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US 12,425,210 · App. 17/882,710 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Switching processing method, terminal device and storage medium

Inventors: Xin You (Dongguan, CN); Haitao Li (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04L9/0894H04W36/0079H04W36/185H04W36/083
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Patent No.
US 12,425,210
App. No.
17/882,710
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a switching processing method, a terminal device and a computer-readable storage medium. The method comprises: when a terminal device successfully randomly accesses a target network device in the process of executing a first type of switching, the terminal device switches uplink data transmission to the target network device, and when a preset condition is met, the terminal device executes one of the following processings: releasing the connection with a source network device; not triggering the re-establishment of the connection with the source network device; and not triggering a random access process with the source network device.

Claims (41)

1. A method for processing handover, comprising:

in a process that a terminal device performs a Dual Active Protocol Stack (DAPS) handover,

handing over, by the terminal device, uplink data transmission to a target network device based on a random access between the terminal device and the target network device being successful;

performing, by the terminal device, following processes in a case that a preset condition comprising a Radio Link Failure (RLF) occurring in a connection between the terminal device and a source network device is met:

retaining related configuration information of the source network device without triggering a re-establishment of the connection with the source network device; and

receiving, by the terminal device, first indication information, and releasing a protocol stack of the source network device and a secret key associated with the source network device based on the first indication information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a triggering condition of the RLF comprises at least one of:

expiry of a timer started after an indication of radio link problems from a physical layer;

a random access procedure failure with the source network device; or

a Radio Link Control (RLC) failure.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the DAPS handover is a handover during which the terminal device maintains the protocol stack of the source network device and a protocol stack of the target network device.

4. A terminal device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory for storing computer programs executable on the processor,

wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer programs to perform following operations: in a process that the terminal device performs a Dual Active Protocol Stack (DAPS) handover,

handing over uplink data transmission to a target network device based on a random access between the terminal device and the target network device being successful;

performing following processes in a case that a preset condition comprising a Radio Link Failure (RLF) occurring in a connection between the terminal device and a source network device is met:

retaining related configuration information of the source network device without triggering a re-establishment of the connection with the source network device; and

receiving first indication information, and releasing a protocol stack of the source network device and a secret key associated with the source network device based on the first indication information.

5. The terminal device of claim 4 , wherein a triggering condition of the RLF comprises at least one of:

expiry of a timer started after an indication of radio link problems from a physical layer;

a random access procedure failure with the source network device; or

a failure of a Radio Link Control (RLC).

6. The terminal device of claim 4 , wherein the DAPS handover is: a handover during which the terminal device maintains the protocol stack of the source network device and a protocol stack of the target network device.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for storing computer programs, wherein the computer programs, when executed by a processor of a terminal device, cause the terminal device to perform following operations: in a process that the terminal device performs a Dual Active Protocol Stack (DAPS) handover,

handing over uplink data transmission to a target network device based on a random access between the terminal device and the target network device being successful;

performing following processes in a case that a preset condition comprising a Radio Link Failure (RLF) occurring in a connection between the terminal device and a source network device is met:

retaining related configuration information of the source network device without triggering a re-establishment of the connection with the source network device; and

receiving first indication information, and releasing a protocol stack of the source network device and a secret key associated with the source network device based on the first indication information.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the DAPS handover is: a handover during which the terminal device maintains the protocol stack of the source network device and a protocol stack of the target network device.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first indication information is received by the terminal device from the source network device.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

reporting, by the terminal device, to the target network device that the RLF occurs in the connection with the source network device.

11. The terminal device of claim 4 , wherein the first indication information is received by the terminal device from the source network device.

12. The terminal device of claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to report to the target network device that the RLF occurs in the connection with the source network device.

13. The terminal device of claim 4 , wherein the first indication information is carried by Downlink Control Information (DCI).

14. The terminal device of claim 4 , wherein the first indication information is carried by a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE).

15. The terminal device of claim 4 , wherein the first indication information is carried by a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH).

16. The terminal device of claim 4 , wherein the first indication information is carried by a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the first indication information is received by the terminal device from the source network device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the computer programs further cause the terminal device to report to the target network device that the RLF occurs in the connection with the source network device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2022
From: YOU, XIN; LI, HAITAO
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060740/0849 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020075020 · Feb 13, 2020
Related Publication 20220386192A1 · Dec 1, 2022
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