Monitoring methods, apparatus, communication devices, and storage media

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring method, apparatus, communication device, and storage medium. The monitoring method executed by a UE includes determining a paging subgroup ID in a paging subgrouping scheme in response to the UE being in an inactive state. The paging subgroup ID is used for the UE in the inactive state to monitor a wake-up signal and / or a paging message.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, but is not limited to the field of communication technologies, and particularly relates to a monitoring method, apparatus, communication device, and storage medium.

Background Art

[0002] In related technologies, when paging is performed without paging subgrouping, for example, when waking up all user equipment (UE) in one paging occasion (PO), if the paging probabilities of the UEs within the paging occasion are different, UEs with low paging probabilities will also be woken up by mistake, resulting in unnecessary power consumption. Therefore, paging subgrouping for UEs is considered. However, regardless of the sub-grouping method used, the UE and network devices (such as base stations and core network devices) cannot normally send paging messages to the UE if they do not match the paging subgroup where the UE is located.

[0003] When the UE is in the radio resource control (RRC) inactive state, the UE needs to simultaneously monitor CN paging and radio access network (RAN) paging. At this time, there is a situation where the state of the UE considered by the network device does not match the actual state of the UE. If the UE performs paging according to the original subgroup, the paging message will be lost.

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring method, apparatus, communication device, and storage medium.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] According to a first aspect of this disclosure, a monitoring method is provided which is performed by a UE, and the method is The process includes the step of determining a paging subgroup ID in a paging subgrouping scheme in response to the UE being in an inactive state, the paging subgroup ID being used by the inactive UE to monitor wake-up signals and / or paging messages.

[0006] In some embodiments, the paging subgrouping scheme includes a paging subgrouping scheme based on identifiers (UE-IDs).

[0007] In some embodiments, the step of determining the paging subgroup ID in the paging subgrouping scheme in response to the UE being in an inactive state is: The process includes the step of determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state, based on a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state, in response to the UE being in an inactive state.

[0008] In some embodiments, the step of determining the paging subgroup ID of a UE in an inactive state is based on a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of a UE in an idle state. The steps include determining that the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state is the paging subgroup ID used by the UE when idle, The method includes at least one of the following steps: determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on the paging period of the UE in an idle state.

[0009] In some embodiments, the step of determining the paging subgroup ID of a UE in an inactive state is based on a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of a UE in an idle state. In response to the UE's ability to monitor wake-up signals, the steps include determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on the method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state, In response to the UE's ability to support a paging subgrouping scheme based on UE-ID, the steps include determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on the method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state, The method includes at least one of the following steps: - In response to the UE's ability to monitor wake-up signals and its ability to use a UE-ID-based paging subgrouping scheme, the method determines the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on a scheme for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state.

[0010] In some embodiments, the step of determining the paging subgroup ID of a UE in an inactive state is based on a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of a UE in an idle state. In response to both the UE and the network device supporting predetermined capabilities, the step of determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on the method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state, Or, The process includes determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state, in response to the UE and / or network devices supporting a predetermined capability.

[0011] In some embodiments, in response to at least one of the UE and network devices not supporting a certain capability, the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state is determined based on either the capability information of the UE or the capability information of the network device.

[0012] In some embodiments, a predetermined capability is A first ability to instruct the ability to determine inactive paging occupations based on idle paging occupations, A second ability to direct the ability to determine the inactive paging subgroup based on the idle subgroup, A third capability to instruct the ability to determine the paging of RAN paging in an inactive state based on idle paging occupations based on the access network, The system includes at least one of the following: a fourth capability for indicating the ability to determine which paging subgroups send wake-up signals to RAN paging in an inactive state, based on idle paging subgroups based on the access network.

[0013] In some embodiments, the method includes the step of receiving paging configuration information, the paging configuration information is UE's first ability information, UE's second ability information, The third capability information of the third capability of the network device, It is used to indicate at least one of the fourth capability information of the network device's fourth capability, and

[0014] According to a second aspect of this disclosure, a monitoring method performed by a network device is provided, the method is: The process includes the step of transmitting paging configuration information, which is used to instruct an inactive UE to determine a paging subgroup ID in a paging subgrouping scheme, and which is used by the inactive UE to monitor wake-up signals and / or paging messages.

[0015] In some embodiments, the paging sub-grouping method includes a paging sub-grouping method based on UE-ID.

[0016] In some embodiments, the paging configuration information is the first UE capability information for instructing the ability to determine a non-active state paging occasion based on an idle state paging occasion, the second UE capability information for instructing the ability to determine a non-active state paging sub-group based on an idle state sub-group, the third network device capability information for instructing the ability to determine a non-active state RAN paging occasion based on an idle state paging occasion, and is used to instruct at least one of the fourth network device capability information for instructing the ability to determine a paging sub-group that transmits a wake-up signal for RAN paging in a non-active state based on an idle state paging sub-group.

[0017] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a monitoring device is provided, the device includes a processing module configured to determine a paging sub-group ID in a paging sub-grouping method in response to the UE being in a non-active state, and the paging sub-group ID is used for the UE in the non-active state to monitor a wake-up signal and / or a paging message.

[0018] In some embodiments, the paging sub-grouping method includes a paging sub-grouping method based on UE-ID.

[0019] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to determine the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the inactive state based on the determination method of the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the idle state in response to the UE being in the inactive state.

[0020] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to determine that the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the inactive state is the paging subgroup ID used by the UE in the idle state, or the processing module is configured to determine the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the inactive state based on the paging period of the UE in the idle state.

[0021] In some embodiments, the processing module in response to supporting the UE's ability to monitor wake-up signals, determines the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the inactive state based on the determination method of the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the idle state, and in response to supporting the UE's ability to support the paging subgrouping method based on the UE-ID, determines the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the inactive state based on the determination method of the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the idle state, and in response to supporting the UE's ability to monitor wake-up signals and supporting the UE's ability to support the paging subgrouping method based on the UE-ID, determines the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the inactive state based on the determination method of the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the idle state, and is configured to perform at least one of the above.

[0022] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to determine the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state, in response to the fact that both the UE and the network device support a predetermined capability. Or, The processing module is configured to determine the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state, in response to the UE and / or network device supporting a predetermined capability.

[0023] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to determine the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on either the UE capability information or the network device capability information, in response to at least one of the UE and network devices not supporting a predetermined capability.

[0024] In some embodiments, a predetermined capability is A first ability to instruct the ability to determine inactive paging occupations based on idle paging occupations, A second ability to direct the ability to determine the inactive paging subgroup based on the idle subgroup, A third capability to instruct the ability to determine the paging of RAN paging in an inactive state based on idle paging occupations based on the access network, The system includes at least one of the following: a fourth capability for indicating the ability to determine which paging subgroups send wake-up signals to RAN paging in an inactive state, based on idle paging subgroups based on the access network.

[0025] In some embodiments, the device includes a transmitting module configured to receive paging configuration information, the paging configuration information is UE's first ability information, UE's second ability information, The third capability information of the third capability of the network device, The network device's fourth capability information includes at least one of the following:

[0026] According to a fourth aspect of this disclosure, a monitoring device is provided, and the device is The system includes a transmitting module configured to transmit paging configuration information, which is used to instruct an inactive UE to determine a paging subgroup ID in a paging subgrouping scheme, and which is used by the inactive UE to monitor wake-up signals and / or paging messages.

[0027] In some embodiments, the paging subgrouping scheme includes a paging subgrouping scheme based on UE-ID.

[0028] In some examples, the paging settings information is First capability information of the UE to instruct the ability to determine inactive paging occupations based on idle paging occupations, Second capability information of the UE to instruct the ability to determine the inactive paging subgroup based on the idle subgroup, Third capability information of a network device to indicate its ability to determine inactive RAN paging occupations based on idle paging occupations, Used to indicate at least one of the following: a fourth capability information of a network device to indicate its ability to determine which paging subgroups send wake-up signals to RAN paging in an inactive state based on idle paging subgroups.

