Paging method and apparatus, and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communications, and provides a paging method and apparatus and a storage medium. The paging method comprises: acquiring a paging related configuration, wherein the paging related configuration comprises first time, which is used for determining a time slot for a terminal to monitor a paging message; and monitoring the paging message on the basis of the paging related configuration. The method avoids the terminal from frequently performing cell reselection, downlink synchronization and reading system messages, thereby reducing the power consumption of the terminal.

Description

Paging method, device and storage medium

[0001] This disclosure claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the China Patent Office on December 15, 2023, with application number 202311736959.7 and application name “Paging Method, Device and Storage Medium,” the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference into this disclosure. Technical Field

[0002] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a paging method, device, and storage medium. Background Art

[0003] Current mobile communication networks can be divided into terrestrial networks (TN) and non-terrestrial networks (NTN). In NTN networks, cellular cells move rapidly due to the high-speed movement of satellites. As a result, the sending and receiving of paging messages depends on the cell configuration. Terminals residing in NTN cells need to frequently reselect cells, synchronize downlinks, and read system messages, which increases terminal power consumption.

[0004] Summary of the Invention

[0005] The present disclosure provides a paging method, device, and storage medium to prevent a terminal from frequently performing cell reselection, downlink synchronization, and reading system messages, thereby reducing terminal power consumption.

[0006] In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides a paging method, applied to a terminal, comprising:

[0007] Acquire a paging-related configuration, where the paging-related configuration includes a first time, where the first time is used to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message;

[0008] Monitor paging messages based on the paging-related configuration.

[0009] In one implementation, obtaining paging-related configuration includes:

[0010] The paging-related configuration is obtained during a registration process or a tracking area update process of the terminal.

[0011] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a paging cycle;

[0012] The monitoring of the paging message based on the paging-related configuration includes:

[0013] Determining, based on the first time and the paging cycle, a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message;

[0014] The terminal monitors the paging message according to the determined time slot for monitoring the paging message.

[0015] In one implementation, the first time is the time corresponding to the first paging timeslot.

[0016] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a paging cycle and an interval between paging slots;

[0017] The monitoring of the paging message based on the paging-related configuration includes:

[0018] Determining a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message based on the first time, an interval between the paging cycle and the paging time slot;

[0019] The terminal monitors the paging message according to the determined time slot for monitoring the paging message.

[0020] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring paging messages, a time delay for monitoring paging messages, or a time window length for monitoring paging messages.

[0021] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a pilot signal, and monitoring the paging message based on the paging-related configuration includes:

[0022] Based on the paging-related configuration, the pilot signal is monitored, and when the pilot signal is monitored, a physical downlink control channel is monitored, where the physical downlink control channel is used to schedule the paging message.

[0023] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the paging message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal to stop monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration after accessing the next cell.

[0024] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes the tracking area where the terminal is located or a terrestrial area in a tracking area list.

[0025] In one implementation, the method further includes:

[0026] Second indication information is sent, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the terminal supports and / or expects to monitor paging messages based on the paging-related configuration.

[0027] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes: a first part determined by a core network device, and / or a second part determined by an access network device.

[0028] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration is bound to the terrestrial area or tracking area where the terminal is located.

[0029] In one implementation, the first time is an absolute time.

[0030] In a second aspect, the present disclosure provides a paging method, applied to a core network device, comprising:

[0031] Acquire a paging-related configuration, where the paging-related configuration includes a first time, where the first time is used to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message;

[0032] Sending the paging-related configuration to the terminal.

[0033] In one implementation, the method further includes:

[0034] A first paging message is sent to the access network device, where the first paging message includes the paging-related configuration.

[0035] In one implementation, the sending the paging-related configuration to the terminal includes:

[0036] During a registration process and / or a tracking area update process of the terminal, the paging-related configuration is sent to the terminal.

[0037] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring paging messages, a time delay for monitoring paging messages, or a time window length for monitoring paging messages.

[0038] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a pilot signal.

[0039] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the first paging message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the terminal should stop monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration after accessing the next cell.

[0040] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes the tracking area where the terminal is located or a terrestrial area in a tracking area list.

[0041] In one implementation, the method further includes:

[0042] Second indication information sent by the terminal is received, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the terminal supports and / or expects to monitor the paging message based on the paging-related configuration.

[0043] In one implementation, a portion of the paging-related configuration is determined by the core network device, and another portion is determined by the access network device, and the first paging message includes the paging-related configuration determined by the core network device.

[0044] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration is bound to the terrestrial area or tracking area where the terminal is located.

[0045] In one implementation, the first time is an absolute time.

[0046] In a third aspect, the present disclosure provides a paging method, applied to an access network device, comprising:

[0047] Receiving a first paging message sent by a core network device, where the first paging message includes a paging-related configuration, the paging-related configuration includes a first time, and the first time is used to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor the paging message;

[0048] Send a paging message to the terminal based on the paging-related configuration.

[0049] In one implementation, the first paging message includes a paging-related configuration determined by a core network device, and the method further includes:

[0050] Sending the paging-related configuration determined by the access network device to the core network device.

[0051] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring paging messages, a time delay for monitoring paging messages, or a time window length for monitoring paging messages.

[0052] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a pilot signal.

[0053] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the first paging message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the terminal should stop monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration after accessing the next cell.

[0054] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes the tracking area where the terminal is located or a terrestrial area in a tracking area list.

[0055] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration is bound to the terrestrial area or tracking area where the terminal is located.

[0056] In one implementation, the first time is an absolute time.

[0057] In a fourth aspect, the present disclosure provides a paging device, comprising:

[0058] An acquisition module, configured to acquire a paging-related configuration, wherein the paging-related configuration includes a first time, and the first time is used to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message;

[0059] The monitoring module is used to monitor the paging message based on the paging-related configuration.

[0060] In one implementation, the acquisition module includes:

[0061] The acquiring unit is configured to acquire the paging-related configuration during a registration process or a tracking area update process of the terminal.

[0062] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a paging cycle; and the monitoring module includes:

[0063] A first determining unit, configured to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message based on the first time and the paging cycle;

[0064] The first monitoring unit is configured to monitor the paging message according to the determined time slot for the terminal to monitor the paging message.

[0065] In one implementation, the first time is the time corresponding to the first paging timeslot.

[0066] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a paging cycle and an interval between paging slots; and the monitoring module includes:

[0067] a second determining unit, configured to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message based on the first time, the paging cycle, and an interval between the paging time slots;

[0068] The second monitoring unit is configured to monitor the paging message according to the determined time slot for the terminal to monitor the paging message.

[0069] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring paging messages, a time delay for monitoring paging messages, or a time window length for monitoring paging messages.

[0070] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a pilot signal, and the monitoring module includes:

[0071] The third monitoring unit is configured to monitor the pilot signal based on the paging-related configuration, and monitor a physical downlink control channel when the pilot signal is monitored, where the physical downlink control channel is used to schedule the paging message.

[0072] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the paging message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal to stop monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration after accessing the next cell.

[0073] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes the tracking area where the terminal is located or a terrestrial area in a tracking area list.

[0074] In one implementation, the apparatus further includes:

[0075] The sending unit is configured to send second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the terminal supports and / or expects to monitor the paging message based on the paging-related configuration.

[0076] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes: a first part determined by a core network device, and / or a second part determined by an access network device.

[0077] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration is bound to the terrestrial area or tracking area where the terminal is located.

[0078] In one implementation, the first time is an absolute time.

[0079] In a fifth aspect, the present disclosure provides a paging device, comprising:

[0080] An acquisition module, configured to acquire a paging-related configuration, wherein the paging-related configuration includes a first time, and the first time is used to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message;

[0081] A sending module is used to send the paging-related configuration to the terminal.

[0082] In one implementation, the method further includes:

[0083] The first sending unit is configured to send a first paging message to the access network device, where the first paging message includes the paging-related configuration.

[0084] In one implementation, the sending module includes:

[0085] The second sending unit is configured to send the paging-related configuration to the terminal during a registration process and / or a tracking area update process of the terminal.

[0086] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring paging messages, a time delay for monitoring paging messages, or a time window length for monitoring paging messages.

[0087] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a pilot signal.

[0088] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the first paging message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the terminal should stop monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration after accessing the next cell.

[0089] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes the tracking area where the terminal is located or a terrestrial area in a tracking area list.

