AMP Terminal Mobility Management for Cell Reselection

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative Solutions
Generate Solutions

Solution Overview

Problem

The challenge of implementing mobility management for zero-energy terminals in communication systems due to disparities in capabilities between zero-energy terminals and legacy terminals.

Innovation Solution

A wireless communication method and network device that adjust measurement results based on the capabilities of zero-energy terminals, enabling effective cell selection and reselection processes while maintaining energy harvesting and backscattering operations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If zero-energy terminals are introduced into communication systems, then device complexity and maintenance requirements are reduced, but mobility management performance deteriorates due to capability disparities compared to legacy terminals

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice complexityVSAvoidmobility management performance
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by introducing capability indication parameters that describe the specific capabilities of zero-energy terminals. These parameters enable the network to adapt mobility management procedures by adjusting measurement configurations, reporting thresholds, and handover criteria based on the terminal's energy harvesting capabilities and operational constraints, thereby resolving the mobility management performance deterioration while maintaining the simplified device structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements dynamics by making mobility management parameters adaptive rather than static. The network dynamically adjusts measurement configurations and handover parameters based on real-time capability indications from zero-energy terminals and their energy status, allowing the system to optimize mobility management performance according to varying terminal capabilities and network conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Reliability

If capability-based parameter adjustment is implemented for zero-energy terminals, then mobility management performance is improved, but signaling overhead and network device complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemobility management performanceVSAvoidnetwork device complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing capability indications into discrete, standardized parameter types that categorize different aspects of zero-energy terminal capabilities (e.g., energy harvesting capability, backscattering capability, measurement capability). This segmentation allows the network to process and respond to specific capability aspects independently, reducing the overall complexity burden compared to handling unstructured or comprehensive capability descriptions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Measurement precision

If measurement results are adjusted based on capability differences, then cell selection and reselection accuracy is improved for zero-energy terminals, but measurement and processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecell measurement accuracyVSAvoidmeasurement processing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by having zero-energy terminals indicate their capabilities in advance during initial access or registration procedures. The network pre-configures appropriate measurement parameters and thresholds based on these capability indications before actual mobility management operations begin, eliminating the need for real-time parameter calculation and adjustment during time-critical measurement and handover processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP4679885A1Wireless communication method, ambient power (AMP) device, and network device
Publication Date: 2026.01.14 GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP LTD
  • EP4679885A1 patent drawingFigure 1~2
  • EP4679885A1 patent drawingFigure 3~4
  • EP4679885A1 patent drawingFigure 5~7

AI summary

A wireless communication method, an ambient (AMP) device, and a network device. The method comprises: a target AMP device performing a target operation on the basis of a target parameter, wherein the target operation comprises an operation related to cell selection and/or cell reselection, and the target parameter is related to the capability of the target AMP device.