[0029] According to the fifth aspect of this disclosure, a communication device is provided, and the communication device is Processor and Includes memory for storing instructions that can be executed by the processor, The processor is configured to implement the monitoring method of any embodiment of this disclosure when executing an executable instruction.

[0030] According to a sixth aspect of this disclosure, a computer storage medium is provided which stores a computer-executable program, and when the executable program is executed by a processor, a monitoring method of any embodiment of this disclosure is realized. [Effects of the Invention]

[0031] The technical proposals provided by the embodiments of this disclosure may include the following beneficial effects.

[0032] In the embodiments of this disclosure, when the UE is in an inactive state, the paging subgroup ID in the paging subgrouping scheme is re-determined, allowing the inactive UE to monitor PEI and / or paging messages. This reduces paging message loss and improves the paging success rate compared to monitoring paging using an inactive paging subgroup when the UE is in an inactive state and having the network device send paging based on an idle paging subgroup.

[0033] The above general description and the following detailed description are illustrative and explanatory, and do not limit the embodiments of this disclosure. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0034] [Figure 1] This is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of a wireless communication system according to one exemplary embodiment. [Figure 2] This is a flowchart illustrating a monitoring method according to one exemplary embodiment. [Figure 3] This is a flowchart illustrating a monitoring method according to one exemplary embodiment. [Figure 4] This is a flowchart illustrating a monitoring method according to one exemplary embodiment. [Figure 5] This is a flowchart illustrating a monitoring method according to one exemplary embodiment. [Figure 6] This is a flowchart illustrating a monitoring method according to one exemplary embodiment. [Figure 7] This is a flowchart illustrating a monitoring method according to one exemplary embodiment. [Figure 8] This is a block diagram of a monitoring device according to one exemplary embodiment. [Figure 9] This is a block diagram of a monitoring device according to one exemplary embodiment. [Figure 10] This is a block diagram of a UE according to one exemplary embodiment. [Figure 11] This is a block diagram of a base station according to one exemplary embodiment. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0035] Herein, exemplary embodiments are described, and these examples are shown in the drawings. Where the following description relates to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments corresponding to embodiments of the present application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods corresponding to some embodiments of the present application detailed in the appended claims.

[0036] The terms used in this application are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the embodiments of this application. The singular nouns “one kind,” “the said,” and “the said” as used in the embodiments of this application and in the appended claims include the plural nouns unless their meaning is clearly indicated in the context. Furthermore, the term “and / or” as used herein means to include any or all combinations of one or more related items listed.

[0037] In the embodiments of this application, the information may be described using terms such as First, Second, Third, etc., but the information is not limited to these terms. These terms are used solely to distinguish information of the same type from one another. For example, as long as it does not deviate from the scope of the embodiments of this application, First Information may be called Second Information, and similarly, Second Information may be called First Information. Depending on the context, for example, “case” as used herein may be interpreted as “when…” or “on the occasion of…” or “in response to a decision.”

[0038] Referring to Figure 1, a schematic diagram of the structure of a wireless communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown. As shown in Figure 1, the wireless communication system is a communication system based on cellular mobile communication technology, and the wireless communication system may include a plurality of user equipment 110 and a plurality of base stations 120.

[0039] User equipment 110 may refer to a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user. User equipment 110 can communicate with one or more core networks via a Radio Access Network (RAN), and user equipment 110 may be Internet of Things user equipment, such as a sensor device, a mobile phone (also called a "cellular" phone), and a computer with Internet of Things user equipment, such as a fixed, portable, pocket, handheld, computer-integrated, or vehicle-mounted device. For example, it may be a Station (STA), subscriber unit, subscriber station, mobile station, mobile, remote station, access point, remote terminal, access terminal, user terminal, user agent, user device, or user equipment. Alternatively, the user equipment 110 may be a device for an unmanned aerial vehicle. Alternatively, the user equipment 110 may be an in-vehicle device, such as an electronic control unit with wireless communication capabilities or wireless user equipment connected to an external electronic control unit. Alternatively, the user equipment 110 may be a roadside device, such as a streetlamp, signal light, or other roadside device with wireless communication capabilities.

[0040] The base station 120 may be a network-side device in a wireless communication system. The wireless communication system may be a fourth-generation mobile communication (4G) system called a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system. Alternatively, the wireless communication system may be a 5G system called a new wireless system or a 5G NR system. Alternatively, the wireless communication system may be a system of the next generation after the 5G system. The access network in the 5G system may be called a New Generation-Radio Access Network (NG-RAN).

[0041] The base station 120 may be an evolved base station (eNB) used in a 4G system. Alternatively, the base station 120 may be a base station (gNB) using a centralized distributed architecture in a 5G system. When the base station 120 uses a centralized distributed architecture, it typically includes a central unit (CU) and at least two distributed units (DUs). The central unit is provided with a protocol stack for the Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer, the Radio Link Control (RLC) layer, and the Medium Access Control (MAC) layer, while the distributed units are provided with a physical (PHY) layer protocol stack. The embodiments of this disclosure do not limit the specific implementation of the base station 120.

[0042] A wireless connection can be established between the base station 120 and the user equipment 110 via a wireless radio interface. In different embodiments, the wireless radio interface may be a wireless radio interface based on fourth-generation mobile communication network technology (4G) standards, or a wireless radio interface based on fifth-generation mobile communication network technology (5G) standards, for example, the wireless radio interface may be a new radio interface, or the wireless radio interface may be a wireless radio interface based on the next-generation mobile communication network technology standards after 5G.

[0043] In some embodiments, an E2E (End-to-End) connection can be established between user equipment 110. Examples include vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V), vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I), and vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) communication within vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication.

[0044] Here, the above-mentioned user equipment can be considered as the terminal device in the following embodiment.

[0045] In some embodiments, the wireless communication system may include a network management device 130.

[0046] Each of the multiple base stations 120 is connected to a network management device 130. The network management device 130 may be a core network device in a wireless communication system, for example, a Mobility Management Entity (MME) in an Evolved Packet Core (EPC). Alternatively, the network management device may be another core network device, such as a Serving Gateway (SGW), Public Data Network Gateway (PGW), Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF), or Home Subscriber Server (HSS). The implementation of the network management device 130 is not limited to the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0047] To facilitate understanding for those skilled in the art, the embodiments of this disclosure enumerate several embodiments to clearly illustrate the technical ideas of the embodiments of this disclosure. Of course, as those skilled in the art will understand, the embodiments provided by the embodiments of this disclosure may be performed individually, in combination with methods of other embodiments of the embodiments of this disclosure, or performed individually or in combination and then in combination with some methods of other related technologies. The embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0048] To better understand the technical proposal described in any one embodiment of this disclosure, we will first partially describe the relevant technology.

[0049] In one embodiment, if UEs are woken up within a single paging occupancy without paging subgrouping, UEs with a low paging probability may be woken up incorrectly, resulting in unnecessary power consumption. Therefore, it is necessary to perform paging sub-subgrouping for UEs and page them using the paging sub-subgrouping method. In one embodiment, paging subgrouping information may be carried by Downlink Control Information (DCI) or by Paging Early Indication (PEI). Regardless of the paging subgrouping method used, the UE and network devices (including base stations and the core network) must agree on the subgroup in which the UE is located in order to successfully send paging messages to the UE.

[0050] In one embodiment, two types of paging subgrouping methods are provided. One is a paging subgrouping method based on network assignment (CN-assigned subgrouping), and the other is a random subgrouping method based on user equipment identifiers (UE_ID based subgrouping), or a paging subgrouping method based on UE-ID.