[0090] In one implementation, the apparatus further includes:

[0091] The receiving module is configured to receive second indication information sent by the terminal, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the terminal supports and / or expects to monitor the paging message based on the paging-related configuration.

[0092] In one implementation, a portion of the paging-related configuration is determined by the core network device, and another portion is determined by the access network device, and the first paging message includes the paging-related configuration determined by the core network device.

[0093] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration is bound to the terrestrial area or tracking area where the terminal is located.

[0094] In one implementation, the first time is an absolute time.

[0095] In a sixth aspect, the present disclosure provides a paging device, comprising:

[0096] A receiving module, configured to receive a first paging message sent by a core network device, where the first paging message includes a paging-related configuration, where the paging-related configuration includes a first time, and the first time is used to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor the paging message;

[0097] A sending module is used to send a paging message to the terminal based on the paging-related configuration.

[0098] In one implementation, the first paging message includes a paging-related configuration determined by a core network device, and the apparatus further includes:

[0099] A sending unit is used to send the paging-related configuration determined by the access network device to the core network device.

[0100] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring paging messages, a time delay for monitoring paging messages, or a time window length for monitoring paging messages.

[0101] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a pilot signal.

[0102] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the first paging message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the terminal should stop monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration after accessing the next cell.

[0103] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes the tracking area where the terminal is located or a terrestrial area in a tracking area list.

[0104] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration is bound to the terrestrial area or tracking area where the terminal is located.

[0105] In one implementation, the first time is an absolute time.

[0106] In a seventh aspect, the present disclosure provides a paging device, comprising a memory, a transceiver, and a processor:

[0107] A memory for storing a computer program; a transceiver for transmitting and receiving data under the control of the processor; and a processor for reading the computer program in the memory and performing the following operations:

[0108] Acquire a paging-related configuration, where the paging-related configuration includes a first time, where the first time is used to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message;

[0109] Monitor paging messages based on the paging-related configuration.

[0110] In one implementation, the processor is configured to execute:

[0111] The paging-related configuration is obtained during a registration process or a tracking area update process of the terminal.

[0112] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a paging cycle; and the processor is configured to execute:

[0113] Determining, based on the first time and the paging cycle, a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message;

[0114] The terminal monitors the paging message according to the determined time slot for monitoring the paging message.

[0115] In one implementation, the first time is the time corresponding to the first paging timeslot.

[0116] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a paging cycle and an interval between paging slots; and the processor is configured to execute:

[0117] Determining a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message based on the first time, an interval between the paging cycle and the paging time slot;

[0118] The terminal monitors the paging message according to the determined time slot for monitoring the paging message.

[0119] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring paging messages, a time delay for monitoring paging messages, or a time window length for monitoring paging messages.

[0120] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a pilot signal, and the processor is configured to execute:

[0121] Based on the paging-related configuration, the pilot signal is monitored, and when the pilot signal is monitored, a physical downlink control channel is monitored, where the physical downlink control channel is used to schedule the paging message.

[0122] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the paging message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal to stop monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration after accessing the next cell.

[0123] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes the tracking area where the terminal is located or a terrestrial area in a tracking area list.

[0124] In one implementation, the processor is configured to execute:

[0125] Second indication information is sent, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the terminal supports and / or expects to monitor paging messages based on the paging-related configuration.

[0126] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes: a first part determined by a core network device, and / or a second part determined by an access network device.

[0127] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration is bound to the terrestrial area or tracking area where the terminal is located.

[0128] In one implementation, the first time is an absolute time.

[0129] In an eighth aspect, the present disclosure provides a paging device, comprising a memory, a transceiver, and a processor:

[0130] A memory for storing a computer program; a transceiver for transmitting and receiving data under the control of the processor; and a processor for reading the computer program in the memory and performing the following operations:

[0131] Acquire a paging-related configuration, where the paging-related configuration includes a first time, where the first time is used to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message;

[0132] Sending the paging-related configuration to the terminal.

[0133] In one implementation, the processor is configured to execute:

[0134] A first paging message is sent to the access network device, where the first paging message includes the paging-related configuration.

[0135] In one implementation, the processor is configured to execute:

[0136] During a registration process and / or a tracking area update process of the terminal, the paging-related configuration is sent to the terminal.

[0137] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring paging messages, a time delay for monitoring paging messages, or a time window length for monitoring paging messages.

[0138] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a pilot signal.

[0139] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the first paging message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the terminal should stop monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration after accessing the next cell.

[0140] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes the tracking area where the terminal is located or a terrestrial area in a tracking area list.

[0141] In one implementation, the processor is configured to execute:

[0142] Second indication information sent by the terminal is received, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the terminal supports and / or expects to monitor the paging message based on the paging-related configuration.

[0143] In one implementation, a portion of the paging-related configuration is determined by a core network device, and another portion is determined by an access network device, and the first paging message includes the paging-related configuration determined by the core network device.

[0144] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration is bound to the terrestrial area or tracking area where the terminal is located.

[0145] In one implementation, the first time is an absolute time.

[0146] In a ninth aspect, the present disclosure provides a paging device, comprising a memory, a transceiver, and a processor:

[0147] A memory for storing a computer program; a transceiver for transmitting and receiving data under the control of the processor; and a processor for reading the computer program in the memory and performing the following operations:

[0148] Receiving a first paging message sent by a core network device, where the first paging message includes a paging-related configuration, the paging-related configuration includes a first time, and the first time is used to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor the paging message;

[0149] Send a paging message to the terminal based on the paging-related configuration.

[0150] In one implementation, the first paging message includes a paging-related configuration determined by a core network device, and the processor is configured to execute:

[0151] Sending the paging-related configuration determined by the access network device to the core network device.

[0152] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring paging messages, a time delay for monitoring paging messages, or a time window length for monitoring paging messages.

[0153] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a pilot signal.

[0154] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the first paging message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the terminal should stop monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration after accessing the next cell.

[0155] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes the tracking area where the terminal is located or a terrestrial area in a tracking area list.

[0156] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration is bound to the terrestrial area or tracking area where the terminal is located.

[0157] In one implementation, the first time is an absolute time.

[0158] In a tenth aspect, the present disclosure provides a non-transitory readable storage medium storing a computer program, wherein the computer program is used to enable a processor to execute the method described in the first aspect, the second aspect or the third aspect.

[0159] It should be understood that the contents described in the above summary of the invention are not intended to limit the key or important features of the embodiments of the present disclosure, nor are they intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Other features of the present disclosure will become easier to understand through the following description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0160] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the present disclosure or the prior art, a brief introduction will be given below to the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present disclosure. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative labor.

[0161] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a satellite network system;

[0162] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of another satellite network system;

[0163] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of cell types in an NTN;

[0164] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of cell types in another NTN;

[0165] FIG5 is a flowchart of a paging method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0166] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of a coverage area of ​​a satellite cell provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0167] FIG7 is a schematic diagram of a configuration process of a paging-related configuration provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0168] FIG8 is a schematic diagram of terminals at different locations covered by a satellite cell provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0169] FIG9 is a schematic diagram of a process of a terminal accessing a network provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0170] FIG10 is a second flow chart of a paging method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0171] FIG11 is a flowchart of a paging method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0172] FIG12 is a fourth flow chart of a paging method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0173] FIG13 is a structural diagram of a paging device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0174] FIG14 is a second structural diagram of a paging device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0175] FIG15 is a third structural diagram of a paging device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0176] FIG16 is a fourth structural diagram of a paging device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0177] FIG17 is a structural diagram of a paging device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0178] FIG18 is a sixth structural diagram of a paging device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0179] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the term "and / or" describes the association relationship between associated objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent three situations: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the associated objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0180] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the term "plurality" refers to two or more than two, and other quantifiers are similar thereto.

[0181] The following will be combined with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present disclosure and not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making any creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0182] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a paging method and apparatus to prevent a terminal from frequently performing cell reselection, downlink synchronization, and reading system messages, thereby reducing power consumption of the terminal.

[0183] Among them, the method and the device are based on the same application concept. Since the principles of solving problems by the method and the device are similar, the implementation of the device and the method can refer to each other, and the repeated parts will not be repeated.

