Report request method, communication device, and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communications, and specifically relates to a report request method, a communication device, and a storage medium. The report request method comprises: sending first information to a terminal, wherein the first information is used by the terminal to send, to a first node, report information related to a second node. By means of the present disclosure, the first node can send the first information to the terminal, and according to the first information, the terminal can send to the first node the report information related to the second node. Due to the fact that a report sent by a terminal to a first node according to first information is not a report related to any node, but is a report related to a specific second node, it is beneficial to ensure that an acquired report meets forwarding requirements, such that the first node can forward the report to the second node, thereby avoiding the problem of resource waste caused by the incapability of forwarding the report.

Description

Report request method, communication device, and storage medium Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a report request method, a communication device, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] The terminal may send a report, such as a random access (RA) report, to the network device. In some scenarios, the network device that receives the report may perform some operations on the report, but there may be some problems when performing certain operations.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a report request method, a communication device, and a storage medium to solve the technical problems existing in the related art in the operation of reports by network devices.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a report request method is proposed, which is executed by a first node. The method includes: sending first information to a terminal, wherein the first information is used by the terminal to send report information related to a second node to the first node.

[0006] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a report request method is proposed, which is executed by a terminal. The method includes: receiving first information sent by a first node, wherein the first information is used by the terminal to send report information related to a second node to the first node.

[0007] According to the third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a report request method is proposed, including: a first node sends first information to a terminal, wherein the first information is used by the terminal to send report information related to a second node to the first node; and the report information related to the second node is sent to the first node.

[0008] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the communication device is used to execute the report request method described in the first aspect above.

[0009] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the communication device is used to execute the report request method described in the second aspect above.

[0010] According to the sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the processor is used to call instructions so that the communication device executes the report request method described in any one of the above-mentioned first and second aspects, and the optional embodiments of the first and second aspects.

[0011] According to the seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, comprising a first node and a terminal, wherein the first node is configured to implement the report request method described in the first aspect and the optional embodiment of the first aspect, and the terminal is configured to implement the report request method described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0012] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is proposed, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the report request method as described in the first and second aspects, and the optional embodiments of the first and second aspects.

[0013] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first node can send first information to a terminal, and the terminal can send report information related to the second node to the first node based on the first information. Because the report sent by the terminal to the first node based on the first information is not a report related to any node, but rather a report related to a specific second node, this helps ensure that the obtained report meets forwarding requirements, allowing the first node to forward the report to the second node, thereby avoiding resource waste caused by failure to forward the report. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0015] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0016] FIG2 is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating a resource determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0017] FIG3 is a schematic flowchart showing a report request method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG4 is a schematic flowchart showing a report request method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG5 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG6 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG7 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG8 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a report request method, a communication device, and a storage medium.

[0024] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a report request method, which is executed by a first node, and the method includes: sending first information to a terminal, wherein the first information is used by the terminal to send report information related to a second node to the first node.

[0025] In the above embodiment,

[0026] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second node includes at least one of the following: a node having a network interface with the first node; or a node that sends an availability indication of the report information to the first node.

[0027] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the existence of a network interface with the first node includes: a node connected to the first node through a first number of hops.

[0028] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first number is configured by a network device or agreed upon by a protocol.

[0029] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes identification information of the second node.

[0030] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving identification information of the second node from the second node.

[0031] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the identification information of the second node includes at least one of the following: an identification of the second node; and path information of the second node.

[0032] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the identifier of the second node includes at least one of the following: an identifier of a primary node; an identifier of a secondary node; an identifier of a primary cell; an identifier of a primary and secondary cell; an identifier of a secondary cell; or an identifier of a tracking collection entity.

[0033] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the path information includes at least one of the following: absolute time information; a trace reference; and a trace recording session reference.

[0034] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first node and the second node are nodes in a single connection, or the first node and the second node are nodes in a dual connection.

[0035] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving report information related to the second node from the terminal; and sending the report information related to the second node to the second node.

[0036] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a report request method, which is executed by a terminal, and the method includes: receiving first information sent by a first node, wherein the first information is used by the terminal to send report information related to a second node to the first node.

[0037] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second node includes at least one of the following: a node having a network interface with the first node; or a node that sends an availability indication of the report information to the first node.

[0038] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the existence of a network interface with the first node includes: a node connected to the first node through a first number of hops.

[0039] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first number is configured by the network device or agreed upon by a protocol.

[0040] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes identification information of the second node.

[0041] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the identification information of the second node includes at least one of the following: an identification of the second node; and path information of the second node.

[0042] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the identifier of the second node includes at least one of the following: an identifier of a primary node; an identifier of a secondary node; an identifier of a primary cell; an identifier of a primary and secondary cell; an identifier of a secondary cell; or an identifier of a tracking collection entity.

[0043] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the path information includes at least one of the following: absolute time information; a trace reference; and a trace recording session reference.

