Method and apparatus for determining daps handover failure type
View Patent ↗Provided in embodiments of the present disclosure are a method and apparatus for determining a DAPS handover failure type. The method includes receiving DAPS handover failure related information sent by a terminal; and determining a DAPS handover failure type on the basis of the DAPS handover failure related information. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a DAPS handover failure type is determined on the basis of DAPS handover failure related information reported by a terminal, which is suitable for a situation in which both a source cell side connection and a target cell side connection may fail in a DAPS handover process, implementing mobility robustness optimization for a DAPS handover process, assisting network optimization, and improving the handover success rate.
1 . A method for determining a type of a dual active protocol stack (DAPS) handover failure, applied to a network side device, comprising:
receiving information associated with the DAPS handover failure transmitted by a terminal; and
determining the type of the DAPS handover failure based on the information associated with the DAPS handover failure;
wherein the type of the DAPS handover failure comprises any one of the following items: too early handover, too late handover, or handover to wrong cell;
the determining the type of the DAPS handover failure comprises:
if determining that a connection failure of the terminal in a source cell, and a connection of the terminal in a target cell is successful or the terminal attempts to access another cell different from the source cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be too late handover;
if determining that a connection failure of the terminal in a target cell, and the terminal successfully falls back to a source cell or initiates a re-establishment to attempt to access the source cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be too early handover; or
if determining that connection failure of the terminal in a source cell and connection failure of the terminal in a target cell, and the terminal attempts to access another cell different from both the source cell and the target cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be handover to wrong cell.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the if determining that the connection failure of the terminal in the source cell, and the connection of the terminal in the target cell is successful or the terminal attempts to access another cell different from the source cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be too late handover comprises any one of:
if determining that a radio link failure (RLF) occurs after the terminal has stayed for a period of time exceeding a first given period of time in the source cell, and the terminal initiates a radio resource control (RRC) connection re-establishment to attempt to access another cell different from the source cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be too late handover; or
if determining that after the terminal has stayed for a period of time exceeding a first given period of time in the source cell, and has initiated a DAPS handover, and successfully accesses to the target cell and the terminal has stayed for a period of time exceeding the first given period of time in the target cell, and a radio link failure (RLF) occurs in the source cell during the DAPS handover procedure, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be too late handover.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the if determining that the connection failure of the terminal in the target cell, and the terminal successfully falls back to the source cell or initiates the re-establishment to attempt to access the source cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be too early handover comprises any one of:
if determining that during DAPS handover procedure the terminal successfully accesses to the target cell and a radio link failure (RLF) occurs within a first given period of time, and the terminal initiates a radio resource control (RRC) connection re-establishment to attempt to access the source cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be too early handover; or
if determining that access failure of the terminal in the target cell during DAPS handover procedure and the terminal successfully falls back to the source cell, and no radio link failure (RLF) occurs within a second given period of time, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be too early handover.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the if determining that connection failure of the terminal in the source cell and connection failure of the terminal in the target cell, and the terminal attempts to access another cell different from both the source cell and the target cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be handover to wrong cell comprises any one of:
if determining that a radio link failure (RLF) occurs in the source cell during DAPS handover procedure, and the terminal fails to access the target cell, and the terminal initiates a radio resource control (RRC) connection re-establishment to attempt to access another cell different from both the target cell and the source cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be handover to wrong cell;
if determining that the terminal successfully accesses to the target cell during DAPS handover procedure and a radio link failure (RLF) occurs within a first given period of time, and the terminal initiates a radio resource control (RRC) connection re-establishment to attempt to access another cell different from both the target cell and the source cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be handover to wrong cell;
if determining that after the terminal fails to access the target cell during DAPS handover procedure, the terminal fails to transmit a failure message in the source cell, a radio link failure (RLF) occurs in the source cell, and the terminal initiates a radio resource control (RRC) connection re-establishment to attempt to access another cell different from both the target cell and the source cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be handover to wrong cell; or
if determining that after the terminal fails to access the target cell during DAPS handover procedure, a radio link failure (RLF) occurs in the source cell within a second given period of time after the terminal successfully transmits a failure message in the source cell, and the terminal initiates a radio resource control (RRC) connection re-establishment to attempt to access another cell different from both the target cell and the source cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be handover to wrong cell.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information associated with the DAPS handover failure comprises information associated with a DAPS handover and at least one or any combination of the following items:
failure information;
a radio link failure (RLF) report; or
a handover success report;
wherein the information associated with the DAPS handover comprises:
timer information at source cell side for DAPS handover and/or status indication information of source cell for DAPS handover;
indication information for successful or failed DAPS handover; and
DAPS handover indication information, used for determining that a handover is DAPS handover.
