Operation execution method and apparatus, communication device, and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communications, and in particular to an operation execution method and apparatus, a communication device, and a storage medium. The operation execution method comprises: sending assistance information to a second node, wherein the assistance information is used for the second node to execute a first operation, and the first operation comprises at least one of the following: a configuration related to power saving of a terminal, and resource allocation of the terminal. According to the present disclosure, a first node can send the assistance information to the second node, wherein the assistance information can be used for assisting the second node in executing the first operation; accordingly, the second node can execute the first operation with reference to the assistance information, thereby ensuring the degree of appropriation of the second node executing the first operation.

Description

Operation execution, device, communication equipment, storage medium Technical Field

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

[0002] During the communication process between the terminal and the network device, the network device can make appropriate configurations for the terminal to meet the needs of communication with the terminal. However, in some cases, the information considered by the network device when determining the configuration is not comprehensive, resulting in inappropriate configurations for the terminal.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an operation execution method, an operation execution apparatus, a communication device, and a storage medium to solve technical problems in related technologies.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an operation execution method is proposed, which is executed by a first node. The method includes: sending auxiliary information to a second node, wherein the auxiliary information is used for the second node to perform a first operation, and the first operation includes at least one of the following: terminal power saving related configuration, resource allocation of the terminal.

[0006] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an operation execution method is proposed, which is executed by a second node, the method comprising: receiving auxiliary information sent by a first node, wherein the auxiliary information is used by the second node to perform a first operation, the first operation comprising at least one of the following: terminal power saving related configuration, resource allocation of the terminal

[0007] According to the third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an operation execution device is proposed, which is arranged at a first node. The method includes: a sending module, configured to send auxiliary information to a second node, wherein the auxiliary information is used for the second node to perform a first operation, and the first operation includes at least one of the following: terminal power saving related configuration, resource allocation of the terminal.

[0008] According to the fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an operation execution device is proposed, which is arranged at a second node, and the device includes: a receiving module, configured to receive auxiliary information sent by a first node, wherein the auxiliary information is used for the second node to perform a first operation, and the first operation includes at least one of the following: terminal power saving related configuration, resource allocation of the terminal.

[0009] According to the fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an operation execution method is proposed, including: a first node sends auxiliary information to a second node; the second node performs a first operation based on the auxiliary information, wherein the first operation includes at least one of the following: terminal power saving related configuration, resource allocation of the terminal.

[0010] According to the sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory stores executable instructions, and when the executable instructions are executed by the one or more processors, the communication device executes the operation execution method described in the first aspect.

[0011] According to the seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication device is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory stores executable instructions, and when the executable instructions are executed by the one or more processors, the communication device executes the operation execution method described in the second aspect.

[0012] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, comprising a first node and a second node, wherein the first node is configured to implement the operation execution method described in the first aspect, and the second node is configured to implement the operation execution method described in the second aspect.

[0013] According to a ninth 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 operation execution method as described in any one of the first and second aspects.

[0014] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first node can send auxiliary information to the second node, and the auxiliary information can be used to assist the second node in performing the first operation. Accordingly, the second node can refer to the auxiliary information to perform the first operation, which is conducive to ensuring that the second node performs the first operation to an appropriate degree. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] 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.

[0016] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0017] FIG2 is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating an operation execution method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG3 is a schematic flowchart illustrating an operation execution method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG4A is a schematic flowchart illustrating an operation execution method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG4B is a schematic flowchart illustrating another operation execution method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG5 is a schematic flowchart illustrating an operation execution method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG6 is a schematic block diagram showing an operation execution device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG7 is a schematic block diagram showing an operation execution device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG8 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] FIG9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an operation execution device, an apparatus, a communication device, and a storage medium.

[0027] In the first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes an operation execution method, which is executed by a first node, and the method includes: sending auxiliary information to a second node, wherein the auxiliary information is used for the second node to perform a first operation, and the first operation includes at least one of the following: terminal power saving related configuration, resource allocation of the terminal.

[0028] In the above embodiment, the first node can send auxiliary information to the second node, and the auxiliary information can be used to assist the second node in performing the first operation. Accordingly, the second node can refer to the auxiliary information to perform the first operation, which is conducive to ensuring that the second node performs the first operation appropriately.

[0029] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the auxiliary information is used to indicate at least one of the following: a source of the auxiliary information; and first service auxiliary information.

[0030] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first service auxiliary information is used to indicate at least one of the following: an uplink period; an uplink burst arrival time; or an uplink jitter.

[0031] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first service auxiliary information is determined based on at least one of the following: second service auxiliary information received from the terminal; and third service auxiliary information received from a core network device.

[0032] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal, and determining that the second service auxiliary information is the first service auxiliary information.

[0033] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving third service auxiliary information sent by a core network, and determining that the third service auxiliary information is the first service auxiliary information.

[0034] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and third service auxiliary information sent by the core network, and determining that the second service auxiliary information is the first service auxiliary information.

[0035] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and third service auxiliary information sent by the core network, and determining that the third service auxiliary information is the first service auxiliary information.

[0036] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and third service auxiliary information sent by the core network, and determining that the second service auxiliary information or the third service auxiliary information is the first service auxiliary information.

[0037] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal, and determining the second service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information; wherein the first service auxiliary information determined based on the second service auxiliary information is used to update the first service auxiliary information previously sent to the second node.

[0038] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving third service auxiliary information sent by the core network, and determining the third service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information; wherein the first service auxiliary information determined based on the third service auxiliary information is used to update the first service auxiliary information previously sent to the second node.

[0039] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal, and sending indication information to a core network device, wherein the indication information is used to instruct the core network device to send third service auxiliary information to the first node.

[0040] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: upon receiving third service auxiliary information sent by the core network, sending indication information to the terminal, wherein the indication information is used to instruct the terminal to stop sending the second service auxiliary information to the first node.

[0041] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and third service auxiliary information sent by the core network, and sending the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information to the second node.

[0042] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: sending source information of the second service auxiliary information and / or the third service auxiliary information to the second node.

[0043] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the source information is used by the second node to determine, from the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information, auxiliary information for the second node to perform the first operation.

[0044] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the first node includes a gNB centralized unit, and the second node includes a gNB distributed unit; or, the first node includes a control plane of the gNB centralized unit, and the second node includes a user plane of the gNB centralized unit; or, the first node includes a dual-connected master node, and the second node includes a dual-connected slave node; or, the first node includes a source base station in a handover process, and the second node includes a target base station in the handover process.

[0045] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the auxiliary information further includes at least one of the following information: an identifier of a protocol data unit session; an identifier of a quality of service flow; an identifier of a protocol data unit set; or an identifier of a data radio bearer.

[0046] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an operation execution method, which is executed by a second node. The method includes:

[0047] Receive auxiliary information sent by the first node, wherein the auxiliary information is used by the second node to perform a first operation, and the first operation includes at least one of the following: terminal power saving related configuration, and resource allocation of the terminal.

[0048] In the above embodiment, the first node can send auxiliary information to the second node, and the auxiliary information can be used to assist the second node in performing the first operation. Accordingly, the second node can refer to the auxiliary information to perform the first operation, which is conducive to ensuring that the second node performs the first operation appropriately.

[0049] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the auxiliary information is used to indicate at least one of the following: a source of the auxiliary information; and first service auxiliary information.

[0050] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first service auxiliary information is used to indicate at least one of the following: an uplink period; an uplink burst arrival time; or an uplink jitter.

