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US 11,463,924 · App. 16/981,673 · Granted Oct 4, 2022

Cell configuration method, terminal, and network node

Inventor: Yumin Wu (Chang'an Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04W36/0077H04W36/0061H04W36/00837H04W36/08
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Patent No.
US 11,463,924
App. No.
16/981,673
Granted
Oct 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cell configuration method, a terminal, and a network node are provided. The method includes: receiving a configuration message sent by a network, wherein the configuration message includes cell configuration information and trigger condition information; in a case that the terminal meets the trigger condition information, using the cell configuration information to perform cell configuration.

Claims (93)

1. A cell configuration method applied to a terminal, the method comprising:

receiving a configuration message sent by a network, wherein the configuration message comprises cell configuration information and trigger condition information;

using the cell configuration information to perform cell configuration, in a case that the terminal meets the trigger condition information,

wherein,

the configuration message comprises a trigger condition information list, a cell configuration information list, and an association relation list, wherein the trigger condition information list comprises one or more pieces of trigger condition information, the cell configuration information list comprises one or more pieces of cell configuration information, and the association relation list comprises an association relation between the trigger condition information and the cell configuration information,

wherein,

trigger condition information of different items in the trigger condition information list is configured in different information containers, respectively; or

cell configuration information of different items in the cell configuration information list is configured in different information containers, respectively;

or

the configuration message comprises a trigger condition list, wherein each item in the trigger condition list comprises the trigger condition information and cell configuration information corresponding to the trigger condition information,

wherein,

trigger condition information of different items in the trigger condition list is configured in different information containers, respectively; or

cell configuration information of different items in the trigger condition list is configured in different information containers, respectively; or

contents of different items in the trigger condition list are configured in different information containers, respectively, the contents comprise the trigger condition information and the cell configuration information corresponding to the trigger condition information.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

using the cell configuration information to perform cell configuration in a case that the terminal meets the trigger condition information comprises:

in a case that the terminal meets at least one piece of trigger condition information, using cell configuration information corresponding to the at least one piece of trigger condition information to perform the cell configuration.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, in case that the configuration message comprises the trigger condition information list, each item in the trigger condition information list comprises trigger condition information and identification information corresponding to the trigger condition information;

each item in the cell configuration information list comprises cell configuration information and identification information corresponding to the cell configuration information;

the association relation comprises:

an association relation between the identification information corresponding to the trigger condition information and the identification information corresponding to the cell configuration information; or

an association relation between the identification information corresponding to the trigger condition information and an item label of the cell configuration information list;

an association relation between an item label of the trigger condition information list and the identification information corresponding to the cell configuration information;

or

an association relation between an item label of the trigger condition information list and an item label of the cell configuration information list.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, in case that the configuration message comprises the trigger condition list, the trigger condition list comprises at least one of following: a first condition item, a second condition item and a third condition item;

wherein, the first condition item comprises one piece of trigger condition information and one piece of cell configuration information corresponding to the piece of trigger condition information;

the second condition item comprises one piece of trigger condition information and multiple pieces of cell configuration information corresponding to the piece of trigger condition information; or

the third condition item comprises one piece of cell configuration information and one or more pieces of trigger condition information corresponding to the piece of cell configuration information.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein receiving the configuration message sent by the network comprises:

receiving the configuration message sent by a source node; or

receiving the configuration message sent by a target node through the source node.

6. A cell configuration method, applied to a source node or a target node, the method comprising:

obtaining cell configuration information and trigger condition information;

sending a configuration message to a terminal, wherein the configuration message comprises the cell configuration information and the trigger condition information,

wherein,

the configuration message comprises a trigger condition information list, a cell configuration information list, and an association relation list, wherein the trigger condition information list comprises one or more pieces of trigger condition information, the cell configuration information list comprises one or more pieces of cell configuration information, and the association relation list comprises an association relation between the trigger condition information and the cell configuration information

wherein,

trigger condition information of different items in the trigger condition information list is configured in different information containers, respectively; or

cell configuration information of different items in the cell configuration information list is configured in different information containers, respectively;

or

the configuration message comprises a trigger condition list, wherein each item in the trigger condition list comprises trigger condition information and its corresponding cell configuration information,

wherein,

trigger condition information of different items in the trigger condition list is configured in different information containers, respectively; or

cell configuration information of different items in the trigger condition list is configured in different information containers, respectively; or

contents of different items in the trigger condition list are configured in different information containers, respectively, the contents comprise the trigger condition information and cell configuration information corresponding to the trigger condition information.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein, in case that the configuration message comprises the trigger condition information list, each item in the trigger condition information list comprises trigger condition information and identification information corresponding to the trigger condition information;

