IP Library Granted Patent US 11,476,915
Granted Patent B2
US 11,476,915 · App. 16/959,638 · Granted Oct 18, 2022

Method and terminal for processing conflict in communication service procedures

Inventors: Yumin Wu (Chang'an Dongguan, CN); Ran Yue (Chang'an Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04B7/0695H04L5/0094H04W72/046H04W72/0453H04W74/0833H04W76/16
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Patent No.
US 11,476,915
App. No.
16/959,638
Granted
Oct 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a method and a terminal for processing a conflict of communication service procedures. The method includes: processing a first communication service and a second communication service according to a predetermined processing manner if a second communication service initiation request sent by a network device is received while the first communication service is ongoing; wherein, the first communication service includes: a beam failure recovery request or a random access; and the second communication service includes: a secondary cell (SCell) deactivation or a supplementary uplink carrier (SUL) switching.

Claims (36)

1. A method for processing a conflict of communication service procedures which is applied to terminal side, comprising:

processing a first communication service and a second communication service according to a predetermined processing manner if a second communication service initiation request sent by a network device is received while the first communication service is ongoing;

wherein, the first communication service comprises: a beam failure recovery request or a random access; and the second communication service comprises: a secondary cell (SCell) deactivation or a supplementary uplink carrier (SUL) switching.

2. The method for processing a conflict of communication service procedures according to claim 1 , wherein, when the first communication service is the beam failure recovery request, and the second communication service is the SCell deactivation, the step of processing the first communication service and the second communication service according to the predetermined processing manner comprises one of:

cancelling a beam failure recovery request procedure, and deactivating the SCell according to an SCell deactivation initiation request;

performing the beam failure recovery request procedure, and ignoring the SCell deactivation initiation request; and

performing the beam failure recovery request procedure, and after the beam failure recovery request procedure is completed, deactivating the SCell according to the SCell deactivation initiation request.

3. The method for processing a conflict of communication service procedures according to claim 1 , wherein, when the first communication service is the beam failure recovery request, and the second communication service is the SUL switching, the step of processing the first communication service and the second communication service according to the predetermined processing manner comprises one of:

cancelling the beam failure recovery request procedure, and switching uplink carrier according to an SUL switching initiation request;

performing the beam failure recovery request procedure, and ignoring the SUL switching initiation request; and

performing the beam failure recovery request procedure, and after the beam failure recovery request procedure is completed, switching the uplink carrier according to the SUL switching initiation request;

if an uplink carrier for initiating the beam failure recovery request procedure is the same as a target uplink carrier indicated by the SUL switching initiation request, performing the beam failure recovery request procedure, and switching the uplink carrier according to the SUL switching initiation request;

if the uplink carrier for initiating the beam failure recovery request procedure is different from the target uplink carrier indicated by the SUL switching initiation request, cancelling the beam failure recovery request procedure, or performing the beam failure recovery request procedure and ignoring the SUL switching initiation request, or performing the beam failure recovery request procedure, and after the beam failure recovery request procedure is completed, switching the uplink carrier according to the SUL switching initiation request.

4. The method for processing a conflict of communication service procedures according to claim 1 , wherein, when the first communication service is the random access, and the second communication service is the SUL switching, the step of processing the first communication service and the second communication service according to the predetermined processing manner comprises one of:

if an uplink carrier for initiating a procedure of the random access is the same as a target uplink carrier indicated by the SUL switching initiation request, performing the random access procedure, and switching the uplink carrier according to the SUL switching initiation request;

if the uplink carrier for initiating the random access procedure is different from the target uplink carrier indicated by the SUL switching initiation request, cancelling the random access procedure, or performing the random access procedure and ignoring the SUL switching initiation request, or performing the random access procedure, and after the random access procedure is completed, switching the uplink carrier according to the SUL switching initiation request.

5. A terminal comprising a processor, a storage, and a computer program stored on the storage and capable of running on the processor, the computer program implementing, when executed by the processor, the steps of a method for processing a conflict of communication service procedures which is applied to terminal side, the method comprising:

processing a first communication service and a second communication service according to a predetermined processing manner if a second communication service initiation request sent by a network device is received while the first communication service is ongoing;

wherein, the first communication service comprises: a beam failure recovery request or a random access; and the second communication service comprises: a secondary cell (SCell) deactivation or a supplementary uplink carrier (SUL) switching.

6. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, the computer program implementing, when executed by a processor, the following steps for processing a conflict of communication service procedures:

processing a first communication service and a second communication service according to a predetermined processing manner if a second communication service initiation request sent by a network device is received while the first communication service is ongoing;

wherein, the first communication service comprises: a beam failure recovery request or a random access; and the second communication service comprises: a secondary cell (SCell) deactivation or a supplementary uplink carrier (SUL) switching.

7. The terminal according, to claim 5 , wherein in the method implemented by the computer program when executed by the processor, wherein, when the first communication service is the beam failure recovery request, and the second communication service is the SCell deactivation, the step of processing the first communication service and the second communication service according to the predetermined processing manner comprises one of:

cancelling a beam failure recovery request procedure, and deactivating the SCell according to an SCell deactivation initiation request;

performing the beam failure recovery request procedure, and ignoring the SCell deactivation initiation request; and

performing the beam failure recovery request procedure, and after the beam failure recovery request procedure is completed, deactivating the SCell according to the SCell deactivation initiation request.

8. The terminal according to claim 5 , wherein in the method implemented by the computer program when executed by the processor, wherein, when the first communication service is the beam failure recovery request, and the second communication service is the SUL switching, the step of processing the first communication service and the second communication service according to the predetermined processing manner comprises one of:

cancelling the beam failure recovery request procedure, and switching uplink carrier according to an SUL switching initiation request;

performing the beam failure recovery request procedure, and ignoring the SUL switching initiation request; and

performing the beam failure recovery request procedure, and after the beam failure recovery request procedure is completed, switching the uplink carrier according to the SUL switching initiation request;

if an uplink carrier for initiating the beam failure recovery request procedure is the same as a target uplink carrier indicated by the SUL switching initiation request, performing the beam failure recovery request procedure, and switching the uplink carrier according to the SUL switching initiation request;

if the uplink carrier for initiating the beam failure recovery request procedure is different from the target uplink carrier indicated by the SUL switching initiation request, cancelling the beam failure recovery request procedure, or performing the beam failure recovery request procedure and ignoring the SUL switching initiation request, or performing the beam failure recovery request procedure, and after the beam failure recovery request procedure is completed, switching the uplink carrier according to the SUL switching initiation request.

9. The terminal according to claim 5 , wherein in the method implemented by the computer program when executed by the processor,

wherein, when the first communication service is the random access, and the second communication service is the SUL switching, the step of processing the first communication service and the second communication service according to the predetermined processing manner comprises one of:

if an uplink carrier for initiating a procedure of the random access is the same as a target uplink carrier indicated by the SUL switching initiation request, performing the random access procedure, and switching the uplink carrier according to the SUL switching initiation request;

if the uplink carrier for initiating the random access procedure is different from the target uplink carrier indicated by the SUL switching initiation request, cancelling the random access procedure, or performing the random access procedure and ignoring the SUL switching initiation request, or performing the random access procedure, and after the random access procedure is completed, switching the uplink carrier according to the SUL switching initiation request.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2020
From: WU, YUMIN; YUE, RAN
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053103/0823 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810027184.9 · Jan 11, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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