Capability information processing method and apparatus, and terminal and network-side device

Abstract

Provided in the present disclosure are a capability information processing method and apparatus, and a terminal and a network-side device. The method comprises: a first network-side device executing a first operation, wherein the first operation comprises at least one of the following: acquiring first capability information; sending the first capability information to a core network device; sending the first capability information to a second network-side device; and on the basis of the first capability information, performing paging optimization, wherein the first capability information is used for indicating capabilities related to network energy saving (NES) features supported by a terminal.

Description

Method, apparatus, terminal and network side device for processing capability information

[0001] The present disclosure claims priority to a Chinese patent application No. 202410855343.X, filed on June 28, 2024, and entitled "Method, apparatus, terminal and network side device for processing capability information", the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0002] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular, to a method, apparatus, terminal and network side device for processing capability information. BACKGROUND

[0003] In order to reduce energy consumption and realize a green communication network, a network energy saving (NES) scheme is introduced in a wireless communication system. Network side paging of a terminal also causes power consumption. For example, when a network side supports a certain NES feature or enters an NES mode, it can cause a terminal that does not support the NES feature to be unable to camp on the network, or affect the terminal's reception of a paging process. In this case, signaling sent by the network side or some behavior of the terminal can be unnecessary or inefficient, resulting in an inability to reduce power consumption. SUMMARY

[0004] The present disclosure aims to provide a method, apparatus, terminal and network side device for processing capability information, which solves the problem of high network power consumption.

[0005] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for processing capability information, applied to a first network side device, including:

[0006] The first network side device performs a first operation; the first operation includes at least one of the following:

[0007] Obtaining first capability information;

[0008] Sending the first capability information to a core network device;

[0009] Sending the first capability information to a second network side device;

[0010] Performing paging optimization according to the first capability information;

[0011] The first capability information is used to indicate a capability related to an NES feature supported by a terminal.

[0012] In some embodiments, the capability related to the NES feature includes at least one of the following:

[0013] a capability of sending a system information block (SIB1) on demand;

[0014] a capability of adaptive paging transmission;

[0015] a capability of adaptive synchronization signal block (SSB) transmission;

[0016] a capability of adaptive physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission.

[0017] In some embodiments, the obtaining the first capability information comprises at least one of:

[0018] receiving the first capability information sent by the terminal;

[0019] receiving the first capability information sent by the core network device;

[0020] receiving a paging message sent by a second network side device, the paging message carrying the first capability information.

[0021] In some embodiments, the receiving the first capability information sent by the terminal comprises:

[0022] receiving wireless paging information sent by the terminal, the wireless paging information carrying the first capability information.

[0023] In some embodiments, the wireless paging information carries capability information in the first capability information that affects camping of an idle state or inactive state terminal, and / or the wireless paging information carries capability information in the first capability information that affects paging reception of the terminal.

[0024] In some embodiments, the receiving the first capability information sent by the core network device comprises at least one of:

[0025] receiving a paging message sent by the core network device, the paging message carrying the first capability information;

[0026] receiving a terminal context request message sent by the core network device, the context request message carrying the first capability information.

[0027] In some embodiments, the performing paging optimization according to the first capability information comprises at least one of:

[0028] determining whether to page the terminal according to the first capability information;

[0029] determine, according to the first capability information, a paging mechanism used for paging the terminal.

[0030] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a capability information processing method, applied to a core network device, comprising:

[0031] The core network device performs a second operation; the second operation comprises at least one of:

[0032] receiving first capability information sent by a first network side device;

[0033] sending first capability information to the first network side device;

[0034] The first capability information is used to indicate a NES feature related capability supported by the terminal.

[0035] In some embodiments, the NES feature related capability comprises at least one of:

[0036] a capability of sending SIB1 on demand;

[0037] a capability of adaptive paging transmission;

[0038] a capability of adaptive SSB transmission;

[0039] a capability of adaptive PRACH transmission.

[0040] In some embodiments, sending first capability information to the first network side device comprises at least one of:

[0041] sending a paging message to the first network side device, the paging message carrying the first capability information;

[0042] sending a terminal context request message to the first network side device, the context request message carrying the first capability information.

[0043] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a capability information processing method, applied to a terminal, comprising:

[0044] The terminal sends first capability information to a first network side device, the first capability information being used to indicate a network energy saving NES feature related capability supported by the terminal.

[0045] In some embodiments, the NES feature related capability comprises at least one of:

[0046] a capability of sending SIB1 on demand;

[0047] a capability of adaptive paging transmission;

[0048] a capability of adaptive SSB transmission;

[0049] the capability of adaptive PRACH transmission.

[0050] In some embodiments, the sending the first capability information to the first network-side device comprises at least one of:

[0051] sending, to the first network-side device, wireless paging information carrying the first capability information.

[0052] In some embodiments, the wireless paging information carries capability information in the first capability information that affects the camping of an idle-state or inactive-state terminal, and / or the wireless paging information carries capability information in the first capability information that affects the receiving of paging by the terminal.

[0053] In some embodiments, the sending the first capability information to the first network-side device comprises at least one of:

[0054] sending the first capability information to the first network-side device in granularity of each terminal;

[0055] sending the first capability information to the first network-side device in granularity of each frequency band.

[0056] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a network-side device, which can be a first network-side device, comprising a memory, a transceiver, and a processor.

[0057] a memory for storing a computer program; a transceiver for receiving and sending data under the control of the processor; and a processor for reading the computer program in the memory and performing the following operations:

[0058] performing a first operation; the first operation comprises at least one of:

[0059] obtaining first capability information;

[0060] sending the first capability information to a core network device;

[0061] sending the first capability information to a second network-side device;

[0062] performing paging optimization according to the first capability information;

[0063] wherein the first capability information is used to indicate a capability related to a network energy saving (NES) feature supported by a terminal.

[0064] In some embodiments, the capability related to the NES feature comprises at least one of:

[0065] a capability of sending a system information block (SIB) 1 on demand;

[0066] a capability of adaptive paging transmission.

[0067] a capability of adaptive synchronization signal block (SSB) transmission;

[0068] a capability of adaptive physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission.

[0069] In some embodiments, the processor is configured to read a computer program in the memory and perform at least one of the following operations:

[0070] receiving first capability information sent by a terminal;

[0071] receiving first capability information sent by a core network device;

[0072] receiving a paging message sent by a second network-side device, the paging message carrying the first capability information.

[0073] In some embodiments, the processor is configured to read a computer program in the memory and perform the following operation:

[0074] receiving wireless paging information sent by a terminal, the wireless paging information carrying the first capability information.

[0075] In some embodiments, the wireless paging information carries capability information in the first capability information that affects camping of an idle-state or inactive-state terminal, and / or the wireless paging information carries capability information in the first capability information that affects paging reception by the terminal.

[0076] In some embodiments, the processor is configured to read a computer program in the memory and perform at least one of the following operations:

[0077] receiving a paging message sent by a core network device, the paging message carrying the first capability information;

[0078] receiving a terminal context request message sent by a core network device, the context request message carrying the first capability information.

[0079] In some embodiments, the processor is configured to read a computer program in the memory and perform at least one of the following operations:

[0080] determining whether to page the terminal according to the first capability information;

[0081] determining a paging mechanism used for paging the terminal according to the first capability information.

[0082] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a network-side device, which can be a core network device, comprising a memory, a transceiver, and a processor:

[0083] a memory for storing a computer program; a transceiver for receiving and transmitting data under control of the processor; a processor for reading the computer program in the memory and performing the following operations:

[0084] performing a second operation; the second operation includes at least one of:

[0085] receiving first capability information sent by a first network-side device;

[0086] sending first capability information to the first network-side device;

[0087] The first capability information is used to indicate a NES feature-related capability supported by the terminal.

[0088] In some embodiments, the NES feature-related capability includes at least one of:

[0089] capability of sending SIB1 on demand;

[0090] capability of adaptive paging transmission;

[0091] capability of adaptive SSB transmission;

[0092] capability of adaptive PRACH transmission.

[0093] In some embodiments, the processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform at least one of the following operations:

[0094] sending a paging message to the first network-side device, the paging message carrying the first capability information;

[0095] sending a terminal context request message to the first network-side device, the context request message carrying the first capability information.

[0096] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a terminal, comprising: a memory, a transceiver, a processor:

[0097] a memory for storing a computer program; a transceiver for receiving and transmitting data under control of the processor; a processor for reading the computer program in the memory and performing the following operations:

[0098] sending first capability information to a first network-side device, the first capability information being used to indicate a network energy saving NES feature-related capability supported by the terminal.

[0099] In some embodiments, the NES feature-related capability includes at least one of:

[0100] capability of sending SIB1 on demand;

[0101] a capability of adaptive paging transmission;

[0102] a capability of adaptive SSB transmission;

[0103] a capability of adaptive PRACH transmission.