[0051] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: updating the first service auxiliary information received earlier according to the first service auxiliary information received later.

[0052] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving second service auxiliary information and third service auxiliary information sent by the first node.

[0053] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving source information of the second service auxiliary information and / or the third service auxiliary information sent by the first node.

[0054] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: determining auxiliary information for performing the first operation in the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information according to the source information.

[0055] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the first node includes a gNB centralized unit, and the second node includes a gNB distributed unit; or, the first node includes a gNB control plane centralized unit, and the second node includes a gNB user plane centralized unit; or, the first node includes a dual-connected master node, and the second node includes a dual-connected slave node; or, the first node includes a source base station in a handover process, and the second node includes a target base station in the handover process.

[0056] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the auxiliary information further includes at least one of the following information: an identifier of a protocol data unit session; an identifier of a quality of service flow; an identifier of a protocol data unit set; or an identifier of a data radio bearer.

[0057] In the third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes an operation execution device, which is arranged at a first node. The method includes: a sending module, configured to send auxiliary information to a second node, wherein the auxiliary information is used for the second node to perform a first operation, and the first operation includes at least one of the following: terminal power saving related configuration, resource allocation of the terminal.

[0058] In the fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes an operation execution device, which is arranged at a second node, and the device includes: a receiving module, configured to receive auxiliary information sent by a first node, wherein the auxiliary information is used for the second node to perform a first operation, and the first operation includes at least one of the following: terminal power saving related configuration, resource allocation of the terminal.

[0059] In the fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes an operation execution method, including: a first node sends auxiliary information to a second node; the second node performs a first operation based on the auxiliary information, wherein the first operation includes at least one of the following: terminal power saving related configuration, resource allocation of the terminal.

[0060] In the sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, comprising: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory stores executable instructions, and when the executable instructions are executed by the one or more processors, the communication device executes the operation execution method described in the first aspect or any one of the optional embodiments of the first aspect.

[0061] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, comprising: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory stores executable instructions, and when the executable instructions are executed by the one or more processors, the communication device executes the operation execution method described in any one of the second aspect and the optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0062] In the eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, comprising a first node and a second node, wherein the first node is configured to implement the operation execution method described in any one of the first aspect and the optional embodiments of the first aspect, and the second node is configured to implement the operation execution method described in any one of the second aspect and the optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0063] In the ninth 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 an operation execution method as described in any one of the first aspect, the optional embodiment of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0064] In the tenth 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 aspect, the optional embodiment of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0065] In the eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the first aspect, the optional embodiment of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0066] It is understandable that the above-mentioned operation execution device, communication device, communication system, storage medium, program product, and computer program are all used to execute the method proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding method and will not be repeated here.

[0067] The present disclosure provides embodiments of an operation execution device, a communication device, and a storage medium. In some embodiments, the terms "operation execution method" and "information processing method" and "communication method" are interchangeable; the terms "operation execution device" and "information processing device" and "communication device" are interchangeable; and the terms "information processing system" and "communication system" are interchangeable.

[0068] 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.

[0069] 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.

[0070] 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.

[0071] 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.

[0072] 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.

[0073] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0074] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0075] 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.

[0076] 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.

[0077] 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.

[0078] 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.

[0079] 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.

[0080] 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.

[0081] 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.

[0082] In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

[0083] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0084] 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.

[0085] 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.

[0086] 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.

[0087] 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.

[0088] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0089] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0090] 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.

[0091] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0092] As shown in Figure 1, a communication system 100 includes a first node 101 and a second node 102, wherein the first node and the second node can be network devices, and the network devices include at least one of the following: access network devices and core network devices. The second node can configure and allocate resources to the terminal.

[0093] 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.

[0094] In some embodiments, the access network device 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.

[0095] In some embodiments, a core network device 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).

[0096] 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.

[0097] 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.

[0098] 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.

[0099] 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.

[0100] 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).

[0101] FIG2 is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating an operation execution method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0102] As shown in FIG2 , the operation execution method includes:

[0103] In step S201, a first node sends first information to a second node.

[0104] In some embodiments, the second node receives the first information.

[0105] In some embodiments, the first information includes auxiliary information.

[0106] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information is used by the second node to perform the first operation.

[0107] In some embodiments, the first operation includes at least one of the following: terminal power saving related configuration, and resource allocation of the terminal.

[0108] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information is used to indicate at least one of the following: a source of the auxiliary information; and first service auxiliary information.

[0109] In some embodiments, the first service auxiliary information is used to indicate at least one of the following: an uplink period; an uplink burst arrival time; and an uplink jitter.

[0110] In some embodiments, the first service auxiliary information is determined based on at least one of the following:

[0111] second service auxiliary information received from the terminal;

[0112] The third service auxiliary information is received from the core network device.

[0113] In some embodiments, the first node receives the second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal, and determines that the second service auxiliary information is the first service auxiliary information.

[0114] In some embodiments, the first node receives third service auxiliary information sent by the core network, and determines that the third service auxiliary information is the first service auxiliary information.

[0115] In some embodiments, the first node receives the second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and the third service auxiliary information sent by the core network, and determines that the second service auxiliary information is the first service auxiliary information.

[0116] In some embodiments, the first node receives the second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and the third service auxiliary information sent by the core network, and determines that the third service auxiliary information is the first service auxiliary information.

[0117] In some embodiments, the first node receives the second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and the third service auxiliary information sent by the core network, and determines that the second service auxiliary information or the third service auxiliary information is the first service auxiliary information.

[0118] In some embodiments, the first node receives the second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and determines the second service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information; wherein the first service auxiliary information determined based on the second service auxiliary information is used to update the first service auxiliary information previously sent to the second node.

[0119] In some embodiments, the first node receives third service auxiliary information sent by the core network and determines the third service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information; wherein the first service auxiliary information determined based on the third service auxiliary information is used to update the first service auxiliary information previously sent to the second node.

[0120] In some embodiments, the first node receives the second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal, and sends indication information to the core network device, wherein the indication information is used to instruct the core network device to send third service auxiliary information to the first node.

[0121] In some embodiments, the first node receives the third service auxiliary information sent by the core network, and sends indication information to the terminal, wherein the indication information is used to instruct the terminal to stop sending the second service auxiliary information to the first node.

[0122] In some embodiments, the first node receives the second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and the third service auxiliary information sent by the core network, and sends the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information to the second node.

[0123] In some embodiments, the first node sends source information of the second service auxiliary information and / or the third service auxiliary information to the second node.

[0124] In some embodiments, the source information is used by the second node to determine, from the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information, auxiliary information for the second node to perform the first operation.

[0125] In some embodiments, the first node includes a gNB centralized unit, and the second node includes a gNB distributed unit; or, the first node includes a gNB centralized unit control plane, and the second node includes a gNB centralized unit user plane; or, the first node includes a dual-connected master node, and the second node includes a dual-connected slave node; or, the first node includes a source base station in a handover process, and the second node includes a target base station in a handover process.

[0126] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information further includes at least one of the following information: an identifier of a protocol data unit session; an identifier of a quality of service flow; an identifier of a protocol data unit set; an identifier of a data radio bearer.

[0127] In step S202 , the second node performs the first operation.

[0128] In some embodiments, the second node performs the first operation according to the first information.

[0129] In some embodiments, the second node updates the first service auxiliary information received earlier according to the first service auxiliary information received later.

[0130] In some embodiments, the second node receives the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information sent by the first node.

