US-12628060-B2 - Network switching method and apparatus, and storage medium

Abstract

A network switching method includes configuring a target parameter value for a multi-SIM terminal, wherein the target parameter value includes at least a target duration, and the target duration indicates a duration for which the multi-SIM terminal is allowed to leave a first network where the base station is located. The network switching method further includes sending the target parameter value.

Inventors

• Wei Hong

Assignees

• BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.

Dates

Publication Date

20260512

Application Date

20210323

Claims (20)

1. 1 . A network switching method, performed by a base station, comprising: configuring a target parameter value for a multi-subscriber identity module (SIM) terminal, wherein the target parameter value comprises at least a target duration, and the target duration indicates a duration allowed for the multi-SIM terminal from leaving a first network where the base station is located to switching back to the first network; and sending the target parameter value.
2. 2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein configuring the target parameter value for the multi-SIM terminal comprises any one of: configuring the target parameter value according to a service requirement of a first service that is being performed by the multi-SIM terminal in the first network; or, configuring the target parameter value according to a service requirement of a second service to be performed by the multi-SIM terminal in a second network, wherein the multi-SIM terminal is to connect to the second network after leaving the first network; or, configuring the target parameter value according to a difference between the service requirement of the first service and the service requirement of the second service.
3. 3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein sending the target parameter value comprises: broadcasting the target parameter value through broadcast signaling; or sending the target parameter value to the multi-SIM terminal through unicast signaling.
4. 4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein broadcasting the target parameter value through the broadcast signaling comprises: broadcasting a target system information block (SIB) through the broadcasting signaling after adding the target parameter value into the target SIB; wherein sending the target parameter value to the multi-SIM terminal through the unicast signaling comprises any one of: sending the target parameter value to the multi-SIM terminal through radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration signaling; or sending on-demand system information comprising the target parameter value to the multi-SIM terminal through the unicast signaling after adding the target parameter value into the on-demand system information base upon an acquisition request that is sent by the multi-SIM terminal for requesting the on-demand system information.
5. 5 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein before configuring the target parameter value for the multi-SIM terminal and sending the target parameter value to the multi-SIM terminal through the unicast signaling, the method further comprises: receiving multi-SIM capability information of the multi-SIM terminal reported by the multi-SIM terminal.
6. 6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the target duration indicates the duration for which the multi-SIM terminal is allowed to leave the first network within a preset time period.
7. 7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the target duration indicates the duration for which the multi-SIM terminal is allowed to leave the first network within the preset time period in response to a connection conflict occurring between network connections, wherein the network connections are a network connection between the multi-SIM terminal and the first network and a network connection between the multi-SIM terminal and a second network, respectively.
8. 8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the target duration is represented by at least one of a subframe amount or a frame amount.
9. 9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the target parameter value further comprises a target number of times, and the target number of times indicates a maximum number of times the multi-SIM terminal is allowed to leave the first network.
10. 10 . A network switching method, performed by a multi-subscriber identity module (SIM) terminal, comprising: receiving a target parameter value sent by a base station, wherein the target parameter value comprises at least a target duration, and the target duration indicates a duration allowed for the multi-SIM terminal from leaving a first network where the base station is located to switching back to the first network; leaving the first network in which a data transmission is ongoing and switching to a second network in response to a connection conflict occurring between network connections, wherein the network connections are a network connection between the multi-SIM terminal and the first network and a network connection between the multi-SIM terminal and the second network, respectively; and switching back to the first network in response to determining that the target duration is reached from leaving the first network and switching to the second network.
11. 11 . The method according to claim 10 , further comprising: stopping at least one of a data transmission or a signaling transmission with the base station during communicating with the second network.
12. 12 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein receiving the target parameter value sent by the base station comprises at least one of: receiving the target parameter value broadcast by the base station through broadcast signaling; or, receiving the target parameter value sent by the base station to the multi-SIM terminal through unicast signaling, and wherein before receiving the target parameter value sent by the base station to the multi-SIM terminal through the unicast signaling, the method further comprises: reporting multi-SIM capability information of the multi-SIM terminal to the base station.
13. 13 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein reporting the multi-SIM capability information of the multi-SIM terminal to the base station comprises at least one of: reporting the multi-SIM capability information to the base station during establishing a connection with the base station; or, reporting the multi-SIM capability information to the base station after establishing the connection with the base station.
14. 14 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein reporting the multi-SIM capability information to the base station during establishing the connection with the base station comprises: reporting the multi-SIM capability information to the base station through one or more target messages sent to the base station in a random access process, and wherein reporting the multi-SIM capability information to the base station after establishing the connection with the base station comprises: reporting the multi-SIM capability information to the base station through UE-CapabilityRAT-ContainerList signaling after establishing the connection with the base station.
15. 15 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the target duration indicates the duration for which the multi-SIM terminal is allowed to leave the first network within a preset time period.
16. 16 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein the target duration indicates the duration for which the multi-SIM terminal is allowed to leave the first network within the preset time period in response to the connection conflict occurring between the network connections, wherein the network connections are the network connection between the multi-SIM terminal and the first network and the network connection between the multi-SIM terminal and the second network, respectively.
17. 17 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the target duration is represented by at least one of a subframe amount or a frame amount.
18. 18 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the target parameter value further comprises a target number of times, and the target number of times indicates a maximum number of times the multi-SIM terminal is allowed to leave the first network.
19. 19 . A base station, comprising: one or more processors; and one or more memories for storing instructions executable by the one or more processors; wherein the one or more processors are configured to perform: configuring a target parameter value for a multi-subscriber identity module (SIM) terminal, wherein the target parameter value comprises at least a target duration, and the target duration indicates a duration allowed for the multi-SIM terminal from leaving a first network where the base station is located to switching back to the first network; and sending the target parameter value.
20. 20 . A multi-subscriber identity module (SIM) terminal, comprising: one or more processors; and one or more memories for storing instructions executable by the one or more processors; wherein the one or more processors are configured to perform the network switching method according to claim 10 .

