Granted Patent B2

US 12,342,230 · App. 17/576,240 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Inventors: Jia Liu (Shanghai, CN); Chaoyi Yan (Dongguan, CN); Siduo Shen (Shanghai, CN)

Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

H04W36/00837H04W36/0007H04W36/0058H04W36/08H04W36/304

Abstract

Claims (34)

1. A switching method, comprising:

receiving, by a source network device, M pieces of broadcast channel quality information from a terminal device, wherein the M pieces of broadcast channel quality information are in a one-to-one correspondence with M candidate network devices, and each of the M pieces of broadcast channel quality information is used to indicate coverage quality of a broadcast channel between the terminal device and a candidate network device of the M candidate network devices corresponding to the broadcast channel quality information, wherein M is an integer greater than or equal to 2;

determining, by the source network device, N candidate network devices based on broadcast channel quality information comprising the M pieces of broadcast channel quality information corresponding to the M candidate network devices, the N candidate network devices being in the M candidate network devices, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and M is greater than or equal to N;

sending, by the source network device, a first measurement parameter to the terminal device, wherein the source network device receives the M pieces of broadcast channel quality information from the terminal device before sending the first measurement parameter to the terminal device, the first measurement parameter is used to indicate the terminal device to measure first reference signals of the candidate network devices, and the first measurement parameter comprises resource position information of the first reference signal of each of the N candidate network devices and a condition for reporting data channel quality information;

receiving, by the source network device, N pieces of data channel quality information from the terminal device, wherein the N pieces of data channel quality information are in a one-to-one correspondence with the N candidate network devices, each of the N pieces of data channel quality information is obtained by the terminal device by measuring a first reference signal of the candidate network device corresponding to the data channel quality information, and each of the N pieces of data channel quality information is used to indicate coverage quality of a data channel between the terminal device and a candidate network device of the N candidate network devices corresponding to the data channel quality information; and

determining, by the source network device, based on the N pieces of data channel quality information, one of the N candidate network devices as a target network device to which the terminal device is to be switched from the source network device.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the data channel between the target network device and the terminal device is determined by the source network device as having optimal based on the data channel quality information corresponding to the target device having a greatest value among the N pieces of data channel quality information.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first reference signal is a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), and each of the N pieces of data channel quality information comprises at least one of a reference signal received power (RSRP) value of the CSI-RS, a reference signal received quality (RSRQ) value of the CSI-RS, and a signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) value of the CSI-RS.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein each of the N pieces of data channel quality information is any one of the RSRP value of the CSI-RS, the RSRQ value of the CSI-RS, and the SINR value of the CSI-RS; and

the determining, by the source network device based on the N pieces of data channel quality information, one of the N candidate network devices as the target network device comprises:

determining, by the source network device, that the one candidate network device corresponds to a largest value in the N pieces of data channel quality information.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, by the source network device, the N candidate network devices in the M candidate network devices based on the broadcast channel quality information comprises:

sorting, by the source network device, the M pieces of broadcast channel quality information in descending order of coverage quality of the broadcast channels; and

determining that N candidate network devices corresponding to first N pieces of broadcast channel quality information are the N candidate network devices.

6. A switching method, comprising:

obtaining, by a terminal device, M pieces of broadcast channel quality information, wherein the M pieces of broadcast channel quality information are in a one-to-one correspondence with M candidate network devices, the M pieces of broadcast channel quality information are obtained by measuring a second reference signal of each of the M candidate network devices based on a third measurement parameter sent by a source network device, each of the M pieces of broadcast channel quality information is used to indicate coverage quality of a broadcast channel between the terminal device and a candidate network device of the M candidate network devices corresponding to the broadcast channel quality information, wherein M is an integer greater than or equal to 2;

sending, by the terminal device, broadcast channel quality information comprising the M pieces of broadcast channel quality information to the source network device to cause the source network device to determine N candidate network devices based on the broadcast channel quality information, wherein the broadcast channel information corresponds to the M candidate network devices, the N candidate network devices are in the M candidate network devices, the broadcast channel quality information based on which the source network device is caused to determine the N candidate network devices comprises the M pieces of broadcast channel quality information, N is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and M is greater than or equal to N;