[0131] In some embodiments, the second node receives source information of the second service auxiliary information and / or the third service auxiliary information sent by the first node.

[0132] In some embodiments, the second node determines, from the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information, the auxiliary information for performing the first operation according to the source information.

[0133] The communication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of step S201 to step S202. For example, step S201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0134] In some embodiments, steps S201 and S202 may be performed in an interchangeable order or simultaneously.

[0135] In some embodiments, step S201 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0136] In some embodiments, step S202 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0137] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2 .

[0138] In some embodiments, during communication between a terminal and a network device, some services may be performed that require the terminal to conserve power. The network device (e.g., a 5G base station gNB) may configure power-saving features for the terminal and allocate resources for communication under these power-saving features.

[0139] For example, to save power, a terminal can communicate with a network device based on a discontinuous reception (DRX) mechanism, where discontinuous reception includes connected discontinuous reception (C-DRX). The power-saving configurations made by the network device for the terminal may include C-DRX configurations, such as the monitoring period and monitoring duration.

[0140] In some embodiments, the network device may assist in performing the above configuration operations based on auxiliary information provided by other devices, so that the power saving related configuration for the terminal is more reasonable.

[0141] However, for some services, such as Extended Reality (XR) services, both the core network and the terminal provide auxiliary information to the network device. In this case, it is difficult for the network device to determine which device provides the auxiliary information to perform the above configuration operation.

[0142] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an operation execution method. Figure 3 is a schematic flow chart illustrating an operation execution method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The operation execution method illustrated in this embodiment can be executed by a first node.

[0143] As shown in FIG3 , the operation execution method may include the following steps:

[0144] In step S301, auxiliary information is sent to a second node, wherein the auxiliary information is used by the second node to perform a first operation, and the first operation includes at least one of the following: terminal power saving related configuration, and terminal resource allocation.

[0145] 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.

[0146] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first node can send auxiliary information to the second node, and the auxiliary information can be used to assist the second node in performing the first operation. Accordingly, the second node can refer to the auxiliary information to perform the first operation, which is conducive to ensuring that the second node performs the first operation to an appropriate degree.

[0147] For example, the auxiliary information can assist the second node in making power-saving configurations for the terminal. Accordingly, the second node can refer to the auxiliary information to make power-saving configurations for the terminal, which is conducive to ensuring that the determined configuration meets the business needs of the terminal and saves power for the terminal.

[0148] For example, the auxiliary information can assist the second node in allocating resources to the terminal. Based on this, the second node can allocate resources to the terminal with reference to the auxiliary information, which is conducive to ensuring that the resources allocated to the terminal meet the business needs of the terminal and improve the efficiency of resource utilization.

[0149] It should be noted that the auxiliary information is used to assist the second node in performing the first operation, rather than to determine whether the second node performs the first operation. That is, the second node may consider the auxiliary information when performing the first operation, or may not consider the auxiliary information, depending on the implementation of the second node.

[0150] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0151] sources of auxiliary information;

[0152] First business auxiliary information.

[0153] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information sent by the first node to the second node may indicate a source of the auxiliary information or may indicate the first service auxiliary information. For example, the source of the auxiliary information includes at least one of the following: a terminal and a core network.

[0154] In some embodiments, the first service auxiliary information is used to indicate at least one of the following: an uplink period; an uplink burst arrival time; or uplink jitter. For example, uplink jitter is jitter associated with the uplink period and can be used to indicate jitter of the uplink period in the time domain.

[0155] In some embodiments, the first service auxiliary information is determined based on at least one of the following:

[0156] Second service auxiliary information received from the terminal;

[0157] The third service auxiliary information is received from the core network device.

[0158] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine the second service auxiliary information based on service needs and send it to the first node, and the core network device may determine the third service auxiliary information based on service needs of the terminal and send it to the first node. The first node may receive the second service auxiliary information from the terminal or the third service auxiliary information from the core network device.

[0159] The first node can determine the first business auxiliary information based on the second business service information, for example, determining the second business auxiliary information as the first business auxiliary information; it can also determine the first business auxiliary information based on the third business auxiliary information, for example, determining the third business auxiliary information as the first business auxiliary information; it can also determine the first business auxiliary information based on the second business auxiliary information and the third business auxiliary information, for example, using the second business auxiliary information and the third business auxiliary information as the first business auxiliary information, or, processing the second business auxiliary information and the third business auxiliary information (for example, ignoring repeated parameters in the second business auxiliary information and the third business auxiliary information) to obtain the first business auxiliary information.

[0160] In some embodiments, the second service auxiliary information may be used to indicate at least one of the following: uplink period; uplink burst arrival time; uplink jitter. In some embodiments, the third service auxiliary information may be used to indicate at least one of the following: uplink period; uplink burst arrival time; uplink jitter.

[0161] The following describes how the first node determines the first service auxiliary information through several embodiments.

[0162] In some embodiments, the operation execution method further includes: receiving second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal, and determining that the second service auxiliary information is the first service auxiliary information.

[0163] For example, the first node may only receive the second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal, but not receive the third service auxiliary information sent by the core network device. In this case, the first node may determine that the second service auxiliary information is the first service auxiliary information.

[0164] It should be noted that when the first node only receives the second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal, the first node can also send the second service auxiliary information to the second node, and can also indicate that the source of the second service auxiliary information is the terminal. The second node can determine the first service auxiliary information based on the second service auxiliary information.

[0165] In some embodiments, the operation execution method further includes: receiving third service auxiliary information sent by the core network, and determining that the third service auxiliary information is the first service auxiliary information.

[0166] For example, the first node may only receive the third service auxiliary information sent by the core network device, but not the second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal. In this case, the first node may determine that the third service auxiliary information is the first service auxiliary information.

[0167] It should be noted that when the first node only receives the third service auxiliary information sent by the core network device, the first node can also send the third service auxiliary information to the second node, and can also indicate that the source of the second service auxiliary information is the core network device. The second node can determine the first service auxiliary information based on the third service auxiliary information.

[0168] In some embodiments, the operation execution method further includes: receiving second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and third service auxiliary information sent by the core network, and determining that the second service auxiliary information is the first service auxiliary information.

[0169] For example, the first node may receive both the second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and the third service auxiliary information sent by the core network. In this case, the first node may select the second service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information by default (eg, according to protocol).

[0170] Because the second service auxiliary information is sent by the terminal to the first node, and the second node primarily conducts service communications with the terminal, the second service auxiliary information determined by the terminal based on service needs more accurately reflects the terminal's service preferences than the third service auxiliary information determined by the core network terminal based on the terminal's service needs. Therefore, when the first node determines the first service auxiliary information based on the second service auxiliary information and provides it to the second node, it helps the second node make power-saving configurations and resource allocations more suitable for service communications with the terminal.

[0171] In some embodiments, the operation execution method further includes: receiving second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and third service auxiliary information sent by the core network, and determining that the third service auxiliary information is the first service auxiliary information.

[0172] For example, the first node may receive both the second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and the third service auxiliary information sent by the core network. In this case, the first node may select the third service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information by default (eg, according to protocol).

[0173] In some embodiments, the operation execution method further includes: receiving second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and third service auxiliary information sent by the core network, and determining that the second service auxiliary information or the third service auxiliary information is the first service auxiliary information.

[0174] For example, the first node may receive both the second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and the third service auxiliary information sent by the core network. In this case, the first node may choose to determine the second service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information, or choose to determine the third service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information.

[0175] Whether the first node specifically selects to determine the second service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information, or selects to determine the third service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information, can be determined based on implementation.

