Communication method, apparatus and device, and storage medium

Abstract

Provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure are a communication method, apparatus and device, and a storage medium. The method comprises: a terminal receiving first information sent by a network device, wherein the first information comprises at least one or more pieces of output power information, and the first information is used by the terminal to determine terminal power consumption and / or power added efficiency of a power amplifier at one or more output powers corresponding to the one or more pieces of output power information.

Description

A communication method, apparatus, communication device, and storage medium

[0001] Cross-reference to related applications

[0002] This disclosure claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202411490322.9, filed in China on October 23, 2024, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, specifically to a communication method, apparatus, communication device, and storage medium. Background Technology

[0004] Currently, terminal power consumption estimation schemes are relatively simple, usually based on a typical terminal service model as the terminal power consumption model, and using this to predict terminal power consumption.

[0005] The power amplifier (PA) is a crucial component in the internal radio frequency communication link of a terminal. It not only determines the transmit power, a key functional indicator of the terminal, but also has a significant impact on power consumption, another critical performance metric. For the same output power, optimizing its power-added efficiency (PAE) design can achieve the same output power with lower power consumption, thereby optimizing the power consumption of the PA and even the entire terminal. However, there is currently no effective solution for obtaining timely and effective specified output power for different PAs. Summary of the Invention

[0006] To address the existing technical problems, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication method, apparatus, communication device, and storage medium.

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution of this disclosure embodiment is implemented as follows:

[0008] This disclosure provides a communication method, the method comprising: a terminal receiving first information sent by a network device, the first information including at least one or more output power information, the first information being used by the terminal to determine the terminal power consumption and / or the power-added efficiency of a power amplifier under one or more output powers corresponding to the one or more output power information.

[0009] In the above scheme, the first information also includes first network template information, which corresponds to multiple output powers and the percentage of each output power.

[0010] In the above scheme, before the terminal receives the first information sent by the network device, the method further includes: the terminal sending second information to the network device, the second information being used to request an assessment of the terminal's power consumption.

[0011] In the above scheme, the second information includes second network template information, which corresponds to multiple output powers and the percentage of each output power.

[0012] In the above scheme, different network template information corresponds to at least one of the following:

[0013] Regional scope, time range, temperature range.

[0014] In the above scheme, the method further includes: the terminal sending third information to the network device, the third information including: the terminal power consumption and / or the power-added efficiency of the power amplifier under the one or more output powers.

[0015] In the above scheme, the method further includes: the terminal receiving fourth information sent by the network device, the fourth information including terminal power consumption evaluation results.

[0016] In the above scheme, the terminal sending second information to the network device includes: the terminal sending one or more pieces of second information to the network device based on multiple parameter configurations.

[0017] In the above scheme, the method further includes: the terminal, based on a variety of parameter configurations, sending one or more third pieces of information to the network device, the third pieces of information including: the terminal power consumption and / or the power-added efficiency of the power amplifier under the one or more output powers.

[0018] In the above scheme, the method further includes: the terminal receiving one or more fourth pieces of information sent by the network device, the one or more fourth pieces of information including terminal power consumption evaluation results; each parameter configuration corresponds to a terminal power consumption evaluation result;

[0019] The terminal determines the first parameter configuration from the multiple parameter configurations based on one or more fourth pieces of information.

[0020] In the above scheme, the terminal receiving the first information sent by the network device includes: the terminal receiving one or more system messages sent by the network device, wherein the one or more system messages include the first information.

[0021] In the above scheme, the first information includes one or more output power information, which are the output power information ranked in the top N positions according to the first rule, where N is a positive integer; and / or,

[0022] The first information also includes the percentage information corresponding to each of the one or more output power information.

[0023] In the above scheme, before the terminal receives the first information sent by the network device, the method further includes: the terminal sending fifth information to the network device, the fifth information including the terminal's identity information, the fifth information being used by the network device to decide whether to send the first network template information to the terminal or refuse to send the first network template information to the terminal; and / or, the fifth information being used by the network device to decide whether to send the first information to the terminal or refuse to send the first information to the terminal.

[0024] In the above scheme, the method further includes: the terminal determining the terminal power consumption evaluation result; wherein, the terminal power consumption evaluation result is the sum of the products of the terminal power consumption under one or more output powers and the corresponding percentage.

[0025] Secondly, embodiments of this disclosure also provide a communication method, the method comprising:

[0026] The network device sends first information to the terminal, the first information including at least one or more output power information, the first information being used by the terminal to determine the terminal power consumption and / or the power-added efficiency of the power amplifier under one or more output powers corresponding to the one or more output power information.

[0027] In the above scheme, the first information also includes first network template information, which corresponds to multiple output powers and the percentage of each output power.

[0028] In the above scheme, before the network device sends the first information to the terminal, the method further includes:

[0029] The network device receives second information sent by the terminal, the second information being used to request an assessment of the terminal's power consumption.

[0030] In the above scheme, the second information includes second network template information, which corresponds to multiple output powers and the percentage of each output power.

[0031] In the above scheme, different network template information corresponds to at least one of the following:

[0032] Regional scope, time range, temperature range.

[0033] In the above scheme, when the second information does not include the second network template information, the first information includes at least one of the following: the output power information of the current area range of the terminal, the output power information of the current time range of the terminal, and the output power information of the current temperature range of the terminal.

[0034] In the above scheme, the method further includes: the network device receiving third information sent by the terminal, the third information including: the terminal power consumption and / or the power-added efficiency of the power amplifier under one or more output powers.

[0035] In the above scheme, the method further includes: the network device determining the terminal power consumption evaluation result based on the third information; wherein, the terminal power consumption evaluation result is the sum of the products of the terminal power consumption under one or more output powers and the corresponding percentage.

[0036] In the above scheme, the method further includes: the network device sending fourth information to the terminal, the fourth information including the terminal power consumption evaluation result.

[0037] In the above scheme, the network device receiving the second information sent by the terminal includes: the network device receiving one or more pieces of second information sent by the terminal based on multiple parameter configurations.

[0038] In the above scheme, the method further includes: the network device receiving one or more third information sent by the terminal based on a variety of parameter configurations, the third information including: the terminal power consumption and / or the power-added efficiency of the power amplifier under the one or more output powers.

[0039] In the above scheme, the method further includes: the network device determining the terminal power consumption assessment result based on one or more third pieces of information; wherein, the terminal power consumption assessment result is the sum of the products of the terminal power consumption under the one or more output powers and the corresponding percentages.

[0040] In the above scheme, the method further includes: the network device sending one or more fourth pieces of information to the terminal, the one or more fourth pieces of information including the terminal power consumption evaluation result; each parameter configuration corresponds to a terminal power consumption evaluation result.

[0041] In the above scheme, the network device sending first information to the terminal includes: the network device sending one or more system messages to the terminal, wherein the one or more system messages include the first information.

[0042] In the above scheme, the first information includes one or more output power information, which are the output power information ranked in the top N positions according to the first rule, where N is a positive integer; and / or,

[0043] The first information also includes the percentage information corresponding to each of the one or more output power information.

[0044] In the above scheme, before the network device sends the first information to the terminal, the method further includes:

[0045] The network device receives the fifth information sent by the terminal, the fifth information including the identity information of the terminal;

[0046] The network device determines, based on the terminal's identity information, whether to send the first network template information to the terminal or refuse to send the first network template information to the terminal; and / or, based on the terminal's identity information, determines whether to send the first information to the terminal or refuse to send the first information to the terminal.

[0047] Thirdly, this disclosure also provides a communication device applied to a terminal. The device includes: a first communication unit for receiving first information sent by a network device, the first information including at least one or more output power information, the first information being used by the terminal to determine the terminal power consumption and / or the power-added efficiency of the power amplifier under one or more output powers corresponding to the one or more output power information.

[0048] Fourthly, embodiments of this disclosure also provide a communication device applied to a network device, the device comprising: a second communication unit for sending first information to a terminal, the first information including at least one or more output power information, the first information being used by the terminal to determine the terminal power consumption and / or the power-added efficiency of the power amplifier under one or more output powers corresponding to the one or more output power information.

[0049] Fifthly, embodiments of this disclosure also provide a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the communication method described in the first or second aspect of embodiments of this disclosure.

[0050] In a sixth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure also provide a communication device, including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor executes the program to implement the steps of the communication method described in the first or second aspect of embodiments of this disclosure.

[0051] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this disclosure also provide a computer program product, including computer program instructions that cause a computer to perform the steps of the communication method described in the first or second aspect of embodiments of this disclosure.

[0052] The communication method, apparatus, device, and storage medium provided in this disclosure include: a terminal receiving first information sent by a network device, the first information including at least one or more output power information, the first information being used by the terminal to determine the terminal power consumption and / or the power-added efficiency (PAE) of a power amplifier under one or more output powers corresponding to the one or more output power information. The technical solution of this disclosure enables the terminal to obtain specified one or more output power information in real time, and then report the terminal power consumption and / or the power-added efficiency (PAE) of the power amplifier under the one or more output powers to the network device. This allows the network device to evaluate the terminal power consumption, or the terminal to evaluate the terminal power consumption, thereby optimizing the terminal power consumption and improving the matching and compatibility between the terminal and the existing network. Attached Figure Description

[0053] Figure 1 is a flowchart illustrating the communication method according to an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0054] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the probability density curve of the output power in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0055] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the static operating point of PA in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0056] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the PAE curve in the embodiments of this disclosure;

[0057] Figure 5 is a schematic flowchart of the communication method according to an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0058] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the composition structure of a communication device according to an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0059] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the composition structure of the communication device according to an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0060] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the hardware composition structure of the communication device according to an embodiment of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0061] The present disclosure will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0062] The technical solutions of this disclosure can be applied to various communication systems, such as Global System for Mobile communication (GSM), Long Term Evolution (LTE), or 5th Generation Mobile Communication Technology (5G). Optionally, a 5G system or 5G network can also be referred to as a New Radio (NR) system or NR network.

