Assistance information reporting method and terminal

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an assistance information reporting method and a terminal. The method includes: reporting (201) first assistance information to a network side device, where the first assistance information includes at least one of capability information, combination indication information of the capability information, power saving indication information, and transmit power profile indication information.

Description

Auxiliary information reporting methods and terminals

[0001] Cross-references to related applications

[0002] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201910101377.9, filed in China on January 31, 2019, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to an auxiliary information reporting method and terminal. Background Technology

[0004] Network-side devices can determine the scheduling of terminals based on the terminal's capability information.

[0005] However, the terminal's capability information does not change according to different service requirements. The network-side equipment's scheduling of the terminal may not meet the different service requirements of the terminal, nor can it adapt to different terminal states, resulting in high power consumption during terminal communication.

[0006] Summary of the Invention

[0007] This disclosure provides an auxiliary information reporting method and terminal to solve the problem of high power consumption during terminal communication caused by the network-side device's inability to obtain relevant information from the terminal.

[0008] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this disclosure is implemented as follows:

[0009] In a first aspect, some embodiments of this disclosure provide an auxiliary information reporting method, applied to a terminal, the method comprising:

[0010] Report the first auxiliary information to the network-side device;

[0011] The first auxiliary information includes at least one of capability information, combined capability information indication information, power saving indication information, and power profile indication information.

[0012] Secondly, some embodiments of this disclosure provide a terminal, including:

[0013] The reporting module is used to report the first auxiliary information to the network-side device;

[0014] The first auxiliary information includes at least one of capability information, combined capability information indication information, power saving indication information, and power profile indication information.

[0015] Thirdly, some embodiments of this disclosure provide a terminal, including: a memory, a processor, and a program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the program is executed by the processor, it implements the steps in the auxiliary information reporting method provided in the first aspect of some embodiments of this disclosure.

[0016] Fourthly, some embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the auxiliary information reporting method provided in the first aspect of some embodiments of this disclosure.

[0017] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the auxiliary information reported by the terminal to the network-side device may include at least one of capability information, combined capability information indication information, power-saving indication information, and power profile indication information. This information can assist the network-side device in scheduling the terminal, thereby effectively reducing the terminal's power consumption and improving its communication performance. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the auxiliary information can be proactively reported to the network-side device when the terminal detects an internal anomaly, or it can be reported upon receiving indication information from the network-side device. The reporting method is flexible and diverse, and can promptly meet the different service needs and different terminal states of the terminal. Attached Figure Description

[0018] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments of this disclosure will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of this disclosure. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0019] Figure 1 is a system diagram of an auxiliary information reporting system provided in some embodiments of this disclosure;

[0020] Figure 2 is a flowchart of an auxiliary information reporting method provided in some embodiments of this disclosure;

[0021] Figure 3 is a structural diagram of a terminal provided in some embodiments of this disclosure;

[0022] Figure 4 is another structural diagram of a terminal provided in some embodiments of this disclosure; and

[0023] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal provided in some embodiments of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0024] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this disclosure. Based on the embodiments of this disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this disclosure.

[0025] The term "comprising," and any variations thereof, used in the specification and claims of this application, is intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that includes a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those explicitly listed, but may include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent to such process, method, product, or apparatus. Furthermore, the use of "and / or" in the specification and claims indicates at least one of the connected objects, such as A and / or B, indicating the inclusion of A alone, B alone, or both A and B.

[0026] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the terms "exemplary" or "for example" are used to indicate that they are examples, illustrations, or descriptions. Any embodiment or design described as "exemplary" or "for example" in some embodiments of this disclosure should not be construed as being more preferred or advantageous than other embodiments or designs. Rather, the use of terms such as "exemplary" or "for example" is intended to present the relevant concepts in a specific manner.

[0027] The embodiments of this disclosure are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Some embodiments of this disclosure provide auxiliary information reporting methods that can be applied to wireless communication systems. This wireless communication system can be a 5G system, an Evolved Long Term Evolution (eLTE) system, or a subsequent evolution communication system.

