0041] Optionally, the secondary base station addition request message may include a TDM pattern configuration determined by the first access network side device. The second access network side device determines a recommended TDM pattern configuration based on the received TDM pattern configuration and sends the recommended TDM pattern configuration in the secondary base station addition request message to the first access network side device, so that the first access network side device transfers the recommended TDM pattern configuration to the terminal side device, or generates a new TDM pattern configuration by referring to the recommended TDM pattern configuration and sends the new TDM pattern configuration to the terminal side device. The TDM pattern indicates a period for performing data transmission with the first access network side device and a period for performing data transmission with the second access network side device.

[0042] After the dual connectivity is completed, the first access network side device functions as a master base station, and the second access network side device functions as a secondary base station to jointly serve the terminal side device. The terminal side device may perform data transmission with the master base station and the secondary base station based on a configuration, and the configuration optionally further includes a TDM pattern configuration received from the first access network side device.

[0043] By applying the technical solution provided in the first embodiment of this application, in dual connectivity, the secondary base station is involved in generating relevant configurations corresponding to the software version information of the terminal, reducing the possibility of incompatibility problems occurring between the configurations for the terminal side device configured by the access network side device, and thereby improving data transmission efficiency.

[0044] In a dual connectivity scenario, a terminal-side device may perform data transmission with a first access network-side device and a second access network-side device. However, as the terminal-side device moves, the master base station may be handed over from the first access network-side device to another access network-side device (assumed to be a third access network-side device). After the handover, the terminal-side device may still use the configuration before the handover to perform data transmission. As a result, the data transmission efficiency after the handover is reduced, especially when the configuration is a TDM pattern configuration or an uplink power configuration, the data transmission efficiency is significantly reduced.

[0045] In view of the above technical problems, a second embodiment of this application provides a terminal information communication processing method, which is applied to a dual connectivity scenario. As shown in Figure 3, the method includes the following content: in the dual connectivity scenario, the first access network side device is a master base station of the terminal side device, the second access network side device is a secondary base station of the terminal side device, and the third access network side device is a target base station to which the terminal side device should be handed over.

[0046] S301: A first access network side device sends a handover request to a third access network side device.

[0047] Optionally, the handover request includes a first configuration or indicates whether a first configuration exists, and the first configuration includes at least one of a first time division multiplexing pattern (TDM pattern) configuration and a first uplink power configuration when the terminal side device is served by the first access network side device.

[0048] The first TDM pattern is used to indicate a period during which the terminal side device can perform uplink transmission to the source base station and a period during which the terminal side device can perform uplink transmission to the secondary source base station, and the terminal side device is configured with dual connectivity. The first uplink power configuration indicates a maximum power used by the terminal side device to perform uplink transmission to the master base station or the secondary base station.

[0049] S302: The third access network side device sends a handover request confirmation response to the first access network side device.

[0050] Optionally, the handover request acknowledgement includes a second configuration, the second configuration being one of the following: The information includes one or a combination of: a second TDM pattern configuration when the terminal side device is served by the third access network side device (i.e., after handover is completed); a second uplink power configuration when the terminal side device is served by the third access network side device (after handover is completed) (the second uplink power configuration indicates the maximum power used by the terminal side device to perform uplink transmission to the target base station); and information indicating to release or suspend the first configuration.

[0051] Optionally, the third access network side device may be used as a target master base station to determine whether to add a target secondary base station (shown in FIG. 4) for the terminal side device in the handover process or change the secondary base station for the terminal side device in the handover process (i.e., change the source secondary base station to the target secondary base station as shown in FIG. 5) to achieve dual connectivity after the handover. The third access network side device may configure a second TDM pattern. The second TDM pattern indicates a period during which the terminal side device performs uplink transmission to the target master base station and a period during which the terminal side device performs uplink transmission to the target secondary base station. Optionally, the target secondary base station may be the source secondary base station. In this case, in the handover process, the source secondary base station remains unchanged as the secondary base station for the terminal side device before and after the handover.

[0052] Optionally, the second access network side device acting as a secondary base station remains unchanged before, during and after the handover.

[0053] Optionally, when the second configuration includes a second TDM pattern configuration, the second configuration further includes an effective time point of the second TDM pattern configuration. The first access network side device may transfer the second configuration to the terminal side device. The terminal side device may enable the second TDM pattern configuration at the effective time point and communicate with the third access network side device based on the second TDM pattern configuration. Optionally, in another implementation manner, the second configuration may include a timing duration of a timer specific to the second TDM pattern configuration. After the timer expires, the terminal side device enables the second TDM pattern configuration.

[0054] The effective time may be after the terminal side device performs a random access process to access the third access network side device (i.e., after S304 is completed), or after a random access request is sent in the random access process. The random access request may be a random access preamble or a demodulation reference signal (DMRS). In this implementation, the performing of the random access process or the sending of the random access request by the terminal side device is not restricted by the TDM pattern configuration.