[0176] It can be seen that in the above-mentioned embodiments of the present disclosure, when the first node receives both the second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and the third service auxiliary information sent by the core network, the first node can determine which device provides the service auxiliary information to determine the first service auxiliary information, so that the second node can make appropriate power-saving related configurations and resource allocations for the terminal based on the first service auxiliary information provided by the first node.

[0177] In some embodiments, the operation execution method also includes: receiving second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal, and determining the second service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information; wherein the first service auxiliary information determined according to the second service auxiliary information is used to update the first service auxiliary information previously sent to the second node.

[0178] For example, after receiving the second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal, the first node may determine the second service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information. If the first node has previously sent the first service auxiliary information to the second node, the first node may send the first service auxiliary information determined based on the second service auxiliary information to the second node, thereby updating the first service auxiliary information previously sent to the second node.

[0179] Among them, the first service auxiliary information that the first node has previously sent to the second node can be determined by the first node based on the service auxiliary information provided by the terminal, or can be determined by the first node based on the service auxiliary information provided by the network device. This disclosure does not limit this.

[0180] In some embodiments, the operation execution method further includes: receiving third service auxiliary information sent by the core network, and determining the third service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information; wherein the first service auxiliary information determined according to the third service auxiliary information is used to update the first service auxiliary information previously sent to the second node.

[0181] For example, after receiving the third service auxiliary information sent by the terminal, the first node may determine the third service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information. If the first node has previously sent the first service auxiliary information to the second node, the first node may send the first service auxiliary information determined based on the third service auxiliary information to the second node, thereby updating the first service auxiliary information previously sent to the second node.

[0182] Among them, the first service auxiliary information that the first node has previously sent to the second node can be determined by the first node based on the service auxiliary information provided by the terminal, or can be determined by the first node based on the service auxiliary information provided by the network device. This disclosure does not limit this.

[0183] In some embodiments, the operation execution method further includes: receiving second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal, and sending indication information to the core network device, wherein the indication information is used to instruct the core network device to send third service auxiliary information to the first node.

[0184] For example, if a first node receives the second service auxiliary information sent by a terminal but does not receive the third service auxiliary information sent by a core network device, the first node can determine the first service auxiliary information based on the second service auxiliary information and can also send an instruction to the core network, instructing the core network device to stop sending the third service auxiliary information to the first node. Based on the instruction, the core network device may not need to send the third service auxiliary information to the first node. This helps conserve communication resources.

[0185] In some embodiments, the operation execution method further includes: receiving third service auxiliary information sent by the core network, and sending indication information to the terminal, wherein the indication information is used to instruct the terminal to stop sending the second service auxiliary information to the first node.

[0186] For example, if the first node first receives the third service auxiliary information sent by the core network device but does not receive the second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal, the first node can determine the first service auxiliary information based on the third service auxiliary information and can also send an instruction to the terminal to instruct the terminal to stop sending the second service auxiliary information to the first node. Based on the instruction, the terminal does not need to send the second service auxiliary information to the first node. This helps save communication resources.

[0187] In some embodiments, the operation execution method further includes: receiving second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and third service auxiliary information sent by the core network, and sending the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information to the second node.

[0188] For example, the first node may receive both the second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and the third service auxiliary information sent by the core network. In this case, both the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information may be sent to the second node.

[0189] The second node may choose how to determine the first service auxiliary information based on the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information. For example, the second node may determine the first service auxiliary information based on the second service auxiliary information, such as determining the second service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information; the second node may also determine the first service auxiliary information based on the second service auxiliary information, such as determining the third service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information; the second node may also determine the first service auxiliary information based on the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information, such as determining the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information, or the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information may be processed (e.g., ignoring duplicate parameters in the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information) to obtain the first service auxiliary information.

[0190] In some embodiments, the operation execution method further includes: sending source information of the second service auxiliary information and / or the third service auxiliary information to the second node.

[0191] In some embodiments, the source information is used by the second node to determine, from the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information, auxiliary information used by the second node to perform the first operation.

[0192] For example, when the first node sends the second business auxiliary information and the third business auxiliary information to the second node, it may also send the source information of the second business auxiliary information and / or the third business auxiliary information to the second node, for example, only sending the source information of the second business auxiliary information to the second node, or only sending the source information of the third business auxiliary information to the second node, or sending the source information of the second business auxiliary information and the source information of the second business auxiliary information to the second node.

[0193] Accordingly, the second node can determine how to determine the first service auxiliary information based on the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information according to the source information. For example, when the source information of the second service auxiliary information is the terminal, the second node can determine the second service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information.

[0194] The first node and the second node are exemplarily described below through several embodiments.

[0195] In some embodiments, the first node includes a gNB centralized unit (gNB-CU, where CU stands for Centralized Unit), and the second node includes a gNB distributed unit (gNB-DU, where DU stands for Distributed Unit); or, the first node includes a gNB centralized unit control plane (gNB-CU-CP, where CP stands for Control Plane), and the second node includes a gNB centralized unit user plane (gNB-CU-UP, where UP stands for User Plane); or, the first node includes a dual-connected master node (MN), and the second node includes a dual-connected secondary node (SN); or, the first node includes a source base station in a handover process, and the second node includes a target base station in the handover process.

[0196] In some embodiments, when the first node includes a gNB-CU and the second node includes a gNB-DU, the gNB-CU may send assistance information (e.g., including at least first service assistance information) to the gNB-DU. For example, the gNB-CU may send the assistance information to the gNB-DU via an F1AP (F1 Application Protocol) message. For example, the F1AP message may include at least one of the following: a UE CONTEXT SETUP REQUEST message or a UE CONTEXT MODIFICATION REQUEST message.

[0197] Figure 4A is a schematic flow chart illustrating a method for executing an operation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 4B is a schematic flow chart illustrating another method for executing an operation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0198] As shown in Figure 4A , taking the example of a gNB-CU as the first node and a gNB-DU as the second node, the gNB-CU sends a UE CONTEXT SETUP REQUEST message to the gNB-DU, and the gNB-DU may send a UE CONTEXT SETUP REPONSE message to the gNB-CU. If the first service assistance information is included in the UE CONTEXT SETUP REQUEST message, and if supported (e.g., the gNB-DU supports performing the first operation based on the first service assistance information), the gNB-DU shall replace the previously received first service assistance information and consider the corresponding information in the first service assistance information (i.e., the newly received first service assistance information), e.g., perform the first operation based on the first service assistance information.

[0199] In some embodiments, the first service auxiliary information may be a time sensitive communication (TSC) traffic characteristics (Traffic Characteristics) information element (IE), wherein the TSC Traffic Characteristics IE may include uplink jitter (UL jitter), and of course, may also include uplink period, uplink burst arrival time, etc.

[0200] In a further embodiment, the TSC Traffic Characteristics IE may further include source information of the first service auxiliary information. For example, the source information may be indicated by a newly defined IE, such as a User Equipment Reporting Information (UE Reporting Information) IE. When the value of this IE is true, it may indicate that the source is a terminal. When the value of this IE is false, or the IE is not displayed or does not exist, it may indicate that the source is a core network device. For example, the source information may be indicated by a Source IE. For example, the value of the Source IE may be a terminal or a core network device. A value of Terminal indicates that the source is a terminal, and a value of Core Network Device indicates that the source is a core network device.