[0184] The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can be applicable to a variety of systems. For example, applicable systems may be long term evolution (LTE) systems, LTE frequency division duplex (FDD) systems, LTE time division duplex (TDD) systems, advanced long term evolution (LTE-A) systems, universal mobile telecommunication systems (UMTS), worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) systems, 5G new radio (NR) systems and their evolved communication systems, etc. These various systems may include terminal devices and network devices. The system may also include a core network part, such as an evolved packet system (EPS), a 5G system (5GS), etc.

[0185] The terminal device involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user, a handheld device with wireless connection function, or other processing device connected to a wireless modem. In different systems, the name of the terminal device may also be different. For example, in a 5G system, the terminal device may be called User Equipment (UE). A wireless terminal device may be a USB storage device, other personal computer memory devices, and a dongle. It may also communicate with one or more core networks (CN) via a radio access network (RAN). A wireless terminal device may be a mobile terminal device, such as a mobile phone (or "cellular" phone) and a computer with a mobile terminal device. For example, it may be a portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-built-in, or vehicle-mounted mobile device that exchanges language and / or data with a radio access network. For example, Personal Communication Service (PCS) phones, cordless phones, Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) phones, Wireless Local Loop (WLL) stations, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), personal computers, tablet computers, Machine-type Communication (MTC) terminal devices, etc. Wireless terminal devices may also be referred to as systems, subscriber units, subscriber stations, mobile stations, mobile stations, remote stations, access points, remote terminal devices, access terminal devices, user terminal devices, user agents, user devices, and wireless access points and routers / modems that meet the limitations of this definition, but are not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0186] The network device involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be an access network device, such as a base station, which may include multiple cells providing services to a terminal. Depending on the specific application scenario, a base station may also be referred to as an access point, or may be a device in an access network that communicates with a wireless terminal device via one or more sectors on an air interface, or may be referred to by other names. The network device may be used to interchange received air frames with Internet Protocol (IP) packets, acting as a router between the wireless terminal device and the rest of the access network, wherein the rest of the access network may include an Internet Protocol (IP) communication network. The network device may also coordinate the attribute management of the air interface. For example, the network device involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be an evolved network device (eNB or e-NodeB) in a long term evolution (LTE) system, a 5G base station (gNB) in a next generation 5G network architecture, or a home evolved Node B (HeNB), a relay node, a femto, a pico, a network test device, etc., and is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure. In some network structures, network devices may include centralized unit (CU) nodes and distributed unit (DU) nodes, and the centralized unit and the distributed unit may also be geographically separated. The network device involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be a core network device.

[0187] The terminal device in the embodiment of the present disclosure sends relevant information or similar descriptions to the network side device, which only indicates that the terminal device sends the relevant information in the form of a wireless signal, and its intended recipient is the network device. The network device can obtain the relevant information by receiving the wireless signal.

[0188] Satellite communication systems operate in two modes: Transparent forwarding mode, as shown in Figure 1, allows the satellite to transparently forward signals without any processing, while the terminal and gateway communicate. The satellite performs only frequency conversion and radio amplification for uplink and downlink signals, similar to a radio frequency repeater. Regenerative communication mode, as shown in Figure 2, allows the satellite to detect, process, and forward received signals, fulfilling the functions of a base station and connecting the terminal and gateway. The satellite performs frequency conversion, radio amplification, encoding / modulation, and demodulation / decoding for uplink and downlink signals. This means the satellite can perform all or some of the functions of a gNB and can regenerate signals.

[0189] There are different cell types in NTN. An Earth-Fixed cell is one in which the ground coverage area of ​​a satellite's service cell does not change with the satellite's movement over a given period of time. In other words, it uses a "staring" pattern. While the satellite is moving, it appears to be "staring" at an area on the ground for a given period of time. As shown in Figure 3, from time T1 to time T2, the satellite's ground coverage area remains constant at A. In this scenario, the angle between the satellite antenna and the ground changes as the satellite moves, ensuring that the coverage area remains constant. A quasi-Earth Fixed cell is similar to an Earth-Fixed cell, except that the satellite "stares" at the ground for a shorter period of time, meaning the interval between T1 and T2 is shorter. An Earth-Moving cell, on the other hand, is one in which the ground coverage area of ​​a satellite's service cell changes with the satellite's movement. As shown in Figure 4, the satellite's coverage area is A at time T1 and B at time T2. In this scenario, as the satellite moves, the angle between the satellite antenna and the ground remains almost unchanged.

[0190] Whether using the aforementioned quasi-Earth-Fixed or Earth-Moving cell schemes, the cells mapped to the ground by the satellite will move rapidly as the satellite moves. The difference is that in the former, the cell remains stationary for a certain period of time, but in the long term, the cell moves rapidly, while in the latter, the cell moves continuously and rapidly. For the terminal, when the cell changes, the terminal needs to reselect the cell, synchronize with the new cell, and read the new cell's system information to promptly monitor network paging. Frequent cell reselection places a heavy burden on the terminal and increases its power consumption.

[0191] In view of the above problems, the embodiments of the present disclosure propose a paging method that uses time-related configuration to send and receive paging messages, reducing the dependence of paging message sending and receiving on cell configuration, so that the terminal does not need to care about cell changes and does not need to perform cell reselection.

[0192] FIG5 is a flow chart of a paging method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5 , the method includes:

[0193] S501: A core network device obtains a paging-related configuration, where the paging-related configuration includes a first time, and the first time is used to determine a time slot for a terminal to monitor a paging message.

[0194] Optionally, the paging-related configuration may be determined by the core network device and / or the access network device, that is, the paging-related configuration includes: a first part determined by the core network device, and / or a second part determined by the access network device. Optionally, the configuration determined by the access network device, such as the base station, is referred to as the access network configuration (RAN-Configuration) or the base station configuration (BS-Configuration). For convenience of description, the base station or base station configuration (BS-Configuration) is used as an example for explanation. For example, the BS-Configuration may include: cell-specific configuration in the paging message, the default paging cycle, the number of paging slots in a paging cycle, the configuration related to the paging early indication (PEI) PEI or wake-up signaling (WUS), and the configuration of the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) related to paging. The configuration determined by the core network is referred to as other configuration (Other-Configuration). For example, the Other-Configuration may include: UE-specific paging cycle, UE-specific WUS or PEI configuration, etc. The core network device can obtain the above-mentioned BS-Configuration from the base station side. It should be noted that the embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit what specific information the configuration determined by the core network device and the access network device respectively includes. The above is only an example.

[0195] Optionally, when the core network device obtains BS-Configuration from the base station in a transparent transmission scenario of an earth-fixed cell, for a fixed ground area, the ground base station can have a certain BS-Configuration. The BS-Configuration is determined by the ground base station and does not change according to the specific satellite or satellite cell covered.

[0196] Optionally, the paging-related configuration can be regional. That is, the paging-related configuration for a specific terrestrial area is the same, regardless of changes in the satellite cells covering that terrestrial area. Of course, the paging-related configuration for that specific terrestrial area can be updated. In other words, for a specific terrestrial area, its paging-related configuration is specific to that specific terrestrial area and does not change with changes in the satellite or satellite cells covering that terrestrial area. Of course, the paging-related configuration corresponding to the specific terrestrial area can remain the same for a certain period of time; after a certain period of time, it can change or be updated. Satellite cells covering that terrestrial area, whether in transparent transmission mode or regeneration mode, use this configuration to send paging messages. If a satellite cell (Cell) spans two terrestrial areas (area 1 and area 2), as shown in Figure 6, the satellite cell can choose to use the paging-related configurations of each of the two terrestrial areas to send paging messages. That is, for paging terminals in area 1, the paging-related configuration corresponding to area 1 is used to send paging messages; for paging terminals in area 2, the paging-related configuration corresponding to area 2 is used to send paging messages.

[0197] Optionally, the paging-related configuration is bound to the ground area or tracking area (TA) where the terminal is located. One TA corresponds to one ground area and one paging-related configuration. Then, when the satellite cell covers the corresponding ground area, the paging-related configuration corresponding to the ground area is used.

[0198] Optionally, the core network device and / or access network device may update paging-related configurations. For example, an update cycle may be predefined, and the paging-related configurations may be updated based on the update cycle, with the paging-related configurations remaining unchanged during the update cycle. If the core network device and / or access network device needs to update the paging-related configurations, it is necessary to ensure that all relevant terminals can obtain the updated paging-related configurations.