[0063] For example, the communication system used in this disclosure embodiment may include network devices and terminal devices (also referred to as terminals, communication terminals, etc.); the network device may be a device that communicates with the terminal device. The network device can provide communication coverage within a certain area and can communicate with terminals located within that area. Optionally, the network device may be a base station in various communication systems, such as an evolved Node B (eNB) in an LTE system, or a base station (gNB) in a 5G or NR system.

[0064] It should be understood that devices with communication functions in the network / system of this disclosure embodiment can be referred to as communication devices. Communication devices may include network devices and terminals with communication functions. Network devices and terminal devices can be the specific devices described above, which will not be repeated here. Communication devices may also include other devices in the communication system, such as network controllers, mobility management entities, and other network entities. This disclosure embodiment does not limit these.

[0065] It should be understood that the terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably in this document. The term "and / or" in this document merely describes the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A alone, A and B simultaneously, or B alone. Furthermore, the character " / " in this document generally indicates that the preceding and following related objects have an "or" relationship.

[0066] 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 particular order or sequence. It should be understood that such use of data can be interchanged where appropriate so that the embodiments of this disclosure described herein can be implemented, for example, in orders other than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, the terms “comprising” and “having,” and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a 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.

[0067] Before providing a detailed description of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure, a brief explanation of the traditional terminal power consumption estimation methods involved in this disclosure will be given first.

[0068] Terminal power consumption prediction schemes generally use typical terminal service models as terminal power consumption models to predict terminal power consumption. For example, a possible breakdown of 5G terminal power consumption is as follows: screen accounts for 30%, main chip accounts for 18%, memory accounts for 13%, modem + radio frequency identification (RFID) + radio frequency (RF) accounts for 15% to 25%, WIFI and WIFI RF path accounts for 5%, touch screen accounts for 2%, graphics processing unit (GPU) accounts for 1.3%, audio accounts for 1%, and others account for 14.7%.

[0069] In analog circuit design, there are certain dependencies between various design parameters. The power-added efficiency (PAE) of different output powers of a power amplifier (PA) also has a certain dependency: optimizing the PAE of a PA at one output power may lead to a deterioration in the PAE of other output powers. Therefore, with the same set of PA parameter settings, it is only possible to optimize the PAE for a specific output power range, bringing it to a relatively optimal state; it is difficult to achieve optimal PAE for all output powers of a PA using the same set of PA parameter settings.

[0070] Therefore, knowing the output power range in which the PA operates most frequently is crucial for improving the PA's power efficiency (PAE), and improving the PA's PAE is directly related to optimizing the overall power consumption of the terminal.

[0071] 5G terminals have always been plagued by power consumption issues, and how to optimize 5G terminal power consumption has been a topic of active discussion in the industry. As the "biggest power consumer" in terminals, PA manufacturers and terminal manufacturers have been actively working to optimize PA PAE (Power Output Energy) to improve the power performance of both PA and terminals.

[0072] If the probability of a terminal or PA operating in multiple different output power ranges in the current network is obtained offline, and the overall power consumption of the terminal or PA is preliminarily calculated based on the PAE of the terminal or PA in different output power ranges.

[0073] However, in most cases, terminal manufacturers or power amplifier (PA) manufacturers find it difficult to obtain the probability of a terminal or PA operating within multiple different output power ranges offline. Even if terminal or PA manufacturers could obtain the probability of a terminal or PA operating within different output power ranges in the current network offline, the timeliness and effectiveness of the information obtained offline cannot be guaranteed.

[0074] Based on this, this disclosure provides a communication method. Figure 1 is a flowchart illustrating the communication method of this disclosure; as shown in Figure 1, the method includes:

[0075] Step 101: The terminal receives first information sent by the network device. The first information includes at least one or more output power information. The first information is used by the terminal to determine the terminal power consumption and / or the power-added efficiency (PAE) of the power amplifier under one or more output powers corresponding to the one or more output power information.

[0076] In this embodiment, the network device can be an access network device, such as a base station. In other alternative embodiments, the network device can also be a core network device, network function, network element, etc., and this embodiment does not limit this.

[0077] In this embodiment, the output power information refers to the output power information of the terminal and / or the PA within the terminal. In some optional embodiments, the output power information can be a specified or specific output power, such as 26dBm, 20dBm, etc. In other optional embodiments, the output power information can be information corresponding to a specific output power. For example, if corresponding identifiers are pre-set for all output powers, such as identifier 1 corresponding to 26dBm, identifier 2 corresponding to 20dBm, etc., then the output power information is the identifier corresponding to the specified or specific output power (such as 1, 2, etc.).

[0078] In this embodiment, the network device sends first information including one or more output power information to the terminal, so that the terminal reports its power consumption and / or PA's power efficiency (PAE) at one or more output powers corresponding to the one or more output power information to the network device based on the first information. In practical applications, the terminal pre-determines or knows the terminal power consumption and / or PA's PAE at each output power; then, after receiving the first information, the terminal, based on the one or more output power information included in the first information, determines the terminal power consumption and / or PA's PAE at the output power corresponding to each of the one or more output power information from the terminal power consumption and / or PA's PAE at all output powers.

[0079] In some optional embodiments, the first information may further include first network template information, which corresponds to multiple output powers and the percentage of each output power.

[0080] In this embodiment, network template information (such as the first network template information and the second network template information described below) is used to indicate a network template or the corresponding network information of a network template. Different network templates include probabilities or proportions corresponding to different output powers. For example, network template information can be an identifier (ID) corresponding to a network template, that is, the identifier (ID) of different network templates indicates the corresponding network template. In other optional embodiments, network template information (such as the first network template information and the second network template information described below) can also be called network information (such as first network information, second network information, etc.), as long as it can indicate the purpose or function of the information. In this embodiment, the terminology used for network template information is not limited.

[0081] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the probability density curve of output power in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 2, the probability density curves of the output power of the terminal and / or PA differ depending on the geographical location of the city (urban) and suburban (suburban). The points on the curve represent the probability or proportion of the output power of the corresponding PA. For example, the method of obtaining the network template includes: the network device counting the total number of terminals and counting the number of terminals at each output power point; and calculating the probability proportion of multiple terminals at different output power levels based on the total number of terminals and the number of terminals at each output power point. Assuming the network device counts a total of 100 terminals, and the terminal output power includes 10dBm, 20dBm, and 30dBm, the number of terminals at each output power point is as follows: 10 terminals have an output power of 10dBm, 20 terminals have an output power of 20dBm, 30 terminals have an output power of 30dBm, and so on. Therefore, the probability percentages corresponding to 10dBm, 20dBm, and 30dBm are respectively: 10 / 100 = 10%, 20 / 100 = 20%, and 30 / 100 = 30%. Taking a network device as a base station as an example, the base station can periodically count the number of Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected users. For example, if the counting period is 15 minutes and the measurement sampling period is 100 milliseconds, the base station will count the number of RRC connected users every 100 milliseconds within the 15 minutes. The average number of RRC connected users, the maximum number of RRC connected users, or the minimum number of RRC connected users obtained from sampling within the counting period, or a value determined according to a certain rule, will be used as the number of terminals. In Figure 2, CDMA refers to Code Division Multiple Access.

[0082] In some alternative embodiments, different network template information corresponds to at least one of the following: regional range, time range, and temperature range.

[0083] In this embodiment, different network templates may correspond to different regional ranges, different time ranges, or different temperature ranges, or correspond to at least two of the above three dimensions.

[0084] For example, the network template information 1 corresponding to region A is: 26dBm accounts for 5%, 20dBm accounts for 50%, 15dBm accounts for 20%, 10dBm accounts for 15%, 5dBm accounts for 5%, and 0dBm accounts for 5%.

[0085] The network template information 2 corresponding to region B is as follows: 26dBm accounts for 2%, 20dBm accounts for 45%, 15dBm accounts for 25%, 10dBm accounts for 15%, 5dBm accounts for 8%, and 0dBm accounts for 5%.

[0086] The network template information for region C is as follows: 26dBm accounts for 1%, 20dBm accounts for 20%, 15dBm accounts for 50%, 10dBm accounts for 15%, 5dBm accounts for 9%, and 0dBm accounts for 5%.

[0087] In this embodiment, the first network template information is used by the network device to notify or inform the terminal to perform a terminal power consumption assessment for the network corresponding to the first network template information. If the first information does not include the first network template information, then the first information indicates that a terminal power consumption assessment is being performed for the network the terminal is currently in.

[0088] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, before the terminal receives the first information sent by the network device, the method further includes: the terminal sending second information to the network device, the second information being used to request an assessment of the terminal's power consumption.

[0089] In this embodiment, before the network device sends the first information to the terminal, the terminal may send the second information to the network device to initiate a request for terminal power consumption assessment. Then, after receiving the second information, the network device sends the first information to the terminal.

[0090] In some alternative embodiments, the second information includes second network template information, which corresponds to multiple output powers and the percentage of each output power.

