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Granted Patent B2
US 12,483,323 · App. 17/789,701 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Indication method and indication device

Inventors: Liming Hou (Beijing, CN); Bo Han (Beijing, CN); Shaoli Kang (Beijing, CN); Deshan Miao (Beijing, CN); Guojun Xiao (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co., Ltd.
H04B7/18519H04W84/06
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Patent No.
US 12,483,323
App. No.
17/789,701
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An indication method and an indication device are provided. The method includes obtaining satellite parameters of a current satellite cell and one or more neighbor satellite cells, wherein the current satellite cell is a satellite cell where a terminal is located, the one or more neighbor satellite cells are satellite cells neighboring the current satellite cell; determining a basic list and a detailed list according to the satellite parameters of the current satellite cell and the neighbor satellite cells, wherein the basic list includes basic information of the neighbor satellites, and the detailed list includes detailed information of the neighbor satellites; sending the basic list and/or the detailed list to the terminal.

Claims (53)

1 . An indication method performed by a network device, comprising:

obtaining satellite parameters of a current satellite cell and one or more neighbor satellite cells, wherein the current satellite cell is a satellite cell where a terminal is located, the one or more neighbor satellite cells are one or more satellite cells neighboring the current satellite cell;

determining a basic list and a detailed list according to the satellite parameters of the current satellite cell and the one or more neighbor satellite cells, wherein the basic list comprises basic information of the one or more neighbor satellites, and the detailed list comprises detailed information of the one or more neighbor satellites;

sending the basic list to the terminal through a broadcast message and/or sending the detailed list to the terminal through a first signaling,

wherein the detailed list comprises detailed information of one or more neighbor satellites, the detailed information comprises at least one of following:

a neighbor satellite identity ID;

a second neighbor satellite ephemeris configured to indicate a moving trajectory of a neighbor satellite;

a neighbor satellite beam configuration configured to indicate beam configuration and beam availability of a neighbor satellite;

a second neighbor satellite frequency configuration configured to indicate an operating frequency of a neighbor satellite;

a second neighbor satellite polarization configuration configured to represent a polarization state of each beam;

a second neighbor satellite health status indication configured to indicate an available status of a neighbor satellite.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more neighbor satellite cells comprise at least one of following:

all satellite cells neighboring the current satellite cell;

one or more satellite cells neighboring the current satellite cell, in a same movement direction as a movement direction of the current satellite cell, and located behind the current satellite cell;

one or more satellite cells neighboring the current satellite cell, located in a same orbit plane as an orbit plane of the current satellite cell, having a same movement direction as a movement direction of the current satellite cell, and located behind the current satellite cell.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first signaling comprises at least one of:

Radio Resource Control (RRC) information, Downlink Control Information (DCI), and Medium Access Control Control Element (MAC CE).

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the basic list comprises basic information of one or more neighbor satellites, the basic information comprises at least one of following:

a first neighbor satellite ephemeris configured to represent a relative ephemeris of a neighbor satellite with respect to a local satellite;

a first neighbor satellite health status indication configured to indicate whether a health status of a neighbor satellite is a same as a health status of a local satellite;

a first neighbor satellite polarization configuration configured to indicate whether polarization configuration of a neighbor satellite is a same as polarization configuration of a local satellite;

a first neighbor satellite frequency configuration.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein, before determining the detailed list, the method further comprises:

receiving a first request message from the terminal, wherein the first request message is configured to request detailed information of the one or more neighbor satellites;

determining the detailed list comprises:

determining an information range of the detailed list according to the first request message.

6 . An indication method performed by a terminal, comprising:

receiving a basic list from a network device through a broadcast message and/or receiving a detailed list from a network device through a first signaling, wherein the basic list comprises basic information of one or more neighbor satellites, and the detailed list comprises detailed information of the one or more neighbor satellites;

performing cell selection or handover according to the basic list and/or the detailed list,

wherein the detailed list comprises detailed information of one or more neighbor satellites, the detailed information comprises at least one of following:

a neighbor satellite identity ID;

a second neighbor satellite ephemeris configured to indicate a moving trajectory of a neighbor satellite;

a neighbor satellite beam configuration configured to indicate beam configuration and beam availability of a neighbor satellite;

a second neighbor satellite frequency configuration configured to indicate an operating frequency of a neighbor satellite;

a second neighbor satellite polarization configuration configured to represent a polarization state of each beam;

a second neighbor satellite health status indication configured to indicate an available status of a neighbor satellite.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the first signaling comprises at least one of following:

Radio Resource Control (RRC) information, Downlink Control Information (DCI), Media Access Control Control Element (MAC CE).

8 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the basic list comprises basic information of one or more neighbor satellites, the basic information comprises at least one of following:

a first neighbor satellite ephemeris configured to represent a relative ephemeris of a neighbor satellite with respect to a local satellite;

a first neighbor satellite health status indication configured to indicate whether a health status of a neighbor satellite is a same as a health status of a local satellite;

a first neighbor satellite polarization configuration configured to indicate whether polarization configuration of a neighbor satellite is a same as polarization configuration of a local satellite;

a first neighbor satellite frequency configuration.

9 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein before receiving the detailed list from the network device through the first signaling, the method further comprises:

sending a first request message to the network device, wherein the first request message is configured to request detailed information of the one or more neighbor satellites.

10 . A network device, comprising:

a processor, a memory, and a program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the program is executed by the processor, the processor implements steps of the indication method according to claim 1 .

11 . A terminal, comprising:

a processor, a memory, and a program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, wherein, when the program is executed by the processor, the processor implements steps of the indication method according to claim 6 .

12 . A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium, comprising:

a program stored on the processor-readable storage medium, wherein, when the program is executed by a processor, the processor implements steps of the indication method according to claim 1 .

13 . A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium, comprising:

a program stored on the processor-readable storage medium, wherein, when the program is executed by a processor, the processor implements steps of the indication method according to claim 6 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2022
From: HOU, LIMING; HAN, BO; KANG, SHAOLI; MIAO, DESHAN; XIAO, GUOJUN
To: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060396/0622 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201911393963.1 · Dec 30, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230030149A1 · Feb 2, 2023
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