US-12621767-B2 - Communication method and apparatus, communication device, and storage medium

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Abstract

A communication method is performed by a terminal, and includes: determining, according to configuration information, an entrance of the terminal into a power-saving state, wherein the configuration information is determined based on a coverage state of a service satellite of the terminal.

Inventors

Yajun Zhu

Assignees

BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260505
Application Date: 20201228

Claims (20)

1 . A communication method, performed by a terminal, comprising: determining, according to configuration information sent by a base station, an entrance of the terminal into a power-saving state, wherein the configuration information is determined based on a coverage state of a service satellite of the terminal, and the configuration information comprises starting time information configured for determining the entrance of the terminal into the power-saving state, wherein determining, according to the configuration information sent by the base station, the entrance of the terminal into the power-saving state, comprises: determining, according to the configuration information, that the terminal is outside a coverage range of the service satellite; wherein the entrance of the terminal into the power-saving state comprises that the terminal retains configuration information related to an access to a system and is free from performing a task required for an idle state.
2 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: receiving a signalling carrying the configuration information sent by the base station, wherein the signalling comprises at least one of Radio Resource Control (RRC) signalling, Medium Access Control (MAC) signalling, or physical layer signalling.
3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration information further comprises: indication information configured for indicating the entrance of the terminal into the power-saving state.
4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the starting time information comprises starting time information for the entrance of the terminal into the power-saving state determined according to ephemeris information of the service satellite.
5 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the power-saving state comprises an active state and a sleep state of Discontinuous Reception (DRX) configuration, and the indication information comprises at least one of: a starting time and a duration indicating an entrance of the terminal into the active state or the sleep state; the starting time and an ending time indicating the entrance of the terminal into the active state or the sleep state; detection information indicating that the terminal performs downlink information detection after entering the active state or the sleep state; or satellite information indicating the service satellite of the terminal within at least one service period.
6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the detection information comprises at least one of: a detection approach; a number of detections; or identification information.
7 . The method according to claim 5 , further comprising: performing, in response to the entrance of the terminal into the sleep state based on the indication information, detection according to the detection information.
8 . A communication method, performed by a base station, comprising: sending configuration information configured for determining an entrance of a terminal into a power-saving state, wherein the configuration information is determined based on a coverage state of a service satellite of the terminal, and the configuration information comprises starting time information configured for determining the entrance of the terminal into the power-saving state, wherein the configuration information is further configured for determining that the terminal is outside a coverage range of the service satellite, and wherein the entrance of the terminal into the power-saving state comprises that the terminal retains configuration information related to an access to a system and is free from performing a task required for an idle state.
9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein sending the configuration information configured for determining the entrance of the terminal into the power-saving state comprises: sending a signalling carrying the configuration information, wherein the signalling comprises at least one of Radio Resource Control (RRC) signalling, Medium Access Control (MAC) signalling, or physical layer signalling.
10 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the configuration information further comprises: indication information configured for indicating the entrance of the terminal into the power-saving state.
11 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the starting time information comprises starting time information for the entrance of the terminal into the power-saving state determined according to ephemeris information of the service satellite.
12 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the power-saving state comprises an active state and a sleep state of Discontinuous Reception (DRX) configuration, and the indication information comprises at least one of: a starting time and a duration indicating an entrance of the terminal into the active state or the sleep state; the starting time and an ending time indicating the entrance of the terminal into the active state or the sleep state; detection information indicating that the terminal performs downlink information detection after entering the active state or the sleep state; or satellite information indicating the service satellite of the terminal within at least one service period.
13 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the detection information comprises at least one of: a detection approach; a number of detections; or identification information.
14 . A terminal, comprising: at least a processor; and a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to: determine, according to configuration information sent by a base station, an entrance of the terminal into a power-saving state, wherein the configuration information is determined based on a coverage state of a service satellite of the terminal, and the configuration information comprises starting time information configured for determining the entrance of the terminal into the power-saving state, and the processor is further configured to: determine, according to the configuration information, that the terminal is outside a coverage range of the service satellite; wherein the entrance of the terminal into the power-saving state comprises that the terminal retains configuration information related to an access to a system and is free from performing a task required for an idle state.
15 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: entering, in response to determination that the terminal is in the power-saving state and is outside the coverage range of the service satellite, a sleep state.
16 . The method according to claim 5 , further comprising: switching, in response to determination that the terminal is in the power-saving state and is within the coverage range of the service satellite, between states according to a cycle and a duration in the DRX configuration.
17 . The method according to claim 6 , further comprising: performing, based on at least one of the detection approach, the number of detections, or the identification information, periodic detection on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) information and positioning information.
18 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one of: switching, in response to determination that the terminal is in the power-saving state and is within the coverage range of the service satellite, between an active state and a sleep state according to a predetermined first cycle; or switching, in response to determination that the terminal is in the power-saving state and is outside the coverage range of the service satellite, between the active state and the sleep state according to a predetermined second cycle.
19 . The method according to claim 18 , wherein a duration of the active state within each cycle outside the coverage range is shorter than a duration of the active state within each cycle within the coverage range.
20 . A base station, comprising: at least a processor; and a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to perform the communication method according to claim 8 .

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present disclosure is the U.S. national phase application of International Application No. PCT/CN2020/140290 tiled on Dec. 28, 2020, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates, but is not limited, to the field of wireless communication, in particular to a communication method, a communication apparatus, a communication device and a storage medium. BACKGROUND Satellite communication is increasingly being utilized in the field of wireless communication. The satellite communication refers to the communication carried out by radio communication equipment on the ground by using a satellite as a relay. A satellite communication system consists of a satellite part and a ground part. The satellite communication has advantages of a large communication range and less susceptibility to terrestrial disasters. SUMMARY The present disclosure provides a communication method, an apparatus, a communication device, and a storage medium. According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, which is applied to a terminal, and includes: determining, according to configuration information, an entrance of the terminal into a power-saving state, wherein the configuration information is determined based on a coverage state of a service satellite of the terminal. According to a second aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, which is applied to a base station, and includes: sending configuration information configured for determining an entrance of a terminal into a power-saving state, wherein the configuration information is determined based on a coverage state of a service satellite of the terminal. According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication apparatus is provided, which is applied to a terminal, and includes: a first determination module configured to determine, according to configuration information, an entrance of the terminal into a power-saving state, wherein the configuration information is determined based on a coverage state of a service satellite of the terminal. According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication apparatus is provided, which is applied to a base station, and includes: a sending module configured to send configuration information configured for determining an entrance of a terminal into a power-saving state, wherein the configuration information is determined based on a coverage state of a service satellite of the terminal. According to a fifth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, which at least includes a processor and a memory for storing executable instructions capable of running on the processor; wherein when the executable instructions run on the processor, steps of any of communication methods mentioned above are caused to be executed. According to a sixth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is provided, which has computer executable instructions stored thereon, when the computer executable instruction are executed by a processor, steps of any of communication methods mentioned above are caused to be executed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The drawings herein, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and serve together with the specification to explain principles of the present disclosure. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system according to exemplary embodiments; FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a communication method according to exemplary embodiments; FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a communication method according to exemplary embodiments: FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a terminal listening to paging information according to exemplary embodiments; FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a communication apparatus according to exemplary embodiments; FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a communication apparatus according to exemplary embodiments; FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to exemplary embodiments; and FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to exemplary embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION Some embodiments will be explained herein in detail, and examples are illustrated in the drawings. When referring to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated in the following descriptions, the same numerals in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. Implementations described in following embodiments do not represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Instead, they are only examples of devices and methods consistent with some aspects of embodiments of the present disclosure as detailed in the attached claims. Terms used in