[0091] In this embodiment, the second information includes second network template information, indicating that the terminal performs a terminal power consumption assessment for the network request corresponding to the second network template information. The first network template information and the second network template information may be the same or different. For example, the second network template information may be the network template information for region A, and the first network template information may also be the network template information for region A. As another example, if the second network template information is the network template information for region A, and the first network template information is the network template information for region B, it indicates that the terminal performs a terminal power consumption assessment for a network request for region A, but the network device, for some reason (e.g., lacking a network template for region A), sends the first information to the terminal including the first network template information for region B.

[0092] In some optional embodiments, if the second information does not include the second network template information, the network device will select the network template corresponding to the network where the terminal is currently located by default, that is, the first network template information corresponds to the network template of the network where the terminal is currently located.

[0093] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the method further includes: the terminal sending third information to the network device, the third information including: terminal power consumption and / or power-added efficiency (PAE) of the power amplifier at one or more output powers.

[0094] In this embodiment, after receiving the first information, the terminal determines the terminal power consumption and / or PA PAE corresponding to each output power information from the terminal power consumption and / or PA PAE under all output power information based on one or more output power information included in the first information. Then, the terminal power consumption and / or PA PAE corresponding to each output power information are sent to the network device via third information, so that the network device can perform power consumption assessment on the terminal based on the third information. In other optional embodiments, if the terminal knows the percentage information corresponding to each output power information in the one or more output power information, after determining the terminal power consumption under each output power information, the terminal can multiply each output power by the corresponding percentage. Optionally, after multiplying each output power by the corresponding percentage, the results are added together, and the multiplied values ​​and / or the sums of the multiplied values ​​are sent to the network device via third information, so that the network device can perform power consumption assessment on the terminal based on the third information.

[0095] In some alternative embodiments, the method further includes: the terminal receiving fourth information sent by the network device, the fourth information including terminal power consumption assessment results.

[0096] In this embodiment, the terminal power consumption evaluation result is the network device's evaluation result of the terminal power consumption under the one or more output powers. Optionally, the terminal power consumption evaluation result is the sum of the products of the terminal power consumption under the one or more output powers and the corresponding percentages, i.e., the terminal power consumption evaluation result satisfies: P sum =P prob_1 +P prob_2 +......+P prob_n (1)

[0097] Among them, P sum P represents the terminal power consumption evaluation result (or terminal power consumption assessment result) under one or more output powers. prob_1 This indicates that the terminal outputs power P out_1 Based on the corresponding percentage of power consumption, P prob_2 This indicates that the terminal outputs power P out_2The power consumption is based on the corresponding percentage, and so on, P prob_n This indicates that the terminal outputs power P out_n The power consumption is based on the corresponding percentage.

[0098] Among them, P prob_n For the terminal at output power P out_n The product of power consumption and the corresponding percentage is shown below: P prob_n =P 0_n ×P n (2)

[0099] Among them, P 0_n This indicates that the terminal outputs power P out_n Power consumption under P n Indicates output power P out_n The percentage; n takes values ​​from 1 to N, where N is an integer greater than 1.

[0100] In this embodiment, the terminal power consumption under the output power corresponding to each of the one or more output power information reported by the terminal through the third information is the aforementioned P. 0_n and / or P prob_n .

[0101] In other alternative embodiments, if the third information does not include the terminal power consumption under the output power corresponding to each of the one or more output power information, but only includes the PAE of the PA corresponding to each of the one or more output power information, then the terminal power consumption evaluation result is obtained by combining the above formula (1) according to the conversion relationship of terminal power consumption = output power / PAE.

[0102] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the terminal sending second information to the network device includes: the terminal sending one or more pieces of second information to the network device based on a variety of parameter configurations.

[0103] In this embodiment, the multiple parameter configurations specifically refer to the parameter configurations of the PA in the terminal. For example, the parameter configuration may include the static operating point of the PA, meaning that the terminal initiates one or more terminal power consumption assessments to the network device based on different parameter configurations (the static operating point of the PA) under one or more output power information configured with the same first information. Under different parameter configurations, for the same specific one or more output power information, the terminal power consumption and / or the power amplifier's PAE reported by the terminal to the network device under the one or more output powers may be different. Therefore, the terminal initiates terminal power consumption assessments to the network device based on different parameter configurations (the static operating point of the PA) to determine the optimal parameter configuration for terminal power consumption, and then uses this parameter configuration to achieve terminal power consumption optimization. Specifically, when the terminal sends the second information to the network device once, the second information is applicable to multiple parameter configurations; when the terminal sends the second information to the network device multiple times, each second information is applicable to one or more parameter configurations, that is, each second information may be applicable to one parameter configuration, or each second information may be applicable to multiple parameter configurations among all parameter configurations of the terminal.

[0104] In some alternative embodiments, the method further includes: the terminal, based on a variety of parameter configurations, sending one or more third pieces of information to the network device, the third information including: terminal power consumption and / or power-added efficiency (PAE) of the power amplifier at the one or more output powers.

[0105] In this embodiment, when the terminal sends a third piece of information to the network device, the third piece of information may include the terminal power consumption and / or the power amplifier PAE under each of the multiple parameter configurations and the one or more output powers; when the terminal sends multiple pieces of third information to the network device, each piece of third information may include the terminal power consumption and / or the power amplifier PAE under each of the multiple parameter configurations and the one or more output powers.

[0106] In some optional embodiments, the method further includes: the terminal receiving one or more fourth pieces of information sent by the network device, the one or more fourth pieces of information including a terminal power consumption assessment result; each parameter configuration corresponds to a terminal power consumption assessment result; the terminal determining a first parameter configuration from the multiple parameter configurations based on the one or more fourth pieces of information.

[0107] In this embodiment, the network device can perform terminal power consumption assessment based on one or more third pieces of information under various parameter configurations to obtain a terminal power consumption assessment result corresponding to each parameter configuration. As one implementation, the network device can send the terminal power consumption assessment result corresponding to each parameter configuration to the terminal via a fourth piece of information; that is, the fourth piece of information includes multiple power consumption assessment results for the terminal. As another implementation, the network device can send the terminal power consumption assessment result to the terminal via multiple pieces of fourth information, each piece of fourth information including power consumption assessment results corresponding to one or more parameter configurations.

[0108] In this embodiment, the terminal can determine the first parameter configuration corresponding to the minimum terminal power consumption according to different parameter configurations, and then adopt the first parameter configuration to achieve the optimal terminal power consumption.

[0109] In this embodiment, the terminal controls the PA's working state through parameter configuration, thereby controlling the PA to be in the optimal working state of PAE.

[0110] Specifically, adjusting the PA's quiescent operating point is one way to control the PA's operating state, as shown in Figure 3. It can be seen that if the quiescent operating point is not set appropriately, saturation distortion (quiescent operating point too high) or cutoff distortion (quiescent operating point too low) may occur when amplifying AC signals. To meet the nonlinear performance requirements of large signals and prevent PA distortion, the operating point is generally placed at the midpoint (as shown by point Q in Figure 3). For small signals, there are no such restrictions, and the operating point selection can consider factors such as power consumption. Therefore, adjusting the quiescent operating point can simultaneously optimize the nonlinear performance under high power output and the efficiency under low power output. As shown in Figure 4, the efficiency is significantly improved after adjustment compared to the PAE curve before adjustment. In Figure 4, VBAT refers to Battery Voltage, ACLR refers to Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio, DVS refers to Dynamic Voltage Scaling, and ICC (i.e., IC) refers to IC. CC ) refers to circuit current.

[0111] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the terminal receiving first information sent by the network device includes: the terminal receiving one or more system messages sent by the network device, wherein the one or more system messages include the first information.

[0112] In this embodiment, the network device can send the first information to the terminal via a system message, that is, send the one or more output power information to the terminal via a system message. For example, the system message can be a System Information Block (SIB). After receiving and interpreting the SIB, the terminal obtains the one or more output power information.

[0113] In some optional embodiments, the terminal receives system messages sent by the network device, the system messages including the one or more output power information. In other optional embodiments, the terminal receives multiple system messages sent by the network device, each system message including one or more output power information. For example, the terminal receives two system messages sent by the network device, the first system message including the first n output power information from the multiple output power information, and the second system message including the (n+1)th to the mth output power information from the multiple output power information.

[0114] In some optional embodiments, the first information includes one or more output power information, which are the output power information ranked in the top N positions according to a first rule, where N is a positive integer; and / or, the first information also includes the percentage information corresponding to each of the one or more output power information.

[0115] In this embodiment, as one implementation method, the first information includes, in addition to the one or more output power information, also percentage information corresponding to each output power information. As an example, the percentage information can be a specific percentage corresponding to each output power, such as 5% for 26dBm, 50% for 20dBm, etc. As another example, the percentage information can also be information related to the percentage corresponding to each output power, allowing the terminal to determine the percentage corresponding to the corresponding output power or to estimate the approximate percentage corresponding to the corresponding output power based on this percentage information. For example, the percentage can be pre-divided into regions according to the value of the percentage, such as dividing the percentage into multiple ranges at intervals of 10% or 5%, for example, greater than 0% to less than or equal to 5%, greater than 5% to less than or equal to 10%, and so on, with each range corresponding to a representation. Then, the first information can include an identifier corresponding to the range where the percentage corresponding to each output power falls, and the terminal can determine the approximate percentage of the corresponding output power based on this identifier.

