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US 12,556,991 · App. 18/092,223 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Cell reselection method, terminal device, and network device

Inventors: Zhe Fu (Dongguan, CN); Qianxi Lu (Dongguan, CN); Yang Xu (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04W36/08H04W36/0061
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Patent No.
US 12,556,991
App. No.
18/092,223
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for cell reselection includes: performing, by a terminal device, cell reselection according to first information; where the first information includes at least one of: network slice information of the terminal device, frequency point priority information, and channel quality information of at least one cell, the frequency point priority information is used for indicating priority information of a frequency point or a cell, and the at least one cell comprises a serving cell and/or a neighboring cell of the terminal device.

Claims (71)

1 . A method for cell reselection, characterized in comprising:

performing, by a terminal device, cell reselection according to first information;

wherein the first information comprises: network slice information of the terminal device, frequency point priority information, and channel quality information of at least one cell, the network slice information of the terminal device is network slice information supported by the terminal device or network slice information selected by the terminal device, the frequency point priority information is used for indicating priority information of a frequency point or a cell, and the at least one cell comprises at least one of a serving cell or a neighboring cell of the terminal device,

wherein the frequency point priority information is selected from first-type frequency point priority information and second-type frequency point priority information, the first-type frequency point priority information is not related to network slicing and comprises priority information of at least one frequency point or cell, and the second-type frequency point priority information is related to the network slicing and comprises priority information of at least one frequency point or cell corresponding to at least one network slice, and

wherein the method further comprises:

performing, by the terminal device, the cell reselection according to the second-type frequency point priority information in response to determining that the second-type frequency point priority information is configured; and

performing, by the terminal device, the cell reselection according to the first-type frequency point priority information in response to determining that the second-type frequency point priority information is not configured.

2 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the network slice information of the terminal device comprises at least one of:

identification information of a network slice;

frequency point information corresponding to a network slice;

cell information corresponding to a network slice;

priority information corresponding to a network slice; or

weight information corresponding to a network slice.

3 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first information further comprises at least one of network slice information supported by the serving cell or network slice information supported by the neighboring cell.

4 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first information further comprises network slice information supported by the serving cell, and the network slice information supported by the serving cell comprises at least one of:

identification information of a network slice supported by the serving cell;

frequency point information corresponding to a network slice supported by the serving cell;

cell information corresponding to a network slice supported by the serving cell;

priority information corresponding to a network slice supported by the serving cell; or

weight information corresponding to a network slice supported by the serving cell.

5 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first information further comprises network slice information supported by the neighboring cell, and the network slice information supported by the neighboring cell comprises at least one of:

identification information of a network slice supported by the neighboring cell;

frequency point information corresponding to a network slice supported by the neighboring cell;

cell information corresponding to a network slice supported by the neighboring cell;

priority information corresponding to a network slice supported by the neighboring cell; or

weight information corresponding to a network slice supported by the neighboring cell.

6 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein performing, by the terminal device, the cell reselection according to the first information comprises:

performing, by the terminal device, the cell reselection according to the network slice information of the terminal device before performing cell reselection according to at least one of:

the frequency point priority information, the channel quality information of the at least one cell, and beam quality information in the at least one cell.

7 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein performing, by the terminal device, the cell reselection according to the first information comprises:

determining, by the terminal device, a target frequency point priority of at least one neighboring cell of the terminal device according to the frequency point priority information; and

performing the cell reselection according to the target frequency point priority of the at least one neighboring cell, the network slice information of the terminal device, and channel quality information of the at least one neighboring cell.

8 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the terminal device, priority information of a network slice supported by at least one of the serving cell or the at least one neighboring cell through a broadcast message or a dedicated message.

9 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the frequency point priority information is the second-type frequency point priority information, and the second-type frequency point priority information is configured through a broadcast message or an radio resource control (RRC) dedicated signaling.