[0028] Figure 1 is a structural diagram of an auxiliary information reporting system provided in some embodiments of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 1, it includes a terminal 11 and a network-side device 12. The terminal 11 can be a mobile communication device, such as a mobile phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), mobile internet device (MID), or wearable device. It should be noted that the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited in some embodiments of this disclosure. The network-side device 12 can be a 5G network-side device (e.g., gNB, 5G NR NB), a 4G network-side device (e.g., eNB), a 3G network-side device (e.g., NB), or a network-side device in a subsequent evolved communication system, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of the network-side device 12 is not limited in some embodiments of this disclosure.

[0029] Terminals can report capability information and auxiliary information to network-side devices.

[0030] The reporting method for terminal capability information is as follows: After a terminal accesses the network, if the RAN (Radio Access Network) side node can obtain the terminal's capability information from the core network side node, it will directly obtain the terminal's capability information from the core network side node, and the network-side device will schedule the terminal based on the obtained capability information. If the RAN side node does not have the capability to obtain the terminal's capability information, or cannot obtain the terminal's capability information from the core network side node, the network-side device can send a capability query message to the terminal. After receiving the capability query message, the terminal can report its own capability information to the network-side device. After receiving the capability information, the network-side device can send the capability information to the core network side node for storage and perform scheduling based on the terminal's capability information.

[0031] As described above, the method of reporting terminal capability information has significant limitations. When the RAN (Radio Access Network) side node lacks the ability to obtain terminal capability information; or, even if the RAN side node has the ability to obtain terminal capability information, it cannot obtain it from the core network side node; or, the RAN side node does not obtain terminal capability information and the network side device does not send a capability query message, the network side device cannot perform scheduling based on the terminal's capability information. This makes the network side device's scheduling of terminals unable to meet different service requirements of the terminals or adapt to different terminal states, resulting in significant power consumption during terminal communication.

[0032] The reporting method for terminal assistance information is as follows: In LTE (Long Term Evolution) and NR (New Radio) systems, user assistance information (UE assistance information) reporting is introduced due to factors such as terminal overheating. The assistance information reported by the terminal mainly includes parameters affecting the terminal's data rate, such as supported carriers, bandwidth, and multi-antenna MIMO (Multi-input Multi-output) layers. Moreover, it is only actively reported when the terminal detects overheating.

[0033] As can be seen from the above, the aforementioned methods for reporting terminal auxiliary information have significant limitations.

[0034] In view of this, some embodiments of this disclosure provide an auxiliary information reporting system as shown in FIG1, and provide an auxiliary information reporting method applied to the auxiliary information reporting system, as follows:

[0035] The terminal reports the first auxiliary information to the network-side device;

[0036] The first auxiliary information includes at least one of capability information, combined capability information indication information, power saving indication information, and power profile indication information.

[0037] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the auxiliary information reported by the terminal to the network-side device can assist the network-side device in scheduling the terminal, thereby effectively reducing the terminal's power consumption and improving its communication performance. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the auxiliary information can be reported proactively to the network-side device when the terminal detects an internal anomaly, or it can be reported upon receiving an indication message from the network-side device. Its reporting method is flexible and diverse, and can promptly meet the different service needs and different terminal states of the terminal.

[0038] Figure 2 is a flowchart of an auxiliary information reporting method provided by some embodiments of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 2, the auxiliary information reporting method is applied to a terminal, and the method includes the following steps:

[0039] Step 201: Report the first auxiliary information to the network-side device.

[0040] The first auxiliary information includes at least one of capability information, combined capability information indication information, power saving indication information, and power profile indication information.

[0041] On the one hand, the terminal may carry capability information and / or a combination of capability information indication information in the first auxiliary information.

[0042] The aforementioned capability information combination indication information can be used to indicate the combination of all terminal capability information, or it can be used to indicate the combination of some capability information. All or some of the terminal's capability information can be combined through this mapping relationship. For example, there is a correspondence between the terminal's MIMO layer and buffer size, and these correspondences are combined into several parameter sets. The terminal reporting this parameter set can represent different capability combinations within this set. This capability information combination indication information can be used to indicate the terminal's desired configuration parameters.