[0044] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first node and the second node are nodes in a single connection, or the first node and the second node are nodes in a dual connection.

[0045] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: sending report information related to the second node to the first node.

[0046] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a report request method, including: a first node sends first information to a terminal, wherein the first information is used by the terminal to send report information related to a second node to the first node; and the report information related to the second node is sent to the first node.

[0047] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, such as a first node, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the communication device is used to execute the report request method described in the first aspect above.

[0048] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, such as a terminal, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the communication device is used to execute the report request method described in the second aspect above.

[0049] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, which includes: one or more processors; one or more memories for storing instructions; wherein the processor is used to call the instructions so that the communication device executes the xx method described in the first and second aspects, and the optional implementation methods of the first and second aspects.

[0050] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, which includes: a first node and a terminal; wherein the first node is configured to execute the method described in the first and second aspects, and the optional implementation of the first and second aspects, and the terminal is configured to execute the method described in the first and second aspects, and the optional implementation of the first and second aspects.

[0051] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the first and second aspects, and the optional implementation methods of the first and second aspects.

[0052] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the first and second aspects, and the optional implementation of the first and second aspects.

[0053] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the methods described in the first and second aspects, and the optional implementations of the first and second aspects.

[0054] It is understandable that the above-mentioned communication devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, and computer programs are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0055] The present disclosure provides a report request method, a communication device, and a storage medium. In some embodiments, the terms "report request method," "information processing method," and "communication method" are interchangeable; "communication device," "information processing device," and "communication device" are interchangeable; and "information processing system," "communication system," and "communication system" are interchangeable.

[0056] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive and are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0057] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0058] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0059] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "aforementioned", "this", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc.

[0060] For example, when using articles such as “a”, “an”, and “the” in English in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0061] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0062] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0063] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "A in one case, B in another case," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0064] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other descriptions may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0065] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description objects, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restrictions should be constituted due to the use of prefixes.

[0066] For example, if the description object is "field," the ordinal number preceding "field" in "first field" and "second field" does not restrict the position or order of the "fields." "First" and "second" do not restrict whether the modified "fields" are in the same message, nor do they restrict the order of the "first field" and "second field." For another example, if the description object is "level," the ordinal number preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" does not restrict the priority of the "levels." For another example, the number of description objects is not restricted by the ordinal number and can be one or more. For example, in the case of "first device," the number of "devices" can be one or more. Furthermore, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device," "first device" and "second device" can be the same or different devices, and their types can be the same or different. For another example, if the description object is "information," "first information" and "second information" can be the same or different information, and their content can be the same or different.

[0067] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0068] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0069] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0070] In some embodiments, devices and the like can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to those in the embodiments.

[0071] The recorded names, "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject" and other terms can be used interchangeably.

[0072] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0073] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station" "fixed station", "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)" "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0074] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0075] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it is also possible to set the structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by terms corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

[0076] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0077] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0078] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0079] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0080] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0081] As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 includes a first node 101 and a terminal 102 .

[0082] In some embodiments, the first node includes at least one of the following: a network device, wherein the network device includes at least one of the following: an access network device, a core network device.

[0083] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0084] In some embodiments, the access network device 102 is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0085] In some embodiments, the core network device 103 may be a device including one or more network elements, or may be multiple devices or device groups, each including all or part of the one or more network elements. The network element may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0086] In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0087] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0088] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0089] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1 , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1 , or may include other entities outside of FIG1 . The number and form of the entities are arbitrary, and the entities may be physical or virtual. The connection relationships between the entities are illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0090] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these methods. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0091] FIG2 is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating a resource determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0092] As shown in FIG2 , the resource determination method includes:

[0093] Step S201: Send first information to a terminal.

[0094] In some embodiments, the terminal receives first information.

[0095] In some embodiments, the first information is used by the terminal to send report information related to the second node to the first node.

[0096] In some embodiments, the second node includes at least one of the following: a node having a network interface with the first node; a node that sends an availability indication of the report information to the first node.

[0097] In some embodiments, the presence of a network interface with the first node includes: a node connected to the first node via a first number of hops.

[0098] In some embodiments, the first number is configured by the network device or agreed upon by a protocol.

[0099] In some embodiments, the first information includes identification information of the second node.

[0100] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0101] Identification information of the second node is received from the second node.

[0102] In some embodiments, the identification information of the second node includes at least one of the following:

[0103] an identifier of the second node;

[0104] Path information of the second node.

[0105] In some embodiments, the identifier of the second node includes at least one of the following: an identifier of a primary node; an identifier of a secondary node; an identifier of a primary cell; an identifier of a primary and secondary cell; an identifier of a secondary cell; or an identifier of a tracking collection entity.

[0106] In some embodiments, the path information includes at least one of: absolute time information; a trace reference; and a trace recording session reference.

[0107] In some embodiments, the first node and the second node are nodes in a single connection, or the first node and the second node are nodes in a dual connection.