[0104] In some embodiments, the processor is configured to read a computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:

[0105] sending, to a first network-side device, wireless paging information carrying the first capability information.

[0106] In some embodiments, the wireless paging information carries capability information in the first capability information that affects camping of an idle-state or inactive-state terminal, and / or the wireless paging information carries capability information in the first capability information that affects paging reception by the terminal.

[0107] In some embodiments, the processor is configured to read a computer program in the memory and perform at least one of the following operations:

[0108] sending the first capability information to the first network-side device on a per-terminal basis;

[0109] sending the first capability information to the first network-side device on a per-frequency band basis.

[0110] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a capability information processing apparatus applied to a first network-side device, comprising:

[0111] a first processing unit configured to perform a first operation; the first operation comprises at least one of the following:

[0112] obtaining first capability information;

[0113] sending the first capability information to a core network device;

[0114] sending the first capability information to a second network-side device;

[0115] performing paging optimization according to the first capability information;

[0116] The first capability information is used to indicate a capability related to a network energy saving (NES) feature supported by a terminal.

[0117] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a capability information processing apparatus applied to a core network device, comprising:

[0118] a second processing unit configured to perform a second operation; the second operation comprises at least one of the following:

[0119] receive first capability information sent by the first network-side device;

[0120] send first capability information to the first network-side device;

[0121] The first capability information is used to indicate a capability related to NES characteristics supported by the terminal.

[0122] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a capability information processing apparatus applied to a terminal, comprising:

[0123] The first sending unit is configured to send first capability information to the first network-side device, wherein the first capability information is used to indicate a capability related to NES characteristics supported by the terminal.

[0124] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a processor-readable storage medium, which stores a program for causing a processor to execute the above-mentioned capability information processing method.

[0125] The above-mentioned technical solutions of the present disclosure have the following advantages:

[0126] In embodiments of the present disclosure, the network-side device performs a first operation related to first capability information, wherein the first capability information is used to indicate a capability related to NES characteristics supported by the terminal. The network-side device considers the NES characteristics supported by the terminal when performing information transmission and / or paging the terminal, which can avoid unnecessary message sending or inefficient transmission, effectively reduce network power consumption, and improve information transmission efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0127] FIG. 1 shows a transmission diagram of a capability message of a terminal;

[0128] FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of a capability information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0129] FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of a capability information processing method according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0130] FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of a capability information processing method according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0131] FIG. 5 shows a structural diagram of a capability information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0132] FIG. 6 shows a structural diagram of a capability information processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0133] FIG. 7 shows a structural diagram of a capability information processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0134] FIG. 8 shows a structural diagram of a network-side device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0135] Fig. 9 shows a second structural schematic diagram of a network-side device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0136] Fig. 10 shows a structural schematic diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0137] To make the technical problems to be solved by the present disclosure, technical solutions and advantages clearer, the following will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. In the following description, specific details such as specific configurations and components are provided only to help a comprehensive understanding of embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, those skilled in the art should understand that various changes and modifications can be made to the embodiments described herein without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. In addition, descriptions of known functions and structures are omitted for the sake of clarity and brevity.

[0138] It should be understood that the "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" mentioned throughout the specification means that the specific features, structures or characteristics related to the embodiment are included in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, "in one embodiment" or "in an embodiment" appearing throughout the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. In addition, these specific features, structures or characteristics can be combined in one or more embodiments in any suitable manner.

[0139] In various embodiments of the present disclosure, it should be understood that the size of the serial number of the following processes does not mean the order of execution, and the execution order of the processes should be determined by its function and inherent logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0140] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the term "and / or" describes the association relationship of the associated objects, which means that there can be three relationships, for example, A and / or B can represent the three cases of A alone, A and B together, and B alone. The character " / " generally represents a "or" relationship between the associated objects before and after it.

[0141] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the term "a plurality of" means two or more, and other quantifiers are similar.

[0142] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described clearly and completely in combination with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor are within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0143] In the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure, some concepts used in the following description are first explained.

[0144] I. NES

[0145] In order to reduce energy consumption and realize green communication network, network energy saving scheme is introduced in wireless communication system. The standardization targets of NES include: on-demand SSB SCell, support of on-demand SIB1 in idle / inactive mode, adaptive transmission of common signals / channels, including adaptive SSB transmission, adaptive PRACH transmission, adaptive paging transmission.

[0146] II. User Equipment (UE) capability reporting

[0147] The capability message of UE is shown in FIG. 1. The network side sends capability query information to the terminal, and the terminal sends the supported capability of the terminal to the network side.

[0148] The UE capability parameters are divided according to the protocol layer and function as follows:

[0149] General parameters: UE capability parameters without layer distinction;

[0150] Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) parameters: SDAP layer UE capability parameters;

[0151] Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) parameters: PDCP layer UE capability parameters;

[0152] Radio Link Control (RLC) parameters: RLC layer UE capability parameters;

[0153] Medium Access Control (MAC) parameters: MAC layer UE capability parameters;

[0154] Physical layer parameters: physical layer UE capability parameters;

[0155] Radio frequency parameters: radio frequency UE capability parameters;

[0156] Measurement parameters: UE capability parameters related to measurement;

[0157] Inter-system parameters: whether the UE supports other Radio Access Technologies (RATs), including whether the UE supports Evolved-UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access (EUTRA) Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) and whether the UE supports EUTRA Time Division Duplex (TDD);

[0158] Among them, the physical layer parameters are divided into the following 5 levels:

[0159] 1) Per UE: UE supports the characteristics independent of the band combination, and the parameters are located outside the band combination.

[0160] 2) Per band: UE supports the characteristics based on the frequency band in the non-carrier aggregation scenario. The parameters are located in each frequency band outside the band combination.

[0161] 3) Per band combination: UE supports the characteristics based on the band combination and independent of the band. The parameters are located in each band combination.

[0162] 4) Per band per band combination: UE supports the characteristics based on each frequency band in the band combination. For the case of multiple carrier aggregation in one frequency band, these carriers use the same parameters.

[0163] 5) Per CC per band per band combination: UE supports the characteristics based on each member carrier in each frequency band in the band combination.

[0164] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a capability information processing method and device, a terminal and a network side device to solve the problem of low paging efficiency.

[0165] Among them, the method and the device are based on the same application concept. Since the principles of the method and the device for solving the problem are similar, the implementation of the device and the method can be mutually referred to, and the repeated parts will not be described again.

[0166] As shown in FIG. 2, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a capability information processing method applied to a first network side device, which specifically includes the following steps:

[0167] Step 201, a first network-side device performs a first operation; the first operation includes at least one of the following:

[0168] 1) Obtain first capability information; in some embodiments, the first network-side device can obtain the first capability information from a terminal, other radio access network (RAN) nodes, centralized units (CUs), core network devices, etc. In some embodiments, after the first network-side device obtains the first capability information, the first network-side device can perform the operations of 2) to 4) below, for example: after the first network-side device obtains the first capability information, the first network-side device sends the first capability information to a core network device, so that the core network device can initiate paging or perform paging optimization based on the first capability information; and / or, after the first network-side device obtains the first capability information, the first network-side device sends the first capability information to a second network-side device, so that the second network-side device can initiate paging or perform paging optimization based on the first capability information; and / or, after the first network-side device obtains the first capability information, the first network-side device performs paging optimization according to the first capability information.

[0169] 2) Send the first capability information to a core network device; the first network-side device can send the first capability information of the terminal to the core network device, so that the core network device can page the terminal or perform paging optimization based on the first capability information. The core network device can be a core network element, such as an access and mobility management function (AMF).

[0170] 3) Send the first capability information to a second network-side device; the first network-side device can send the first capability information of the terminal to other network-side devices (such as RAN nodes, centralized units (CUs), distributed units (DUs), etc.), so that the other network-side devices can page the terminal or perform paging optimization based on the first capability information.

[0171] 4) Perform paging optimization according to the first capability information; the first network-side device itself can perform paging optimization based on the first capability information of the terminal, so as to realize an efficient paging process and reduce network power consumption.

[0172] The first capability information is used to indicate a network energy saving (NES) feature related capability supported by the terminal.

[0173] In this embodiment, the first network-side device can be a RAN node or a CU. The first network-side device can obtain the capability related to the NES feature supported by the terminal, and can send the capability to a core network device and / or a second network-side device, which can be one or more of other RAN nodes, CUs, DUs, etc. The first network-side device can also perform paging optimization according to the capability related to the NES feature supported by the terminal.

[0174] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network-side device considers the NES feature supported by the terminal when transmitting information and / or paging the terminal, thereby avoiding unnecessary message transmission or inefficient transmission, effectively reducing network power consumption, and improving information transmission efficiency.