each item in the cell configuration information list comprises cell configuration information and identification information corresponding to the cell configuration information;

the association relation comprises:

an association relation between the identification information corresponding to the trigger condition information and the identification information corresponding to the cell configuration information; or

an association relation between the identification information corresponding to the trigger condition information and an item label of the cell configuration information list;

an association relation between an item label of the trigger condition information list and the identification information corresponding to the cell configuration information;

or

an association relation between an item label of the trigger condition information list and an item label of the cell configuration information list.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein, in case that the configuration message comprises the trigger condition list, the trigger condition list comprises at least one of following: a first condition item, a second condition item and a third condition item;

wherein, the first condition item comprises one piece of trigger condition information and one piece of cell configuration information corresponding to the piece of trigger condition information;

the second condition item comprises one piece of trigger condition information and multiple pieces of cell configuration information corresponding to the piece of trigger condition information; or

the third condition item comprises one piece of cell configuration information and one or more pieces of trigger condition information corresponding to the piece of cell configuration information.

9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein, in a case that the method is applied to the target node, the cell configuration information and the trigger condition information are determined through negotiation between the target node and the source node; or

in a case that the method is applied to the source node, the cell configuration information and the trigger condition information are determined by the source node and one or more target nodes through negotiation.

10. The method according to claim 6 , wherein in a case that the method is applied to the target node, the target node sends the configuration message to the terminal through the source node.

11. A terminal, comprising:

a storage, a processor, and a computer program stored on the storage and executable by the processor, wherein when the computer program is executed by the processor, the processor implements a cell configuration method applied to a terminal, the method comprises:

receiving a configuration message sent by a network, wherein the configuration message comprises cell configuration information and trigger condition information;

using the cell configuration information to perform cell configuration, in a case that the terminal meets the trigger condition information,

wherein,

the configuration message comprises a trigger condition information list, a cell configuration information list, and an association relation list, wherein the trigger condition information list comprises one or more pieces of trigger condition information, the cell configuration information list comprises one or more pieces of cell configuration information, and the association relation list comprises an association relation between the trigger condition information and the cell configuration information,

wherein,

trigger condition information of different items in the trigger condition information list is configured in different information containers, respectively; or

cell configuration information of different items in the cell configuration information list is configured in different information containers, respectively;

or,

the configuration message comprises a trigger condition list, wherein each item in the trigger condition list comprises the trigger condition information and cell configuration information corresponding to the trigger condition information,

wherein,

trigger condition information of different items in the trigger condition list is configured in different information containers, respectively; or

cell configuration information of different items in the trigger condition list is configured in different information containers, respectively; or

contents of different items in the trigger condition list are configured in different information containers, respectively, the contents comprise the trigger condition information and the cell configuration information corresponding to the trigger condition information.

12. The terminal according to claim 11 , wherein, using the cell configuration information to perform cell configuration in a case that the terminal meets the trigger condition information comprises:

in a case that the terminal meets at least one piece of trigger condition information, using cell configuration information corresponding to the at least one piece of trigger condition information to perform the cell configuration.

13. The terminal according to claim 11 , wherein, in case that the configuration message comprises the trigger condition information list, each item in the trigger condition information list comprises trigger condition information and identification information corresponding to the trigger condition information;

each item in the cell configuration information list comprises cell configuration information and identification information corresponding to the cell configuration information;

the association relation comprises:

an association relation between the identification information corresponding to the trigger condition information and the identification information corresponding to the cell configuration information; or

an association relation between the identification information corresponding to the trigger condition information and an item label of the cell configuration information list;

an association relation between an item label of the trigger condition information list and the identification information corresponding to the cell configuration information;

or

an association relation between an item label of the trigger condition information list and an item label of the cell configuration information list.

14. The terminal according to claim 11 , wherein, in case that the configuration message comprises the trigger condition list, the trigger condition list comprises at least one of following: a first condition item, a second condition item and a third condition item;

wherein, the first condition item comprises one piece of trigger condition information and one piece of cell configuration information corresponding to the piece of trigger condition information;

the second condition item comprises one piece of trigger condition information and multiple pieces of cell configuration information corresponding to the piece of trigger condition information; or

the third condition item comprises one piece of cell configuration information and one or more pieces of trigger condition information corresponding to the piece of cell configuration information.

15. The terminal according to claim 11 , wherein, receiving the configuration message sent by the network comprises:

receiving the configuration message sent by a source node; or

receiving the configuration message sent by a target node through the source node.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2020
From: WU, YUMIN
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 053809/0108 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810217502.8 · Mar 16, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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