[0108] In some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving report information related to the second node from the terminal; and sending the report information related to the second node to the second node.

[0109] Step S202: The terminal sends a report to the first node.

[0110] In some embodiments, the first node receives the report.

[0111] In some embodiments, the report may be report information related to the second node.

[0112] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S201 to S202x. For example, step S201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 1+3 may be implemented as independent embodiments, and steps S201+S202 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0113] In some embodiments, steps S201 and S202 may be performed in an interchangeable order or simultaneously.

[0114] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2 .

[0115] In some embodiments, the terminal may send a report, such as a random access report (RA report), to the network device.

[0116] In a harmonious embodiment, a network device that receives a report (eg, referred to as a first network device) may forward the report to another network device (eg, a second network device).

[0117] For example, the first network device and the second network device are both access network devices. When forwarding reports on the NG interface and the S1 interface are not considered, if there is no interface between the first network device and the second network device, such as the X2 interface, the Xn interface, etc., then the first network device cannot forward the report to the second network device, which will lead to resource waste caused by the loss of the report.

[0118] For example, in a single-connection scenario, the first network device is an LTE base station, and the second network device is an NR base station. The first report in the terminal can be the first report obtained by the terminal when accessing the NR base station. After the terminal accesses the LTE base station, LTE sends a first report request to the terminal, and the terminal sends the first report to the LTE base station. Since the first report is the first report obtained by the terminal when accessing the NR base station, the LTE base station cannot decode the first report. In some embodiments, the LTE base station can forward the first report to the NR base station. However, when there is no network interface between the LTE base station and the NR base station, the LTE base station cannot forward the first report to the NR base station, which will result in a waste of resources caused by the loss of the first report.

[0119] For example, in a dual-connection scenario, the first network device is a master node (MN), including an eNB, and the second network device is a secondary node (SN), including an en-gNB. The first report in the terminal can be the first report obtained by the terminal when accessing the en-gNB. After the terminal accesses the eNB, the eNB sends a first report request to the terminal, and the terminal sends the first report to the eNB. Since the first report is the first report obtained by the terminal when accessing the en-gNB, the eNB cannot decode the first report. In some embodiments, the eNB can forward the first report to the en-gNB. However, when there is no network interface between the eNB and the en-gNB, the eNB cannot forward the first report to the en-gNB, which will result in the waste of resources caused by the loss of the first report.

[0120] In a first aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a report request method. Figure 3 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a report request method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The report request method illustrated in this embodiment may be executed by a first node.

[0121] As shown in FIG3 , the report request method may include the following steps:

[0122] In step S301, first information is sent to a terminal, wherein the first information is used by the terminal to send report information related to a second node to the first node.

[0123] It should be noted that the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 can be implemented independently or in combination with at least one other embodiment in the present disclosure. The specific selection can be made as needed and the present disclosure does not limit it.

[0124] In some embodiments, a first node may send first information to a terminal, and the terminal may send report information related to the second node to the first node based on the first information. Because the report sent by the terminal to the first node based on the first information is not a report related to any particular node, but rather a report related to a specific second node, this helps ensure that the obtained report meets forwarding requirements, allowing the first node to forward the report to the second node, thereby avoiding resource waste caused by failure to forward the report.

[0125] In some embodiments, when the terminal has report information related to the second node, the terminal may send the report information related to the second node to the first node. When the terminal does not have report information related to the second node, the terminal may send an empty report (i.e., the report is empty) to the first node.

[0126] In some embodiments, the second node includes at least one of the following:

[0127] a node having a network interface with the first node;

[0128] A node that sends an availability indication of the report information to the first node.

[0129] In some embodiments, the second node may be a node that has a network interface with the first node. For example, the terminal may determine the second node based on the first information. Based on the first information, the terminal may then specifically send report information related to the second node to the first node. For other nodes, such as nodes that do not have a network interface with the first node, the terminal does not send report information related to the other nodes to the first node. This helps ensure that after the first node receives a report sent by the terminal, if it needs to forward the report to the second node, it can successfully send the report to the second network node via the network interface with the second node, thereby avoiding the problem of wasted resources caused by the inability to forward the report.

[0130] In some embodiments, the second node may be the node that sent the availability indication of the report information to the first node. Upon receiving the availability indication of the report information sent by the second node, the first node may determine that a network interface exists between the second node and the first node, and may also determine whether the report information related to the second node is available based on the availability indication. Accordingly, by sending the first information to the terminal, the first node may cause the terminal to send the report information related to the second node that has a network interface with the first node to the first node, thereby ensuring that the report information sent to the first node is available.

[0131] In some embodiments, a network interface exists between the second node and the first node, which may be a direct interface or an indirect interface. In some embodiments, the type of the network interface includes at least one of the following: an Xn interface and an X2 interface.

[0132] In some embodiments, the report request method further includes: receiving report information related to the second node from the terminal; and sending the report information related to the second node to the second node.

