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Granted Patent B2
US 11,272,430 · App. 16/642,663 · Granted Mar 8, 2022

Method and apparatus for controlling restricted UE capability, and computer storage medium

Inventor: Ning Yang (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04W48/10H04W72/042
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Patent No.
US 11,272,430
App. No.
16/642,663
Granted
Mar 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed in the present invention are a method and apparatus for controlling a restricted UE capability, and a computer storage medium. The method comprises: a base station sends UE capability configuration information to a terminal, the UE capability configuration information being used for indicating whether the terminal can send, to the base station, a request message for using a restricted UE capability; and when the base station receives the request message for using a restricted UE capability, which is sent by the terminal, the base station sends, to the terminal, a reply message for confirming the use of the restricted UE capability.

Claims (49)

1. A method for controlling a restricted user equipment (UE) capability, the method comprising:

sending, by a base station, UE capability configuration information to a terminal, wherein the UE capability configuration information is used to indicate whether the terminal can send to the base station a request message for changing its current UE capability and using the restricted UE capability when the terminal is overheated; and

sending, by the base station, a response message confirming the use of the restricted UE capability to the terminal in response to receiving the request message for using the restricted UE capability sent by the terminal.

2. The method for controlling the restricted UE capability according to claim 1 , wherein the sending, by the base station, UE capability configuration information to the terminal comprises:

sending, by the base station, a broadcast signaling to the terminal, wherein the broadcast signaling carries the UE capability configuration information.

3. The method for controlling the restricted UE capability according to claim 2 , wherein the broadcast signaling carrying the UE capability configuration information comprises:

setting an identifier in the broadcast signaling, wherein the identifier being a first preset value indicates that the terminal can send to the base station the request message for using the restricted UE capability; and the identifier being a second preset value indicates that the terminal cannot send to the base station the request message for using the restricted UE capability.

4. The method for controlling the restricted UE capability according to claim 3 , wherein the setting the identifier in the broadcast signaling comprises:

setting the identifier corresponding to each access level by respectively using N bits in the broadcast signaling, wherein the identifier being the first preset value represents that the terminal that matches the corresponding access level can send to the base station the request message for using the restricted UE capability; the identifier being the second preset value represents that the terminal that matches the corresponding access level cannot send to the base station the request message for using the restricted UE capability, and N is a positive integer.

5. The method for controlling the restricted UE capability according to claim 2 , wherein the broadcast signaling further carries configuration area information, the configuration area information is used to indicate an applicable range of the UE capability configuration information, the applicable range of the UE capability configuration information comprises at least one of: a cell, a base station or a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN);

when the applicable range of the UE capability configuration information is the PLMN, the broadcast signaling further carries a PLMN list;

when the applicable range of the UE capability configuration information is the cell, the broadcast signaling further carries a cell list; and

when the applicable range of the UE capability configuration information is the base station, the broadcast signaling further carries a base station list.

6. The method for controlling the restricted UE capability according to claim 5 , wherein

if the applicable range of the UE capability configuration information is the cell, after the terminal changes the cell, the UE capability configuration information corresponding to the terminal is deleted;

if the applicable range of the UE capability configuration information is the base station, after the terminal changes the base station, the UE capability configuration information corresponding to the terminal is deleted; and

if the applicable range of the UE capability configuration information is the PLMN, when the terminal is located in a PLMN other than those in the PLMN list, the UE capability configuration information corresponding to the terminal is deleted.

7. The method for controlling the restricted UE capability according to claim 1 , wherein the sending, by the base station, UE capability configuration information to the terminal comprises:

sending, by the base station, a dedicated signaling to the terminal, wherein the dedicated signaling carries the UE capability configuration information.

8. The method for controlling the restricted UE capability according to claim 7 , wherein the dedicated signaling comprises at least: a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, or a medium access control control element (MAC CE) signaling, or a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) signaling.

9. The method for controlling the restricted UE capability according to claim 7 , wherein an identifier is set in the dedicated signaling, the identifier being a first preset value indicates that the terminal can send to the base station the request message for using the restricted UE capability; and the identifier being a second preset value indicates that the terminal cannot send to the base station the request message for using the restricted UE capability.

10. The method for controlling the restricted UE capability according to claim 7 , wherein the dedicated signaling further carries configuration area information, the configuration area information is used to indicate an applicable range of the UE capability configuration information, the applicable range of the UE capability configuration information comprises at least one of: a cell, a base station or a PLMN;

when the applicable range of the UE capability configuration information is the PLMN, a broadcast signaling further carries a PLMN list;

when the applicable range of the UE capability configuration information is the cell, the broadcast signaling further carries a cell list; and

when the applicable range of the UE capability configuration information is the base station, the broadcast signaling further carries a base station list.