[0201] In some embodiments, the first service auxiliary information may be a newly defined IE, such as a user equipment traffic characteristics (UE Traffic Characteristics) IE, such as an uplink traffic characteristics (UL Traffic Characteristics) IE, etc. The newly defined IE may include at least one of the following: uplink jitter, uplink period, uplink burst arrival time, etc.

[0202] As shown in Figure 4B , assuming the first node includes the gNB-CU and the second node includes the gNB-DU, the gNB-CU sends a UE CONTEXT MODIFICATION REQUEST message to the gNB-DU, and the gNB-DU may send a UE CONTEXT MODIFICATION REPONSE message to the gNB-CU. If the first service assistance information is included in the UE CONTEXT MODIFICATION REQUEST message, and if supported (e.g., the gNB-DU supports performing the first operation based on the first service assistance information), the gNB-DU shall replace the previously received first service assistance information and consider the corresponding information in the first service assistance information (i.e., the newly received first service assistance information), e.g., perform the first operation based on the first service assistance information.

[0203] In some embodiments, when the first node includes a gNB-CU-CP and the second node includes a gNB-CU-UP, the gNB-CU-CP may send assistance information to the gNB-CU-UP. For example, the gNB-CU-CP may send the assistance information to the gNB-CU-UP via an E1AP (E1 Application Protocol) message. For example, the E1AP message may include at least one of the following: a BEARER CONTEXT SETUP REQUEST message or a BEARER CONTEXT MODIFICATION REQUEST message.

[0204] In some embodiments, when the first node includes a MN and the second node includes a SN, the MN may send auxiliary information to the SN. For example, the MN may send the auxiliary information to the SN via an XnAP (Xn Application Protocol) message. For example, the XnAP message includes at least one of the following: a UE CONTEXT SETUP REQUEST message or a UE CONTEXT MODIFICATION REQUEST message.

[0205] Among them, dual connectivity includes at least one of the following: EN-DC (E-UTRAN New Radio Dual Connectivity, evolved UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, universal mobile telecommunications system) terrestrial radio access network new air interface dual connectivity), MR-DC (Multi-RAT Dual Connectivity, multi-radio access technology dual connectivity).

[0206] In some embodiments, the terminal may be in a handover (HO) process, the first node may include a source base station in the handover process, and the second node may include a target base station in the handover process. For example, the source base station may send auxiliary information to the target base station via an XnAP message, for example, the XnAP message includes a HANDOVER REQUEST message.

[0207] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information further includes at least one of the following information:

[0208] Identifier of the protocol data unit session (PDU (Protocol Data Unit) session);

[0209] Identification of QoS (Quality of Service) flow;

[0210] Identification of the protocol data unit set (PDU (Protocol Data Unit) set);

[0211] Data Radio Bearer (DRB) identifier.

[0212] For example, the auxiliary information may be for each protocol data unit session, that is, per PDU session. In this case, the auxiliary information may include an identifier of the PDU session, which is used to indicate the PDU session to which the auxiliary information applies or the DRB corresponding to the PDU session.

[0213] For example, the auxiliary information may be per QoS flow, that is, per QoS flow. In this case, the auxiliary information may include an identifier of the QoS flow, which is used to indicate the QoS flow to which the auxiliary information applies or the DRB corresponding to the QoS flow.

[0214] For example, the auxiliary information may be for each quality of service flow, that is, per PDU set. In this case, the auxiliary information may include an identifier of the PDU set, which is used to indicate the PDU set to which the auxiliary information applies or the DRB corresponding to the PDU set.

[0215] For example, the auxiliary information may be for each quality of service flow, that is, per DRB. In this case, the auxiliary information may include an identifier of a DRB, which is used to indicate the DRB to which the auxiliary information applies.

[0216] Taking XR services as an example, XR services can correspond to a QoS flow, and a QoS flow can include multiple PDUs. After the first node sends the auxiliary information to the second node, the second node can determine the granularity applicable to the auxiliary information based on the identifier in the auxiliary information.

[0217] For example, if the identifier is PDU set #1, the second node may determine that the auxiliary information is applicable to PDU set #1, and thus perform the first operation based on the auxiliary information when performing XR service communication with the terminal based on PDU set #1. However, when performing XR service communication with the terminal based on other PDU sets, it is not necessary to perform the first operation based on the auxiliary information.

[0218] For example, the identifier includes PDU set #1 and PDU set #2, and the auxiliary information includes two parts of auxiliary information, namely auxiliary information #1 and auxiliary information #2, wherein auxiliary information #1 is associated with PDU set #1, and auxiliary information #2 is associated with PDU set #2 (the association relationship between the auxiliary information and the identifier can be agreed upon by the protocol or indicated by the first node). The second node can determine that auxiliary information #1 is applicable to PDU set #1 and auxiliary information #2 is applicable to PDU set #2, so that when performing XR service communication with the terminal based on PDU set #1, the first operation is performed according to auxiliary information #1, and when performing XR service communication with the terminal based on PDU set #2, the first operation is performed according to auxiliary information #2.

[0219] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information is associated with and has a one-to-one correspondence with at least one of the following information: an identifier of a protocol data unit session; an identifier of a quality of service flow; an identifier of a protocol data unit set; an identifier of a data radio bearer. The identifier is used to indicate the bearer associated with the auxiliary information, so that the second node can perform power saving configuration and / or resource allocation on the bearer associated with the auxiliary information based on the auxiliary information, thereby saving power more accurately and improving resource utilization efficiency. In this case, the auxiliary information may not include the above-mentioned identifier, but may be associated with the identifier. The association may be agreed upon by the protocol or may be indicated by the first node, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0220] For example, the auxiliary information is associated with the identifier of the PDU session and has a one-to-one correspondence. The second node can determine the PDU session to which the auxiliary information applies or the DRB corresponding to the PDU session based on the association between the auxiliary information and the identifier of the PDU session.

[0221] For example, the auxiliary information is associated with the identifier of the QoS flow and has a one-to-one correspondence. The second node can determine the QoS flow to which the auxiliary information applies or the DRB corresponding to the QoS flow based on the association between the auxiliary information and the identifier of the QoS flow.

[0222] For example, the auxiliary information is associated with the identifier of the PDU set and has a one-to-one correspondence. The second node can determine the PDU set to which the auxiliary information is applicable or the DRB corresponding to the PDU set based on the association between the auxiliary information and the identifier of the PDU set.

[0223] For example, the auxiliary information is associated with the identifier of the DRB and has a one-to-one correspondence. The second node can determine the DRB to which the auxiliary information is applicable based on the association between the auxiliary information and the identifier of the DRB.

[0224] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an operation execution method. Figure 5 is a schematic flow chart illustrating an operation execution method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The operation execution method illustrated in this embodiment can be executed by the second node.

[0225] As shown in FIG5 , the operation execution method may include the following steps:

[0226] In step S501, auxiliary information sent by a first node is received, wherein the auxiliary information is used by a second node to perform a first operation, and the first operation includes at least one of the following: terminal power saving related configuration, and terminal resource allocation.

[0227] It should be noted that the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 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.

[0228] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first node can send auxiliary information to the second node, and the auxiliary information can be used to assist the second node in performing the first operation. Accordingly, the second node can refer to the auxiliary information to perform the first operation, which is conducive to ensuring that the second node performs the first operation to an appropriate degree.

[0229] For example, the auxiliary information can assist the second node in making power-saving configurations for the terminal. Accordingly, the second node can refer to the auxiliary information to make power-saving configurations for the terminal, which helps ensure that the determined configuration meets the service needs of the terminal.

