IP Library Granted Patent US 11,166,176
Granted Patent B2
US 11,166,176 · App. 16/612,687 · Granted Nov 2, 2021

Method for determining establishment reason, and terminal

Inventor: Jing Liang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
H04W24/02H04W48/02H04W48/16H04W74/0833H04W76/27
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Patent No.
US 11,166,176
App. No.
16/612,687
Granted
Nov 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of wireless communications, and in particular to a method for determining an establishment reason, and a terminal, for solving the problem, existing in the prior art, that there is no solution for determining an establishment reason yet under a 5G NR system. In the embodiments of the present application, an RRC layer of a terminal determines an access category of the terminal, and determines, according to a mapping relationship between the access category and a connection establishment reason, a connection establishment reason corresponding to the access category for the terminal. Since a RRC layer of a terminal in the embodiments of the present application determines, according to a mapping relationship between an access category and a connection establishment reason, a connection establishment reason corresponding to the access category for the terminal, a solution for determining an establishment reason under a 5G NR system is provided.

Claims (45)

1. A method for determining an establishment reason, comprising:

determining, by a Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer of a terminal, an access category of the terminal; and

determining, by the RRC layer of the terminal, a connection establishment reason corresponding to the access category of the terminal, according to a mapping relationship between an access category and a connection establishment reason.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, by the RRC layer of the terminal, the access category of the terminal comprises:

receiving, by the RRC layer of the terminal, the access category notified by a higher layer; or

determining, by the RRC layer of the terminal, the access category by the RRC layer itself.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein after determining, by the RRC layer of the terminal, the connection establishment reason corresponding to the access category of the terminal, the method further comprises:

performing, by the RRC layer of the terminal, an access control judgment operation according to the access category of the terminal and/or the determined connection establishment reason.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the RRC layer of the terminal acquires the mapping relationship between an access category and a connection establishment reason according to at least one of:

specifications in protocols;

pre-configuration; or

higher-layer notification.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein after determining, by the RRC layer of the terminal, the connection establishment reason corresponding to the access category of the terminal, the method further comprises:

performing, by the RRC layer of the terminal, an access control judgment operation according to the access category of the terminal and/or the determined connection establishment reason.

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

updating, by the RRC layer of the terminal, the mapping relationship between an access category and a connection establishment reason according to an updating notification received from a higher layer.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein after determining, by the RRC layer of the terminal, the connection establishment reason corresponding to the access category of the terminal, the method further comprises:

performing, by the RRC layer of the terminal, an access control judgment operation according to the access category of the terminal and/or the determined connection establishment reason.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein after determining, by the RRC layer of the terminal, the connection establishment reason corresponding to the access category of the terminal, the method further comprises:

performing, by the RRC layer of the terminal, an access control judgment operation according to the access category of the terminal and/or the determined connection establishment reason.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein after performing, by the RRC layer of the terminal, the access control judgment operation according to the access category of the terminal and/or the determined connection establishment reason, the method further comprises:

sending, by the RRC layer of the terminal, an uplink RRC message containing the connection establishment reason after determining that the terminal is able to access.

10. A terminal for determining an establishment reason, comprising: a processor, a memory and a transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to read and execute programs in the memory to:

determine an access category of the terminal through a Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer; and

determine a connection establishment reason corresponding to the access category of the terminal through the RRC layer, according to a mapping relationship between an access category and a connection establishment reason.

11. The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive the access category notified by a higher layer through the RRC layer; or

determine the access category by the RRC layer itself.

12. The terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

perform an access control judgment operation according to the access category for the terminal and/or the determined connection establishment reason through the RRC layer.

13. The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to acquire the mapping relationship between an access category and a connection establishment reason according to at least one of:

specifications in protocols;

pre-configuration; or

higher-layer notification.

14. The terminal according to claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

perform an access control judgment operation according to the access category for the terminal and/or the determined connection establishment reason through the RRC layer.

15. The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

update the mapping relationship between an access category and a connection establishment reason according to an updating notification received from a higher layer through the RRC layer.

16. The terminal according to claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

perform an access control judgment operation according to the access category for the terminal and/or the determined connection establishment reason through the RRC layer.

17. The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

perform an access control judgment operation according to the access category for the terminal and/or the determined connection establishment reason through the RRC layer.

18. The terminal according to claim 17 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

send an uplink RRC message containing the connection establishment reason through the RRC layer after determining that the terminal is able to access.

19. A non-transitory readable storage medium, comprising program codes, wherein the program codes are configured for enabling a calculating device to execute the method according to claim 1 when the program codes run on the calculating device.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2021
From: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
To: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 057452/0169 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2020
From: LIANG, JING
To: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 053529/0770 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201710331386.8 · May 11, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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