Information processing method and apparatus, and communication system

Abstract

The present application provides an information processing method and apparatus, and a communication system. The information processing method comprises: a terminal device receiving first paging configuration information and second paging configuration information; and, on the basis of the first paging configuration information, receiving a paging message.

Description

Information processing method, device and communication system Technical Field

[0001] The embodiments of the present application relate to the field of wireless communication technologies. Background Art

[0002] A large number of NR (New Radio) base stations have been deployed in the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standardized mobile communication technology networks. NR base stations require large bandwidths (e.g., 100 MHz), a large number of ports (e.g., 64T / 64R), and shorter time intervals (e.g., 1 ms). NR base stations consume significantly more energy than LTE base stations for functions such as baseband processing and digital front-ends.

[0003] According to operator statistics, the average energy consumption of an NR base station is more than three times that of an LTE base station. Nearly half of the cost of deploying 5G networks by operators is electricity expenses. More importantly, even in periods of no business, the energy consumption of NR base stations is still very high. This is because even when there is no business, NR base stations still need to send public signals, such as Synchronization Signal Block (SSB), System Information Block (SIB, such as SIB1), System Information (SI) and paging, which greatly reduces the energy efficiency of NR base stations. Network energy saving (NES) is an issue that needs to be addressed urgently.

[0004] It should be noted that the above introduction to the technical background is merely intended to provide a clear and complete description of the technical solutions of this application and facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art. Simply because these solutions are described in the background technology section of this application, it should not be assumed that the above technical solutions are well known to those skilled in the art.

[0005] Summary of the Invention

[0006] The inventors discovered that multiple user equipment may coexist in a single cell. For example, UEs that do not support NES technology (referred to as non-NES UEs) and UEs that support NES technology (referred to as NES UEs) may coexist. Non-NES UEs can use traditional paging configuration information and / or methods to determine paging frames (PFs) and / or paging occasions (POs), while NES UEs can use NES-specific paging configuration information and / or methods to determine PFs and / or POs.

[0007] Since non-NES UEs and NES UEs may have different PFs and / or POs, NES-specific paging configurations may be provided to NES UEs. However, it is currently unclear how to provide such paging configurations.

[0008] In order to solve at least one of the above problems or other similar problems, embodiments of the present application provide an information processing method, apparatus, and communication system.

[0009] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, there is provided an information processing apparatus configured in a terminal device, the apparatus comprising:

[0010] a first receiving unit configured to receive first paging configuration information and second paging configuration information sent by a network device; and

[0011] A second receiving unit is configured to receive a paging message sent by a network device according to the first paging configuration information.

[0012] According to another aspect of an embodiment of the present application, there is provided an information processing apparatus configured in a network device, the apparatus comprising:

[0013] A first sending unit, configured to send first paging configuration information and second paging configuration information to a terminal device; and

[0014] The second sending unit is configured to send a paging message to the terminal device.

[0015] According to another aspect of an embodiment of the present application, there is provided an information processing method, applied to a terminal device, the method comprising:

[0016] The terminal device receives the first paging configuration information and the second paging configuration information sent by the network device; and

[0017] The terminal device receives the paging message sent by the network device according to the first paging configuration information.

[0018] According to another aspect of an embodiment of the present application, there is provided an information processing method, applied to a network device, the method comprising:

[0019] The network device sends the first paging configuration information and the second paging configuration information to the terminal device; and

[0020] The network device sends a paging message to the terminal device.

[0021] According to another aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a terminal device is provided, including a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program, and the processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement the above-mentioned information processing method on the terminal device side.

[0022] According to another aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a network device is provided, including a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program, and the processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement the above-mentioned information processing method on the network device side.

[0023] According to another aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a communication system is provided, including:

[0024] A network device that sends first paging configuration information and second paging configuration information, and sends a paging message; and

[0025] A terminal device receives first paging configuration information and second paging configuration information, and receives a paging message according to the first paging configuration information.

[0026] One of the beneficial effects of the embodiments of the present application is that a terminal device receives first and second paging configuration information sent by a network device, and receives a paging message sent by the network device based on the first paging configuration information. Thus, when multiple terminal devices coexist, the terminal device can receive corresponding paging messages based on corresponding paging configuration information. The method is simple and easy to implement.

[0027] With reference to the following description and drawings, specific embodiments of the present application are disclosed in detail, indicating the manner in which the principles of the present application can be employed. It should be understood that the embodiments of the present application are not limited in scope thereby. Within the scope of the terms of the appended claims, the embodiments of the present application include many variations, modifications, and equivalents.

[0028] Features described and / or illustrated with respect to one embodiment may be used in the same or similar manner in one or more other embodiments, combined with features in other embodiments, or substituted for features in other embodiments.

[0029] It should be emphasized that the term "include / comprising" when used herein refers to the presence of features, integers, steps or components, but does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps or components. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0030] The elements and features described in one figure or one embodiment of the present application can be combined with the elements and features shown in one or more other figures or embodiments. In addition, in the accompanying drawings, similar reference numerals represent corresponding parts in several figures and can be used to indicate corresponding parts used in more than one embodiment.

[0031] The included drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of the present application, which constitute a part of the specification, are used to illustrate the implementation methods of the present application, and together with the text description, explain the principles of the present application. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without inventive work. In the drawings:

[0032] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0033] FIG2 is a deployment scenario of an NES cell according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0034] FIG3 is another deployment scenario of an NES cell according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0035] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0036] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of the process of the information processing method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0037] 6 to 11 are schematic diagrams of the formats of MAC CE or DCI for activating or deactivating first paging configuration information according to embodiments of the present application;

[0038] FIG12 is a schematic diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0039] FIG13 is a schematic diagram of an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0040] FIG14 is a schematic diagram of an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0041] FIG15 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0042] FIG16 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0043] The foregoing and other features of the present application will become apparent from the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description and drawings, specific embodiments of the present application are disclosed, which illustrate some embodiments in which the principles of the present application can be employed. It should be understood that the present application is not limited to the described embodiments. On the contrary, the present application includes all modifications, variations, and equivalents falling within the scope of the appended claims. Various embodiments of the present application are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. These embodiments are merely illustrative and are not intended to limit the present application.

[0044] In the embodiments of the present application, the terms "first", "second", etc. are used to distinguish different elements from the name, but do not indicate the spatial arrangement or temporal order of these elements, and these elements should not be limited by these terms. The term "and / or" includes any one and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed terms. The terms "comprising", "including", "having", etc. refer to the presence of the stated features, elements, components or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, elements, components or components.

[0045] In the embodiments of this application, the singular forms "a," "the," etc. include plural forms and should be broadly understood to mean "a" or "a type" rather than being limited to "one." Furthermore, the term "said" should be understood to include both singular and plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Furthermore, the term "according to" should be understood to mean "at least in part based on...", and the term "based on" should be understood to mean "at least in part based on...", unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0046] In the embodiments of the present application, the term "communication network" or "wireless communication network" may refer to a network that complies with any of the following communication standards, such as New Radio (NR), Long Term Evolution (LTE), Enhanced Long Term Evolution (LTE-A, LTE-Advanced), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), High-Speed ​​Packet Access (HSPA), etc.

[0047] Furthermore, communication between devices in the communication system may be carried out according to communication protocols of any stage, for example, including but not limited to the following communication protocols: 1G (generation), 2G, 2.5G, 2.75G, 3G, 4G, 4.5G and 5G, New Radio (NR), 6G and future communications, etc., and / or other currently known or future developed communication protocols.

[0048] In the embodiments of the present application, the term "network device" refers to, for example, a device in a communication system that connects a terminal device to a communication network and provides services to the terminal device. Network devices may include, but are not limited to, the following devices: base station (BS), access point (AP), transmission reception point (TRP), broadcast transmitter, mobile management entity (MME), gateway, server, radio network controller (RNC), base station controller (BSC), etc.