[0175] In some embodiments, the capability related to the NES feature includes at least one of the following:

[0176] (1) a capability of sending a system information block SIB1 on demand (on-demand SIB1); the capability is used to indicate whether the terminal supports on-demand SIB1.

[0177] (2) a capability of adaptive paging transmission; the capability is used to indicate whether the terminal supports adaptive paging.

[0178] (3) a capability of adaptive synchronization signal block SSB transmission; the capability is used to indicate whether the terminal supports adaptive SSB transmission.

[0179] (4) a capability of adaptive physical random access channel PRACH transmission; the capability is used to indicate whether the terminal supports PRACH transmission.

[0180] As an optional embodiment, the obtaining the first capability information includes at least one of the following:

[0181] 1) receiving first capability information sent by the terminal;

[0182] In this embodiment, the terminal can report the capability of supporting the NES feature to the first network-side device, which can include one or more of the above first capability information.

[0183] In some embodiments, the receiving first capability information sent by the terminal includes: receiving wireless paging information sent by the terminal, the wireless paging information carrying the first capability information. The terminal can send the capability of supporting the NES feature to the network side in the wireless paging information.

[0184] In some embodiments, the wireless paging information carries the capability information in the first capability information that affects the camping of the idle state or inactive state terminal, and / or the wireless paging information carries the capability information in the first capability information that affects the terminal receiving a paging.

[0185] In the first capability information, the capability of sending SIB1 on demand is the capability that affects the camping of the idle state or inactive state terminal. The capability of adaptive paging transmission, the capability of adaptive synchronization signal block (SSB) transmission, and the capability of adaptive PRACH transmission in the first capability information are the capabilities that affect the terminal receiving a paging. The terminal can send the capability that affects the camping of the idle state or inactive state terminal to the network side through wireless paging information, and / or send the capability that affects the terminal receiving a paging to the network side through wireless paging information.

[0186] In some embodiments, the terminal sending the first capability information to the network side can be reported per UE or per band.

[0187] After the first network side device receives the first capability information reported by the terminal, the first network side device can store the first capability information, and can send the first capability information to a core network device and / or other RAN nodes, so that the core network device can send the first capability information to the corresponding RAN node when paging a terminal or UE context is established, and / or so that other RAN nodes can initiate paging according to the capability information. The first network side device can also perform paging optimization according to the capability information.

[0188] 2) receiving the first capability information sent by the core network device;

[0189] In some embodiments, the receiving the first capability information sent by the core network device includes at least one of the following:

[0190] receiving a paging message sent by the core network device, the paging message carrying the first capability information;

[0191] receiving a terminal context request message sent by the core network device, the context request message carrying the first capability information.

[0192] In this embodiment, the core network device can be an AMF. The AMF can store first capability information of a plurality of terminals. When the AMF needs to page a certain terminal, a paging message can be sent to the first network side device, and the paging message carries the capability of NES features supported by the UE, so that the first network side device can initiate paging according to the capability. After the first network side device receives the first capability information sent by the core network device, paging optimization can be performed according to the capability information. The first network side device can also send the first capability information to other nodes, such as DU nodes, so that the DU nodes can initiate paging according to the capability information.

[0193] In this embodiment, the core network device can be an AMF. The AMF can store first capability information of a plurality of terminals. The AMF can also carry the capability of NES features supported by the UE through a context request message of the terminal, so that the first network side device can initiate paging according to the capability.

[0194] 3) receiving a paging message sent by the second network side device, the paging message carrying the first capability information.

[0195] In this embodiment, the second network side device can be other RAN nodes and / or CU nodes and / or DU nodes. For example, the second network side device can not be able to perform paging or does not meet the conditions for paging, and can send the first capability information corresponding to the terminal that needs to be paged to the first network side device, so that the first network side device performs paging related operations according to the first capability information. After the first network side device receives the first capability information sent by the second network side device, the first network side device can store the first capability information, and can also send the first capability information to the core network device, other RAN nodes, CU nodes, DU nodes and the like, so that other devices can initiate paging according to the capability information. The first network side device can also perform paging optimization according to the capability information.

[0196] For example, the first network side device is a gNB DU, and the gNB DU receives a paging message of the gNB CU, and the paging message carries the capability of NES features supported by the UE. The gNB DU can perform paging optimization according to the obtained terminal capability.

[0197] As an optional embodiment, the paging optimization performed according to the first capability information includes at least one of the following:

[0198] determining whether to page the terminal according to the first capability information;

[0199] determining a paging mechanism used for paging the terminal according to the first capability information.

[0200] In this embodiment, after receiving the first capability information, the first network side device can determine whether to page the terminal according to the first capability information, or determine the paging mechanism used by the terminal for paging.

[0201] For example, if the terminal does not support a certain capability in the first capability information, the first network side device does not initiate paging. For example, the first network side device obtains the first capability information of terminal 1, which includes the capability of adaptive SSB transmission and the capability of adaptive paging transmission, but does not include the capability of on-demand SIB1 transmission, which indicates that terminal 1 does not support on-demand SIB1 transmission, and the first network side device can not page terminal 1.

[0202] In some embodiments, the first network side device can also determine whether to initiate paging according to the characteristics of the cell and the first capability information of the terminal. For example, if cell 1 has a first characteristic (or a function of the first characteristic is enabled) that affects the residence of the idle state or inactive state terminal, whether to page the terminal in the first cell is determined according to the first capability information. If the terminal does not support the capability corresponding to the first characteristic, the terminal is not paged in the cell 1, and / or if the terminal supports the capability corresponding to the first characteristic, the terminal is paged in the cell 1. In some embodiments, the first network side device can initiate paging to the terminal in other cells at this time.

[0203] For example, if cell 1 under the first network side device is an energy saving cell, the on-demand SIB1 function is enabled, and the RAN node determines whether to page the UE in the cell according to whether the UE supports the on-demand SIB1 function. For example, if the UE does not support the on-demand SIB1 function, the RAN node does not page the UE in the cell.

[0204] When the first network side device determines the paging mechanism used for paging the terminal according to the first capability information, for example, if the terminal supports the capability of adaptive paging transmission, the first network side device can use the adaptive paging transmission mechanism to page the terminal; if the terminal supports the capability of adaptive SSB transmission, the first network side device uses the adaptive SSB transmission mechanism to page the terminal.

[0205] In some embodiments, the first network side device can also determine the paging mechanism according to the characteristics of the cell and the first capability information of the terminal. For example, if cell 1 has (or enables) the function of adaptive paging transmission, and the NES characteristic affects the UE receiving paging process, when the RAN node sends paging in the cell 1, it considers the case that the UE supports the NES characteristic and applies it to the paging process. For example, if the UE to be paged also supports the capability of adaptive paging transmission, the adaptive paging transmission mechanism is used to page the terminal.

[0206] The implementation process of the capability information processing method of the embodiments of the present disclosure is illustrated below.

[0207] Example 1: The terminal reports the first capability information to the first network side device, indicating the supported NES characteristic capability. The capability information processing method comprises the following steps.

[0208] Step 11: The UE reports the supported NES characteristic capability to the network side.

[0209] In some embodiments, the UE can report the NES characteristic related capability to the network side based on the network side request, such as after receiving the UECapabilityEnquiry RRC message sent by the network side, the UE reports the NES characteristic related capability to the network side through the UECapabilityInformation RRC message. Or, after receiving the request of the network side for the UE to report the NES characteristic support, the UE reports the NES characteristic related capability to the network side through the UEAssistanceInformation RRC message. In some embodiments, the UE can also actively report the NES characteristic related capability.

[0210] The NES characteristic related capability of the UE includes one or more of the following:

[0211] The capability of the UE supporting on-demand SIB1;

[0212] The capability of the UE supporting adaptive paging transmission;

[0213] The capability of the UE supporting adaptive SSB transmission;

[0214] The capability of the UE supporting adaptive PRACH transmission.

[0215] In some embodiments, the UE can send the NES characteristic related capability to the network side in the UE radio paging information, for example, in the NR UE-RadioPagingInfo information element (IE) of the radio paging information.

[0216] Further, the UE can only report the NES characteristic related capability affecting the camping of the idle / inactive state UE and / or the NES characteristic affecting the UE receiving paging process to the network side in the UE radio paging information. For example, the UE-RadioPagingInfo of the UE can carry at least one of the following:

[0217] The capability of the UE supporting on-demand SIB1; wherein the power saving cell enabling on-demand SIB1 only allows idle / inactive UEs supporting the feature to camp on;

[0218] The capability of the UE supporting adaptive paging transmission; the feature affects the procedure of the UE receiving paging;

[0219] The capability of the UE supporting adaptive SSB transmission; the adaptive SSB transmission mechanism may not affect idle / inactive UEs not supporting the adaptive SSB transmission mechanism camping on, but may affect the SSB transmission before the UE receiving paging;

[0220] The capability of the UE supporting adaptive physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission; the adaptive PRACH transmission mechanism may affect the random access procedure after the UE receiving paging, and thus may affect the procedure of the UE receiving paging.

