Low-power wake-up signal monitoring method, control parameter configuration method, and related apparatus

Abstract

The present application provides a low-power wake-up signal monitoring method, a control parameter configuration method, and a related apparatus. Within a hysteresis duration after a main radio is turned on, if the obtained target reference signal quality is used to indicate that the main radio should be turned off and a low-power wake-up signal should be used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal, this means that a user equipment enters the coverage range of the low-power wake-up signal, a low-power wake-up receiver is not used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal, and the main radio is likewise not turned off, so that the problems of the lifespan degradation of hardware components of the user equipment and generation of unnecessary power consumption due to frequent turning-on / off of the main radio caused by the user equipment operating at the boundary of the coverage range of the wake-up signal and moving back and forth can be solved.

Description

Low-power wake-up signal monitoring method, control parameter configuration method and related device

[0001] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the China Patent Office on March 28, 2024, with application number 202410372589.1 and invention name “Low-power wake-up signal monitoring method, control parameter configuration method and related device”, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0002] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a method for monitoring a low-power wake-up signal, a method for configuring control parameters of a low-power wake-up signal, an electronic device, a computer program product, and a computer-readable storage medium. Background Art

[0003] In some communication systems, network equipment pages user equipment (UE) or sends broadcast messages to UE via a downlink channel. To detect potential paging messages or broadcast messages, the UE can use a main radio (MR) to continuously monitor the downlink channel. In order to reduce the power consumption of the UE, the UE is configured with a low power receiver (LR), and accordingly, the network equipment sends a wake-up signal to the UE. When the UE is within the coverage of the wake-up signal, the MR is turned off, the UE is in a sleep state, and the wake-up signal is received by the LR. After the LR receives the wake-up signal, it wakes up the UE from the sleep state and wakes up the MR to receive the paging message or broadcast message.

[0004] Currently, the protocol specifies that a UE's entry into the wake-up signal coverage area can be determined by an entry threshold, and its exit from the wake-up signal coverage area can be determined by an exit threshold. Assuming the entry and exit thresholds are the same, when a UE is at the edge of the wake-up signal coverage area and fluctuates back and forth, it will inevitably frequently turn the MR on and off. However, frequently turning the MR on and off shortens the lifespan of the UE's hardware and generates unnecessary power consumption. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The present application provides a method for monitoring a low-power wake-up signal, a method for configuring control parameters of a low-power wake-up signal, an electronic device, a computer program product, and a computer-readable storage medium, the purpose of which is to solve the problem that a UE is at the boundary of the coverage range of the wake-up signal and changes back and forth, resulting in frequent opening and closing of the MR, thereby shortening the life of the UE's hardware device and generating unnecessary power consumption.

[0006] In order to achieve the above objectives, this application provides the following technical solutions:

[0007] The first aspect of the present application provides a method for monitoring a low-power wake-up signal. The method can be executed by a user device. In specific implementation, the method includes: obtaining a threshold value and a hysteresis duration of a target reference signal quality; based on a comparison result of the obtained target reference signal quality and the threshold value of the target reference signal quality, using a low-power wake-up receiver to monitor a low-power wake-up signal and turning off a main receiver, or stopping using a low-power wake-up receiver to monitor a low-power wake-up signal and turning on the main receiver, wherein, within the hysteresis duration after the main receiver is turned on, the comparison result of the obtained target reference signal quality and the threshold value of the target reference signal quality indicates that: when using a low-power wake-up receiver to monitor a low-power wake-up signal and turning off the main receiver, the user device does not use a low-power wake-up receiver to monitor a low-power wake-up signal, nor does it turn off the main receiver.

[0008] From the above content, it can be seen that within the hysteresis period after the main receiver is turned on, the target reference signal quality obtained reflects that the main receiver should be turned off, and the low-power wake-up signal should be used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal. This means that the user equipment enters the coverage range of the low-power wake-up signal, and the low-power wake-up receiver is not used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal, nor is the main receiver turned off. This can solve the problem that the UE is at the coverage boundary of the wake-up signal and changes back and forth, resulting in frequent opening and closing of the MR, which in turn damages the life of the UE's hardware equipment and generates unnecessary power consumption.

[0009] In a possible implementation, obtaining a target reference signal quality threshold and a hysteresis duration includes: obtaining a broadcast message, where the broadcast message is used to indicate the target reference signal quality threshold and the hysteresis duration.

[0010] In one possible implementation, obtaining a broadcast message indicating a target reference signal quality threshold and a hysteresis duration includes obtaining a system information broadcast SIB indicating a target reference signal quality threshold and a hysteresis duration. The SIB may be SIB1, SIB2, or the like.

[0011] In one possible implementation, the target reference signal quality threshold includes: a first threshold for the target reference signal quality and a second threshold, the first threshold being used to enable the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and shut down the main receiver, and the second threshold being used to stop the low-power wake-up receiver from monitoring the low-power wake-up signal and shut down the main receiver. The first threshold can be understood as an entry threshold, and the second threshold can be understood as an exit threshold.

[0012] In one possible embodiment, based on the comparison result of the obtained target reference signal quality and the threshold value of the target reference signal quality, a low-power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, or the low-power wake-up receiver is stopped from monitoring the low-power wake-up signal and turning on the main receiver, including: when the obtained target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, the main receiver is controlled to be in the on state for a time period that meets the hysteresis time period, and then the low-power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, or when the obtained target reference signal quality is less than or equal to the second threshold value, the low-power wake-up receiver is stopped from monitoring the low-power wake-up signal and turning on the main receiver.

[0013] In one possible embodiment, when the quality of the obtained target reference signal is greater than or equal to a first threshold value, after controlling the main receiver to be in the on state for a period of time that satisfies the hysteresis period, the low-power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and the main receiver is turned off, including: when the quality of the obtained target reference signal is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, the low-power wake-up receiver is not used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal, the main receiver is controlled to be in the on state, and the timer is started; when the timing duration of the timer reaches the hysteresis period, based on the result that the quality of the obtained target reference signal is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, the low-power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and the main receiver is turned off.

[0014] In the above possible implementation manner, if the quality of the target reference signal obtained is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, it means that the user equipment enters the coverage range of the low-power wake-up signal. In this way, the low-power wake-up receiver is not used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal, the main receiver is controlled to be in the on state, and the timer is started. When the timing duration of the timer reaches the hysteresis duration, the user equipment enters the coverage range again, and then the low-power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and the main receiver is turned off. This can avoid the user equipment being at the boundary of the coverage range of the wake-up signal and changing back and forth, resulting in frequent opening and closing of the main receiver, which in turn causes the life of the hardware device of the user equipment to be damaged and generates unnecessary power consumption.

[0015] In a possible implementation manner, the first threshold value and the second threshold value are the same or have a mapping relationship.

[0016] In one possible implementation, the target reference signal quality threshold includes a third target reference signal quality threshold, the third threshold being used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal using the low-power wake-up receiver and shut down the main receiver, or to stop monitoring the low-power wake-up signal using the low-power wake-up receiver and shut down the main receiver. The third threshold is one, i.e., the target reference signal quality threshold is one.

[0017] In one possible embodiment, based on the comparison result of the obtained target reference signal quality and the threshold value of the target reference signal quality, a low-power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, or the low-power wake-up receiver is stopped from monitoring the low-power wake-up signal and turning on the main receiver, including: when the obtained target reference signal quality is greater than a third threshold value, the main receiver is controlled to be in the on state for a time period that meets the hysteresis time period, and then the low-power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, or when the obtained target reference signal quality is less than the third threshold value, the low-power wake-up receiver is stopped from monitoring the low-power wake-up signal and turning on the main receiver.

[0018] In one possible embodiment, when the quality of the obtained target reference signal is greater than or equal to a third threshold value, after controlling the main receiver to be in the on state for a period of time that satisfies the hysteresis period, the low-power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and the main receiver is turned off, including: when the quality of the obtained target reference signal is greater than the third threshold value, the low-power wake-up receiver is not used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal, the main receiver is controlled to be in the on state, and the timer is started; when the timing duration of the timer reaches the hysteresis period, based on the result that the quality of the obtained target reference signal is greater than the third threshold value, the low-power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and the main receiver is turned off.

[0019] In one possible embodiment, it also includes: within the hysteresis period after the main receiver is turned on, based on the comparison results of the target reference signal quality obtained multiple times and the threshold value of the target reference signal quality, first instructing to use the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, then instructing to stop using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn on the main receiver, and then instructing to use the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, not using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and not turning off the main receiver, and controlling the main receiver to reset the start-up time. In this way, it means that within the hysteresis period after the user equipment enters the coverage range of the low-power wake-up signal, the user equipment first leaves the coverage range, then enters the coverage range again, and then leaves the coverage range again, the low-power wake-up receiver will not be used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and will not turn off the main receiver, and the main receiver will be controlled to reset the start-up time when the user equipment enters the coverage range for the next time.