[0049] Among them, base stations may include but are not limited to: NodeB (NodeB or NB), evolved NodeB (eNodeB or eNB), 5G base station (gNB), 6G base station and future base stations, etc., and may also include remote radio heads (RRH, Remote Radio Head), remote radio units (RRU, Remote Radio Unit), relays or low-power nodes (such as femto, pico, etc.). The term "base station" can include some or all of their functions. Each base station can provide communication coverage for a specific geographical area. The term "cell" can refer to a base station and / or its coverage area, depending on the context in which the term is used.

[0050] In the embodiments of the present application, the term "user equipment" (UE) or "terminal equipment" (TE) refers to, for example, a device that accesses a communication network through a network device and receives network services. A user equipment may be fixed or mobile and may also be referred to as a mobile station (MS), terminal, user, subscriber station (SS), access terminal (AT), station, mobile terminal (MT), etc.

[0051] Among them, terminal devices may include but are not limited to the following devices: cellular phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), wireless modems, wireless communication devices, handheld devices, machine-type communication devices, laptop computers, cordless phones, smart phones, smart watches, digital cameras, etc.

[0052] For another example, in scenarios such as the Internet of Things (IoT), the user equipment may also be a machine or device for monitoring or measurement, such as but not limited to: machine type communication (MTC) terminals, vehicle-mounted communication terminals, device-to-device (D2D) terminals, machine-to-machine (M2M) terminals, terminals that support sidelink communication, and the like.

[0053] In addition, the term "network side" or "network device side" refers to one side of the network, which can be a base station or one or more network devices as described above. The term "user side" or "terminal side" or "terminal device side" refers to the user or terminal side, which can be a UE or one or more terminal devices as described above. Unless otherwise specified herein, "device" can refer to either network equipment or terminal equipment.

[0054] To avoid confusion, the terms "uplink control signal" and "uplink control information (UCI)" or "physical uplink control channel (PUCCH)" are interchangeable, and the terms "uplink data signal" and "uplink data information" or "physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)" are interchangeable.

[0055] The terms "downlink control signal" and "downlink control information (DCI)" or "physical downlink control channel (PDCCH)" are interchangeable, and the terms "downlink data signal" and "downlink data information" or "physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)" are interchangeable.

[0056] In addition, the uplink signal may include an uplink data signal and / or an uplink control signal and / or a PRACH and / or an SRS (sounding reference signal), etc., which may also be referred to as an uplink transmission (UL transmission) or an uplink information or an uplink channel. Sending / receiving an uplink transmission on an uplink resource may be understood as sending / receiving the uplink transmission using the uplink resource. The downlink signal may include a downlink data signal and / or a downlink control signal and / or a synchronization signal (SS, such as PSS / SSS) and / or a broadcast channel (PBCH) and / or an SSB (SS / PBCH block, including PSS, SSS and PBCH and its DMRS) and / or a CSI-RS, etc., which may also be referred to as a downlink transmission (DL transmission) or a downlink information or a downlink channel. Sending / receiving a downlink transmission on a downlink resource may be understood as sending / receiving the downlink transmission using the downlink resource. In an embodiment of the present application, high-layer signaling may be, for example, radio resource control (RRC) signaling; RRC signaling may include, for example, an RRC message, such as a broadcast / public RRC message / signaling (e.g., a master information block (MIB), system information (SI), a dedicated RRC message / signaling; or an RRC information element (RRC information element, RRC IE); or an information field included in an RRC message or an RRC information element (or an information field included in an information field). High-layer signaling may also be, for example, a medium access control layer (MAC) signaling; or a MAC control element (MAC control element, MAC CE). However, the present application is not limited thereto.

[0057] In the embodiments of the present application, "at least one" and "one or more than one" can be interchanged, "multiple" and "more than one" can be interchanged, and "multiple" means at least two, or two or more than two.

[0058] In the embodiments of the present application, predefined means specified in the protocol or determined according to the rules specified in the protocol, and no additional configuration is required. Configuration / indication refers to direct or indirect configuration / indication by the network device through high-layer signaling and / or physical layer signaling. Configuration / indication can be achieved by introducing high-layer parameters in high-layer signaling, and high-layer parameters refer to information fields (fields) and / or information elements / information units / information elements (IEs) in high-layer signaling. Physical layer signaling refers to, for example, control information (DCI) carried by the physical downlink control channel or control information carried by the sequence, but is not limited thereto.

[0059] In an embodiment of the present application, the energy-saving cell may be referred to as a Network Energy Saving (NES) cell, or a cell supporting energy-saving paging configuration, or a power-saving cell, or a special cell, or a cell sending simplified signals, or a specific type of energy-saving cell or similar names.

[0060] In the embodiment of the present application, a traditional cell (eg, a legacy cell or a cell that does not support NES technology) may be referred to as a normal cell, a non-NES cell, or similar names.

[0061] In the embodiment of the present application, the network device may be a base station including an energy-saving cell or other network device supporting network energy-saving technology, and the network device may also include a normal cell.

[0062] In an embodiment of the present application, a UE supporting NES technology (NES UE) may also be referred to as an energy-saving user device, or a network energy-saving user device, or a network energy-saving (NES-capable) user device, or a user device supporting network power saving, or a special user device, or a user device receiving simplified signals, or a specific type of user device, or similar names.

[0063] In an embodiment of the present application, a user equipment that does not support NES technology may be referred to as a legacy user equipment, or a user equipment before Release 19 (Rel-19), or a UE that does not support NES technology (such as paging-related technology) in Release 19 (Rel-19) or subsequent versions, or an ordinary user equipment, or a normal user equipment or the like.

[0064] In an embodiment of the present application, determining the paging frame PF and / or the paging time PO may refer to determining the PF and / or PO of at least one cell cell (for example, a cell in a tracking area or a radio access network area RAN area, or a cell whose system information has changed, or a cell indicated by an Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System / CMAS (Commercial Mobile Alert System)) in a network device (for example, a gNB or a gNB-DU (distributed unit), etc.).

[0065] For ease of description, the following description will be made using a base station as an example of an access network device. In the following description, "if ...", "under ..." and "when ..." can be used interchangeably without causing confusion.

[0066] The following describes the scenarios of the embodiments of the present application through examples, but the present application is not limited thereto.

[0067] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application, schematically illustrating a situation taking a terminal device and a network device as an example. As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 may include a network device 101, a terminal device 102, and a terminal device 103. For simplicity, FIG1 illustrates only two terminal devices and one network device as an example, but the embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto.

[0068] In the embodiment of the present application, existing services or future services can be transmitted between the network device 101, the terminal device 102, and the terminal device 103. For example, these services may include, but are not limited to, enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), massive machine type communication (mMTC), ultra-reliable and low-latency communication (URLLC), and related communications of terminal devices with reduced capabilities, etc.

[0069] Among them, terminal devices 102 and 103 can be in the RRC_IDLE state, the RRC_INACTIVE state, or the RRC_CONNECTED state. Terminal devices 102 and 103 can also communicate with network device 101. For example, taking terminal device 102 as an example, terminal device 102 can send data to network device 101 or retransmit data. Network device 101 can send a paging message to terminal device 102 or send data to terminal device 102, and terminal device 102 receives data sent by network device 101. In addition, different terminal devices can also communicate with each other. For example, terminal device 102 and terminal device 103 can exchange data.

[0070] It is worth noting that FIG1 shows that terminal device 102 and terminal device 103 are both within the coverage range of network device 101, but the present application is not limited thereto. Terminal device 102 and terminal device 103 may both be outside the coverage range of network device 101, or one of terminal device 102 and terminal device 103 may be within the coverage range of network device 101 and the other may be outside the coverage range of network device 101.

[0071] FIG2 illustrates a deployment scenario of an NES cell according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG2 , for example, an NES cell is co-deployed with a cell providing coverage, where the cell providing coverage may also be referred to as an anchor cell, and the NES cell may provide network capacity. For another example, an NES cell and a neighboring cell of the NES cell are co-deployed, and the NES cell and the neighboring cell of the NES cell may have completely overlapping coverage areas, partially overlapping coverage areas, or non-overlapping coverage areas. In FIG2 , communication can be performed between the NES cell and the anchor cell, between the NES cell and the neighboring cells of the NES cell, and between the anchor cell and the neighboring cells of the NES cell, for example, via an X2 interface or an F1 interface.