[0133] In some embodiments, the first node and the second node are nodes in a single connection, or the first node and the second node are nodes in a dual connection.

[0134] In some embodiments, the single connection includes at least one of the following: LTE single connection (LTE standalone), NR single connection (NR standalone).

[0135] For example, in a single-connection scenario, the first node is an LTE base station and the second node is an NR base station. The first report in the terminal can be the first report obtained by the terminal when it accesses the NR base station. After the terminal accesses the LTE base station, LTE sends a first report request to the terminal, and the terminal sends the first report to the LTE base station. Because this first report is the first report obtained by the terminal when it accesses the NR base station, the LTE base station cannot decode it.

[0136] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, since the first report sent by the terminal to the LTE base station is the first report of the NR base station that has a network interface with the LTE base station, the LTE base station can smoothly forward the first report to the NR base station, thereby avoiding the problem of resource waste caused by the loss of the first report.

[0137] In some embodiments, the dual connectivity may include Multi-Radio Dual Connectivity (MR-DC).

[0138] For example, in a dual-connectivity scenario, the first node is a master node (MN), including an eNB, and the second node is a secondary node (SN), including an en-gNB. The first report in the terminal can be the first report obtained by the terminal when accessing the en-gNB. After the terminal accesses the eNB, the eNB sends a first report request to the terminal, and the terminal sends the first report to the eNB. Because the first report is the first report obtained by the terminal when accessing the en-gNB, the eNB cannot decode it.

[0139] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, since the first report sent by the terminal to the eNB is the first report of the en-gNB that has a network interface with the eNB, the eNB can smoothly forward the first report to the en-gNB, thereby avoiding the problem of resource waste caused by the loss of the first report.

[0140] In some embodiments, the presence of a network interface with the first node includes: a node connected to the first node via a first number of hops.

[0141] For example, a direct interface between the first node and the second node may mean that the first node and the second node are connected via a network interface without a jump. For example, an indirect interface between the first node and the second node may mean that the first node and the second node are connected via a jump.

[0142] For example, the second node in this embodiment may include a node connected to the first node through the first number of jumps.

[0143] For example, there is no direct interface between the first node and the second node, but the i-th node has direct interfaces with both the first node and the second node. Then the first node can communicate with the second node through the i-th node, and the number of jumps is 1.

[0144] For example, there is no direct interface between the first node and the second node, but there is a direct interface between the first node and the i-th node, and there are direct interfaces between the i+1-th node and the i-th node and the second node. Then the first node can communicate with the second node through the i-th node and the i+1-th node, and the number of jumps is 2.

[0145] By analogy, the first node can communicate with the second node through the i-th node, the i+1-th node, ..., the i+n-1-th node, and the number of jumps is n times.

[0146] In some embodiments, the first number is configured by the network device or agreed upon by a protocol.

[0147] In some embodiments, before sending the first information, the first node may first determine the second node. For example, the determination may be based on neighbor information when establishing an Xn interface, or configured by an operation administration and maintenance (OAM) device. The neighbor information includes at least one of the following: Neighbor Information E-UTRA and Neighbor Information NR. E-UTRA refers to Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network, and UMTS refers to Universal Mobile Telecommunications System.

[0148] In some embodiments, the first information includes identification information of the second node. The terminal may determine the second node according to the identification information of the second node.

[0149] In some embodiments, the method also includes: receiving identification information of the second node from the second node; the identification information of the second node determined by the first node by receiving report-related information sent by the second node, for example, the report-related information includes but is not limited to an availability indication of the report, an availability indication of the configuration corresponding to the report (for example, the terminal can perform measurements based on the configuration to obtain a report), and a configuration corresponding to the report.

[0150] In some embodiments, the identification information of the second node includes at least one of the following:

[0151] an identifier of the second node;

[0152] Path information of the second node.

[0153] In some embodiments, the identifier of the second node includes at least one of the following:

[0154] The master node's identifier;

[0155] The identifier of the auxiliary node;

[0156] Primary cell (PCell) identifier;

[0157] The identifier of the primary and secondary cell (PSCell);

[0158] Secondary cell (SpCell) identifier;

[0159] The identifier of the trace collection entity (TCE). TCE stands for Trace Collection Entity.

[0160] In some embodiments, the path information includes at least one of the following:

[0161] Absolute time information absoluteTimeInfo;

[0162] Trace reference traceReference;

[0163] Trace recording session reference traceRecordingSessionRef.

[0164] For example, the identification information of the second node includes the identification information of the second node. The first node may carry the identification information of the second node in the first information and send it to the terminal. The terminal may directly determine the second node according to the identification of the second node.

[0165] For example, the identification information of the second node includes the path information of the second node, such as at least one of the above-mentioned absoluteTimeInfo, traceReference, traceRecordingSessionRef, and tce ID. The first node can carry the path information of the second node in the first information and send it to the terminal, and the terminal can also determine the second node based on the path information.

