IP Library Granted Patent US 12,349,104
Granted Patent B2
US 12,349,104 · App. 17/995,075 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Paging processing method and apparatus, user equipment, base station, and storage medium

Inventor: Xing Yang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
H04W68/005H04W92/18
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Patent No.
US 12,349,104
App. No.
17/995,075
Granted
Jul 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and apparatus for processing paging, a base station, user equipment, and a storage medium. The method includes: broadcasting a paging message, the paging message carrying a first SL identifier; and receiving a radio resource control (RRC) message returned when first UE determines that the first SL identifier is the SL identifier of the first UE, the RRC message carrying the SL identifier of the first UE.

Claims (55)

1. A method for processing paging, applied to a base station and comprising:

broadcasting a paging message, wherein the paging message carries a first sideLink (SL) identifier; and

receiving a radio resource control (RRC) message returned when first user equipment (UE) determines that the first SL identifier is an SL identifier of the first UE, wherein the RRC message carries the SL identifier of the first UE.

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

receiving the SL identifier of the first UE sent by second UE.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the paging message further carries a second SL identifier, and the second SL identifier is configured to identify at least one third UE establishing SL with the first UE.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the paging message further contains:

transmission type information, configured to indicate a transmission type of SL communication performed between the first UE and the at least one third UE, wherein the transmission type is: unicast or multicast.

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

configuring the first UE as relay UE between second UE and the base station in response to that the SL identifier carried in the RRC message is consistent with the first SL identifier carried in the paging message.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein configuring the first UE as the relay UE for communication between the second UE and the base station in response to that the SL identifier carried in the RRC message is consistent with the first SL identifier carried in the paging message comprises:

sending a channel measurement indication to the first UE in response to that the SL identifier carried in the RRC message is consistent with the first SL identifier carried in the paging message, wherein the channel measurement indication is configured to indicate the first UE to measure channel quality with the base station;

receiving a measurement result returned based on the channel measurement indication; and

selecting the first UE whose channel quality meets a relay condition as the relay UE for communication between the second UE and the base station according to the measurement result.

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

issuing a scheduling instruction, wherein the scheduling instruction is configured to indicate scheduling the first UE as relay UE for communication between the second UE and the base station.

8. A communication device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, configured to store an instruction capable of being executed by the processor, wherein

the processor is configured to implement the method for processing paging according to claim 1 when running the executable instruction.

9. A method for processing paging, applied to user equipment (UE) and comprising:

receiving a paging message broadcast by a base station, wherein the paging message carries a first sideLink (SL) identifier; and

reporting a radio resource control (RRC) message in response to that the first SL identifier carried in the paging message is an SL identifier of current UE, wherein the RRC message carries the SL identifier of the current UE.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein reporting the radio resource control (RRC) message in response to that the first SL identifier carried in the paging message is the SL identifier of the current UE comprises:

switching to an RRC-connected state in response to that the first SL identifier carried in the paging message is the SL identifier of the current UE and the current UE is in an RRC-idle state or an RRC-inactive state; and

reporting the RRC message after switching to the RRC-connected state.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the paging message further carries a second SL identifier, and

reporting the radio resource control (RRC) message in response to that the first SL identifier carried in the paging message is the SL identifier of the current UE comprises:

reporting the RRC message in response to that the first SL identifier carried in the paging message is the SL identifier of the current UE and what is indicated by the second SL identifier is third UE establishing SL with the current UE.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the paging message contains:

transmission type information, configured to indicate a transmission type of SL communication performed between the current UE and the third UE, wherein the transmission type is: unicast or multicast.

13. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

using the current UE as relay UE for communication between a second UE and the base station in response to that the first SL identifier carried in the paging message is the SL identifier of the current UE.

14. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising:

receiving a channel measurement indication issued when the SL identifier carried in the RRC message is consistent with the first SL identifier carried in the paging message;

measuring channel quality with the base station according to the channel measurement indication; and

reporting a measurement result according to the measured channel quality, wherein the measurement result is used for the base station to select the relay UE.

15. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving a scheduling instruction sent by the base station, wherein the scheduling instruction is configured to indicate scheduling the current UE as relay UE for communication between second UE and the base station.

16. A communication device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, configured to store an executable instruction capable of being executed by the processor, wherein

the processor is configured to implement the method for processing paging according to claim 9 when running the executable instruction.

17. A method for processing paging, applied to second user equipment (UE) and comprising:

sending a first sideLink (SL) identifier to a base station, wherein a first SL identifier is configured to trigger the base station to broadcast a paging message, the paging message carries the first SL identifier, and the first SL identifier is the SL identifier of first UE; and

the paging message is configured to trigger the first UE to upload an RRC message, and the RRC message carries the SL identifier of the first UE.

18. The method according to claim 17 , wherein

the paging message is further configured to trigger the first UE as relay UE for communication between the second UE and the base station.

19. The method according to claim 17 , further comprising

receiving a scheduling instruction sent by the base station; and

determining relay UE configured to communicate with the base station according to the scheduling instruction.

20. A communication device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, configured to store an executable instruction capable of being executed by the processor, wherein

the processor is configured to implement the method for processing paging according to claim 17 when running the executable instruction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2022
From: YANG, XING
To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
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