[0116] In another implementation, the first information includes one or more output power information items, which are the output power information ranked in the top N positions according to a first rule. The first rule is a sorting rule based on the proportion, such as a sorting rule based on the proportion from high to low. The network device can then sort the proportion of each output power according to the first rule based on the network template content, and send the information of the top N output power items to the terminal through the first information. The top N output power items can be all output power in the corresponding network template, or a portion of the output power in the network template. For example, the first information may only include the output power information with the largest proportion, or it may include the output power information with the largest proportion or the second largest proportion, etc., so that the terminal can roughly estimate the terminal power consumption.

[0117] As another implementation, the first information includes one or more output power information, which are the output power information ranked in the top N positions according to the first rule, and the first information also includes the proportion information corresponding to each of the one or more output power information.

[0118] In some optional embodiments, the method further includes: the terminal determining a terminal power consumption evaluation result; wherein the terminal power consumption evaluation result is the sum of the products of the terminal power consumption under one or more output powers and the corresponding percentages.

[0119] In this embodiment, the terminal can obtain the terminal power consumption assessment result based on the above formula (1) by using one or more output power information carried in the first information and the proportion corresponding to each output power information. If the first information does not carry the proportion corresponding to the output power information, but only includes the information of the output power ranked from high to low in the top N positions, the terminal can also roughly estimate the terminal power consumption by formula (1) according to the estimated information of the proportion of the output power information.

[0120] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, before the terminal receives the first information sent by the network device, the method further includes: the terminal sending fifth information to the network device, the fifth information including the identity information of the terminal, the fifth information being used by the network device to decide whether to send the first network template information to the terminal or refuse to send the first network template information to the terminal; or, the fifth information being used by the network device to decide whether to send the first information to the terminal or refuse to send the first information to the terminal.

[0121] In this embodiment, the terminal can send identity information to the network device. Based on the terminal's identity information, the network device selectively provides power consumption assessment services to the terminal, i.e., the network device decides whether to send the first information to the terminal or refuse to send the first information to the terminal. Alternatively, the network device can selectively send network template information (first network template information) to the terminal based on the terminal's identity information. Sending the first network template information to the terminal can also be equivalent to sending the network device the percentage of each of the one or more output power information. Alternatively, the network device can selectively send some or all of the information in the network template information (first network template information) and / or some or all of the information in the first information to the terminal based on the terminal's identity information. For example, for terminal A, the network device sends all of the network template information (first network template information) and / or all of the first information to terminal A based on terminal A's identity information; for terminal B, the network device sends some of the network template information (first network template information) and / or some of the first information to terminal B based on terminal B's identity information. The "all" information includes more network information, such as more output power information, compared to the "partial" information. For example, the complete information includes 30 output power values, which allows for a more accurate assessment of terminal power consumption; the partial information includes only 10 output power values, which allows for a coarser assessment of terminal power consumption.

[0122] Specifically, the network device may pre-set at least one of a first list, a second list, and a third list. If the terminal is in the first list, the network device determines to send the first network template information to the terminal and / or determines to send the first information to the terminal. If the terminal is in the second list, the network device determines to refuse to send the first network template information to the terminal and / or refuse to send the first information to the terminal. If the terminal is in the third list, the network device determines to send only the first network template information corresponding to a portion of the network information to the terminal and / or send only the first information corresponding to a portion of the network information to the terminal.

[0123] Based on the above embodiments, this disclosure also provides a communication method. Figure 5 is a second schematic flowchart of the communication method according to an embodiment of this disclosure; as shown in Figure 5, the method includes:

[0124] Step 201: The network device sends first information to the terminal, the first information including at least one or more output power information, the first information being used by the terminal to determine the terminal power consumption and / or the power-added efficiency (PAE) of the power amplifier under one or more output powers corresponding to the one or more output power information.

[0125] In this embodiment, the network device can be an access network device, such as a base station. In other alternative embodiments, the network device can also be a core network device, network function, network element, etc., and this embodiment does not limit this.

[0126] In this embodiment, the output power information refers to the output power of the terminal and / or the PA within the terminal. In some optional embodiments, the output power information can be a specified or specific output power, such as 26dBm, 20dBm, etc. In other optional embodiments, the output power information can be information corresponding to a specific output power. For example, if corresponding identifiers are pre-set for all output powers, such as identifier 1 corresponding to 26dBm, identifier 2 corresponding to 20dBm, etc., then the output power information is the identifier corresponding to the specified or specific output power (such as 1, 2, etc.).

[0127] In this embodiment, the network device sends first information including one or more output power information to the terminal, so that the terminal reports its power consumption and / or PA's power efficiency (PAE) at one or more output powers corresponding to the one or more output power information to the network device based on the first information. In practical applications, the terminal pre-determines or knows the terminal power consumption and / or PA's PAE at each output power; then, after receiving the first information, the terminal, based on the one or more output power information included in the first information, determines the terminal power consumption and / or PA's PAE at the output power corresponding to each of the one or more output power information from the terminal power consumption and / or PA's PAE at all output powers.

[0128] In some optional embodiments, the first information may further include first network template information, which corresponds to multiple output powers and the percentage of each output power.

[0129] In this embodiment, network template information (such as the first network template information and the second network template information described below) is used to indicate network templates. Different network templates include probabilities or proportions corresponding to different output powers. For example, the network template information can be an identifier (ID) corresponding to a network template, that is, the identifier (ID) of different network templates indicates the corresponding network template.

[0130] Optionally, the network device may obtain a network template. In some optional embodiments, the network template is obtained by: the network device counting the total number of terminals and the number of terminals at each output power point; and calculating the probability percentage of multiple terminals at different output power points based on the total number of terminals and the number of terminals at each output power point. Assuming the network device counts a total of 100 terminals, and the terminal output power includes 10dBm, 20dBm, and 30dBm, and the number of terminals at each output power point is: 10 terminals with an output power of 10dBm, 20 terminals with an output power of 20dBm, 30 terminals with an output power of 30dBm, and so on, then the probability percentages corresponding to 10dBm, 20dBm, and 30dBm are respectively: 10 / 100 = 10%, 20 / 100 = 20%, and 30 / 100 = 30%. Taking a network device as a base station as an example, the base station can periodically count the number of Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected users. For example, if the statistical period is 15 minutes and the measurement sampling period is 100 milliseconds, the base station will count the number of RRC connected users every 100 milliseconds within 15 minutes. The average number of RRC connected users, the maximum number of RRC connected users, or the minimum number of RRC connected users obtained from sampling within the statistical period, or a value determined according to a certain rule, will be used as the number of terminals.

[0131] In some alternative embodiments, different network template information corresponds to at least one of the following: regional range, time range, and temperature range.

[0132] In this embodiment, different network templates may correspond to different regional ranges, different time ranges, or different temperature ranges, or correspond to at least two of the above three dimensions.

[0133] In this embodiment, the first network template information is used by the network device to notify or inform the terminal to perform a terminal power consumption assessment for the network corresponding to the first network template information. If the first information does not include the first network template information, then the first information indicates that a terminal power consumption assessment is being performed for the network the terminal is currently in.

[0134] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, before the network device sends the first information to the terminal, the method further includes: the network device receiving second information sent by the terminal, the second information being used to request an assessment of the terminal's power consumption.

[0135] In this embodiment, before the network device sends the first information to the terminal, the terminal may send the second information to the network device to initiate a request for terminal power consumption assessment. Then, after receiving the second information, the network device sends the first information to the terminal.

[0136] In some alternative embodiments, the second information includes second network template information, which corresponds to multiple output powers and the percentage of each output power.

[0137] In this embodiment, the second information includes second network template information, indicating that the terminal performs a terminal power consumption assessment for the network request corresponding to the second network template information. The first network template information and the second network template information may be the same or different. For example, the second network template information may be the network template information for region A, and the first network template information may also be the network template information for region A. As another example, if the second network template information is the network template information for region A, and the first network template information is the network template information for region B, it indicates that the terminal performs a terminal power consumption assessment for a network request for region A, but the network device, for some reason (e.g., lacking a network template for region A), sends the first information to the terminal including the first network template information for region B.

[0138] In some optional embodiments, if the second information does not include the second network template information, the network device will select the network template corresponding to the network where the terminal is currently located by default, that is, the first network template information corresponds to the network template of the network where the terminal is currently located.

[0139] In some alternative embodiments, when the second information does not include the second network template information, the one or more output power information included in the first information may be at least one of the following: output power information of the current area range of the terminal, output power information of the current time range of the terminal, and output power information of the current temperature range of the terminal.

[0140] In this embodiment, if the second information does not include the second network template information, the network device will default to selecting the network template corresponding to the network where the terminal is currently located. Different network template information corresponds to at least one of the following: regional range, time range, and temperature range. Then, the one or more output power information included in the first information is the output power information under the network where the terminal is currently located, the output power information of the time range where the terminal is currently located, or the output power information of the temperature range where the terminal is currently located, or it can be at least two of the above three dimensions of output power information.

[0141] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the method further includes: the network device receiving third information sent by the terminal, the third information including: terminal power consumption and / or power-added efficiency (PAE) of the power amplifier at one or more output powers.

[0142] In this embodiment, after receiving the first information, the terminal determines the terminal power consumption and / or PA PAE corresponding to each output power information from the terminal power consumption and / or PA PAE of all output power information according to one or more output power information included in the first information. Then, the terminal power consumption and / or PA PAE corresponding to each output power information are sent to the network device via third information, so that the network device can perform power consumption assessment on the terminal based on the third information. In other optional embodiments, if the terminal knows the percentage information corresponding to each output power information in the one or more output power information, after determining the terminal power consumption corresponding to each output power information, the terminal can multiply each output power by the corresponding percentage. Optionally, after multiplying each output power by the corresponding percentage and then adding them together, the multiplied values ​​and / or the values ​​obtained by multiplying and adding together are sent to the network device via third information, so that the network device can perform power consumption assessment on the terminal based on the third information.

