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US 10,779,231 · App. 16/411,838 · Granted Sep 15, 2020

Cell determining method, terminal device, and network device

Inventor: Qucai Chen (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04W48/20H04W28/24H04W36/00H04W48/00H04W48/14H04W48/16H04W48/18H04W72/10H04W84/042
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,779,231
App. No.
16/411,838
Filed
May 14, 2019
Granted
Sep 15, 2020
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2647
USPC
455/436
Abstract

This application provides a cell determining method, a terminal device, and a network device. The method includes: obtaining, by a terminal device, service capability information of at least one cell, where the service capability information includes slice information and/or service information; and determining, by the terminal device based on the service capability information and a service requirement of the terminal device, a first cell in the at least one cell as a cell to be camped on, where the first cell is a cell, in the at least one cell, that supports at least one service of the terminal device. According to the cell determining method, the terminal device, and the network device in this application, the terminal device can camp on a suitable cell.

Claims (32)

1. A cell determining method, comprising:

obtaining, by a terminal device, service capability information of at least one cell, wherein the service capability information comprises Quality of Service (QoS) information, and comprises slice information and/or service information;

obtaining, by the terminal device, a public land mobile network (PLMN) priority of the at least one cell; and

determining, by the terminal device based on the service capability information and a service requirement of the terminal device, a first cell in the at least one cell as a cell to be camped on, wherein the first cell is a cell, in the at least one cell, that supports at least one service of the terminal device, wherein the first cell has a highest PLMN priority in the at least one cell, wherein when the at least one cell has a same PLMN priority, the first cell has a highest slice matching degree in the at least one cell, the slice matching degree representing a matching degree between a service capability supported by a cell and the service requirement of the terminal device and being based on a quantity of services of terminal device supported by the cell.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein before the determining a first cell in the at least one cell as a cell to be camped on, the method further comprises:

obtaining, by the terminal device, a slice matching degree of the at least one cell, wherein the slice matching degree represents a matching degree between a service capability supported by a cell and the service requirement of the terminal device, and the first cell has a highest slice matching degree in the at least one cell.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the determining a first cell in the at least one cell as a cell to be camped on comprises:

when the at least one cell has a same slice matching degree, selecting, by the terminal device, the first cell for camping, wherein the first cell has a highest public land mobile network (PLMN) priority in the at least one cell.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

when the first cell does not support all services of the terminal device, reselecting, by the terminal device, a cell according to a preset moment, and selecting a second cell as a reselected cell, wherein a quantity of services of the terminal device supported by the second cell is greater than a quantity of services of the terminal device supported by the first cell.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the obtaining, by a terminal device, service capability information of at least one cell comprises:

receiving, by the terminal device, the service capability information sent by a network device by using a broadcast message.

6. A cell determining method, comprising:

obtaining, by a network device, service capability information of a cell, wherein the service capability information comprises Quality of Service (QoS) information, and comprises slice information and/or service information; and

sending, by the network device, the service capability information, wherein the service capability information is used by a terminal device to determine, based on the service capability information and a service requirement of the terminal device, a first cell in at least one cell as a cell to be camped on, wherein the first cell is a cell, in the at least one cell, that supports at least one service of the terminal device, wherein the first cell has a highest public land mobile network (PLMN) priority in the at least one cell, wherein when the at least one cell has a same PLMN priority, the first cell has a highest slice matching degree in the at least one cell, the slice matching degree representing a matching degree between a service capability supported by a cell and the service requirement of the terminal device and being based on a quantity of services of terminal device supported by the cell.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the sending, by the network device, the service capability information comprises:

sending, by the network device, the service capability information by using a broadcast message.

8. A terminal device in a wireless communication system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory unit coupled to the processor for storing program instructions,

wherein the program instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the terminal device to:

obtain service capability information of at least one cell, wherein the service capability information comprises Quality of Service (QoS) information, and comprises slice information and/or service information;

obtain a public land mobile network (PLMN) priority of the at least one cell, and

determine based on the service capability information and a service requirement of the terminal device, a first cell in the at least one cell as a cell to be camped on, wherein the first cell is a cell, in the at least one cell, that supports at least one service of the terminal device, wherein the first cell has a highest PLMN priority in the at least one cell, wherein when the at least one cell has a same PLMN priority, the first cell has a highest slice matching degree in the at least one cell, the slice matching degree representing a matching degree between a service capability supported by a cell and the service requirement of the terminal device and being based on a quantity of services of terminal device supported by the cell.

9. The terminal device according to claim 8 , wherein the program instructions further cause the terminal device to:

obtain a slice matching degree of the at least one cell, wherein the slice matching degree represents a matching degree between a service capability supported by a cell and the service requirement of the terminal device, and the first cell has a highest slice matching degree in the at least one cell.

10. The terminal device according to claim 8 , wherein the program instructions further cause the terminal device to:

when the at least one cell has a same slice matching degree, select the first cell for camping, wherein the first cell has a highest public land mobile network (PLMN) priority in the at least one cell.

11. The terminal device according to claim 8 , wherein the program instructions further cause the terminal device to:

when the first cell does not support all services of the terminal device, reselect a cell according to a preset moment, and selecting a second cell as a reselected cell, wherein a quantity of services of the terminal device supported by the second cell is greater than a quantity of services of the terminal device supported by the first cell.

12. The terminal device according to claim 8 , wherein the program instructions further cause the terminal device to:

receive the service capability information from a network device by using a broadcast message.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2020
From: CHEN, QUCAI
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051433/0953 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2016105845 · Nov 15, 2016
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