[0166] In some embodiments, after receiving the report availability indication information of the second node, the first node can carry the identification information of the second node in the first information and send it to the terminal when it determines that there is a network interface between the first node and the second node, so as to request the terminal to send the report information related to the second node to the first node.

[0167] For example, the first node is the main node MN, the second node is the secondary node SN#1, and the MN receives the report availability indication of SN#1. When it is determined that there is a network interface connection with the SN#1 (for example, when the neighboring nodes of the terminal's current MN include SN#1, and / or the neighboring nodes of the terminal's current secondary node SN#2 include SN#1), the identification information of SN#1 (for example, PScell ​​ID) can be sent to the terminal, requesting the terminal to report report information related to SN#1.

[0168] In some embodiments, after receiving the report availability indication information of the second node, the first node may carry the identification information of the second node in the first information and send it to the terminal, and may also send a list of node identifiers with network interfaces to the terminal (which may be sent to the terminal together with the identification information of the second node, or sent to the terminal separately). The terminal may determine that there is report information from the second node, and determine that there is an interface between the second node and the first node based on the node identifier list, and then may send the report information related to the second node to the first node.

[0169] For example, the first node is the main node MN, and the first node is the secondary node SN#1. When MN receives the report availability indication of SN#1, it can send the identification information of SN#1 (such as PScell ​​ID) to the terminal, and can also send a list of node identifications with network interfaces (for example, the neighboring node list of the terminal's current MN and / or the neighboring node list of the terminal's current secondary node SN#2) to the terminal. The terminal determines that there is report information related to SN#1, and MN has a network interface with SN#1, and the terminal sends the report information related to SN#1 to MN.

[0170] Figure 4 is a schematic flow chart of a report request method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The report request method shown in this embodiment can be executed by a terminal.

[0171] As shown in FIG4 , the report request method may include the following steps:

[0172] In step S401, first information sent by a first node is received, wherein the first information is used by the terminal to send report information related to a second node to the first node.

[0173] It should be noted that the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 can be implemented independently or in combination with at least one other embodiment in the present disclosure. The specific selection can be made as needed and the present disclosure does not limit it.

[0174] In some embodiments, a terminal may receive first information from a first node, and based on the first information, the terminal may send report information related to the second node to the first node. The report sent by the terminal to the first node based on the first information is not a report related to any particular node, but rather a report related to a specific second node. This helps ensure that the obtained report meets forwarding requirements, allowing the first node to forward the report to the second node, thereby avoiding resource waste caused by failure to forward the report.

[0175] In some embodiments, the method further includes: sending report information related to the second node to the first node.

[0176] When the terminal has report information related to the second node, the terminal may send the report information related to the second node to the first node. When the terminal does not have report information related to the second node, the terminal may send an empty report (ie, the report is empty) to the first node.

[0177] In some embodiments, the second node includes at least one of the following:

[0178] a node having a network interface with the first node;

[0179] A node that sends an availability indication of the report information to the first node.

[0180] In some embodiments, the second node may be a node that has a network interface with the first node. For example, the terminal may determine the second node based on the first information. Based on the first information, the terminal may then specifically send report information related to the second node to the first node. For other nodes, such as nodes that do not have a network interface with the first node, the terminal does not send report information related to the other nodes to the first node. This helps ensure that after the first node receives a report sent by the terminal, if it needs to forward the report to the second node, it can successfully send the report to the second network node via the network interface with the second node, thereby avoiding the problem of wasted resources caused by the inability to forward the report.

[0181] In some embodiments, the second node may be the node that sent the availability indication of the report information to the first node. Upon receiving the availability indication of the report information sent by the second node, the first node may determine that a network interface exists between the second node and the first node, and may also determine whether the report information related to the second node is available based on the availability indication. Accordingly, by sending the first information to the terminal, the first node may cause the terminal to send the report information related to the second node that has a network interface with the first node to the first node, thereby ensuring that the report information sent to the first node is available.

[0182] In some embodiments, a network interface exists between the second node and the first node, which may be a direct interface or an indirect interface. In some embodiments, the type of the network interface includes at least one of the following: an Xn interface and an X2 interface.

[0183] In some embodiments, the report request method further includes: receiving report information related to the second node from the terminal; and sending the report information related to the second node to the second node.

[0184] In some embodiments, the first node and the second node are nodes in a single connection, or the first node and the second node are nodes in a dual connection.

[0185] In some embodiments, the single connection includes at least one of the following: LTE single connection (LTE standalone), NR single connection (NR standalone).

[0186] For example, in a single-connection scenario, the first node is an LTE base station and the second node is an NR base station. The first report in the terminal can be the first report obtained by the terminal when it accesses the NR base station. After the terminal accesses the LTE base station, LTE sends a first report request to the terminal, and the terminal sends the first report to the LTE base station. Because this first report is the first report obtained by the terminal when it accesses the NR base station, the LTE base station cannot decode it.