[0072] It is worth noting that FIG2 shows a terminal device in the NES cell, but the present application is not limited to this. The NES cell may also have more than one terminal device (UE). In addition, FIG2 shows that the terminal device is within the coverage of the NES cell, but the present application is not limited to this. The terminal device may also be outside the coverage of the NES cell. In addition, in FIG2, the anchor cell may also be co-deployed with one or more NES cells. An NES cell may have one or more neighboring cells, or may have no neighboring cells.

[0073] Figure 3 illustrates another deployment scenario for an NES cell according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 3 , the NES cell is deployed standalone. It is worth noting that while Figure 3 illustrates a single terminal device in the NES cell, the present application is not limited to this. An NES cell may also contain more than one terminal device (UE). Furthermore, Figure 3 illustrates a terminal device within the coverage area of ​​the NES cell, but the present application is not limited to this. A terminal device may also be outside the coverage area of ​​the NES cell.

[0074] One of the work objectives of 3GPP Release 19 is shown in Table 1 below, namely, to specify the adaptation of common signal or channel transmission, including the adjustment of paging occasions, including limiting the paging occasions in the time domain.

[0075] Table 1

[0076] In a single cell, non-NES UEs and NES UEs may coexist. Non-NES UEs can use traditional paging frame (PF) and paging occasion (PO) calculation methods to determine PF and PO, while NES UEs can use their own specific methods to determine PF and PO.

[0077] Since non-NES UEs and NES UEs may have different PFs and / or POs, NES-specific paging configurations can be provided to NES UEs. However, it is currently unclear how to provide such paging configurations.

[0078] To address at least one of the above problems, embodiments of the present application provide an information processing method, apparatus, and communication system.

[0079] Embodiments of the first aspect

[0080] An embodiment of the present application provides an information processing method, which is described from the perspective of a terminal device.

[0081] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present application, which is applied to a terminal device. As shown in FIG4 , the method includes:

[0082] 401, the terminal device receives first paging configuration information and second paging configuration information sent by the network device; and

[0083] 402. The terminal device receives a paging message sent by the network device according to the first paging configuration information.

[0084] It is worth noting that FIG4 above is merely a schematic illustration of an embodiment of the present application, and the present application is not limited thereto. For example, the execution order of the various operations may be appropriately adjusted, and other operations may be added or some operations may be reduced. Those skilled in the art may make appropriate modifications based on the above description, and are not limited to the description of FIG4 above.

[0085] According to the above embodiment, the terminal device receives the first paging configuration information and the second paging configuration information sent by the network device, and receives the paging message sent by the network device according to the first paging configuration information. Thus, when multiple terminal devices coexist, the terminal device can receive the corresponding paging message according to the corresponding paging configuration information. The method is simple and easy to implement.

[0086] For example, in an NES cell of a network device, non-NES UEs (e.g., including legacy UEs and non-NES UEs of Rel-19 or future versions) and NES UEs may coexist. Taking an NES UE as an example, the NES UE may receive first paging configuration information and second paging configuration information sent by the network device. The first paging configuration information may be, for example, NES-related paging configuration information (or, also referred to as NES paging configuration information, paging configuration information for NES UEs, or NES UE-related paging configuration information, or similar names). The second paging configuration information may be, for example, non-NES-related paging configuration information (or, also referred to as non-NES paging configuration information, paging configuration information for non-NES UEs, or non-NES UE-related paging configuration information, or similar names). The NES UE may ignore, skip, or discard the received non-NES paging configuration information and receive a paging message based on the received NES-related paging configuration information.

[0087] In addition, taking a non-NES UE as an example, the non-NES UE can receive NES paging configuration information and non-NES paging configuration information sent by a network device. The non-NES UE can ignore, skip, or discard the received NES paging configuration information and receive a paging message according to the received non-NES paging configuration information.

[0088] Therefore, in the NES cell of the network device, when non-NES UE and NES UE exist at the same time, the non-NES UE and NES UE can be provided with corresponding paging configurations, so that the non-NES UE and NES UE can receive corresponding paging messages.

[0089] In some embodiments, the terminal device may be a non-NES UE, and accordingly, the first paging configuration information may be non-NES paging configuration information, and the second paging configuration information may be NES paging configuration information. The present application is not limited thereto, and the terminal device may also be an NES UE, and accordingly, the first paging configuration information may be NES paging configuration information, and the second paging configuration information may be non-NES paging configuration information.

[0090] In some embodiments, the paging message may be a Paging message, which is used to find a terminal device in the RRC_IDLE state and the RRC_INACTIVE state to receive data of the called terminal; or the paging message may be a short message, which may be used to notify UEs in the RRC_IDLE state, the RRC_INACTIVE state, and the RRC_CONNECTED state about system information modifications and / or ETWS (Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System) / CMAS (Commercial Mobile Alert System) indications. Both the Paging message and the Short Message are addressed through the P-RNTI (Paging-Radio Network Temporary Identifier) ​​on the PDCCH, but the Paging message is sent on the PCCH, while the Short Message is sent directly through the PDCCH.

[0091] In some embodiments, a terminal device in the RRC_IDLE state monitors the PDCCH channel addressed to the P-RNTI to receive core network initiated paging (referred to as CN paging), while a terminal device in the RRC_INACTIVE state monitors the PDCCH channel addressed to the P-RNTI to receive RAN initiated paging (referred to as RAN paging) and CN paging. In addition, the terminal device can receive Short Messages by monitoring the PDCCH channel addressed to the P-RNTI. The terminal device does not need to monitor the paging channel continuously; it only needs to monitor the paging channel at one paging moment in a paging cycle.

[0092] In some embodiments, a terminal device in the RRC_CONNECTED state monitors the PDCCH channel addressed to the P-RNTI at least once at any paging time in each modification period to receive a Short Message indicating system information modification and / or ETWS, if the terminal device is provided with a common search space for monitoring paging on the active bandwidth part (active BWP).

[0093] In the following, the method of the embodiment of the present application is exemplarily described by taking the terminal device as an NES UE, the first paging configuration information as NES paging configuration information, and the second paging configuration information as non-NES paging configuration information as an example.

[0094] In some embodiments, the second paging configuration information may include at least one paging parameter. For example, the second paging configuration information may include at least one of the following: a paging cycle, a radio frame offset, the number of paging frames in a paging cycle, or the number of paging times in a paging frame. The present application is not limited thereto, and the second paging configuration information may also include other content.

[0095] In some embodiments, the non-NES UE may determine a paging frame and / or a paging time according to the second paging configuration, so as to receive a paging message in the determined paging frame and / or paging time.

[0096] The non-NES UE may determine the paging frame and / or paging time according to the second paging configuration in various ways. For example, the non-NES UE may determine the paging frame according to the UE identifier, paging cycle, radio frame offset, and the number of paging frames in a paging cycle.

[0097] For example, the PF system frame number (SFN) can be determined by the following formula:

[0098] (SFN+PF_offset)mod T=(T div N)*(UE_ID mod N)

[0099] Wherein, T is the DRX cycle (DRX cycle) of the non-NES UE, that is, the paging cycle, N is the total number of paging frames in T, and PF_offset is the radio frame offset used to determine PF.

[0100] For another example, a non-NES UE may determine the paging time according to the UE identifier and the number of paging times in a paging frame.

[0101] For example, the index indicating the PO can be determined by the following formula:

[0102] i_s=floor(UE_ID / N)mod Ns

[0103] Wherein, i_s is the index indicating the PO, UE_ID is the identifier of the UE, N is the total number of paging frames in the paging cycle, and Ns is the number of paging occasions of a PF.

[0104] The UE_ID may be in the following form: if the UE operates in eDRX mode, the UE_ID is 5G-S-TMSI mod 4096; otherwise, the UE_ID is 5G-S-TMSI mod 1024. For the 5G-S-TMSI (5G-S-Temporary Mobile Subscription Identifier), reference may be made to the relevant art and will not be further described here. This application is not limited thereto, and the UE_ID may also be in other forms.

[0105] When the non-NES UE determines the system frame number of the paging frame and the index of the paging time, the non-NES UE may receive the paging message in a symbol or time slot corresponding to the index in a radio frame corresponding to the system frame number.

