Terminal Capability Indication for Out-of-Band Cell Access

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Solution Overview

Problem

Terminal devices may experience cell access failures due to not supporting newly defined additional out-of-band radiation requirements, leading to configuration issues in multi-network coexistence scenarios.

Innovation Solution

The terminal device sends indication information to the network device to inform it of the additional out-of-band radiation requirements it supports, allowing the network device to configure accessible cells accordingly.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the network device configures cells based on newly defined additional out-of-band radiation requirements, then the out-of-band radiation requirement is improved, but terminal devices that do not support these requirements experience cell access failure

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveout-of-band radiation requirementVSAvoidterminal device compatibility
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal device proactively reports its supported additional out-of-band radiation requirements to the network device before cell configuration. This preliminary capability indication allows the network device to pre-determine compatible cells and avoid configuration failures, resolving the contradiction by enabling future-proof network configuration while maintaining backward compatibility with older terminals.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Measurement precision

If the terminal device reports additional out-of-band radiation requirement capabilities, then cell configuration accuracy is improved, but signaling overhead increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecapability indication accuracyVSAvoidsignaling overhead
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent defines specific parameter formats for capability reporting, including bitmap indicators and enumerated values, to efficiently represent additional out-of-band radiation requirement support. By standardizing these parameter representations, the system achieves precise capability indication with minimized signaling overhead, resolving the contradiction between measurement precision and information loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS12490201B2Information indicating method, apparatus, device and storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.12.02 GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP LTD
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AI summary

An information indicating method, apparatus, device and storage medium, which relates to the field of communication. The method includes: sending, by a terminal device, indication information to a network device, where the indication information is used to indicate an additional out-of-band radiation requirement supported by the terminal device (402). By sending the indication information from the terminal device to the network device, the network device can determine the additional out-of-band radiation requirement supported by the terminal device, so as to configure a reasonable cell to the terminal device, and avoid a problem of a cell access failure when the terminal device does not support the additional out-of-band radiation requirement.