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is the U.S. national phase application of International Application No. PCT/CN2021/082390, filed on Mar. 23, 2021, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety for all purposes. TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to the field of communications, and in particular, to network switching methods, apparatuses and storage media. BACKGROUND More and more multi-subscriber identity module (SIM) terminals appear as wireless communication technologies develop. At present, processing modes on the multi-SIM terminals are implemented mainly depending on various terminal manufacturers and are not specified by a unified standard, thereby introducing many different terminal behaviors and processing modes, such as dual-SIM single-standby, dual-SIM dual-standby single-pass, dual-SIM dual-standby dual-pass, etc. Further, different terminal behaviors and processing modes may bring a plurality of multi-SIM problems in the multi-SIM terminals. SUMMARY In view of the above, the present disclosure provides a network switching method, a network switching apparatus, and a storage medium. According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a network switching method is provided. The method is applicable to a base station, including: configuring a target parameter value for a multi-subscriber identity module (SIM) terminal, wherein the target parameter value includes at least a target duration, and the target duration indicates a duration for which the multi-SIM terminal is allowed to leave a first network where the base station is located; and sending the target parameter value. According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a network switching method is provided. The method is applicable to a multi-SIM terminal, including: receiving a target parameter value sent by a base station, wherein the target parameter value includes at least a target duration, and the target duration indicates a duration for which the multi-SIM terminal is allowed to leave a first network where the base station is located; leaving the first network in which a data transmission is ongoing and switching to a second network in response to a connection conflict occurring between network connections, wherein the network connections are a network connection between the multi-SIM terminal and the first network and a network connection between the multi-SIM terminal and the second network, respectively; switching back to the first network in response to determining that the target duration is reached from leaving the first network and switching to the second network. According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a network switching apparatus is provided, including: one or more processors; and one or more memories for storing instructions executable by the one or more processors; wherein the one or more processors are configured to perform: configuring a target parameter value for a multi-SIM terminal, wherein the target parameter value includes at least a target duration, and the target duration indicates a duration for which the multi-SIM terminal is allowed to leave a first network where the base station is located; and sending the target parameter value. It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are only illustrative and explanatory, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the description, illustrate examples consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure. FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic flowchart of a network switching method according to an example. FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic flowchart of another network switching method according to an example. FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic flowchart of another network switching method according to an example. FIG. 4 illustrates a schematic flowchart of another network switching method according to an example. FIG. 5 illustrates a schematic flowchart of another network switching method according to an example. FIG. 6 illustrates a schematic flowchart of another network switching method according to an example. FIG. 7 illustrates a schematic flowchart of another network switching method according to an example. FIG. 8 illustrates a schematic flowchart of another network switching method according to an example. FIG. 9 illustrates a block diagram of a network switching apparatus according to an example. FIG. 10 illustrates a block diagram of another network switching apparatus according to an example. FIG. 11 illustrates a schematic structure diagram of a network switching apparatus according to an example of the present disclosure. FIG. 12 illustrates a schematic structure diagram of another network switching apparatus according to an example of the pr