[0051] In one embodiment, a method is provided for determining a paging subgroup identifier (SubgroupID) using a paging subgrouping method based on UE-ID, wherein the paging subgroup ID (SubgroupID) is determined based on the following formula. SubgroupID =(floor(UE_ID / (N×Ns)) mod subgroupsNumForUEID)+(subgroupsNumPerPO -subgroupsNumForUEID) Here, N is the paging frame density in the time domain, i.e., the total number of paging frames in a paging period (T), and Ns is the paging density in a single paging frame (PF) in the time domain, i.e., the number of paging operations or paging occasions in a single paging frame, which can be any one of 1, 2, and 4. UE_ID indicates the paging subgroup identifier where the UE is located, and in one embodiment, UE_ID is 5G-S-TMSI mod X, where X is 32768 if extended discontinuous reception (eDRX) is applied, and otherwise X is 8192. subgroupsnumforUEID is the total number of paging subgroup resources used for UE_ID. For example, it indicates the number of subgroups subgrouped based on the UE_ID in the PO broadcast in the system information. subgroupsNumPerPO indicates the total number of subgroups that can be supported by the PO broadcast in the system information. Here, the "mod" function is a remainder function that finds the remainder when two expressions are divided. The "floor" function here is a truncation function, that is, a function that takes an integer less than or equal to the expression. For example, floor(3.7) = 3.

[0052] In one embodiment, a network-assigned paging subgrouping scheme is provided. This network-assigned paging subgrouping scheme can be implemented by a core network device as an integrated node. Here, when the network assigns paging subgroup identifiers, it may be determined based on UE attributes or statistically determined paging probabilities, etc.

[0053] For example, RAN2 #114 Agreements [2], CN is responsible for allocating UEs to UE paging subgroups based on UE characteristics, Use same UE subgroups when in RRC_IDLE and RRC_INACTIVE. In other words, CN is used to assign UEs to UE paging subgroups based on UE characteristics. The same UE paging subgroup is used for both RRC_IDLE and RRC_INACTIVE.

[0054] If the core network device does not provide the UE's paging subgroup ID, or if the UE does not support the network device's paging subgrouping scheme, the UE falls back to the UE-ID's paging subgrouping scheme and selects a paging subgroup resource.

[0055] In some application scenarios, when a UE is in an inactive state, a mismatch can occur between the base station maintaining the UE's state and the core network device. In the network assignment paging subgrouping scheme, the UE determines its subgroup using the network assignment paging subgrouping scheme in both the idle and inactive states. When the UE is converted from the idle state to the inactive state, the core network device does not assign a new subgroup. Therefore, when the UE is idle or inactive, the mismatch problem does not occur. When using the UE-ID paging subgrouping scheme, the paging cycle differs between the inactive and idle states, resulting in different subgroups in these two states, thus causing the mismatch problem. A calculation example is shown below. Common assumption: RAN paging cycle = rf32, UE specific DRX value = rf64, Default paging cycle = rf128, N=T, Ns=4, UE_ID = 1234, N: number of total paging frames in T, Ns: number of paging occasions for a PF, UE_ID: 5G-S-TMSI mod X, where X is 32768, if eDRX is applied, otherwise, X is 8192, subgroupsNumForUEID: 8, SFN for the PF is determined by: (SFN + PF_offset) mod T = (T div N)×(UE_ID mod N), Index (i_s), indicating the index of the PO is determined by: i_s = floor (UE_ID / N) mod Ns, SubgroupID = (floor(UE_ID / (N×Ns)) mod subgroupsNumForUEID) + (subgroupsNumPerPO - subgroupsNumForUEID).

[0056] In other words, Typical assumptions: The value of the RAN paging period is 32, the value of the specific DRX period for the UE is 64, the default paging period is 128, N is the total number of paging frames in one paging period (T), Ns is the number of paging operations in one paging frame (PF) and has a value of 4, the value of UE_ID is 1234, and the value of subgroupsNumForUEID is 8. Here, SFN is determined by PF, (SFN+PF_offset)mod T = (T div N) × (UE_ID mod N), The paging occupancy number (Index (i_s)) is a number that identifies a paging occupancy (PO) and is determined by the following: i_s = floor (UE_ID / N) mod Ns, SubgroupID = (floor(UE_ID / (N×Ns)) mod subgroupsNumForUEID) + (subgroupsNumPerPO - subgroupsNumForUEID).

[0057] In one embodiment, a calculation rule for paging subgroup IDs is provided, as shown in Table 1 below. [Table 1]

[0058] In the embodiments of this disclosure, an idle state in which a UE exists refers to an RRC idle state, and an inactive state in which a UE exists refers to an RRC inactive state.

[0059] In some implementations, when the UE is inactive, it needs to monitor CN paging and RAN paging, and there are situations where the network device and the UE are mismatched. For example, if the UE's text is lost on the network side, the network device assumes the UE is in an RRC idle state and starts CN paging. At this time, the UE is still inactive, but the network device thinks the UE is idle.

[0060] As an example, the following provides an example of a paging subgroup. This paging subgroup may be a Paging DCI paging subgroup or a paging subgroup that uses a wake-up signal. An idle UE is assigned to subgroup 0 (i.e., paging subgroup ID is ID0), and when the UE enters an inactive state, or assuming that the calculation is performed using the RAN paging period as shown in the above formula, it is assigned to subgroup 1 (i.e., paging subgroup ID is ID1). Under normal circumstances, if there is no mismatch due to text loss on the network side, the base station sends a PEI to the UE according to subgroup ID1, and the UE monitors the PEI with subgroup ID1. However, if the UE's text is lost on the network side (and subgroup ID1 maintained by the base station is also lost), the network device assumes the UE is idle and starts paging the CN. At this time, the base station determines the paging subgroup ID using the paging period of the paging subgrouping scheme set by the network, i.e., performs paging with subgroup ID 0, while the UE still monitors the paging using subgroup ID 1, and therefore the paging message or paging pre-instruction is lost.

[0061] Embodiments of this disclosure provide a method for determining paging subgroup IDs, thereby resolving paging monitoring issues when there is a mismatch between the state of the UE and the state of the UE as perceived by the network device.

[0062] As shown in Figure 2, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a monitoring method performed by a UE, the method comprising the following step S21.

[0063] In step S21, in response to the UE being in an inactive state, a paging subgroup ID in the paging subgrouping scheme is determined, and the paging subgroup ID is used for the inactive UE to monitor the wake-up signal and / or paging message.

[0064] Here, the UE may be a variety of mobile or stationary devices. For example, the UE may be, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, computer, server, wearable device, game control platform, or multimedia device.

[0065] The inactive state in the embodiments of this disclosure may be an RRC inactive state, and the idle state may be an RRC idle state.

[0066] In one embodiment, the paging subgrouping method may be a paging subgrouping method based on a user equipment identifier (UE-ID), but is not limited thereto.

[0067] In one embodiment, the wake-up signal may be a PEI, but is not limited to these.

[0068] In one embodiment, the paging message may be any paging message, for example, the paging message may be DCI.

[0069] Here, the paging subgroup ID is used to monitor PEI when the paging subgroup ID of an inactive UE differs from the paging subgroup ID of the UE determined by the network device.

[0070] Here, the paging subgroup ID is used to monitor PEI when the UE state does not match the UE state determined by the network device. Here, the UE state is RRC inactive, and the UE state determined by the network device is RRC idle.

[0071] Here, the network device includes an access network device and / or a core network device. The access network device may, but is not limited to, a base station. The core network device may, but is not limited to, various network functions or entities that implement network functions. The base station may, but is not limited to, at least one of a 3G base station, a 4G base station, a 5G base station, and other advanced base stations.

[0072] In one embodiment, the wake-up signal may be transmitted by an access network device or a core network device. If the wake-up signal is transmitted by a core network device, the core network device transmits the wake-up signal to a base station, and the base station forwards the wake-up signal to the UE.

[0073] In embodiments of the present disclosure, when the UE is in an inactive state, the paging subgroup ID in the paging subgrouping scheme can be re-determined so that the inactive UE can monitor PEI and / or paging messages. In this way, paging can be monitored using inactive paging subgroups even when the UE is in an inactive state, and the loss of paging messages can be reduced and the success rate of paging can be improved compared to when the network device transmits paging based on idle paging subgroups.

[0074] In some embodiments, the step includes receiving paging configuration information sent from a network device.

[0075] Step S21 is a step in which, in response to the UE being in an inactive state, a paging subgroup ID in a paging subgrouping scheme is determined based on paging configuration information, the paging subgroup ID is used for the inactive UE to monitor the wake-up signal.