[0230] For example, the auxiliary information can assist the second node in allocating resources to the terminal. Accordingly, the second node can allocate resources to the terminal with reference to the auxiliary information, which helps to ensure that the resources allocated to the terminal meet the service needs of the terminal.

[0231] It should be noted that the auxiliary information is used to assist the second node in performing the first operation, rather than to determine whether the second node performs the first operation. That is, the second node may consider the auxiliary information when performing the first operation, or may not consider the auxiliary information, depending on the implementation of the second node.

[0232] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0233] sources of auxiliary information;

[0234] First business auxiliary information.

[0235] In some embodiments, the second node may determine the source of the auxiliary information based on the auxiliary information received by the first node, or may determine the first service auxiliary information. For example, the source of the auxiliary information includes at least one of the following: a terminal and a core network.

[0236] In some embodiments, the first service auxiliary information is used to indicate at least one of the following: an uplink period; an uplink burst arrival time; and an uplink jitter.

[0237] In some embodiments, the operation execution method further includes: updating the first service auxiliary information received earlier according to the first service auxiliary information received later.

[0238] For example, after receiving the second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal, the first node may determine the second service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information. If the first node has previously sent the first service auxiliary information to the second node, the first node may send the first service auxiliary information determined based on the second service auxiliary information to the second node, and the second node may update the first service auxiliary information previously received accordingly.

[0239] Among them, the first service auxiliary information that the first node has previously sent to the second node can be determined by the first node based on the service auxiliary information provided by the terminal, or can be determined by the first node based on the service auxiliary information provided by the network device. This disclosure does not limit this.

[0240] For example, after receiving the third service auxiliary information sent by the terminal, the first node may determine the third service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information. If the first node has previously sent the first service auxiliary information to the second node, the first node may send the first service auxiliary information determined based on the third service auxiliary information to the second node, and the second node may update the first service auxiliary information previously received accordingly.

[0241] Among them, the first service auxiliary information that the first node has previously sent to the second node can be determined by the first node based on the service auxiliary information provided by the terminal, or can be determined by the first node based on the service auxiliary information provided by the network device. This disclosure does not limit this.

[0242] In some embodiments, the operation execution method further includes: receiving second service auxiliary information and third service auxiliary information sent by the first node.

[0243] For example, the first node may receive both the second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and the third service auxiliary information sent by the core network. In this case, both the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information may be sent to the second node.

[0244] The second node may choose how to determine the first service auxiliary information based on the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information. For example, the second node may determine the first service auxiliary information based on the second service auxiliary information, such as determining the second service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information; the second node may also determine the first service auxiliary information based on the second service auxiliary information, such as determining the third service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information; the second node may also determine the first service auxiliary information based on the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information, such as determining the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information, or the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information may be processed (e.g., ignoring duplicate parameters in the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information) to obtain the first service auxiliary information.

[0245] In some embodiments, the operation execution method further includes: receiving source information of the second service auxiliary information and / or the third service auxiliary information sent by the first node.

[0246] In some embodiments, the operation execution method further includes: determining auxiliary information for executing the first operation from the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information according to the source information.

[0247] For example, when the first node sends the second business auxiliary information and the third business auxiliary information to the second node, it may also send the source information of the second business auxiliary information and / or the third business auxiliary information to the second node, for example, only sending the source information of the second business auxiliary information to the second node, or only sending the source information of the third business auxiliary information to the second node, or sending the source information of the second business auxiliary information and the source information of the second business auxiliary information to the second node.

[0248] Accordingly, the second node can determine how to determine the first service auxiliary information based on the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information according to the source information. For example, when the source information of the second service auxiliary information is the terminal, the second node can determine the second service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information.

[0249] In some embodiments, the first node includes a gNB centralized unit and the second node includes a gNB distributed unit; or, the first node includes a gNB control plane centralized unit and the second node includes a gNB user plane centralized unit; or, the first node includes a dual-connected master node and the second node includes a dual-connected slave node; or, the first node includes a source base station in a handover process and the second node includes a target base station in a handover process.

[0250] In some embodiments, when the first node includes a gNB-CU and the second node includes a gNB-DU, the gNB-CU may send assistance information (e.g., including at least first service assistance information) to the gNB-DU. For example, the gNB-CU may send the assistance information to the gNB-DU via an F1AP message. For example, the F1AP message may include at least one of the following: a UE CONTEXT SETUP REQUEST message or a UE CONTEXT MODIFICATION REQUEST message.

[0251] In some embodiments, when the first node includes a gNB-CU-CP and the second node includes a gNB-CU-UP, the gNB-CU-CP may send assistance information to the gNB-CU-UP. For example, the gNB-CU-CP may send the assistance information to the gNB-CU-UP via an E1AP message. For example, the E1AP message includes at least one of the following: a BEARER CONTEXT SETUP REQUEST message or a BEARER CONTEXT MODIFICATION REQUEST message.

[0252] In some embodiments, when the first node includes a mobile node (MN) and the second node includes a network service provider (SN), the mobile node (MN) may send assistance information to the SN. For example, the mobile node may send the assistance information to the SN via an XnAP message. For example, the XnAP message may include at least one of the following: a user equipment context setup request (UE CONTEXT SETUP REQUEST) message or a user equipment context modification request (UE CONTEXT MODIFICATION REQUEST) message. Dual connectivity includes at least one of the following: EN-DC and MR-DC.

[0253] In some embodiments, the terminal may be in a handover (HO) process, the first node may include a source base station in the handover process, and the second node may include a target base station in the handover process. For example, the source base station may send auxiliary information to the target base station via an XnAP message, for example, the XnAP message includes a handover request message.

[0254] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information further includes at least one of the following information:

[0255] Identifier of the protocol data unit session (PDU session);

[0256] Identification of the QoS flow;

[0257] Identification of the protocol data unit set (PDU set);

[0258] The identifier of the data radio bearer (DRB).

[0259] For example, the auxiliary information may be for each protocol data unit session, that is, per PDU session. In this case, the auxiliary information may include an identifier of the PDU session, which is used to indicate the PDU session to which the auxiliary information applies or the DRB corresponding to the PDU session.

[0260] For example, the auxiliary information may be per QoS flow, that is, per QoS flow. In this case, the auxiliary information may include an identifier of a QoS flow, which is used to indicate the QoS flow to which the auxiliary information applies.

[0261] For example, the auxiliary information may be for each quality of service flow, that is, per PDU set. In this case, the auxiliary information may include an identifier of a PDU set, which is used to indicate the PDU set to which the auxiliary information is applicable.

[0262] For example, the auxiliary information may be for each quality of service flow, that is, per DRB. In this case, the auxiliary information may include an identifier of a DRB, which is used to indicate the DRB to which the auxiliary information applies.

[0263] Taking XR services as an example, XR services can correspond to a QoS flow, and a QoS flow can include multiple PDU sets. After the first node sends auxiliary information to the second node, the second node can determine the granularity to which the auxiliary information applies based on the identifier in the auxiliary information. For example, if the identifier is PDU set #1, the second node can determine that the auxiliary information applies to PDU set #1, and thus perform the first operation based on the auxiliary information when communicating with the terminal for XR services based on PDU set #1. However, when communicating with the terminal for XR services based on other PDU sets, it is not necessary to perform the first operation based on the auxiliary information.

[0264] 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.