[0221] The above NES feature capabilities can be reported in per band or per UE granularity.

[0222] It should be noted that if other NES features affect idle / inactive UEs camping on and / or affect the procedure of the UE receiving paging, the UE side can also report the capabilities of the NES features to the network side in the UE radio paging information.

[0223] Step 12: The network side receives the capabilities of the NES features supported by the UE and stores them.

[0224] In some embodiments, the RAN side node stores the related capabilities after receiving the capabilities of the NES features supported by the UE;

[0225] In some embodiments, based on the AMF request, the RAN side informs the AMF of the capabilities of the NES features supported by the UE; or the RAN side actively informs the AMF of the capabilities of the NES features supported by the UE. The AMF stores the received UE capabilities.

[0226] In some embodiments, the RAN-side node sends the received UE supported NES feature related capability to the AMF through a UE RADIO CAPABILITY INFO INDICATION message. Further, when sending the capability, the UE supported NES feature related capability can be included in the UE Radio Paging Information and delivered to the AMF through the IE of UE Radio Capability for Paging in the UE RADIO CAPABILITY INFO INDICATION message. The IE includes the UE Radio Paging Information.

[0227] Example II, the Core Network (CN) device initiates paging.

[0228] The AMF sends a paging message (may also be PAGING) to the RAN-side node to trigger the CN paging procedure in order to page a UE. If the UE supports the NES feature in the above example I, the AMF will put the UE supported NES feature related capability in the paging message.

[0229] In some embodiments, the UE supported NES feature related capability is put in the IE of UE Radio Capability for Paging in the paging message. Specifically, the UE supported NES feature related capability can be put in the UE Radio Paging Information and delivered to the RAN-side node through the IE of UE Radio Capability for Paging in the paging message (the IE includes the UE Radio Paging Information).

[0230] The RAN-side node performs paging optimization according to the obtained capability. Specifically, the RAN-side node performing paging optimization can include one or more of the following:

[0231] (1) If a cell only supports idle / inactive state UEs of a certain NES feature, the RAN-side node knows from the paging message received from the AMF side that the UE to be paged does not support the NES feature, and the RAN-side node does not initiate paging for the UE in the cell; and / or, the RAN-side node knows from the paging message received from the AMF side that the UE supports the NES feature, and the RAN-side node initiates paging for the UE in the cell.

[0232] In CU and DU separation, the gNB CU informs the gNB-DU whether to send the paging of the UE in the cell through the Paging Cell List IE. In this way, the RAN side node can avoid sending some invalid paging, thereby reducing the network power consumption.

[0233] For example, cell 1 opens the on-demand SIB1 function for idle / inactive UE, sends SIB1 on demand, or cell 1 enters the on-demand SIB1 mode and only allows UEs supporting the on-demand SIB1 feature to camp. The RAN side node determines that the UE does not support on-demand SIB1 according to the paging message received from the AMF, and does not page the UE in cell 1; if the RAN side node determines that the UE supports on-demand SIB1 according to the paging message received from the AMF, the RAN side node initiates paging for the UE in cell 1.

[0234] (2) If a certain cell supports a certain NES feature that affects the UE paging reception process, the RAN side node considers the UE support of the NES feature when sending paging in the cell and applies it to the paging process. In CU and DU separation, the gNB CU informs the gNB-DU whether to send the paging of the UE in the cell through the Paging Cell List IE (Paging Cell List IE), and in some embodiments, the UE support of the NES feature (i.e. the NES feature related capability supported by the terminal) is also carried. In this way, the RAN side node can efficiently send the paging process and reduce the network power consumption.

[0235] For example, cell 1 opens the adaptive paging transmission feature. The RAN side node determines whether the UE supports the adaptive paging transmission feature according to the paging message received from the AMF. If the UE supports the adaptive paging transmission feature, cell 1 uses the adaptive paging transmission mechanism to page the UE.

[0236] For example, cell 1 opens the adaptive SSB transmission feature. The RAN side node determines whether the UE supports the adaptive SSB transmission feature according to the paging message received from the AMF. If the UE supports the adaptive SSB transmission feature, cell 1 applies the adaptive SSB transmission mechanism when paging the UE.

[0237] Example Three, the RAN node initiates paging.

[0238] If the RAN-side node does not have the capability of the NES feature supported by the terminal, the AMF delivers the UE capability to the RAN-side node through the message. Specifically, the AMF can deliver the UE capability to the RAN-side node through the UE Radio Capability for Paging IE in the INITIAL CONTEXT SETUP REQUEST message. Specifically, the UE Radio Capability for Paging IE includes the capability related to the NES feature supported by the terminal. The RAN-side node stores the capability of the NES feature supported by the terminal. In some embodiments, the RAN-side node can also obtain the capability of the NES feature supported by the terminal through the terminal side. See Example 1 for details.

[0239] In some embodiments, when the RAN-side node sends the RAN PAGING message to another RAN-side node, it can deliver the capability related to the NES feature supported by the terminal to the target RAN-side node. Specifically, the capability related to the NES feature supported by the terminal can be carried in the UE Radio Capability for Paging IE in the RAN PAGING message. Specifically, the capability related to the NES feature supported by the terminal can be placed in the UE Radio Paging Information and delivered to the target RAN-side node through the UE Radio Capability for Paging IE (which includes the UE Radio Paging Information) in the RAN PAGING message.

[0240] The RAN-side node needs to page a certain inactive UE, and performs paging optimization according to the obtained capability related to the NES feature supported by the terminal. Specifically, the paging optimization can include one or more of the following:

[0241] (A) If a cell only supports idle / inactive state UEs of a certain NES feature, the RAN-side node selectively triggers paging according to whether the UE supports the NES feature. In the case of CU and DU separation, the gNB-CU informs the gNB-DU whether to send the paging of the UE in the cell through the Paging Cell List IE. For example, if the UE does not support the NES feature, the RAN-side node does not initiate paging for the UE in the cell; if the UE supports the NES feature, the RAN-side node initiates paging for the UE in the cell. In this way, the RAN-side node can avoid sending some invalid paging, thereby reducing network power consumption.

[0242] For example, cell 1 enables on-demand SIB1 for idle / inactive UE feature (or enters on-demand SIB1 mode), only allows UEs supporting on-demand SIB1 feature to camp on. The RAN-side node determines that the UE does not support on-demand SIB1 according to the stored information or information received from another RAN-side node, and does not initiate RAN paging for the UE in cell 1. If the RAN-side node determines that the UE supports on-demand SIB1, the RAN-side node initiates RAN paging for the UE in cell 1.

[0243] (B) If a certain cell supports a certain NES feature that affects the UE receiving the paging process, the RAN-side node considers the case that the UE supports the NES feature when sending paging in the cell, and applies it to the paging process. In the case of CU and DU separation, gNB-CU informs gNB-DU whether to send paging for the UE in the cell through the Paging Cell List IE, and in some embodiments, the case that the UE supports the NES feature is also carried. In this way, the RAN-side node can efficiently send the paging process and reduce network power consumption.

[0244] For example, cell 1 enables adaptive paging transmission feature. The RAN-side node determines whether the UE supports the adaptive paging transmission feature according to the stored information or information received from another RAN-side node. If the UE supports the adaptive paging transmission feature, cell 1 uses the adaptive paging transmission mechanism to page the UE.

[0245] For example, cell 1 enables adaptive SSB transmission feature. The RAN-side node determines whether the UE supports the adaptive SSB transmission feature according to the stored information or information received from another RAN-side node. If the UE supports the adaptive SSB transmission feature, cell 1 applies the adaptive SSB transmission mechanism when paging the UE.

[0246] Example four: for the scenario of CU and DU separation.