[0043] Since the terminal can carry capability information and / or a combination of capability information indication information in the first auxiliary information, the network-side device can configure the terminal with its desired configuration parameters based on the capability information and / or the combination of capability information indication information.

[0044] Furthermore, the terminal can simultaneously report capability information by reporting auxiliary information. Network-side devices can schedule the terminal based on the capability information in the first auxiliary information, which can reduce the communication overhead and power consumption required for the terminal to report auxiliary information and capability information.

[0045] On the other hand, the terminal may carry power profile indication information in the first auxiliary information. This power profile indication information is a newly defined indication information, which can be interpreted as a transmit power parameter set indication information, or other similar interpretations may also be applied. This power profile indication information may include parameters related to the terminal's transmit power, such as maximum transmit power, transmit / receive losses, etc.

[0046] The power profile indication information can be used to indicate the power configuration parameters that the terminal expects to reduce its power consumption. The power configuration parameters indicated by the power profile indication information may include one or more parameter configurations, such as at least one of MIMO layer, BWP (Bandwidth Part) configuration, number of secondary cell Scells, and carrier aggregation bandwidth.

[0047] Since the terminal can carry power profile indication information in the first auxiliary information, the network-side device can configure power configuration parameters for the terminal to reduce its power consumption based on the power profile indication information.

[0048] On the other hand, the terminal can carry power-saving indication information in the first auxiliary information. This power-saving indication information can be used to indicate whether the terminal needs to save power or is in power-saving mode. In this way, when the first auxiliary information carries power-saving indication information, and the power-saving indication information indicates that the terminal needs to save power or is in power-saving mode, the network-side device can configure the terminal with a lower wake-up frequency, or configure the terminal with other power-saving configuration parameters.

[0049] On the other hand, the terminal can proactively report the first auxiliary information to the network-side device when it detects an internal anomaly (such as overheating), or it can report it when it receives an instruction from the network-side device.

[0050] Compared to the method of only actively reporting the first auxiliary information to the network-side device when heat is detected, its reporting method is more flexible and diverse, and can meet the different business needs and different terminal states of the terminal in a timely manner.

[0051] Optionally, the first auxiliary information is reported upon receiving the first indication information sent by the network-side device.

[0052] The first indication information can be used for one of the following:

[0053] Request (or query) the terminal to report auxiliary information;

[0054] The request (or inquiry) is made to the terminal to report temporary capability information;

[0055] The instruction allows the terminal to enable power-saving mode;

[0056] The instruction allows the terminal to report auxiliary information.

[0057] Optionally, if the terminal does not receive the first indication information sent by the network-side device, the terminal will not report the first auxiliary information.

[0058] Optionally, the first auxiliary information may be reported through any one of the following messages during the random access process: Msg1 (Meassage 1, first message), Msg3 (Meassage 3, third message), and Msg5 (Meassage 5, fifth message).

[0059] When the aforementioned first auxiliary information is reported through Msg1, the aforementioned capability information, the combined indication information of the aforementioned capability information, the aforementioned power saving indication information, and the aforementioned power profile indication information can be distinguished by different Preambles or Preamble groups in Msg1.

[0060] When the aforementioned first auxiliary information is reported through Msg3, it can be carried in Msg3.

[0061] When the aforementioned first auxiliary information is reported through Msg5, it can be carried in Msg5.

[0062] In addition, the aforementioned first assistance information can also be reported through existing UE assistance information.

[0063] Optionally, the first auxiliary information is reported in units of at least one of BWP, CC (Component Carrier), carrier, terminal, and FR (Frequency range).

[0064] Alternatively, the unit of the first auxiliary information can be at least one of Per-BWP (i.e., each BWP reports one first auxiliary information), Per-CC (i.e., each carrier aggregation reports one first auxiliary information), Per-carrier (i.e., each carrier reports one first auxiliary information), Per-UE (i.e., each terminal reports one first auxiliary information), and Per-FR (i.e., each frequency range reports one first auxiliary information).

