US-12628082-B2 - Information configuration method and apparatus, and communication device and storage medium

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Abstract

A method for information configuration is performed by a terminal, and includes: receiving configuration information sent by a network device for configuring a power-saving signal, wherein the power-saving signal is configured for the terminal to monitor a paging message in at least one of an idle state or an inactive state.

Inventors

Yanhua Li

Assignees

BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260512
Application Date: 20210115

Claims (17)

1 . A method for information configuration, performed by a terminal, wherein the terminal is a reduced-capability user equipment (Redcap UE), the method comprising: receiving configuration information sent by a network device for configuring a power-saving signal, wherein the power-saving signal is used by the terminal to monitor a paging message in at least one of an idle state or an inactive state; and reporting auxiliary information to the network device, wherein the auxiliary information is used by the network device to determine the configuration information, wherein the auxiliary information comprises information indicating whether the Redcap UE supports using the power-saving signal to monitor the paging message under discontinuous reception (DRX) or extended discontinuous reception (eDRX).
2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary information further comprises: information indicating a minimum offset value between a power-saving signal supported by the Redcap UE and a paging occasion (PO), wherein the auxiliary information indicates a first minimum offset value between the power-saving signal supported by the Redcap UE and the PO.
3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration information comprises: an offset value between the power-saving signal and a paging occasion (PO), wherein the offset value is used by the terminal to determine location information of the power-saving signal; and the offset value is one of a value corresponding to a number of synchronization signal block (SSB) periods or a value of a duration unit.
4 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: monitoring the paging message based on the configuration information.
5 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein monitoring the paging message based on the configuration information comprises: determining location information of the power-saving signal based on the configuration information; and monitoring the paging message based on the location information of the power-saving signal.
6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the configuration information comprises: at least one offset value between the power-saving signal and a paging occasion (PO); wherein determining the location information of the power-saving signal based on the configuration information comprises: determining the location information of the power-saving signal based on a minimum offset value supported by the Redcap UE and an offset value configured in the configuration information.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the at least one offset value comprises: a common offset value configured for the Redcap UE and an enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) UE.
8 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor of a terminal, cause the terminal to perform the method of claim 1 .
9 . A method for information configuration, performed by a base station, the method comprising: sending configuration information for configuring a power-saving signal to a terminal, wherein the terminal is a reduced-capability user equipment (Redcap UE), wherein the power-saving signal is used by the terminal to monitor a paging message in at least one of an idle state or an inactive state, and receiving auxiliary information reported by the Redcap UE, wherein the auxiliary information comprises information indicating whether the Redcap UE supports using the power-saving signal to monitor the paging message under discontinuous reception (DRX) or extended discontinuous reception (eDRX).
10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein sending the configuration information for configuring the power-saving signal to the Redcap UE comprises: sending the configuration information to the Redcap UE based on the auxiliary information.
11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the auxiliary information further comprises: information indicating a minimum offset value between a power-saving signal supported by the Redcap UE and a paging occasion (PO), wherein the auxiliary information further indicates a first minimum offset value between the power-saving signal supported by the Redcap UE and the PO.
12 . The method according to claim 10 , further comprising one of: reporting the auxiliary information to a core network by using a terminal release message; or reporting the auxiliary information to a core network by using a UE capability information notification message, wherein the core network is configured to carry the auxiliary information in a paging message and send the paging message to a radio access network (RAN).
13 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the configuration information comprises: an offset value between the power-saving signal and a paging occasion (PO), wherein the offset value is used by the terminal to determine location information of the power-saving signal; and the offset value is one of a value corresponding to a number of synchronization signal block (SSB) periods or a value of a duration unit.
14 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein sending the configuration information for configuring power-saving signal to the Redcap UE comprises: sending, to the Redcap UE, an offset value between the power-saving signal and a paging occasion (PO) and corresponding to a type of the terminal.
15 . A base station, comprising: a processor; and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to perform the method of claim 9 .
16 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor of a base station, cause the base station to perform the method of claim 9 .
17 . A terminal, wherein the terminal is a reduced-capability user equipment (Redcap UE), comprising: a processor; and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to: receive configuration information sent by a network device for configuring a power-saving signal, wherein the power-saving signal is used by the terminal to monitor a paging message in at least one of an idle state or an inactive state; and report auxiliary information to the network device, wherein the auxiliary information is used by the network device to determine the configuration information, wherein the auxiliary information comprises information indicating whether the Redcap UE supports using the power-saving signal to monitor the paging message under discontinuous reception (DRX) or extended discontinuous reception (eDRX).

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is the U.S. national application of International Application No. PCT/CN2021/072321, filed on Jan. 15, 2021, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to a field of communication technologies, and particularly to a method and an apparatus for information configuration, a communication device and a storage medium. BACKGROUND In a discontinuous reception (DRX) scenario, a user equipment (UE) monitors a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) during a DRX activation period corresponding to the UE, so as to realize for the purpose of reducing power consumption. However, for a specific type of terminal with low cost and low power consumption requirements, such as a New Radio Lite (NR-Lite) terminal, it is difficult to meet the low power consumption requirements only based on DRX mechanism, and a good power saving mechanism is also required for a state such as an idle state. SUMMARY According to a first aspect of the disclosure, a method for information configuration is performed by a terminal. The method includes: receiving configuration information sent by a network device for configuring a power-saving signal, in which the power-saving signal is configured for the terminal to monitor a paging message in at least one of an idle state or an inactive state. According to a second aspect of the disclosure, a method for information configuration is performed by a base station. The method includes: sending configuration information for configuring a power-saving signal to a terminal, in which the power-saving signal is configured for the terminal to monitor a paging message in at least one of an idle state or an inactive state. According to a third aspect of the disclosure, a communication device includes: a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor. The processor is configured to receive configuration information sent by a network device for configuring a power-saving signal, in which the power-saving signal is configured for the terminal to monitor a paging message in at least one of an idle state or an inactive state. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description serve to explain principles of the embodiments of the present disclosure. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a wireless communication system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for information configuration according to an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for information configuration according to an embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for information configuration according to an embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a power-saving signal and a DRX cycle according to an embodiment. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a principle of monitoring POs by terminals with different capabilities based on different configuration values according to an embodiment. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating a principle of monitoring POs by terminals with different capabilities based on different configuration values according to an embodiment. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a principle of monitoring POs by terminals with different capabilities based on different configuration values according to an embodiment. FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for information configuration according to an embodiment. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for information configuration according to an embodiment. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication device according to an embodiment. FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication device according to an embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION Embodiments will be described in detail, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numerals in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following embodiments do not represent all implementations consistent with the embodiments of the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with aspects of the disclosed embodiments as recited in the appended claims. Terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are used only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. As used in the examples of this disclosure and the appended claims, the singular forms “a/an” and “the” are also intended to include the plural unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It should also