[0247] In the scenario of CU and DU separation, gNB CU can also carry the terminal support NES feature related capability when sending paging message to gNB DU. gNB DU performs paging optimization according to the obtained terminal support NES feature related capability. Specifically, the paging optimization can include one or more of the following:

[0248] If a cell only supports idle / inactive state UE camping with a certain NES feature, the gNB DU selectively triggers paging according to whether the UE supports the NES feature. For example, the gNB CU needs to page a UE (which can be a paging from the core network, or a self-triggered paging, or a RAN paging received from other RAN nodes or other CU nodes). Cell 1 belongs to the cells under gNB DU1. Cell 1 enables the on-demand SIB1 for idle / inactive UE function, and transmits SIB1 on demand; or, cell 1 enters the on-demand SIB1 mode, and only allows UEs supporting the on-demand SIB1 feature to camp. The gNB CU determines whether the UE does not support on-demand SIB1 according to the stored UE information or the information carried in the paging message sent by other nodes, and when the gNB CU sends a paging message to the gNB DU1, it informs the gNB DU1 not to page the UE in cell 1 through the Paging Cell List IE (which does not include cell 1); if it is determined that the UE supports on-demand SIB1, the gNB CU can inform the gNB DU1 to page the UE in cell 1 through the Paging Cell List IE (which includes cell 1) when sending a paging message to the gNB DU1. In this way, the gNB DU can avoid sending some invalid paging, thereby reducing network power consumption.

[0249] If a cell supports a certain NES feature, which affects the UE receiving paging process, the gNB DU considers the UE supporting the NES feature when sending paging in the cell, and applies it to the paging process (such as selecting the paging mechanism used). For example, the gNB CU needs to page a UE (which can be a paging from the core network, or a self-triggered paging, or a RAN paging received from other RAN nodes or other CU nodes). Cell 1 belongs to the cells under gNB DU1. Cell 1 enables the adaptive SSB transmission feature. If the UE supports the adaptive SSB transmission feature, the gNB CU carries the terminal's capability to support the adaptive SSB transmission feature when sending a paging message to the gNB DU1. Cell 1 under gNB DU1 applies the adaptive SSB transmission mechanism when paging the UE. In this way, the gNB DU node can efficiently send the paging process, reducing network power consumption.

[0250] In this embodiment, the UE can report the capability of supporting the NES feature; the network side considers the case that the UE supports the NES feature when sending the paging message, reduces unnecessary sending of the paging message, and / or improves the paging sending efficiency.

[0251] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network side device considers the case that the terminal supports the NES feature when transmitting information and / or paging the terminal, which can avoid unnecessary message sending or inefficient transmission, effectively reduce network power consumption, and improve information transmission efficiency.

[0252] As shown in FIG. 3, the embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a capability information processing method, applied to a core network device, including:

[0253] In step 301, the core network device performs a second operation; the second operation includes at least one of the following:

[0254] receiving first capability information sent by the first network side device;

[0255] sending the first capability information to the first network side device;

[0256] The first capability information is used to indicate the capability of the NES feature supported by the terminal.

[0257] In this embodiment, the first network side device can obtain the first capability information of the terminal from the terminal, other RAN nodes, etc., and send the first capability information to the core network device. The core network device can initiate paging and / or perform paging optimization according to the first capability information.

[0258] The core network device can also obtain the first capability information of the terminal from other RAN nodes and send the first capability information to the first network side device, so that the first network side device initiates paging and / or performs paging optimization according to the first capability information. In some embodiments, the core network device can also send the first capability information to the second network side device, so that the second network side device initiates paging and / or performs paging optimization according to the first capability information. In some embodiments, the core network device can also perform paging optimization according to the first capability information.

[0259] The core network device can be a core network element, such as an AMF.

[0260] In some embodiments, the capability related to the NES feature includes at least one of the following:

[0261] (1) the capability of sending a system information block SIB1 on demand (on-demand SIB1); the capability is used to indicate whether the terminal supports on-demand SIB1.

[0262] (2) a capability of adaptive paging transmission; the capability is used to indicate whether the terminal supports adaptive paging.

[0263] (3) a capability of adaptive synchronization signal block (SSB) transmission; the capability is used to indicate whether the terminal supports adaptive SSB transmission.

[0264] (4) a capability of adaptive physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission; the capability is used to indicate whether the terminal supports PRACH transmission.

[0265] As an optional embodiment, the first capability information is sent to the first network side device, including at least one of the following:

[0266] The first capability information is sent to the first network side device in a paging message.

[0267] The first capability information is sent to the first network side device in a terminal context request message.

[0268] In this embodiment, the core network device can be an AMF. When the AMF needs to page a certain terminal, a paging message (paging) can be sent to the first network side device, and the capability of the NES feature supported by the UE is carried in the paging message, so that the first network side device can initiate paging according to the capability. After the first network side device receives the first capability information sent by the core network device, the first network side device can perform paging optimization according to the capability information.

[0269] And / or, the AMF can also carry the capability of the NES feature supported by the UE in the context request message of the terminal, so that the first network side device can initiate paging according to the capability. The first network side device can also send the first capability information to other nodes, such as DU nodes, so that other nodes can initiate paging according to the capability information.

[0270] It should be noted that this embodiment can implement all the schemes related to the core network device in the above-mentioned embodiments applied to the first network side device, and achieve the same technical effects, which will not be described here.

[0271] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, after the core network device obtains the first capability information, the first capability information is sent to the corresponding RAN node when needed (such as when paging the terminal or establishing the UE context), which takes into account the NES feature supported by the terminal, can avoid unnecessary message sending or inefficient transmission, effectively reduce network power consumption, and improve information transmission efficiency.

[0272] As shown in FIG. 4, the embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a capability information processing method applied to a terminal, including:

[0273] Step 401, the terminal sends first capability information to the first network side device, the first capability information being used to indicate a capability of a network energy saving NES feature supported by the terminal.

[0274] In this embodiment, the terminal can report the capability of supporting the NES feature to the first network side device, and after the first network side device receives the first capability information reported by the terminal, the first network side device sends the first capability information to the core network device and / or other RAN nodes, so that the core network device can send the first capability information to the corresponding RAN node when paging the terminal or establishing the UE context, and / or the other RAN nodes can initiate paging according to the capability information. The first network side device can also perform paging optimization according to the capability information.

[0275] In some embodiments, the capability related to the NES feature includes at least one of the following:

[0276] (1) a capability of sending a system information block SIB1 on demand (on-demand SIB1); the capability is used to indicate whether the terminal supports the on-demand SIB1.

[0277] (2) a capability of adaptive paging transmission; the capability is used to indicate whether the terminal supports adaptive paging.

[0278] (3) a capability of adaptive synchronization signal block SSB transmission; the capability is used to indicate whether the terminal supports adaptive SSB transmission.

[0279] (4) a capability of adaptive physical random access channel PRACH transmission; the capability is used to indicate whether the terminal supports PRACH transmission.

[0280] As an optional embodiment, the sending of the first capability information to the first network side device includes:

[0281] sending wireless paging information to the first network side device, the wireless paging information carrying the first capability information.

[0282] In this embodiment, the terminal can send the capability of supporting the NES feature to the network side in the wireless paging information.

[0283] In some embodiments, the wireless paging information carries capability information in the first capability information that affects the camping of the idle state or inactive state terminal, and / or the wireless paging information carries capability information in the first capability information that affects the reception of the terminal to the paging.

[0284] The capability of sending the SIB1 on demand in the first capability information is a capability of affecting the camping of the idle state or inactive state terminal. The capability of adaptive paging transmission, the capability of adaptive synchronization signal block (SSB) transmission, and the capability of adaptive PRACH transmission in the first capability information are capabilities of affecting the receiving of the terminal to the paging. The terminal can send the capability of affecting the camping of the idle state or inactive state terminal to the network side through the wireless paging information, and / or send the capability of affecting the receiving of the terminal to the paging to the network side through the wireless paging information.

[0285] In some embodiments, the sending, to the first network side device, of the first capability information includes at least one of the following:

[0286] The sending, to the first network side device, of the first capability information is performed in per-terminal granularity.

[0287] The sending, to the first network side device, of the first capability information is performed in per-frequency band granularity.

[0288] In this embodiment, the sending, by the terminal, of the first capability information to the network side can be performed in per-terminal (per UE) or per-frequency band (per band) granularity.

[0289] It should be noted that this embodiment can implement all the schemes related to the terminal applied in the above-mentioned embodiments of the first network side device and achieve the same technical effects, and thus will not be described here in detail.

[0290] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal sends the first capability information to the network side, the first capability information is used to indicate the capability related to the NES feature supported by the terminal, so that the network side device considers the NES feature supported by the terminal when transmitting information and / or paging the terminal, unnecessary message sending or inefficient transmission is avoided, network power consumption is effectively reduced, and information transmission efficiency is improved.

[0291] The above embodiments introduce the capability information processing method of the present disclosure, and the corresponding device of the present disclosure will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0292] Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a capability information processing device 500 applied to a first network side device, including:

[0293] A first processing unit 510 is configured to perform a first operation; the first operation includes at least one of the following:

[0294] obtaining first capability information;

[0295] sending the first capability information to a core network device;

[0296] sending the first capability information to a second network side device;

[0297] perform paging optimization according to the first capability information;

[0298] The first capability information is used to indicate a network energy saving, NES, feature related capability supported by the terminal.