[0065] In some embodiments of this disclosure, a timer may also be defined, during which the first auxiliary information may be reported.

[0066] Thus, the auxiliary information reporting method in some embodiments of this disclosure may further include: starting a timer.

[0067] The first auxiliary information remains valid throughout the operation of the aforementioned timer.

[0068] Furthermore, to ensure the normal reporting of the first auxiliary information, some embodiments of this disclosure may stipulate that the terminal cannot report new auxiliary information during the timer's operation. Alternatively, the terminal may not be allowed to report the second auxiliary information during the timer's operation.

[0069] The second auxiliary information can be understood as newer auxiliary information than the first auxiliary information. Generally, the second auxiliary information is reported after the first auxiliary information.

[0070] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the validity of the first auxiliary information is further described in detail below.

[0071] On the one hand, the first auxiliary information can remain valid throughout the operation of the aforementioned timer.

[0072] On the other hand, the first auxiliary information can remain valid until the terminal reports the second auxiliary information.

[0073] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the starting, stopping, or restarting times of the timer are further described in detail below.

[0074] On the one hand, the start time of the timer can include at least one of the following times:

[0075] Upon receiving the first instruction message from the network-side device;

[0076] A preset time point after receiving the first instruction information sent by the network-side device;

[0077] When reporting the aforementioned first auxiliary information to the network-side device;

[0078] The preset time point after reporting the aforementioned first auxiliary information to the network-side device.

[0079] On the other hand, the stop or restart time of the timer may include at least one of the following times:

[0080] Upon receiving the second instruction information from the network-side device;

[0081] A preset time point after receiving the second instruction information sent by the network-side device;

[0082] When reporting second auxiliary information to network-side devices;

[0083] A preset time point after reporting the aforementioned second auxiliary information to the network-side device.

[0084] The aforementioned second instruction information can be used for one of the following:

[0085] Request (or query) the terminal to report auxiliary information;

[0086] The request (or inquiry) is made to the terminal to report temporary capability information;

[0087] The instruction allows the terminal to enable power-saving mode;

[0088] The instruction allows the terminal to report auxiliary information.

[0089] The second instruction information can be understood as a newer instruction information than the first instruction information. Generally, the second instruction information is issued after the first instruction information.

[0090] The aforementioned reporting methods for the first auxiliary information and the implementation methods for the related information carried by the first auxiliary information also apply to the second auxiliary information. The values ​​of each parameter in the second auxiliary information may be different from or the same as the values ​​of each parameter in the first auxiliary information.

[0091] Based on the above embodiments of some examples of this disclosure, it can be seen that in some embodiments of this disclosure, the auxiliary information reported by the terminal to the network-side device may include at least one of capability information, combined capability information indication information, power-saving indication information, and power profile indication information. This information can assist the network-side device in scheduling the terminal, thereby effectively reducing the terminal's power consumption and improving its communication performance. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the auxiliary information can be proactively reported to the network-side device when the terminal detects an internal anomaly, or it can be reported upon receiving indication information from the network-side device. Its reporting method is flexible and diverse, and can promptly meet different service needs and different terminal states.

[0092] Figure 3 is a structural diagram of a terminal provided in some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3, the terminal 300 includes:

[0093] The reporting module 301 reports the first auxiliary information to the network-side device;

[0094] The first auxiliary information includes at least one of capability information, combined capability information indication information, power saving indication information, and power profile indication information.

[0095] Optionally, the first auxiliary information is reported upon receiving the first indication information sent by the network-side device.

[0096] Optionally, the first indication information is used for one of the following:

[0097] The terminal is requested to report auxiliary information;

[0098] The terminal is requested to report temporary capability information;

[0099] The instruction allows the terminal to enable power-saving mode;

[0100] The instruction allows the terminal to report auxiliary information.

[0101] Optionally, the power saving indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal needs to save power or is in power saving mode.