[0199] Optionally, the configuration related to the paging message may be fixed, such as specified in a standard.

[0200] Optionally, the first time in the paging-related configuration is an absolute time, so that the terminal can determine the time slot in which the terminal listens for paging messages based on the absolute time. The absolute time can be, for example, UTC (Universal Time Coordinated). The first time in the paging-related configuration is an absolute time, which can be understood as indicating a UTC time, for example, a value of UTC seconds in units of 10 milliseconds, which is calculated from the Gregorian calendar date January 1, 1900 (midnight between December 31, 1899 (Sunday) and January 1, 1900 (Monday)). Of course, other forms of absolute time are also possible, and this disclosure does not limit this. It is only necessary that the device sending the paging message (such as the access network device) and the device receiving the paging message (such as the terminal) have a clear, accurate, and common understanding of the paging message transmission time slot when not receiving cell system messages.

[0201] S502: The core network device sends paging-related configuration to the terminal.

[0202] Optionally, during the terminal's registration process or TA update (Tracking Area Update) process, the core network device sends paging-related configurations to the terminal. That is, the terminal can obtain paging-related configurations during the registration process or TA update process.

[0203] S503: The core network device sends a first paging message to the access network device. The first paging message includes paging-related configuration.

[0204] Optionally, when part of the paging-related configuration is determined by an access network device (such as a base station) and the other part is determined by a core network device, the first paging message includes the paging-related configuration determined by the core network device. For example, the first paging message includes the aforementioned Other-Configuration.

[0205] For example, as shown in Figure 7, when the base station sends BS-Configuration to the core network device, the core network device sends paging-related configurations to the terminal during the terminal registration process, including BS-Configuration and Other-Configuration. The core network device sends a first paging message to the base station, including Other-Configuration, and the base station sends a paging message to the terminal via the gateway and satellite. When the base station does not send BS-Configuration to the core network device, the core network device sends paging-related configurations to the terminal during the terminal registration process. The paging-related configurations are all determined by the core network device. The core network device sends a first paging message to the base station, including paging-related configurations, and the base station sends a paging message to the terminal via the gateway and satellite.

[0206] S504: The access network device sends a paging message to the terminal based on paging-related configurations.

[0207] In the case where all paging-related configurations are determined by the core network device, the access network device sends a paging message to the terminal based on the paging-related configurations in the first paging message. In the case where part of the paging-related configurations is determined by the access network device and the other part is determined by the core network device, the access network device sends a paging message to the terminal based on the paging-related configurations carried in the first paging message and the paging-related configurations determined by itself. That is, the access network device determines the time slot for sending the paging message based on the paging-related configurations, and sends the paging message to the terminal according to the determined time slot for sending the paging message. The method by which the access network device determines the time slot for sending the paging message is the same as the method by which the terminal determines the time slot for monitoring paging messages.

[0208] S505: The terminal monitors the paging message based on the paging-related configuration.

[0209] The terminal determines a time slot for monitoring paging messages based on the first time in the paging-related configuration, and then monitors the paging message based on the time slot, such as monitoring a control channel (such as PDCCH), to obtain the paging message. The first time in the paging-related configuration of different terminals can be the same or different.

[0210] It should be noted that in S504, the access network device sends a paging message to the terminal according to the time slot for sending the paging message determined by it, and in S505, the terminal listens to the paging message according to the time slot for listening to the paging message determined by it. The access network device and the terminal each perform corresponding operations based on the time slot determined by itself. The numbers S504 and S505 in the above method flow are not used to limit the time sequence of S504 and S505.

[0211] Optionally, the paging-related configuration includes a paging cycle (duration); the terminal determines a time slot for the terminal to monitor the paging message based on the first time and the paging cycle, and monitors the paging message according to the determined time slot for the terminal to monitor the paging message.

[0212] For example, the determined paging time slot can be the first time + k*duration, where k is an integer starting from 0, or the first time + (k-1)*duration, where k is an integer starting from 1. When the first time is an absolute time, the absolute time of the time slot in which the UE monitors the paging message is calculated according to the above method. For example, the absolute time of the first time slot in which the terminal monitors the paging message is the first time, the absolute time of the second time slot in which the terminal monitors the paging message is the first time + duration, the absolute time of the third time slot in which the terminal monitors the paging message is the first time + 2*duration, and so on.

[0213] Optionally, the first time is the time corresponding to the first paging slot, which is the time slot in which the terminal monitors for paging messages. The time corresponding to the time slot in which the terminal monitors for paging messages is denoted as PO (Paging Occasion). Then, the time of the next time slot in which the terminal monitors for paging messages is: PO = PO + duration. The time of each time slot in which the terminal monitors for paging messages can be obtained by continuously iterating the above formula.

[0214] Optionally, the paging-related configuration includes a paging cycle and an interval between paging slots; the terminal determines a time slot for monitoring paging messages based on the first time, the paging cycle and the interval between paging slots, and monitors paging messages according to the determined time slot for monitoring paging messages.

[0215] For example, the first time is the time corresponding to the original starting point of the paging slot, such as the epoch time, which is measured in duration. Epoch time + N * duration, where N is an integer starting from 0, or epoch time + (N-1) * duration, where N is an integer starting from 1, is the starting point of a paging cycle. If there are m paging slots in a paging cycle and the interval between each paging slot is gap, then the time of each paging slot is epoch time + N * duration + M * gap, where M is an integer from 0 to m-1, or epoch time + (N-1) * duration + (M-1) * gap, where M is an integer from 1 to m. The above parameters can all be obtained when the terminal registers, and the terminal does not need to read them from the broadcast cell of the cell. Optionally, the terminal can use the terminal identifier to determine a paging slot from multiple paging slots in the paging cycle as the time slot for the terminal to monitor the paging message. For example, the number of the time slot for the terminal to monitor the paging message is determined by the following formula: Seq = floor (UE_id / m), or Seq = UE_id mod m, where UE_id is the terminal identifier and m is the number of paging slots in a paging cycle.

[0216] Optionally, as shown in Figure 8 , terminals located at different locations within the ground area covered by the same satellite cell can reach terminals at different locations after paging messages are simultaneously transmitted from the satellite. This is because terminals at different locations are at different distances from the satellite, resulting in different propagation delays. Furthermore, when a terminal moves within the same satellite cell, it does not need to inform the network, so the network is unaware of the terminal's location within the cell. Furthermore, even if the terminal's location remains unchanged, the distance from the satellite to the terminal changes as the satellite moves. Therefore, paging-related configurations can include one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring paging messages, a time delay for monitoring paging messages, or a time window for monitoring paging messages. This allows terminals to monitor paging messages in advance or withhold information, or monitor paging messages according to a specific time window.

[0217] The time advance and time delay are relative to the first time. For example, the time slot corresponding to the terminal's monitoring of paging messages is the first time + n*duration. If the time advance or time delay is configured, the terminal starts monitoring paging messages in advance before the first time + n*duration according to the time advance, or starts monitoring paging messages after the first time + n*duration according to the time delay. If the time window length is configured, the terminal starts monitoring paging messages at the first time + n*duration and lasts for the duration of the window length.

[0218] Optionally, if no timing advance, delay, or time window length is configured, the terminal may also determine the start and end times of monitoring based on the times corresponding to the time slots determined by the terminal for monitoring paging messages. For example, based on its own location and the location of the satellite cell, the terminal may determine the propagation delay of the paging message (i.e., the time required for the paging message to leave the satellite and reach the terminal), and thus determine the time to receive the paging message. For example, if the satellite cell sends a paging message at time T, and the terminal determines the propagation delay of the paging message to be t, then the terminal may begin monitoring the paging message at or after the time corresponding to T+t.

[0219] Optionally, the paging-related configuration includes a pilot signal. The terminal monitors the pilot signal based on the paging-related configuration, and monitors the control channel (such as PDCCH) when the pilot signal is monitored. The control channel is used to schedule paging messages. That is, the terminal monitors the pilot signal based on the paging-related configuration, and monitors the control channel according to the monitored pilot signal. The pilot signal is used to assist the terminal in obtaining synchronization and assist in control channel reception. Optionally, the pilot signal can be a WUS signal, and the WUS signal can be a sequence. Optionally, the terminal can first monitor the WUS signal, and if the WUS signal is monitored, it can then monitor the control channel for paging scheduling; if the WUS signal is not monitored, the terminal does not monitor the control channel for paging scheduling.

