Method for determining capability of UE, device and storage medium
View Patent ↗A method for determining a capability of a UE, a device and a storage medium are provided. The method includes that: the UE transmits a network mode to a core network element, wherein the network mode is used by the core network element to determine a UE capability identifier corresponding to the network mode.
1. A method for determining a capability of a User Equipment (UE), comprising:
transmitting, by the UE, a network mode to a core network element, wherein the network mode is used by the core network element to determine a UE capability identifier corresponding to the network mode, and the network mode comprises at least one of: a Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) mode, a Wide Band-Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) Terrestrial Radio Access Network (WB-EUTRAN) mode, or a Radio Access Technology (RAT) network mode other than NB-IoT and WB-EUTRAN, wherein for each network mode among different network modes, a respective UE capability identifier has a correspondence with a corresponding capability set of the UE, the capability set of the UE has a correspondence with the UE capability identifier and the network mode of the UE, and the capability set of the UE, the UE capability identifier, and the network mode of the UE are in a one-to-one correspondence, and
receiving, by the UE, the UE capability identifier transmitted by the core network element, wherein the UE capability identifier is allocated by a UE Capability Management Function (UCMF) entity.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein for a UE capability identifier allocated by a manufacturer of the UE, the correspondence is determined by the UE based on first capability information obtained from the UE Capability Management Function (UCMF) entity; and
the first capability information is capability information for the manufacturer of the UE,
or,
wherein for a UE capability identifier allocated by a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), the correspondence is determined by the UE based on second capability information obtained from the UE Capability Management Function (UCMF) entity; and
the second capability information is capability information for the PLMN.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting, by the UE when the UE camps on a current cell, or moves to a registration area or tracking area, the UE initiates a registration request or a registration update, or an attach request or a tracking area updates, the UE capability identifier to the core network element, wherein the UE capability identifier matches the network mode of the current cell, the registration area, or the tracking area.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
transmitting, by the UE when no respective UE capability identifier for the capability set of the UE exists, the capability set of the UE and the network mode to the core network element, for the core network element to transmit the capability set of the UE and the network mode to the UCMF entity and receive the UE capability identifier allocated by the UCMF entity for the capability set of the UE.
5. A User Equipment (UE), comprising:
a processor;
a network interface; and
a memory for storing computer program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: control the network interface to transmit a network mode to a core network element, wherein the network mode is used by the core network element to determine a UE capability identifier corresponding to the network mode, and the network mode comprises at least one of: a Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) mode, a Wide Band-Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) Terrestrial Radio Access Network (WB-EUTRAN) mode, or a Radio Access Technology (RAT) network mode other than NB-IoT and WB-EUTRAN, wherein for each network mode among different network modes, a respective UE capability identifier has a correspondence with a corresponding capability set of the UE, the capability set of the UE has a correspondence with the UE capability identifier and the network mode of the UE, and the capability set of the UE, the UE capability identifier, and the network mode of the UE are in a one-to-one correspondence; and control the network interface to receive the UE capability identifier transmitted by the core network element, wherein the UE capability identifier is allocated by a UE Capability Management Function (UCMF) entity.
6. The UE of claim 5 , for a UE capability identifier allocated by a manufacturer of the UE, the correspondence is determined by the UE based on first capability information obtained from the UCMF entity; and
the first capability information is capability information for the manufacturer of the UE,
or,
wherein for a UE capability identifier allocated by a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), the correspondence is determined by the UE based on second capability information obtained from the UCMF entity; and
the second capability information is capability information for the PLMN.
7. The UE of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to control, when the UE camps on a current cell, or moves to a registration area or tracking area, the UE initiates a registration request or a registration update, or an attach request or a tracking area updates, the network interface to transmit the UE capability identifier to the core network element, wherein the UE capability identifier matches the network mode of the current cell, the registration area, or the tracking area.
8. The UE of claim 5 , wherein for different network modes, different capability sets of the UE correspond to different UE capability identifiers.
9. The UE of claim 5 , wherein the core network element comprises:
an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) entity or a Mobility Management Entity (MME).
10. The UE of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to: when no respective UE capability identifier for the capability set of the UE exists, control the network interface to transmit the capability set of the UE and the network mode to the core network element, for the core network element to transmit the capability set of the UE and the network mode to the UCMF entity and receive the UE capability identifier allocated by the UCMF entity for the capability set of the UE.
11. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to control the network interface to store the one-to-one correspondence among the capability set of the UE, the UE capability identifier, and the network mode of the UE.
12. A core network element, comprising:
a processor;
a network interface; and
a memory for storing computer program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine, according to a network mode in which a User Equipment (UE) camps, a UE capability identifier corresponding to the network mode; and control the network interface to transmit the UE capability identifier to an access network element and the UE,
wherein the network mode comprises at least one of: a Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) mode, a Wide Band-Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) Terrestrial Radio Access Network (WB-EUTRAN) mode, or a Radio Access Technology (RAT) network mode other than NB-IoT and WB-EUTRAN;
wherein for each network mode among different network modes, a respective UE capability identifier has a correspondence with a corresponding capability set of the UE, the capability set of the UE has a correspondence with the UE capability identifier and the network mode of the UE, and the capability set of the UE, the UE capability identifier, and the network mode of the UE are in a one-to-one correspondence, and
wherein the UE capability identifier is allocated by a UE Capability Management Function (UCMF) entity.
13. The core network element of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine the network mode in which the UE camps, according to at least one of:
an identity of a cell on which the UE camps;
a registration area of the UE;
a location area of the UE;
a tracking area of the UE; or,
the network mode that is indicated by the UE when the UE reports a capability or the capability identifier and that is suitable for the capability or the capability identifier.
14. The core network element of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to control the network interface to transmit an obtained capability set of the UE to the UCMF entity; and receive the UE capability identifier allocated by the UCMF entity for the capability set of the UE.
15. The core network element of claim 14 , wherein the UE capability identifier is transmitted to the UE to enable the UE to store the one-to-one correspondence among the capability set of the UE, the UE capability identifier, and the network mode of the UE.
16. The core network element of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to control, when the UE camps on a current cell, or moves to a registration area or tracking area, the UE initiates a registration request or a registration update, or an attach request or a tracking area updates, the network interface to receive the UE capability identifier transmitted by the UE, wherein the UE capability identifier matches the network mode of the current cell, the registration area, or the tracking area.
17. The core network element of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to control, when no respective UE capability identifier for the capability set of the UE exists, the network interface to receive the capability set of the UE and the network mode transmitted by the UE; transmit the capability set of the UE and the network mode to the UCMF entity; receive the UE capability identifier allocated by the UCMF entity for the capability set of the UE.