[0020] In one possible embodiment, based on the comparison result of the obtained target reference signal quality and the threshold value of the target reference signal quality, the low-power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, or the low-power wake-up receiver is stopped from monitoring the low-power wake-up signal and turning on the main receiver, including: when the obtained target reference signal quality is less than or equal to the second threshold value, the low-power wake-up receiver is stopped from monitoring the low-power wake-up signal and turning on the main receiver, and when the duration when the main receiver is in the turned-on state is within the hysteresis duration, based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, the low-power wake-up receiver is not used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and the main receiver is not turned off, or, when the duration when the main receiver is in the turned-on state exceeds the hysteresis duration, based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, the low-power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver.

[0021] In one possible implementation, when the quality of the obtained target reference signal is less than or equal to the second threshold value, the low-power wake-up receiver is stopped from monitoring the low-power wake-up signal and turning on the main receiver. When the duration of time when the main receiver is in the turned-on state is within the hysteresis duration, based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, the low-power wake-up receiver is not used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and the main receiver is not turned off, or when the duration of time when the main receiver is in the turned-on state exceeds the hysteresis duration, based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, the low-power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, including:

[0022] When the quality of the obtained target reference signal is less than or equal to the second threshold value, stop using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal, turn on the main receiver, and start the timer; when the timing duration of the timer does not reach the hysteresis duration, based on the result that the quality of the obtained target reference signal is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, do not use the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and do not turn off the main receiver; when the timing duration of the timer reaches the hysteresis duration, based on the result that the quality of the obtained target reference signal is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, use the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver.

[0023] In the above possible implementation manner, the obtained target reference signal quality is less than or equal to the second threshold value, indicating that the user equipment has left the coverage range of the low-power wake-up signal, and stops using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal, turn on the main receiver, and start the timer. When the timing duration of the timer has not reached the hysteresis duration, the obtained target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, indicating that the user equipment has entered the coverage range again. In this way, the low-power wake-up receiver is not used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and the main receiver is not turned off. When the timing duration of the timer reaches the hysteresis duration, the low-power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver. This can avoid the user equipment being at the boundary of the wake-up signal coverage range and changing back and forth, resulting in frequent turning on and off of the main receiver, which in turn damages the life of the user equipment's hardware device and generates unnecessary power consumption.

[0024] In one possible embodiment, based on the comparison result of the obtained target reference signal quality and the threshold value of the target reference signal quality, a low-power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, or the low-power wake-up receiver is stopped from monitoring the low-power wake-up signal and turning on the main receiver, including: when the obtained target reference signal quality is less than a third threshold value, the low-power wake-up receiver is stopped from monitoring the low-power wake-up signal and turning on the main receiver, and when the duration when the main receiver is in the turned-on state is within the hysteresis duration, based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is greater than the third threshold value, the low-power wake-up receiver is not used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and the main receiver is not turned off, or, when the duration when the main receiver is in the turned-on state exceeds the hysteresis duration, based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is greater than the third threshold value, the low-power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver.

[0025] In one possible embodiment, it also includes: within the hysteresis period after the main receiver is turned on, based on the comparison results of the target reference signal quality and the threshold value of the target reference signal quality obtained multiple times, first instructing the use of the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, and then instructing to stop using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn on the main receiver, without using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and not turning off the main receiver, and controlling the reset of the turn-on time of the main receiver.

[0026] The second aspect of the present application provides a method for configuring the control parameters of a low-power wake-up signal. The method can be executed by a network device, including but not limited to a base station and a core network unit. In specific implementation, the method includes: configuring a threshold value and a hysteresis duration of the target reference signal quality, the threshold value of the target reference signal quality is used to use a low-power wake-up receiver to monitor a low-power wake-up signal and turn off a main receiver, or to stop using a low-power wake-up receiver to monitor a low-power wake-up signal and turn on the main receiver. After the main receiver is turned on, the comparison result based on the obtained target reference signal quality and the threshold value of the target reference signal quality indicates: when using a low-power wake-up receiver to monitor a low-power wake-up signal and turning off the main receiver, the low-power wake-up receiver is not used to monitor a low-power wake-up signal and the receiver is not turned off within the hysteresis duration.

[0027] It can be seen from the above content that: the network device configures the threshold value and hysteresis duration of the target reference signal quality to the user equipment. After the main receiver is turned on, the comparison result based on the obtained target reference signal quality and the threshold value of the target reference signal quality indicates that: when using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turning off the main receiver, the low-power wake-up receiver is not used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and the receiver is not turned off within the hysteresis duration. This can avoid the user equipment being at the coverage boundary of the wake-up signal and changing back and forth, resulting in frequent opening and closing of the main receiver, which in turn causes the life of the user equipment's hardware equipment to be damaged and generates unnecessary power consumption.

[0028] In a possible implementation, configuring the target reference signal quality threshold and the hysteresis duration includes sending a broadcast message, where the broadcast message is used to indicate the target reference signal quality threshold and the hysteresis duration.

[0029] In a possible implementation, sending a broadcast message indicating a target reference signal quality threshold and a hysteresis duration includes sending a system information broadcast SIB indicating a target reference signal quality threshold and a hysteresis duration.

[0030] In one possible embodiment, the threshold value of the target reference signal quality includes: a first threshold value and a second threshold value of the target reference signal quality, the first threshold value is used to use the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, and the second threshold value is used to stop using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn on the main receiver.

[0031] In a possible implementation manner, the first threshold value and the second threshold value are the same or have a mapping relationship.

[0032] In one possible embodiment, the threshold value of the target reference signal quality includes: a third threshold value of the target reference signal quality, the third threshold value is used to use the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, or stop using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn on the main receiver.

[0033] The third aspect of the present application provides a method for monitoring a low-power wake-up signal, which can be performed by a user device. In specific implementation, the method includes: obtaining a threshold value and an offset value of a target reference signal quality; based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is less than the threshold value of the target reference signal quality, stopping using a low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turning on a main receiver; when the main receiver is turned on, based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the sum of the threshold value and the offset value of the target reference signal quality, using a low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turning off the main receiver.

[0034] From the above content, it can be seen that: in the process of using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal, the target reference signal quality obtained is less than the threshold value of the target reference signal quality, indicating that the user equipment has left the coverage range of the low-power wake-up signal. In this way, the low-power wake-up receiver is stopped from monitoring the low-power wake-up signal and turning on the main receiver until the obtained target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the sum of the threshold value and the offset value of the target reference signal quality. Then, the low-power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver. It can be determined that the target reference signal quality obtained by the user equipment is only greater than or equal to the threshold value of the target reference signal quality, but not greater than or equal to the sum of the threshold value and the offset value of the target reference signal quality. The main receiver is not turned off, and the low-power wake-up receiver is not used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal. This can avoid the user equipment being at the coverage boundary of the wake-up signal and changing back and forth, resulting in frequent turning on and off of the main receiver, thereby shortening the life of the hardware device of the user equipment and generating unnecessary power consumption.

[0035] In a possible implementation, obtaining the target reference signal quality threshold and offset value includes: obtaining a broadcast message, where the broadcast message is used to indicate the target reference signal quality threshold and offset value.

[0036] In a possible implementation, obtaining a broadcast message used to indicate a target reference signal quality threshold and an offset value includes: obtaining a system information broadcast SIB used to indicate a target reference signal quality threshold and an offset value.

[0037] In one possible embodiment, the threshold value of the target reference signal quality includes: a first threshold value and a second threshold value of the target reference signal quality; wherein, based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is less than the threshold value of the target reference signal quality, stopping using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turning on the main receiver includes: based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is less than the second threshold value, stopping using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turning on the main receiver; when the main receiver is turned on, based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the sum of the threshold value and the offset value of the target reference signal quality, using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turning off the main receiver includes: when the main receiver is turned on, based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the sum of the first threshold value and the offset value, using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turning off the main receiver.

[0038] In one possible implementation, obtaining the threshold value and offset value of the target reference signal quality includes: obtaining a first threshold value, a second threshold value, and an offset value; or obtaining the first threshold value and the offset value, and obtaining a second threshold value corresponding to the first threshold value based on the first threshold value.

[0039] The fourth aspect of the present application provides a method for configuring the control parameters of a low-power wake-up signal. The method can be executed by a network device, including but not limited to a base station and a core network unit. In specific implementation, the method includes: configuring a threshold value and an offset value of the target reference signal quality; the sum of the threshold value and the offset value of the target reference signal quality is used to use a low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, and the threshold value of the target reference signal quality is used to stop using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn on the main receiver.

[0040] From the above content, it can be seen that: the network device configures the threshold value and offset value of the target reference signal quality to the user equipment. After the main receiver is turned on, the sum of the threshold value and offset value of the target reference signal quality is used to use the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver. This can avoid the user equipment being at the coverage boundary of the wake-up signal and changing back and forth, resulting in frequent turning on and off of the main receiver, which in turn causes the life of the user equipment's hardware equipment to be damaged and generates unnecessary power consumption.

[0041] In a possible implementation manner, configuring the target reference signal quality threshold and offset value includes: sending a broadcast message, where the broadcast message is used to indicate the target reference signal quality threshold and offset value.