[0220] Optionally, the paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the paging message includes first indication information, the first indication information being used to instruct the terminal to stop monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration after accessing the next cell. The time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration indicates that the terminal exits the paging mechanism based on the first time in the above-mentioned embodiments of the present disclosure. Because some satellite cells may not support the above-mentioned first-time-based mechanism, the terminal needs to fall back to a traditional mechanism in the related art to monitor paging messages. The above-mentioned first-time-based paging mechanism can be based on prediction. Assuming that the network is able to know which satellite cells do not support the above-mentioned mechanism and when the satellite cells will reach the terminal's location, the network can instruct the terminal in the paging-related configuration to stop monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration. The first indication information indicates to the terminal via the paging message that the next satellite cell does not support the above-mentioned time-based paging mechanism and that the terminal needs to, for example, fall back to a traditional or existing mechanism to monitor paging messages.

[0221] Optionally, the terminal may report to the core network device whether its capabilities support the aforementioned first-time-based paging mechanism and / or whether the terminal desires to use the aforementioned first-time-based paging mechanism to monitor paging messages. Specifically, the terminal may send second indication information to the core network device, the second indication information being used to indicate whether the terminal supports and / or desires to monitor paging messages based on the aforementioned paging-related configuration. Optionally, the network may send indication information indicating whether it supports the first-time-based paging mechanism in the aforementioned embodiment. Whether the network supports this includes whether the access network device supports it and / or whether the core network device supports it. Optionally, during registration, the terminal indicates to the core network device whether it supports and / or desires to use the first-time-based paging mechanism. If the network supports this (including support by the core network device and the cell where the terminal is located), the network sends the paging-related configuration to the terminal. Otherwise, the network does not send the paging-related configuration to the terminal. Accordingly, if the terminal does not receive the paging-related configuration, it is deemed that the network does not support the first-time-based paging mechanism. The first-time-based paging mechanism may also be referred to as an absolute-time-based paging mechanism.

[0222] The terminal determines the time slot for monitoring paging messages based on the time in the paging-related configuration, so that the terminal's monitoring of paging messages no longer depends on the configuration of the cell, and the terminal no longer continuously monitors system messages. Then, the terminal cannot determine the change of its TA through the TA code (TAC) broadcast by the system message. Then the terminal needs to know the ground area of ​​its current TA or TA list (TAlist). When the terminal exceeds the ground area of ​​its own TA or TAlist, it needs to update the TA. That is, the paging-related configuration includes the tracking area of ​​the terminal or the ground area of ​​the tracking area list. However, the change of the TA of the terminal is no longer determined by receiving system messages, but is determined by the terminal itself, such as according to its own location and the definition of the TA area.

[0223] In the paging method of the disclosed embodiment, paging messages are sent and received using a time-dependent configuration, reducing the reliance of paging message transmission and reception on cell configuration information. This eliminates the need for the terminal to monitor cell changes or perform cell reselection, thereby reducing terminal power consumption. This is particularly important for terminals camping on NTN cells. This mechanism can increase UEs' enthusiasm for camping on NTN cells and improve NTN system utilization.

[0224] Optionally, if the terminal has more than one receiver, it can use one receiver to listen for paging messages in an NTN cell and use the other receiver to synchronize with a TN cell and receive system messages. However, the terminal does not perform cell reselection on the TN network; the timing of synchronization with the TN cell or system message reception is determined by the terminal. In this case, if the terminal listens to a paging message on the NTN network, it can promptly complete network access through the TN network. If the terminal accesses the network through the TN network, the TN network must promptly notify the NTN network so that the NTN network can stop paging, as shown in Figure 9. Of course, the terminal can also choose to access the network in the NTN cell. For example, after receiving the paging message, the terminal synchronizes with the NTN cell and receives system messages, and then accesses the network.

[0225] FIG10 is a second flow chart of a paging method provided by the present disclosure, which is applied to a terminal and includes:

[0226] S1001: Acquire paging-related configuration, where the paging-related configuration includes a first time, and the first time is used to determine a time slot for a terminal to monitor a paging message.

[0227] S1002: Monitor paging messages based on paging-related configurations.

[0228] The configuration related to paging and the methods executed by the terminal in various feasible implementations can be found in the above embodiments and will not be described in detail here.

[0229] FIG11 is a third flow chart of a paging method provided by the present disclosure, which is applied to a core network device, including:

[0230] S1101: Acquire paging-related configuration, where the paging-related configuration includes a first time, and the first time is used to determine a time slot for a terminal to monitor a paging message.

[0231] S1102: Send paging-related configuration to the terminal.

[0232] The configuration related to paging and the methods executed by the core network device in various feasible implementation modes can be found in the above embodiments and will not be described in detail here.

[0233] FIG12 is a fourth flow chart of a paging method provided by the present disclosure, which is applied to an access network device, including:

[0234] S1201. Receive a first paging message sent by a core network device. The first paging message includes paging-related configurations. The paging-related configurations include a first time. The first time is used to determine a time slot for a terminal to monitor paging messages.

[0235] S1202: Send a paging message to the terminal based on paging-related configuration.

[0236] The configuration related to paging and the methods executed by the access network device in various feasible implementations can be found in the aforementioned embodiments and will not be described in detail here.

[0237] FIG13 is a structural diagram of a paging device provided by the present disclosure, the paging device comprising:

[0238] An acquisition module 1301 is configured to acquire a paging-related configuration, where the paging-related configuration includes a first time, and the first time is used to determine a time slot for a terminal to monitor a paging message;

[0239] The monitoring module 1302 is configured to monitor paging messages based on paging-related configurations.

[0240] In one implementation, the acquisition module 1301 includes:

[0241] The acquiring unit is configured to acquire paging-related configurations during a terminal registration process or a tracking area update process.

[0242] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a paging cycle; the monitoring module 1302 includes:

[0243] A first determining unit, configured to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message based on the first time and the paging cycle;

[0244] The first monitoring unit is configured to monitor the paging message according to the determined time slot for the terminal to monitor the paging message.

[0245] In one implementation, the first time is the time corresponding to the first paging time slot.

[0246] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a paging cycle and an interval between paging slots; the monitoring module 1302 includes:

[0247] a second determining unit, configured to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor the paging message based on the first time, the paging cycle, and the interval between the paging time slots;

[0248] The second monitoring unit is configured to monitor the paging message according to the determined time slot for the terminal to monitor the paging message.

[0249] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring a paging message, a time delay for monitoring a paging message, or a time window length for monitoring a paging message.

[0250] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a pilot signal, and the monitoring module 1302 includes:

[0251] The third monitoring unit is configured to monitor the pilot signal based on the paging-related configuration, and monitor the physical downlink control channel when the pilot signal is monitored. The physical downlink control channel is used to schedule the paging message.

[0252] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the paging message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal to stop monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration after accessing the next cell.

[0253] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes the tracking area where the terminal is located or the terrestrial area in the tracking area list.

[0254] In one implementation, the apparatus further includes:

[0255] The sending unit is configured to send second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the terminal supports and / or expects to monitor paging messages based on paging-related configuration.

[0256] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes: a first part determined by a core network device, and / or a second part determined by an access network device.

[0257] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration is bound to the terrestrial area or tracking area where the terminal is located.

[0258] In one implementation, the first time is an absolute time.

[0259] It should be noted here that the above-mentioned device provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure can implement all the method steps implemented in the above-mentioned method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. The parts and beneficial effects of this embodiment that are the same as those in the method embodiment will not be described in detail here.

[0260] FIG14 is a second structural diagram of a paging device provided by the present disclosure, the paging device comprising:

[0261] An acquisition module 1401 is configured to acquire a paging-related configuration, where the paging-related configuration includes a first time, and the first time is used to determine a time slot for a terminal to monitor a paging message;

[0262] The sending module 1402 is configured to send paging-related configurations to the terminal.

[0263] In one implementation, the method further includes:

[0264] The first sending unit is configured to send a first paging message to the access network device, where the first paging message includes paging-related configuration.

[0265] In one implementation, the sending module 1402 includes:

[0266] The second sending unit is configured to send paging-related configuration to the terminal during a registration process and / or a tracking area update process of the terminal.

[0267] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring a paging message, a time delay for monitoring a paging message, or a time window length for monitoring a paging message.

[0268] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a pilot signal.