[0106] In some embodiments, the second paging configuration information may be included in system information of the first cell and / or the second cell of the network device, or included in radio resource control (RRC) signaling of the first cell and / or the second cell of the network device.

[0107] The first cell is, for example, an NES cell, and the second cell is, for example, an anchor cell or a neighboring cell of the NES cell.

[0108] The system information of the first cell and / or the second cell may be SIB1 or other system information. The RRC signaling of the first cell and / or the second cell may be an RRC reconfiguration message or an RRC release message or an RRC release message including a suspend configuration.

[0109] For example, as shown in Table 2, the second paging configuration information may be configured in the PCCH-config parameter of the SIB1 of the first cell or the second cell.

[0110] In some embodiments, for UEs in RRC_IDLE state, the T (paging cycle) used is the minimum of the default paging cycle configured in SIB1 and the UE-specific cycle configured by NAS signaling. For UEs in RRC_INACTIVE state, the T (paging cycle) used is the minimum of the default paging cycle configured in SIB1, the UE-specific cycle configured by NAS signaling, and the UE-specific cycle configured by the RAN through RRC signaling.

[0111] In some embodiments, the number of the first paging configuration information may be one or more than one.

[0112] In some embodiments, a first paging configuration information may correspond to a type of network energy saving level. For example, a NES cell of a network device may correspond to multiple network energy saving levels (e.g., high, medium, low, etc.). Different first paging configuration information may be configured for different network energy saving levels, thereby enabling more flexible implementation of different levels of network energy saving.

[0113] In some embodiments, a first paging configuration information may correspond to a group of terminal devices or a set of terminal devices. For example, NES UEs may be divided into multiple groups or sets (NES UE groups or NES UE sets may also be referred to as paging groups or paging sets). Different first paging configuration information may be configured for different groups or sets. This ensures that sufficient paging resources are allocated to the NES UEs even when there are a large number of NES UEs, thereby ensuring that the NES UEs can reliably receive paging messages.

[0114] In some embodiments, the first paging configuration information may include at least one or a group of paging parameters. For example, the first paging configuration information may include at least one of the following: a paging cycle, a radio frame offset, the number of paging frames in a paging cycle, the number of paging times in a paging frame, or a paging time offset. The present application is not limited thereto, and the first paging configuration information may also include other content.

[0115] In some embodiments, the NES UE may determine a paging frame and / or a paging time according to the first paging configuration information, so as to receive a paging message in the determined paging frame and / or paging time.

[0116] The system frame number of the paging frame of the NES UE may be the same as or different from the system frame number of the paging frame of the non-NES UE; the index of the paging time of the NES UE may be the same as or different from the index of the paging time of the non-NES UE.

[0117] The NES UE may determine the paging frame and / or the paging time according to the first paging configuration in various ways.

[0118] For example, the NES UE can determine the system frame number of the paging frame based on the UE identifier, paging cycle, radio frame offset and the number of paging frames in a paging cycle. The specific method for determining the system frame number of the paging frame can refer to the method for determining the system frame number of the paging frame by the non-NES UE.

[0119] The radio frame offset of an NES UE may be different from that of a non-NES UE, thereby enabling paging messages for the NES UE and the non-NES UE to be sent in different paging frames, respectively. The present application is not limited thereto, and the paging cycle of the NES UE and / or the number of paging frames in a paging cycle may be different from the paging cycle of the non-NES UE and / or the number of paging frames in a paging cycle; alternatively, the paging cycle, radio frame offset, and number of paging frames in a paging cycle of the NES UE may be the same as the paging cycle, radio frame offset, and number of paging frames in a paging cycle of the non-NES UE. The present application is not limited thereto, and the NES UE may also determine the paging frame in other ways.

[0120] For another example, an NES UE can determine a paging time index based on the UE identifier and the number of paging times in a paging frame. The specific method for determining the paging time index can refer to the method for determining the paging time index for a non-NES UE. The number of paging times in a paging frame for an NES UE can be the same as or different from the number of paging times in a paging frame for a non-NES UE.

[0121] After determining the index of the paging time, the NES UE may receive the paging message in the symbol or time slot corresponding to the index of the paging time. The present application is not limited thereto, and the NES UE may also determine the symbol or time slot for receiving the paging message based on the index of the paging time and the paging time offset.

[0122] For example, the symbol number or time slot number of the received paging message = the symbol number or time slot number corresponding to the paging time index + the paging time offset. That is, the time domain position of the paging time indicated by the paging time index is added to the time domain position after the paging time offset is used as the time domain position at which the NES UE receives the paging message. The present application is not limited to this, and the NES UE may also determine the paging time in other ways.

[0123] In some embodiments, the first paging configuration information further includes at least one of the following: an initial state of the first paging configuration information, a valid time of the first paging configuration information, the number of first paging configuration information or the number of UE groups, or an index of the first paging configuration information.

[0124] The initial state of the first paging configuration information may include an activation state (or usage state) of the first paging configuration information. For example, the value of the activation state may be activated or deactivated, or one of activated or deactivated. The activated (or activated) first paging configuration information may be used to determine the PF and / or PO.

[0125] The valid time of the first paging configuration information may mean that the first paging configuration information is valid within the valid time; the first paging configuration information exceeding the valid time is invalid, and the invalid first paging configuration information cannot be used to determine PF / PO. The unit of the valid time may be milliseconds, radio frames, or time slots, etc. For example, the terminal device may start a first timer upon receiving the first paging configuration information, and the duration of the first timer is set to the valid time of the configured first paging configuration information. When the first timer times out, the terminal device considers the first paging configuration information invalid or discards the first paging configuration information. In the case where the number of first paging configuration information is more than one, the valid times of different first paging configuration information may be the same or different, and the terminal device may run its own first timer for each configured first paging configuration information.

[0126] The number of first paging configuration information or the number of UE groups may be implicitly indicated by the number of configured first paging configuration information, or may be explicitly indicated, for example, an integer between 1 and 64.

[0127] The index of the first paging configuration information, for example, when the number of first paging configuration information is more than one, the index can be used to identify each first paging configuration information. The index value can start from 0 or from 1, and the maximum value is the number of first paging configuration information minus one or the number of first paging configuration information. The index can be represented by 1-8 bits, for example, by 2 bits, or 3 bits, etc., or the index value can be determined implicitly, for example, according to the order in which the first paging configuration information appears in the message including the first paging configuration information, that is, in the message including the first paging configuration information, the index value of the first first paging configuration information that appears is 0, the index value of the second first paging configuration information that appears is 1, and so on. The index can also be called a paging group index, a paging set index, a paging parameter set index, etc.

[0128] In some embodiments, the first paging configuration information may be included in system information of the first cell and / or the second cell of the network device, or included in radio resource control signaling of the first cell and / or the second cell of the network device.

[0129] The first cell is, for example, an NES cell, and the second cell is, for example, an anchor cell or a neighboring cell of the NES cell.

[0130] The system information of the first cell and / or the second cell may be SIB1 or other system information, and the RRC signaling of the first cell and / or the second cell may be an RRC reconfiguration message or an RRC release message or an RRC release message including a suspend configuration.

[0131] In some embodiments, when an NES UE is configured with more than one first paging configuration information, the NES UE may determine or use the corresponding first paging configuration information. For example, the NES UE may determine or use the first paging configuration information corresponding to itself (or its group / set) based on the UE's identifier, the identifier or index of the UE group, or the identifier or index of the UE set. The first paging configuration information corresponding to itself (or its group / set) may be one or more than one.

[0132] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of the process of the information processing method according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG5, after being configured with the first paging configuration information (e.g., R19 paging configuration), the terminal device can further receive instruction information sent by the network device to dynamically activate or deactivate the first paging configuration information. Thus, the paging configuration can be dynamically activated or deactivated according to changes in energy-saving requirements, thereby saving network energy consumption.

[0133] The terminal device may receive a paging message according to the activated first paging configuration information, and / or no longer use the deactivated first paging configuration information.

[0134] In some embodiments, the terminal device may receive the indication information via a media access control (MAC) control element (CE) or downlink control information (DCI).