[0143] In some optional embodiments, the method further includes: the network device determining a terminal power consumption assessment result based on the third information; wherein the terminal power consumption assessment result is the sum of the products of the terminal power consumption under one or more output powers and the corresponding percentages.

[0144] In this embodiment, the terminal power consumption evaluation result is the network device's evaluation result of the terminal power consumption under the one or more output powers. Optionally, the terminal power consumption evaluation result is the sum of the products of the terminal power consumption under the one or more output powers and the corresponding percentages, i.e., the terminal power consumption evaluation result satisfies: P sum =P prob_1 +P prob_2 +......+P prob_n (1)

[0145] Among them, P sum P represents the terminal power consumption evaluation result (or terminal power consumption assessment result) under one or more output powers. prob_1 This indicates that the terminal outputs power P out_1 Based on the corresponding percentage of power consumption, P prob_2 This indicates that the terminal outputs power P out_2 The power consumption is based on the corresponding percentage, and so on, P prob_n This indicates that the terminal outputs power P out_n The power consumption is based on the corresponding percentage.

[0146] Among them, Pprob_n For the terminal at output power P out_n The product of power consumption and the corresponding percentage is shown below: P prob_n =P 0_n ×P n (2)

[0147] Among them, P 0_n This indicates that the terminal outputs power P out_n Power consumption under P n Indicates output power P out_n The percentage; n takes values ​​from 1 to N, where N is an integer greater than 1.

[0148] In this embodiment, the terminal power consumption under the output power corresponding to each of the one or more output power information reported by the terminal through the third information is the aforementioned P. 0_n and / or P prob_n .

[0149] In other alternative embodiments, if the third information does not include the terminal power consumption under the output power corresponding to each of the one or more output power information, but only includes the PAE of the PA corresponding to each of the one or more output power information, then the terminal power consumption evaluation result is obtained by combining the above formula (1) according to the conversion relationship of terminal power consumption = output power / PAE.

[0150] In some alternative embodiments, the method further includes: the network device sending fourth information to the terminal, the fourth information including the terminal power consumption assessment result.

[0151] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the network device receiving second information sent by the terminal includes: the network device receiving one or more pieces of second information sent by the terminal based on a variety of parameter configurations.

[0152] In this embodiment, the multiple parameter configurations specifically refer to the parameter configurations of the PA in the terminal. For example, the parameter configuration may include the static operating point of the PA, meaning that the terminal, under the same first information configuration and one or more output power information, may initiate one or more terminal power consumption assessments to the network device based on different parameter configurations (the static operating point of the PA). Under different parameter configurations, for the same specific one or more output power information, the terminal power consumption and / or the power amplifier's PAE reported by the terminal to the network device under the one or more output powers may be different. Therefore, the terminal initiates terminal power consumption assessments to the network device based on different parameter configurations (the static operating point of the PA) to determine the optimal parameter configuration for terminal power consumption, and then uses this parameter configuration to achieve terminal power consumption optimization. Wherein, when the network device receives one second piece of information sent by the terminal, the second piece of information is applicable to multiple parameter configurations; when the network device receives multiple pieces of second information sent by the terminal, each piece of second information is applicable to one or more parameter configurations, that is, each second piece of information can be applicable to one parameter configuration, or each second piece of information can be applicable to multiple parameter configurations among all parameter configurations of the terminal.

[0153] In some alternative embodiments, the method further includes: the network device receiving one or more third pieces of information sent by the terminal based on a variety of parameter configurations, the third pieces of information including: terminal power consumption and / or power-added efficiency (PAE) of the power amplifier at the one or more output powers.

[0154] In this embodiment, when the network device receives one third piece of information sent by the terminal, the third piece of information may include the terminal power consumption and / or the power amplifier PAE under each of the multiple parameter configurations and the one or more output powers; when the network device receives multiple third pieces of information sent by the terminal, each third piece of information may include the terminal power consumption and / or the power amplifier PAE under each of the multiple parameter configurations and the one or more output powers.

[0155] In some optional embodiments, the method further includes: the network device determining a terminal power consumption assessment result based on one or more third pieces of information; wherein the terminal power consumption assessment result is the sum of the products of the terminal power consumption under the one or more output powers and the corresponding percentages.

[0156] In this embodiment, the network device can perform terminal power consumption evaluation based on one or more third-party information under various parameter configurations to obtain the terminal power consumption evaluation result corresponding to each parameter configuration.

[0157] In some optional embodiments, the method further includes: the network device sending one or more fourth pieces of information to the terminal, the one or more fourth pieces of information including the terminal power consumption assessment result; each parameter configuration corresponds to a terminal power consumption assessment result.

[0158] In this embodiment, as one implementation, the network device can send a terminal power consumption assessment result corresponding to each parameter configuration to the terminal through a fourth piece of information; that is, the fourth piece of information includes multiple power consumption assessment results of the terminal. As another implementation, the network device can send terminal power consumption assessment results to the terminal through multiple pieces of fourth information, each piece of fourth information including power consumption assessment results corresponding to one or more parameter configurations.

[0159] In this embodiment, the terminal can determine the first parameter configuration corresponding to the minimum terminal power consumption according to different parameter configurations, and then adopt the first parameter configuration to achieve the optimal terminal power consumption.

[0160] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the network device sending first information to the terminal includes: the network device sending one or more system messages to the terminal, wherein the one or more system messages include the first information.

[0161] In this embodiment, the network device can send the first information to the terminal via a system message, that is, send the one or more output power information to the terminal via a system message. For example, the system message can be an SIB. After receiving and interpreting the SIB, the terminal obtains the one or more output power information.

[0162] In some alternative embodiments, the network device sends a system message to the terminal, the system message including the one or more output power information. In other alternative embodiments, the network device sends multiple system messages to the terminal, each system message including one or more output power information. For example, the network device sends two system messages to the terminal, the first system message including the first n output power information out of m output power information, and the second system message including the (n+1)th to the mth output power information out of multiple output power information.

[0163] In some optional embodiments, the first information includes one or more output power information, which are the output power information ranked in the top N positions according to a first rule, where N is a positive integer; and / or, the first information also includes the percentage information corresponding to each of the one or more output power information.

[0164] In this embodiment, as one implementation method, the first information includes, in addition to the one or more output power information, also percentage information corresponding to each output power information. As an example, the percentage information can be a specific percentage corresponding to each output power, such as 5% for 26dBm, 50% for 20dBm, etc. As another example, the percentage information can also be information related to the percentage corresponding to each output power, allowing the terminal to determine the percentage corresponding to the corresponding output power or to estimate the approximate percentage corresponding to the corresponding output power based on this percentage information. For example, the percentage can be pre-divided into regions according to the value of the percentage, such as dividing the percentage into multiple ranges at intervals of 10% or 5%, for example, greater than 0% to less than or equal to 5%, greater than 5% to less than or equal to 10%, and so on, with each range corresponding to a representation. Then, the first information can include an identifier corresponding to the range where the percentage corresponding to each output power falls, and the terminal can determine the approximate percentage of the corresponding output power based on this identifier.

[0165] In another implementation, the first information includes one or more output power information items, which are the output power information ranked in the top N positions according to a first rule. The first rule is a sorting rule based on the proportion, such as a sorting rule based on the proportion from high to low. The network device can then sort the proportion of each output power according to the first rule based on the network template content, and send the information of the top N output power items to the terminal through the first information. The top N output power items can be all output power in the corresponding network template, or a portion of the output power in the network template. For example, the first information may only include the output power information with the largest proportion, or it may include the output power information with the largest proportion or the second largest proportion, etc., so that the terminal can roughly estimate the terminal power consumption.

[0166] As another implementation, the first information includes one or more output power information, which are the output power information ranked in the top N positions according to the first rule, and the first information also includes the proportion information corresponding to each of the one or more output power information.

[0167] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, before the network device sends the first information to the terminal, the method further includes: the network device receiving fifth information sent by the terminal, the fifth information including the identity information of the terminal; the network device determining, based on the identity information of the terminal, to send the first network template information to the terminal or refuse to send the first network template information to the terminal; and / or, determining, based on the identity information of the terminal, to send the first information to the terminal or refuse to send the first information to the terminal.

[0168] In this embodiment, the terminal can send identity information to the network device. Based on the terminal's identity information, the network device selectively provides power consumption assessment services to the terminal, that is, the network device decides whether to send the first information to the terminal or refuse to send the first information to the terminal. Alternatively, the network device can selectively send network template information (first network template information) to the terminal based on the terminal's identity information. It can be understood that the first information selectively sent by the network device to the terminal based on the terminal's identity information may or may not include the first network template information, or may or may not include the proportion corresponding to each of the one or more output power information. Alternatively, the network device can selectively send part or all of the information in the network template information (first network template information) and / or part or all of the information in the first information to the terminal based on the terminal's identity information. For example, for terminal A, the network device sends all of the network template information (first network template information) and / or all of the first information to terminal A based on terminal A's identity information; for terminal B, the network device sends part of the network template information (first network template information) and / or part of the first information to terminal B based on terminal B's identity information. Compared to the partial information, the complete information includes more network information, such as more output power information. For example, the complete information includes 30 output power values, which allows for a more accurate assessment of terminal power consumption; the partial information only includes 10 output power values, which allows for a coarser assessment of terminal power consumption.