[0076] Embodiments of this disclosure provide a monitoring method performed by a UE, the method being The steps include receiving paging configuration information sent from a network device, The process includes determining a paging subgroup ID in a paging subgrouping scheme based on paging configuration information in response to an inactive UE, wherein the paging subgroup ID is used for the inactive UE to monitor a wake-up signal.

[0077] Thus, in the embodiments of this disclosure, the paging subgroup ID can be re-determined based on the paging configuration information of the network device, only when the UE is in an inactive state.

[0078] As those skilled in the art will understand, the methods provided by the embodiments of this disclosure may be performed independently or in conjunction with some of the methods of the embodiments of this disclosure or some of the methods in the related art.

[0079] In some embodiments, step S21 includes determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state, in response to the UE being in an inactive state.

[0080] As shown in Figure 3, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a monitoring method performed by a UE, the method comprising the following step S31.

[0081] In step S31, in response to the UE being in an inactive state, the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the inactive state is determined based on the method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the idle state.

[0082] In some embodiments, step S31 is, The steps include determining that the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state is the paging subgroup ID used by the UE when idle, The process includes one of the following steps: determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on the paging cycle of the UE in an idle state.

[0083] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring method performed by a UE, which includes the steps of determining that the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state is the paging subgroup ID used by the UE in an idle state, or determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on the paging period of the UE in an idle state.

[0084] For example, when a UE is idle, the paging subgroup ID determined based on the UE-ID paging subgrouping scheme is ID0. The UE determines that the inactive paging subgroup ID is the paging subgroup ID used by the UE when idle, meaning that the inactive paging subgroup ID is determined to be ID0. When the UE's context is lost on the network side, network devices assume the UE is idle, and therefore the determined UE paging subgroup ID is also ID0. In this way, when the UE is inactive, it can perform monitoring such as PEI on the paging subgroup resource with paging subgroup ID ID0, and network devices can also initiate paging such as PEI on the paging subgroup resource with paging subgroup ID ID0. In this way, the loss of paging messages can be reduced and the paging success rate can be improved.

[0085] For example, when a UE is idle, the paging subgroup determined based on the idle UE's paging cycle is ID0. The UE then determines the inactive paging subgroup ID based on the idle paging cycle, meaning the inactive paging subgroup ID is determined to be ID0. When the UE's context is lost on the network side, network devices assume the UE is idle, and therefore the determined UE paging subgroup ID is also ID0. In this way, when the UE is inactive, it can perform monitoring such as PEI on the paging subgroup resource with paging subgroup ID ID0, and network devices can also initiate paging such as PEI on the paging subgroup resource with paging subgroup ID ID0. In this manner, paging message loss can be reduced and the paging success rate can be improved.

[0086] In this way, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the paging subgroup ID to which the UE is located when it is inactive may continue to be the paging subgroup ID to which it is located when it is idle, or the paging subgroup ID may be determined based on the idle paging cycle, so that when the UE is monitoring based on the paging subgroup ID when it is inactive, it can match the paging subgroup ID of the paging sent from the network device, thereby reducing paging message loss and improving the paging success rate.

[0087] The embodiments of this disclosure can solve the problem of paging message loss caused by a mismatch between the UE being in an inactive state and the network device believing the UE to be idle, resulting from the loss of the UE's context on the network side, and can solve the problem of paging message loss caused by a mismatch between the state in which any one UE is located and the state of the UE as perceived by the network device.

[0088] As those skilled in the art will understand, the methods provided by the embodiments of this disclosure may be performed independently or in conjunction with some of the methods of the embodiments of this disclosure or some of the methods in the related art.

[0089] In some embodiments, step S31 involves determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state. The process includes the step of determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state, based on a protocol agreement and a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state.

[0090] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring method performed by a UE, which includes the step of determining the paging subgroup ID of an inactive UE based on a protocol agreement and a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of an idle UE.

[0091] Here, the protocol may be a wireless communication protocol, for example, a 5G wireless communication protocol.

[0092] Here, the protocol may be a protocol used for negotiations between the network device and the UE.

[0093] In some embodiments, the protocol includes: If the UE supports the ability to monitor wake-up signals, the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the inactive state is determined based on the method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the idle state, If the UE supports the ability of a paging subgrouping scheme based on UE-ID, the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state is determined based on the method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state, If the UE supports the ability to monitor wake-up signals and supports a paging subgrouping scheme based on UE-ID, then the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the inactive state is determined based on the method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the idle state, If the UE currently uses a paging subgrouping scheme based on UE-ID, at least one of the following is specified: that the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state is determined based on the method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state.

[0094] Here, the fact that the UE currently uses a UE-ID-based paging subgrouping scheme implicitly includes the fact that the UE supports the ability to monitor wake-up signals and the ability to use a UE-ID-based paging subgrouping scheme, and that network devices also have the ability to support a UE-ID-based paging subgrouping scheme.

[0095] In some embodiments, step S31 involves determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state. In response to the UE's ability to monitor wake-up signals, the steps include determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on the method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state, In response to the UE's ability to support a paging subgrouping scheme based on UE-ID, the steps include determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on the method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state, In response to the UE supporting the ability to monitor wake-up signals and the ability to use a UE-ID-based paging subgrouping scheme, the steps include determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on the method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state, If the UE currently uses a UE-ID based subgrouping scheme (implicitly including the UE's ability to monitor wake-up signals, its ability to use a UE-ID based paging subgrouping scheme, and the network's ability to support a UE-ID based paging subgrouping scheme), the method includes at least one of the following steps: determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state.

[0096] As shown in Figure 4, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a monitoring method performed by a UE, the method comprising the following step S41.

[0097] In step S41, in response to the UE supporting the ability to monitor wake-up signals, the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the inactive state is determined based on the method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the idle state, and / or in response to the UE supporting the ability of a UE-ID-based paging subgrouping scheme, the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the inactive state is determined based on the method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the idle state, and / or in response to the UE supporting the ability to monitor wake-up signals and supporting the ability of a UE-ID-based paging subgrouping scheme, the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the inactive state is determined based on the method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the idle state.

[0098] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the wake-up signal is the wake-up signal in the above embodiments. Exemplarily, the wake-up signal includes a PEI.

[0099] For example, if the UE is in an inactive state and the protocol agreement supports the ability of the UE to monitor wake-up signals and / or the ability of a paging subgrouping scheme based on the UE-ID, the UE can determine that the paging subgroup ID is the paging subgroup ID when idle.

[0100] In the embodiments of this disclosure, the UE can directly determine the inactive paging subgroup ID based on the method for determining the UE's paging subgroup ID in the idle state, based on its ability to monitor wake-up signals and its ability to support a paging subgrouping scheme for UE-IDs. This reduces network signaling interactions, as network devices do not need to send instructions such as network signaling, thereby reducing power consumption for both network devices and the UE.

[0101] As those skilled in the art will understand, the methods provided by the embodiments of this disclosure may be performed independently or in conjunction with some of the methods of the embodiments of this disclosure or some of the methods in the related art.

[0102] In some embodiments, step S41 involves determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state. The steps include determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state, in response to both the UE and the network device supporting predetermined capabilities, The process includes the step of determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state, in response to the UE and / or network device supporting a predetermined capability.

[0103] As shown in Figure 5, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a monitoring method performed by a UE, the method comprising the following step S51.

[0104] In step S51, in response to both the UE and the network device supporting a predetermined capability, the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state is determined based on the method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state, or in response to both the UE and / or the network device supporting a predetermined capability, the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state is determined based on the method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state.

[0105] In some embodiments, a given capability is instructed to support the ability to determine an inactive state PO based on the idle state PO.

[0106] In one embodiment, the UE supporting a predetermined capability may be the UE supporting the ability to use the idle PO when inactive, and / or the network device supporting a predetermined capability may be the network device supporting the ability to determine the RAN paging PO in an inactive state based on the idle PO.