[0135] In some embodiments, the DCI may be carried using a PDCCH addressed to a P-RNTI, or carried using a PDCCH addressed to an SI-RNTI (System Information RNTI, System Information Radio Network Temporary Identifier, system information radio network temporary identifier), or may be a group-common DCI.

[0136] In some embodiments, the MAC CE may have a predefined logical channel identifier (LCID) and may also have a fixed length or a variable length.

[0137] In some embodiments, the indication information may indicate the activated or deactivated first paging configuration information in various ways. For example, the indication information may include the activation state of the first paging configuration information and / or the index of the first paging configuration information.

[0138] For example, when the number of first paging configuration information is one, the indication information can indicate activation or deactivation of the first paging configuration information through 1 bit. For example, a value of 1 in the 1 bit indicates that the first paging configuration information is activated, and a value of 0 indicates that the first paging configuration information is deactivated; and vice versa.

[0139] For another example, when the number of first paging configuration information is more than one, for example, M first paging configuration information (M>1), the indication information may indicate the activated or deactivated first paging configuration information using a bitmap of length M. For example, the i-th bit indicates whether the first paging configuration information corresponding to index i is activated. For example, a value of 1 for the i-th bit indicates activation, and a value of 0 indicates deactivation, and vice versa.

[0140] Alternatively, the indication information may include an index of the activated or deactivated first paging configuration information.

[0141] Alternatively, the indication information may include an index of the first paging configuration information and an activation state of the first paging configuration information. The present application is not limited thereto, and the indication information may also include other content.

[0142] The following is an exemplary description of the format of the MAC CE or DCI for activating or deactivating the first paging configuration information. It is assumed that the NES UE supports a maximum of eight first paging configuration information or that the paging configuration information sent by the network device includes eight first paging configuration information. For other numbers of first paging configuration information, the following format can also be used.

[0143] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the format of a MAC CE or DCI for activating or deactivating first paging configuration information according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 6, the activated first paging configuration information can be indicated by an 8-bit (P0-P7) bitmap. One bit in the bitmap can be 1 and the remaining bits can be 0, thereby activating one first paging configuration information for the terminal device.

[0144] FIG7 is another schematic diagram of the format of a MAC CE or DCI for activating or deactivating the first paging configuration information according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG7 , the index of the activated first paging configuration information can be indicated by 3 bits (paging config index). The remaining bits can be reserved bits (R).

[0145] FIG8 is another schematic diagram of the format of a MAC CE or DCI for activating or deactivating first paging configuration information according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG8 , the index of the first paging configuration information can be indicated by 3 bits (paging config index), and the activation state of the first paging configuration information corresponding to the index can be indicated by 1 bit (A / D).

[0146] In some embodiments, the indication information may also activate more than one first paging configuration information. For example, the activated more than one first paging configuration information may be used for different NES UEs (groups / sets). Figures 9 to 11 are schematic diagrams of the formats of MAC CE or DCI for activating or deactivating first paging configuration information according to embodiments of the present application.

[0147] As shown in Figure 9, the activated first paging configuration information can be indicated by an 8-bit (P0'-P7') bitmap. More than one bit in the bitmap can be 1, and the remaining bits can be 0. Thus, multiple first paging configuration information can be activated for different (groups / sets) of terminal devices. For example, one first paging configuration information is activated for one / group / set of terminal devices.

[0148] As shown in FIG10 , NES UEs are divided into two groups, and the index of the first paging configuration information activated for each group can be indicated by 3 bits (paging config index).

[0149] As shown in FIG11 , NES UEs are divided into two groups, and the index of the first paging configuration information corresponding to each group can be indicated by 3 bits (paging config index) and the activation status of the index of the first paging configuration information corresponding to each group can be indicated by 1 bit (A / D).

[0150] In some embodiments, a terminal device or a group of terminal devices or a collection of terminal devices may be configured or activated with the first paging configuration information.

[0151] For example, when NES UEs are not grouped, these NES UEs may be configured with first paging configuration information. The NES UEs may receive paging messages based on the configured first paging configuration information. Alternatively, the NES UEs may receive indication information to receive paging messages based on the configured first paging configuration information when the configured first paging configuration information is activated.

[0152] Alternatively, the NES UEs may be configured with more than one first paging configuration information. The NES UEs may receive indication information, for example, the indication information indicates that one of the more than one first paging configuration information is activated, and the NES UEs may receive a paging message according to the activated first paging configuration information.

[0153] For another example, when NES UEs are divided into more than one group / set, each group of NES UEs may be configured with a first paging configuration information. The NES UE may receive a paging message based on the configured first paging configuration information. Alternatively, the NES UE may receive an indication message to receive a paging message based on the configured first paging configuration information when the configured first paging configuration information is activated.

[0154] Alternatively, each group of NES UEs may be configured with more than one first paging configuration information. The NES UE may receive indication information, for example, the indication information indicates that one of the more than one first paging configuration information is activated, and the NES UE may receive a paging message according to the activated first paging configuration information.

[0155] In some embodiments, the first paging configuration information and / or the second paging configuration information may be configured for a first cell or a tracking area. For example, different first cells or tracking areas may have the same first paging configuration information and / or second paging configuration information, or may have different first paging configuration information and / or second paging configuration information.

[0156] In some embodiments, the first paging configuration information and / or the second paging configuration information may be related to the number of first terminal devices and / or second terminal devices in a first cell or tracking area of ​​the network device, where the first cell is, for example, an NES cell, the first terminal device is, for example, an NES UE, and the second terminal device is, for example, a non-NES UE.

[0157] For example, since it is assumed that NES UEs and non-NES UEs can coexist in an NES cell, and NES UEs can use specific PFs and / or POs, the gNB needs to know how much paging resources (e.g., PFs and / or POs) to allocate to non-NES UEs and / or how much paging resources to allocate to NES UEs. This helps the gNB allocate appropriate paging resources (configure appropriate paging configuration parameters) to non-NES UEs and / or NES UEs, avoiding paging capacity reduction due to insufficient resources or waste of resources due to excessive resources.

[0158] In some embodiments, the number information of the first terminal device and / or the second terminal device includes at least one of the following:

[0159] The number of first terminal devices, the number of second terminal devices, the proportion of first terminal devices, the proportion of second terminal devices, or the ratio of first terminal devices to second terminal devices.

[0160] Among them, the proportion of the first terminal device can be the percentage of the number of first terminal devices in a cell or Tracking area to the total number of UEs; the proportion of the second terminal device can be the percentage of the number of second terminal devices in a cell or Tracking area to the total number of UEs; the ratio of the first terminal device to the second terminal device can be the number of first terminal devices in a cell or Tracking area divided by the number of second terminal devices, or vice versa. The present application is not limited to this, and the number information can also be other content or form.

[0161] In some embodiments, the number of first terminal devices and / or second terminal devices may be determined in various ways.

[0162] Mode 1: The terminal device may send first information indicating that the terminal device is the first terminal device to the network device.

[0163] For example, a UE in the RRC_IDLE state may send the first information to notify the gNB that the UE is an NES UE. For example, an NES UE may send the first information after selecting or reselecting an NES cell.

[0164] In some embodiments, the first information may be sent via a physical random access channel PRACH or Msg A (preamble+PUSCH). For details about Msg A, please refer to the relevant art and will not be described in detail here.

[0165] In some embodiments, the network device may configure a specific PRACH resource or preamble to indicate that the UE is an NES UE. For example, the network device may configure the specific PRACH resource or preamble through system information (SIB1) or RRC signaling. When the network device receives a PRACH message on a specific PRACH resource or receives a specific preamble, the network device may determine that the UE is an NES UE.

[0166] After receiving Msg A including the first information, the network device may send or not send Msg 2 or Msg B, and the NES UE may also receive or not receive Msg 2 or Msg B. For relevant content of Msg 2 or Msg B, please refer to the relevant technology and will not be described in detail here.

[0167] In some embodiments, the first information may also be included in the PUSCH of Msg A or an RRC connection request message, an RRC re-establishment request message, an RRC resume request message, UE capability information, or UE assistance information.

[0168] In some embodiments, the value of the first information may be used to indicate that the UE is an NES UE, or the presence of the first information may be used to indicate that the UE is an NES UE.