[0265] In some embodiments, terms such as "uplink", "uplink", "physical uplink" can be interchangeable with each other, and terms such as "downlink", "downlink", "physical downlink" can be interchangeable with each other, and terms such as "side", "sidelink", "side communication", "sidelink communication", "direct connection", "direct link", "direct communication", "direct link communication" can be interchangeable with each other.

[0266] In some embodiments, the terms "radio", "wireless", "radio access network (RAN)", "access network (AN)", "RAN-based" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0267] 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.

[0268] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0269] Corresponding to the aforementioned embodiment of the operation execution method, the present disclosure also provides an embodiment of an operation execution device.

[0270] Figure 6 is a schematic block diagram of an operation execution device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, the operation execution device may be set at the first node.

[0271] As shown in FIG6 , the operation execution includes: a sending module 601 , a receiving module 602 , and a processing module 603 .

[0272] In some embodiments, the sending module is configured to send auxiliary information to the second node, wherein the auxiliary information is used by the second node to perform a first operation, and the first operation includes at least one of the following: terminal power saving related configuration, terminal resource allocation.

[0273] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information is used to indicate at least one of the following: a source of the auxiliary information; and first service auxiliary information.

[0274] In some embodiments, the first service auxiliary information is used to indicate at least one of the following: an uplink period; an uplink burst arrival time; and an uplink jitter.

[0275] In some embodiments, the first service auxiliary information is determined based on at least one of the following: second service auxiliary information received from the terminal; and third service auxiliary information received from the core network device.

[0276] In some embodiments, the apparatus further includes: a receiving module configured to receive second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal; and a processing module configured to determine that the second service auxiliary information is the first service auxiliary information.

[0277] In some embodiments, the apparatus further includes: a receiving module configured to receive third service auxiliary information sent by the core network; and a processing module configured to determine that the third service auxiliary information is the first service auxiliary information.

[0278] In some embodiments, the device further includes: a receiving module configured to receive second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and third service auxiliary information sent by the core network; and a processing module configured to determine that the second service auxiliary information is the first service auxiliary information.

[0279] In some embodiments, the device further includes: a receiving module configured to receive second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and third service auxiliary information sent by the core network; and a processing module configured to determine that the third service auxiliary information is the first service auxiliary information.

[0280] In some embodiments, the device also includes: a receiving module configured to receive the second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and the third service auxiliary information sent by the core network; a processing module configured to determine that the second service auxiliary information or the third service auxiliary information is the first service auxiliary information.

[0281] In some embodiments, the device also includes: a receiving module configured to receive second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal; wherein the sending module is configured to determine the second service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information; the first service auxiliary information determined according to the second service auxiliary information is used to update the first service auxiliary information previously sent to the second node.

[0282] In some embodiments, the device also includes: a receiving module configured to receive third service auxiliary information sent by the core network; wherein the sending module is configured to determine the third service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information; the first service auxiliary information determined according to the third service auxiliary information is used to update the first service auxiliary information previously sent to the second node.

[0283] In some embodiments, the apparatus further includes: a receiving module configured to receive second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal; wherein the sending module is configured to send indication information to the core network device, the indication information being used to instruct the core network device to send third service auxiliary information to the first node.

[0284] In some embodiments, the device further includes: a receiving module configured to receive third service auxiliary information sent by the core network; wherein the sending module is configured to send indication information to the terminal, the indication information being used to instruct the terminal to stop sending the second service auxiliary information to the first node.

[0285] In some embodiments, the device further includes: a receiving module configured to receive second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and third service auxiliary information sent by the core network; wherein the sending module is configured to send the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information to the second node.

[0286] In some embodiments, the configuration module is further configured to send source information of the second service auxiliary information and / or the third service auxiliary information to the second node.

[0287] In some embodiments, the source information is used by the second node to determine, from the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information, auxiliary information used by the second node to perform the first operation.

[0288] In some embodiments, the first node includes a gNB centralized unit, and the second node includes a gNB distributed unit; or, the first node includes a gNB centralized unit control plane, and the second node includes a gNB centralized unit user plane; or, the first node includes a dual-connected master node, and the second node includes a dual-connected slave node; or, the first node includes a source base station in a handover process, and the second node includes a target base station in a handover process.

[0289] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information further includes at least one of the following information: an identifier of a protocol data unit session; an identifier of a quality of service flow; an identifier of a protocol data unit set; an identifier of a data radio bearer.

[0290] Figure 7 is a schematic block diagram of an operation execution device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, the operation execution device may be set at the second node.

[0291] As shown in FIG7 , the network device includes: a receiving module 701 and a processing module 702 .

[0292] In some embodiments, the receiving module is configured to receive auxiliary information sent by the first node, wherein the auxiliary information is used by the second node to perform a first operation, and the first operation includes at least one of the following: terminal power saving related configuration, terminal resource allocation.

[0293] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information is used to indicate at least one of the following: a source of the auxiliary information; and first service auxiliary information.

[0294] In some embodiments, the first service auxiliary information is used to indicate at least one of the following: an uplink period; an uplink burst arrival time; and an uplink jitter.

[0295] In some embodiments, the apparatus further includes: a processing module configured to update the first service auxiliary information received earlier according to the first service auxiliary information received later.

[0296] In some embodiments, the receiving module is further configured to receive the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information sent by the first node.

[0297] In some embodiments, the receiving module is further configured to receive source information of the second service auxiliary information and / or the third service auxiliary information sent by the first node.

[0298] In some embodiments, the apparatus further includes: a processing module configured to determine, based on the source information, auxiliary information for performing the first operation in the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information.

[0299] In some embodiments, the first node includes a gNB centralized unit and the second node includes a gNB distributed unit; or, the first node includes a gNB control plane centralized unit and the second node includes a gNB user plane centralized unit; or, the first node includes a dual-connected master node and the second node includes a dual-connected slave node; or, the first node includes a source base station in a handover process and the second node includes a target base station in a handover process.

[0300] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information further includes at least one of the following information: an identifier of a protocol data unit session; an identifier of a quality of service flow; an identifier of a protocol data unit set; an identifier of a data radio bearer.

[0301] 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.

[0302] An embodiment of the present disclosure also proposes an operation execution method, including: a first node sends auxiliary information to a second node; the second node performs a first operation based on the auxiliary information, wherein the first operation includes at least one of the following: terminal power saving related configuration, resource allocation of the terminal.

[0303] An embodiment of the present disclosure also proposes a communication device, comprising: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory stores executable instructions, and when the executable instructions are executed by the one or more processors, the communication device executes the operation execution method described in any one of the first aspect and the optional embodiments of the first aspect.

[0304] An embodiment of the present disclosure also proposes a communication device, comprising: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory stores executable instructions, and when the executable instructions are executed by the one or more processors, the communication device executes the operation execution method described in any one of the second aspect and the optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0305] An embodiment of the present disclosure also proposes a communication system, comprising a first node and a second node, wherein the first node is configured to implement the operation execution method described in any one of the first aspect and the optional embodiments of the first aspect, and the second node is configured to implement the operation execution method described in any one of the second aspect and the optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0306] An embodiment of the present disclosure also proposes a storage medium storing instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes an operation execution method as described in any one of the first aspect, the optional embodiment of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0307] 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.

[0308] 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 remaining part by the form of hardware circuits.

[0309] 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.

[0310] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 8100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 8100 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 8100 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.

[0311] As shown in Figure 8, the communication device 8100 includes one or more processors 8101. The processor 8101 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 8101 is used to call instructions to enable the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0312] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more memories 8102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 8102 may be located outside the communication device 8100.

