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US 12,262,256 · App. 17/671,208 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Handover configuration method and terminal device

Inventor: Li Chen (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04W36/0055H04W36/249H04W36/324
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Patent No.
US 12,262,256
App. No.
17/671,208
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A handover configuration method includes: receiving target handover configuration information and handover configuration valid information, the handover configuration valid information including valid area information and/or valid timer information, the valid area information being used for indicating a valid area of at least part of the target handover configuration information, the valid timer information being used for indicating a valid duration of at least part of the target handover configuration information; keeping at least part of the target handover configuration information valid in a case that a current cell of the terminal device is located in the valid area, in a case that a current moment is within the valid duration, or in a case that a current cell of the terminal device is located in the valid area and a current moment is within the valid duration.

Claims (69)

1. A handover configuration method, applied to a terminal device and comprising:

receiving target handover configuration information and handover configuration valid information that are sent by a network device, the handover configuration valid information comprising valid area information and/or valid timer information, the valid area information being used for indicating a valid area of at least part of the target handover configuration information, the valid timer information being used for indicating a valid duration of at least part of the target handover configuration information;

keeping at least part of the target handover configuration information valid in a case that a current cell of the terminal device is located in the valid area; or

keeping at least part of the target handover configuration information valid in a case that a current moment is within the valid duration; or

keeping at least part of the target handover configuration information valid in a case that a current cell of the terminal device is located in the valid area and a current moment is within the valid duration; wherein

the target handover configuration information comprises one or more of following:

a handover command, a conditional handover trigger condition, a measurement configuration, a measurement target configuration, a measurement report configuration, or a random access channel (RACH) configuration of a candidate cell;

in a case that the current cell of the terminal device is located in the valid area and handover configuration information incrementally configured by the network device is received, using incrementally configured handover configuration information and keeping handover configuration information that is not incrementally configured in the target handover configuration information valid.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the valid area information comprises one or more of following:

an index of the valid area, a cell identifier corresponding to the valid area, a radio access network notification area configuration corresponding to the valid area, a radio access network notification area corresponding to the valid area, or a tracking area code corresponding to the valid area; and

the target handover configuration information further comprises mobility control information.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the valid area information is carried in a system information block (SIB) of a broadcast message, or the valid area information is carried in a dedicated radio resource control (RRC) message, and the dedicated RRC message comprises a handover command, mobility control information or a preset RRC message; and

the valid timer information is carried in an SIB of a broadcast message, or the valid timer information is carried in a dedicated RRC message, and the dedicated RRC message comprises a handover command, mobility control information or a preset RRC message.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the current cell comprises a serving cell of the terminal device, a resident cell in which the terminal device is in an idle state or a resident cell in which the terminal device is in an inactive state.

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

making the target handover configuration information invalid in a case that the current cell of the terminal device is not located in the valid area; or

making the target handover configuration information invalid in a case that the current moment is beyond the valid duration.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the keeping at least part of the target handover configuration information valid in a case that a current cell of the terminal device is located in the valid area further comprises:

keeping the target handover configuration information valid in a case that the current cell of the terminal device is located in the valid area and handover configuration information configured or incrementally configured by the network device is not received; or

using configured handover configuration information in a case that the current cell of the terminal device is located in the valid area and handover configuration information configured by the network device is received.

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

keeping at least part of the target handover configuration information valid in a case that the terminal device successfully accesses a target cell.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the keeping at least part of the target handover configuration information valid comprises:

keeping at least part of the target handover configuration information valid in a case that the target cell is located in the valid area; or

keeping handover configuration information corresponding to a cell in the valid area in the target handover configuration information valid in a case that the target cell is located in the valid area.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the handover configuration valid information comprises the valid timer information, and the method further comprises:

triggering timing of a timer when the target handover configuration information is received or within a first preset time period after the target handover configuration information is received; or

triggering timing of a timer when the network device sends the target handover configuration information or within a second preset time period after the network device sends the target handover configuration information.