11. A computer storage medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement steps of the method according to claim 1 .

12. An apparatus for controlling a restricted user equipment (UE) capability, the apparatus comprising a processor, a transmission device, and a memory storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the apparatus for controlling the restricted user equipment UE capability to:

send UE capability configuration information to a terminal, wherein the UE capability configuration information is used to indicate whether the terminal can send to a base station a request message requesting for changing its current UE capability and using the restricted UE capability when the terminal is overheated; and

send to the terminal a response message confirming the use of the restricted UE capability in response to receiving the request message for using the restricted UE capability sent by the terminal.

13. The apparatus for controlling the restricted user equipment UE capability according to claim 12 , wherein the apparatus for controlling the restricted user equipment UE capability is further caused to:

send a broadcast signaling to the terminal, wherein the broadcast signaling carries the UE capability configuration information.

14. The apparatus for controlling the restricted user equipment UE capability according to claim 13 , wherein the apparatus for controlling the restricted user equipment UE capability is further caused to:

set an identifier in the broadcast signaling, wherein the identifier being a first preset value indicates that the terminal can send to the base station the request message for using the restricted UE capability; and the identifier being a second preset value indicates that the terminal cannot send to the base station the request message for using the restricted UE capability.

15. The apparatus for controlling the restricted user equipment UE capability according to claim 14 , wherein the apparatus for controlling the restricted user equipment UE capability is further caused to set the identifier corresponding to each access level by respectively using N bits in the broadcast signaling, the identifier being the first preset value represents that the terminal that matches the corresponding access level can send to the base station the request message for using the restricted UE capability; the identifier being the second preset value represents that the terminal that matches the corresponding access level cannot send to the base station the request message for using the restricted UE capability, and N is a positive integer.

16. The apparatus for controlling the restricted user equipment UE capability according to claim 13 , wherein the broadcast signaling further carries configuration area information, the configuration area information is used to indicate an applicable range of the UE capability configuration information, the applicable range of the UE capability configuration information comprises at least one of: a cell, a base station or a PLMN;

when the applicable range of the UE capability configuration information is the PLMN, the broadcast signaling further carries a PLMN list;

when the applicable range of the UE capability configuration information is the cell, the broadcast signaling further carries a cell list; and

when the applicable range of the UE capability configuration information is the base station, the broadcast signaling further carries a base station list.

17. The apparatus for controlling the restricted user equipment UE capability according to claim 16 , the apparatus for controlling the restricted user equipment UE capability is further caused to:

if the applicable range of the UE capability configuration information is the cell, after the terminal changes the cell, delete the UE capability configuration information corresponding to the terminal; if the applicable range of the UE capability configuration information is the base station, after the terminal changes the base station, delete the UE capability configuration information corresponding to the terminal; and if the applicable range of the UE capability configuration information is the PLMN, when the terminal is located in a PLMN other than those in the PLMN list, delete the UE capability configuration information corresponding to the terminal.

18. The apparatus for controlling the restricted user equipment UE capability according to claim 12 , wherein the apparatus for controlling the restricted user equipment UE capability is further caused to:

send a dedicated signaling to the terminal, wherein the dedicated signaling carries the UE capability configuration information.

19. The apparatus for controlling the restricted user equipment UE capability according to claim 18 , wherein the dedicated signaling comprises at least: a RRC signaling, or an MAC CE signaling, or a PDCCH signaling.

20. The apparatus for controlling the restricted user equipment UE capability according to claim 18 , wherein the apparatus for controlling the restricted user equipment UE capability is further caused to:

set an identifier in the dedicated signaling, wherein the identifier being a first preset value indicates that the terminal can send to the base station the request message for using the restricted UE capability; and the identifier being a second preset value indicates that the terminal cannot send to the base station the request message for using the restricted UE capability.

21. The apparatus for controlling the restricted user equipment UE capability according to claim 18 , wherein the dedicated signaling further carries configuration area information, the configuration area information is used to indicate an applicable range of the UE capability configuration information, the applicable range of the UE capability configuration information comprises at least one of: a cell, a base station or a PLMN;

when the applicable range of the UE capability configuration information is the PLMN, a broadcast signaling further carries a PLMN list;

when the applicable range of the UE capability configuration information is the cell, the broadcast signaling further carries a cell list; and

when the applicable range of the UE capability configuration information is the base station, the broadcast signaling further carries a base station list.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2020
From: YANG, NING
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051998/0110 →
Continuity (1)
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