US-12627954-B2 - Communication method and terminal device

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Abstract

Disclosed are a communication method and apparatus, and a device and a storage medium. The method is executed by a terminal device. The method comprises: sending a first message to a network device, wherein the first message carries cooperative working related information which is related to at least one SIM card of a terminal device.

Inventors

Jiangsheng FAN

Assignees

GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260512
Application Date: 20231012

Claims (13)

1 . A communication method, performed by a terminal device, comprising: transmitting a first message to a network device, the first message carrying collaborative operation related information which is related to at least one Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card of the terminal device; wherein the collaborative operation related information comprises at least one of: terminal device identity information; or network temporary identity information corresponding to the at least one SIM card, the network temporary identity information comprising at least one of: access network temporary identity information or core network temporary identity information; receiving a first response message transmitted by the network device, the first response message being configured to respond to the first message; wherein the first response message carries first indication information, and the first indication information is configured to indicate whether the network device accepts the terminal device performing a collaborative operation; wherein in response to the first indication information indicating the network device accepts the terminal device performing the collaborative operation, the first response message carries application scope configuration information configured to indicate a related configuration participating in the collaborative operation.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the collaborative operation related information further comprises at least one of: collaborative operation request information; or collaborative operation request auxiliary information.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the collaborative operation related information comprises: collaborative operation request information.
4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising: receiving a second response message transmitted by the network device, the second response message being configured to respond to the first message, wherein the second response message carries at least one of: second indication information or first request information; and the second indication information is configured to indicate whether the network device accepts the terminal device performing the collaborative operation, and the first request information is used for requesting the terminal device to report at least one of: terminal device identity information, or network temporary identity information corresponding to at least one SIM card, the network temporary identity information comprises at least one of: access network temporary identity information or core network temporary identity information.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising: enabling a multi-card collaborative operation mode in response to a successful negotiation of the collaborative operation, wherein the multi-card collaborative operation mode allows the terminal device to check related data of a preset task corresponding to other SIM cards participating in the collaborative operation first before performing the preset task, or allows the terminal device to transmit the related data of the preset task to the other SIM cards participating in the collaborative operation for use after completing the preset task, wherein the network device is a core network device, and enabling the multi-card collaborative operation mode comprises: enabling, by a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) of the terminal device, the multi-card collaborative operation mode, and transmitting a first notification message to an Access Stratum (AS) of the terminal device, the first notification message being configured to notify the AS to enable the multi-card collaborative operation mode.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one SIM card comprises a plurality of SIM cards.
7 . A communication method, performed by a network device, comprising: receiving a first message transmitted by a terminal device, the first message carrying collaborative operation related information which is related to at least one Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card of the terminal device; wherein the collaborative operation related information comprises at least one of: terminal device identity information; or network temporary identity information corresponding to the at least one SIM card, the network temporary identity information comprising at least one of: access network temporary identity information or core network temporary identity information; transmitting a first response message to the terminal device, the first response message being configured to respond to the first message; wherein the first response message carries first indication information, the first indication information is configured to indicate whether the network device accepts the terminal device performing a collaborative operation; wherein in response to the first indication information indicating the network device accepts the terminal device performing the collaborative operation, the first response message carrying application scope configuration information configured to indicate a related configuration participating in the collaborative operation.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the collaborative operation related information further comprises at least one of: collaborative operation request information; or collaborative operation request auxiliary information.
9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the collaborative operation related information comprises: collaborative operation request information.
10 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising: transmitting a second response message to the terminal device, the second response message being configured to respond to the first message.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the second response message carries at least one of: second indication information or first request information; and the second indication information is configured to indicate whether the network device accepts the terminal device performing the collaborative operation, and the first request information is used for requesting the terminal device to report at least one of: terminal device identity information, or network temporary identity information corresponding to at least one SIM card, the network temporary identity information comprising at least one of: access network temporary identity information or core network temporary identity information, wherein the first request information is further used for requesting the terminal device to report the collaborative operation request auxiliary information.