[0042] In a possible implementation, sending a broadcast message for indicating a target reference signal quality threshold and an offset value includes sending a system information broadcast SIB for indicating a target reference signal quality threshold and an offset value.

[0043] In one possible embodiment, the threshold value of the target reference signal quality includes: a first threshold value and a second threshold value of the target reference signal quality; the sum of the first threshold value and the offset value is used to use the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, and the second threshold value is used to stop using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn on the main receiver.

[0044] In one possible implementation, the target reference signal quality threshold includes: a first target reference signal quality threshold, and the sum of the first threshold and the offset value is used to use the low power wake-up receiver to monitor the low power wake-up signal and shut down the main receiver.

[0045] A fifth aspect of the present application provides an electronic device comprising: a memory and at least one processor. The memory is configured to store a program, and the at least one processor is configured to execute the program, so that the electronic device implements the method provided in the first, second, third, or fourth aspects, or any of their embodiments.

[0046] The sixth aspect of the present application provides a computer storage medium for storing a computer program. When the computer program is executed, it is used to implement the method provided by the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect or the fourth aspect and any one of its embodiments.

[0047] The seventh aspect of the present application provides a computer program product, which, when running on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method provided by the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect or the fourth aspect and any one of its embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0048] FIG1 is an example diagram of a scenario of communication between a base station and a terminal disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;

[0049] FIG2 is a diagram showing the coverage of the terminal entering and exiting the wake-up signal disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;

[0050] FIG3 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between the coverage range of the wake-up signal and the entry and exit threshold values ​​disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;

[0051] FIG4 is a diagram showing the power consumption of a terminal disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;

[0052] FIG5 is a flow chart of a method for monitoring a low-power wake-up signal according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0053] FIG6 is another diagram showing the coverage of the wake-up signal entering and leaving the terminal disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;

[0054] FIG7 is a flow chart of a method for monitoring a low-power wake-up signal according to another embodiment of the present application;

[0055] FIG8 is another diagram showing the coverage of the wake-up signal entering and leaving the terminal disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;

[0056] FIG9 is another diagram showing the power consumption of the terminal disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;

[0057] FIG10 is a flow chart of a method for monitoring a low-power wake-up signal according to another embodiment of the present application;

[0058] FIG11 is another diagram showing the coverage of the terminal entering and exiting the wake-up signal disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;

[0059] FIG12 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0060] FIG13 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of a user device disclosed in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0061] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. The terms used in the following embodiments are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to be limiting of the present application. As used in the specification and appended claims of the present application, the singular expressions "one", "a kind of", "said", "above", "the" and "this" are intended to also include expressions such as "one or more", unless there is a clear contrary indication in the context. It should also be understood that in the embodiments of the present application, "one or more" refers to one, two or more; "and / or" describes the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that three relationships may exist; for example, A and / or B can represent: the existence of A alone, the existence of A and B at the same time, and the existence of B alone, where A and B can be singular or plural. The character " / " generally indicates that the related objects before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0062] References to "one embodiment" or "some embodiments" in this specification mean that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in conjunction with that embodiment is included in one or more embodiments of the present application. Thus, phrases such as "in some embodiments," "in other embodiments," and "in yet other embodiments" appearing in various places in this specification do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, but rather mean "one or more, but not all, embodiments," unless otherwise specifically emphasized. The terms "including," "comprising," "having," and variations thereof mean "including but not limited to," unless otherwise specifically emphasized.

[0063] The "multiple" involved in the embodiments of the present application means greater than or equal to two. It should be noted that in the description of the embodiments of the present application, the words "first" and "second" are only used for the purpose of distinguishing the description and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or order.

[0064] The technical solution provided in the embodiments of the present application can be applied to a communication system, which may be a second-generation (2G) communication system, a third-generation (3G) communication system, an LTE system, a fifth-generation (5G) communication system, an LTE and 5G hybrid architecture, a 5G New Radio (5G NR) system, and new communication systems that will emerge in future communication developments.

[0065] The communication system includes a first device and a second device. The first device can be a device on the network side for providing network communication functions, which is sometimes also called a network device or a network element. The network device can generally be a base station (including a functional unit of a base station, or a combination of functional units of a base station) or a core network unit, wherein the core network unit can be a functional unit in the core network, including but not limited to an access and mobility management function (AMF) unit or a session management function (SMF) unit. The second device can be a device for accessing the network, which can generally be a terminal. An example of a communication system is shown in Figure 1, which includes a base station 100 and a terminal 200.

[0066] In the embodiment of the present application, the base station 100 can be any device with wireless transceiver functions, including but not limited to: an evolved base station (NodeB or eNB or e-NodeB, evolutionary Node B) in long term evolution (LTE), a base station (gNodeB or gNB) or a transmission receiving point (TRP) in new radio (NR), a base station of subsequent evolution of 3GPP, an access node in a Wi-Fi system, a wireless relay node, a wireless backhaul node, etc. The base station can be: a macro base station, a micro base station, a pico base station, a small station, a relay station, or a balloon station, etc. The base station can include one or more co-sited or non-co-sited transmission points (Transmission Reception Point, TRP). The base station can also be a wireless controller, a centralized unit (CU), and / or a distributed unit (DU) in a cloud radio access network (CRAN) scenario. The base station can communicate with the terminal 200, or communicate with the terminal 200 through a relay station. The terminal 200 can communicate with multiple base stations of different technologies. For example, the terminal can communicate with a base station supporting an LTE network, or with a base station supporting a 5G network, or can establish dual connections with a base station supporting an LTE network and a base station supporting a 5G network.

[0067] In the embodiment of the present application, the terminal 200 can be in various forms, for example, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal in industrial control, a vehicle-mounted terminal device, a wireless terminal in self-driving, a wireless terminal in remote medical, a wireless terminal in smart grid, a wireless terminal in transportation safety, a wireless terminal in smart city, a wireless terminal in smart home, a wearable terminal device, etc. The terminal may also be sometimes referred to as a terminal device, user equipment (UE), access terminal device, vehicle-mounted terminal, industrial control terminal, UE unit, UE station, mobile station, mobile station, remote station, remote terminal device, mobile device, UE terminal device, wireless communication device, UE agent or UE device, etc. The terminal may also be a fixed terminal or a mobile terminal.

[0068] In some communication systems, a base station may page a UE via a downlink channel (e.g., a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or a narrowband PDCCH (NPDCCH)) to indicate that data and / or control information is available for the UE. In order to detect potential paging messages, the UE may continuously monitor the downlink channel. However, in order to reduce power consumption at the UE, it may be desirable to monitor for paging messages only during certain time-frequency resources of the downlink channel. Accordingly, the base station may send a low power-wake up signal (LP-WUS), or wake up signal (WUS) for short, to the UE in order to wake the UE from a sleep state and instruct the UE to monitor the downlink channel for paging messages during the corresponding paging occasion. If the UE does not receive the WUS, there may be no paging message for the UE in the downlink channel, and the UE may remain in a sleep state (e.g., until the base station retransmits the WUS).

[0069] In addition, the UE is equipped with a main radio (MR) to receive paging messages or other broadcast messages sent by the base station, and a low power receiver (LR), also known as a low power wake-up receiver (LP-WUR) or auxiliary receiver. The power consumption of LP is much less than that of MR. When the base station sends a wake-up signal to the UE to wake up the terminal in which the MR is asleep, the UE uses LP to receive the wake-up signal because the MR is asleep. After receiving the wake-up signal, the UE can wake up the MR to perform data transmission and reception operations. In addition, the UE also introduces low power synchronization signals (LP-SS, synchronization signals) for synchronization.

[0070] For example, as shown in (a) of Figure 2 , when UE 200 moves in a direction close to the base station 100 and begins to enter the coverage range of the wake-up signal sent by the base station 100, the UE turns off the MR and turns on the LR, and the wake-up signal sent by the base station 100 is received by the LR. As shown in (b) of Figure 2 , when UE 200 moves in a direction away from the base station 100 and begins to leave the coverage range of the wake-up signal sent by the base station 100, the UE may turn on the MR, and the MR may receive the paging message. The UE may maintain the LR on state or turn off the LR. The protocol stipulates that the entry threshold value for UE 200 to enter the coverage range of the wake-up signal can be determined by the UE 200, and the exit threshold value for UE to leave the coverage range of the wake-up signal can be determined by the UE's exit threshold value. It is now necessary to discuss the relationship between the entry threshold value and the exit threshold value.

[0071] In some embodiments, the entry threshold and the exit threshold may be referred to as target reference signal quality thresholds, and the entry threshold and the exit threshold may be the same value or different values. The entry threshold and the exit threshold may be thresholds of parameters such as reference signal received power (RSRP) and reference signal received quality (RSRQ).