receiving, by the terminal device, a first measurement parameter sent by the source network device, wherein the terminal device measures the second reference signal of each of the M candidate network devices based on the third measurement parameter sent by the source network device before receiving the first measurement parameter sent by the source network device, the first measurement parameter comprises resource position information of a first reference signal of each of the N candidate network devices and a condition for reporting data channel quality information;

measuring, by the terminal device, the first reference signal of each of the N candidate network devices based on the first measurement parameter, to obtain the N pieces of data channel quality information, wherein each of the N pieces of data channel quality information is obtained by the terminal device by measuring the first reference signal of the candidate network device corresponding to the data channel quality information; and

sending, by the terminal device, N pieces of data channel quality information to the source network device to cause the source network device to determine, based on the N pieces of data channel quality information, one of the N candidate network devices as a target network device to which the terminal device is to be switched from the source network device,

wherein the N pieces of data channel quality information are in a one-to-one correspondence with the N candidate network devices, and each of the N pieces of data channel quality information is used to indicate coverage quality of a data channel between the terminal device and a candidate network device of the N candidate network devices corresponding to the data channel quality information.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the data channel between the target network device and the terminal device is determined by the source network device as having optimal based on the data channel quality information corresponding to the target device having a greatest value among the N pieces of data channel quality information.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the first reference signal is a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), and each of the N pieces of data channel quality information comprises at least one of a reference signal received power (RSRP) value of the CSI-RS, a reference signal received quality value of the CSI-RS, and a signal to interference plus noise ratio value of the CSI-RS.

9. A communication apparatus for a terminal device, comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory storage medium coupled to the processor and storing executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the terminal device to:

obtain M pieces of broadcast channel quality information, wherein the M pieces of broadcast channel quality information are in a one-to-one correspondence with M candidate network devices, the M pieces of broadcast channel quality information are obtained by measuring a second reference signal of each of the M candidate network devices based on a third measurement parameter sent by a source network device, each of the M pieces of broadcast channel quality information is used to indicate coverage quality of a broadcast channel between the terminal device and a candidate network device of the M candidate network devices corresponding to the broadcast channel quality information, wherein Mis an integer greater than or equal to 2;

send broadcast channel quality information comprising the M pieces of broadcast channel quality information to the source network device to cause the source network device to determine N candidate network devices based on the broadcast channel quality information, wherein the broadcast channel information corresponds to M candidate network devices, the N candidate network devices are in the M candidate network devices, the broadcast channel quality information based on which the source network device is caused to determine the N candidate network devices comprises the M pieces of broadcast channel quality information, N is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and M is greater than or equal to N;

receive a first measurement parameter sent by the source network device, wherein the terminal device measures the second reference signal of each of the M candidate network devices based on the third measurement parameter sent by the source network device before receiving the first measurement parameter sent by the source network device, the first measurement parameter comprises resource position information of a first reference signal of each of the N candidate network devices and a condition for reporting data channel quality information;

measure the first reference signal of each of the N candidate network devices based on the first measurement parameter, to obtain the N pieces of data channel quality information, wherein each of the N pieces of data channel quality information is obtained by the terminal device by measuring the first reference signal of the candidate network device corresponding to the data channel quality information; and

send N pieces of data channel quality information to the source network device to cause the source network device to determine, based on the N pieces of data channel quality information, one of the N candidate network devices as a target network device to which the terminal device is to be switched from the source network device,

wherein the N pieces of data channel quality information are in a one-to-one correspondence with the N candidate network devices, and each of the N pieces of data channel quality information is used to indicate coverage quality of a data channel between the terminal device and a candidate network device of the N candidate network devices corresponding to the data channel quality information.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the data channel between the target network device and the terminal device is determined by the source network device as having optimal based on the data channel quality information corresponding to the target device having a greatest value among the N pieces of data channel quality information.

11. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the first reference signal of the candidate network device is a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), and each of the N pieces of data channel quality information comprises at least one of a reference signal received power (RSRP) value of the CSI-RS, a reference signal received quality value of the CSI-RS, and a signal to interference plus noise ratio value of the CSI-RS.

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