[0102] Optionally, as shown in Figure 4, terminal 300 may also include:

[0103] Startup module 302 is used to start the timer;

[0104] During the operation of the timer, the first auxiliary information is valid; and / or,

[0105] During the operation of the timer, the terminal is not allowed to report second auxiliary information.

[0106] Optionally, the start time of the timer includes at least one of the following times:

[0107] Upon receiving the first instruction information sent by the network-side device;

[0108] A preset time point after receiving the first instruction information sent by the network-side device;

[0109] When reporting the first auxiliary information to the network-side device;

[0110] A preset time point after the first auxiliary information is reported to the network-side device.

[0111] Optionally, the timer's stop or restart time includes at least one of the following:

[0112] When the second instruction information is received from the network-side device;

[0113] A preset time point after receiving the second instruction information sent by the network-side device;

[0114] When reporting the second auxiliary information to the network-side device;

[0115] A preset time point after the second auxiliary information is reported to the network-side device.

[0116] Optionally, the second indication information is used for one of the following:

[0117] The terminal is requested to report auxiliary information;

[0118] The terminal is requested to report temporary capability information;

[0119] The instruction allows the terminal to enable power-saving mode;

[0120] The instruction allows the terminal to report auxiliary information.

[0121] Optionally, the first auxiliary information may be reported through any one of the first message Msg1, the third message Msg3, and the fifth message Msg5 during the random access process.

[0122] Optionally, the capability information, the combined capability information indication information, the power saving indication information, and the power profile indication information are distinguished by different preambles or preamble groups in Msg1.

[0123] Optionally, the power profile indication information includes at least one of the following: multi-antenna MIMO layer, bandwidth portion BWP configuration, number of secondary cells (Scells), and carrier aggregation bandwidth.

[0124] Optionally, the combination indication information of the capability information is used to indicate a combination of all or part of the capability information of the terminal.

[0125] Optionally, the first auxiliary information is reported in units of at least one of BWP, member carrier CC, carrier, terminal, and frequency range FR.

[0126] Optionally, the first auxiliary information is valid before the terminal reports the second auxiliary information.

[0127] Optionally, if the terminal does not receive the first indication information, the terminal will not report the first auxiliary information.

[0128] It should be noted that in some embodiments of this disclosure, the terminal 300 described above can be a terminal of any implementation in the method embodiments. Any implementation of the terminal in the method embodiments can be implemented by the terminal 300 described above in some embodiments of this disclosure and achieve the same beneficial effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0129] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal implementing various embodiments of the present disclosure. The terminal 400 includes, but is not limited to, components such as: a radio frequency unit 401, a network module 402, an audio output unit 403, an input unit 404, a sensor 405, a display unit 406, a user input unit 407, an interface unit 408, a memory 409, a processor 410, and a power supply 411. Those skilled in the art will understand that the terminal structure shown in Figure 5 does not constitute a limitation on the terminal. The terminal may include more or fewer components than shown, or combine certain components, or have different component arrangements. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal includes, but is not limited to, mobile phones, tablet computers, laptop computers, PDAs, in-vehicle terminals, wearable devices, and pedometers.

[0130] The processor 410 is used for:

[0131] Report the first auxiliary information to the network-side device;

[0132] The first auxiliary information includes at least one of capability information, combined capability information indication information, power saving indication information, and power profile indication information.

[0133] Optionally, the first auxiliary information is reported upon receiving the first indication information sent by the network-side device.

[0134] Optionally, the first indication information is used for one of the following:

[0135] The terminal is requested to report auxiliary information;

[0136] The terminal is requested to report temporary capability information;

[0137] The instruction allows the terminal to enable power-saving mode;

[0138] The instruction allows the terminal to report auxiliary information.

[0139] Optionally, the power saving indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal needs to save power or is in power saving mode.

[0140] Optionally, the processor 410 is also used for:

[0141] Start the timer;

[0142] During the operation of the timer, the first auxiliary information is valid; and / or,

[0143] During the operation of the timer, the terminal is not allowed to report second auxiliary information.