[0072] The entry threshold value and the exit threshold value are different values, which can be called the equivalence of the entry threshold value and the exit threshold value. It can be understood that: the entry threshold value and the exit threshold value can also be the threshold values of target reference signal quality such as RSRP or RSRQ, but limited by the coverage range of the UE entering and leaving the wake-up signal, different hardware monitors the target reference signal quality such as RSRP or RSRQ, and there will be differences between the entry threshold value and the exit threshold value, but there is a mapping relationship between the two, and this mapping relationship can indicate that the entry threshold value and the exit threshold value are the same value. Exemplarily, the entry threshold value shown in (a) in Figure 2 is RSRP_entry, which can be understood as the threshold value of RSRP monitored by MR, and the exit threshold value is LR-RSRP_exit, which can be understood as the threshold value of RSRP monitored by LR.

[0073] The following takes the entry threshold value as RSRP_entry and the exit threshold value as LR-RSRP_exit as an example for introduction, but this does not constitute a limitation on the threshold value of the target reference signal quality.

[0074] In one case, assuming RSRP_entry < LR-RSRP_exit, as shown in (a) in Figure 3, UE200 is within the coverage range of the wake-up signal and MR is turned off; the UE moves away from the base station 100 and leaves the coverage range of the wake-up signal, and the monitored RSRP value is less than LR-RSRP_exit and greater than RSRP_entry, but MR is still turned off, which will cause the wake-up signal to be received outside the coverage range of the wake-up signal, and then cause the problem of missing paging messages.

[0075] In another case, assuming RSRP_entry = LP-RSRP_exit, the UE is at the boundary of the coverage range of the wake-up signal and changes back and forth. The UE will inevitably and frequently switch between 1. turning on MR and turning off LR, and 2. turning off MR and turning on LR. There are the following problems with frequently turning on and off MR:

[0076] 1. When the UE turns on MR, it will involve other hardware of the UE, and these hardware all have read-write lifetimes. Frequently turning on and off MR will cause the lifetimes of these hardware to be reduced.

[0077] 2. Frequently turning on and off MR will generate unnecessary power consumption.

[0078] As shown in Figure 4 (a), the UE is outside the coverage of the wake-up signal, and the MR is turned on, intermittently monitoring paging messages and broadcast messages sent by the base station. The measured power consumption of the MR monitoring and serving cell is 300. As shown in Figure 4 (b), the UE enters and exits the edge of the wake-up signal coverage. When the UE meets the conditions for entering the wake-up signal coverage, the MR is turned off and the LR is turned on. The power consumption is measured to be 5. The UE leaves the wake-up signal coverage again, and the MR is turned on. The power consumption of the MR is turned on, and the power consumption is 15,000 to 40,000. Furthermore, the MR needs to be synchronized once when it is turned on, and the power consumption of this synchronization is 1,000 to 3,000. This finding shows that the energy consumption of MR activation and synchronization is 5 to 8 times that of MR monitoring.

[0079] To avoid the above two problems, the embodiment of the present application provides a low-power wake-up signal monitoring method. In order to make the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application clearer and easier to understand, the low-power wake-up signal monitoring method provided by the embodiment of the present application is introduced below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0080] Referring to the flowchart of a low-power wake-up signal monitoring method shown in FIG5 , in this method, the base station 100 configures the target reference signal quality threshold and hysteresis duration for the UE 200. The target reference signal quality threshold and hysteresis duration are control parameters of the wake-up signal, which are used to monitor the wake-up signal using the LR and disable the MR after the UE 200 determines that it has entered the coverage range of the wake-up signal through the target reference signal threshold. As shown in FIG5 , the method includes:

[0081] S501: The base station 100 configures a target reference signal quality threshold and a hysteresis time for the UE 200.

[0082] When a UE resides in a serving cell, the base station corresponding to the serving cell configures the target reference signal quality threshold and delay duration for the UE. A serving cell is the cell that provides services to the UE. A UE may connect to one or more cells, but only one is designated as the serving cell, the cell that primarily provides communication services.

[0083] The threshold value of the target reference signal quality belongs to the threshold value for using LR to monitor the wake-up signal and control the UE to turn on, or stop using LR to monitor the wake-up signal and turn off MR. If the target reference signal quality monitored by the UE is greater than the threshold value of the target reference signal quality, it means that the UE enters the coverage range of the wake-up signal, and the UE turns off MR. It can also control LR to monitor the wake-up signal; if the target reference signal quality monitored by the UE is less than the threshold value of the target reference signal quality, it means that the UE leaves the coverage range of the wake-up signal, and the UE turns on MR and stops using LR to monitor the wake-up signal.

[0084] In some embodiments, when the UE stops using the LR to monitor the wake-up signal, the UE may disable the LR or keep the LR enabled, as the LR operation consumes less power. Therefore, the target reference signal quality threshold can also be understood as indicating whether the UE enters or leaves the coverage of the wake-up signal, or as controlling whether the wake-up signal is received or not.

[0085] In some embodiments, the threshold value of the target reference signal quality is one, and the UE uses the threshold value to detect whether it enters the coverage range of the wake-up signal and detects whether it leaves the coverage range of the wake-up signal.

[0086] In other embodiments, the threshold value of the target parameter signal quality includes an entry threshold value and an exit threshold value. For example, when the threshold value of the target parameter signal quality is the threshold value of RSRP, the entry threshold value is called RSRP_entry, and the exit threshold value is LR-RSRP_exit. The entry threshold value and the exit threshold value are the same or equivalent (can be understood as having a mapping relationship), and reference can be made to the foregoing content.

[0087] The hysteresis duration can be a positive integer in seconds or milliseconds, exemplarily a value between 0 and 30 seconds. The hysteresis duration controls the delay in shutting down the MR when the target reference signal quality monitored by the UE is less than the target reference signal quality threshold.

[0088] In some embodiments, base station 100 sends a broadcast message to UE 200, where the broadcast message indicates a target reference signal quality threshold and a hysteresis duration. One implementation of the broadcast message indicating the target reference signal quality threshold and the hysteresis duration may be that the message carries the target reference signal quality threshold and the hysteresis duration. In some embodiments, the broadcast message sent by base station 100 to UE 200 may refer to a system information broadcast (SIB), where the target reference signal quality threshold and the hysteresis duration are indicated by the SIB. The SIB may be SIB1, SIB2, etc., without specific limitation.

[0089] In some embodiments, the base station 100 may send different broadcast messages through the UE 200 to indicate the target reference signal quality threshold and the hysteresis duration respectively, or may send one broadcast message to indicate the target reference signal quality threshold and the hysteresis duration.

[0090] After base station 100 configures the target parameter signal quality threshold and hysteresis duration for UE 200, UE 100 can use LR to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off MR, or stop using LR to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn on MR based on the target parameter signal quality threshold and hysteresis duration. The following steps S502 to S508 provide one implementation method.

[0091] S502: UE200 obtains a target reference signal quality threshold and a hysteresis duration.

[0092] S503 : UE 200 determines whether the target reference signal quality is not less than a target reference signal quality threshold.

[0093] UE200 can intermittently monitor the target reference signal quality of base station 100 and obtain the threshold value and delay duration of the target reference signal quality. UE200 compares the monitored target reference signal quality with the threshold value of the target reference signal quality to determine whether the target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the threshold value of the target reference signal quality.

[0094] If the UE 200 determines that the target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the target reference signal quality threshold, step S505 is executed; otherwise, step S504 is executed.

[0095] In some embodiments, the target reference signal quality threshold includes an entry threshold and an exit threshold, and whether the UE 200 determines that the target reference signal quality is not less than the target reference signal quality threshold may refer to whether it is not less than the entry threshold.

[0096] S504: UE 200 maintains the MR on state.

[0097] UE200 determines that the target reference signal quality is less than the target reference signal quality threshold, indicating that UE200 is still outside the coverage of the wake-up signal. UE200 can keep MR in the on state and monitor the paging message or broadcast message of UE100 through MR.

[0098] S505 : UE 200 does not use LR to monitor the wake-up signal, maintains MR on, and starts a timer.

[0099] As shown in Figure 6, UE200 is outside the coverage of the wake-up signal, and enters the coverage at t0, and the target reference signal quality monitored by UE is equal to or greater than the threshold value of the target reference signal quality. Under normal circumstances, when UE200 enters the coverage of the wake-up signal, UE200 should turn off MR and let LR monitor the wake-up signal. However, as mentioned above, if UE200 enters the coverage of the wake-up signal and then repeatedly enters and exits the coverage of the wake-up signal, the above two problems will exist. Based on this, after UE200 monitors that the target reference signal quality is less than the threshold value of the target reference signal quality, it monitors for the first time that the target reference signal quality is not less than the threshold value of the target reference signal quality. MR is not turned off first, and LR is not used to monitor the wake-up signal. MR is maintained in the on state, and a timer is started. The timing duration of the timer is the hysteresis duration.

[0100] It should be noted that the UE 200 starting the timer can be understood as timing the duration of entering the coverage area of ​​the wake-up signal and determining whether the hysteresis duration is reached.

[0101] S506 : UE 200 determines whether the timing duration of the timer reaches the hysteresis duration.

[0102] After the timer is started, UE200 may determine whether the timer duration reaches the hysteresis duration. If UE200 determines that the timer duration reaches the hysteresis duration, step S508 is executed; otherwise, step S507 is executed.