[0169] Specifically, the network device may pre-set at least one of a first list, a second list, and a third list. If the terminal is in the first list, the network device determines to send the first network template information to the terminal and / or determines to send the first information to the terminal. If the terminal is in the second list, the network device determines to refuse to send the first network template information to the terminal and / or refuse to send the first information to the terminal. If the terminal is in the third list, the network device determines to send only the first network template information corresponding to a portion of the network information to the terminal and / or send only the first information corresponding to a portion of the network information to the terminal.

[0170] The communication method of this disclosure embodiment will be described in detail below with reference to specific examples.

[0171] Example 1

[0172] Step 1: The terminal sends the second information to the network device.

[0173] The second piece of information is used to request an assessment of the terminal's power consumption.

[0174] Optionally, the second information may include second network template information for terminal power consumption assessment.

[0175] The network template information indicates the network template or its corresponding network information. Different network templates include the probability or proportion of different output powers. If the second information does not include the second network template information, the network device will default to selecting output power information that satisfies at least one of the following: output power information within the current area range of the terminal, output power information within the current time range of the terminal, or output power information within the current temperature range of the terminal. It can be understood that different network templates can correspond to at least one of different area ranges, different time ranges, or different temperature ranges.

[0176] Step 2: The first device sends first information to the terminal. The first information includes at least one or more output power information, which is used by the terminal to determine the terminal power consumption and / or the power amplifier's PAE at one or more output powers corresponding to the one or more output power information.

[0177] Optionally, the first information may include first network template information; if the first information does not include first network template information, the network device may default to the second network template information in the second information.

[0178] Step 3: The terminal sends third information to the network device; wherein the third information includes: the terminal power consumption and / or the power amplifier PAE at the one or more output powers.

[0179] Step 4: The network device performs a terminal power consumption assessment based on the received third information and obtains the terminal power consumption assessment result.

[0180] The terminal power consumption assessment also needs to be determined based on the network template selected in step 1 or step 2. Specifically, it is based on the network template to obtain the proportion P corresponding to different output powers in the network. n .

[0181] Specifically, the terminal power consumption evaluation result can be obtained according to the following formula (1), as follows:

[0182] P sum =P prob_1 +P prob_2 +......+P prob_n (1)

[0183] Among them, P sum P represents the terminal power consumption evaluation result (or terminal power consumption assessment result) under one or more output powers. prob_1 This indicates that the terminal outputs power P out_1Based on the corresponding percentage of power consumption, P prob_2 This indicates that the terminal outputs power P out_2 The power consumption is based on the corresponding percentage, and so on, P prob_n This indicates that the terminal outputs power P out_n The power consumption is based on the corresponding percentage.

[0184] Among them, P prob_n For the terminal at output power P out_n The product of the power consumption and the corresponding percentage is shown in the following formula (2):

[0185] P prob_n =P 0_n ×P n (2)

[0186] Among them, P 0_n This indicates that the terminal outputs power P out_n Power consumption under P n Indicates output power P out_n The probability percentage. n takes values ​​from 1 to N, where N is an integer greater than 1.

[0187] Wherein, the terminal power consumption under the output power corresponding to each of the one or more output power information reported by the terminal through the third information is the aforementioned P. 0_n and / or P prob_n .

[0188] In other alternative embodiments, if the third information does not include the terminal power consumption under the output power corresponding to each of the one or more output power information, but only includes the PAE of the PA corresponding to each of the one or more output power information, then the terminal power consumption evaluation result is obtained by combining the above formula (1) according to the conversion relationship of terminal power consumption = output power / PAE.

[0189] Step 5: The network device sends a fourth piece of information to the terminal, which includes the terminal power consumption assessment result.

[0190] This completes the entire process of evaluating terminal power consumption.

[0191] Example 2

[0192] Step 1: The first device sends first information to the terminal; the first information includes at least one or more output power information, and the first information is used by the terminal to determine the terminal power consumption and / or the power amplifier PAE under one or more output powers corresponding to the one or more output power information.

[0193] Optionally, the first information may include first network template information; if the first information does not include first network template information, the network device may default to the second network template information in the second information.

[0194] Step 2: The terminal sends third information to the network device; wherein the third information includes: the terminal power consumption and / or the power amplifier PAE at the one or more output powers.

[0195] Step 3: The network device performs a terminal power consumption assessment based on the received third-party information and obtains the terminal power consumption assessment result.

[0196] The method for obtaining the terminal power consumption evaluation results is the same as the method for obtaining the terminal power consumption in step 4 of Example 1, and will not be repeated here.

[0197] Step 4: The network device sends a fourth piece of information to the terminal, which includes the terminal power consumption assessment result.

[0198] This completes the entire process of evaluating terminal power consumption.

[0199] Example 3

[0200] According to Example 1, the terminal sends one or more second messages to the network device based on different parameter configurations and the same one or more output power information (or the same network template information). Specifically, if the terminal sends one second message to the network device, the second message applies to multiple parameter configurations; if the terminal sends multiple second messages to the network device, each second message applies to one or more parameter configurations. In other words, a second message is sent each time the parameter configuration is updated.

[0201] For example, for parameter configuration 1, a power consumption assessment is initiated (i.e., the second information is sent) to obtain terminal power consumption assessment result 1; for parameter configuration 2, a power consumption assessment is initiated (i.e., the second information is sent) to obtain terminal power consumption assessment result 2, ... for parameter configuration N, a power consumption assessment is initiated (i.e., the second information is sent) to obtain terminal power consumption assessment result N, and so on.

[0202] Based on the same network template information, the terminal determines the optimal parameter configuration for terminal power consumption according to the obtained terminal power consumption evaluation results. For example, it is denoted as the first parameter configuration. By adopting the first parameter configuration, the terminal power consumption is optimized.

[0203] Example 4

[0204] For Examples 1, 2, and 3, the network device can send the first information to the terminal via a system message (such as an SIB). After receiving and interpreting the system message (such as an SIB), the terminal obtains the first information.

[0205] Optionally, the first information includes one or more output power information items, which are the output power information items ranked from high to low as the top N, where N is a positive integer; and / or, the first information also includes the proportion corresponding to each of the one or more output power information items. Then, the terminal can perform terminal power consumption estimation and terminal efficiency optimization based on the acquired first information.

[0206] Example 5

[0207] Step 1: The terminal sends fifth information to the first device; the fifth information includes the terminal's identity information.

[0208] Optionally, the fifth information may include the second network template information.

[0209] If the fifth piece of information does not include the second network template information, the network device will default to selecting output power information that satisfies at least one of the following: output power information within the current area range of the terminal, output power information within the current time range of the terminal, or output power information within the current temperature range of the terminal. Different network templates may correspond to at least one of different area ranges, different time ranges, or different temperature ranges.

[0210] Step 2: Based on the fifth information, the network device sends the first information to the terminal. The first information includes at least one or more output power information, which is used by the terminal to determine the terminal power consumption and / or the power amplifier's PAE at one or more output powers corresponding to the one or more output power information.

[0211] Here, based on the terminal's identity information in the fifth piece of information, the network device can determine whether the terminal belongs to a terminal that can provide power consumption assessment services.

[0212] For example, a network device may pre-configure at least one of a first list (e.g., a whitelist), a second list (e.g., a blacklist), and a third list (e.g., a graylist). If a terminal is on the whitelist, the network device sends first information to that terminal; if the terminal is not on the whitelist, the network device may refuse to send first information to that terminal. Alternatively, if the terminal is on the blacklist, the network device may refuse to send first information to that terminal; if the terminal is not on the blacklist, the network device may send first information to that terminal. If the terminal is on the graylist, the network device may send first information corresponding to a portion of the network information to that terminal.

[0213] Optionally, the first information may include first network template information; if the first information does not include first network template information, the output power information selected by default by the network device satisfies at least one of the following: output power information in the current area range of the terminal, output power information in the current time range of the terminal, and output power information in the current temperature range of the terminal.

[0214] Step 3: The terminal that received the first information sends the third information to the network device; wherein the third information includes: the terminal power consumption and / or the power amplifier PAE at the one or more output powers.

[0215] Step 4: The network device performs a terminal power consumption assessment based on the received third information and obtains the terminal power consumption assessment result.

[0216] The method for obtaining the terminal power consumption evaluation results is the same as that for obtaining the terminal power consumption evaluation results in Example 1, and will not be repeated here.

[0217] Step 5: The network device sends a fourth piece of information to the terminal, which includes the terminal power consumption assessment result.

[0218] This completes the entire process of evaluating terminal power consumption.

[0219] Example 6

[0220] Step 1: The terminal sends fifth information to the first device; the fifth information includes the terminal's identity information.

[0221] Optionally, the fifth information may include the second network template information.

[0222] If the fifth piece of information does not include the second network template information, the network device will default to selecting output power information that satisfies at least one of the following: output power information within the current area range of the terminal, output power information within the current time range of the terminal, or output power information within the current temperature range of the terminal. Different network templates may correspond to at least one of different area ranges, different time ranges, or different temperature ranges.

[0223] Step 2: Based on the fifth information, the network device sends the first information to the terminal, which includes one or more output power information and the first network template information.

[0224] Here, the network device can further determine whether the terminal belongs to the terminal that can send network template information based on the terminal's identity information in the fifth piece of information.