[0107] In one embodiment, step S51 may be a step of determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state, in response to a predetermined capability supported by the UE matching a predetermined capability supported by the network device.

[0108] Here, if the UE supports the ability to use the idle PO when inactive, and the network device supports the ability to determine the RAN paging PO in the inactive state based on the idle PO, then the predetermined ability supported by the UE and the predetermined ability supported by the network device coincide.

[0109] In one embodiment, the step in step S51 of determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state may be a step of determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on either the capability information of the UE or the capability information of the network device.

[0110] In some other embodiments, a certain capability is, A first ability to instruct the ability to determine inactive paging occupations based on idle paging occupations, A second ability to direct the ability to determine the inactive paging subgroup based on the idle subgroup, A third capability to instruct the ability to determine the paging of RAN paging in an inactive state based on idle paging occupations based on the access network, The system includes at least one of the following: a fourth capability for indicating the ability to determine which paging subgroups send wake-up signals to RAN paging in an inactive state, based on idle paging subgroups based on the access network.

[0111] Here, the capability information for a given capability includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the first capability information, second capability information, third capability information, and fourth capability information. The first capability information is capability information that indicates the first capability, and / or the second capability information is capability information that indicates the second capability, and / or the third capability information is capability information that indicates the third capability, and / or the fourth capability information is capability information that indicates the fourth capability.

[0112] Here, the first capability information and / or the second capability information may be the capability information of the UE, and the third capability information and / or the fourth capability information may be the capability information of the network device.

[0113] For example, a UE's ability to support InactiveStatePO-Determination may include the following: Indicates whether the UE supports to use the same i_s to determine PO in RRC_INACTIVE state as in RRC_IDLE state. When UE supports PEI reception, it also indicates whether the UE supports to use the same UE-ID based subgroup in RRC_INACTIVE state as in RRC_IDLE state.

[0114] In other words, it indicates whether the UE supports determining the PO using the same i_s as the RRC_IDLE state in the RRC_INACTIVE state. If the UE supports PEI reception, it further indicates whether the UE supports using the same UE-ID paging subgroup as the RRC_INACTIVE state in the RRC_IDLE state.

[0115] In embodiments of this disclosure, if both the network device and the UE support a predetermined capability, that is, the capability to determine an inactive PO based on an idle PO, the inactive paging subgroup ID can be determined based on the UE's method for determining the paging subgroup ID in the idle state. In this way, paging message loss can be reduced and the paging success rate can be improved.

[0116] As those skilled in the art will understand, the methods provided by the embodiments of this disclosure may be performed independently or in conjunction with some of the methods of the embodiments of this disclosure or some of the methods in the related art.

[0117] As shown in Figure 6, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a monitoring method performed by a UE, the method comprising the following step S61.

[0118] In step S61, in response to the fact that at least one of the UE and the network device does not support a predetermined capability, the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the inactive state is determined based on either the capability information of the UE or the capability information of the network device.

[0119] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the predetermined capability may be the predetermined capability in the above embodiment. For example, the predetermined capability information may be at least one of the first capability, second capability, third capability, and fourth capability.

[0120] In one embodiment, the failure of at least one of the UE and network devices to support a predetermined capability may be that the predetermined capability supported by the UE does not match the predetermined capability supported by the network device. For example, if the UE supports the capability of an inactive PO, and the network device supports the capability of an inactive RAN paging PO based on an idle PO, then the predetermined capability supported by the UE does not match the predetermined capability supported by the network device.

[0121] In some examples, the capabilities information of the UE is First capability information for instructing the ability to determine inactive paging occupations based on idle paging occupations, Includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: second capability information for indicating the ability to determine inactive paging subgroups based on idle subgroups.

[0122] In some embodiments, the capability information of the network device is Third capability information to indicate the ability to determine the paging of RAN paging in an inactive state based on idle paging occupations based on the access network, The system includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: a fourth capability information for indicating the ability to determine which paging subgroups send wake-up signals to RAN paging in an inactive state based on idle paging subgroups based on the access network.

[0123] In some embodiments, step S61 involves determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on either the UE capability information or the network device capability information. A step of determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on the UE's primary capability information, The steps include determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on the UE's second capability information, and The steps include determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on the third capability information of the network device, The method includes at least one of the following steps: determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on the fourth capability information of the network device.

[0124] Embodiments of this disclosure provide a monitoring method performed by a UE, the method being A step of determining the paging subgroup ID of a UE in an inactive state based on first capability information of the UE, wherein the first capability information is used to indicate the capability to determine an inactive paging occupancy based on an idle paging occupancy, A step of determining the paging subgroup ID of a UE in an inactive state based on second capability information of the UE, wherein the second capability information is used to indicate the capability to determine the paging subgroup in an inactive state based on the idle state subgroup, A step of determining the paging subgroup ID of a UE in an inactive state based on third capability information of a network device, wherein the third capability information is used to indicate the ability to determine the paging occupancy of RAN paging in an inactive state based on idle paging occupancy based on the access network, The steps include determining the paging subgroup ID of a UE in an inactive state based on fourth capability information of a network device, wherein the fourth capability information is used to indicate the ability to determine a paging subgroup that sends a wake-up signal to RAN paging in an inactive state based on idle paging subgroups based on the access network.

[0125] Here, the first ability may be inactiveStatePO-Determination, and / or the second ability may be inactiveStateSupgroup-Determination, and / or the third ability information may be ranPagingInIdlePO, and / or ranPagingInIdleSubgroup.

[0126] As one embodiment, in response to both the UE and the network device supporting a predetermined capability, the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state is determined based on the method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state, where the predetermined capability supported by the UE is the first capability, and the predetermined capability supported by the network is the third capability. Exemplarily, the first capability may be inactiveStatePO-Determination, and the third capability may be ranPagingInIdlePO. For example, in the RRC_INACTIVE state, if the UE supports inactiveStatePO-Determination and the network broadcasts ranPagingInIdlePO with value “true”, the UE shall use the same subgrouping ID for UE-id UE_ID based subgrouping as for the RRC_IDLE state. Otherwise, the UE determines the subgrouping based on the formula above. In other words, in the RRC_INACTIVE state, if the UE supports inactiveStatePO-Determination and the network broadcasts ranPagingInIdlePO with a value of "true", the UE should use the same subgrouping ID as in the RRC_IDLE state for subgrouping based on the UE-id UE_ID. Otherwise, the UE will determine the subgrouping based on the above formula.

[0127] For example, the second capability may be inactiveStateSupgroup-Determination. For instance, in the RRC_INACTIVE state, if the UE supports PEI, the UE shall use the same subgrouping ID for UE-id UE_ID based subgrouping as for the RRC_IDLE state.

[0128] Exemplary, the third capability may be ranPagingInIdlePO. For example, indicates that the network supports sending RAN paging in PO that corresponds to the i_s as determined by UE in RRC_IDLE state, see TS38.304

[20] . If PEI-Config is present in SIB1 and the UE supports inactiveStatePO-Determination, it also indicates that the network supports sending PEI for RAN paging in subgroup that corresponds to the subgroup as determined by UE in RRC_IDLE state, see TS38.304

[20] . If a PEI reconfiguration exists in SIB1 and the UE supports inactiveStatePO-Determination, it indicates that the network supports sending PEI for RAN paging in the subgroup corresponding to the subgroup determined by the UE in the RRC_IDLE state, see TS38.304

[20] .

[0129] Here, the first capability and / or the third capability may be capabilities in a conventional 5G communication protocol, for example, the first capability and the third capability may be inactiveStatePO-Determination and ranPagingInIdlePO, respectively. Also, the first capability and the third capability may be capabilities newly defined in the above embodiment. The second capability and / or the fourth capability may be a newly defined capability. For example, the second capability and the fourth capability may be inactiveStateSupgroup-Determination and ranPagingInIdleSubgroup, respectively. Here, the specific names of the first capability, the second capability, the third capability and the fourth capability are not limited.

[0130] In this way, in embodiments of the present disclosure, if the UE and the network device do not support a predetermined capability, the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state can be determined based on capability information supported by the network device and the UE, respectively. This makes it suitable for flexible determination of the paging subgroup ID of an inactive UE in a wider range of application scenarios.