[0103] S507 : UE 200 determines whether the target reference signal quality is greater than a target reference signal quality threshold.

[0104] If UE 200 determines that the timer duration has not reached the hysteresis duration, it determines in step S507 whether the target reference signal quality is greater than the target reference signal quality threshold. If it is determined that the target reference signal quality is not greater than the target reference signal quality threshold, it indicates that UE 200 has left the coverage of the wake-up signal, and step S508 may be executed. If it is determined that the target reference signal quality is greater than the target reference signal quality threshold, it indicates that UE 200 is still within the coverage of the wake-up signal, and the process returns to step S506.

[0105] In some embodiments, step S506 and step S507 may be executed in parallel, without being limited to the order shown in FIG. 5 .

[0106] In some embodiments, the target reference signal quality threshold includes an entry threshold and an exit threshold. Step S507 can be understood as UE 200 determining whether the target reference signal quality is less than the exit threshold. If so, step S508 is executed; otherwise, step S506 is executed.

[0107] S508 : UE 200 does not use LR to monitor the wake-up signal, maintains MR on, and turns off the timer.

[0108] As shown in Figure 6, after UE200 enters the coverage range of the wake-up signal at t0, it leaves the coverage range at t1. UE200 will monitor that the target reference signal quality is not greater than the threshold value of the target reference signal quality, and UE200 will stop the timer. Stopping the timer also requires clearing the timer.

[0109] After step S508, UE200 returns to step S503 to re-monitor the target reference signal quality to determine whether UE200 enters the coverage of the wake-up signal by judging whether the target reference signal quality is not less than the target reference signal quality threshold.

[0110] 6 , UE200 enters the coverage of the wake-up signal at time t2, and UE200 detects that the target reference signal quality is greater than the target reference signal quality threshold. UE200 does not use LR to receive the wake-up signal, maintains MR on, and restarts the timer.

[0111] After UE200 enters the coverage range of the wake-up signal at time t2, it maintains in the coverage range for T time, that is, the hysteresis time. UE200 then turns off MR at time t3 when the timer reaches the hysteresis time through the following step S509, and controls LR to receive the wake-up signal.

[0112] S509 : UE200 turns off MR and controls LR to monitor the wake-up signal.

[0113] UE200 determines that the timing duration of the timer reaches the hysteresis duration, which indicates that the duration of UE200 entering the coverage range of the wake-up signal is sufficient, and the MR can be turned off, and the LR can be controlled to receive the wake-up signal.

[0114] In some embodiments, the LR is not limited by the UE 200 entering or exiting the wake-up signal coverage area and remains in the on state. As the UE 200 enters the wake-up signal coverage area, the LR automatically monitors the wake-up signal. Based on this, the UE 200 controlling the LR to receive the wake-up signal can be understood as the LR automatically starting to receive the wake-up signal without the UE 200 issuing a control command.

[0115] In other embodiments, when the UE leaves the coverage of the wake-up signal, the UE 200 turns on the MR and turns off the LR. In this scenario, when the UE 200 enters the coverage of the wake-up signal, it is necessary to control the LR to turn on to monitor the wake-up signal.

[0116] It should be noted that, in the above content, t0, t1, t2 and t3 are several time points on the time axis, which does not limit the time points between them to be close to each other and does not include time intervals.

[0117] In an embodiment of the present application, when the UE enters the coverage range of the wake-up signal, the UE will not turn off the MR immediately, but will delay for a delay time before turning off the MR, and will not use the LR to monitor the wake-up signal. Moreover, within the delay time, if the UE repeatedly enters and exits the coverage range of the wake-up signal, the MR will maintain the MR in the turned-on state, and the MR will receive paging messages or broadcast messages, etc., which can avoid the problem of shortening the life of other hardware of the UE due to frequent opening and closing of the MR, and can also avoid unnecessary power consumption caused by frequent opening and closing of the MR.

[0118] Referring to the flowchart of another low-power wake-up signal monitoring method shown in FIG7 , in this method, the base station 100 configures the target reference signal quality threshold and hysteresis duration to the UE 200. The target reference signal quality threshold and hysteresis duration are control parameters of the wake-up signal, which are used to turn on the MR after the UE 200 determines that it has left the coverage range of the wake-up signal through the target reference signal threshold value, and within the hysteresis duration, the UE determines that it has entered the coverage range of the wake-up signal again through the target reference signal threshold value, without using the LR to monitor the wake-up signal, and without turning off the MR until the duration of turning on the MR reaches the hysteresis duration. As shown in FIG7 , the method includes:

[0119] S701: The base station 100 configures a target reference signal quality threshold and a hysteresis duration for the UE 200.

[0120] The implementation of step S701 can refer to step S501 and will not be repeated here.

[0121] After base station 100 configures the target parameter signal quality threshold and hysteresis duration for UE 200, UE 100 can use the LR to monitor the wake-up signal and control the MR to turn off, or stop using the LR to monitor the wake-up signal and turn on the MR based on the target parameter signal quality threshold and hysteresis duration. The following steps S702 to S713 provide one implementation method.

[0122] S702: UE200 obtains a target reference signal quality threshold and a hysteresis duration.

[0123] S703 : UE 200 determines whether the target reference signal quality is not greater than a target reference signal quality threshold.

[0124] UE200 can intermittently monitor the target reference signal quality of base station 100 and obtain the threshold value and delay duration of the target reference signal quality. UE200 compares the monitored target reference signal quality with the threshold value of the target reference signal quality to determine whether the target reference signal quality is not greater than the threshold value of the target reference signal quality.

[0125] If the UE 200 determines that the target reference signal quality is less than or equal to the target reference signal quality threshold, it indicates that the UE 200 has left the coverage of the wake-up signal, and then step S705 is executed; otherwise, step S704 is executed.

[0126] In some embodiments, the target reference signal quality threshold includes an entry threshold and an exit threshold, and whether the target reference signal quality is greater than the target reference signal quality threshold by the UE 200 may refer to whether the target reference signal quality is less than the exit threshold.

[0127] S704: UE200 maintains the MR closed state, and the LR monitors the wake-up signal.

[0128] If the target reference signal quality monitored by UE200 is not less than the target reference signal quality threshold, it means that UE200 is continuously within the coverage of the wake-up signal. The MR is kept closed and the LR monitors the wake-up signal.

[0129] S705 : UE 200 turns on MR and starts a timer.

[0130] If the target reference signal quality monitored by UE200 is less than or equal to the target reference signal quality threshold for the first time, it means that UE200 has left the coverage of the wake-up signal, and then the MR is turned on to receive paging messages or broadcast messages, etc., and the timer is started. The UE also stops using the LR to monitor the wake-up signal.

[0131] S706 : UE 200 determines whether the timing duration of the timer reaches the hysteresis duration.

[0132] After starting the timer, UE200 determines whether the timer duration reaches the hysteresis duration. If it is determined that the timer duration has reached the hysteresis duration, step S707 is executed. If it is determined that the timer duration has not reached the hysteresis duration, step S709 is executed.

[0133] S707 : UE 200 determines whether the target reference signal quality is not less than a target reference signal quality threshold.

[0134] Among them, UE200 leaves the coverage range of the wake-up signal and meets the delay time. UE200 judges through step S707 that the target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the threshold value of the target reference signal quality to determine that UE200 enters the coverage range of the wake-up signal, then executes step S708. Otherwise, it means that UE200 has been out of the coverage range, and MR is maintained in the on state.

[0135] In some embodiments, the target reference signal quality threshold includes an entry threshold and an exit threshold. Step S707 can be understood as UE 200 determining whether the target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the entry threshold. If so, step S708 is executed; otherwise, MR is kept on.

[0136] S708 : UE 200 turns off MR and controls LR to monitor the wake-up signal.

[0137] As shown in Figure 8, UE 200 is within the coverage of the wake-up signal and leaves the coverage at time t0. If the target reference signal quality monitored by the UE is less than the target reference signal quality threshold, the UE stops using the LR to monitor the wake-up signal, turns on the MR, and starts a timer with the hysteresis duration. After that, UE 200 remains outside the coverage of the wake-up signal and waits for the hysteresis duration T to expire, that is, at time t6, UE 200 enters the coverage of the wake-up signal, then turns off the MR and controls the LR to monitor the wake-up signal.

[0138] The fact that the timer is not running as shown in FIG8 can be understood as meaning that UE 200 has been outside the coverage of the wake-up signal and has not entered or exited the coverage area, causing UE 200 to start the timer. In this case, UE 200 first determines that the target reference signal quality is greater than the target reference signal quality threshold to determine that UE 200 has entered the coverage area of ​​the wake-up signal. UE 200 then disables the MR and controls the LR to monitor for the wake-up signal. Controlling the LR to monitor for the wake-up signal can be explained in the same manner as in the embodiment corresponding to FIG5 and will not be further described here.

[0139] S709 : UE 200 determines whether the target reference signal quality is not less than a target reference signal quality threshold.

[0140] After UE200 leaves the coverage of the wake-up signal and starts the MR and the timer, it is determined in step S706 that it is within the hysteresis period, and further in step S709 it is detected whether UE200 enters the coverage of the wake-up signal again.