[0225] For example, a network device may pre-configure at least one of a first list (e.g., a whitelist), a second list (e.g., a blacklist), and a third list (e.g., a graylist). If a terminal is on the whitelist, the network device sends the first network template information to that terminal; if the terminal is not on the whitelist, the network device may refuse to send the first network template information to that terminal. Alternatively, if the terminal is on the blacklist, the network device may refuse to send the first network template information to that terminal; if the terminal is not on the blacklist, the network device may send the first network template information to that terminal. If the terminal is on the graylist, the network device may send the first network template information corresponding to a portion of the network information to that terminal.

[0226] Step 3: The terminal that receives the first information performs terminal power consumption estimation and terminal efficiency optimization based on the acquired first network template information.

[0227] Based on the above embodiments, this disclosure also provides a communication device applied to a terminal. Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the composition structure of the communication device according to an embodiment of this disclosure; as shown in Figure 6, the device includes: a first communication unit 11, used to receive first information sent by a network device, the first information including at least one or more output power information, the first information being used by the terminal to determine the terminal power consumption and / or the power-added efficiency (PAE) of the power amplifier under one or more output powers corresponding to the one or more output power information.

[0228] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the first information further includes first network template information, which corresponds to multiple output powers and the percentage of each output power.

[0229] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the first communication unit 11 is configured to send second information to the network device before receiving first information sent by the network device, the second information being used to request an assessment of terminal power consumption.

[0230] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the second information includes second network template information, which corresponds to multiple output powers and the percentage of each output power.

[0231] In some alternative embodiments of this disclosure, different network template information corresponds to at least one of the following: regional range, time range, and temperature range.

[0232] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the first communication unit 11 is further configured to send third information to the network device, the third information including: terminal power consumption and / or power-added efficiency (PAE) of the power amplifier at one or more output powers.

[0233] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the first communication unit 11 is further configured to receive fourth information sent by the network device, the fourth information including terminal power consumption evaluation results.

[0234] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the first communication unit 11 is configured to send one or more second messages to the network device based on a variety of parameter configurations.

[0235] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the first communication unit 11 is further configured to send one or more third pieces of information to the network device based on a variety of parameter configurations, the third pieces of information including: terminal power consumption and / or power-added efficiency (PAE) of the power amplifier at the one or more output powers.

[0236] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the apparatus further includes a first processing unit 12;

[0237] The first communication unit 11 is further configured to receive one or more fourth pieces of information sent by the network device, the one or more fourth pieces of information including terminal power consumption evaluation results; each parameter configuration corresponds to a terminal power consumption evaluation result;

[0238] The first processing unit 12 is configured to determine a first parameter configuration from the plurality of parameter configurations based on one or more fourth pieces of information.

[0239] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the first communication unit 11 is configured to receive one or more system messages sent by a network device, wherein the one or more system messages include the first information.

[0240] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the first information includes one or more output power information, which are the output power information ranked in the top N positions according to a first rule, where N is a positive integer; and / or,

[0241] The first information also includes the percentage information corresponding to each of the one or more output power information.

[0242] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the first communication unit 11 is further configured to send fifth information to the network device before receiving the first information sent by the network device, the fifth information including the identity information of the terminal, the fifth information being used by the network device to decide whether to send the first network template information to the terminal or refuse to send the first network template information to the terminal; and / or, the fifth information being used by the network device to decide whether to send the first information to the terminal or refuse to send the first information to the terminal.

[0243] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the apparatus further includes a first processing unit 12, configured to determine a terminal power consumption assessment result; wherein the terminal power consumption assessment result is the sum of the products of the terminal power consumption under one or more output powers and the corresponding percentage.

[0244] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the first processing unit 12 in the device can be implemented by a central processing unit (CPU), a digital signal processor (DSP), a microcontroller unit (MCU), or a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) in practical applications; the first communication unit 11 in the device can be implemented by a communication module (including: basic communication kit, operating system, communication module, standardized interface and protocol, etc.) and a transceiver antenna in practical applications.

[0245] This disclosure also provides a communication device applied to a network device. Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the composition structure of the communication device according to an embodiment of this disclosure; as shown in Figure 7, the device includes: a second communication unit 21, used to send first information to a terminal, the first information including at least one or more output power information, the first information being used by the terminal to determine the terminal power consumption and / or the power-added efficiency (PAE) of the power amplifier under one or more output powers corresponding to the one or more output power information.

[0246] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the first information further includes first network template information, which corresponds to multiple output powers and the percentage of each output power.

[0247] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the second communication unit 21 is further configured to receive second information sent by the terminal before sending the first information to the terminal, the second information being used to request an evaluation of the terminal's power consumption.

[0248] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the second information includes second network template information, which corresponds to multiple output powers and the percentage of each output power.

[0249] In some alternative embodiments of this disclosure, different network template information corresponds to at least one of the following: regional range, time range, and temperature range.

[0250] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, when the second information does not include the second network template information, the one or more output power information included in the first information is at least one of the following: output power information of the area range where the terminal is currently located, output power information of the time range where the terminal is currently located, and output power information of the temperature range where the terminal is currently located.

[0251] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the second communication unit 21 is further configured to receive third information sent by the terminal, the third information including: terminal power consumption and / or power-added efficiency (PAE) of the power amplifier at the one or more output powers.

[0252] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the device further includes a second processing unit 22, configured to determine a terminal power consumption evaluation result based on the third information; wherein the terminal power consumption evaluation result is the sum of the products of the terminal power consumption under one or more output powers and the corresponding percentage.

[0253] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the second communication unit 21 is further configured to send fourth information to the terminal, the fourth information including the terminal power consumption evaluation result.

[0254] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the second communication unit 21 is used to receive one or more second messages sent by the terminal based on a variety of parameter configurations.

[0255] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the second communication unit 21 is further configured to receive one or more third information sent by the terminal based on a variety of parameter configurations, the third information including: terminal power consumption and / or power-added efficiency (PAE) of the power amplifier under the one or more output powers.

[0256] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the apparatus further includes a second processing unit 22, configured to determine a terminal power consumption evaluation result based on one or more third pieces of information; wherein the terminal power consumption evaluation result is the sum of the products of the terminal power consumption under the one or more output powers and the corresponding percentages.

[0257] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the second communication unit 21 is further configured to send one or more fourth pieces of information to the terminal, the one or more fourth pieces of information including the terminal power consumption evaluation result; each parameter configuration corresponds to a terminal power consumption evaluation result.

[0258] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the second communication unit 21 is configured to send one or more system messages to the terminal, wherein the one or more system messages include the first information.

[0259] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the first information includes one or more output power information, which are the output power information ranked in the top N positions according to a first rule, where N is a positive integer; and / or,

[0260] The first information also includes the percentage information corresponding to each of the one or more output power information.

[0261] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the apparatus further includes a second processing unit 22;

[0262] The second communication unit 21 is further configured to receive fifth information sent by the terminal before sending the first information to the terminal, the fifth information including the identity information of the terminal;

[0263] The second processing unit 22 is configured to determine, based on the identity information of the terminal, whether to send the first network template information to the terminal or refuse to send the first network template information to the terminal; and / or, based on the identity information of the terminal, to determine whether to send the first information to the terminal or refuse to send the first information to the terminal.

[0264] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the second processing unit 22 in the device can be implemented by a CPU, DSP, MCU or FPGA in practical applications; the second communication unit 21 in the device can be implemented by a communication module (including: basic communication kit, operating system, communication module, standardized interface and protocol, etc.) and transceiver antenna in practical applications.

[0265] It should be noted that the communication device provided in the above embodiments is only illustrated by the division of the above program modules. In actual applications, the above processing can be assigned to different program modules as needed, that is, the internal structure of the device can be divided into different program modules to complete all or part of the processing described above. In addition, the communication device and communication method embodiments provided in the above embodiments belong to the same concept, and their specific implementation process can be found in the method embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0266] This disclosure also provides a communication device, which is a terminal or a network device. Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of the communication device according to an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 8, the communication device includes a memory 32, a processor 31, and a computer program stored in the memory 32 and executable on the processor 31. When the processor 31 executes the program, it implements the steps of the communication method of this disclosure.

[0267] Optionally, the communication device may also include at least one network interface 33. The various components of the communication device are coupled together via a bus system 34. It is understood that the bus system 34 is used to enable communication between these components. In addition to a data bus, the bus system 34 also includes a power bus, a control bus, and a status signal bus. However, for clarity, all buses are labeled as bus system 34 in Figure 8.

[0268] It is understood that memory 32 can be volatile memory or non-volatile memory, or both. Non-volatile memory can be read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), magnetic random access memory (FRAM), flash memory, magnetic surface memory, optical disc, or compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM); magnetic surface memory can be disk storage or magnetic tape storage. Volatile memory can be random access memory (RAM), which is used as an external cache. By way of example, but not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Synchronous Static Random Access Memory (SSRAM), Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM), Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (DDRSDRAM), Enhanced Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (ESDRAM), SyncLink Dynamic Random Access Memory (SLDRAM), and Direct Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRDRAM).The memory 32 described in the embodiments of this disclosure is intended to include, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0269] The methods disclosed in the above embodiments of this disclosure can be applied to or implemented by processor 31. Processor 31 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. In implementation, each step of the above method can be completed by the integrated logic circuit of the hardware in processor 31 or by instructions in software form. The processor 31 may be a general-purpose processor, DSP, or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. Processor 31 can implement or execute the methods, steps, and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of this disclosure. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor, etc. The steps of the methods disclosed in the embodiments of this disclosure can be directly manifested as being executed by a hardware decoding processor, or being executed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software modules may be located in a storage medium, which is located in memory 32. Processor 31 reads information from memory 32 and completes the steps of the aforementioned method in conjunction with its hardware.