6 . A method for determining a type of a dual active protocol stack (DAPS) handover failure, applied to a terminal, comprising:
transmitting information associated with the DAPS handover failure, wherein the information associated with the DAPS handover failure is used for determining, by a network side device, the type of the DAPS handover failure;
wherein the type of the DAPS handover failure comprises any one of the following items: too early handover, too late handover, or handover to wrong cell;
if determining that a connection failure of the terminal in a source cell, and a connection of the terminal in a target cell is successful or the terminal attempts to access another cell different from the source cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be too late handover;
if determining that a connection failure of the terminal in a target cell, and the terminal successfully falls back to a source cell or initiates a re-establishment to attempt to access the source cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be too early handover; or
if determining that connection failure of the terminal in a source cell and connection failure of the terminal in a target cell, and the terminal attempts to access another cell different from both the source cell and the target cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be handover to wrong cell.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the information associated with the DAPS handover failure comprises information associated with a DAPS handover and at least one or any combination of the following items:
failure information;
a radio link failure (RLF) report; or
a handover success report;
wherein the information associated with the DAPS handover comprises:
timer information at source cell side for DAPS handover and/or status indication information of source cell for DAPS handover;
indication information for successful or failed DAPS handover; and
DAPS handover indication information, used for determining that a handover is DAPS handover.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the transmitting information associated with the DAPS handover failure comprises:
transmitting bearer information carrying the information associated with the DAPS handover, the bearer information comprising at least one or any combination of the following items:
failure information;
a radio link failure (RLF) report;
a handover success report; or
a given report, only used for carrying the information associated with the DAPS handover.
9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the transmitting information associated with the DAPS handover failure comprises:
transmitting the information associated with the DAPS handover failure through a network interface, wherein the network interface comprises at least one or any combination of the following items: an XN interface, an NG interface, an X2 interface, an S1 interface, an F1 interface or an E1 interface.
10 . A terminal, comprising:
a processor,
a memory storing a computer program, and
a transceiver transmitting and receiving data under a control of the processor,
wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform the method of claim 6 .
11 . The terminal of claim 10 , wherein the information associated with the DAPS handover failure comprises information associated with a DAPS handover and at least one or any combination of the following items:
failure information;
a radio link failure (RLF) report; or
a handover success report;
wherein the information associated with the DAPS handover comprises:
timer information at source cell side for DAPS handover and/or status indication information of source cell for DAPS handover;
indication information for successful or failed DAPS handover; and
DAPS handover indication information, used for determining that a handover is DAPS handover.
12 . The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the transmitting information associated with the DAPS handover failure comprises:
transmitting bearer information carrying the information associated with the DAPS handover, the bearer information comprising at least one or any combination of the following items:
failure information;
a radio link failure (RLF) report;
a handover success report; or
a given report, only used for carrying the information associated with the DAPS handover.
13 . The terminal of claim 10 , wherein the transmitting information associated with the DAPS handover failure comprises:
transmitting the information associated with the DAPS handover failure through a network interface, wherein the network interface comprises at least one or any combination of the following items: an XN interface, an NG interface, an X2 interface, an S1 interface, an F1 interface or an E1 interface.