[0141] Among them, if UE200 determines that the target reference signal quality is not less than the threshold value of the target reference signal quality, step S710 is executed. Of course, if the UE determines that the target reference signal is less than the threshold value of the target reference signal quality, it means that UE200 is continuously outside the coverage range of the wake-up signal, then MR is continuously kept turned on and LR is kept stopped from monitoring the wake-up signal.

[0142] In some embodiments, the target reference signal quality threshold includes an entry threshold and an exit threshold. Step S709 can be understood as UE 200 determining whether the target reference signal quality is not less than the entry threshold. If the target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the entry threshold, step S710 is executed. Otherwise, the MR is kept on and the LR is stopped from monitoring the wake-up signal.

[0143] S710 : UE200 determines whether the timing duration of the timer reaches the hysteresis duration.

[0144] UE200 combines steps S706 and S709 to determine whether UE200 has entered the coverage of the wake-up signal within the delay time after starting the timer. Then, step S710 is used to determine whether the delay time has been reached. If the delay time has been reached, step S711 is executed.

[0145] S711 : UE200 turns off MR and controls LR to monitor a wake-up signal.

[0146] As shown in Figure 8, UE200 is within the coverage of the wake-up signal and leaves the coverage at time t0. If the target reference signal quality monitored by the UE is less than the threshold value of the target reference signal quality, the MR is turned on, the LR is stopped from monitoring the wake-up signal, and a timer is started. The timing duration of the timer is the hysteresis duration. During the hysteresis duration, UE200 enters the coverage at time t1, and UE200 does not turn off the MR and does not use the LR to monitor the wake-up signal. After that, UE200 remains within the coverage of the wake-up signal and waits for the hysteresis duration T to time out. At time t2, the LR is controlled to monitor the wake-up signal and the MR is turned off.

[0147] S712 : UE 200 determines whether the target reference signal quality is not greater than a target reference signal quality threshold.

[0148] If the UE 200 determines that the target reference signal quality is less than or equal to the target reference signal quality threshold, step S713 is executed.

[0149] In some embodiments, the target reference signal quality threshold includes an entry threshold and an exit threshold, and step S712 can be understood as UE 200 determining whether the target reference signal quality is less than the exit threshold. If so, step S713 is executed.

[0150] S713: UE200 restarts the timer.

[0151] As shown in Figure 8, UE200 is within the coverage range of the wake-up signal and leaves the coverage range at time t3. If the target reference signal quality monitored by the UE is less than the threshold value of the target reference signal quality, the MR is turned on, the LR is stopped from monitoring the wake-up signal, and the timer is started. The timing duration of the timer is the hysteresis duration. Within the hysteresis duration, UE200 enters the coverage range at time t4, and UE200 does not turn off the MR and does not monitor the wake-up signal using the LR. Afterwards, within the hysteresis duration T, at time t5, UE200 leaves the coverage range of the wake-up signal again, that is, it is determined that the monitored target reference signal quality is less than or equal to the threshold value of the target reference signal quality, and the timer is restarted.

[0152] After step S5713, UE200 returns to step S706.

[0153] In the above description, t0, t1, t2, and t6 are several time points on the time axis, and there is no restriction that they must be closely spaced and cannot contain time intervals. Similarly, t3, t4, and t5 are several time points on the time axis, and there is no restriction that they must be closely spaced and cannot contain time intervals.

[0154] In an embodiment of the present application, after the UE leaves the coverage of the wake-up signal, the MR is started, the use of the LR to monitor the wake-up signal is stopped, and a timer is also started. After the timing duration of the timer exceeds the hysteresis duration, the UE enters the coverage of the wake-up signal again, and the UE turns off the MR and uses the LR to monitor the wake-up signal. During the hysteresis duration, when the UE enters the coverage of the wake-up signal, the UE will not immediately turn off the MR, nor use the LR to monitor the wake-up signal. Instead, it will wait until the timing duration of the timer exceeds the hysteresis duration before turning off the MR and using the LR to monitor the wake-up signal. In this way, during the hysteresis duration, when the UE enters and exits the coverage of the wake-up signal, the MR is in the on state to receive paging messages or broadcast messages, which can avoid the problem of shortening the life of other hardware of the UE due to the frequent opening and closing of the MR, and can also avoid unnecessary power consumption caused by the frequent opening and closing of the MR.

[0155] FIG9 shows a schematic diagram comparing the power consumption of a UE when the hysteresis duration is not configured and when the hysteresis duration is configured.

[0156] Assume that within 30 seconds, the UE enters and exits the coverage of the wake-up signal three times, that is, the UE enters and exits the coverage of the wake-up signal once every 10 seconds.

[0157] As shown in Figure 9 (a), the power consumption of MR monitoring and measuring the serving cell is 300, the power consumption of LR receiving the wake-up signal once is 5, and the power consumption of MR being turned on when UE enters and exits the edge of the coverage area of ​​the wake-up signal once is 15000~40000. In addition, when MR is turned on, it needs to be synchronized once, and the power consumption of this synchronization is 1000~3000.

[0158] As shown in Figure 9(b), after the MR enters and exits the coverage of the wake-up signal once, the MR remains in the on state for the hysteresis period. After 30 seconds, the UE's power consumption is only 16% of that shown in Figure 9(a).

[0159] The specific calculation is as follows:

[0160] (30 / 0.6)*300=15000(15000 / 30000) / 3=16%

[0161] The above two embodiments provide two solutions for controlling the monitoring wake-up signal based on the threshold value and hysteresis duration of the target reference signal quality, which can avoid the problem of shortening the life of other hardware of the UE due to the frequent opening and closing of the MR, and can also avoid unnecessary power consumption caused by the frequent opening and closing of the MR.

[0162] The embodiment of the present application also provides another technical solution to avoid the above two problems. In this technical solution, the base station 100 configures the threshold value and offset value (offset) of the target reference signal quality to the UE 200. In some embodiments, the threshold value of the target reference signal quality configured by the base station 100 includes: an entry threshold value and an exit threshold value, the entry threshold value and the exit threshold value are equivalent, and the offset value is the offset value of the entry threshold value of the target reference signal quality. It can be understood that: the target reference signal quality monitored by the UE 200 is greater than or equal to the sum of the entry threshold value and the offset value, and the UE can turn off the MR and use the LR to monitor the wake-up signal. In other embodiments, the threshold value of the target reference signal quality configured by the base station 100 includes an entry threshold value, and the UE 200 can obtain its equivalent exit threshold value based on the threshold value. Similarly, the offset value is the offset value of the entry threshold value of the target reference signal quality. Among them, the explanation of the equivalence of the entry threshold value and the exit threshold value can be found in the above content.

[0163] Referring to the flowchart of another low-power wake-up signal monitoring method shown in FIG10 , the method includes:

[0164] S1001. The base station 100 configures a target reference signal quality threshold and an offset value for the UE 200.

[0165] The implementation method of the base station 100 configuring data to the UE 200 proposed in step S1001 can be referred to step S501 and will not be repeated here. In addition, the threshold value and offset value of the target reference signal quality can be referred to the explanation of the above content and will not be repeated here.

[0166] After base station 100 configures the threshold value and offset value of the target parameter signal quality for UE 200, UE 100 can use the LR to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the MR, or stop using the LR to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn on the MR based on the threshold value and offset value of the target parameter signal quality. The following steps S1002 to S1006 provide one implementation method.

[0167] S1002. UE200 obtains a threshold value and an offset value of a target reference signal quality.

[0168] S1003 : During the process of receiving the wake-up signal in the LR, the UE 200 determines whether the target reference signal quality is less than a target reference signal quality threshold.

[0169] UE 200's LR monitoring of the wake-up signal can be understood as UE 200 being within the coverage of the wake-up signal. UE 200 compares the monitored target reference signal quality with the target reference signal quality threshold to determine whether UE 200 has left the coverage of the wake-up signal. The target reference signal quality threshold compared with the target reference signal quality monitored by UE 200 can be understood as the exit threshold.

[0170] When UE200 determines that the target reference signal quality is less than the target reference signal quality threshold, UE200 executes step S1004; otherwise, UE200 maintains the MR in the off state and monitors the wake-up signal by the LR. In addition, step S1003 is executed intermittently.

[0171] S1004 : UE 200 turns on MR and stops using LR to monitor the wake-up signal.

[0172] If UE 200 determines that the target reference signal quality is less than the target reference signal quality threshold, it indicates that UE 200 has left the coverage of the wake-up signal. UE 200 then turns on the MR, which then receives paging messages or broadcast messages. Of course, the LR can be turned off by the UE or maintained on. Since the UE is not within the coverage of the wake-up signal, even if the LR is turned on, it cannot detect the wake-up signal and will not interfere with the operation of the MR.

[0173] As shown in Figure 11, when a UE is within the coverage of a wake-up signal, it compares the monitored target reference signal quality with an exit threshold, which is exemplarily shown in Figure 11 as LP-RSRP_exit. If the UE determines that the target reference signal quality is less than the exit threshold, it activates MR.