[0055] Optionally, in 302, the third access network side device determines whether dual connectivity is configured and whether interference or power sharing issues exist after the terminal side device is handed over. If dual connectivity is not configured, if dual connectivity is configured but no interference exists, or if dual connectivity is configured but no power sharing issues exist, the second configuration indicates to release the first configuration. If dual connectivity is configured and interference or power sharing issues exist, the second configuration includes information indicating to suspend the first configuration, the second TDM pattern configuration, or the second uplink power configuration.

[0056] Optionally, when the handover request includes the first configuration, the third access network side device may determine the second configuration based on the first configuration. When the handover request includes an indication indicating whether the first configuration exists, the third access network side device may autonomously determine the second configuration. When the third access network side device determines that the second TDM pattern configuration or the second uplink power configuration needs to be configured, the second configuration includes the second TDM pattern configuration or the second uplink power configuration. When the third access network side device determines that neither the second TDM pattern configuration nor the second uplink power configuration needs to be configured, the second configuration includes information indicating to release the first configuration.

[0057] Optionally, when the handover request does not include the first configuration, the third access network side device autonomously determines the second configuration. For example, when the third access network side device determines that a TDM pattern does not need to be configured, the second configuration includes an instruction to release the first configuration. When a TDM pattern needs to be configured, the second configuration includes a second TDM pattern configuration or an uplink power configuration.

[0058] S303: The source base station sends a handover command to the terminal side device. Optionally, the handover command includes a second configuration.

[0059] S304: The terminal side device accesses the third access network side device by performing a random access process.

[0060] In 304, when the handover command includes the second configuration, the terminal side device may communicate with the third access network side device based on the second configuration during the random access process or after the random access process is completed. When the handover command does not include the second configuration, the terminal side device releases the first configuration by default.

[0061] By applying the technical solution provided in the second embodiment, the terminal side device can maintain a configuration that is consistent with the configuration of the third access network side device, thereby avoiding the problem that the terminal side device uses an inappropriate configuration, thereby reducing the communication efficiency between the terminal side device and the target base station.

[0062] The third embodiment of this application provides a communication processing device 600. Figure 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the units of the communication processing device. The communication processing device 600 includes: a receiving unit 601 and a sending unit 602.

[0063] The communication processing device 600 provided in the third embodiment of this application may be the terminal-side device in the first or second embodiment, and executes the method performed by the terminal-side device. Correspondingly, the communication processing device 600 further includes a processing unit 603. Specifically, the receiving unit 601 is configured to perform the receiving operation of the terminal-side device in the first, second, or third embodiment, the sending unit 602 is configured to perform the sending operation of the terminal-side device, and the processing unit 603 is configured to perform processing operations such as determining the terminal-side device. For details, please refer to the contents described in the first, second, and third embodiments.

[0064] The communication processing device 600 provided in the third embodiment of this application may alternatively be an access network side device, and is configured to implement the method performed by the access network side device in the first or second embodiment. Specifically, the receiving unit 601 is configured to perform the receiving operation of the access network side device, and the sending unit 602 is configured to perform the transmitting operation of the access network side device. For details, please refer to the contents described in the first, second and third embodiments.

[0065] In a specific hardware implementation, as shown in the schematic hardware structural diagram of the communications processing device in Figure 7, the function of the receiving unit 601 may be specifically implemented by a receiver 701, the function of the transmitting unit 602 may be specifically implemented by a transmitter 702, and the function of the processing unit 603 may be specifically implemented by a processor 703. The communications processing device may further include various electronic lines, such as a bus 704, a memory 705, and a communications interface 706. The memory may include instruction code. When the instruction code is called by the processor 703, the function of the access network side device or the terminal side device in the first or second embodiment is realized.

[0066] Those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments of the present invention may be provided as a method, a system, or a computer program product. Therefore, the present invention may take the form of a hardware-only embodiment, a software-only embodiment, or an embodiment having a combination of software and hardware. Furthermore, the present invention may take the form of a computer program product embodied in one or more chip systems or computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk memory, CD-ROM, optical memory, etc.) containing computer-usable program code.

[0067] The present invention has been described with reference to flowcharts and / or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It should be understood that computer program instructions may be used to implement each process and / or each block of the flowcharts and / or block diagrams, and combinations of processes and / or blocks in the flowcharts and / or block diagrams. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, an embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to generate a machine, whereby the instructions, executed by the computer or processor of the other programmable data processing device, generate an apparatus for implementing the specified functionality in one or more processes of the flowcharts and / or one or more blocks of the block diagrams.

