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US 12,192,845 · App. 17/718,930 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Cell management method, cell management configuration method, and terminal

Inventor: Yumin Wu (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04W36/362H04W36/0069H04W36/0085H04W36/00692
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Patent No.
US 12,192,845
App. No.
17/718,930
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cell management method includes: receiving configuration information sent by a network side device, where the configuration information includes cell management configuration information and a triggering condition group corresponding to the cell management configuration information, the triggering condition group includes N triggering conditions associated with M cells, each cell of the M cells is associated with at least one triggering condition of the N triggering conditions, M is greater than 1, and N is greater than or equal to 1; and managing the M cells according to the configuration information.

Claims (75)

1. A cell management method, applied to a terminal, and comprising:

receiving configuration information sent by a network side device, wherein the configuration information comprises cell management configuration information and a triggering condition group corresponding to the cell management configuration information, the triggering condition group comprises N triggering conditions associated with M cells, each cell of the M cells is associated with at least one triggering condition of the N triggering conditions, M is greater than 1, and N is greater than or equal to 1; and

managing the M cells according to the configuration information;

wherein the cell management configuration information comprises dual connectivity configuration information or carrier aggregation configuration information;

wherein in a case that the cell management configuration information comprises dual connectivity configuration information, and the triggering condition group comprises a first triggering condition associated with a first primary cell (PCell) and a second triggering condition associated with a first primary secondary cell (PSCell), the managing the M cells according to the configuration information comprises:

in a case that both the first triggering condition and the second triggering condition are satisfied, connecting to the first PCell and the first PSCell; or

in a case that the first triggering condition is satisfied and the second triggering condition is not satisfied, connecting to the first PCell, and setting the first PSCell to an inactive state or suspending the first PSCell or setting the first PSCell to a dormant working mode or deleting the first PSCell or deleting a secondary cell group (SCG) corresponding to the first PSCell;

wherein in a case that the cell management configuration information comprises carrier aggregation configuration information, and the triggering condition group comprises a third triggering condition associated with a first special cell (SpCell) and a fourth triggering condition associated with a first secondary cell (SCell), the managing the M cells according to the configuration information comprises:

in a case that both the third triggering condition and the fourth triggering condition are satisfied, connecting to the first SpCell and the first SCell; or

in a case that the third triggering condition is satisfied and the fourth triggering condition is not satisfied, connecting to the first SpCell, and setting the first SCell to an inactive state or suspending the first SCell or setting the first SCell to a dormant working mode or deleting the first SCell;

wherein in a case that the cell management configuration information comprises carrier aggregation configuration information, and the triggering condition group comprises a fifth triggering condition associated with a second SCell and a sixth triggering condition associated with a third SCell, the managing the M cells according to the configuration information comprises:

in a case that both the fifth triggering condition and the sixth triggering condition are satisfied, connecting to the second SCell and the third SCell; or

in a case that the fifth triggering condition is satisfied and the sixth triggering condition is not satisfied, connecting to the second SCell, and setting the third SCell to an inactive state or suspending the third SCell or setting the third SCell to a dormant working mode or deleting the third SCell.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the cell management configuration information is used for indicating at least one of following:

performing a handover on a PCell;

performing addition, alteration, deletion or modification on a PSCell; or

performing addition, alteration, deletion or modification on a SCell.

3. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing a computer program, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, steps of the cell management method according to claim 2 are implemented.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the M cells comprise at least an active cell; or

the M cells do not comprise at least one of an inactive cell, a cell configured with a dormant function, or a cell configured with a suspend function; or

the M cells are all active cells.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing a computer program, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, steps of the cell management method according to claim 4 are implemented.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

in a case that the terminal sets the first PSCell to the inactive state or suspends the first PSCell or sets the first PSCell to the dormant working mode or deletes the first PSCell, reporting status information of the first PSCell to the network side device;

in a case that the terminal deletes the SCG corresponding to the first PSCell, reporting status information of the SCG corresponding to the first PSCell to the network side device.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

in a case that the terminal sets the first SCell to the inactive state or suspends the first SCell or sets the first SCell to the dormant working mode or deletes the first SCell, reporting status information of the first SCell to the network side device.

8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

in a case that the terminal sets the third SCell to the inactive state or suspends the third SCell or sets the third SCell to the dormant working mode or deletes the third SCell, reporting status information of the third SCell to the network side device.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing a computer program, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, steps of the cell management method according to claim 1 are implemented.

10. A cell management configuration method, applied to a network side device, and comprising:

sending configuration information to a terminal, wherein the configuration information comprises cell management configuration information and a triggering condition group corresponding to the cell management configuration information, the triggering condition group comprises N triggering conditions associated with M cells, each cell of the M cells is associated with at least one triggering condition of the N triggering conditions, the configuration information is used for managing the M cells by the terminal, M is greater than 1, and N is greater than or equal to 1;

wherein the cell management configuration information comprises dual connectivity configuration information; and the triggering condition group comprises a first triggering condition associated with a first primary cell (PCell) and a second triggering condition associated with a first primary secondary cell (PSCell); or

the cell management configuration information comprises carrier aggregation configuration information; and the triggering condition group comprises a third triggering condition associated with a first special cell (SpCell) and a fourth triggering condition associated with a first secondary cell (SCell); or

the cell management configuration information comprises carrier aggregation configuration information; and the triggering condition group comprises a fifth triggering condition associated with a second SCell and a sixth triggering condition associated with a third SCell.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the cell management configuration information is used for indicating at least one of following:

performing a handover on a PCell;

performing addition, alteration, deletion or modification on a PSCell; or

performing addition, alteration, deletion or modification on a SCell.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the M cells comprise at least an active cell; or

the M cells do not comprise an inactive cell, a cell configured with a dormant function, or a cell configured with a suspend function; or

the M cells are all active cells.

13. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising any one of following:

in a case that the terminal sets the first PSCell to the inactive state or suspends the first PSCell or sets the first PSCell to the dormant working mode or deletes the first PSCell, receiving status information of the first PSCell reported by the terminal;

in a case that the terminal deletes the SCG corresponding to the first PSCell, receiving status information of the SCG corresponding to the first PSCell reported by the terminal;

in a case that the terminal sets the first SCell to the inactive state or suspends the first SCell or sets the first SCell to the dormant working mode or deletes the first SCell, receiving status information of the first SCell reported by the terminal; and

in a case that the terminal sets the third SCell to the inactive state or suspends the third SCell or sets the third SCell to the dormant working mode or deletes the third SCell, receiving status information of the third SCell reported by the terminal.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing a computer program, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, steps of the cell management configuration method according to claim 10 are implemented.

15. A terminal, comprising a memory, a processor, and a program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal to perform:

receiving configuration information sent by a network side device, wherein the configuration information comprises cell management configuration information and a triggering condition group corresponding to the cell management configuration information, the triggering condition group comprises N triggering conditions associated with M cells, each cell of the M cells is associated with at least one triggering condition of the N triggering conditions, M is greater than 1, and N is greater than or equal to 1; and

managing the M cells according to the configuration information;

wherein the cell management configuration information comprises dual connectivity configuration information or carrier aggregation configuration information;

wherein in a case that the cell management configuration information comprises dual connectivity configuration information, and the triggering condition group comprises a first triggering condition associated with a first primary cell (PCell) and a second triggering condition associated with a first primary secondary cell (PSCell), the program, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal to perform:

in a case that both the first triggering condition and the second triggering condition are satisfied, connecting to the first PCell and the first PSCell; or

in a case that the first triggering condition is satisfied and the second triggering condition is not satisfied, connecting to the first PCell, and setting the first PSCell to an inactive state or suspending the first PSCell or setting the first PSCell to a dormant working mode or deleting the first PSCell or deleting a secondary cell group (SCG) corresponding to the first PSCell;

wherein in a case that the cell management configuration information comprises carrier aggregation configuration information, and the triggering condition group comprises a third triggering condition associated with a first special cell (SpCell) and a fourth triggering condition associated with a first secondary cell (SCell), the program, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal to perform:

in a case that both the third triggering condition and the fourth triggering condition are satisfied, connecting to the first SpCell and the first SCell; or

in a case that the third triggering condition is satisfied and the fourth triggering condition is not satisfied, connecting to the first SpCell, and setting the first SCell to an inactive state or suspending the first SCell or setting the first SCell to a dormant working mode or deleting the first SCell;

wherein in a case that the cell management configuration information comprises carrier aggregation configuration information, and the triggering condition group comprises a fifth triggering condition associated with a second SCell and a sixth triggering condition associated with a third SCell, the program, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal to perform:

in a case that both the fifth triggering condition and the sixth triggering condition are satisfied, connecting to the second SCell and the third SCell; or

in a case that the fifth triggering condition is satisfied and the sixth triggering condition is not satisfied, connecting to the second SCell, and setting the third SCell to an inactive state or suspending the third SCell or setting the third SCell to a dormant working mode or deleting the third SCell.

16. The terminal according to claim 15 , wherein the cell management configuration information is used for indicating at least one of following:

performing a handover on PCell;

performing addition, alteration, deletion or modification on a PSCell; or

performing addition, alteration, deletion or modification on a SCell.

17. The terminal according to claim 15 , wherein the M cells comprise at least an active cell; or

the M cells do not comprise at least one of an inactive cell, a cell configured with a dormant function, or a cell configured with a suspend function; or

the M cells are all active cells.

18. The terminal according to claim 15 , wherein the program, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal to further perform:

in a case that the terminal sets the first PSCell to the inactive state or suspends the first PSCell or sets the first PSCell to the dormant working mode or deletes the first PSCell, reporting status information of the first PSCell to the network side device;

in a case that the terminal deletes the SCG corresponding to the first PSCell, reporting status information of the SCG corresponding to the first PSCell to the network side device.

19. The terminal according to claim 15 , wherein the program, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal to further perform:

in a case that the terminal sets the first SCell to the inactive state or suspends the first SCell or sets the first SCell to the dormant working mode or deletes the first SCell, reporting status information of the first SCell to the network side device.

20. The terminal according to claim 15 , wherein the program, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal to further perform:

in a case that the terminal sets the third SCell to the inactive state or suspends the third SCell or sets the third SCell to the dormant working mode or deletes the third SCell, reporting status information of the third SCell to the network side device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2022
From: WU, YUMIN
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 201911084329.X · Nov 7, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020126366 · Nov 4, 2020
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