[0131] Of course, in some other embodiments, if the UE and network device do not support a given capability, the UE can determine the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on the above formula SubgroupID = (floor(UE_ID / (N×Ns)) mod subgroupsNumForUEID) + (subgroupsNumPerPO - subgroupsNumForUEID), where the paging period in this formula is the paging period of the UE in an inactive state. In this case, a missmatch problem may occur.

[0132] As those skilled in the art will understand, the methods provided by the embodiments of this disclosure may be performed independently or in conjunction with some of the methods of the embodiments of this disclosure or some of the methods in the related art.

[0133] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring method performed by a UE, the method comprising the step of receiving paging configuration information, the paging configuration information being used to indicate at least one of the following: first capability information for a first capability of the UE, second capability information for a second capability of the UE, third capability information for a third capability of a network device, and fourth capability information for a fourth capability of a network device.

[0134] In some embodiments, paging configuration information is used to instruct an inactive UE to determine a paging subgroup ID in a paging subgrouping scheme, and the paging configuration information includes capability instruction information, where the capability instruction information indicates at least one of the following: a first capability information of the UE, a second capability information of the UE, a third capability information of the network device, and a fourth capability information of the network device.

[0135] In this way, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the UE can learn about the capabilities of the UE and / or the capabilities of the network device by receiving paging configuration information.

[0136] In some embodiments, the step of receiving paging configuration information includes the step of receiving network signaling carrying the paging configuration information.

[0137] Embodiments of this disclosure provide a monitoring method performed by a UE, the method comprising the step of receiving network signaling carrying paging configuration information.

[0138] Here, network signaling includes dedicated signaling or broadcast signaling.

[0139] Here, network signaling may be, but is not limited to, a media access control control element (MAC CE), RRC signaling, and DCI. Here, RRC signaling may be, but is not limited to, an RRC release message or an RRC reconfiguration message.

[0140] For example, an RRC release message is received from a network device, where the RRC release message carries paging configuration information, which is used to indicate at least one of the following: the UE's first capability information, the UE's second capability information, the network device's third capability information, and the network device's fourth capability information.

[0141] In this way, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the UE can learn about the capabilities of the network device and / or the capabilities of the UE by receiving network signaling that carries paging configuration information transmitted from the network device. The UE can learn about the capabilities of the network device and / or the capabilities of the UE by receiving RRC release messages or RRC reconfiguration messages, etc., and two functions can be achieved with a single RRC signaling. For example, in the case of an RRC release message, a single RRC release message can achieve the release of the connection and notification of the capabilities of the network device and / or the capabilities of the UE. In the case of an RRC reconfiguration message, a single RRC reconfiguration message can achieve the reconfiguration of the UE and notification of the capabilities of the network device and / or the capabilities of the UE. In this way, signaling interaction can be reduced, saving power consumption of the network device and the UE.

[0142] As those skilled in the art will understand, the methods provided by the embodiments of this disclosure may be performed independently or in conjunction with some of the methods of the embodiments of this disclosure or some of the methods in the related art.

[0143] The following monitoring method was performed by a network device and is similar to the description of the monitoring method performed by the UE above. For details not disclosed in the examples of the monitoring method performed by the network device, please refer to the description of the example of the monitoring method performed by the UE; a detailed explanation is omitted here.

[0144] As shown in Figure 7, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a monitoring method performed by a network device, which includes the following step S71.

[0145] In step S71, paging configuration information is transmitted, which is used to instruct an inactive UE to determine the paging subgroup ID in the paging subgrouping scheme, and the paging subgroup ID is used by the inactive UE to monitor the wake-up signal and / or paging message.

[0146] In one embodiment, step S71 may be sending paging configuration information to the UE.

[0147] In one embodiment, the paging subgrouping method includes a paging subgrouping method based on UE-ID.

[0148] In one embodiment, the wake-up signal includes PEI.

[0149] In some examples, the paging settings information is further: First capability information of the UE to instruct the ability to determine inactive paging occupations based on idle paging occupations, Second capability information of the UE to instruct the ability to determine the inactive paging subgroup based on the idle subgroup, Third capability information of a network device to indicate its ability to determine the paging of RAN paging in an inactive state based on the paging of idle state, The network device indicates at least one of the following: a fourth capability information for indicating the network device's ability to determine which paging subgroups send wake-up signals to RAN paging in an inactive state based on idle paging subgroups.

[0150] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the paging setting information is the paging setting information in the above embodiment. The first capability information, second capability information, third capability information, and fourth capability information may be the first capability information, second capability information, third capability information, and fourth capability information in the above embodiment, respectively.

[0151] For specific details of the embodiments described above, please refer to the contents of the network device side, and a detailed explanation will be omitted here.

[0152] As those skilled in the art will understand, the methods provided by the embodiments of this disclosure may be performed independently or in conjunction with some of the methods of the embodiments of this disclosure or some of the methods in the related art.

[0153] To further illustrate any embodiment of this disclosure, one specific embodiment is provided below.

[0154] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring method performed by a communication device, the communication device including a UE and a network device, and the method includes the following step S81.

[0155] In step S81, the paging subgroup ID of the inactive UE in the paging subgrouping scheme is determined, and the paging subgroup ID is used for the inactive UE to monitor the PEI. The paging subgrouping method is the UE-ID paging subgrouping method.

[0156] Here, step S81 includes step S81A, step S81B, or step S81C.

[0157] In step S81A, in response to the UE being in an inactive state, the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the inactive state is determined based on the method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the idle state.

[0158] In one selectable embodiment, in response to the UE being in an inactive state, it is determined that the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the inactive state is the paging subgroup ID used by the UE when idle.

[0159] In another optional embodiment, in response to the UE being in an inactive state, the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the inactive state is determined based on the paging period of the UE in the idle state.

[0160] In step S81B, in response to the UE being in an inactive state, the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the inactive state is determined based on protocol agreement.

[0161] In one optional embodiment, if the UE supports the ability to monitor PEI in response to being in an inactive state, and / or supports the ability of a paging subgrouping scheme based on UE-ID, the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state is determined based on the scheme for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state.

[0162] In step S81C, in response to the UE being in an inactive state and both the UE and the network device supporting predetermined capabilities, the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the inactive state is determined based on the method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the idle state.

[0163] Here, a predetermined capability of the UE may be the capability to support using the idle PO when inactive, and / or a predetermined capability of the network device may be the capability to support determining the RAN paging PO in an inactive state based on the idle PO.

[0164] In step S82C, in response to the UE being in an inactive state and at least one of the UE and network devices not supporting a predetermined capability, the paging subgroup ID of the UE in the inactive state is determined based on the capability information of the UE and / or the capability information of the network device.

[0165] Here, the UE's capabilities are: A first capability information for indicating the ability to determine an inactive paging occupancy based on an idle paging occupancy, for example, the first capability information may be an inactiveStatePO-Determination, Second capability information for indicating the ability to determine an inactive paging subgroup based on an idle subgroup, which may be, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: the second capability information may be inactiveStateSupgroup-Determination; and

[0166] Here, the capability information of the network device is Third capability information for indicating the ability to determine the paging of RAN paging in an inactive state based on idle paging occupations based on the access network, for example, the third capability information may be ranPagingInIdlePO, A fourth capability information for indicating the ability to determine a paging subgroup that sends a wake-up signal to RAN paging in an inactive state based on an idle paging subgroup based on an access network, the fourth capability information may be, for example, ranPagingInIdleSubgroup, or at least one of the following:

[0167] As those skilled in the art will understand, the methods provided by the embodiments of this disclosure may be performed independently or in conjunction with some of the methods of the embodiments of this disclosure or some of the methods in the related art.

[0168] As shown in Figure 8, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring device, which is The system includes a processing module 51 configured to determine a paging subgroup ID in a paging subgrouping scheme in response to the UE being in an inactive state, the paging subgroup ID being used for the inactive UE to monitor wake-up signals and / or paging messages.