[0169] Method 2: The network device may receive second information including the number information from the core network; and determine the first paging configuration information and / or the second paging configuration information according to the second information.

[0170] For UEs in RRC_IDLE, RRC_INACTIVE, and RRC_CONNECTED states, the core network has the subscription information and capability information of these UEs. For example, the core network knows whether these UEs are NES UEs or non-NES UEs. Therefore, the core network can send the second information to the gNB.

[0171] In some embodiments, the second information may be an index value representing the number of items in a range. For example, the second information may be represented by 2 to 8 bits.

[0172] Mode 3: The network device may determine the first paging configuration information and / or the second paging configuration information based on the third information. Alternatively, the network device may determine the number information based on the third information, and determine the first paging configuration information and / or the second paging configuration information based on the number information.

[0173] The third information may be UE context information. For example, the gNB has UE context information (UE context) of UEs in RRC_INACTIVE and RRC_CONNECTED states. Therefore, the gNB can know whether these UEs are NES UEs or non-NES UEs.

[0174] In some embodiments, the above methods 1, 2, and 3 may be used individually, or they may be used in combination. Alternatively, the network device may determine the number information in other ways.

[0175] According to the above embodiment, the terminal device receives the first paging configuration information and the second paging configuration information sent by the network device, and receives the paging message sent by the network device according to the first paging configuration information. Thus, when multiple terminal devices coexist, the terminal device can receive the corresponding paging message according to the corresponding paging configuration information. The method is simple and easy to implement.

[0176] The above embodiments are merely exemplary of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Appropriate modifications may be made based on the above embodiments. For example, the above embodiments may be used alone, or one or more of the above embodiments may be combined.

[0177] According to the above embodiment, the terminal device receives the first paging configuration information and the second paging configuration information sent by the network device, and receives the paging message sent by the network device according to the first paging configuration information. Thus, when multiple terminal devices coexist, the terminal device can receive the corresponding paging message according to the corresponding paging configuration information. The method is simple and easy to implement.

[0178] Embodiments of the second aspect

[0179] The embodiment of the present application provides an information processing method, which is described from the perspective of a network device. The contents that are the same as those in the embodiment of the first aspect are not repeated here.

[0180] FIG12 is another schematic diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present application. The method is applied to a network device. As shown in FIG12 , the method includes:

[0181] 1201, the network device sends first paging configuration information and second paging configuration information to the terminal device; and

[0182] 1202. The network device sends a paging message to the terminal device.

[0183] In some embodiments, the first paging configuration information includes at least one of the following: a paging cycle, a radio frame offset, the number of paging frames in a paging cycle, the number of paging times in a paging frame, or a paging time offset.

[0184] In some embodiments, the first paging configuration information further includes at least one of the following:

[0185] an initial state of the first paging configuration information;

[0186] The validity period of the first paging configuration information;

[0187] The number of first paging configuration information or the number of UE groups; or

[0188] The index of the first paging configuration information.

[0189] In some embodiments, the first paging configuration information is included in system information of the first cell and / or the second cell of the network device, or is included in radio resource control signaling of the first cell and / or the second cell of the network device.

[0190] In some embodiments, the method further includes: the network device sends indication information to the terminal device to activate or deactivate the first paging configuration information.

[0191] In some embodiments, the indication information includes an activation state of the first paging configuration information and / or an index of the first paging configuration information.

[0192] In some embodiments, the indication information is sent via a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) or downlink control information (DCI).

[0193] In some embodiments, the number of the first paging configuration information is one.

[0194] In some embodiments, the number of the first paging configuration information is more than one.

[0195] In some embodiments, one piece of the first paging configuration information corresponds to a type of network energy saving level, and / or one piece of the first paging configuration information corresponds to a group of terminal devices or a collection of terminal devices.

[0196] In some embodiments, a terminal device or a group of terminal devices or a collection of terminal devices is configured or activated with the first paging configuration information.

[0197] In some embodiments, the first paging configuration information and / or the second paging configuration information is related to the number information of the first terminal devices and / or the second terminal devices in the first cell or tracking area of ​​the network device.

[0198] In some embodiments, the number information includes at least one of the following:

[0199] The number of the first terminal devices, the number of the second terminal devices, the proportion of the first terminal devices, the proportion of the second terminal devices, or the ratio of the first terminal devices to the second terminal devices.

[0200] In some embodiments, the method may further include: the network device receives first information sent by the terminal device indicating that the terminal device is the first terminal device; and the network device determines the first paging configuration information and / or the second paging configuration information based on the first information.

[0201] In some embodiments, the first information is received via a physical random access channel or Msg A.

[0202] In some embodiments, the method may further include: the network device receiving second information including the number information from the core network; and the network device determining the first paging configuration information and / or the second paging configuration information based on the second information.

[0203] In some embodiments, the method may further include: the network device determining the number information according to third information; and the network device determining the first paging configuration information and / or the second paging configuration information according to the number information.

[0204] It is worth noting that FIG12 above is merely a schematic illustration of an embodiment of the present application, and the present application is not limited thereto. For example, the execution order of the various operations may be appropriately adjusted, and other operations may be added or some operations may be reduced. Those skilled in the art may make appropriate modifications based on the above description, and are not limited to the description of FIG12 above.

[0205] The above embodiments are merely exemplary of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Appropriate modifications may be made based on the above embodiments. For example, the above embodiments may be used alone, or one or more of the above embodiments may be combined.

[0206] According to the above embodiment, the network device sends the first paging configuration information and the second paging configuration information to the terminal device, and sends a paging message to the terminal device. Thus, when multiple terminal devices coexist, the network device can configure corresponding paging configuration information for the terminal device, so that the terminal device can receive the corresponding paging message according to the corresponding paging configuration information. The method is simple and easy to implement.

[0207] Embodiments of the third aspect

[0208] An embodiment of the present application provides an information processing device, which is applied / configured to a terminal device. The information processing device and the information processing method in the embodiment of the first aspect provided by the present application are based on the same inventive concept and have similar principles for solving problems. Therefore, for the implementation of the information processing device, please refer to the implementation of the information processing method in the embodiment of the first aspect provided by the present application, and the repeated parts will not be repeated. As used below, the term "unit" or "module" can be a combination of software and / or hardware that implements a predetermined function. Although the system described in the following embodiments is preferably implemented in software, the implementation of hardware, or a combination of software and hardware, is also possible and conceived.

[0209] FIG13 is a schematic diagram of an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG13 , the information processing device includes:

[0210] A first receiving unit 1301 receives first paging configuration information and second paging configuration information sent by a network device; and

[0211] The second receiving unit 1302 receives a paging message sent by a network device according to the first paging configuration information.

[0212] In some embodiments, the first paging configuration information includes at least one of the following: a paging cycle, a radio frame offset, the number of paging frames in a paging cycle, the number of paging times in a paging frame, or a paging time offset.

[0213] In some embodiments, the first paging configuration information further includes at least one of the following: an initial state of the first paging configuration information; a valid time of the first paging configuration information; the number of first paging configuration information or the number of UE groups; or an index of the first paging configuration information.

[0214] In some embodiments, the first paging configuration information is included in system information of the first cell and / or the second cell of the network device, or is included in radio resource control signaling of the first cell and / or the second cell of the network device.

[0215] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG13 , the apparatus further comprises:

[0216] The third receiving unit 1303 receives instruction information for activating or deactivating the first paging configuration information sent by the network device,

[0217] The second receiving unit 1302 receives the paging message according to the activated first paging configuration information.

[0218] In some embodiments, the indication information includes an activation state of the first paging configuration information and / or an index of the first paging configuration information.

[0219] In some embodiments, the indication information is received via a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) or downlink control information (DCI).

[0220] In some embodiments, the number of the first paging configuration information is one.

[0221] In some embodiments, the number of the first paging configuration information is more than one.

[0222] In some embodiments, one piece of the first paging configuration information corresponds to a type of network energy saving level, and / or one piece of the first paging configuration information corresponds to a group of terminal devices or a collection of terminal devices.

