Multi-SIM Communication Resource Sharing Through Unified Network Interaction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Dual-card or multi-card terminal devices waste resources as each SIM card interacts with the network side independently, leading to inefficiencies and increased power consumption.
Innovation Solution
A communications method where a first network device generates information indicating that a second user can perform target communication behaviors using the configuration or resources of a first user, allowing the second user to share these resources, thereby reducing unnecessary calculations and measurements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If each SIM card interacts with the network side independently, then each SIM card can maintain its own communication functions, but communication resources are wasted and power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the interaction processes of multiple SIM cards by introducing a unified interaction interface that handles communications for all SIM cards through a single protocol stack, eliminating redundant independent interactions with the network side
Solution Approach 2:
The interaction interface is designed with universal functionality to serve multiple SIM cards simultaneously, allowing a single interface to perform the roles that previously required separate dedicated interfaces for each SIM card
2Reliability
If each SIM card interacts with the network side independently, then each SIM card can maintain its own communication functions, but communication resources are wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple independent interaction processes into a single unified interface, merging redundant resource allocations and improving overall resource utilization efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The unified interaction interface provides universal service to multiple SIM cards, enabling one interface to perform multiple functions that previously required separate dedicated interfaces, thereby improving resource utilization
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple SIM cards are supported in one terminal device, then the terminal device gains versatility, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The interaction interface is designed with universal functionality to handle communications for multiple SIM cards through a single unified protocol stack, avoiding the need for separate protocol stacks for each SIM card and thereby reducing device complexity
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AI summary
Embodiments of this application provide a communications method and apparatus. The method includes: A first network device generates first information that is used to indicate that a second user performs target communication behavior by using a configuration or resource of a first user, and then sends the first information to a terminal device. The terminal device receives the first information from the first network device through the first user and/or the second user, and determines, based on the first information, that the second user performs the target communication behavior by using the configuration or resource of the first user. Because the second user can perform the target communication behavior by using the configuration or resource of the first user, communication resources can be saved.