[0269] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the first paging message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate that after the terminal accesses the next cell, monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration should be stopped.

[0270] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes the tracking area where the terminal is located or the terrestrial area in the tracking area list.

[0271] In one implementation, the apparatus further includes:

[0272] The receiving module is configured to receive second indication information sent by the terminal, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the terminal supports and / or expects to monitor paging messages based on paging-related configuration.

[0273] In one implementation, a portion of the paging-related configuration is determined by the core network device, and another portion is determined by the access network device. The first paging message includes the paging-related configuration determined by the core network device.

[0274] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration is bound to the terrestrial area or tracking area where the terminal is located.

[0275] In one implementation, the first time is an absolute time.

[0276] It should be noted here that the above-mentioned device provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure can implement all the method steps implemented in the above-mentioned method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. The parts and beneficial effects of this embodiment that are the same as those in the method embodiment will not be described in detail here.

[0277] FIG15 is a third structural diagram of a paging device provided by the present disclosure, the paging device comprising:

[0278] A receiving module 1501 is configured to receive a first paging message sent by a core network device, where the first paging message includes a paging-related configuration, and the paging-related configuration includes a first time, which is used to determine a time slot for a terminal to monitor the paging message;

[0279] The sending module 1502 is configured to send a paging message to the terminal based on the paging-related configuration.

[0280] In one implementation, the first paging message includes a paging-related configuration determined by a core network device, and the apparatus further includes:

[0281] The sending unit is used to send the paging-related configuration determined by the access network device to the core network device.

[0282] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring a paging message, a time delay for monitoring a paging message, or a time window length for monitoring a paging message.

[0283] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a pilot signal.

[0284] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the first paging message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate that after the terminal accesses the next cell, monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration should be stopped.

[0285] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes the tracking area where the terminal is located or the terrestrial area in the tracking area list.

[0286] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration is bound to the terrestrial area or tracking area where the terminal is located.

[0287] In one implementation, the first time is an absolute time.

[0288] It should be noted here that the above-mentioned device provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure can implement all the method steps implemented in the above-mentioned method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. The parts and beneficial effects of this embodiment that are the same as those in the method embodiment will not be described in detail here.

[0289] FIG16 is a fourth structural diagram of a paging device provided by the present disclosure. The paging device includes a memory 1620, a transceiver 1610, and a processor 1600. The memory 1620 is used to store computer programs; the transceiver 1610 is used to send and receive data under the control of the processor 1600;

[0290] In FIG16 , the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking together various circuits of one or more processors 1600 represented by processor 1600 and memory 1620 represented by memory. The bus architecture may also link together various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and are therefore not further described herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 1610 may be a plurality of components, namely, a transmitter and a receiver, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium, such as a wireless channel, a wired channel, an optical cable, and the like. For different user devices, the user interface 1630 may also be an interface capable of connecting external or internal devices as required, and the connected devices may include, but are not limited to, a keypad, a display, a speaker, a microphone, a joystick, and the like.

[0291] The processor 1600 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 1620 can store data used by the processor 1600 when performing operations.

[0292] Optionally, processor 1600 may be a CPU (central processing unit), an ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit), an FPGA (field-programmable gate array), or a CPLD (complex programmable logic device). The processor may also employ a multi-core architecture. The processor and memory may also be physically separated.

[0293] The processor 1600 is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:

[0294] Acquire a paging-related configuration, where the paging-related configuration includes a first time, where the first time is used to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message;

[0295] Monitor paging messages based on paging-related configurations.

[0296] In one implementation, the processor 1600 is configured to execute:

[0297] During the terminal registration process or tracking area update process, obtain paging-related configurations.

[0298] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a paging cycle; the processor 1600 is configured to execute:

[0299] Determining, based on the first time and the paging cycle, a time slot for the terminal to monitor the paging message;

[0300] The terminal monitors the paging message according to the determined time slot for monitoring the paging message.

[0301] In one implementation, the first time is the time corresponding to the first paging time slot.

[0302] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a paging cycle and an interval between paging slots; the processor 1600 is configured to execute:

[0303] Determining a time slot for the terminal to monitor the paging message based on the first time, the paging cycle, and the interval between the paging time slots;

[0304] The terminal monitors the paging message according to the determined time slot for monitoring the paging message.

[0305] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring a paging message, a time delay for monitoring a paging message, or a time window length for monitoring a paging message.

[0306] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a pilot signal, and the processor 1600 is configured to execute:

[0307] Based on the paging-related configuration, the pilot signal is monitored. When the pilot signal is monitored, the physical downlink control channel is monitored. The physical downlink control channel is used to schedule paging messages.

[0308] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the paging message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal to stop monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration after accessing the next cell.

[0309] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes the tracking area where the terminal is located or the terrestrial area in the tracking area list.

[0310] In one implementation, the processor 1600 is configured to execute:

[0311] Second indication information is sent, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the terminal supports and / or expects to monitor paging messages based on paging-related configuration.

[0312] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes: a first part determined by a core network device, and / or a second part determined by an access network device.

[0313] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration is bound to the terrestrial area or tracking area where the terminal is located.

[0314] In one implementation, the first time is an absolute time.

[0315] It should be noted here that the above-mentioned device provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure can implement all the method steps implemented in the above-mentioned method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. The parts and beneficial effects of this embodiment that are the same as those in the method embodiment will not be described in detail here.

[0316] FIG17 is a fourth structural diagram of a paging device provided by the present disclosure. The paging device includes a memory 1720, a transceiver 1710, and a processor 1700. The memory 1720 is used to store computer programs; the transceiver 1710 is used to send and receive data under the control of the processor 1700;

[0317] In FIG17 , the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking together various circuits of one or more processors 1700 represented by processor 1700 and memory 1720 represented by memory. The bus architecture may also link together various other circuits such as peripherals, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and are therefore not further described herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 1710 may be a plurality of components, namely, a transmitter and a receiver, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium, such as a wireless channel, a wired channel, an optical cable, or the like.

[0318] The processor 1700 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 1720 can store data used by the processor 1700 when performing operations.

[0319] Optionally, processor 1700 may be a CPU (central processing unit), an ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit), an FPGA (field-programmable gate array), or a CPLD (complex programmable logic device). The processor may also employ a multi-core architecture. The processor and memory may also be physically separated.

[0320] Processor 1700 is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:

[0321] Acquire a paging-related configuration, where the paging-related configuration includes a first time, where the first time is used to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message;

[0322] Send paging-related configurations to the terminal.

[0323] In one implementation, the processor 1700 is configured to execute:

[0324] A first paging message is sent to the access network device, where the first paging message includes paging-related configuration.

[0325] In one implementation, the processor 1700 is configured to execute:

[0326] During the terminal's registration process and / or tracking area update process, paging-related configurations are sent to the terminal.

[0327] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring a paging message, a time delay for monitoring a paging message, or a time window length for monitoring a paging message.

[0328] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a pilot signal.

[0329] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the first paging message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate that after the terminal accesses the next cell, monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration should be stopped.

[0330] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes the tracking area where the terminal is located or the terrestrial area in the tracking area list.

[0331] In one implementation, the processor 1700 is configured to execute:

[0332] Second indication information sent by the terminal is received, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the terminal supports and / or expects to monitor paging messages based on a paging-related configuration.

[0333] In one implementation, a portion of the paging-related configuration is determined by the core network device, and another portion is determined by the access network device. The first paging message includes the paging-related configuration determined by the core network device.

[0334] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration is bound to the terrestrial area or tracking area where the terminal is located.

[0335] In one implementation, the first time is an absolute time.

[0336] It should be noted here that the above-mentioned device provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure can implement all the method steps implemented in the above-mentioned method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. The parts and beneficial effects of this embodiment that are the same as those in the method embodiment will not be described in detail here.

[0337] FIG18 is a fourth structural diagram of a paging device provided by the present disclosure. The paging device includes a memory 1820, a transceiver 1810, and a processor 1800. The memory 1820 is used to store computer programs; the transceiver 1810 is used to send and receive data under the control of the processor 1800;

[0338] In FIG18 , the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking together various circuits of one or more processors 1800 represented by processor 1800 and memory 1820 represented by memory. The bus architecture may also link together various other circuits such as peripherals, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, all of which are well known in the art and, therefore, will not be further described herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 1810 may be a plurality of components, namely, a transmitter and a receiver, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium, such as a wireless channel, a wired channel, an optical cable, or the like.