[0223] In some embodiments, a terminal device or a group of terminal devices or a collection of terminal devices is configured or activated with the first paging configuration information.

[0224] In some embodiments, the first paging configuration information and / or the second paging configuration information is related to the number information of the first terminal devices and / or the second terminal devices in the first cell or tracking area of ​​the network device.

[0225] In some embodiments, the number information includes at least one of the following:

[0226] The number of the first terminal devices, the number of the second terminal devices, the proportion of the first terminal devices, the proportion of the second terminal devices, or the ratio of the first terminal devices to the second terminal devices.

[0227] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG13 , the terminal device further includes:

[0228] The sending unit 1304 sends first information indicating that the terminal device is the first terminal device to the network device.

[0229] The first information is sent via a physical random access channel or Msg A.

[0230] The above embodiments are merely exemplary of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Appropriate modifications may be made based on the above embodiments. For example, the above embodiments may be used alone, or one or more of the above embodiments may be combined.

[0231] It is worth noting that the above description only describes the components or modules related to the present application, but the present application is not limited thereto. The information processing device 1300 may also include other components or modules. For details of these components or modules, reference may be made to related technologies.

[0232] In addition, for the sake of simplicity, FIG13 only illustrates the connection relationship or signal direction between various components or modules. However, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that various related technologies such as bus connection can be used. The above-mentioned components or modules can be implemented by hardware facilities such as processors, memories, transmitters, and receivers; the implementation of this application is not limited to this.

[0233] According to the above embodiment, the terminal device receives the first paging configuration information and the second paging configuration information sent by the network device, and receives the paging message sent by the network device according to the first paging configuration information. Thus, when multiple terminal devices coexist, the terminal device can receive the corresponding paging message according to the corresponding paging configuration information. The method is simple and easy to implement.

[0234] Embodiments of the fourth aspect

[0235] An embodiment of the present application provides an information processing device, which is applied / configured to a network device. The information processing device and the information processing method in the embodiment of the second aspect provided by the present application are produced based on the same inventive concept, and the principles of solving the problem are similar. Therefore, the implementation of the information processing device refers to the implementation of the information processing method in the embodiment of the second aspect provided by the present application, and the repeated parts are not repeated here. As used below, the term "unit" or "module" can be a combination of software and / or hardware that implements a predetermined function. Although the system described in the following embodiments is preferably implemented in software, the implementation of hardware, or a combination of software and hardware, is also possible and conceived.

[0236] FIG14 is a schematic diagram of an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG14 , the device includes:

[0237] A first sending unit 1401 sends first paging configuration information and second paging configuration information to a terminal device; and

[0238] The second sending unit 1402 is configured to send a paging message to the terminal device.

[0239] In some embodiments, the first paging configuration information includes at least one of the following: a paging cycle, a radio frame offset, the number of paging frames in a paging cycle, the number of paging times in a paging frame, or a paging time offset.

[0240] In some embodiments, the first paging configuration information further includes at least one of the following:

[0241] an initial state of the first paging configuration information;

[0242] The validity period of the first paging configuration information;

[0243] The number of first paging configuration information or the number of UE groups; or

[0244] The index of the first paging configuration information.

[0245] In some embodiments, the first paging configuration information is included in system information of the first cell and / or the second cell of the network device, or is included in radio resource control signaling of the first cell and / or the second cell of the network device.

[0246] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG14 , the apparatus further comprises:

[0247] The third sending unit 1403 sends indication information for activating or deactivating the first paging configuration information to the terminal device.

[0248] In some embodiments, the indication information includes an activation state of the first paging configuration information and / or an index of the first paging configuration information.

[0249] In some embodiments, the indication information is sent via a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) or downlink control information (DCI).

[0250] In some embodiments, the number of the first paging configuration information is one.

[0251] In some embodiments, the number of the first paging configuration information is more than one.

[0252] In some embodiments, one piece of the first paging configuration information corresponds to a type of network energy saving level, and / or one piece of the first paging configuration information corresponds to a group of terminal devices or a collection of terminal devices.

[0253] In some embodiments, a terminal device or a group of terminal devices or a collection of terminal devices is configured or activated with the first paging configuration information.

[0254] In some embodiments, the first paging configuration information and / or the second paging configuration information is related to the number information of the first terminal devices and / or the second terminal devices in the first cell or tracking area of ​​the network device.

[0255] In some embodiments, the number information includes at least one of the following:

[0256] The number of the first terminal devices, the number of the second terminal devices, the proportion of the first terminal devices, the proportion of the second terminal devices, or the ratio of the first terminal devices to the second terminal devices.

[0257] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG14 , the network device further includes:

[0258] a receiving unit 1404 configured to receive first information sent by the terminal device indicating that the terminal device is the first terminal device; and

[0259] The processing unit 1405 determines the first paging configuration information and / or the second paging configuration information according to the first information.

[0260] In some embodiments, the first information is received via a physical random access channel or Msg A.

[0261] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG14 , the network device further includes:

[0262] A receiving unit 1404 receives second information including the number information from a core network; and

[0263] The processing unit 1405 determines the first paging configuration information and / or the second paging configuration information according to the second information.

[0264] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG14 , the network device further includes:

[0265] The processing unit 1405 determines the number information according to the third information, and determines the first paging configuration information and / or the second paging configuration information according to the number information.

[0266] The above embodiments are merely exemplary of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Appropriate modifications may be made based on the above embodiments. For example, the above embodiments may be used alone, or one or more of the above embodiments may be combined.

[0267] It is worth noting that the above description only describes the components or modules related to the present application, but the present application is not limited thereto. The information processing device 1400 may also include other components or modules. For details of these components or modules, reference may be made to related technologies.

[0268] In addition, for the sake of simplicity, FIG14 only illustrates the connection relationship or signal direction between various components or modules. However, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that various related technologies such as bus connection can be used. The above-mentioned components or modules can be implemented by hardware facilities such as processors, memories, transmitters, and receivers; the implementation of this application is not limited to this.

[0269] According to the above embodiment, the network device sends the first paging configuration information and the second paging configuration information to the terminal device, and sends a paging message to the terminal device. Thus, when multiple terminal devices coexist, the network device can configure corresponding paging configuration information for the terminal device, so that the terminal device can receive the corresponding paging message according to the corresponding paging configuration information. The method is simple and easy to implement.

[0270] Embodiments of the fifth aspect

[0271] An embodiment of the present application also provides a communication system, and reference may be made to FIG1 . The contents that are the same as those in the embodiments of the first to fourth aspects will not be repeated.

[0272] In some implementations, the communication system 100 may include at least: a network device and a terminal device. The network device sends first and second paging configuration information and a paging message. The terminal device receives the first and second paging configuration information and receives the paging message according to the first paging configuration information.

[0273] An embodiment of the present application further provides a network device, which may be, for example, a base station, but the present application is not limited thereto and may also be other network devices.

[0274] Figure 15 is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of a network device according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 15 , network device 1500 may include a processor 1510 (e.g., a central processing unit (CPU)) and a memory 1520; memory 1520 is coupled to processor 1510. Memory 1520 may store various data and may also store an information processing program 1530, which is executed under the control of processor 1510.

[0275] For example, the processor 1510 may be configured to execute a program to implement the operation of the network device in the method according to the embodiment of the second aspect. For example, the processor 1510 may be configured to perform the following control: sending first paging configuration information and second paging configuration information to the terminal device, and sending a paging message.

[0276] In addition, as shown in FIG15 , network device 1500 may further include: a transceiver (receiver and / or transmitter) 1540 and an antenna 1550, etc.; wherein, the functions of the above components are similar to those in the related art and are not described here in detail. It is worth noting that network device 1500 does not necessarily include all the components shown in FIG15 ; in addition, network device 1500 may also include components not shown in FIG15 , and reference may be made to the related art for details.

[0277] The embodiment of the present application also provides a terminal device, but the present application is not limited thereto and may also be other devices.

[0278] Figure 16 is a schematic diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 16 , terminal device 1600 may include a processor 1610 and a memory 1620. Memory 1620 stores data and programs and is coupled to processor 1610. It should be noted that this diagram is exemplary; other types of structures may be used to supplement or replace this structure to implement telecommunication or other functions.