[0270] In an exemplary embodiment, the communication device may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), DSPs, programmable logic devices (PLDs), complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs), FPGAs, general-purpose processors, controllers, MCUs, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the aforementioned method.

[0271] In an exemplary embodiment, this disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium, such as a memory 32 including a computer program, which can be executed by a processor 31 of a communication device to perform the steps described in the foregoing method. The computer-readable storage medium may be a memory such as FRAM, ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, Flash Memory, magnetic surface memory, optical disc, or CD-ROM; or it may be various devices including one or any combination of the above-mentioned memories.

[0272] The computer-readable storage medium provided in this disclosure embodiment stores a computer program thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the communication method of this disclosure embodiment.

[0273] This disclosure also provides a computer program product, including a computer program that can be executed by a communication device (such as the processor 31 of the communication device) to complete the steps of any of the aforementioned communication methods.

[0274] The methods disclosed in the several method embodiments provided in this disclosure can be arbitrarily combined without conflict to obtain new method embodiments.

[0275] The features disclosed in the several product embodiments provided in this disclosure can be combined arbitrarily without conflict to obtain new product embodiments.

[0276] The features disclosed in the several method or device embodiments provided in this disclosure can be arbitrarily combined without conflict to obtain new method or device embodiments.

[0277] In the several embodiments provided in this disclosure, it should be understood that the disclosed devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. For example, the division of units is only a logical functional division, and in actual implementation, there may be other division methods, such as: multiple units or components may be combined, or integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored or not executed. In addition, the coupling, direct coupling, or communication connection between the various components shown or discussed may be through some interfaces, and the indirect coupling or communication connection between devices or units may be electrical, mechanical, or other forms.

[0278] The units described above as separate components may or may not be physically separate. The components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs.

[0279] In addition, each functional unit in the various embodiments of this disclosure can be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit can be a separate unit, or two or more units can be integrated into one unit; the integrated unit can be implemented in hardware or in the form of hardware plus software functional units.

[0280] Those skilled in the art will understand that all or part of the steps of the above method embodiments can be implemented by hardware related to program instructions. The aforementioned program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When the program is executed, it performs the steps of the above method embodiments. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media that can store program code, such as mobile storage devices, ROM, RAM, magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[0281] Alternatively, if the integrated units described above are implemented as software functional modules and sold or used as independent products, they can also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure, or the parts that contribute to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the methods described in the various embodiments of this disclosure. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as mobile storage devices, ROM, RAM, magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[0282] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of this disclosure, but the scope of protection of this disclosure is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in this disclosure should be included within the scope of protection of this disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of this disclosure should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A communication method, the method comprising: The terminal receives first information sent by the network device, the first information including at least one or more output power information, the first information being used by the terminal to determine the terminal power consumption and / or the power-added efficiency of the power amplifier under one or more output powers corresponding to the one or more output power information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first information also includes first network template information, which corresponds to multiple output powers and the percentage of each output power.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein, Before the terminal receives the first information sent by the network device, the method further includes: The terminal sends a second message to the network device, the second message being used to request an assessment of the terminal's power consumption.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein, The second information includes second network template information, which corresponds to multiple output powers and the percentage of each output power.

5. The method according to claim 2 or 4, wherein, Different network template information corresponds to at least one of the following: Regional scope, time range, temperature range.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: The terminal sends third information to the network device, the third information including: the terminal power consumption and / or the power-added efficiency of the power amplifier at one or more output powers.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising: The terminal receives a fourth piece of information sent by the network device, the fourth piece of information including the terminal power consumption assessment result.

8. The method according to claim 3, wherein, The terminal sends a second message to the network device, including: The terminal sends one or more pieces of second information to the network device based on a variety of parameter configurations.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising: The terminal, based on a variety of parameter configurations, sends one or more third pieces of information to the network device. The third pieces of information include: the terminal power consumption and / or the power-added efficiency of the power amplifier at the one or more output powers.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising: The terminal receives one or more fourth pieces of information sent by the network device, the one or more fourth pieces of information including terminal power consumption evaluation results; Each parameter configuration corresponds to a terminal power consumption evaluation result; The terminal determines the first parameter configuration from the multiple parameter configurations based on one or more fourth pieces of information.

11. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, The terminal receives first information sent by the network device, including: The terminal receives one or more system messages sent by the network device, and the one or more system messages include the first information.

12. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, The first information includes one or more output power information items, which are the output power information ranked in the top N positions according to a first rule, where N is a positive integer; and / or, The first information also includes the percentage information corresponding to each of the one or more output power information.

13. The method according to claim 2, wherein, Before the terminal receives the first information sent by the network device, the method further includes: The terminal sends a fifth piece of information to the network device. The fifth piece of information includes the identity information of the terminal. The fifth piece of information is used by the network device to decide whether to send the first network template information to the terminal or refuse to send the first network template information to the terminal; and / or, the fifth piece of information is used by the network device to decide whether to send the first information to the terminal or refuse to send the first information to the terminal.

14. The method according to claim 12, further comprising: The terminal determines the terminal power consumption assessment result; wherein, the terminal power consumption assessment result is the sum of the products of the terminal power consumption under one or more output powers and the corresponding percentage.

15. A communication method, the method comprising: The network device sends first information to the terminal, the first information including at least one or more output power information, the first information being used by the terminal to determine the terminal power consumption and / or the power-added efficiency of the power amplifier under one or more output powers corresponding to the one or more output power information.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein, The first information also includes first network template information, which corresponds to multiple output powers and the percentage of each output power.

17. The method according to claim 15 or 16, wherein, Before the network device sends the first information to the terminal, the method further includes: The network device receives second information sent by the terminal, the second information being used to request an assessment of the terminal's power consumption.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein, The second information includes second network template information, which corresponds to multiple output powers and the percentage of each output power.

19. The method according to claim 16 or 18, wherein, Different network template information corresponds to at least one of the following: Regional scope, time range, temperature range.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein, If the second information does not include the second network template information, the first information includes at least one of the following: the output power information of the current area range of the terminal, the output power information of the current time range of the terminal, and the output power information of the current temperature range of the terminal.

21. The method according to claim 15, further comprising: The network device receives third information sent by the terminal, the third information including: the terminal power consumption and / or the power-added efficiency of the power amplifier at one or more output powers.

22. The method according to claim 21, further comprising: The network device determines the terminal power consumption assessment result based on the third information; wherein the terminal power consumption assessment result is the sum of the products of the terminal power consumption under one or more output powers and the corresponding percentage.

23. The method according to claim 22, further comprising: The network device sends a fourth piece of information to the terminal, the fourth piece of information including the terminal power consumption assessment result.

24. The method of claim 17, wherein, The network device receives the second information sent by the terminal, including: The network device receives one or more pieces of second information sent by the terminal based on a variety of parameter configurations.

25. The method according to claim 24, further comprising: The network device receives one or more third pieces of information sent by the terminal based on a variety of parameter configurations. The third pieces of information include: the terminal power consumption and / or the power-added efficiency of the power amplifier under the one or more output powers.

26. The method according to claim 25, further comprising: The network device determines the terminal power consumption assessment result based on one or more third-party information; wherein the terminal power consumption assessment result is the sum of the products of the terminal power consumption under the one or more output powers and the corresponding percentage.

27. The method according to claim 26, further comprising: The network device sends one or more fourth pieces of information to the terminal, the one or more fourth pieces of information including the terminal power consumption assessment result; Each parameter configuration corresponds to a terminal power consumption evaluation result.

28. The method according to claim 15 or 16, wherein, The network device sends first information to the terminal, including: The network device sends one or more system messages to the terminal, and the one or more system messages include the first information.

29. The method according to claim 15 or 16, wherein, The first information includes one or more output power information items, which are the output power information ranked in the top N positions according to a first rule, where N is a positive integer; and / or, The first information also includes the percentage information corresponding to each of the one or more output power information.

30. The method of claim 16, wherein, Before the network device sends the first information to the terminal, the method further includes: The network device receives the fifth information sent by the terminal, the fifth information including the identity information of the terminal; The network device determines, based on the terminal's identity information, whether to send the first network template information to the terminal or refuse to send the first network template information to the terminal; and / or, based on the terminal's identity information, determines whether to send the first information to the terminal or refuse to send the first information to the terminal.

31. A communication device, the device being applied to a terminal, the device comprising: A first communication unit is configured to receive first information sent by a network device, the first information including at least one or more output power information, the first information being used by the terminal to determine the terminal power consumption and / or the power-added efficiency of the power amplifier under one or more output powers corresponding to the one or more output power information.

32. A communication apparatus, the apparatus being applied to a network device, the apparatus comprising: The second communication unit is used to send first information to the terminal. The first information includes at least one or more output power information. The first information is used by the terminal to determine the terminal power consumption and / or the power-added efficiency of the power amplifier under one or more output powers corresponding to the one or more output power information.

33. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 14; or, when executed by a processor, the program implements the steps of the method according to any one of claims 15 to 30.

34. A communication device comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor executes the program to implement the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 14; or, the processor executes the program to implement the steps of the method according to any one of claims 15 to 30.

35. A computer program product comprising computer program instructions that cause a computer to perform the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 14; or, the computer program instructions that cause a computer to perform the steps of the method according to any one of claims 15 to 30.

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