[0187] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, since the first report sent by the terminal to the LTE base station is the first report of the NR base station that has a network interface with the LTE base station, the LTE base station can smoothly forward the first report to the NR base station, thereby avoiding the problem of resource waste caused by the loss of the first report.

[0188] In some embodiments, the dual connectivity may include Multi-Radio Dual Connectivity (MR-DC).

[0189] For example, in a dual-connectivity scenario, the first node is a master node (MN), including an eNB, and the second node is a secondary node (SN), including an en-gNB. The first report in the terminal can be the first report obtained by the terminal when accessing the en-gNB. After the terminal accesses the eNB, the eNB sends a first report request to the terminal, and the terminal sends the first report to the eNB. Because the first report is the first report obtained by the terminal when accessing the en-gNB, the eNB cannot decode it.

[0190] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, since the first report sent by the terminal to the eNB is the first report of the en-gNB that has a network interface with the eNB, the eNB can smoothly forward the first report to the en-gNB, thereby avoiding the problem of resource waste caused by the loss of the first report.

[0191] In some embodiments, the presence of a network interface with the first node includes: a node connected to the first node via a first number of hops.

[0192] For example, a direct interface between the first node and the second node may mean that the first node and the second node are connected via a network interface without a jump. For example, an indirect interface between the first node and the second node may mean that the first node and the second node are connected via a jump.

[0193] For example, the second node in this embodiment may include a node connected to the first node through the first number of jumps.

[0194] For example, there is no direct interface between the first node and the second node, but the i-th node has direct interfaces with both the first node and the second node. Then the first node can communicate with the second node through the i-th node, and the number of jumps is 1.

[0195] For example, there is no direct interface between the first node and the second node, but there is a direct interface between the first node and the i-th node, and there are direct interfaces between the i+1-th node and the i-th node and the second node. Then the first node can communicate with the second node through the i-th node and the i+1-th node, and the number of jumps is 2.

[0196] By analogy, the first node can communicate with the second node through the i-th node, the i+1-th node, ..., the i+n-1-th node, and the number of jumps is n times.

[0197] In some embodiments, the first number is configured by the network device or agreed upon by a protocol.

[0198] In some embodiments, before sending the first information, the first node may first determine the second node. For example, the determination may be based on neighbor information when establishing an Xn interface, or configured by an Operation, Maintenance, and Management (OAM) device. The neighbor information includes at least one of the following: Neighbor Information E-UTRA and Neighbor Information NR.

[0199] In some embodiments, the first information includes identification information of the second node. The terminal may determine the second node according to the identification information of the second node.

[0200] In some embodiments, the identification information of the second node includes at least one of the following:

[0201] an identifier of the second node;

[0202] Path information of the second node.

[0203] In some embodiments, the identifier of the second node includes at least one of the following:

[0204] The master node's identifier;

[0205] The identifier of the auxiliary node;

[0206] Primary cell (PCell) identifier;

[0207] The identifier of the primary and secondary cell (PSCell);

[0208] Secondary cell (SpCell) identifier;

[0209] The identifier of the trace collection entity (TCE). TCE stands for Trace Collection Entity.

[0210] In some embodiments, the path information includes at least one of the following:

[0211] Absolute time information absoluteTimeInfo;

[0212] Trace reference traceReference;

[0213] Trace recording session reference traceRecordingSessionRef.

[0214] In some embodiments, after receiving the report availability indication information of the second node, the first node can carry the identification information of the second node in the first information and send it to the terminal when it determines that there is a network interface between the first node and the second node, so as to request the terminal to send the report information related to the second node to the first node.

[0215] For example, the first node is the main node MN, the second node is the secondary node SN#1, and the MN receives the report availability indication of SN#1. When it is determined that there is a network interface connection with the SN#1 (for example, when the neighboring nodes of the terminal's current MN include SN#1, and / or the neighboring nodes of the terminal's current secondary node SN#2 include SN#1), the identification information of SN#1 (for example, PScell ​​ID) can be sent to the terminal, requesting the terminal to report report information related to SN#1.

[0216] In some embodiments, after receiving the report availability indication information of the second node, the first node may carry the identification information of the second node in the first information and send it to the terminal, and may also send a list of node identifiers with network interfaces to the terminal (which may be sent to the terminal together with the identification information of the second node, or sent to the terminal separately). The terminal may determine that there is report information from the second node, and determine that there is an interface between the second node and the first node based on the node identifier list, and then may send the report information related to the second node to the first node.

[0217] For example, the first node is the main node MN, and the first node is the secondary node SN#1. When MN receives the report availability indication of SN#1, it can send the identification information of SN#1 (such as PScell ​​ID) to the terminal, and can also send a list of node identifications with network interfaces (for example, the neighboring node list of the terminal's current MN and / or the neighboring node list of the terminal's current secondary node SN#2) to the terminal. The terminal determines that there is report information related to SN#1, and MN has a network interface with SN#1, and the terminal sends the report information related to SN#1 to MN.