[0144] Optionally, the start time of the timer includes at least one of the following times:

[0145] Upon receiving the first instruction information sent by the network-side device;

[0146] A preset time point after receiving the first instruction information sent by the network-side device;

[0147] When reporting the first auxiliary information to the network-side device;

[0148] A preset time point after the first auxiliary information is reported to the network-side device.

[0149] Optionally, the timer's stop or restart time includes at least one of the following:

[0150] When the second instruction information is received from the network-side device;

[0151] A preset time point after receiving the second instruction information sent by the network-side device;

[0152] When reporting the second auxiliary information to the network-side device;

[0153] A preset time point after the second auxiliary information is reported to the network-side device.

[0154] Optionally, the second indication information is used for one of the following:

[0155] The terminal is requested to report auxiliary information;

[0156] The terminal is requested to report temporary capability information;

[0157] The instruction allows the terminal to enable power-saving mode;

[0158] The instruction allows the terminal to report auxiliary information.

[0159] Optionally, the first auxiliary information may be reported through any one of the first message Msg1, the third message Msg3, and the fifth message Msg5 during the random access process.

[0160] Optionally, the capability information, the combined capability information indication information, the power saving indication information, and the power profile indication information are distinguished by different preambles or preamble groups in Msg1.

[0161] Optionally, the power profile indication information includes at least one of the following: multi-antenna MIMO layer, bandwidth portion BWP configuration, number of secondary cells (Scells), and carrier aggregation bandwidth.

[0162] Optionally, the combination indication information of the capability information is used to indicate a combination of all or part of the capability information of the terminal.

[0163] Optionally, the first auxiliary information is reported in units of at least one of BWP, member carrier CC, carrier, terminal, and frequency range FR.

[0164] Optionally, the first auxiliary information is valid before the terminal reports the second auxiliary information.

[0165] Optionally, if the terminal does not receive the first indication information, the terminal will not report the first auxiliary information.

[0166] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the auxiliary information reported by the terminal to the network-side device may include at least one of capability information, combined capability information indication information, power-saving indication information, and power profile indication information. This information can assist the network-side device in scheduling the terminal, thereby effectively reducing the terminal's power consumption and improving its communication performance. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the auxiliary information can be proactively reported to the network-side device when the terminal detects an internal anomaly, or it can be reported upon receiving indication information from the network-side device. The reporting method is flexible and diverse, and can promptly meet the different service needs and different terminal states of the terminal.

[0167] It should be understood that in some embodiments of this disclosure, the radio frequency unit 401 can be used for receiving and transmitting signals during information transmission or calls. Specifically, it receives downlink data from the base station and processes it with the processor 410; additionally, it transmits uplink data to the base station. Typically, the radio frequency unit 401 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low-noise amplifier, a duplexer, etc. Furthermore, the radio frequency unit 401 can also communicate with networks and other devices through a wireless communication system.

[0168] The terminal provides users with wireless broadband internet access through network module 402, such as helping users send and receive emails, browse web pages, and access streaming media.

[0169] The audio output unit 403 can convert audio data received by the radio frequency unit 401 or the network module 402 or stored in the memory 409 into audio signals and output them as sound. Furthermore, the audio output unit 403 can also provide audio output related to specific functions performed by the terminal 400 (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.). The audio output unit 403 includes a speaker, a buzzer, and a receiver, etc.

[0170] Input unit 404 is used to receive audio or video signals. Input unit 404 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 4041 and a microphone 4042. The GPU 4041 processes image data of still images or videos acquired by an image capture device (such as a camera) in video capture mode or image capture mode. The processed image frames can be displayed on display unit 406. The image frames processed by GPU 4041 can be stored in memory 409 (or other storage medium) or transmitted via radio frequency unit 401 or network module 402. Microphone 4042 can receive sound and process such sound into audio data. The processed audio data can be converted into a format that can be transmitted to a mobile communication base station via radio frequency unit 401 in telephone call mode.