14 . A network side device, comprising:
a processor,
a memory storing a computer program, and
a transceiver transmitting and receiving data under a control of the processor,
wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform the following operations of:
receiving information associated with a dual active protocol stack (DAPS) handover failure transmitted by a terminal; and
determining a type of the DAPS handover failure based on the information associated with the DAPS handover failure;
the type of the DAPS handover failure comprises any one of the following items: too early handover, too late handover, or handover to wrong cell;
the determining the type of the DAPS handover failure comprises:
if determining that a connection failure of the terminal in a source cell, and a connection of the terminal in a target cell is successful or the terminal attempts to access another cell different from the source cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be too late handover;
if determining that a connection failure of the terminal in a target cell, and the terminal successfully falls back to a source cell or initiates a re-establishment to attempt to access the source cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be too early handover; or
if determining that connection failure of the terminal in a source cell and connection failure of the terminal in a target cell, and the terminal attempts to access another cell different from both the source cell and the target cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be handover to wrong cell.
15 . The network side device of claim 14 , wherein the if determining that the connection failure of the terminal in the source cell, and the connection of the terminal in the target cell is successful or the terminal attempts to access another cell different from the source cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be too late handover comprises any one of:
if determining that a radio link failure (RLF) occurs after the terminal has stayed for a period of time exceeding a first given period of time in the source cell, and the terminal initiates a radio resource control (RRC) connection re-establishment to attempt to access another cell different from the source cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be too late handover; or
if determining that after the terminal has stayed for a period of time exceeding a first given period of time in the source cell, and has initiated a DAPS handover, and successfully accesses to the target cell and the terminal has stayed for a period of time exceeding the first given period of time in the target cell, and a radio link failure (RLF) occurs in the source cell during the DAPS handover procedure, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be too late handover.
16 . The network side device of claim 14 , wherein the if determining that the connection failure of the terminal in the target cell, and the terminal successfully falls back to the source cell or initiates the re-establishment to attempt to access the source cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be too early handover comprises any one of:
if determining that during DAPS handover procedure the terminal successfully accesses to the target cell and a radio link failure (RLF) occurs within a first given period of time, and the terminal initiates a radio resource control (RRC) connection re-establishment to attempt to access the source cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be too early handover; or
if determining that access failure of the terminal in the target cell during DAPS handover procedure and the terminal successfully falls back to the source cell, and no radio link failure (RLF) occurs within a second given period of time, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be too early handover.
17 . The network side device of claim 14 , wherein the if determining that connection failure of the terminal in the source cell and connection failure of the terminal in the target cell, and the terminal attempts to access another cell different from both the source cell and the target cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be handover to wrong cell comprises any one of:
if determining that a radio link failure (RLF) occurs in the source cell during DAPS handover procedure, and the terminal fails to access the target cell, and the terminal initiates a radio resource control (RRC) connection re-establishment to attempt to access another cell different from both the target cell and the source cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be handover to wrong cell;
if determining that the terminal successfully accesses to the target cell during DAPS handover procedure and a radio link failure (RLF) occurs within a first given period of time, and the terminal initiates a radio resource control (RRC) connection re-establishment to attempt to access another cell different from both the target cell and the source cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be handover to wrong cell;
if determining that after the terminal fails to access the target cell during DAPS handover procedure, the terminal fails to transmit a failure message in the source cell, a radio link failure (RLF) occurs in the source cell, and the terminal initiates a radio resource control (RRC) connection re-establishment to attempt to access another cell different from both the target cell and the source cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be handover to wrong cell; or
if determining that after the terminal fails to access the target cell during DAPS handover procedure, a radio link failure (RLF) occurs in the source cell within a second given period of time after the terminal successfully transmits a failure message in the source cell, and the terminal initiates a radio resource control (RRC) connection re-establishment to attempt to access another cell different from both the target cell and the source cell, determining the type of the DAPS handover failure to be handover to wrong cell.
18 . The network side device of claim 14 , wherein the information associated with the DAPS handover failure comprises information associated with a DAPS handover and at least one or any combination of the following items:
failure information;
a radio link failure (RLF) report; or
a handover success report;
wherein the information associated with the DAPS handover comprises:
timer information at source cell side for DAPS handover and/or status indication information of source cell for DAPS handover;
indication information for successful or failed DAPS handover; and
DAPS handover indication information, used for determining that a handover is DAPS handover.