[0174] S1005 : When the MR is turned on, the UE 200 determines whether the target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to a threshold value + an offset value.

[0175] When MR is enabled and in operation, UE 200 can also determine whether UE 200 has entered the coverage of the wake-up signal based on the monitored target reference signal quality. UE 200 determines whether the monitored target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the threshold value + offset value, which is the entry threshold value.

[0176] If the UE 200 determines that the target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the threshold value + the offset value, step S1006 is executed.

[0177] S1006 : UE 200 turns off MR and controls LR to monitor the wake-up signal.

[0178] The explanation of UE200 controlling LR to receive the wake-up signal may be as described above and will not be repeated here.

[0179] As shown in Figure 11, when a UE is outside the coverage of a wake-up signal and begins to enter the coverage of the wake-up signal, the target reference signal quality monitored by the UE will increase accordingly and be greater than the entry threshold. Figure 11 exemplarily shows that the entry threshold is RSRP_entry. The UE also keeps the MR turned on, and the MR receives paging messages or broadcast messages until the target reference signal quality monitored by the UE is greater than or equal to the entry threshold and offset value. Only then can the UE turn off the MR and let the LR monitor the wake-up signal. In this way, the problem of the UE repeatedly entering and exiting the edge of the wake-up signal coverage, causing the MR to be frequently turned on and off, thereby shortening the life of other UE hardware, can be avoided. It can also avoid unnecessary power consumption caused by the frequent turning on and off of the MR.

[0180] Figure 12 is an example of the composition of a network device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The network device may include but is not limited to a base station and a core network unit. Figure 12 shows a simplified schematic diagram of the base station structure. The base station includes parts 1210, 1220, and 1230. Part 1210 is mainly used for baseband processing, controlling the base station, etc.; Part 1210 is usually the control center of the base station, which can be generally referred to as a processor, and is used to control the base station to perform the processing operations on the base station side in the above method embodiment. Part 1220 is mainly used to store computer program code and data. Part 1230 is mainly used for receiving and transmitting radio frequency signals and converting radio frequency signals into baseband signals; Part 1230 can generally be referred to as a transceiver module, transceiver, transceiver circuit, or transceiver, etc. The transceiver module of part 1230, which can also be referred to as a transceiver or transceiver, includes an antenna 1233 and a radio frequency circuit (not shown in the figure), wherein the radio frequency circuit is mainly used for radio frequency processing. In some embodiments, the device for implementing the receiving function in section 1230 may be considered a receiver, and the device for implementing the transmitting function may be considered a transmitter, that is, section 1230 includes a receiver 1232 and a transmitter 1231. The receiver may also be referred to as a receiving module, a receiver, or a receiving circuit, and the transmitter may be referred to as a transmitting module, a transmitter, or a transmitting circuit.

[0181] Sections 1210 and 1220 may include one or more boards, each of which may include one or more processors and one or more memories. The processor is used to read and execute programs in the memory to implement baseband processing functions and control the base station. If multiple boards are present, the boards may be interconnected to enhance processing capabilities. As an optional implementation, multiple boards may share one or more processors, multiple boards may share one or more memories, or multiple boards may simultaneously share one or more processors.

[0182] For example, in one implementation, the transceiver module in section 1230 is used to execute the transceiver-related processes executed by the base station in the aforementioned method embodiment. The processor in section 1210 is used to execute the processing-related processes executed by the base station in the aforementioned method embodiment.

[0183] It should be understood that FIG12 is merely an example and not a limitation, and the network device including the processor, memory, and transceiver may not rely on the structure shown in FIG12 .

[0184] Figure 13 illustrates an example of the components of a user equipment (UE) provided in an embodiment of the present application. The UE may be a terminal and may include various forms as described above. Taking a mobile phone as an example, the UE may include a processor 1310, internal memory 1320, antenna 1, antenna 2, a mobile communication module 1330, and a wireless communication module 1340.

[0185] It should be understood that the structure illustrated in this embodiment does not constitute a specific limitation on the user equipment. In other embodiments, the user equipment may include more or fewer components than shown, or some components may be combined or separated, or arranged differently. The components shown in the figure may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of software and hardware.

[0186] The processor 1310 may include one or more processing units. For example, the processor 1310 may include an application processor (AP), a modem processor, a graphics processing unit (GPU), an image signal processor (ISP), a controller, a video codec, a digital signal processor (DSP), a baseband processor, and / or a neural-network processing unit (NPU). The different processing units may be independent devices or integrated into one or more processors.

[0187] The internal memory 1320 can be used to store computer executable program code, which includes instructions. The processor 1310 executes various functional applications and data processing of the electronic device by running the instructions stored in the internal memory 1320. The internal memory 1320 may include a program storage area and a data storage area. The processor 1310 executes various functional applications and data processing of the electronic device by running the instructions stored in the internal memory 1320 and / or instructions stored in the memory provided in the processor.

[0188] The wireless communication function of the electronic device can be implemented through antenna 1, antenna 2, mobile communication module 1330, wireless communication module 1340, modem processor and baseband processor.

[0189] Antenna 1 and Antenna 2 are used to transmit and receive electromagnetic wave signals. Each antenna in an electronic device can be used to cover a single or multiple communication frequency bands. Different antennas can also be reused to improve antenna utilization. For example, antenna 1 can be reused as a diversity antenna for a wireless local area network. In other embodiments, the antennas can be used in conjunction with a tuning switch.

[0190] Mobile communication module 1330 can provide wireless communication solutions for electronic devices, including 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G. Mobile communication module 1330 may include at least one filter, switch, power amplifier, low-noise amplifier (LNA), etc. Mobile communication module 1330 can receive electromagnetic waves from antenna 1, filter and amplify the received electromagnetic waves, and transmit them to the modem processor for demodulation. Mobile communication module 1350 can also amplify the signals modulated by the modem processor and convert them into electromagnetic waves for radiation via antenna 1.

[0191] The wireless communication module 1340 can provide wireless communication solutions applied on the UE, including wireless local area networks (WLAN) (such as wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) networks), Bluetooth (BT), global navigation satellite system (GNSS), frequency modulation (FM), near field communication (NFC), infrared technology (IR), etc. The wireless communication module 1340 can be one or more devices integrating at least one communication processing module. The wireless communication module 1340 receives electromagnetic waves via antenna 2, frequency modulates and filters the electromagnetic wave signals, and sends the processed signals to the processor 1310. The wireless communication module 1340 can also receive the signal to be sent from the processor 1310, frequency modulate it, amplify it, and convert it into electromagnetic waves for radiation through antenna 2.

[0192] Another embodiment of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores instructions. When the computer-readable storage medium is executed on a computer or a processor, the computer or processor executes one or more steps in any of the above methods.

[0193] The computer-readable storage medium may be a non-temporary computer-readable storage medium, for example, a non-temporary computer-readable storage medium may be a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, etc.

[0194] Another embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program product comprising instructions, which, when executed on a computer or processor, causes the computer or processor to execute one or more steps in any of the above methods.

[0195] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application, rather than to limit them. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. However, these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A low-power wake-up signal monitoring method, characterized in that: include: Obtaining the threshold value and hysteresis duration of the target reference signal quality; Based on the comparison result of the obtained target reference signal quality and the threshold value of the target reference signal quality, the low-power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, or the low-power wake-up receiver is stopped from monitoring the low-power wake-up signal and turning on the main receiver, wherein, within the hysteresis period after the main receiver is turned on, the comparison result of the obtained target reference signal quality and the threshold value of the target reference signal quality indicates that the low-power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, and the low-power wake-up receiver is not used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and the main receiver is not turned off.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The obtaining of the threshold value and hysteresis duration of the target reference signal quality includes: A broadcast message is obtained, where the broadcast message is used to indicate a threshold value and a hysteresis duration of a target reference signal quality.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The acquiring of a broadcast message, where the broadcast message is used to indicate a threshold value and a hysteresis duration of a target reference signal quality, includes: A system information broadcast SIB is obtained, where the SIB is used to indicate a threshold value and a hysteresis duration of a target reference signal quality.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that The threshold value of the target reference signal quality includes: a first threshold value and a second threshold value of the target reference signal quality, the first threshold value is used to use the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, and the second threshold value is used to stop using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn on the main receiver.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The method of using a low-power wake-up receiver to monitor a low-power wake-up signal and turning off a main receiver based on a comparison result of the obtained target reference signal quality and the target reference signal quality threshold, or stopping using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor a low-power wake-up signal and turning on the main receiver, includes: When the quality of the obtained target reference signal is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, after controlling the time length for which the main receiver is in the on state to meet the hysteresis time length, the low-power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, or when the quality of the obtained target reference signal is less than or equal to the second threshold value, the low-power wake-up receiver is stopped from monitoring the low-power wake-up signal and turning on the main receiver.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that When the quality of the obtained target reference signal is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, controlling the main receiver to be in the on state for a time period that satisfies the hysteresis time period, using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turning off the main receiver, including: When the quality of the obtained target reference signal is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, the low-power wake-up receiver is not used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal, the main receiver is controlled to be in an on state, and the timer is started; when the timing duration of the timer reaches the hysteresis duration, based on the result that the quality of the obtained target reference signal is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, the low-power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and the main receiver is turned off.

