IP Library Granted Patent US 12,245,313
Granted Patent B2
US 12,245,313 · App. 17/531,255 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Radio communication method and terminal apparatus

Inventor: Haorui Yang (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04W76/27H04W74/004H04W88/06
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Patent No.
US 12,245,313
App. No.
17/531,255
Granted
Mar 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a radio communication method and a terminal device. The method includes a radio resource control (RRC) layer of the terminal device sending indication information to a non-access stratum (NAS) of the terminal device. The indication information includes a first state indication indicating a first RRC state. The method also includes the NAS of the terminal device transferring the NAS of the terminal device to a first NAS state.

Claims (36)

1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:

sending, by a radio resource control (RRC) layer of a terminal device, indication information to a non-access stratum (NAS) of the terminal device, wherein the indication information comprises first state indication that is used for indicating a first RRC state of the RRC layer; and

transferring, by the NAS of the terminal device according to the first state indication, the NAS of the terminal device to a first NAS state,

wherein the first RRC state of the RRC layer comprises an RRC idle state with suspend indication and an RRC inactive state, and RRC connection of the terminal device is suspended in both the RRC idle state with suspend indication and the RRC inactive state,

in response to that the indication information indicates the RRC layer being in the RRC idle state with suspend indication, the NAS is transferred to an idle state with suspend indication; and

in response to that the indication information indicates the RRC layer being in the RRC inactive state, the NAS is transferred to a connected state with inactive indication.

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

receiving, by the RRC layer of the terminal device, second state indication sent by a network device, wherein the second state indication is used for indicating the first RRC state; and

determining, by the RRC layer of the terminal device according to the second state indication, the first state indication.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the second state indication is comprised in an RRC connection release message.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal device is a terminal device in Internet of Things.

5. A terminal device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory for storing a computer program,

wherein the processor is configured to call and run the computer program stored in the memory to perform operations of:

sending, at a radio resource control (RRC) layer, indication information to a non-access stratum (NAS) of the terminal device, wherein the indication information comprises first state indication that is used for indicating a first RRC state of the RRC layer; and

transferring, at the NAS, the NAS of the terminal device to a first NAS state according to the first state indication,

wherein the first RRC state of the RRC layer comprises an RRC idle state with suspend indication and an RRC inactive state, and RRC connection of the terminal device is suspended in both the RRC idle state with suspend indication and the RRC inactive state,

in response to that the indication information indicates the RRC layer being in the RRC idle state with suspend indication, the NAS is transferred to an idle state with suspend indication; and

in response to that the indication information indicates the RRC layer being in the RRC inactive state, the NAS is transferred to a connected state with inactive indication.

6. The terminal device according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a transceiver configured to receive, at the RRC layer, second state indication sent by a network device, wherein the second state indication is used for indicating the first RRC state,

wherein the processor is further configured to determine, at the RRC layer, the first state indication according to the second state indication.

7. The terminal device according to claim 6 , wherein the second state indication is comprised in an RRC connection release message.

8. The terminal device according to claim 5 , wherein the terminal device is a terminal device in Internet of Things.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program that, when running on a computer, causes the computer to perform operations of:

sending, by a radio resource control (RRC) layer of a terminal device, indication information to a non-access stratum (NAS) of the terminal device, wherein the indication information comprises first state indication that is used for indicating a first RRC state of the RRC layer; and

transferring, by the NAS of the terminal device according to the first state indication, the NAS of the terminal device to a first NAS state,

wherein the first RRC state of the RRC layer comprises an RRC idle state with suspend indication and an RRC inactive state, and RRC connection of the terminal device is suspended in both the RRC idle state with suspend indication and the RRC inactive state,

in response to that the indication information indicates the RRC layer being in the RRC idle state with suspend indication, the NAS is transferred to an idle state with suspend indication; and

in response to that the indication information indicates the RRC layer being in the RRC inactive state, the NAS is transferred to a connected state with inactive indication.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving, by the RRC layer of the terminal device, second state indication sent by a network device, wherein the second state indication is used for indicating the first RRC state; and

determining, by the RRC layer of the terminal device according to the second state indication, the first state indication.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 10 , wherein the second state indication is comprised in an RRC connection release message.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 9 , wherein the terminal device is a terminal device in Internet of Things.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2021
From: YANG, HAORUI
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058168/0059 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019115126 · Nov 1, 2019
Related Publication 20220078878A1 · Mar 10, 2022
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