[0313] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more transceivers 8103. When the communication device 8100 includes one or more transceivers 8103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are performed by the transceiver 8103, and the other steps are performed by the processor 8101.

[0314] 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.

[0315] Optionally, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more interface circuits 8104, which are connected to the memory 8102. The interface circuits 8104 can be used to receive signals from the memory 8102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 8102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 8104 can read instructions stored in the memory 8102 and send the instructions to the processor 8101.

[0316] The communication device 8100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 may not be limited by FIG8 . 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 and 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.

[0317] FIG9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 9200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 8100 can be a chip or a chip system, reference can be made to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 9200 shown in FIG9 , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0318] The chip 9200 includes one or more processors 9201, and the processor 9201 is used to call instructions so that the chip 9200 executes any of the above methods.

[0319] In some embodiments, the chip 9200 further includes one or more interface circuits 9202, which are connected to the memory 9203. The interface circuit 9202 can be used to receive signals from the memory 9203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory.

[0320] 9203 or other devices to send signals. For example, the interface circuit 9202 can read the instructions stored in the memory 9203 and send the instructions to the processor 9201. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, transceiver, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0321] In some embodiments, the chip 9200 further includes one or more memories 9203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 9203 may be located outside the chip 9200.

[0322] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on the communication device 8100, causes the communication device 8100 to execute 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.

[0323] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 8100, enables the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0324] 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. An operation execution method, characterized in that: Executed by the first node, the method includes: Auxiliary information is sent to a second node, wherein the auxiliary information is used by the second node to perform a first operation, and the first operation includes at least one of the following: terminal power saving related configuration, and resource allocation of the terminal.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The auxiliary information is used to indicate at least one of the following: The source of the auxiliary information; First business auxiliary information.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The first service auxiliary information is used to indicate at least one of the following: Upward cycle; Upward burst arrival time; Uplink jitter.

4. The method according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The first service auxiliary information is determined based on at least one of the following: second service auxiliary information received from the terminal; The third service auxiliary information is received from the core network device.

5. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that The method further comprises: The second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal is received, and the second service auxiliary information is determined to be the first service auxiliary information.

6. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that The method further comprises: The third service auxiliary information sent by the core network is received, and the third service auxiliary information is determined to be the first service auxiliary information.

7. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that The method further comprises: The second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and the third service auxiliary information sent by the core network are received, and the second service auxiliary information is determined to be the first service auxiliary information.

8. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that The method further comprises: The second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and the third service auxiliary information sent by the core network are received, and the third service auxiliary information is determined to be the first service auxiliary information.

9. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that The method further comprises: The second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and the third service auxiliary information sent by the core network are received, and the second service auxiliary information or the third service auxiliary information is determined to be the first service auxiliary information.

10. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that The method further comprises: receiving second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal, and determining the second service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information; The first service auxiliary information determined according to the second service auxiliary information is used to update the first service auxiliary information previously sent to the second node.

11. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that The method further comprises: receiving the third service auxiliary information sent by the core network, and determining the third service auxiliary information as the first service auxiliary information; The first service auxiliary information determined according to the third service auxiliary information is used to update the first service auxiliary information previously sent to the second node.

12. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that The method further comprises: receiving the second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal, and sending indication information to the core network device, wherein the indication information is used to instruct the core network device to send third service auxiliary information to the first node.

13. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that The method further comprises: receiving the third service auxiliary information sent by the core network, and sending indication information to the terminal, wherein the indication information is used to instruct the terminal to stop sending the second service auxiliary information to the first node.

14. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that The method further comprises: The second service auxiliary information sent by the terminal and the third service auxiliary information sent by the core network are received, and the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information are sent to the second node.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that The method further comprises: The source information of the second service auxiliary information and / or the third service auxiliary information is sent to the second node.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The source information is used by the second node to determine, from the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information, auxiliary information used for the second node to perform the first operation.

17. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that The first node includes a gNB centralized unit, and the second node includes a gNB distributed unit; or, The first node includes a gNB centralized unit control plane, and the second node includes a gNB centralized unit user plane; or, The first node comprises a dual-connected primary node, and the second node comprises a dual-connected secondary node; or, The first node includes a source base station in a handover process, and the second node includes a target base station in a handover process.

18. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 17, characterized in that The auxiliary information also includes at least one of the following information: The identifier of the protocol data unit session; Identification of the quality of service flow; Identification of the protocol data unit set; Identifier of the data radio bearer.

19. An operation execution method, characterized in that: Executed by the second node, the method includes: Auxiliary information sent by a first node is received, wherein the auxiliary information is used by the second node to perform a first operation, and the first operation includes at least one of the following: terminal power saving related configuration, and resource allocation of the terminal.

20. The method according to claim 19, characterized in that The auxiliary information is used to indicate at least one of the following: The source of the auxiliary information; First business auxiliary information.

21. The method according to claim 20, characterized in that The first service auxiliary information is used to indicate at least one of the following: Upward cycle; Upward burst arrival time; Uplink jitter.

22. The method according to any one of claims 20 to 21, characterized in that The method further comprises: The first service auxiliary information received earlier is updated according to the first service auxiliary information received later.

23. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 22, characterized in that The method further comprises: The second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information sent by the first node are received.

24. The method according to claim 23, characterized in that The method further comprises: Receive source information of the second service auxiliary information and / or the third service auxiliary information sent by the first node.

25. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that The method further comprises: Auxiliary information for performing the first operation is determined in the second service auxiliary information and the third service auxiliary information according to the source information.

26. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 25, characterized in that The first node includes a gNB centralized unit, and the second node includes a gNB distributed unit; or, The first node includes a gNB control plane centralization unit, and the second node includes a gNB user plane centralization unit; or, The first node comprises a dual-connected primary node, and the second node comprises a dual-connected secondary node; or, The first node includes a source base station in a handover process, and the second node includes a target base station in a handover process.

27. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 26, characterized in that The auxiliary information also includes at least one of the following information: The identifier of the protocol data unit session; Identification of quality of service flows; Identification of the protocol data unit set; Identifier of the data radio bearer.

28. An operation execution device, characterized in that: Set at the first node, the device includes: The sending module is configured to send auxiliary information to the second node, wherein the auxiliary information is used for the second node to perform a first operation, and the first operation includes at least one of the following: terminal power saving related configuration, resource allocation of the terminal.

29. An operation execution device, characterized in that: Set at the second node, the device includes: The receiving module is configured to receive auxiliary information sent by the first node, wherein the auxiliary information is used for the second node to perform a first operation, and the first operation includes at least one of the following: terminal power saving related configuration, resource allocation of the terminal.

30. An operation execution method, characterized in that: include: The first node sends auxiliary information to the second node; The second node performs a first operation according to the auxiliary information, wherein the first operation includes at least one of the following: terminal power saving related configuration, and resource allocation of the terminal.

31. A communication device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; A memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein executable instructions are stored in the memory, and when the executable instructions are executed by the one or more processors, the communication device executes the operation execution method described in any one of claims 1 to 18.

32. A communication device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; A memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein executable instructions are stored in the memory, and when the executable instructions are executed by the one or more processors, the communication device executes the operation execution method described in any one of claims 19 to 27.

33. A communication system, characterized in that: The method comprises a first node and a second node, wherein the first node is configured to implement the operation execution method according to any one of claims 1 to 18, and the second node is configured to implement the operation execution method according to any one of claims 19 to 27.

34. 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 operation execution method according to any one of claims 1 to 18 and 19 to 27.

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