[0171] Terminal 400 also includes at least one sensor 405, such as a light sensor, a motion sensor, and other sensors. Specifically, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor. The ambient light sensor can adjust the brightness of the display panel 4061 according to the ambient light level, and the proximity sensor can turn off the display panel 4061 and the backlight when the terminal 400 is moved to the ear. As a type of motion sensor, the accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in various directions (generally three axes). When stationary, it can detect the magnitude and direction of gravity and can be used to identify the terminal's posture (such as landscape / portrait switching, related games, magnetometer posture calibration), vibration recognition related functions (such as pedometer, tapping), etc. Sensor 405 may also include fingerprint sensors, pressure sensors, iris sensors, molecular sensors, gyroscopes, barometers, hygrometers, thermometers, infrared sensors, etc., which will not be described in detail here.

[0172] The display unit 406 is used to display information input by the user or information provided to the user. The display unit 406 may include a display panel 4061, which may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), or the like.

[0173] User input unit 407 can be used to receive input numerical or character information, and generate key signal inputs related to user settings and function control of the terminal. Specifically, user input unit 407 includes a touch panel 4071 and other input devices 4072. Touch panel 4071, also known as a touch screen, can collect touch operations performed by the user on or near it (such as operations performed by the user using a finger, stylus, or any suitable object or accessory on or near touch panel 4071). Touch panel 4071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. The touch detection device detects the user's touch position and the signal generated by the touch operation, and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives touch information from the touch detection device, converts it into touch point coordinates, and sends it to the processor 410, which receives and executes commands from the processor 410. In addition, touch panel 4071 can be implemented using various types such as resistive, capacitive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave. Besides touch panel 4071, user input unit 407 may also include other input devices 4072. Specifically, other input devices 4072 may include, but are not limited to, physical keyboards, function keys (such as volume control buttons, power buttons, etc.), trackballs, mice, joysticks, etc., which will not be described in detail here.

[0174] Furthermore, the touch panel 4071 can cover the display panel 4071. When the touch panel 4071 detects a touch operation on or near it, it transmits the information to the processor 410 to determine the type of touch event. Subsequently, the processor 410 provides corresponding visual output on the display panel 4061 according to the type of touch event. Although in Figure 4, the touch panel 4071 and the display panel 4061 are shown as two separate components to implement the input and output functions of the terminal, in some embodiments, the touch panel 4071 and the display panel 4061 can be integrated to implement the input and output functions of the terminal. Specific details are not limited here.

[0175] Interface unit 408 serves as an interface for connecting external devices to terminal 400. For example, external devices may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power supply (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device with an identification module, an audio input / output (I / O) port, a video I / O port, a headphone port, and so on. Interface unit 408 can be used to receive input from external devices (e.g., data, power, etc.) and transmit the received input to one or more elements within terminal 400, or it can be used to transmit data between terminal 400 and external devices.

[0176] The memory 409 can be used to store software programs and various data. The memory 409 may primarily include a program storage area and a data storage area. The program storage area may store the operating system, applications required for at least one function (such as sound playback, image playback, etc.), etc.; the data storage area may store data created based on the use of the mobile phone (such as audio data, phonebook, etc.). Furthermore, the memory 409 may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid-state storage device.

[0177] The processor 410 is the control center of the terminal, connecting various parts of the terminal through various interfaces and lines. It executes software programs and modules stored in the memory 409, and calls data stored in the memory 409 to perform various functions and process data, thereby providing overall monitoring of the terminal. The processor 410 may include one or more processing units; optionally, the processor 410 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor. The application processor mainly handles the operating system, user interface, and applications, while the modem processor mainly handles wireless communication. It is understood that the modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 410.

[0178] Terminal 400 may also include a power supply 411 (such as a battery) to power various components. Optionally, the power supply 411 may be logically connected to the processor 410 through a power management system, thereby enabling functions such as charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system.

[0179] In addition, terminal 400 includes some functional modules not shown, which will not be described in detail here.

[0180] Optionally, some embodiments of this disclosure also provide a terminal, including a processor 410, a memory 409, and a program stored in the memory 409 and executable on the processor 410. When the program is executed by the processor 410, it implements the various processes of the above-described auxiliary information reporting method embodiments and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0181] Some embodiments of this disclosure also provide a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program. When executed by a processor, this computer program implements the various processes described above corresponding to the auxiliary information reporting method embodiments on the terminal or network side, and achieves the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here. The computer-readable storage medium may be a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, etc.