[0339] The processor 1800 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 1820 can store data used by the processor 1800 when performing operations.

[0340] Optionally, processor 1800 may be a CPU (central processing unit), an ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit), an FPGA (field-programmable gate array), or a CPLD (complex programmable logic device). The processor may also employ a multi-core architecture. The processor and memory may also be physically separated.

[0341] Processor 1800 is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:

[0342] Receiving a first paging message sent by a core network device, where the first paging message includes a paging-related configuration, the paging-related configuration includes a first time, and the first time is used to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor the paging message;

[0343] Send a paging message to the terminal based on the paging-related configuration.

[0344] In one implementation, the first paging message includes a paging-related configuration determined by the core network device, and the processor 1800 is configured to execute:

[0345] Send the paging-related configuration determined by the access network device to the core network device.

[0346] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring a paging message, a time delay for monitoring a paging message, or a time window length for monitoring a paging message.

[0347] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a pilot signal.

[0348] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the first paging message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate that after the terminal accesses the next cell, monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration should be stopped.

[0349] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration includes the tracking area where the terminal is located or the terrestrial area in the tracking area list.

[0350] In one implementation, the paging-related configuration is bound to the terrestrial area or tracking area where the terminal is located.

[0351] In one implementation, the first time is an absolute time.

[0352] It should be noted here that the above-mentioned device provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure can implement all the method steps implemented in the above-mentioned method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. The parts and beneficial effects of this embodiment that are the same as those in the method embodiment will not be described in detail here.

[0353] It should be noted that the division of units in the embodiments of the present disclosure is schematic and is merely a logical functional division. In actual implementation, other division methods may be used. Furthermore, the functional units in the various embodiments of the present disclosure may be integrated into a single processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into a single unit. The aforementioned integrated units may be implemented in the form of hardware or software functional units.

[0354] If the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a processor-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present disclosure, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or all or part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes a number of instructions for causing a computer device (which can be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) or a processor to execute all or part of the steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0355] The present disclosure provides a non-transitory readable storage medium storing a computer program, wherein the computer program is configured to enable a processor to execute the method described in any one of the above embodiments.

[0356] The readable storage medium can be any available medium or data storage device that can be accessed by the processor, including but not limited to magnetic storage (such as floppy disks, hard disks, magnetic tapes, magneto-optical disks (MO)), optical storage (such as CDs, DVDs, BDs, HVDs, etc.), and semiconductor storage (such as ROMs, EPROMs, EEPROMs, non-volatile memories (NAND FLASH), solid-state drives (SSDs)), etc.

[0357] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the embodiments of the present disclosure may be provided as methods, systems, or computer program products. Therefore, the present disclosure may take the form of a complete hardware embodiment, a complete software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware. Furthermore, the present disclosure may take the form of a computer program product implemented on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to magnetic disk storage and optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program code.

[0358] The present disclosure is described with reference to the flowcharts and / or block diagrams of the methods, devices (systems), and computer program products according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. It should be understood that each process and / or box in the flowchart and / or block diagram, as well as the combination of the processes and / or boxes in the flowchart and / or block diagram, can be implemented by computer-executable instructions. These computer-executable instructions can be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, an embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine, so that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing device produce a device for implementing the functions specified in one or more processes in the flowchart and / or one or more boxes in the block diagram.

[0359] These processor-executable instructions may also be stored in a processor-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a specific manner, so that the instructions stored in the processor-readable memory produce a product including an instruction device that implements the functions specified in one or more processes in the flowchart and / or one or more boxes in the block diagram.

[0360] Obviously, those skilled in the art may make various changes and modifications to the present disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present disclosure fall within the scope of the claims of the present disclosure and their equivalents, the present disclosure is intended to include these modifications and variations.

Claims

1. A paging method, characterized in that: Applied to terminals, including: Acquire a paging-related configuration, where the paging-related configuration includes a first time, where the first time is used to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message; Monitor paging messages based on the paging-related configuration.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The configuration related to obtaining paging includes: In a registration process or a tracking area update process of the terminal, the paging-related configuration is acquired.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes a paging cycle; The monitoring of the paging message based on the paging-related configuration includes: Determining, based on the first time and the paging cycle, a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message; The terminal monitors the paging message according to the determined time slot for monitoring the paging message.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The first time is the time corresponding to the first paging time slot.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes a paging cycle and an interval between paging time slots; The monitoring of the paging message based on the paging-related configuration includes: Determine, based on the first time, the interval between the paging cycle and the paging time slot, a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message; The terminal monitors the paging message according to the determined time slot for monitoring the paging message.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring paging messages, a time delay for monitoring paging messages, a time window length for monitoring paging messages, and a tracking area where the terminal is located or a ground area in a tracking area list.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes a pilot signal, and the monitoring of the paging message based on the paging-related configuration includes: Based on the paging-related configuration, the pilot signal is monitored, and when the pilot signal is monitored, a physical downlink control channel is monitored, where the physical downlink control channel is used to schedule the paging message.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the paging message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal to stop monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration after accessing a next cell.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Sending second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the terminal supports and / or expects to monitor the paging message based on the paging-related configuration.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes: a first part determined by a core network device, and / or a second part determined by an access network device.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The paging-related configuration is bound to the ground area or tracking area where the terminal is located.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The first time is an absolute time.

13. A paging method, characterized in that: Applied to core network equipment, including: Acquire a paging-related configuration, where the paging-related configuration includes a first time, where the first time is used to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message; Sending the paging-related configuration to the terminal.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that Also includes: A first paging message is sent to the access network device, where the first paging message includes the paging-related configuration.

15. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The sending the paging-related configuration to the terminal includes: During a registration process and / or a tracking area update process of the terminal, the paging-related configuration is sent to the terminal.

16. The method according to any one of claims 13 to 15, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring paging messages, a time delay for monitoring paging messages, a time window length for monitoring paging messages, a pilot signal, a tracking area where the terminal is located, or a ground area in a tracking area list.

17. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the first paging message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate to stop monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration after the terminal accesses a next cell.

18. The method according to any one of claims 13 to 15, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Second indication information sent by the terminal is received, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the terminal supports and / or expects to monitor the paging message based on the paging-related configuration.

19. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that A part of the paging-related configuration is determined by the core network device, and another part is determined by the access network device. The first paging message includes the paging-related configuration determined by the core network device.

20. The method according to any one of claims 13 to 15, characterized in that The first time is an absolute time.

21. A paging method, characterized in that: Applied to access network equipment, including: receiving a first paging message sent by a core network device, where the first paging message includes a paging-related configuration, where the paging-related configuration includes a first time, and the first time is used to determine a time slot for a terminal to monitor a paging message; Send a paging message to the terminal based on the paging-related configuration.

22. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that The first paging message includes a paging-related configuration determined by a core network device, and the method further includes: Sending the paging-related configuration determined by the access network device to the core network device.

23. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring paging messages, a time delay for monitoring paging messages, a time window length for monitoring paging messages, a pilot signal, a tracking area where the terminal is located, or a ground area in a tracking area list.

24. The method according to any one of claims 21 to 23, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the first paging message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate to stop monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration after the terminal accesses a next cell.

25. The method according to any one of claims 21 to 23, characterized in that The first time is an absolute time.

26. A paging device, characterized in that: include: An acquisition module, used to acquire a paging-related configuration, wherein the paging-related configuration includes a first time, and the first time is used to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message; The monitoring module is used to monitor the paging message based on the paging-related configuration.

27. The device according to claim 26, characterized in that The acquisition module comprises: The acquiring unit is used to acquire the paging-related configuration during the registration process or tracking area update process of the terminal.

28. The device according to claim 26, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes a paging cycle; the monitoring module includes: A first determining unit, configured to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message based on the first time and the paging cycle; The first monitoring unit is configured to monitor the paging message according to the determined time slot for the terminal to monitor the paging message.

29. The device according to claim 28, characterized in that The first time is the time corresponding to the first paging time slot.

30. The device according to claim 26, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes a paging cycle and an interval between paging time slots; The monitoring module comprises: A second determining unit, configured to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message based on the first time, the paging cycle, and an interval between the paging time slots; The second monitoring unit is configured to monitor the paging message according to the determined time slot for the terminal to monitor the paging message.