7. The method according to claims 4 to 6, characterized in that The first threshold value and the second threshold value are the same or have a mapping relationship.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that The threshold value of the target reference signal quality includes: a third threshold value of the target reference signal quality, and the third threshold value is used to use the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, or stop using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn on the main receiver.

9. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that The method of using a low-power wake-up receiver to monitor a low-power wake-up signal and turning off a main receiver based on a comparison result of the obtained target reference signal quality and the target reference signal quality threshold, or stopping using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor a low-power wake-up signal and turning on the main receiver, includes: When the quality of the obtained target reference signal is greater than the third threshold value, after controlling the time length of the main receiver in the on state to meet the hysteresis time length, the low-power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, or when the quality of the obtained target reference signal is less than the third threshold value, the low-power wake-up receiver is stopped from monitoring the low-power wake-up signal and turning on the main receiver.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that Also includes: Within the hysteresis period after the main receiver is turned on, based on the comparison results of the target reference signal quality obtained multiple times and the threshold value of the target reference signal quality, first instruct to use the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, then instruct to stop using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn on the main receiver, and then instruct to use the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, without using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turning off the main receiver, and controlling the reset of the turn-on time of the main receiver.

11. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The method of using a low-power wake-up receiver to monitor a low-power wake-up signal and turning off a main receiver based on a comparison result of the obtained target reference signal quality and the target reference signal quality threshold, or stopping using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor a low-power wake-up signal and turning on the main receiver, includes: When the obtained target reference signal quality is less than or equal to the second threshold value, stop using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn on the main receiver. When the main receiver is in the turned-on state within the hysteresis duration, based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, do not use the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and do not turn off the main receiver. Alternatively, when the main receiver is in the turned-on state exceeds the hysteresis duration, based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, use the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that When the obtained target reference signal quality is less than or equal to the second threshold value, stopping using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turning on the main receiver, and when the duration when the main receiver is in the turned-on state is within the hysteresis duration, based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, not using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and not turning off the main receiver, or when the duration when the main receiver is in the turned-on state exceeds the hysteresis duration, based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turning off the main receiver, including: When the obtained target reference signal quality is less than or equal to the second threshold value, stop using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal, start the main receiver, and start the timer; When the timing duration of the timer does not reach the hysteresis duration, based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, not using the low power wake-up receiver to monitor the low power wake-up signal and not shutting down the main receiver; When the timing duration of the timer reaches the hysteresis duration, based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, the low power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver.

13. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that The method of using a low-power wake-up receiver to monitor a low-power wake-up signal and turning off a main receiver based on a comparison result of the obtained target reference signal quality and the target reference signal quality threshold, or stopping using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor a low-power wake-up signal and turning on the main receiver, includes: When the quality of the obtained target reference signal is less than the third threshold value, stop using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn on the main receiver. When the main receiver is in the turned-on state within the hysteresis duration, based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is greater than the third threshold value, do not use the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and do not turn off the main receiver. Alternatively, when the main receiver is in the turned-on state exceeds the hysteresis duration, based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is greater than the third threshold value, use the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver.

14. The method according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that Also includes: Within the hysteresis period after the main receiver is turned on, based on the comparison results of the target reference signal quality obtained multiple times and the threshold value of the target reference signal quality, first instruct the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, and then instruct to stop using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn on the main receiver, without using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and not turning off the main receiver, and controlling the reset of the turn-on time of the main receiver.

15. A method for configuring control parameters of a low-power wake-up signal, characterized in that: include: Configure a threshold value and a hysteresis duration for the target reference signal quality. The threshold value for the target reference signal quality is used to use a low-power wake-up receiver to monitor a low-power wake-up signal and turn off a main receiver, or to stop using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor a low-power wake-up signal and turn on the main receiver. After the main receiver is turned on, based on a comparison result of the obtained target reference signal quality and the threshold value for the target reference signal quality, it is indicated that when using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor a low-power wake-up signal and turning off the main receiver, the low-power wake-up receiver is not used to monitor a low-power wake-up signal and the receiver is not turned off within the hysteresis duration.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The configuration of the target reference signal quality threshold and hysteresis duration includes: A broadcast message is sent, where the broadcast message is used to indicate a threshold value and a hysteresis duration of a target reference signal quality.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that The sending of a broadcast message, where the broadcast message is used to indicate a threshold value and a hysteresis duration of a target reference signal quality, includes: A system information broadcast SIB is sent, where the system information broadcast SIB is used to indicate a threshold value and a hysteresis duration of a target reference signal quality.

18. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 17, characterized in that The threshold value of the target reference signal quality includes: a first threshold value and a second threshold value of the target reference signal quality, the first threshold value is used to use the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, and the second threshold value is used to stop using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn on the main receiver.

19. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that The first threshold value and the second threshold value are the same or have a mapping relationship.

20. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 17, characterized in that The threshold value of the target reference signal quality includes: a third threshold value of the target reference signal quality, and the third threshold value is used to use the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, or stop using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn on the main receiver.

21. A method for monitoring a low-power wake-up signal, characterized in that: include: Obtaining a threshold value and an offset value of a target reference signal quality; Based on a result that the obtained target reference signal quality is less than a threshold value of the target reference signal quality, stopping using the low power wake-up receiver to monitor the low power wake-up signal and starting the main receiver; When the main receiver is turned on, based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the sum of the threshold value of the target reference signal quality and the offset value, the low power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver.

22. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that The obtaining of the threshold value and the offset value of the target reference signal quality includes: A broadcast message is obtained, where the broadcast message is used to indicate a threshold value and an offset value of a target reference signal quality.

23. The method according to claim 22, characterized in that The acquiring of a broadcast message, where the broadcast message is used to indicate a threshold value and an offset value of a target reference signal quality, includes: A system information broadcast SIB is acquired, where the SIB is used to indicate a threshold value and an offset value of a target reference signal quality.

24. The method according to any one of claims 21 to 23, characterized in that The target reference signal quality threshold value includes: a first threshold value and a second threshold value of the target reference signal quality; The stopping, based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is less than the threshold value of the target reference signal quality, using the low power wake-up receiver to monitor the low power wake-up signal and turning on the main receiver includes: based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is less than the second threshold value, stopping, based on the low power wake-up receiver to monitor the low power wake-up signal and turning on the main receiver; When the main receiver is turned on, based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the sum of the threshold value of the target reference signal quality and the offset value, the low-power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, including: when the main receiver is turned on, based on the result that the obtained target reference signal quality is greater than or equal to the sum of the first threshold value and the offset value, the low-power wake-up receiver is used to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver.

25. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that The obtaining of the threshold value and the offset value of the target reference signal quality includes: Obtaining the first threshold value, the second threshold value, and the offset value; Alternatively, the first threshold value and the offset value are acquired, and based on the first threshold value, the second threshold value corresponding to the first threshold value is obtained.

26. A method for configuring control parameters of a low-power wake-up signal, characterized in that: include: Configure the target reference signal quality threshold and offset value; The sum of the target reference signal quality threshold value and the offset value is used to use the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, and the target reference signal quality threshold value is used to stop using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn on the main receiver.

27. The method according to claim 26, characterized in that The configuring of the threshold value and offset value of the target reference signal quality includes: A broadcast message is sent, where the broadcast message is used to indicate a threshold value and an offset value of a target reference signal quality.

28. The method according to claim 27, characterized in that The sending of a broadcast message, where the broadcast message is used to indicate a threshold value and an offset value of a target reference signal quality, includes: A system information broadcast SIB is sent, where the SIB is used to indicate a threshold value and an offset value of a target reference signal quality.

29. The method according to any one of claims 26 to 28, characterized in that The threshold value of the target reference signal quality includes: a first threshold value and a second threshold value of the target reference signal quality; the sum of the first threshold value and the offset value is used to use the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn off the main receiver, and the second threshold value is used to stop using the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and turn on the main receiver.

30. The method according to any one of claims 26 to 28, characterized in that The target reference signal quality threshold value includes: a first threshold value of the target reference signal quality, and the sum of the first threshold value and the offset value is used to use the low-power wake-up receiver to monitor the low-power wake-up signal and shut down the main receiver.

31. An electronic device, characterized in that: include: Memory for storing computer programs or computer instructions; A processor for executing a computer program or computer instructions stored in the memory so that the electronic device performs the method according to any one of claims 1 to 14, any one of claims 15 to 20, any one of claims 21 to 25, or any one of claims 26 to 30.

32. A computer storage medium, characterized in that Used to store a computer program, which, when executed, is used to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 14, any one of claims 15 to 20, any one of claims 21 to 25, or any one of claims 26 to 30.

33. A computer program product, characterized in that When the computer program product is run on a computer, the computer is caused to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 14, any one of claims 15 to 20, any one of claims 21 to 25, or any one of claims 26 to 30.

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