[0299] In some embodiments, the NES feature related capability comprises at least one of:

[0300] a capability of sending a system information block, SIB1, on demand;

[0301] a capability of adaptive paging transmission;

[0302] a capability of adaptive synchronization signal block, SSB, transmission;

[0303] a capability of adaptive physical random access channel, PRACH, transmission.

[0304] In some embodiments, the first processing unit is specifically configured to perform at least one of:

[0305] receive the first capability information sent by the terminal;

[0306] receive the first capability information sent by the core network device;

[0307] receive a paging message sent by a second network side device, the paging message carrying the first capability information.

[0308] In some embodiments, the receiving the first capability information sent by the terminal comprises:

[0309] receiving wireless paging information sent by the terminal, the wireless paging information carrying the first capability information.

[0310] In some embodiments, the wireless paging information carries capability information in the first capability information that affects camping of an idle state or inactive state terminal, and / or the wireless paging information carries capability information in the first capability information that affects paging reception of the terminal.

[0311] In some embodiments, the first processing unit is specifically configured to perform at least one of:

[0312] receive a paging message sent by the core network device, the paging message carrying the first capability information;

[0313] receive a terminal context request message sent by the core network device, the context request message carrying the first capability information.

[0314] In some embodiments, the first processing unit is specifically configured to perform at least one of:

[0315] determine whether to page the terminal according to the first capability information;

[0316] determine a paging mechanism used for paging the terminal according to the first capability information.

[0317] It should be noted that the above apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can realize all the method steps achieved by the above method embodiments applied to the first network side device, and can achieve the same technical effects. Therefore, the same parts and beneficial effects of the method embodiments will not be described in detail.

[0318] Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a capability information processing apparatus 600 applied to a core network device, comprising:

[0319] a second processing unit 610, configured to perform a second operation; the second operation comprises at least one of the following:

[0320] receive first capability information sent by a first network side device;

[0321] send the first capability information to the first network side device;

[0322] The first capability information is used to indicate a NES feature related capability supported by a terminal.

[0323] In some embodiments, the NES feature related capability comprises at least one of the following:

[0324] a capability of sending SIB1 on demand;

[0325] a capability of adaptive paging transmission;

[0326] a capability of adaptive SSB transmission;

[0327] a capability of adaptive PRACH transmission.

[0328] In some embodiments, the second processing unit is specifically configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0329] send a paging message to the first network side device, the paging message carrying the first capability information;

[0330] send a terminal context request message to the first network side device, the context request message carrying the first capability information.

[0331] It should be noted that the above apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can realize all the method steps achieved by the above method embodiments applied to the core network device, and can achieve the same technical effects. Therefore, the same parts and beneficial effects of the method embodiments will not be described in detail.

[0332] Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the embodiment of the disclosure provides a capability information processing apparatus 700 applied to a terminal, comprising:

[0333] A first sending unit 710, configured to send first capability information to a first network side device, wherein the first capability information is used to indicate a network energy saving NES feature related capability supported by the terminal.

[0334] In some embodiments, the NES feature related capability comprises at least one of the following:

[0335] a capability of sending SIB1 on demand;

[0336] a capability of adaptive paging transmission;

[0337] a capability of adaptive SSB transmission;

[0338] a capability of adaptive PRACH transmission.

[0339] In some embodiments, the first sending unit is specifically configured to:

[0340] send wireless paging information to the first network side device, wherein the wireless paging information carries the first capability information.

[0341] In some embodiments, the wireless paging information carries capability information in the first capability information that affects an idle state or an inactive state terminal camping, and / or the wireless paging information carries capability information in the first capability information that affects a terminal receiving paging.

[0342] In some embodiments, the first sending unit is specifically configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0343] send the first capability information to the first network side device in a granularity of each terminal;

[0344] send the first capability information to the first network side device in a granularity of each frequency band.

[0345] It should be noted that the above apparatus provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can realize all the method steps realized by the above method embodiments applied to the terminal, and achieve the same technical effects. Therefore, the same parts and beneficial effects of the method embodiments will not be repeated here.

[0346] It should be noted that the division of the units in the embodiments of the present disclosure is illustrative, and is only a logical function division. In actual implementation, another division manner can be used. In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present disclosure can be integrated in one processing unit, or each unit can be physically present separately, or two or more units can be integrated in one unit. The integrated unit can be realized in the form of hardware or in the form of a software functional unit.

[0347] When the integrated unit is realized in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a processor-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solutions of the present disclosure, essentially or the part that contributes to the related art, or all or part of the technical solutions can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium, and includes several instructions to make a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) or a processor execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in each embodiment of the present disclosure. The foregoing storage medium includes: a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and various media that can store program codes.

[0348] As shown in FIG. 8, the embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a network side device, which can be a first network side device, comprising: a memory 820, a transceiver 800, a processor 810; wherein the memory 820 is used to store a computer program; the transceiver 800 is used to receive and send data under the control of the processor 810; the processor 810 is used to read the computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:

[0349] performing a first operation; the first operation includes at least one of the following:

[0350] obtaining first capability information;

[0351] sending the first capability information to a core network device;

[0352] sending the first capability information to a second network side device;

[0353] performing paging optimization according to the first capability information;

[0354] The first capability information is used to indicate a network energy saving (NES) feature related capability supported by a terminal.

[0355] In some embodiments, the NES feature related capability includes at least one of the following:

[0356] capability of sending system information block SIB1 on demand;

[0357] capability of adaptive paging transmission;

[0358] capability of adaptive synchronization signal block SSB transmission;

[0359] capability of adaptive physical random access channel PRACH transmission.

[0360] In some embodiments, the processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform at least one of the following operations:

[0361] receiving first capability information sent by the terminal;

[0362] receiving first capability information sent by the core network device;

[0363] receiving a paging message sent by the second network-side device, the paging message carrying the first capability information.

[0364] In some embodiments, the processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform the following operation:

[0365] receiving wireless paging information sent by the terminal, the wireless paging information carrying the first capability information.

[0366] In some embodiments, the wireless paging information carries capability information in the first capability information that affects camping of an idle-state or inactive-state terminal, and / or the wireless paging information carries capability information in the first capability information that affects paging reception by the terminal.

[0367] In some embodiments, the processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform at least one of the following operations:

[0368] receiving a paging message sent by the core network device, the paging message carrying the first capability information;

[0369] receiving a terminal context request message sent by the core network device, the context request message carrying the first capability information.

[0370] In some embodiments, the processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform at least one of the following operations:

[0371] determining whether to page the terminal according to the first capability information;

[0372] determining a paging mechanism used for paging the terminal according to the first capability information.

[0373] In FIG. 8, the bus architecture can include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically, various circuitry of one or more processors represented by the processor 810 and memory represented by the memory 820 are linked together. The bus architecture can also link various other circuitry such as peripheral devices, voltage stabilizers, and power management circuitry, and the like, which are well known in the art, and thus, further description thereof will not be given herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 800 can be a plurality of elements, i.e., including a transmitter and a transceiver, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices on transmission media, including wireless channels, wired channels, optical cables, and the like transmission media. The processor is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing. The processor 810 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 820 can store data used by the processor 810 in performing operations.

[0374] The processor 810 can be a central processing unit (CPU), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), and the processor can also adopt a multi-core architecture.

[0375] It should be noted that the above network side device provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can implement all method steps implemented by the above method embodiments applied to the first network side device, and achieve the same technical effects. Therefore, the same parts and beneficial effects of the method embodiments will not be described in detail herein.

[0376] As shown in FIG. 9, the embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a network side device, which can be a core network device, comprising: a memory 920, a transceiver 900, and a processor 910; wherein the memory 920 is configured to store a computer program; the transceiver 900 is configured to receive and send data under the control of the processor 910; and the processor 910 is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:

[0377] performing a second operation; the second operation includes at least one of the following:

[0378] receiving first capability information sent by a first network side device;

[0379] sending the first capability information to the first network side device;

[0380] The first capability information is used to indicate a terminal supported NES feature related capability.

[0381] In some embodiments, the NES feature related capability comprises at least one of:

[0382] a capability of sending SIB1 on demand;

[0383] a capability of adaptive paging transmission;

[0384] a capability of adaptive SSB transmission;

[0385] a capability of adaptive PRACH transmission.

[0386] In some embodiments, the processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform at least one of the following operations:

[0387] sending a paging message to the first network side device, the paging message carrying the first capability information;

[0388] sending a terminal context request message to the first network side device, the context request message carrying the first capability information.