[0169] In one embodiment, the paging subgrouping method includes a paging subgrouping method based on a user equipment identifier (UE-ID).

[0170] In one embodiment, the wake-up signal is PEI.

[0171] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring device comprising a processing module 51 configured to determine the paging subgroup ID of an idle UE in response to the UE being in an inactive state, based on a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of an idle UE.

[0172] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring device comprising a processing module 51 configured to determine, in response to the UE being in an inactive state, that the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state is the paging subgroup ID used by the UE when idle.

[0173] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring device which includes a processing module 51 configured to determine the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on the paging period of the UE in an idle state, in response to the UE being in an inactive state.

[0174] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring device comprising a processing module 51 configured to determine the paging subgroup ID of an idle UE based on a scheme for determining the paging subgroup ID of an idle UE, in response to the UE being in an inactive state and supporting the UE's ability to monitor a wake-up signal.

[0175] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring device comprising a processing module 51 configured to determine the paging subgroup ID of an idle UE based on a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of an idle UE, in response to the UE being in an inactive state and the UE supporting the ability of a UE-ID-based paging subgrouping scheme.

[0176] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring device comprising a processing module 51 configured to determine the paging subgroup ID of an idle UE based on a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of an idle UE, in response to the UE being in an inactive state, supporting the ability of the UE to monitor a wake-up signal, and supporting the ability of a UE-ID-based paging subgrouping scheme.

[0177] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring device comprising a processing module 51 configured to determine the paging subgroup ID of an idle UE based on a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of an idle UE, in response that the UE is in an inactive state and both the UE and the network device support a predetermined capability.

[0178] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring device comprising a processing module 51 configured to determine the paging subgroup ID of a UE in an inactive state based on either the capability information of the UE or the capability information of the network device, in response to the UE being in an inactive state and both the UE and the network device supporting a predetermined capability.

[0179] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring device comprising a processing module 51 configured to determine the paging subgroup ID of a UE in an inactive state based on either the capability information of the UE or the capability information of the network device, in response to the UE being in an inactive state and both the UE and / or the network device supporting a predetermined capability.

[0180] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring device which includes a processing module 51 configured to determine the paging subgroup ID of a UE in an inactive state based on either the capability information of the UE or the capability information of a network device, in response to the UE being in an inactive state and at least one of the UE and network devices not supporting a predetermined capability.

[0181] In some embodiments, a predetermined capability is A first ability to instruct the ability to determine inactive paging occupations based on idle paging occupations, A second ability to direct the ability to determine the inactive paging subgroup based on the idle subgroup, A third capability to instruct the ability to determine the paging of RAN paging in an inactive state based on idle paging occupations based on the access network, The system includes at least one of the following: a fourth capability for indicating the ability to determine which paging subgroups send wake-up signals to RAN paging in an inactive state, based on idle paging subgroups based on the access network.

[0182] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring device comprising a processing module 51 configured to determine a paging subgroup ID of a UE in an inactive state based on first capability information of the UE in response to the UE being in an inactive state and at least one of the UE and network devices not supporting a predetermined capability, wherein the processing module 51 indicates the capability to determine an inactive paging occupancy based on an idle paging occupancy.

[0183] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring device comprising a processing module 51 configured to determine a paging subgroup ID of a UE in an inactive state based on second capability information of the UE in response to the UE being in an inactive state and at least one of the UE and network devices not supporting a predetermined capability, wherein the processing module 51 indicates that the second capability information indicates the capability to determine the paging subgroup in an inactive state based on idle subgroups.

[0184] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring device comprising a processing module 51 configured to determine a paging subgroup ID of a UE in an inactive state based on third capability information of a network device in response to a UE being in an inactive state and at least one of the UE and a network device not supporting a predetermined capability, wherein the processing module 51 indicates the capability to determine a paging occupancy of RAN paging in an inactive state based on idle paging occupancy based on the access network.

[0185] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring device comprising a processing module 51 configured to determine a paging subgroup ID of a UE in an inactive state based on fourth capability information of a network device in response to a UE being in an inactive state and at least one of the UE and a network device not supporting a predetermined capability, wherein the processing module 51 indicates that the fourth capability information is the capability to determine a paging subgroup that sends a wake-up signal to RAN paging in an inactive state based on idle paging subgroups based on the access network.

[0186] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring device comprising a receiving module configured to receive paging configuration information, which is used to instruct an inactive UE to determine a paging subgroup ID in a paging subgrouping scheme. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring device comprising a receiving module configured to receive paging configuration information, which is used to indicate at least one of the following: first capability information for a first capability of a UE, second capability information for a second capability of a UE, third capability information for a third capability of a network device, and fourth capability information for a fourth capability of a network device.

[0187] As shown in Figure 9, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a monitoring device, which is The system includes a transmit module 61 configured to transmit paging configuration information, which is used to instruct an inactive UE to determine a paging subgroup ID in a paging subgrouping scheme, and which is used by the inactive UE to monitor wake-up signals and / or paging messages.

[0188] In one embodiment, the paging subgrouping method includes a paging subgrouping method based on UE-ID.

[0189] In one embodiment, the paging settings information is: First capability information of the UE to instruct the ability to determine inactive paging occupations based on idle paging occupations, Second capability information of the UE to instruct the ability to determine the inactive paging subgroup based on the idle subgroup, Third capability information of a network device to indicate its ability to determine the paging of RAN paging in an inactive state based on the paging of idle state, It is used to indicate at least one of the following: a fourth capability information of a network device, which indicates the ability to determine which paging subgroups send a wake-up signal to RAN paging in an inactive state based on idle paging subgroups.

[0190] As those skilled in the art will see, the apparatus provided by the embodiments of this disclosure may be operated independently or in conjunction with some of the apparatuses of the embodiments of this disclosure or some of the apparatuses of related art.

[0191] The specific method by which each module performs operations in the apparatus described above is explained in detail in the embodiment relating to the said method, and a detailed explanation is omitted here.

[0192] Embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device, which is Processor and It comprises memory for storing instructions that can be executed by the processor, The processor is configured to implement the monitoring method of any embodiment of this disclosure when executing an executable instruction.

[0193] In one embodiment, the communication device may include, but is not limited to, at least one of a network device or an UE.

[0194] Here, the processor may include various storage media, which are non-temporary computer storage media capable of continuing to store information stored in them even after the power to the user equipment is turned off.

[0195] The processor is connected to memory via a bus or the like, for example, in at least one of the methods shown in Figures 2 to 7, in order to read executable programs stored in memory.

[0196] Embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a computer storage medium on which a computer-executable program is stored, and when the executable program is executed by a processor, a monitoring method of any embodiment of the present disclosure is realized, for example, at least one of the methods shown in Figures 2 to 7.

[0197] The specific methods by which each module performs operations on the apparatus or storage medium in the above embodiment are described in detail in the embodiment relating to the said method, and a detailed explanation is omitted here.

[0198] Figure 10 is a block diagram of user equipment 800 according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, user equipment 800 may be a mobile phone, computer, digital broadcasting user equipment, message transceiver, game console, tablet device, medical device, fitness equipment, personal digital assistant, etc.

[0199] Referring to Figure 10, the user equipment 800 may include one or more of the following: processing component 802, memory 804, power supply component 806, multimedia component 808, audio component 810, input / output (I / O) interface 812, sensor component 814, and communication component 816.

[0200] The processing component 802 typically controls the overall operation of the user equipment 800, including operations related to display, telephone calling, data communication, camera operation, and recording. The processing component 802 includes one or more processors 820 for executing instructions to complete all or some of the steps of the above method. The processing component 802 may also include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between the processing component 802 and other components. For example, the processing component 802 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 808 and the processing component 802.

[0201] Memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operations on the user equipment 800. Examples of this data include instructions for any application programs or methods operated on the user equipment 800, contact data, phonebook data, messages, images, videos, etc. Memory 804 can be implemented as any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0202] The power component 806 provides power for various components of the user equipment 800. The power component 806 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components related to generating, managing, and distributing power for the user equipment 800.