31. The device according to any one of claims 26 to 29, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring paging messages, a time delay for monitoring paging messages, a time window length for monitoring paging messages, and a tracking area where the terminal is located or a ground area in a tracking area list.

32. The device according to any one of claims 26 to 29, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes a pilot signal, and the monitoring module includes: The third monitoring unit is used to monitor the pilot signal based on the paging-related configuration, and monitor a physical downlink control channel when the pilot signal is monitored, where the physical downlink control channel is used to schedule the paging message.

33. The device according to any one of claims 26 to 29, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the paging message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal to stop monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration after accessing a next cell.

34. The device according to any one of claims 26 to 29, characterized in that The device also includes: The sending unit is used to send second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the terminal supports and / or expects to monitor the paging message based on the paging-related configuration.

35. The device according to any one of claims 26 to 29, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes: a first part determined by a core network device, and / or a second part determined by an access network device.

36. The device according to any one of claims 26 to 29, characterized in that The paging-related configuration is bound to the ground area or tracking area where the terminal is located.

37. The device according to any one of claims 26 to 29, characterized in that The first time is an absolute time.

38. A paging device, characterized in that: include: An acquisition module, used to acquire a paging-related configuration, wherein the paging-related configuration includes a first time, and the first time is used to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message; A sending module is used to send the paging-related configuration to the terminal.

39. The device according to claim 38, characterized in that Also includes: The first sending unit is used to send a first paging message to the access network device, where the first paging message includes the paging-related configuration.

40. The device according to claim 38, characterized in that The sending module comprises: The second sending unit is used to send the paging-related configuration to the terminal during the registration process and / or tracking area update process of the terminal.

41. The device according to any one of claims 38 to 40, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring paging messages, a time delay for monitoring paging messages, a time window length for monitoring paging messages, a pilot signal, a tracking area where the terminal is located, or a ground area in a tracking area list.

42. The device according to claim 39, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the first paging message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate to stop monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration after the terminal accesses a next cell.

43. The device according to any one of claims 38 to 40, characterized in that The device also includes: The receiving module is used to receive second indication information sent by the terminal, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the terminal supports and / or expects to monitor the paging message based on the paging-related configuration.

44. The device according to claim 39, characterized in that A part of the paging-related configuration is determined by the core network device, and another part is determined by the access network device. The first paging message includes the paging-related configuration determined by the core network device.

45. The device according to any one of claims 38 to 40, characterized in that The first time is an absolute time.

46. ​​A paging device, characterized in that: include: A receiving module, configured to receive a first paging message sent by a core network device, wherein the first paging message includes a paging-related configuration, wherein the paging-related configuration includes a first time, and the first time is used to determine a time slot for a terminal to monitor a paging message; A sending module is used to send a paging message to the terminal based on the paging-related configuration.

47. The device according to claim 46, characterized in that The first paging message includes a paging-related configuration determined by a core network device, and the apparatus further includes: A sending unit is used to send the paging-related configuration determined by the access network device to the core network device.

48. The device according to claim 46, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring paging messages, a time delay for monitoring paging messages, a time window length for monitoring paging messages, a pilot signal, a tracking area where the terminal is located, or a ground area in a tracking area list.

49. The device according to any one of claims 46 to 48, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the first paging message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate to stop monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration after the terminal accesses a next cell.

50. The device according to any one of claims 46 to 48, characterized in that The first time is an absolute time.

51. A paging device, characterized in that: Including memory, transceiver, processor: A memory for storing a computer program; a transceiver for transmitting and receiving data under the control of the processor; and a processor for reading the computer program in the memory and performing the following operations: Acquire a paging-related configuration, where the paging-related configuration includes a first time, where the first time is used to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message; Monitor paging messages based on the paging-related configuration.

52. The device according to claim 51, characterized in that The processor is configured to execute: In a registration process or a tracking area update process of the terminal, the paging-related configuration is acquired.

53. The device according to claim 51, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes a paging cycle; The processor is configured to execute: Determining, based on the first time and the paging cycle, a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message; The terminal monitors the paging message according to the determined time slot for monitoring the paging message.

54. The device according to claim 53, characterized in that The first time is the time corresponding to the first paging time slot.

55. The device according to claim 51, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes a paging cycle and an interval between paging time slots; The processor is configured to execute: Determine, based on the first time, the interval between the paging cycle and the paging time slot, a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message; The terminal monitors the paging message according to the determined time slot for monitoring the paging message.

56. The device according to any one of claims 51 to 55, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring paging messages, a time delay for monitoring paging messages, a time window length for monitoring paging messages, and a tracking area where the terminal is located or a ground area in a tracking area list.

57. The device according to any one of claims 51 to 55, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes a pilot signal, and the processor is configured to execute: Based on the paging-related configuration, the pilot signal is monitored, and when the pilot signal is monitored, a physical downlink control channel is monitored, where the physical downlink control channel is used to schedule the paging message.

58. The device according to any one of claims 51 to 55, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the paging message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal to stop monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration after accessing a next cell.

59. The device according to any one of claims 51 to 55, characterized in that The processor is configured to execute: Sending second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the terminal supports and / or expects to monitor the paging message based on the paging-related configuration.

60. The device according to any one of claims 51 to 55, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes: a first part determined by a core network device, and / or a second part determined by an access network device.

61. The device according to any one of claims 51 to 55, characterized in that The paging-related configuration is bound to the ground area or tracking area where the terminal is located.

62. The device according to any one of claims 51 to 55, characterized in that The first time is an absolute time.

63. A paging device, characterized in that: Including memory, transceiver, processor: A memory for storing a computer program; a transceiver for transmitting and receiving data under the control of the processor; and a processor for reading the computer program in the memory and performing the following operations: Acquire a paging-related configuration, where the paging-related configuration includes a first time, where the first time is used to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor a paging message; Sending the paging-related configuration to the terminal.

64. The device according to claim 63, characterized in that Also includes: A first paging message is sent to the access network device, where the first paging message includes the paging-related configuration.

65. The device according to claim 63, characterized in that The sending the paging-related configuration to the terminal includes: During a registration process and / or a tracking area update process of the terminal, the paging-related configuration is sent to the terminal.

66. The device according to any one of claims 63 to 65, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring paging messages, a time delay for monitoring paging messages, a time window length for monitoring paging messages, a pilot signal, a tracking area where the terminal is located, or a ground area in a tracking area list.

67. The device according to claim 64, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the first paging message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate to stop monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration after the terminal accesses a next cell.

68. The device according to any one of claims 63 to 65, characterized in that The processor is configured to execute: Second indication information sent by the terminal is received, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the terminal supports and / or expects to monitor the paging message based on the paging-related configuration.

69. The device according to claim 64, characterized in that A part of the paging-related configuration is determined by the core network device, and another part is determined by the access network device. The first paging message includes the paging-related configuration determined by the core network device.

70. The device according to any one of claims 63 to 65, characterized in that The first time is an absolute time.

71. A paging device, characterized in that: Including memory, transceiver, processor: A memory for storing a computer program; a transceiver for transmitting and receiving data under the control of the processor; and a processor for reading the computer program in the memory and performing the following operations: receiving a first paging message sent by a core network device, wherein the first paging message includes a paging-related configuration, The paging-related configuration includes a first time, and the first time is used to determine a time slot for the terminal to monitor the paging message; Send a paging message to the terminal based on the paging-related configuration.

72. The device according to claim 71, characterized in that The first paging message includes a paging-related configuration determined by a core network device, and the apparatus further includes: Sending the paging-related configuration determined by the access network device to the core network device.

73. The device according to claim 71, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes one or more of the following: a time advance for monitoring paging messages, a time delay for monitoring paging messages or a time window for monitoring paging messages, a pilot signal, a tracking area where the terminal is located, or a ground area in a tracking area list.

74. The device according to any one of claims 71 to 73, characterized in that The paging-related configuration includes a time for stopping monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration, and / or the first paging message includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate to stop monitoring paging messages based on the paging-related configuration after the terminal accesses a next cell.

75. The device according to any one of claims 71 to 73, characterized in that The first time is an absolute time.

76. A non-transitory readable storage medium, characterized in that The non-transitory readable storage medium stores a computer program, and the computer program is used to enable a processor to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 25.

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