Cell Reselection Configuration Extraction for Terminal Power Saving

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Solution Overview

Problem

In current cell reselection processes, terminals need to read system information from both the serving cell and neighboring cells, which consumes computing resources and power, as they must obtain configuration information for potential cell reselection.

Innovation Solution

A method where a terminal receives system information from a serving cell, extracts configuration information related to cell reselection, and performs reselection based on this information and signal quality, without necessarily listening to system information from the neighboring cell, thereby reducing resource and power consumption.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If the terminal reads system information from both serving cell and neighboring cells to obtain configuration information for cell reselection, then the cell reselection accuracy is improved, but the computing resource consumption and power consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecell reselection accuracyVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the necessary configuration information for cell reselection from the neighboring cell's system information and includes it in the serving cell's system information. This allows the terminal to obtain the required configuration data without reading the entire system information of neighboring cells, thereby reducing power consumption while maintaining cell reselection accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The access network device pre-processes and includes the configuration information of neighboring cells in the serving cell's system information before the terminal needs it. This preliminary action allows the terminal to directly use the pre-packaged configuration information without performing additional reading and processing operations on neighboring cell system information, reducing both power consumption and processing time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Measurement precision

If the terminal reads system information from both serving cell and neighboring cells to obtain configuration information for cell reselection, then the cell reselection accuracy is improved, but the computing resource consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecell reselection accuracyVSAvoidcomputing resource consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the necessary configuration information for cell reselection from the neighboring cell's system information and includes it in the serving cell's system information. This allows the terminal to obtain the required configuration data without reading the entire system information of neighboring cells, thereby reducing power consumption while maintaining cell reselection accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The access network device pre-processes and includes the configuration information of neighboring cells in the serving cell's system information before the terminal needs it. This preliminary action allows the terminal to directly use the pre-packaged configuration information without performing additional reading and processing operations on neighboring cell system information, reducing both power consumption and processing time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Loss of information

If the terminal listens to system information of neighboring cell to obtain configuration information, then the configuration information completeness is improved, but the time consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconfiguration information completenessVSAvoidtime consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the configuration information of neighboring cells with the serving cell's system information. The terminal can obtain both serving cell and neighboring cell configuration information from a single source (the serving cell's system information), eliminating the need to separately read and process neighboring cell system information, thus reducing time consumption while maintaining information completeness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The access network device pre-processes and includes the configuration information of neighboring cells in the serving cell's system information before the terminal needs it. This preliminary action allows the terminal to directly use the pre-packaged configuration information without performing additional reading and processing operations on neighboring cell system information, reducing both power consumption and processing time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP3731562B1Cell reselection method, apparatus and system
Publication Date: 2022.06.01 GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP LTD
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AI summary

Provided are a cell reselection method, apparatus and system, relating to the field of communications. The method comprises: a terminal receiving system information of a serving cell; the terminal acquiring configuration information of a neighboring cell from the system information, wherein the configuration information comprises information related to cell reselection; and the terminal carrying out cell reselection according to the configuration information of the neighboring cell, the signal quality of the serving cell and the signal quality of the neighboring cell. The terminal can directly acquire configuration information of a neighboring cell from system information of a serving cell, without needing to monitor system information of the neighboring cell or reduce the monitoring of the system information of the neighboring cell, thus saving computing resources of the terminal and reducing the electricity consumption.