[0182] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Unless otherwise specified, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes that element.

[0183] Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus necessary general-purpose hardware platforms. Of course, they can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of this disclosure, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk), and includes several instructions to cause a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, computer, server, air conditioner, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of this disclosure.

[0184] It is understood that the embodiments described in this disclosure can be implemented using hardware, software, firmware, middleware, microcode, or a combination thereof. For hardware implementation, the processing unit can be implemented in one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), general-purpose processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, other electronic units for performing the functions described in this disclosure, or combinations thereof.

[0185] For software implementation, the techniques described in the embodiments of this disclosure can be implemented by modules (e.g., procedures, functions, etc.) that perform the functions described in the embodiments of this disclosure. The software code can be stored in memory and executed by a processor. The memory can be implemented in the processor or externally.

[0186] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of this disclosure, but the scope of protection of this disclosure is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in this disclosure should be included within the scope of protection of this disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of this disclosure should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An auxiliary information reporting method, applied to a terminal, comprising: Report the first auxiliary information to the network-side device; The first auxiliary information includes at least one of capability information, combined capability information indication information, power saving indication information, and power profile indication information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first auxiliary information is reported upon receiving the first instruction information sent by the network-side device.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein, The first indication information is used for one of the following: The terminal is requested to report auxiliary information; The terminal is requested to report temporary capability information; The instruction allows the terminal to enable power-saving mode; The instruction allows the terminal to report auxiliary information.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The power saving indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal needs to save power or is in power saving mode.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: Start the timer; During the operation of the timer, the first auxiliary information is valid; and / or, During the operation of the timer, the terminal is not allowed to report second auxiliary information.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein, The start time of the timer includes at least one of the following times: Upon receiving the first instruction information sent by the network-side device; A preset time point after receiving the first instruction information sent by the network-side device; When reporting the first auxiliary information to the network-side device; A preset time point after the first auxiliary information is reported to the network-side device.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein, The timer's stop or restart time includes at least one of the following: When the second instruction information is received from the network-side device; A preset time point after receiving the second instruction information sent by the network-side device; When reporting the second auxiliary information to the network-side device; A preset time point after the second auxiliary information is reported to the network-side device.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first auxiliary information is reported through any one of the first message Msg1, the third message Msg3, and the fifth message Msg5 during the random access process.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein, The capability information, the combined capability information indication information, the power saving indication information, and the power profile indication information are distinguished by different preambles or preamble groups in Msg1.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The power profile indication information includes at least one of the following: multi-antenna MIMO layer, bandwidth portion BWP configuration, number of secondary cells (Scells), and carrier aggregation bandwidth.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The combination indication information of the capability information is used to indicate the combination of all or part of the capability information of the terminal.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first auxiliary information is reported in units of at least one of BWP, member carrier CC, carrier, terminal, and frequency range FR.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first auxiliary information is valid before the terminal reports the second auxiliary information.

14. The method according to claim 2, wherein, If the terminal does not receive the first indication information, the terminal will not report the first auxiliary information.

15. A terminal, comprising: The reporting module is used to report the first auxiliary information to the network-side device; The first auxiliary information includes at least one of capability information, combined capability information indication information, power saving indication information, and power profile indication information.

16. The terminal according to claim 15, wherein, The first auxiliary information is reported upon receiving the first instruction information sent by the network-side device.

17. The terminal according to claim 15, further comprising: The startup module is used to start the timer; During the operation of the timer, the first auxiliary information is valid; and / or, During the operation of the timer, the terminal is not allowed to report second auxiliary information.

18. A terminal, comprising: A memory, a processor, and a program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the auxiliary information reporting method as described in any one of claims 1 to 14.

19. A computer-readable storage medium, wherein, The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the auxiliary information reporting method as described in any one of claims 1 to 14.