12 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the network device is an access network device, and the method further comprises: establishing a first association relationship between at least two access network contexts in response to the access network device accepting the terminal device performing the collaborative operation; and updating configuration information in any access network context of the at least two access network contexts based on the first association relationship, wherein the establishing a first association relationship between at least two access network contexts comprises: establishing the first association relationship between the at least two access network contexts in response to the at least two access network contexts satisfying a first condition, the first condition being related to a second association relationship corresponding to an access network context, the second association relationship being configured to represent an association relationship between the access network context and a first logical identity, and the first logical identity being at least one of: terminal device identity information, collaborative operation identity information, or an access network temporary identity information set.
13 . A terminal device, comprising a transceiver configured to: transmit a first message to a network device, the first message carrying collaborative operation related information which is related to at least one Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card of the terminal device; wherein the collaborative operation related information comprises at least one of: terminal device identity information; or network temporary identity information corresponding to the at least one SIM card, the network temporary identity information comprising at least one of: access network temporary identity information or core network temporary identity information; receive a first response message transmitted by the network device, the first response message being configured to respond to the first message; wherein the first response message carries first indication information, and the first indication information is configured to indicate whether the network device accepts the terminal device performing a collaborative operation; wherein in response to the first indication information indicating the network device accepts the terminal device performing the collaborative operation, the first response message carries application scope configuration information configured to indicate a related configuration participating in the collaborative operation.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation application of International Patent Application No. PCT/CN2021/088797, filed on Apr. 21, 2021, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND At present, a terminal device supports inserting a plurality of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards, which can be considered as running a plurality of logical terminal devices on a hardware resource corresponding to the terminal device. In a related art, various logical terminal devices on the same hardware resource perform task processing independently from each other. SUMMARY Embodiments of the disclosure provide a communications method and terminal device. Technical solutions are as follows. According to an aspect of the embodiments of the disclosure, a communication method is provided. The method is performed by a terminal device, and includes the following operations. A first message is transmitted to a network device, the first message carrying collaborative operation related information which is related to at least one Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card of the terminal device. According to an aspect of the embodiments of the disclosure, a communication method is provided. The method is performed by a network device, and includes the following operation. A first message transmitted by a terminal device is received. The first message carries collaborative operation related information which is related to at least one SIM card of the terminal device. According to an aspect of the embodiments of the disclosure, a terminal device is provided. The terminal device includes a transceiver. The transceiver is configured to transmit a first message to a network device, the first message carrying collaborative operation related information which is related to at least one SIM card of the terminal device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In order to describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the disclosure more clearly, the drawings required to be used in descriptions about the embodiments will be simply introduced below. Apparently, the drawings in the following descriptions are only some embodiments of the disclosure. Those of ordinary skill in the art may further obtain other drawings according to these drawings without creative work. FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of network architecture provided by an embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a communication method provided by one embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a communication method provided by another embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a communication method provided by another embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a communication method provided by another embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a communication method provided by another embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a communication method provided by another embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a communication method provided by another embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a communication method provided by another embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a communication method provided by another embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a communication method provided by another embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 12 is a block diagram of a communication apparatus provided by one embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 13 is block diagram of a communication apparatus provided by another embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 14 is block diagram of a communication apparatus provided by another embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the disclosure clearer, implementations of the disclosure will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Network architecture and service scenarios described in the embodiments of the disclosure are intended to describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the disclosure more clearly, but are not intended to limit the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the disclosure. Those of ordinary skill in the art may know that as the network architecture evolves and a new service scenario emerges, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the disclosure are also applicable to a similar technical problem. Refer to FIG. 1, it is a schematic diagram of network architecture 100 provided by an embodiment of the disclosure. The network architecture 100 may include a terminal device 10, an access network device 20, and a core network device 30. The terminal device 10 may refer to a User Equipment (UE), an access terminal, a user unit, a user station, a mobile station, a mobile console, a remote