10 . A terminal device, characterized in comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory is configured to store a computer program, and the processor, when calling and running the computer program stored in the memory, is configured to:

perform cell reselection according to first information;

wherein the first information comprises: network slice information of the terminal device, frequency point priority information, and channel quality information of at least one cell, the network slice information of the terminal device is network slice information supported by the terminal device or network slice information selected by the terminal device, the frequency point priority information is used for indicating priority information of a frequency point or a cell, and the at least one cell comprises at least one of a serving cell or a neighboring cell of the terminal device,

wherein the frequency point priority information is selected from first-type frequency point priority information and second-type frequency point priority information, the first-type frequency point priority information is not related to network slicing and comprises priority information of at least one frequency point or cell, and the second-type frequency point priority information is related to the network slicing and comprises priority information of at least one frequency point or cell corresponding to at least one network slice, and

wherein the processor is further configured to:

perform the cell reselection according to the second-type frequency point priority information in response to determining that the second-type frequency point priority information is configured; and

perform the cell reselection according to the first-type frequency point priority information in response to determining that the second-type frequency point priority information is not configured.

11 . The terminal device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the network slice information of the terminal device comprises at least one of:

identification information of a network slice;

frequency point information corresponding to a network slice;

cell information corresponding to a network slice;

priority information corresponding to a network slice; or

weight information corresponding to a network slice.

12 . The terminal device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the first information further comprises at least one of network slice information supported by the serving cell or network slice information supported by the neighboring cell.

13 . The terminal device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the first information further comprises network slice information supported by the serving cell, and the network slice information supported by the serving cell comprises at least one of:

identification information of a network slice supported by the serving cell;

frequency point information corresponding to a network slice supported by the serving cell;

cell information corresponding to a network slice supported by the serving cell;

priority information corresponding to a network slice supported by the serving cell; or

weight information corresponding to a network slice supported by the serving cell.

14 . The terminal device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the first information further comprises network slice information supported by the neighboring cell, and the network slice information supported by the neighboring cell comprises at least one of:

identification information of a network slice supported by the neighboring cell;

frequency point information corresponding to a network slice supported by the neighboring cell;

cell information corresponding to a network slice supported by the neighboring cell;

priority information corresponding to a network slice supported by the neighboring cell; or

weight information corresponding to a network slice supported by the neighboring cell.

15 . The terminal device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to perform the cell reselection according to the network slice information of the terminal device before performing cell reselection according to at least one of: the frequency point priority information, the channel quality information of the at least one cell, and beam quality information in the at least one cell.

16 . The terminal device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to determine a target frequency point priority of at least one neighboring cell of the terminal device according to the frequency point priority information; and perform the cell reselection according to the target frequency point priority of the at least one neighboring cell, the network slice information of the terminal device, and channel quality information of the at least one neighboring cell.

17 . The terminal device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive priority information of a network slice supported by at least one of the serving cell or the at least one neighboring cell through a broadcast message or a dedicated message.

18 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium used for storing a computer program, wherein the computer program causes a computer to perform cell reselection according to first information;

wherein the first information comprises: network slice information of a terminal device, frequency point priority information, and channel quality information of at least one cell, the network slice information of the terminal device is network slice information supported by the terminal device or network slice information selected by the terminal device, the frequency point priority information is used for indicating priority information of a frequency point or a cell, and the at least one cell comprises at least one of a serving cell or a neighboring cell of the terminal device,

wherein the frequency point priority information is selected from first-type frequency point priority information and second-type frequency point priority information, the first-type frequency point priority information is not related to network slicing and comprises priority information of at least one frequency point or cell, and the second-type frequency point priority information is related to the network slicing and comprises priority information of at least one frequency point or cell corresponding to at least one network slice, and

wherein the computer program further causes the computer to:

perform the cell reselection according to the second-type frequency point priority information in response to determining that the second-type frequency point priority information is configured; and

perform the cell reselection according to the first-type frequency point priority information in response to determining that the second-type frequency point priority information is not configured.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2022
From: FU, ZHE; LU, QIANXI; XU, YANG
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062248/0545 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020102408 · Jul 16, 2020
Related Publication 20230209426A1 · Jun 29, 2023
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