[0218] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codeword", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0219] In some embodiments, the terms "radio", "wireless", "radio access network (RAN)", "access network (AN)", "RAN-based" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0220] In some embodiments, "obtain", "get", "get", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be interchangeable, and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining by self-processing, autonomous implementation, etc.

[0221] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0222] In some embodiments, the terms "certain", "preset", "preset", "set", "indicate", "a certain", "arbitrary", "first" and the like can be used interchangeably, and "certain A", "preset A", "set A", "indicate A", ...indicate A", "certain A", "preset A", "indicate A", "certain A", "preset A", "indicate A", "certain A", "preset A", "indicate A", "certain A", "certain A", "preset A", "indicate A", "certain A", "certain A

[0223] Corresponding to the aforementioned embodiment of the report request method, the present disclosure also provides an embodiment of a communication device.

[0224] The present disclosure further provides a communication device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the communication device is configured to execute the report request method described in the first aspect and the optional embodiment of the first aspect. For example, the communication device may be a first node.

[0225] FIG5 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5 , the communication device includes: a sending module 501 .

[0226] In some embodiments, the sending module is used to send first information to the terminal, wherein the first information is used by the terminal to send report information related to the second node to the first node.

[0227] In some embodiments, the second node includes at least one of the following: a node having a network interface with the first node; a node that sends an availability indication of the report information to the first node.

[0228] In some embodiments, the presence of a network interface with the first node includes: a node connected to the first node via a first number of hops.

[0229] In some embodiments, the first number is configured by the network device or agreed upon by a protocol.

[0230] In some embodiments, the first information includes identification information of the second node.

[0231] In some embodiments, the communication device further includes: a receiving module configured to receive identification information of the second node from the second node.

[0232] In some embodiments, the identification information of the second node includes at least one of the following: an identification of the second node; and path information of the second node.

[0233] In some embodiments, the identifier of the second node includes at least one of the following: an identifier of a primary node; an identifier of a secondary node; an identifier of a primary cell; an identifier of a primary and secondary cell; an identifier of a secondary cell; or an identifier of a tracking collection entity.

[0234] In some embodiments, the path information includes at least one of: absolute time information; a trace reference; and a trace recording session reference.

[0235] In some embodiments, the first node and the second node are nodes in a single connection, or the first node and the second node are nodes in a dual connection.

[0236] In some embodiments, the communication device further includes: a receiving module configured to receive report information related to the second node from the terminal; and the sending module is further configured to send the report information related to the second node to the second node.

[0237] The present disclosure further provides a communication device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the communication device is configured to execute the report request method described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect. For example, the communication device may be a terminal.

[0238] FIG6 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6 , the communication device includes: a receiving module 601 .

[0239] In some embodiments, the receiving module is used to receive first information sent by a first node, wherein the first information is used by the terminal to send report information related to a second node to the first node.

[0240] In some embodiments, the second node includes at least one of the following:

[0241] a node having a network interface with the first node;

[0242] A node that sends an availability indication of the report information to the first node.

[0243] In some embodiments, the presence of a network interface with the first node includes: a node connected to the first node via a first number of hops.

[0244] In some embodiments, the first number is configured by the network device or agreed upon by a protocol.

[0245] In some embodiments, the first information includes identification information of the second node.

[0246] In some embodiments, the identification information of the second node includes at least one of the following: an identification of the second node; and path information of the second node.

[0247] In some embodiments, the identifier of the second node includes at least one of the following: an identifier of a primary node; an identifier of a secondary node; an identifier of a primary cell; an identifier of a primary and secondary cell; an identifier of a secondary cell; or an identifier of a tracking collection entity.

[0248] In some embodiments, the path information includes at least one of: absolute time information; a trace reference; and a trace recording session reference.

[0249] In some embodiments, the first node and the second node are nodes in a single connection, or the first node and the second node are nodes in a dual connection.

[0250] In some embodiments, the communication device further includes: a sending module, configured to send report information related to the second node to the first node.

[0251] It should be noted that the above-mentioned communication device is not limited to including the modules in the corresponding embodiments, and may also include other modules, but this is not shown in the present disclosure, and this disclosure does not limit this.

[0252] For the device embodiment, since it basically corresponds to the method embodiment, the relevant parts can be referred to the partial description of the method embodiment. The device embodiment described above is merely illustrative, wherein the modules described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as modules may or may not be physical modules, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network modules. Some or all of the modules can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the scheme of this embodiment. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without paying any creative work.

[0253] An embodiment of the present disclosure also proposes a report request method, including: a first node sends first information to a terminal, wherein the first information is used by the terminal to send report information related to a second node to the first node; and the report information related to the second node is sent to the first node.

[0254] An embodiment of the present disclosure further proposes a communication device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the communication device is used to execute the report request method described in the first aspect above.

[0255] An embodiment of the present disclosure further proposes a communication device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the communication device is used to execute the report request method described in the second aspect above.