[0389] In FIG. 9, the bus architecture can include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, which link together various circuits such as one or more processors represented by the processor 910 and the memory represented by the memory 920. The bus architecture can also link together various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and thus, are not further described herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 900 can be a plurality of elements, i.e., including a transmitter and a receiver, which provide a means for communicating with various other apparatuses over a transmission medium, including wireless channels, wired channels, optical cables, and the like. The processor is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing. The processor 910 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 920 can store data used by the processor 910 in performing operations.

[0390] The processor 910 can be a central processing unit (CPU), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or a complex programmable logic device (CPLD). The processor can also adopt a multi-core architecture.

[0391] It should be noted that the network side device provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can implement all the method steps implemented by the method embodiments applied to the core network device, and achieve the same technical effects. Therefore, the same parts and beneficial effects of the method embodiments are not described in detail herein.

[0392] As shown in FIG. 10, the embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a terminal, comprising: a memory 1020, a transceiver 1000, and a processor 1010; wherein the memory 1020 is configured to store a computer program; the transceiver 1000 is configured to receive and send data under the control of the processor 1010; and the processor 1010 is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:

[0393] sending first capability information to the first network side device, wherein the first capability information is used to indicate a network energy saving NES feature related capability supported by the terminal.

[0394] In some embodiments, the NES feature related capability comprises at least one of the following:

[0395] a capability of sending SIB1 on demand;

[0396] a capability of adaptive paging transmission;

[0397] a capability of adaptive SSB transmission;

[0398] a capability of adaptive PRACH transmission.

[0399] In some embodiments, the processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform at least one of the following operations:

[0400] sending wireless paging information to the first network side device, wherein the wireless paging information carries the first capability information.

[0401] In some embodiments, the wireless paging information carries capability information in the first capability information that affects the camping of an idle state or inactive state terminal, and / or the wireless paging information carries capability information in the first capability information that affects the reception of a paging by the terminal.

[0402] In some embodiments, the processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform at least one of the following operations:

[0403] sending the first capability information to the first network side device in granularity of each terminal;

[0404] sending the first capability information to the first network side device in granularity of each frequency band.

[0405] In Figure 10, the bus architecture can include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically, various circuit links between the processor 1010, which is representative of one or more processors, and the memory 1020, which is representative of memory. The bus architecture can also link various other circuits, such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and thus will not be further described herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 1000 can be a plurality of elements, i.e., including a transmitter and a receiver, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices on transmission media, including wireless channels, wired channels, optical cables, and the like. The user interface 1030 can also be an interface capable of connecting to the required devices, including but not limited to a keypad, a display, a speaker, a microphone, a joystick, and the like, for different user equipment.

[0406] The processor 1010 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 1020 can store data used by the processor 1010 in performing operations.

[0407] In some embodiments, the processor 1010 can be a central processing unit (CPU), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), and the processor can also adopt a multi-core architecture.

[0408] The processor calls the computer program stored in the memory to execute any of the methods provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure according to the executable instructions obtained. The processor and the memory can also be physically arranged separately.

[0409] It should be noted that the above terminal provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can implement all the method steps implemented by the above method embodiments applied to the terminal, and can achieve the same technical effects. Therefore, the same parts and beneficial effects of the method embodiments will not be described in detail.

[0410] In addition, the embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a processor-readable storage medium storing a program for causing the processor to execute the above-mentioned capability information processing method and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein. The readable storage medium can be any available medium or data storage device accessible by the processor, including but not limited to a magnetic memory (such as a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape, a magneto-optical (MO) disk, etc.), an optical memory (such as a compact disk (CD), a digital versatile disk (DVD), a Blu-ray disk (BD), a high-definition versatile disk (HVD), etc.), and a semiconductor memory (such as a ROM, an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a non-volatile memory (NAND FLASH), a solid state disk (SSD), etc.).

[0411] It should be noted that the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to various systems. For example, the applicable systems can be a long term evolution (LTE) system, an LTE frequency division duplex (FDD) system, an LTE time division duplex (TDD) system, a long term evolution advanced (LTE-A) system, a universal mobile system (UMTS), a worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) system, a 5G new radio (NR) system and its evolution communication system, a 6G (sixth generation mobile communication technology) system, etc. The various systems can include terminal devices and network devices. The system can also include a core network part, such as an evolved packet system (EPC), a 5G core network (5GC), etc.

[0412] The terminal device involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can refer to a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity for a user, a handheld device with wireless connection function, or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem, etc. In different systems, the name of the terminal device can also be different, for example, in the 5G system or the 6G system, the terminal device can be called user equipment (User Equipment, UE). The wireless terminal device can be a USB storage device, other personal computer memory devices and a dongle, and can also communicate with one or more core networks (Core Network, CN) through a radio access network (Radio Access Network, RAN). The wireless terminal device can be a mobile terminal device, such as a mobile phone (or called “cellular” phone) and a computer with a mobile terminal device, for example, it can be a portable, pocket, handheld, computer built-in or vehicle-mounted mobile device, which exchanges language and / or data with the radio access network. For example, personal communication service (Personal Communication Service, PCS) phones, cordless phones, session initiation protocol (Session Initiated Protocol, SIP) phones, wireless local loop (Wireless Local Loop, WLL) stations, personal digital assistants (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), personal computers, tablet computers, machine type communication (Machine-type Communication, MTC) terminal devices, etc. The wireless terminal device can also be called a system, a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a mobile, a remote station, an access point, a remote terminal, an access terminal, a user terminal, a user agent, a user device, and a wireless access device and a router / modem that meet the limitations of the present definition, etc. The embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited.

[0413] The network side device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure can be a base station, which can include a plurality of cells serving terminals. According to different application scenarios, the base station can also be referred to as an access point, or can be a device in an access network that communicates with wireless terminal devices through one or more sectors over an air interface, or other names. The network side device can be used to exchange received air frames with Internet Protocol (IP) packets as a router between the wireless terminal device and the rest of the access network, which can include an Internet Protocol (IP) communication network. The network device can also coordinate the management of the properties of the air interface. For example, the network side device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure can be an evolved network device (eNB or e-NodeB) in a long term evolution (LTE) system, a 5G base station (gNB) in a 5G network architecture (next generation system), etc., and can also be a home evolved base station (HeNB), a relay node, a femto, a pico, a network test device, etc., which are not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure. In some network structures, the network device can include a centralized unit (CU) node and a distributed unit (DU) node, and the centralized unit and the distributed unit can also be arranged geographically apart.

[0414] The network side device and the terminal device can each use one or more antennas for multiple-in multiple-out (MIMO) transmission, which can be single-user MIMO or multi-user MIMO. According to the shape and number of antenna combinations, MIMO transmission can be two-dimensional MIMO antenna (2D-MIMO), three-dimensional MIMO antenna (3D-MIMO), full-dimensional MIMO antenna (FD-MIMO), or massive-MIMO, or can be diversity transmission, precoding transmission, or beamforming transmission, etc.

[0415] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that embodiments of the disclosure can be readily used as a method, a system or a computer program product. Accordingly, the disclosure can take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the disclosure can take the form of a computer program product on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage and so forth) having computer-usable program code embodied in the medium.

[0416] The disclosure is described in reference to the flowchart and / or block diagrams of the method, apparatus (system) and computer program product according to embodiments of the disclosure. It should be understood that each flow and / or block in the flowchart and / or block diagrams, and a combination of flows and / or blocks in the flowchart and / or block diagrams can be implemented by computer executable instructions. The computer executable instructions can be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, an embedded processor or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart and / or block diagram block or blocks.

[0417] These processor executable instructions can also be stored in a processor readable memory that can direct the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the processor readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means that implement the function specified in the flowchart and / or block diagram block or blocks.

[0418] These processor executable instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions executed on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart and / or block diagram block or blocks.

[0419] Moreover, it is pointed out that, in the device and method of the present disclosure, each component or each step is obviously decomposable and / or recombinable. These decompositions and / or recombinations should be considered as equivalents of the present disclosure. Also, the steps of performing the above series of processes can naturally be executed in time series according to the order of the description, but do not necessarily have to be executed in time series, and some steps can be executed in parallel or independently of each other. It can be understood by those skilled in the art that all or any steps or components of the method and device of the present disclosure can be implemented in hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof, in any computing device (including processors, storage media, etc.) or network of computing devices, using the basic programming skills of those skilled in the art upon reading the description of the present disclosure.

[0420] It should be noted that the division of each module above is only a logical division of functions, and in actual implementation, all or part of them can be integrated into one physical entity, or physically separated. And these modules can all be implemented in the form of software called by a processing element; all can be implemented in the form of hardware; some modules can be implemented in the form of software called by a processing element, and some modules can be implemented in the form of hardware. For example, a certain module can be a separately established processing element, or can be integrated into a certain chip of the above device, in addition, it can also be stored in the form of program code in the memory of the above device, and the function of the above determined module is called and executed by a certain processing element of the above device. The implementation of other modules is similar. In addition, all or part of these modules can be integrated together, or can be independently implemented. The processing element described herein can be an integrated circuit with signal processing capability. In the implementation process, each step of the above method or each of the above modules can be completed by the integrated logic circuit of the hardware in the processor element or the instruction in the form of software.