[0279] For example, the processor 1610 may be configured to execute a program to implement the method according to the embodiment of the first aspect. For example, the processor 1610 may be configured to perform the following control: the terminal device receives first paging configuration information and second paging configuration information from the network device, and receives a paging message according to the first paging configuration information.

[0280] As shown in Figure 16 , the terminal device 1600 may further include: a communication module 1630, an input unit 1640, a display 1650, and a power supply 1660. The functions of these components are similar to those in the related art and are not described in detail here. It is worth noting that the terminal device 1600 does not necessarily include all of the components shown in Figure 16 , and the above components are not essential. Furthermore, the terminal device 1600 may also include components not shown in Figure 16 , for which reference may be made to the related art.

[0281] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program, wherein when the program is executed in a terminal device, the program causes the terminal device to execute the method described in the embodiment of the first aspect.

[0282] An embodiment of the present application further provides a storage medium storing a computer program, wherein the computer program enables a terminal device to execute the method described in the embodiment of the first aspect.

[0283] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program, wherein when the program is executed in a network device, the program causes the network device to execute the method described in the embodiment of the second aspect.

[0284] An embodiment of the present application further provides a storage medium storing a computer program, wherein the computer program enables a network device to execute the method described in the embodiment of the second aspect.

[0285] The above devices and methods of the present application can be implemented by hardware or by a combination of hardware and software. The present application relates to such a computer-readable program that, when executed by a logic component, enables the logic component to implement the devices or components described above, or enables the logic component to implement the various methods or steps described above. The present application also relates to a storage medium for storing the above program, such as a hard disk, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a DVD, a flash memory, etc.

[0286] The method / device described in conjunction with the embodiments of the present application can be directly embodied as hardware, a software module executed by a processor, or a combination of the two. For example, one or more of the functional block diagrams shown in the figure and / or one or more combinations of functional block diagrams can correspond to various software modules of the computer program flow or to various hardware modules. These software modules can respectively correspond to the various steps shown in the figure. These hardware modules can be implemented by solidifying these software modules, for example, using a field programmable gate array (FPGA).

[0287] The software module may be located in RAM memory, flash memory, ROM memory, EPROM memory, EEPROM memory, registers, a hard disk, a removable disk, a CD-ROM, or any other form of storage medium known in the art. A storage medium may be coupled to a processor so that the processor can read information from the storage medium and write information to the storage medium; or the storage medium may be an integral part of the processor. The processor and the storage medium may be located in an ASIC. The software module may be stored in the memory of the mobile terminal or in a memory card that can be inserted into the mobile terminal. For example, if the device (such as a mobile terminal) uses a large-capacity MEGA-SIM card or a large-capacity flash memory device, the software module may be stored in the MEGA-SIM card or the large-capacity flash memory device.

[0288] One or more of the functional blocks and / or one or more combinations of functional blocks described in the accompanying drawings may be implemented as a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic device, a discrete hardware component, or any suitable combination thereof for performing the functions described in this application. One or more of the functional blocks and / or one or more combinations of functional blocks described in the accompanying drawings may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, such as a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, multiple microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in communication with a DSP, or any other such configuration.

[0289] The present application has been described above in conjunction with specific embodiments. However, those skilled in the art should understand that these descriptions are merely illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application. Those skilled in the art may make various modifications and variations to the present application based on the spirit and principles of the present application, and such modifications and variations are also within the scope of the present application.

[0290] Regarding the implementation methods including the above embodiments, the following additional notes are also disclosed:

[0291] 1. An information processing device, configured in a terminal device, comprising:

[0292] a first receiving unit configured to receive first paging configuration information and second paging configuration information sent by a network device; and

[0293] A second receiving unit is configured to receive a paging message sent by a network device according to the first paging configuration information.

[0294] 2. The device according to Supplement 1, further comprising:

[0295] a third receiving unit configured to receive instruction information for activating or deactivating the first paging configuration information sent by a network device,

[0296] The second receiving unit receives the paging message according to the activated first paging configuration information.

[0297] 3. The device according to Supplement 2, wherein:

[0298] The indication information is received via a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) or downlink control information (DCI).

[0299] 4. The apparatus according to Supplement 1, wherein the terminal device further comprises:

[0300] A sending unit is configured to send first information indicating that the terminal device is the first terminal device to the network device.

[0301] 5. The device according to Supplement 4, wherein:

[0302] The first information is sent via a physical random access channel or Msg A.

Claims

1. An information processing device, configured in a terminal device, comprising: a first receiving unit configured to receive first paging configuration information and second paging configuration information sent by a network device; as well as A second receiving unit is configured to receive a paging message sent by a network device according to the first paging configuration information.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein The first paging configuration information includes at least one of the following: a paging cycle, a radio frame offset, the number of paging frames in a paging cycle, the number of paging times in a paging frame, or a paging time offset.

3. The device according to claim 2, wherein The first paging configuration information further includes at least one of the following: an initial state of the first paging configuration information; The validity period of the first paging configuration information; The number of first paging configuration information or the number of terminal device groups; or The index of the first paging configuration information.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein The first paging configuration information is included in system information of the first cell and / or the second cell of the network device, or is included in radio resource control signaling of the first cell and / or the second cell of the network device.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein The device further comprises: a third receiving unit configured to receive instruction information for activating or deactivating the first paging configuration information sent by a network device, The second receiving unit receives the paging message according to the activated first paging configuration information.

6. The device according to claim 5, wherein The indication information includes an activation state of the first paging configuration information and / or an index of the first paging configuration information.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein One piece of the first paging configuration information corresponds to a type of network energy saving level, and / or one piece of the first paging configuration information corresponds to a group of terminal devices or a collection of terminal devices.

8. The device according to claim 7, wherein A terminal device or a group of terminal devices or a collection of terminal devices is configured or activated with the first paging configuration information.

9. The device according to claim 1, wherein The first paging configuration information and / or the second paging configuration information is related to the number information of the first terminal devices and / or the second terminal devices in the first cell or tracking area of ​​the network device.

10. The device according to claim 9, wherein The number information includes at least one of the following: The number of the first terminal devices, the number of the second terminal devices, the proportion of the first terminal devices, the proportion of the second terminal devices, or the ratio of the first terminal devices to the second terminal devices.

11. The device according to claim 9, wherein The terminal device further includes: A sending unit is configured to send first information indicating that the terminal device is the first terminal device to the network device.

12. An information processing device, configured in a network device, comprising: A first sending unit, configured to send first paging configuration information and second paging configuration information to a terminal device; as well as The second sending unit is configured to send a paging message to the terminal device.

13. The device according to claim 12, wherein The device further comprises: A third sending unit sends indication information for activating or deactivating the first paging configuration information to the terminal device.

14. The device according to claim 13, wherein The indication information includes an activation state of the first paging configuration information and / or an index of the first paging configuration information.

15. The device according to claim 12, wherein The first paging configuration information and / or the second paging configuration information is related to the number information of the first terminal devices and / or the second terminal devices in the first cell or tracking area of ​​the network device.

16. The device according to claim 15, wherein The number information includes at least one of the following: The number of the first terminal devices, the number of the second terminal devices, the proportion of the first terminal devices, the proportion of the second terminal devices, or the ratio of the first terminal devices to the second terminal devices.

17. The device according to claim 15, wherein The network device further includes: A receiving unit, which receives a signal sent by the terminal device indicating that the terminal device is the first terminal device First information; and A processing unit is configured to determine the first paging configuration information and / or the second paging configuration information according to the first information.

18. The device according to claim 15, wherein The network device further includes: a receiving unit configured to receive second information including the number information from a core network; and A processing unit is configured to determine the first paging configuration information and / or the second paging configuration information according to the second information.

19. The device according to claim 15, wherein The network device further includes: A processing unit is configured to determine the number information according to third information, and determine the first paging configuration information and / or the second paging configuration information according to the number information.

20. A communication system, characterized in that: The communication system comprises: A network device that sends first paging configuration information and second paging configuration information, and sends a paging message; and A terminal device receives first paging configuration information and second paging configuration information, and receives a paging message according to the first paging configuration information.

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