[0256] An embodiment of the present disclosure also proposes a communication device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the report request method described in any one of the above-mentioned first and second aspects, and optional embodiments of the first and second aspects.

[0257] An embodiment of the present disclosure also proposes a communication system, including a first node and a terminal, wherein the first node is configured to implement the report request method described in the above-mentioned first aspect and the optional embodiment of the first aspect, and the terminal is configured to implement the report request method described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0258] An embodiment of the present disclosure further proposes a storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed on a communication device, enables the communication device to execute the report request method as described in the first and second aspects, and in the optional embodiments of the first and second aspects.

[0259] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0260] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0261] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and implementing the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0262] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 7100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 7100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 7100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0263] As shown in Figure 7, the communication device 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. The processor 7101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The processor 7101 is used to call instructions to enable the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0264] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more memories 7102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 7102 may be located outside the communication device 7100.

[0265] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more transceivers 7103. When the communication device 7100 includes one or more transceivers 7103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are performed by the transceiver 7103, and the other steps are performed by the processor 7101.

[0266] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0267] Optionally, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more interface circuits 7104, which are connected to the memory 7102. The interface circuits 7104 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 7102 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to the memory 7102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 7104 may read instructions stored in the memory 7102 and send the instructions to the processor 7101.

[0268] The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 7100 may not be limited by FIG. 7 . The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0269] FIG8 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 8200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 7100 can be a chip or a chip system, reference can be made to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 8200 shown in FIG8 , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0270] The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201, and the processor 8201 is used to call instructions so that the chip 8200 executes any of the above methods.

[0271] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202, which are connected to the memory 8203. The interface circuit 8202 can be used to receive signals from the memory 8203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory.

[0272] 8203 or other devices to send signals. For example, the interface circuit 8202 can read the instructions stored in the memory 8203 and send the instructions to the processor 8201. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, transceiver, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0273] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more memories 8203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 8203 may be outside the chip 8200.

[0274] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 7100, the communication device 7100 executes any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0275] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 7100, enables the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0276] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any one of the above methods.

Claims

1. A report request method, characterized in that: Executed by the first node, the method includes: Sending first information to a terminal, wherein the first information is used by the terminal to send report information related to a second node to the first node.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The second node includes at least one of the following: A node having a network interface with the first node; A node that sends an availability indication of the report information to the first node.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The network interface between the first node and the first node includes: A node connected to the first node via a first number of jumps.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The first number is configured by the network device or agreed upon by a protocol.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The first information includes identification information of the second node.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The method further comprises: The identification information of the second node is received from the second node.

7. The method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that: The identification information of the second node includes at least one of the following: an identifier of the second node; The path information of the second node.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that The identifier of the second node includes at least one of the following: ： The identity of the master node; The identifier of the secondary node; The identifier of the primary cell; Identification of the primary and secondary cells; The identifier of the secondary cell; The identity of the trace collection entity.

9. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that: The path information includes at least one of the following: Absolute time information; Tracking references; Trace logging session reference.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that The first node and the second node are nodes in a single connection, or the first node and the second node are nodes in a dual connection.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that The method further comprises: receiving report information related to the second node from the terminal; Sending report information related to the second node to the second node.

12. A report request method, characterized in that: Executed by a terminal, the method includes: First information sent by a first node is received, wherein the first information is used by the terminal to send report information related to a second node to the first node.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that The second node includes at least one of the following: A node having a network interface with the first node; A node that sends an availability indication of the report information to the first node.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The network interface between the first node and the first node includes: A node connected to the first node via a first number of jumps.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that The first number is configured by the network device or agreed upon by a protocol.

16. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 15, characterized in that The first information includes identification information of the second node.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that The identification information of the second node includes at least one of the following: an identifier of the second node; The path information of the second node.

18. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that The identifier of the second node includes at least one of the following: The identity of the master node; The identifier of the secondary node; The identifier of the primary cell; Identification of the primary and secondary cells; The identifier of the secondary cell; The identity of the trace collection entity.

19. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that The path information includes at least one of the following: Absolute time information; Tracking references; Trace logging session reference.

20. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 19, characterized in that The first node and the second node are nodes in a single connection, or the first node and the second node are nodes in a dual connection.

21. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 20, characterized in that The method further comprises: Sending report information related to the second node to the first node.

22. A communication device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The communication device is used to execute the report request method according to any one of claims 1-11.

23. A communication device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The communication device is used to execute the report request method described in any one of claims 12-21.

24. A communication device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the report request method described in any one of claims 1-11 and 12-21.

25. A communication system, characterized in that: The invention comprises a first node and a terminal, wherein the first node is configured to implement the report request method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, and the terminal is configured to implement the report request method according to any one of claims 12 to 21.

26. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that: When the instruction is executed on the communication device, the communication device is caused to execute the report request method according to any one of claims 1-11 and 12-21.

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