Network Device Idle Mode Message Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current communication networks experience increased signaling overheads when user equipment (UE) in idle mode is paged to receive information, particularly in scenarios without data transmission or where channel information is updated, leading to unnecessary air interface signaling burdens.
Innovation Solution
A method where a network device determines the processing manner of a message for UE in idle mode, allowing delayed processing and storage without immediate paging, sending the information when the UE enters a connected mode, thereby reducing signaling overheads and air interface signaling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the network side pages the UE in idle mode to send information, then the UE can receive the information, but signaling overheads and air interface signaling are increased
Solution Approach 1:
The network side performs preliminary actions by storing the information before the UE enters connected mode, and sends the information proactively when the UE transitions to connected mode, rather than waiting for the UE to request it or continuously paging the UE
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the information sending action from the paging procedure, separating the information delivery from the idle-to-connected transition process, allowing information to be delivered only when necessary without triggering unnecessary paging overheads
2Loss of information
If the network side pages the UE in idle mode to send information, then the UE can receive the information, but air interface signaling is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The network side prepares the information in advance and stores it locally, then delivers it proactively when the UE enters connected mode, eliminating the need for continuous paging and reducing air interface signaling burden
Solution Approach 2:
The patent converts the UE's idle state, which traditionally requires paging to deliver information, into a beneficial condition where the network can store information without incurring signaling overhead, and only transmit when the UE naturally transitions to connected mode
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for processing information or a message, and a network device, and relate to the communications field, to reduce signaling overheads for paging UE, and reduce signaling overheads of an air interface. The solution provided in the embodiments of the present invention includes: receiving, by a first network device, first information of UE sent by a second network device; and determining, by the first network device, a sending manner of the first information based on sending manner related information of the first information, where the sending manner includes immediate sending, delayed sending, or delayed and scheduled sending. The present invention is used for message or information processing.