[0068] These computer program instructions may be stored in a computer-readable memory that can instruct a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a particular manner, whereby the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an artifact that includes an instruction apparatus that implements a particular function in one or more processes of the flowcharts and / or one or more blocks of the block diagrams.

[0069] These computer program instructions may alternatively be loaded into a computer or other programmable data processing device, such that a sequence of operations and steps are executed on the computer or other programmable device to generate a computer-implemented process. Thus, the instructions executed on the computer or other programmable device provide steps for implementing a particular function in one or more processes of the flowcharts and / or one or more blocks of the block diagrams.

Claims

1. A terminal information communication processing method, In a process of handing over a terminal side device from a source access network side device to a target access network side device, a step of sending a handover request by the source access network side device to the target access network side device, the handover request including a first configuration when the terminal side device is served by the source access network side device, or information indicating whether the first configuration exists, the first configuration including a first time division multiplexing pattern (TDM pattern) configuration and a first uplink power configuration; receiving, by the source access network side device, a handover request acknowledgment from the target access network side device, wherein the handover request acknowledgment includes a second configuration, and the second configuration is one of the following: a second TDM pattern configuration when the terminal side device is served by the target access network side device; a second uplink power configuration when the terminal side device is served by the target access network side device; and Information indicating that the first configuration is to be released or suspended. and Including, In a dual connectivity scenario, the source access network side device is a master base station, and the secondary base station serving the terminal side device in the dual connectivity scenario remains unchanged; In a scenario where dual connectivity is realized, the method includes: receiving, by the master base station, software version information of the terminal side device from a core network side device; a step of transmitting a secondary base station addition request message to a secondary base station by the master base station, the secondary base station addition request message including the software version information of the terminal side device and a TDM pattern configuration determined by the master base station, the TDM pattern configuration indicating a period for the terminal side device to perform data transmission with the master base station and a period for the terminal side device to perform data transmission with the secondary base station; receiving, by the master base station, a secondary base station addition acknowledgement message from the secondary base station, the secondary base station addition acknowledgement message including the software version information and a configuration determined based on the TDM pattern configuration, and the software version information of the terminal side device being a masked international mobile equipment identity number and a software version number (masked IMEISV); The method further comprises:

2. The method described in claim 1, wherein the second configuration indicates that the first configuration is released when the dual connectivity is configured on the terminal side device but there is no interference, or when the dual connectivity is configured on the terminal side device but there is no power sharing issue.

3. The method described in claim 1, wherein when the dual connectivity is configured on the terminal side device and an interference problem or a power sharing problem exists, the second configuration includes information indicating that the first configuration, the second TDM pattern configuration or the second uplink power configuration is suspended.

4. A terminal information communication processing method, In a scenario where dual connectivity is realized, receiving, by the master base station, software version information of the terminal side device from the core network side device; a step of transmitting a secondary base station addition request message to a secondary base station by the master base station, the secondary base station addition request message including the software version information of the terminal side device and a time division multiplexing pattern (TDM pattern) configuration determined by the master base station, the TDM pattern configuration indicating a period for the terminal side device to perform data transmission with the master base station and a period for the terminal side device to perform data transmission with the secondary base station; receiving, by the master base station, a secondary base station addition acknowledgement message from the secondary base station, the secondary base station addition acknowledgement message including the software version information and a configuration determined based on the TDM pattern configuration, and the software version information of the terminal side device being a masked international mobile equipment identity number and a software version number (masked IMEISV); Including, In the process of handing over the terminal side device from the source access network side device to the target access network side device, receiving a handover request from the source access network side device by the target access network side device, the handover request including a first configuration when the terminal side device is served by the source access network side device, or information indicating whether the first configuration exists, the first configuration including a first TDM pattern configuration and a first uplink power configuration; sending a handover request acknowledgement by the target access network side device to the source access network side device, wherein the handover request acknowledgement includes a second configuration, and the second configuration is one of the following: a second TDM pattern configuration when the terminal side device is served by the target access network side device; a second uplink power configuration when the terminal side device is served by the target access network side device; and Information indicating that the first configuration is to be released or suspended. and Including, A method, wherein in a dual connectivity scenario, the source access network side device is a master base station, and the secondary base station in the dual connectivity scenario remains unchanged.

5. The method described in claim 4, wherein the second configuration indicates that the first configuration is released when the dual connectivity is configured on the terminal side device but there is no interference, or when the dual connectivity is configured on the terminal side device but there is no power sharing issue.

6. The method described in claim 4, wherein when the dual connectivity is configured on the terminal side device and an interference problem or a power sharing problem exists, the second configuration includes information indicating that the first configuration, the second TDM pattern configuration or the second uplink power configuration is suspended.

7. Apparatus configured to carry out the method of any one of claims 1 to 3.

8. A communication system comprising a source access network side device and a target access network side device configured to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 3.

9. A program that causes a computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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