[0421] For example, each module, unit, subunit, or submodule can be one or more integrated circuits configured to implement the above methods, such as one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), one or more digital signal processors (DSPs), or one or more field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). As another example, when a module is implemented using processing element scheduler code, the processing element can be a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or other processor capable of calling program code. Furthermore, these modules can be integrated together to implement a system-on-a-chip (SOC).

[0422] The terms “first,” “second,” etc., used in this disclosure and in the claims are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such data can be interchanged where appropriate so that embodiments of this disclosure described herein may be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, the terms “comprising” and “having,” and any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion; for example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that comprises a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units explicitly listed, but may include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, products, or apparatus. Additionally, the use of “and / or” in the specification and claims indicates at least one of the connected objects, such as A and / or B and / or C, indicating seven possibilities: A alone, B alone, C alone, and both A and B, both B and C, both A and C, and A, B, and C. Similarly, the use of “at least one of A and B” in this specification and claims should be understood as “A alone, B alone, or both A and B.”

[0423] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations to this disclosure without departing from its spirit and scope. Therefore, if such modifications and variations fall within the scope of the claims of this disclosure and their equivalents, this disclosure is also intended to include such modifications and variations.

Claims

1. A capability information processing method, comprising: a first network-side device performing a first operation; the first operation comprising at least one of: obtaining first capability information; sending the first capability information to a core network device; sending the first capability information to a second network-side device; performing paging optimization according to the first capability information; wherein the first capability information is used to indicate a network energy saving, NES, feature related capability supported by a terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The NES feature related capability comprises at least one of: a capability of sending a system information block, SIB1, on demand; a capability of adaptive paging transmission; a capability of adaptive synchronization signal block, SSB, transmission; a capability of adaptive physical random access channel, PRACH, transmission.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, The obtaining of the first capability information comprises at least one of: receiving the first capability information sent by the terminal; receiving the first capability information sent by the core network device; receiving a paging message sent by the second network-side device, the paging message carrying the first capability information.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, The receiving of the first capability information sent by the terminal comprises: receiving wireless paging information sent by the terminal, the wireless paging information carrying the first capability information.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein, The wireless paging information carries capability information in the first capability information that affects an idle state or an inactive state terminal camping, and / or the wireless paging information carries capability information in the first capability information that affects the terminal receiving paging.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein, The receiving of the first capability information sent by the core network device comprises at least one of: receiving a paging message sent by the core network device, the paging message carrying the first capability information; receiving a terminal context request message sent by the core network device, the context request message carrying the first capability information.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein, The performing of the paging optimization according to the first capability information comprises at least one of: determining whether to page the terminal according to the first capability information; determining a paging mechanism used for paging the terminal according to the first capability information.

8. A capability information processing method, comprising: a core network device performing a second operation; the second operation comprising at least one of: receiving first capability information sent by a first network-side device; sending the first capability information to the first network-side device; wherein the first capability information is used to indicate a NES feature related capability supported by a terminal.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein, The NES feature related capability comprises at least one of: a capability of sending a SIB1 on demand; a capability of adaptive paging transmission; a capability of adaptive SSB transmission; a capability of adaptive PRACH transmission.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein, The sending of the first capability information to the first network-side device comprises at least one of: sending a paging message to the first network-side device, the paging message carrying the first capability information; sending a terminal context request message to the first network-side device, the context request message carrying the first capability information.

11. A capability information processing method, comprising: a terminal sending first capability information to a first network-side device, the first capability information being used to indicate a NES feature related capability supported by the terminal.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein, The NES feature related capability comprises at least one of: A capability of sending a system information block 1 (SIB1) on demand; A capability of adaptive paging transmission; A capability of adaptive synchronization signal block (SSB) transmission; A capability of adaptive physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein, The sending of the first capability information to the first network-side device comprises at least one of the following: The sending of the first capability information to the first network-side device comprises at least one of the following:

14. The method of claim 13, wherein, The memory, the transceiver, and the processor:

15. The method of claim 11, wherein, The memory is configured to store a computer program. The transceiver is configured to receive and send data under the control of the processor. The processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform at least one of the following operations:

16. A network-side device comprising: The first operation comprises at least one of the following: Obtaining first capability information; Sending the first capability information to a core network device; Sending the first capability information to a second network-side device; Performing paging optimization according to the first capability information; The first capability information is used to indicate a network energy saving (NES) feature-related capability supported by a terminal. The NES feature-related capability comprises at least one of the following: A capability of sending a system information block 1 (SIB1) on demand; A capability of adaptive paging transmission; A capability of adaptive synchronization signal block (SSB) transmission; 17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein, A capability of adaptive physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission. The processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform at least one of the following operations: Receiving the first capability information sent by a terminal; Receiving the first capability information sent by a core network device; Receiving a paging message sent by a second network-side device, the paging message carrying the first capability information.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein, The processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform at least one of the following operations: Receiving wireless paging information sent by a terminal, the wireless paging information carrying the first capability information. The wireless paging information carries capability information in the first capability information that affects the camping of an idle-state or inactive-state terminal, and / or the wireless paging information carries capability information in the first capability information that affects the reception of paging by a terminal. The processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform at least one of the following operations:

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein, Receiving a paging message sent by a core network device, the paging message carrying the first capability information; Receiving a terminal context request message sent by a core network device, the context request message carrying the first capability information.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein, The processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform at least one of the following operations:

21. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein, Determining whether to page the terminal according to the first capability information; Determining a paging mechanism used for paging the terminal according to the first capability information. The memory, the transceiver, and the processor:

22. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein, ​ ​ ​ 23. A network-side device comprising: ​ a memory for storing a computer program; a transceiver for receiving and transmitting data under control of the processor; a processor for reading the computer program in the memory and performing the following operations: performing a second operation; the second operation includes at least one of: receiving first capability information sent by a first network-side device; sending first capability information to the first network-side device; wherein the first capability information is used to indicate a NES feature-related capability supported by the terminal.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein, the NES feature-related capability includes at least one of: capability of sending SIB1 on demand; capability of adaptive paging transmission; capability of adaptive SSB transmission; capability of adaptive PRACH transmission.

25. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein, the processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform at least one of the following operations: sending a paging message to the first network-side device, the paging message carrying the first capability information; sending a terminal context request message to the first network-side device, the context request message carrying the first capability information.

26. A terminal comprising: a memory, a transceiver, and a processor: a memory for storing a computer program; a transceiver for receiving and transmitting data under control of the processor; a processor for reading the computer program in the memory and performing the following operations: sending first capability information to a first network-side device, the first capability information being used to indicate a NES feature-related capability supported by the terminal.

27. The terminal of claim 26, wherein, the NES feature-related capability includes at least one of: capability of sending SIB1 on demand; capability of adaptive paging transmission; capability of adaptive SSB transmission; capability of adaptive PRACH transmission.

28. The terminal of claim 26, wherein, the processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform the following operations: sending wireless paging information to a first network-side device, the wireless paging information carrying the first capability information.

29. The terminal of claim 28, wherein, the wireless paging information carries capability information in the first capability information that affects the camping of an idle-state or inactive-state terminal, and / or the wireless paging information carries capability information in the first capability information that affects the reception of a paging by the terminal.

30. The terminal of claim 26, wherein, the processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform at least one of the following operations: sending the first capability information to the first network-side device on a per-terminal basis; sending the first capability information to the first network-side device on a per-frequency band basis.

31. A capability information processing apparatus, comprising: a first processing unit configured to perform a first operation; the first operation includes at least one of: obtaining first capability information; sending the first capability information to a core network device; sending the first capability information to a second network-side device; performing paging optimization according to the first capability information; wherein the first capability information is used to indicate a NES feature-related capability supported by the terminal.

32. A capability information processing apparatus, comprising: a second processing unit configured to perform a second operation; the second operation includes at least one of: receiving first capability information sent by a first network-side device; sending first capability information to the first network-side device; The first capability information is used for indicating a NES feature related capability supported by the terminal.

33. An apparatus for processing capability information, comprising: a first sending unit, configured to send first capability information to a first network side device, wherein the first capability information is used for indicating a NES feature related capability supported by the terminal.

34. A processor readable storage medium, storing a program, wherein the program is used for causing the processor to perform the capability information processing method in any one of claims 1 to 7, or perform the capability information processing method in any one of claims 8 to 10, or perform the capability information processing method in any one of claims 11 to 15.

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