[0203] The multimedia component 808 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the user equipment 800 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touchscreen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to detect touches, slides, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensors may detect not only the boundary of a touch or slide operation, but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 808 includes a front camera and / or a rear camera. When the user equipment 800 is in an operating mode such as shooting mode or video mode, the front camera and / or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or may have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

[0204] The audio component 810 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 810 includes one microphone (MIC), and when the user equipment 800 is in an operating mode such as calling mode, recording mode, and voice recognition mode, the microphone is configured to receive external audio signals. The received audio signals are further stored in memory 804 or transmitted via communication component 816. In some embodiments, the audio component 810 further includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0205] The I / O interface 812 provides an interface between the processing component 802 and a peripheral interface module, which may be a keyboard, click wheel, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to, a home button, volume buttons, a start button, and a lock button.

[0206] The sensor component 814 includes one or more sensors to provide state evaluation of each side of the user equipment 800. For example, the sensor component 814 can detect the on / off state of the user equipment 800, the relative position of components of the user equipment 800 such as a monitor or keypad, a change in the position of the user equipment 800 or one of its components, the presence or absence of contact between the user and the user equipment 800, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of the user equipment 800, and a change in the temperature of the user equipment 800. The sensor component 814 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect whether or not an object is present in the vicinity when there is no physical contact. The sensor component 814 may further include an optical sensor such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor used in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor component 814 may further include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0207] The communication component 816 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the user equipment 800 and other devices. The user equipment 800 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as WiFi, 4G or 5G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module can be implemented using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

[0208] In exemplary embodiments, the user equipment 800 may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing units (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the above method.

[0209] In exemplary embodiments, a non-temporary computer-readable storage medium containing instructions is further provided, for example, a memory 804 containing instructions, the instructions being executable by the processor 820 of the user equipment 800 to complete the method. For example, the non-temporary computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage device.

[0210] As shown in Figure 11, one embodiment of the present disclosure shows the structure of a base station. For example, the base station 900 can be provided as a single network-side device. Referring to Figure 11, the base station 900 further includes a processing component 922 including one or more processors, and memory resources, such as memory 932 for storing instructions that can be executed by the processing component 922, such as an application program. The application program stored in memory 932 may include one or more modules, each corresponding to a set of instructions. The processing component 922 is configured to execute any method applied to the base station by executing instructions.

[0211] The base station 900 may include one power component 926 configured to perform power management of the base station 900, one wired or wireless network interface 950 configured to connect the base station 900 to a network, and one input / output (I / O) interface 958. The base station 900 can operate an operating system stored in memory 932, such as Windows Server™, Mac OS X™, Unix™, Linux™, FreeBSD™, or a similar system.

[0212] A person skilled in the art, after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein, may readily conceive of other embodiments of the invention. This disclosure is intended to cover all variations, uses, or adaptive changes of the invention, which will conform to the general principles of this disclosure and include common or commonly used technical means in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are illustrative only, and the true scope and spirit of this disclosure are indicated by the following claims.

[0213] This disclosure is not limited to the exact structure described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes may be made as long as they do not deviate from its scope. The scope of this disclosure is limited only to the attached claims.

Claims

1. A monitoring method performed by user equipment (UE), The step of determining a paging subgroup identifier (ID) in a paging subgrouping scheme in response to the UE being in an inactive state, The paging subgroup ID is used by the inactive UE to monitor wake-up signals and / or paging messages. In response to the UE being in an inactive state, the step of determining the paging subgroup identifier (ID) in the paging subgrouping scheme is: The step of determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on the paging period of the UE in an idle state, Monitoring methods.

2. The aforementioned paging subgrouping method is, This includes a paging subgrouping method based on user equipment identifiers (UE-IDs). The monitoring method according to claim 1.

3. The step of determining a paging subgroup identifier (ID) in a paging subgrouping scheme in response to the UE being in an inactive state is: In response to the UE supporting the ability to monitor the wake-up signal, the steps include determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state, In response to the UE supporting the ability of a UE-ID-based paging subgrouping scheme, the steps include determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state, The UE supports the ability to monitor the wake-up signal and supports the ability of a UE-ID-based paging subgrouping scheme, and includes at least one of the steps of determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on a scheme for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state, The monitoring method according to claim 1.

4. The step of determining a paging subgroup identifier (ID) in a paging subgrouping scheme in response to the UE being in an inactive state is: In response to the fact that both the UE and the network device support predetermined capabilities, the step of determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state, Or, The step of determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on a method for determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an idle state, in response to the UE and / or the network device supporting a predetermined capability, The monitoring method according to claim 1.

5. The step of determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on either the capability information of the UE or the capability information of the network device, in response to at least one of the UE and the network device not supporting a predetermined capability, The monitoring method according to claim 1.

6. The aforementioned predetermined ability is, A first capability to instruct the ability to determine inactive paging occupations based on idle paging occupations, A second ability to direct the ability to determine the inactive paging subgroup based on the idle subgroup, A third capability to instruct the ability to determine the paging of RAN paging in an inactive state based on idle paging occupations based on the access network, The fourth capability includes at least one of the following: the ability to determine, based on the access network and based on idle paging subgroups, which paging subgroups send wake-up signals to RAN paging in an inactive state; The monitoring method according to claim 4.

7. The step includes receiving paging configuration information, The aforementioned paging settings information, The first capability information of the first capability of the UE, The second capability information of the second capability of the UE, The third capability information of the third capability of the network device, Used to indicate at least one of the following: the fourth capability information of the fourth capability of the network device, The monitoring method according to claim 6.

8. A monitoring method performed by a network device, Includes the step of sending paging configuration information, The aforementioned paging configuration information is used to instruct an inactive UE to determine the paging subgroup identifier (ID) in the paging subgrouping scheme. The aforementioned paging subgroup ID is used by the inactive UE to monitor wake-up signals and / or paging messages. The paging setting information is used to determine the paging subgroup ID of a UE in an inactive state based on the paging period of the UE in an idle state. Monitoring methods.

9. The aforementioned paging subgrouping method is, This includes a paging subgrouping method based on user equipment identifiers (UE-IDs). The monitoring method according to claim 8.

10. The aforementioned paging settings information is, The first capability information of the UE for indicating the ability to determine inactive paging occupations based on idle paging occupations, Second capability information of the UE for indicating the ability to determine inactive paging subgroups based on idle subgroups, Third capability information of the network device for indicating the ability to determine the paging of inactive RAN paging based on idle paging occupations, Used to indicate at least one of the following: a fourth capability information of the network device for indicating the ability to determine which paging subgroups send wake-up signals to RAN paging in an inactive state based on idle paging subgroups; The monitoring method according to claim 8.

11. A monitoring device, Includes a processing module configured to determine a paging subgroup identifier (ID) in a paging subgrouping scheme in response to the UE being in an inactive state, The paging subgroup ID is used by the inactive UE to monitor wake-up signals and / or paging messages. In response to the UE being in an inactive state, determining the paging subgroup identifier (ID) in the paging subgrouping scheme is: This includes determining the paging subgroup ID of the UE in an inactive state based on the paging period of the UE in an idle state, Monitoring device.

12. A monitoring device, Includes a send module configured to send paging configuration information, The aforementioned paging configuration information is used to instruct an inactive UE to determine the paging subgroup identifier (ID) in the paging subgrouping scheme. The aforementioned paging subgroup ID is used by the inactive UE to monitor wake-up signals and / or paging messages. The paging setting information is used to determine the paging subgroup ID of a UE in an inactive state based on the paging period of the UE in an idle state. Monitoring device.

13. A communication device, Processor and Includes a memory for storing instructions that can be executed by the processor, The processor is configured to implement the monitoring method described in any one of claims 1 to 7 or 8 to 10 when executing the executable instructions. Communication device.

14. A computer storage medium storing a program executable by a computer, wherein when the executable program is executed by a processor, the monitoring method described in any one of claims 1 to 7 or 8 to 10 is realized. Computer storage medium.

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