10. A handover configuration method, applied to a network device and comprising:

sending target handover configuration information and handover configuration valid information to a terminal device, the handover configuration valid information comprising valid area information and/or valid timer information, the valid area information being used for indicating a valid area of at least part of the target handover configuration information, the valid timer information being used for indicating a valid duration of at least part of the target handover configuration information; wherein

the target handover configuration information comprises one or more of following:

a handover command, a conditional handover trigger condition, a measurement configuration, a measurement target configuration, a measurement report configuration, or a random access channel (RACH) configuration of a candidate cell; wherein

the method further comprises:

sending incrementally configured handover configuration information to the terminal device, so that the terminal device uses the incrementally configured handover configuration information, and keeps handover configuration information that is not incrementally configured in the target handover configuration information valid.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the valid area information comprises one or more of following:

an index of the valid area, a cell identifier corresponding to the valid area, a radio access network notification area configuration corresponding to the valid area, a radio access network notification area corresponding to the valid area, or a tracking area code corresponding to the valid area; and

the target handover configuration information further comprises mobility control information.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein

the valid area information is carried in a system information block (SIB) of a broadcast message, or the valid area information is carried in a dedicated radio resource control (RRC) message, and the dedicated RRC message comprises a handover command, mobility control information or a preset RRC message; and

the valid timer information is carried in an SIB of a broadcast message, or the valid timer information is carried in a dedicated RRC message, and the dedicated RRC message comprises a handover command, mobility control information or a preset RRC message.

13. The method according to claim 10 , wherein

the handover configuration valid information comprises the valid timer information, and the method further comprises:

triggering timing of a timer when the target handover configuration information is sent or within a second preset time period after the target handover configuration information is sent.

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

receiving target handover configuration information and handover configuration valid information that are sent by a network device, the handover configuration valid information comprising valid area information and/or valid timer information, the valid area information being used for indicating a valid area of at least part of the target handover configuration information, the valid timer information being used for indicating a valid duration of at least part of the target handover configuration information;

keeping at least part of the target handover configuration information valid in a case that a current cell of the terminal device is located in the valid area; or

keeping at least part of the target handover configuration information valid in a case that a current moment is within the valid duration; or

keeping at least part of the target handover configuration information valid in a case that a current cell of the terminal device is located in the valid area and a current moment is within the valid duration; wherein

the target handover configuration information comprises one or more of following:

a handover command, a conditional handover trigger condition, a measurement configuration, a measurement target configuration, a measurement report configuration, or a random access channel (RACH) configuration of a candidate cell;

in a case that the current cell of the terminal device is located in the valid area and handover configuration information incrementally configured by the network device is received, using incrementally configured handover configuration information and keeping handover configuration information that is not incrementally configured in the target handover configuration information valid.

15. The terminal device according to claim 14 , wherein the valid area information comprises one or more of following:

an index of the valid area, a cell identifier corresponding to the valid area, a radio access network notification area configuration corresponding to the valid area, a radio access network notification area corresponding to the valid area, or a tracking area code corresponding to the valid area; and

the target handover configuration information further comprises mobility control information.

16. The terminal device according to claim 14 , the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal device to further perform:

making the target handover configuration information invalid in a case that the current cell of the terminal device is not located in the valid area; or

making the target handover configuration information invalid in a case that the current moment is beyond the valid duration.

17. The terminal device according to claim 14 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal device to further perform:

keeping the target handover configuration information valid in a case that the current cell of the terminal device is located in the valid area and handover configuration information configured or incrementally configured by the network device is not received; or

using configured handover configuration information in a case that the current cell of the terminal device is located in the valid area and handover configuration information configured by the network device is received.

18. The terminal device according to claim 14 , the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal device to further perform:

keeping at least part of the target handover configuration information valid in a case that the terminal device successfully accesses a target cell.

19. The terminal device according to claim 18 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal device to perform:

keeping at least part of the target handover configuration information valid in a case that the target cell is located in the valid area; or

keeping handover configuration information corresponding to a cell in the valid area in the target handover configuration information valid in a case that the target cell is located in the valid area.

20. The terminal device according to claim 14 , wherein the handover configuration valid information comprises the valid timer information, and the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal device to further perform:

triggering timing of a timer when the target handover configuration information is received or within a first preset time period after the target handover configuration information is received; or

triggering timing of a timer when the network device sends the target handover configuration information or within a second preset time period after the network device sends the target handover configuration information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2022
From: CHEN, LI
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO.,LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910750300.4 · Aug 14, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020109192 · Aug 14, 2020
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